On Saturday, June 22, an Estonian volunteer soldier died while going to help Ukraine in its fight for freedom. 42-year-old Martin Jääger died in a battle near the village of Raigorodka on the border of the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions on the Kupyansk-Svatovo line. 1/4
He became the third Estonian to fall for Ukraine during a full-scale invasion. He was part of the famous 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army, which is currently fighting fierce defensive battles east of the village of Borovaya. Jääger served for more than ten years 2/4
in the elite Scout Battalion of the Estonian Defense Forces. In 2013, he participated in an overseas operation in Afghanistan as part of Estcoy-13. Martin went to help Ukraine a year ago. 3/4
He has been in Ukraine in various units, and ended up in the 3rd Assault Brigade just a month ago. My condolences to Martin's family and everyone who knew him 4/4
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Heavy fighting continues in Vovchansk and Chasovy Yar. Meanwhile, Russia continues to suffer from a shortage of manpower, although the meat storm tactics continue. A Russian war correspondent has published a video in which he filmed Russian soldiers "in a basement."
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A "basement" in the occupied territories is a place of punishment. Before the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians were held there, tortured to extract false confessions, but now these basements are filled with Russian soldiers who refuse to go back
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to the front, before being sent to penal battalions. At least 16 such special places are known. The published video shows terrible unsanitary conditions. Almost all the soldiers have untreated wounds. Sending the wounded to meat storms has been known for a long time.
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Another Ukrainian development related to sea drones has become known. Ukrainian sea drones have learned to mine the sea routes of Russian ships. Thanks to this tactic, four enemy vessels were sunk. As reported in the article by The Wall Street Journal, the Russians, 1/7
frightened by the raids of sea drones, built large barriers at the entrance to the Sevastopol Bay, so the Ukrainians came up with alternative operations - the installation of sea mines. Special SeaBaby have learned to install bottom mines made of plastic, weighing about 2/7
180 kg. They are difficult to find, since they lie in the silt under the shallow water, use acoustic and electromagnetic sensors to detect the presence of the ship, causing a detonation. For 1.5 months, a team of Ukrainian special services tracked the routes of sea ships 3/7
1/11 Fighterbomber has become an unreliable source, and it is high time for people to recognize this. Update by @joni_askola
2/11 Fighterbomber claimed yesterday that russia had shot down an American drone in the Black Sea last night. However, the US has since denied this. Currently, the veracity of the incident remains uncertain, despite appearing highly improbable.
3/11 The occurrence or non-occurrence of the event does not alter the fact that Fighterbomber has become an unreliable source.
1/6 china's true character is becoming more evident as it now threatens to enforce the death penalty for those who actively advocate for Taiwan's independence. Update by @joni_askola
2/6 china has warned of implementing the death penalty for "diehard" proponents of Taiwan independence, intensifying pressure despite chinese courts lacking jurisdiction over the democratically governed island.
3/6 The guidelines outline actions deemed as criminal offenses warranting punishment, such as advocating for Taiwan's participation in international organizations that require statehood, engaging in external official exchanges, and suppressing individuals promoting reunification
1/6 Putin won't like it: European Nordic nations set up a cross-border military transport corridor spanning from the Arctic coast to Lapland. Update by @joni_askola
2/6 Finland, Norway, and Sweden have agreed to create a cooperative corridor for transporting military personnel and equipment.
3/6 The three Nordic leaders met in the northern Norwegian town of Bodø on the 19th and 20th of June to discuss security and military cooperation. Bodø is home to the Norwegian Joint Headquarters.
Russian special services coordinate the flow of illegal migrants through Belarus to Poland. For this purpose, there are networks and training centers for migrants in Belarus and Russia. Attempts to break through the border are made daily. The scheme involves Belarusian
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border guards delivering migrants to the border. Migrants are attracted through special chats and groups on social networks that are maintained in their languages. Special dispatchers in these chats connect them with carriers. First, migrants are collected in Moscow.
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Migrants receive a Russian visa, after which they come to Moscow, where they are met by Russian special services. After that, migrants are redirected to Minsk, where they are met by Belarusian special services and instructors of the Separate Active Measures Service -
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