August 10, 2026
Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia
Timothy Birdnow
The Ukrainians have just taken the war with Russia to a new level, sending attack drones deep into Russia.
At some point Putin is going to get mad and when he does he's going to stop playing according to the rules of normal warfare.
FTA:
Ukraine's military has conducted a rare, mass casualty attack deep into central Russia. Long-range drones reached Tatarstan, which lies some 1,200km (or about 750 miles) east of the Ukrainian border.
The strikes killed 13 people and wounded at least 75 in what's widely being called one of the most deadly single attacks launched on Russian territory by Ukraine throughout the war.
"According to the latest information, 13 people have been killed and 75 wounded as a result of the drone attack," on the city of Nizhnekamsk, the Tatarstan region's press service indicated Monday.
Nizhnekamsk is an important oil refining hub, and also has a major petrochemical plant, and there have been reports of thick smoke rising above an oil facility near the city. NBC notes that "Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck a Taneco oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, starting a fire."
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Given that soldiers are dying at the rate of thousands per week on the battle front, I fail to see how 13 dead can be referred to by the horror terminology of a "mass casualty attack." Much in line with the yellow journalism of the "massive attack" by an antagonist which "killed two people." Journalism written to excite rather than to report. I decline to become excited.
Posted by: Bill H at August 10, 2026 09:20 AM (FRG6e)
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As do I Bill. You are absolutely right in this; it's not "mass casualties" at all. People forget how many died in previous wars. Gettysburg alone saw more casualties than most wars these days.
It is yellow journalism indeed.
But it won't change the fact the Russian People are going to be angry and frightened.
It is yellow journalism indeed.
But it won't change the fact the Russian People are going to be angry and frightened.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at August 11, 2026 08:14 AM (oflqW)
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