Putin Recognizes Donbass Republics, Sends Russian Military to 'Denazify' Ukraine

[Joe]

post attack photo is most probably nothing more than ukie damage control

Possibly, but the videos show very little explosions on impact from those warheads, although it's likely they did significant damage. In any case, the point of this exercise was primarily to send a message to NATO.

 

[taratai]

They say that unknown ammunition hit just those underground production facilities that Vladimir Zelensky boasted about, telling about the imminent appearance of some "formidable missile weapons"in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This makes it sound as if this facility was working on those missiles carrying tactical nukes that Zelensky was warning about recently. If the claims about the destruction are true, the attack might have caused the nuclear material to detonate, and that would explain the supposed destruction and earthquake-like effects.

 

[Nević Nenad]

Any explosion can have earthquake like effects. Its only the mater how big and how close explosion is. If its really big you will "feel it through the floor", especially in steel and concrete buildings. If smaller, you will hear and see your window glasses bending and snapping (that's why you have windows opened with shutters down if expecting explosions). In cities, among the many buildings, you can actually not even see or hear explosion, but the windows and other glass goes "takatakatakataka" from some far away shock wave.

 

[Mark7]

Was the missiles' high speed, (several times the speed of sound) along with their near-vertical descent be a cause of the bright plasma glow seen around the missiles? They were intensely cutting magnetic lines of force while traveling through differing levels of charge in the atmosphere, producing much current and electrical potential. Or... some of the above could have combined with the fuel combustion.

 

[Deneb]

Possibly, but the videos show very little explosions on impact from those warheads, although it's likely they did significant damage. In any case, the point of this exercise was primarily to send a message to NATO.

im not an weapon expert but i suspect that if load was purely kinetic then explosions and fires would be close to nil, in fact it may be new type of weapon due to not needing any explosive load at all, impact of projectile accelerated to insane speed will will leave everything in rubble and it probably is what we have seen

 

[Jones]

So far projections of targets that are within range of oreshnik have concentrated on Europe. I asked ChatGPT which military targets oreshnik could reach if it were fired towards the US from Russian territory in the Bering Strait.

If the Oreshnik missile, with a range of 5,000 kilometers, is fired from Russian territory near the Bering Strait, it could potentially reach various U.S. military installations, primarily in Alaska, but also possibly extending to the western parts of the United States, depending on the missile’s specific trajectory and type.

U.S. Installations Within Reach (5000 km range from Bering Strait):​

1. Alaska Military Bases:
   
   • Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks, Alaska) – A major U.S. Army base located in central Alaska.
   • Eielson Air Force Base (near Fairbanks) – A U.S. Air Force base used for fighter jet operations and exercises.
   • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (Anchorage, Alaska) – A combined Army and Air Force base, which is a major hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
   • Clear Air Force Station (near Anderson, Alaska) – A radar station integral to missile defense systems in North America.
   • Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) – Various Air Force and Navy assets are stationed in Alaska, including advanced fighter jets such as the F-22 Raptors.
2. Alaska Early Warning Systems:
   
   • Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) located at Clear Air Force Station, and Shemya Air Force Base (in the Aleutian Islands), part of the U.S. missile defense network.
3. U.S. Pacific Command Assets:
   
   • The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet and Air Force bases in the Pacific region, including Andersen Air Force Base (Guam), could be within range for a missile fired from this region, depending on the trajectory.
4. Western U.S. Military Bases (Extended Range):
   
   • While not in the immediate range, a missile launched with a specific trajectory could potentially strike U.S. West Coast installations, such as:
     • Naval Base San Diego (California)
     • Vandenberg Space Force Base (California) – A critical U.S. space and missile defense installation.
     • Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada) – Although this is farther from Alaska, it is still within potential striking distance, depending on the missile’s path and launch specifics.

Summary:​

Most of the installations in Alaska would be in immediate range of a 5,000 km missile launched from near the Bering Strait. Military bases in Alaska like Elmendorf-Richardson, Clear, Wainwright, and Eielson, along with critical early warning and missile defense infrastructure, would be primary targets. If the missile’s trajectory allows, it could reach parts of the U.S. West Coast, but these would be on the outer limits of its range.