A moscovite fired a man portable anti air missile at a Ukrainian drone. The missile decided the drone was not the target to acquire. It instead focused on a stronger heat signature from a nearby refinery the uav was flying in the proximity of. This caused a massive fuel air detonation as the anti air missile slammed into the Moscow based fuel depos and ignited a large holding tank
The now famous lid-throw explosion has been confirmed to have been caused by a Russian air defence missile of some sort AFAIK and there are videos of Russians firing heat seeking MANPADS (Iglas I think) which turn around and target the burning refinery but I don't think it's been confirmed exactly what missile made the tank roof fly.
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thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 72d
wait, what?
Forester@pawb.social · 19 pts · 72d
A moscovite fired a man portable anti air missile at a Ukrainian drone. The missile decided the drone was not the target to acquire. It instead focused on a stronger heat signature from a nearby refinery the uav was flying in the proximity of. This caused a massive fuel air detonation as the anti air missile slammed into the Moscow based fuel depos and ignited a large holding tank
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 10 pts · 72d
Aim for the moon, if you miss you still will land among the stars.
stoy@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 72d
Nope, unless you are aiming a space rocket, it is highly unlikely that your projectile will escape the planet's gravity.
gnutrino@programming.dev · 5 pts · 72d
I aim at the stars but sometimes I hit
LondonMoscowhayvan@piefed.world · 5 pts · 72d
Wait, is that confirmed?
gnutrino@programming.dev · 9 pts · 72d
The now famous lid-throw explosion has been confirmed to have been caused by a Russian air defence missile of some sort AFAIK and there are videos of Russians firing heat seeking MANPADS (Iglas I think) which turn around and target the burning refinery but I don't think it's been confirmed exactly what missile made the tank roof fly.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 72d
Was that the now famous uhh lid picture?
thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 72d
Goddamn.
Successful_Try543@feddit.org · 9 pts · 72d
https://sopuli.xyz/post/47475474
Grimy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 72d