Tuesday, February 20, 2024

US Navy knocks out first Houthi submarine drone, 5 UAVs in the Red Sea

"U.S. Central Command reports that it successfully intercepted and destroyed a Houthi-launched unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The drone submarine was one of five other unmanned vehicle targets countered by the U.S. Navy." MS

Russian defector Kuzminov killed in Spain

"...... intelligence sources to report that Kuzminov was killed in Spain. A torched car was found near the site of his death, presumably used by the assailants to flee the scene. He decided to move to Spain. What we know is that he invited his ex-girlfriend over and was later found shot dead. Publications claimed he sustained between five to 12 gunshot wounds. Authorities also discovered a burned-out car that "disappeared from the scene after the murder." According to neighbors, the area where the body was found is home to many foreigners, including Ukrainians and Russians." MS

Russia Says NATO Troops, Disguised As Mercenaries, Control Air Defenses In Ukraine

"The Russian military has made the accusation that NATO troops are actually manning and directly overseeing Ukraine's advanced anti-air defense systems which were provided by the West.
The charge comes after weeks of the Kremlin saying that French mercenaries have been positioned in the city of Kharkiv, which sits across from Belgorod - a Russian border area subject of persistent mortar and rocket attacks." ZH

Ukraine Had Secret Torture Chambers, Burials in Avdeyevka

"Ukraine had secret torture and burial places in the city of Avdeyevka as per preliminary information.....Kiev held residents of Avdeyevka in custody for political reasons, according to preliminary information, the diplomat said, adding that in order to accurately establish these places and obtain documentary evidence, it is now necessary to work with people who are leaving the city." RT

Ukraine reports 81 combat clashes on battlefield in last 24 hours

"Eighty-one combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine in the past 24 hours. In total, the enemy launched 7 missile strikes, 87 air strikes and 137 attacks using multiple rocket launchers on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, due to Russian attacks, there are wounded and dead among the civilian population. Apartment blocks, private buildings, and other civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged. Enemy air strikes targeted Baranivka in the Chernihiv region, Bobylivka in the Sumy region, Staryi Saltiv, Chorne, Vilkhuvatka, Tabaivka, Pishchane and Synkivka in the Kharkiv region, and Orihkiv in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 120 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire." Ukrin