A #Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces transferred over 200 pieces of equipment from the #Kherson direction to the #Kupyansk direction, and geolocated footage shows Russian T-90 tanks in #Luhansk Oblast headed west.
#Russian forces made marginal territorial gains around #Bakhmut. A #Ukrainian Armed Forces Eastern Group spokesperson stated that Russian forces changed tactics from using battalion tactical groups to smaller assault groups for offensive actions.
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Russia is continuing to shape its force composition in eastern Ukraine to bolster defenses against Ukrainian counteroffensives near the Kharkiv-Luhansk Oblast border and support limited offensive efforts in Donetsk Oblast. Update from CTP & @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
#Russian forces continued ground attacks in the #Bakhmut and #Avdiivka–#Donetsk City areas and conducted defensive operations southwest of Donetsk City. (3/4)
NEW | The #Iranian regime executed a protester for the second time since the #MahsaAmini protests began as part of the regime's effort to deter protest turnout and instill terror among the public. Read today's update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… (1/4)
Protest coordinators and organizations called for demonstrations in response to the execution of Majid Reza Rahnavard and seemed to have limited success in generating turnout on short notice. (2/4) #IranProtests2022
The ineffectiveness and brutal nature of the regime protest crackdown has continued to fragment #Iranian political elite. (3/4)
The ineffectiveness of the regime protest crackdown has likely allowed and encouraged some #Iranian officials to criticize and debate more openly. (2/4)
Some protest coordinators and organizations called for protests on December 12. (3/4)
The regime’s disrespectful handling of the bodies of dead protesters could further inflame popular resentment. 2/6
Prominent Iraqi Shia cleric and spiritual leader Ali al Sistani reportedly expressed concern about “the situation in Iran and the Shia religion,” according to reformist Iranian cleric Mohammad Ashrafi Esfahani. 3/6
Some #Iranian media outlets are circulating a quote attributed to Iraqi cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali #Sistani criticizing the regime. What did Sistani say and why are his comments significant? A thread. (1/4)
A reformist politician alleged in a recent interview that he spoke with Sistani while visiting Iraq. He claimed that Sistani expressed deep concern about ongoing events in Iran and suggested that Iranian leaders ignored Sistani's private messages about ongoing unrest. (2/4)
Sistani is Iraq's most important Shi'a religious authority and serves as a source of emulation for a large portion of the Islamic world, including many Iranians. (3/4)