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BootinUp
Mar 2022
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ruet
(10,039 posts)1. Ukraine Taking the Fight to Russian Soil?
Or an accident? ...false flag?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. I would guess Ukraine is taking the fight to Russia.
ruet
(10,039 posts)9. Starting to Look Like C -NT-
Lovie777
(12,260 posts)3. Did the Russians blow up their munitions depot? . .. .
and blame it on Ukraine.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)4. More stupid prizes for Pootiepoot.
Is Russia tired of all that winning?
Sanity Claws
(21,847 posts)5. Could it be a resistance force in Russia?
mopinko
(70,101 posts)6. i'd sure like to think so.
if they hit a munitions factory, know it is resistance.
Jazz Jon
(109 posts)7. Probably
Order of probability:
1- An accident. We know the Russians are having all sorts of problems with equipment and training.
2 - Self sabotage. Again morale and frustration that they are forced to commit Putin's unpopular mass murders.
I don't believe the Ukranians have any weapons to penetrate into Russia and would not risk the few war planes they have left.
dalton99a
(81,485 posts)8. Ask Russia
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/czechs-expel-18-russians-huge-depot-explosion-2014-77140530
Czechs expel 18 Russians over huge depot explosion in 2014
The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats it identified as spies in a case related to a huge ammunition depot explosion in 2014
By KAREL JANICEK | Associated Press
April 17, 2021
PRAGUE -- The Czech Republic announced Saturday that it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats who it has identified as spies in a case related to a huge ammunition depot explosion in 2014.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the move is based on unequivocal evidence" provided by the Czech intelligence and security services that points to the involvement of Russian military agents in the massive explosion in an eastern town that killed two innocent fathers."
Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, who is also serving as the country's foreign minister, said the 18 Russian embassy staffers were clearly identified as spies from the Russian intelligence services known as GRU and SVR and were ordered to leave the country within 48 hours.
The explosion, which took place on Oct. 16, 2014 in a depot in the town of Vrbetice where 50 metric tons of ammunition was stored, claimed two victims. Another explosion of 13 tons of ammunition occurred in the depot on Dec. 3 of that same year.
Hundreds had to be evacuated from nearby villages after those explosions.
Czechs expel 18 Russians over huge depot explosion in 2014
The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats it identified as spies in a case related to a huge ammunition depot explosion in 2014
By KAREL JANICEK | Associated Press
April 17, 2021
PRAGUE -- The Czech Republic announced Saturday that it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats who it has identified as spies in a case related to a huge ammunition depot explosion in 2014.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the move is based on unequivocal evidence" provided by the Czech intelligence and security services that points to the involvement of Russian military agents in the massive explosion in an eastern town that killed two innocent fathers."
Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, who is also serving as the country's foreign minister, said the 18 Russian embassy staffers were clearly identified as spies from the Russian intelligence services known as GRU and SVR and were ordered to leave the country within 48 hours.
The explosion, which took place on Oct. 16, 2014 in a depot in the town of Vrbetice where 50 metric tons of ammunition was stored, claimed two victims. Another explosion of 13 tons of ammunition occurred in the depot on Dec. 3 of that same year.
Hundreds had to be evacuated from nearby villages after those explosions.
uponit7771
(90,336 posts)10. Couple of days ago but same area as the fuel depot strike last night