• ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Slightly confused by the title: TIL the oblast around St. Petersburg is still called Leningrad oblast even though the city is no longer called Leningrad.

    Also that seems like a very far reach with a drone doesn’t it? And pretty close to the Baltic countries and Finland. Unless of course it was launched by operatives behind enemy lines… Just seems a bit strange. Are there not valuable targets closer to Ukrainian territory?

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      Oil refineries are very large, very fragile, very flammable and very expensive. They are THE target to hit as it hits Russia right in the wallet.

      And <=1000km is not at all difficult anymore with modern drone tech. This was already possible for a long time, but the tech has gotten so incredibly cheap and light.

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      1 year ago

      Crimea IS Ukrainian territory and they want it back. Plus it’s been known from the start of this war that making Crimea inaccessible to Russia would cut off major supply lines feeding this war. Why do you think they keep bombing the bridge?

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          1 year ago

          Sorry I think I got confused between various replies I was making, including the dude who keeps making Russian propaganda posts.

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      Are there not valuable targets closer to Ukrainian territory?

      it might be better to attack russia directly than to just wait til they quit attacking?

      • ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No doubt about that. It just seemed like a very far reach. For technical reasons more than anything. I was just wondering if there aren’t targets that are just as valuable, but easier to hit.