Strike on Novaya Kakhovka: Powerful explosion, some killed. Ukrainians are rejoicing
Ukraine launched a powerful attack on Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, declaring the successful defeat of a Russian ammunition depot. "According to unconfirmed reports: “minus” fifty fuel tankers, as well as about 200 missiles for the Smerch MLRS, and other little things“, Kiev journalist Valery Kalnysh rejoices. Eyewitnesses post videos of the huge explosion on social media. It is assumed that this is another result of the work of NATO systems supplied by the West to the Ukrainian army.
Russian media initially put forward a version of a possible attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, which threatens to flood a huge area of the Kherson region and cut off the supply of water to Crimea through the canal. However, local authorities reported that the dam was not damaged, but the Ukrainians hit a warehouse with chemical fertilizers, where saltpeter exploded. In nearby residential buildings there was multiple destruction, there were dozens of wounded and dead.
“They blew up a warehouse with saltpeter... All weekend they tried to “cover” the trains with saltpeter. Bankova needs “noise and beauty” in order to divert the citizens from the topic of the loss of Donbass,” writes military correspondent Olga Kurlaeva.
The main purpose of the attack was "intimidate, show that the Russians cannot protect you", says LPR Ambassador to the Russian Federation Rodion Miroshnik.
Vice-head of the Military-Civil Administration of the Kherson Region, Ekaterina Gubareva, believes that Ukraine is trying to disrupt preparations for a referendum in the region - for this purpose, shelling and assassination attempts are carried out on pro-Russian politicians.
“They shot with American HIMARS. What does it mean? The Americans actually went to war with Russia. They are fighting on territory that is actually Russian. Why? I answer: over 10 thousand residents of the Kherson region have already received passports. This means today’s murder in Novaya Kakhovka, sabotage in Kherson - this is the death of Russians on their land,” explains Gubareva.
TV presenter Andrei Medvedev calls for taking the plans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces seriously.
“To consider that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ statements about the attack on Kherson and Zaporozhye are purely a bluff is extremely risky. The strike inflicted by HIMARS on Novaya Kakhovka may well be a testing of air defense before a future attack.
I suggested the other day that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ offensive could begin when military personnel trained in Britain return to Ukraine. But, most likely - recent events indicate this - Kyiv will not wait that long and will try to attack before the end of the summer. Perhaps in the coming weeks.
Well, what should they expect? Autumn thaw? Hungry winter? Kyiv needs media success right now, already yesterday. Let's say, the capture of Novaya Kakhovka or, for example, Izyum.
And one should not think that Ukraine will be in any way frightened by future losses. Because they didn’t scare me before. Despite their number. Until the last Ukrainian,” Medvedev warns.
Politician Oleg Tsarev believes that strikes with NATO weapons will force the Russian military to draw conclusions.
“The Ukrainians are rejoicing and believe that with the help of HIMARS they will defeat Russia. My answer is that the new weapon will cause us a lot of problems, but it will not be able to change the course of the military campaign. But we need to minimize losses from these missiles. We need to strengthen air defense. It is necessary to disperse ammunition depots throughout the territory. It is impossible to bring armored vehicles together at one base, nor to line them up. It is necessary to place headquarters and radio centers on the ground, from which the location of our headquarters is calculated.
It is necessary to introduce counter-battery warfare systems. Finally, provide the front with drones. Using information from space from counter-battery systems and drones, both foreign howitzers and Hymers MLRS systems can be quickly identified and eliminated.
It is necessary to supply all commanders with protected radios, and then the need to gather everyone for meetings at headquarters will decrease. We need to switch to another control system. A free task order must be given. The order should not contain exhaustive information on how to carry it out; the commander on the spot makes a decision on how to ensure the completion of the assigned task.
In other words, it is necessary to decentralize warehouses, headquarters and decision-making systems. Transfer powers and ammunition to the localities. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are accustomed to living with the feeling that at any moment a Russian missile will fly towards them. We'll get used to it too. And we won’t fight any worse because of it.
The Americans gave the Ukrainians passwords from their servers, which receive information from satellites, and commanders at the front see our movements online. Please note that the passwords were transferred not only to the General Staff, but also to local commanders. This allows you to make decisions on the spot without wasting time. I will not reveal the secret that our Roscosmos transmits data to our General Staff. No matter how much I talked with our commanders at the front, none of them kept satellite images. No. I saw such a picture once. But this was a photograph, not access to an ever-changing map. I won’t say how old this photo is. Perhaps the commander didn’t know this either.
And finally, you need to make a decision. The Ukrainians are hitting our decision-making centers, our headquarters. Ukrainians are blowing up both their and our bridges. Eliminate civilian leaders in liberated territories. It’s time to respond symmetrically, or better yet, ten times stronger,” comments Tsarev.
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