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The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey #Reznikov announced plans to mobilize up to a million people. The allocation of funds for the provision of this number of troops is already being worked out.
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Finland announced that Russia had suspended electricity supplies from its territory.
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Donetsk was bombed again this morning
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The M777A2 howitzers were reportedly transferred to the AFU in a downgraded version, without the digital fire control system...don't trust them enough or don't want them falling into Rus hands?
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Ground launcher for #Brimstone missile that might be used by the AFU
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The Ukr advance west of #Izum has been defeated acc to Rus sources. Another pontoon bridge was destroyed as well the forces that already crossed
๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ #RusNavy Transport ship "Vsevolod" (that the Ukr "sunk" recently) being loaded with a couple of Pantsir s at #Sevastopol
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Dutch supplied shells with inscription "Revenge 4 MH-17"
Quote:
I donโt understand how the shells delivered to the Ukrainians will avenge the Boeing shot down by the Ukrainians.
Do they explode in the barrel? ๐ค
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Ukr servicemen have been barred from publicly criticising foreign supplied equipment and will face disciplinary measures if they do so ๐
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The Ukr Army are preparing for 2 major Rus offensives - on #Severodonetsk & the #Lisichansk-Artemovsk highway from Popasnaya & Belogorovka, - the "Governor" of Lugansk region.
Note: #Belogorovka where the Rus "failed" to cross the river ๐
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Ukr command post hit by artillery at #Zolotoye - Lugansk province
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Footage from Ukr lines shortly before a tank shell hits
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For the doubting Toms in the comments section, check the date of the video (right hand corner)
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The head of #Roscosmos, Dmitry #Rogozin, said that Russian cosmonauts will not fly on American Boeing #Starliner ships because they're too dangerous
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(Rus) Orlan-10 over Odessa ....14th of May
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Ukrainian security forces blew up the lock on the #Mironovsky reservoir which threatens several districts of #Lugansk region with flooding
#FoodPrices
The "Golden Era" is over ...you've been told
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"Active assistance to the LPR in the restoration of infrastructure! The 1st column of 70 vehicles & 350 specialists arrived today! There are plans to repair housing, roads & infrastructure,"
Deputy PM Marat Khusnullin
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Huge cues to buy canned Polish food in #Nikolaev which is meant to be distributed as aid. Reports say there is a shortage of food in the city
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Missile strike on infrastructure object in #Lvov at 4:30 this morning, confirmed by the head of the regional admin
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1st Mech Btn of the DPR, destroyed the Ukr fortified area near New York (Novgorodskoye). Fmr positions of Ukr 25th Bgd
Reporter says whenever they can't position themselves inside residential areas, Ukr fortified points have a short life span
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Rus field report has been published on a large scale battle yesterday at Gulai Pole & Malinovka.
Ukr launched an attack targeting the gap between 2 Rus units but were reportedly defeated with heavy losses
Translation of report in link vk.com/id585874971?w=โฆ
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During the retreat from #Rubezhnoye, the Ukr military laid 49 tons! of explosives at the Zarya chemical plant.
Electronic warfare units (EW) of the Rus Army managed to block the signal that was supposed to produce an explosion.
People's Militia of the #LPR reported.
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There are reports that a fight for the town of #Barvenovo has started.
If the Rus capture it they will hold a major crossroads and be positioned in the rear of Slavyansk-Kramatorsk strongholds
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fighting has begun for the village of Voronovo near #Severodonetsk.
The capture of this settlement will allow the Allied forces to reach the area of the Severodonetsk airport and block the AFU grouping from the South of the city.
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Pics of #Spetznas...presumably North Donbas area
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French TV reporter visits Moscow supermarket expecting to find shortages & large increase in prices....he was dissapointed
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Kh-31 Anti-Radar missile production...it's being used heavily in Ukr
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Rus channels are reporting the cutting of the last road that leads to the town of Liman (yellow O)
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Video from the much discussed #Belogorovka river crossing from a few days ago.
Can't really see much....there's the sound of a helicopter firing
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Footage of the rail-bridge between Rubezhnoye & Severodonetsk getting blown up by the Ukr
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Ukr truck hit by DPR "Rapira" 100mm gun
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DPR Sniper
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Rus/DPR artillery shelling #Zolotoe (I think NW of Popasna)
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DPR fire on Ukr positions at #Avdeevka
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Ukr video from undisclosed location...BTR-60 and infantry. sme of them are foreigners says the cameraman
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Some Polish supplied T-72M1 tanks have received K-1 ERA blocks
Before & After
Close ups of the bodies on #SnakeIsland with analysis of uniforms. Can't be bothered translating everything but they are all wearing foreign supplied uniforms with some bits of Ukr gear.
The contentious belt buckle can be bought over the internet by anyone
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Local reports (so not 100% confirmed) say the Rus have entered the 2 villages (green lines) NW of Liman (blue circle)
There's a sizeable Ukr force in Liman. The bridge on the road leading to Slavyansk (Blue sq) was blown up by the Ukr themselves ๐
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โ๏ธAfter 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.
โพ๏ธThe Khalino airfield in the Kursk region, is one of the sites where reinforced concrete shelters are being built at a rapid pace.
โพ๏ธBased on the published footage, it looks like 2 missiles got through and released their cluster munition payload.
โพ๏ธThe 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
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 damageโฆ https://t.co/oPbRlDGfWztwitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
๐บ๐ธMQ-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