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  The reddit-generals have assured me that Russia is on the brink of destruction and have now run out of all equipment and missiles, so this should be the last attack that they can muster. So it should be clear sailing from here on out.
context: This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 83%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Russia fired a second wave of missiles at Ukraine on Saturday, forcing people to take cover as sirens blared across the country just hours after morning air strikes that hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv and the eastern city of Kharkiv.
  DTEK, the biggest private electricity company, introduced emergency blackouts in Kyiv, the Kyiv region and Odesa region.
  Russia said on Friday that its forces had taken control of Soledar, in what would be a rare success for Moscow after months of battlefield reverses, but Kyiv said its troops were still fighting in the town.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Kyiv^#1 missile^#2 infrastructure^#3 fire^#4 Ukraine^#5 >
  
  Silly question.  Given the presumed blast strength that accompanied that crater, how in the ever-lovin-Baby-Jeebus are there structures still standing in the background? Please 'splain, I dont understand. >
  
  Answer I expect to see on Reddit these days:
  BeCausE itS FaKEd tO maKE us BelIeVE RusSia still has rockets!!!
  My answer: perspective, the buildings are probably not as close as you think they are due to the angle the picture was taken at >
  
  I gave a little allowance for the perspective as well but still....
  I guess I just imagine anything that could make a crater that big would flatten buildings and toothpick trees in an 1/8th mile radius.
  Edit: wondering about effect radius of air burst vs ground impact ordinance.  Would welcome any insights. >
  
  People just underestimate how quickly the explosion power dissipates with distance. HE grenades, for example, will not kill anyone further than like 3m (I am talking HE, frag grenades are different - we wouldn't need the frag shards to make it deadly if the explosion charge was enough).
  Sure standing anywhere in vicinity will deafen you for like 3 days (and no intact glass anywhere close), but an ordinary explosion, even a 500 kg warhead, will not flatten half the city. It will only collapse the building it hit directly. People sitting in an armored vehicle nearby will just be badly shaken. In fact, you are more likely to be killed by debris and flying shards than the blast wave itself. Most of the energy literally goes up in the air.
  The explosion is most dangerous is when this detonates INSIDE the building because that's how the structure gets the entire energy discharge, and blast wave is concentrated by walls in a way that kills anyone in the confined space. >
  
  You are the hero I needed right now; thank you for taking the time. >
  
  Putin is going crazy. Unstoppable! >
  
  
  Unstoppable
  
  We're gonna test that.