⚡️The units of the Russian army are far from the operational environment of Bakhmut, notes the Institute for the Study of War
To effectively cut Ukrainian landlines at Bakhmut, the #AF_RF must establish control of the Seversk-Bakhmut highway /1
(now 7km west of the furthest point of the confirmed Russian offensive in the Soledar area) and reach the Slovyansk-Bakhmut highway (13km from the furthest point confirmed Russian offensive in the Soledar area) at least.
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“Given that the recent pace of advance in this area has been a maximum of several hundred meters per day, it is very unlikely that Russian forces will be able to coordinate their advance to these strongholds and move on to encircle Bakhmut,” analysts say.
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General of defeat Oleksandr Lapin was appointed chief of the main staff of the land forces of Mordor. This is a delicious spit in the face of Prigozhin and Kadyrov, who pulled the blankets over themselves too much,
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but did not bring the promised result.
🫵 Putin seeks to balance the power clans, because part of the Führer's entourage began to openly "lie down" under "Wagner"
👉 Lapin in Mordor became famous only as a symbol of the defeats of the Rashists in Chernihiv Oblast, Sumy Oblast/2
and Kharkiv Oblast, when he commanded the "Center" troop grouping. Then Putin named the general a "hero of the Russian Federation". This is understandable, because Lapin is a conscientious (in the Fuhrer's understanding) soldier, he is ready to kill even his own in order to /3
The former secretary of state and head of the Pentagon wrote a column about the only way to avoid the worst-case scenario of a war in Ukraine
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Better stop him now. Time is not on Ukraine's side. Column by Condoleezza Rise and Robert Gates/2
Vladimir Putin remains fully committed to returning all of Ukraine to Russian control, or, failing that, to destroying it as a viable country. He believes that his historical destiny – his messianic mission
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10.01.2023 uppdateringsdags och nu är det en stor ryzka attack över Donbas frontlinjer. Orcerna har satt ”all in” och chansar på att inta Soledar.
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Jag var i kontakt med en av mina grabbar i Soledar och han säger att orcerna bara väller fram och i princip stiger på sina fallna kamrater för att komma framåt. Dessutom bryr de sig inte om att försöka ta skydd, de verkar helt enkelt drogade.
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Orcernas frammarsch har satt staden i en kniptång där gapet mellan spetsarna är endast 2 km. Frågan är nu vad vi skall göra, stanna eller retirera. Själva centrum har vi låst tack vare saltgruvorna och deras tunnelnätverk.
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Defended Happiness: the story of Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Kucheryavy
The future Hero had dreams of shoulder straps since childhood. Therefore, when it came time to choose a profession, Vitaly entered the National Academy of the State Border Service.
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His career developed rapidly, he rose to the rank of head of the department of the checkpoint "Happiness" of the Luhansk border detachment and the rank of lieutenant colonel. /2
A full-scale invasion found Vitaly Kucheryavy in the city of Happiness. At the first appearance of the enemy, the lieutenant colonel gave the command "To battle!".
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Polish Defense Minister announced the creation of a new division in the east of the country
A new military division is being created in Poland, the units of which will be armed with American Abrams tanks and South Korean K2 Black Panthers.
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The corresponding announcement was made today by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.
We are talking about the creation of 1 infantry division, which will be deployed in the east of the country, mainly in the Podlaskie province. It borders on Belarus and Lithuania.
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The new military unit will be located between the 16th and 18th mechanized divisions of the Polish army. The new infantry division will consist of four brigades, each of which will include four battalions.
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The former head of the British General Staff urged Rishi Sunak to transfer the Warrior BMP to Ukraine
Richard Dannatt, who headed the country's General Staff from 2006-2009, noted that only now the West is beginning to heed Ukraine's pleas for offensive capabilities.
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“The French are going to provide AMX-10 light tanks, the US is giving 50 Bradley IFVs, the Germans are transferring most of their fleet of Marder IFVs. And the British?” asks the general in his column for The Telegraph.
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According to him, the resources to provide Ukraine with such equipment from Britain are very limited: Challenger battle tanks are in dire need of updating, and Ajax medium tanks "do not work."
However, London could help the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the supply of /3