#RussiaUkraine#Mariupol
Rus MOD:
1 x Mi-8 was shot down & crashed near the village of Rybatskoye.
2nd Mi-8 was damaged by a missile hit, flew towards the sea, but crashed 20 kilometers from the shore.
Interestingly, trophee Stinger Manpads were used
#RussiaUkraine
There were 15 KIA at the Mi-8 crash site and 2 x WIA.
Reports that the deputy commander of the #Mariupol defence with call sign "Kalina" was onboard are not confirmed atm
Video of interrogation of one of the wounded survivors t.me/CyberspecNews/7
#RussiaUkraine#Volunteers
Volunteers from all over Russia who signed up to go to Ukraine undergoing training at a training centre in #Chechnya
If unfriendly countries do not pay in #rubles from April 1, we will consider this a failure to fulfill obligations under gas contracts, meaning the existing contracts will be stopped.
Western countries will have to open ruble accounts in Russian banks to pay for #gas.
/#Putin/
#RussiaUkraine
Former commander of the Azov battalion, Maxim Zhorin photographed a few days ago with one of the Mi-8 helicopters that were shot down .
#RussiaUkraine
Kiev gov on Dec 15, 2021, contacted the Turkish manufacturer of #Bayraktar TB2 #UAV with a question about the possibility of equipping the drones with aerosol spraying devices with a capacity of more than 20 liters.
You can guess for what reason...
#RussiaUkraine
1B119 "Rheostat" Artillery Recon & Fire-Control vehicle with a mounted Utes heavy machine gun in #mariupol
2nd pic is stock photo for comparison
#RussiaUkraine
Video from the Marine Boulevard street in #Mariupol which is on the edge of the #Azovstal plant, which reportedly is the last major Azov stronghold in the city
#RussiaUkraine
Pic from inside #Azovstal plant. A hard fight is expected for it as Artillery would have limited effect in that environment. Short of pummeling it with airstrikes with heavy bombs, it will have to be cleared by teams of infantry
#RussiaUkraine#Pows
Ukr. Prisoners being escorted by Russian soldiers...might be in #Sumy area but I'm not sure
Unconfirmed Report:
Group of foreign advisors is holed up in the #Azovstal plant in #Mariupol. The failed initiative of #Macron to organise an evacuation by sea is reportedly linked to this.
Also, the hazardous helicopter evacuation attempt might be related acc to some reports
#RussiaUkraine#AzovRegiment#Kalina
Another appeal from Azov calling for a relief operation in #Mariupol, saying that if it was done it would enter the history books.
This is the deputy commander of Azov aka "Kalina". He is in charge of the Ukr defence of Mariupol
#RussiaUkraine#Ka52
A Rus Ka-52 helicopter that was hit by several rounds during a mission. They're saying the armour platting protected the fuel reservoir & will be repaired
#RussiaUkraine
Rus Military Police escorting aid convoys in Rus held areas. There's been instances in some more exposed parts of Ukr where some of these convoys have been targeted with #IED's
#RussiaUkraine#Kiev
Russian Marines and Airborne units control a 5-kilometer territory from the Irpen River in the direction of Kiev, acc to this officer
Although it's confirmed that some units have been withdrawn from the Kiev area...around 20% acc to western sources
Hamburg Mayor Chencher:
energy embargo from #Russia will lead to poverty in #Germany
Acc to data of German Institute for Economic Research, Die Zeit writes that in case of refusal from Russian energy resources, the German economy will face a sharp decline and a long recession.
Time for a comedy break...😀
Police Horses vs the "rainbow" flag ...might need to be sent for re-education
#RussiaUkraine
Wow, Balsy move...
Fuel depot in #Belgorod (Russia) is on fire as a result of an attack by 2 x Ukr helicopters, which entered the territory of Russia at low altitude, there are no victims — the governor of Belgorod
#RussiaUkraine#Belgorod
Nearby Security camera has caught the moment of the attack on the fuel depot last night (local time)
#RussiaUkraine
Rus Prosecutors on war crimes have charged 22 high-ranking Ukrainian servicemen with #genocide of the Russian-speaking population in the #Donbass. Among them were the fmr Minister of Defense of Ukraine & the chief of the Ukrainian General Staff.
#Russia#Sanctions
Russia will not be buying any food products from hostile states and will supply food and agricultural crops only to friendly countries - #Medvedev
#RussiaUkraine#Belgorod#Mi24
Locals have filmed the 2 x Ukr helicopters (Mi-24's) that carried out the attack...on their way back it looks like
#Slovakia doesn't exclude the possibility of buying Russian #gas for #rubles.
"Slovak gas industry would have to buy rubles 4 euros as soon as possible and then buy gas from #Gazprom"
The purchase of gas for Rubles will make Slovakia financially dependent on #Russia.
PM E Heger.
US is very keen for all countries, esp allies & partners, not to create mechanisms that prop up the #ruble & that attempt to undermine the dollar-based financial system.
Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh
#Russia#NATO
Political dialogue with NATO is impossible in the current conditions.
There is NO POINT even talking about the conditions for resuming contacts — Russian Foreign Ministry
#RussiaUkraine#S300
Ukr. S-300 SAM system destroyed with precision strike. Note the launch tubes were in upright position (combat mode)
#RussiaUkraine
Few pics of destroyed Ukr equipment from the #Donbas front recently posted
#Gazprom today officially sent notifications to counterparties about the new procedure for payments for #gas in #rubles
Payments for the supply of Russian gas for export will be made according to the rules of the Russian Federation, Gazprom reports
#POWs #Ukraine has informed the #UK that it does not intend to comply with the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War according to the SVR
/ SVR - Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation/
Few more details in link vk.com/id585874971?w=…
#RussiaUkraine
Destroyed Ukr Grad MRLS column in the #DPR
Video is from March 29
#RussiaUkraine
A civilian car was shot at by Ukr Ter-Defence wounding a 16 yr old girl inside the car explains her mother. They asked for help at a nearby #Rosgvardia checkpoint...#Kiev region
That's all for now..
Thanks for visiting.
I'll leave one more clip called
"Going to Peace Talks"
#RussiaUkraine#POWS
One of the Banderovites, Roman Vinich involved in the torture & killing of Rus Pows (video of kneecapping) has reportedly been captured near #Kharkov & allegedly shot. Can't confirm his identity 100% just passing info. that's been posted
#RussiaUkraine
Strike on the "Ilich" plant in #Mariupol, which is a stronghold of Azov & is adjacent to the larger #Azovstal plant in the industrial zone
#RussiaUkraine #LPR Militia on the approaches to the village of Nizhnie to where the Ukr have withdrawn to in this sector of the front
#RussiaUkraine
The pregnant woman widely filmed as a victim of the Maternity ward bombing in #Mariupol, now confirms it was full of Ukr soldiers who had occupied it about 2 weeks earlier
#RussiaUkraine#Mi28
A Rus Mi-28N helicopter was shot down in #Lugansk region. Crew survived and were evacuated acc to local reports
#RussiaUkraine
Multiple missile strikes on #Dnepropetrovsk and fires in multiple locations. Local reports speak of 37 missiles which is an exaggeration...between 8 - 10 is the more accurate number.
Also missile strikes on #Poltava. 4 x missiles on the airport & air-def site
#RussiaUkraine
Oniks missiles fired from the Black Sea coast, have struck a Ukr command post in the town of #Shakhtarsk.
Russian sources claim about 40 were killed
#RussiaUkraine
Roman and Leonid Butusin,sons of a Rus Neo-Nazi who together with their dad fled Russia & joined a Ukr Nationalist unit, died in battles with the Russian army near #Kharkov.
The chevron of ROA (a WWII collaborationist unit) of one of the sons
#RussiaUkraine#Germany
German poster for volunteers to sign up to fight in Ukraine.
But apparently, Ukr is pausing recruitment due to a influx of untrained volunteers
#RussiaUkraine
Deputy of the Odessa city council & leader of the territorial Defence units in #Odessa — arrested during an orgy with a transsexual prostitutes 😆😆
#RussiaUkraine
The Oil Refinery in #Kremenchug (only one in Ukr) has also been hit overnight. It's owner is the well known oligarch #Kolomoisky who was reportedly the main force behind Zelenski's election in 2019
#RussiaUkraine#HumanitarianAid
45 tons of aid delivered to citizens of #Izum, which was a battleground until recently. There is fighting in nearby areas
#RussiaUkraine
Members of the Federation Council (Russia) questioned Ukraine's right to sovereignty...they it hasn't had sovereignty for an extended period, it's government being controlled from outside the country
#RussiaUkraine#DPR
footage of the destroyed positions of the national battalions near the village of #Verkhnetoretskoye. Retreating, they left corpses of their comrades and reportedly looted the village.
#RussiaUkraine
Footage of #DPR Artillery shelling the settlement of #Marinka (near #Donetsk) which is major Ukr stronghold in this area and is bitterly being fought over ...currently it's contested ground
#RussiaUkraine
Pics of the Russian Army crossing the Seversky Donets river over an improvised bridge during the recent fighting at #Izum which made the Ukr position in the town untenable once the river was crossed...pics were published today
#RussiaUkraine#Greece
Greek railway workers refuse to transport American armored vehicles from the port of #Alexandroupolis to Romania and Poland in order to deliver it to the Ukrainian border,
Another source on foreign agents being trapped in #Mariupol
GALLIA DAILY | Voice of France
🇫🇷🇺🇦 UNCONFIRMED: Two French DGSE intelligence officers reportedly among the 17 killed near Mariupol, in the crash of two military choppers attempting to evacuate Azov personnel.
#UAV footage of the air strike on #kremenchug oil refinery which supplies fuel to the Ukr Army units in the central and eastern regions of the country.
It reportedly will also effect the supplies of aviation fuel
2 x explosions reported at a large supply hub in #Lozova in the Kharkov region
The railway intersection is a major transshipment base for the supply of Ukrainian troops in the #Donbas.
@RVvoenkor
#RussiaUkraine#Izum
Footage from the Seversky Donets River and nearby Mount #Kremenets which is the dominant height in the area & from where Ukr Artillery was directed...note the WWII Victory flag
⚡ gas supplies to Europe have begun, bypassing Russia.
😆😆😆
Have a nice weekend, everyone
#RussiaUkraine#Italy
On March 30, in #Avdeevka, a grenade explosion killed Edy Ongaro, an Italian volunteer from Portogruaro, who has been protecting #LDPR citizens for 7 years.
He arrived in 2015 & served in the 14th LPR BTN nicknamed the "Ghost Brigade"
RIP Edy
#RussiaUkraine
Missile strike at #Pavlograd
The railway and rolling stock were destroyed, but there are no victims - the mayor of Pavlograd Vershin
#RussiaUkraine
missile strike (3 x missiles) was carried out on strategic targets in #Mirgorod:
The head of the #DPR, #Pusjilin urged residents to leave #Slavyansk and #Kramatorsk as soon as possible.
"The Nat. Btns have already mined dams & critical infrastructure. We urge residents of cities that have not yet been liberated to leave until Nat. detachments are destroyed"
#RussiaUkraine#Iskander
Precision strike by Iskander missile destroyed a HQ in #Kharkov.
Rus MOD estimates that about 100 Ukr officers, soldiers & Foreign #Mercenaries were inside
#RussiaUkraine
The missile strike on #Mirgorod damaged the runway and the infrastructure of the airfield, the fuel depot is on fire 🔥
/Head of the Poltava regional administration D. Lunin/
#RussiaUkraine
The infrastructure of the #Kremenchug refinery has been destroyed, the plant is not working. Rescuers continue to fight the fire that has arisen
/Head of the Poltava administration Dmitry Lunin/
#RussiaUkraine
The Ukr Army has blown up the dam at the #Oskol reservoir, causing the Seversky Donets River to overflow, causing flooding in parts of the Izum & Donetsk regions
#RussiaUkraine
Ka-52 destroying Ukr armour with Vihr-1 missies during the fighting at Mt #Kamenka near #Izum...footage is from about a week or so ago
#RussiaUkraine#POWS
Ukr prisoners in a Russian hospital. The #DPR militiaman talking is chastising them for shooting at their own people
#RussiaUkraine#POWS
Some of the Ukr prisoners that were exchanged a couple of days ago
#RussiaUkraine#AzovRegiment
Azov soldier who managed to pass himself of as a refugee, was arrested in St Petersburg area whilst trying to cross into #Estonia
#RussiaUkraine#AzovRegiment
Another captured Azov guy in hospital...he says he got the Nazi tattoos because they looked cool but doesn't believe in the ideology 😎
#RussiaUkraine
Sappers clearing ordnance in #Sumy region. They're showing a 220mm MRLA cluster munition
#RussiaUkraine
The Odessa City Hall confirmed a missile strike on the city. It is reported that there are fires in some areas.
Some of the missiles that flew to Odessa claimed to have been shot down by air defense.
#Russia#sanctions
State Duma will amend the Criminal Code and introduce punishment for the execution of sanctions of unfriendly states on the territory of the Russian Federation
#RussiaUkraine
A connoisseur of German weapons from the Second World War was detained in Kapitolovka near #Izum
Mauser rifles, Panzerfaust, stick grenades... etc
#RussiaUkraine #Sanctions against the Russian Federation are not enough and a complete embargo on Russian energy resources is necessary for the collapse of the Russian economy, or otherwise tell us: "Fight to the last Ukrainian."
/Mikhail Podolyak - Zelenski Advisor/
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❗️After a pause of several days, NATO chose to launch an attack on a Kursk (Khalino) airfield with ATACMS missiles. To distract and overload the air defense system, the attack involved drones also. Unfortunately, not all missiles were shot down.
◾️The Khalino airfield in the Kursk region, is one of the sites where reinforced concrete shelters are being built at a rapid pace.
◾️Based on the published footage, it looks like 2 missiles got through and released their cluster munition payload.
◾️The exact damage caused is unknown at the moment, although it's reported that combat aircraft were moved from the border airfields and relocated further inland a while ago.
The following is a summary from several opinion type pieces
Objectively, NATO countries and the bloc's leader, the United States, have two basic options for further action:
1. Raise the stakes and continue using Western missiles on the "old" territory of Russia,
2. Abandon this and return to the previous framework of the conflict in Ukraine.
However, the second option is an admission that Russian deterrence has worked, which means significant image loss for the West.
Western missile strikes on the "old territory" have continued. Either the United States does not believe in Russia's use of force against the North Atlantic Alliance, or the outgoing Biden administration has decided to actually start a war in Europe, a scenario which it sees as favorable for the US
Therefore, the choice facing Russia is now extremely simple.
The first scenario is one in which Moscow relies on defeating the enemy on the front where it is doing well, and does not respond.
Then the level of escalation from the opposing side will increase. The next targets could include the HQ of the SMO command in Rostov-on-Don or the Black Sea Fleet base in Novorossiysk or the Crimean Bridge again.
The second scenario is Russia raising the stakes, that is, a more powerful response than the non-nuclear test of "Oreshnik". A response that could be limited to the territory of Ukraine OR expand into NATO countries.
The Russian leadership has a lot of options for action, and here it is a question of exclusively political will. Although for some reason the West does not believe the Kremlin will escalate to a level causing a large scale direct clash.
Let us also add that if the first scenario is chosen, new types of Western missile weapons may appear in Ukraine and Moscow and St. Petersburg may be under attack.
The use of a "dirty" nuclear bomb by the enemy is also a possibility
1 civilian car was damaged with people inside...there are dead https://t.co/APLpFssAyFtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
We don't know what caused the explosion at the Crimea bridge at the moment but some channels are speculating it could have been an attack with small naval drone
The Naval drone theory is seen as the most likely explanation due to no air raid alarm and the nature of the damage… https://t.co/oPbRlDGfWztwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
🇺🇸MQ-9 Reaper drone reported shot down at Kirkuk in Iraq.
The Pentagon says it crashed due to technical problems
People are being evacuated from the area where the bomb dropped recently in Belgorod....some reports say there is unexploded explosives or another bomb