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Apparently, Ukrainian drones pushed through and started a chain reaction.

Explosions reportedly continued for hours, and authorities evacuated nearby settlements. Initial reports indicate that the site, previously protected by one of Russia’s densest air defense networks, suffered catastrophic damage.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago

It's the complete reverse, putin can't continue selling his war if there are not at least marginal gains. Dictatorships are brittle. Russias economy is also flat out a 100% war economy already, there is nothing left to pour into the war any more. Add the soviet stockpiles going dry as we speak.

And if the USA steps away, which would be bad, remember Ukraine produces 40% of it's war effort itself, the slightly larger part of the rest comes from Europe. And the EU is manning up so it will only get worse for the russians in the long run.

Ukraine will prevail, there is absolutely no doubt about it. The variable is how long time it will take to stop the war and in what way, and get the occupied regions back (yes, including Crimea).