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Moscow Just Got Hit Again! - Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
Ukraine delivered one of its most significant long-range strike campaigns of the year, hitting Moscow's oil refinery for the second time in three days and exposing serious questions about Russia's ability to defend its capital. Videos from the strike show a refinery storage tank erupting in spectacular fashion while smoke towers over Moscow.
In this update, we examine what was hit, why it matters, the implications for Russia's fuel supply, the growing pressure on Crimea, and what these attacks reveal about the evolving drone war. We also review the latest battlefield data, Russian equipment losses, air defense losses, and why Ukrainian strike capacity appears to be growing.
As always, we separate confirmed facts from speculation and focus on what the evidence actually shows.
Chapters
00:00 Moscow Hit Again
02:49 Why This Refinery Matters
05:23 The Strike Everyone Is Watching
08:18 Moscow Feels the Impact
10:41 Other Ukrainian Long-Range Strikes
11:32 Battlefield Update
13:44 Crimea Under Pressure
15:14 Growing Anxiety in Occupied Crimea
In this update, we examine what was hit, why it matters, the implications for Russia's fuel supply, the growing pressure on Crimea, and what these attacks reveal about the evolving drone war. We also review the latest battlefield data, Russian equipment losses, air defense losses, and why Ukrainian strike capacity appears to be growing.
As always, we separate confirmed facts from speculation and focus on what the evidence actually shows.
Chapters
00:00 Moscow Hit Again
02:49 Why This Refinery Matters
05:23 The Strike Everyone Is Watching
08:18 Moscow Feels the Impact
10:41 Other Ukrainian Long-Range Strikes
11:32 Battlefield Update
13:44 Crimea Under Pressure
15:14 Growing Anxiety in Occupied Crimea