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Town itself is a gray zone. Rus are pushing from Dolgenkove towards Dolyna. There are also clashes for control of the forest. Both of them need to be secured before moving onto Bogorodichno from where Ukr positions on the hills can be attacked from the flank
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Situation within the city is same as yesterday.
In any case, the main aim of the Ukr attack was not the city but to prevent the Rus from capturing Sirotino & Metolkino which would've broken up the Ukr group into 2
The road at Sirotino is still open..barely
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Rus major-general Kutuzov was KIA in Nikolaevka - Vrybovka area. (North of Popasna)
There are heavy clashes there for control of the road that ultimately leads to Lisichansk
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Ukr-AF MiG-29 was shot down near #Slavyansk in a air battle
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Bad day for the Ukr Airforce
Another Ukr-AF aircraft was shot down in #Zaporozhye region, reportedly by Ukr air-defences π
Some reports say it was a MiG-29 also but it's not confirmed
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Rus Su-30SM showing off....maybe doing a victory roll π
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Night shootout between Rus paratroopers and Ukr troops in Izum area
π·πΊπΊπ¦ #LPR Militia with a truck mounted S-60 57mm gun
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Knocked out Ukr S-300PT command vehicle 5N63S
It was put out of action back in April...pics published now
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American M224 LWCMS 60mm mortar in Ukr service
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Apparently, the Foreigners are rotating out of #Severodonetsk after suffering significant losses acc to Neil Hauser
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Ukr correspondent Jurij Butusov on the situation in #Severodonetsk
He has been honest on other occasions which has led to threats from certain circles
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Seems the aircraft was a Su-27 going by this Rus drone footage which filmed the crash site
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Former DPR Militia prisoner meets the Ukr soldier who tortured him who himself fell into captivity recently
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One of the French "Caesar" SP guns being shown to the press in Ukr
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Hangars & warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Kulbakino airfield near #Nikolaev
Before & After
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Ukr video showing a car crossing the only functioning bridge at #Severodonetsk...note the destroyed vehicles on it
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Ukr video from one of their trenches under artillery fire....don't have location
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Brazilian #Mercenary reported killed in Ukr
43-year-old Brazilian Andre Bahi from Porto Alegre was killed at an unidentified location. It is reported that he was a veteran of the French Foreign Legion.
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Some Ukr units were forced to retreat 20 km to the rear, to the village Nagorny. There are battles for Vrubovka.
Often, the enemy doesn't have prepared reserve positions, so is forced to dig in in a hurry, under fire from the Rus / LPR forces
RT correspondent @ Kamishevaha
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From Rus MOD briefing
Rus Aerospace Forces destroyed with long-range missiles a mechanical plant in the #Kharkov region, in which repair of AFU armored vehicles was done
Rus Aerospace Forces destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station at #Seversk - Donbas
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Captured Ukr T-72B called "Volk" (Wolf)
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T-62M STRONG - Fans of the T-62 strike back!
"T-62M can fire missiles & burn Polish T-72M
Any mention of T-62M in Ukr causes strange reactions from all sorts of "experts". They probably don't know that in many ways T-62M is superior to the T-72M supplied by Poland"
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The new Ukr MitsubishiL-200 based MRL is already seeing action. It fires S-80 aviation rockets
I hear Middle Eastern militant groups are going to sue them for breach of patent π
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1st evidence of a serving #NATO officer fought in #Severodonetsk and now may be at the AZOT plant.
The ID of Polish colonel D Maykhzhak was found in SD. He is Vice-Rector for Military Affairs of the Polish Academy
Unconfirmed reports that a Polish PMC unit is in the area.
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The Ukr were forced to blow up the bridge in SG due to Rus pressure. The news caused Ukr units in Studenok to retreat panicky towards the river & cross it by any means. They've reportedly abandoned their heavy equipment & about 80 tried to swim across the river
Ukr journo Butusov reported about mass desertions in this area. His article was removed quickly but a screenshot was nevertheless saved.
There are reports of Ukr punitive "blocking" units arriving here to stabilise the front line & deal with "deserters"
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The situation in the city is roughly as on maps as of June 6
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Heavy fighting in the #Vrybovka - Nikolaevka area.
The Rus are pushing towards Nikolaevka, it's believed with intention of attacking Vrybovka from the rear.
Vrybovka is an important junction & is the last route through which supplies can get to Gorskoe (Hirske) - Zolotoe
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The Ukr have launched an attack to try to re-open the main supply road which is physically cut at one point
π·πΊπΊπ¦ #Kherson - #Nikolaev Front
Rus sources say the Ukr bridgehead in David Brod area has been destroyed after the bridge there was destroyed cutting Ukr units off. Heavy Rus shelling in that area
Report that Rus crossed the river at Bela Krinitsa
Likely the Rus won't make any large scale push in the K-N area but only establish a defense line along the river. They're outnumbered here by a factor of at least 2 : 1
Instead, Ukr report a Rus build up in Orehovo - Gulai Pole area threatening Zap. City
π·πΊπΊπ¦ #Ochakov area.
Rus say a Ukr landing craft was destroyed in the small gulf. The Ukr have mined the entrance preventing Rus ships from entering the gulf & allowing their boats to operate there.
They landed sabotage groups on the small peninsula on 2 occasions previously
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T-64 tank from the #LPR 4th Tank Bgd firing on a Ukr BMP-1 reportedly from 2km away
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Rus #Spetznas ambushing Ukr Special Forces patrol in #Zaporozhye region...one of them was captured
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Video from a Rus field maintenance-repair point
Gotta go go for a while...back later
"Gotta go" typo π
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From the "Economist" correspondent in Ukr ...the hodge podge of equipment coming to Ukr from different sources does cause problems
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Camouflaged German supplied DM22 mine discovered
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LPR 4th Bgd Sniper
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Rus Artillery Spotter in #Zaporozhye region
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Ka-52 making a VERY low pass
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Knocked out Rus "Linza" medical evac vehicle
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Ukr 72nd Bgd has been transfered to #Severodonetsk among others, such as the #SBU special purpose unit & various foreign mercenary detachments
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Sat pics of the "Azot" chemical plant in #Severodonetsk from April and June
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Rare pics of a Rus Navy #Spetznas soldiers in Ukr
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Russia & Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement on the supply of Ukrainian agricultural products through the Black Sea.
The Turkish military may also be involved in the demining of Ukrainian ports and water areas.
/Bloomberg/
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Bulgarian-AF MiG-29s and Su-25s at a exercise at Graf Ignatiev airbase in Bulgaria....they were earlier reported as donated to Ukr
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Summary of main events for June 6 from Rybar. They've started posting summaries in English recently which if interested, you can see on their Telegram channel t.me/rybar/33634
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Frontal armour of a T-72B3 (?) withstands hit by Ukr Stugna-P missile
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Video showing an assault on a Ukr stronghold at a former mine at Toshkovka (SW of Lisichansk) by the 4th LPR Tank Bgd.
It's an edited version from a longer News report
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There's been an explosion at a cafe in central #Kherson...so far no news on any casualties
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Rus MOD reports the fall of of #Sviatogorsk
The 16th century monastery complex while damaged is still standing
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A Report that the Rus have captured Borovskoe which is pretty close to the functioning bridge connecting #Severodonetsk & #Lisichansk
The situation will hopefully be clearer by tomorrow
BTW, I didn't draw the arrows on the map...just passing it on as is
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Several types of Recon drones used by both sides...Top portion is Rus, bottom Ukr
π·πΊπΊπ¦ #Sviatogorsk situation
There are still clashes in the forest where a Ukr SOF colonel was reportedly killed.
Rus crossed the river at Tetyanovka but unclear if only light special forces or a full landing.
That's likely the reason the Ukr had to blow up the bridge
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If Rus control of Tetyanovka is confirmed (don't know 100% atm), it means gaining a foothold on the other bank of the S.Donets river & can be viewed as the initial step in the battle for Slavyansk which is about 20km away
βοΈAfter 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.
βΎοΈThe Khalino airfield in the Kursk region, is one of the sites where reinforced concrete shelters are being built at a rapid pace.
βΎοΈBased on the published footage, it looks like 2 missiles got through and released their cluster munition payload.
βΎοΈThe 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 damageβ¦ https://t.co/oPbRlDGfWztwitter.com/i/web/status/1β¦
πΊπΈMQ-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