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Sep 19, 2024 13 tweets 6 min read Read on X
A week ago, Russian 🇷🇺 armed forces launched a large counter-offensive to take back the territory they lost in #Kursk oblast.

At the same time, Ukrainian 🇺🇦 armed forces tried to trap these russian forces, launching their own offensive.

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This week has seen many fightings in the western part of ukrainian presence of Kursk oblast. Russian offensive had initial successes, and broke through the defenses of the 103rd territorial defense brigade south of Korenevo, taking some prisonners.
Two main units were engaged in the counter-offensive : VDV of the 51st Airborne Regiment and Marines of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade.

In two days, they took back Snagost and small villages near the Seym river. Ukrainian 501st Marine batallion of 36th Marine had to withdraw. Image
The days after, VDV launched new attacks toward Liubimovka, while 155th Marines managed to enter Gordeevka, Veznapnoe, Apanasovka and Obukhovka.

Here is a video of the assault on Liubimovka and a BMD of the VDV getting hit by a FPV drone.

Ukrainian command was unable to keep its positions, which were in fact strategic. The Glushkovo district (on the west) was nearly encircled (only pontoon bridges on the Seym river were allowing supply).

Russian army amassed thousands of men there to avoid losing it.
Ukrainian command decided to mobilize 21st mecanized brigade, 225th Assault Batallion and 95th Air Assault brigade to launch an attack directly on Glushkovo.

Here is a good thread by @Danspiun including all the geolocated footages of this area.
Here is a map of the Ukrainian assault on Veseloe south of Glushkovo. They may be a little more in the north, but I don"t have proofs for now. Image
Today, we spotted this ground drone attacking the western flank of this attack. The use of unmanned systems like this one allows Ukraine to keep its men safe.
During this assault, we saw Swedish CV 9040 and STRV 122 (Leopard 2). Some CV 9040 and STRV 122 were lost during the assault.



Russia tried to counter-attack multiple times there but failed to take back territory lost. The Glushkovo pocket is now at a high risk of being encircled.

I said multiple times russia has to hold there, because if they loose the pocket, it will be very difficult to take it back.



On the other side of Kursk frontline, Russian forces took back Borki. Sudja is still far from Russian forces.

The ukrainian presence in Kursk has decreased recently, however, russian army is still on a difficult position on the western part. Image
Today images from ©Planet show a lot of bombing east of the current russian presence and some recent russia attacks (we can see the scars in the corn fields + the roads used by Ukraine on the border.
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I'm now going to update Pokrovsk fortifications since today sentinel-2 does not have any cloud.

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Sep 16
In #Dobropilla, no one knows what's happening

It's been one month #Russia 🇷🇺 broke through the frontline in Dobropilla, central part of Donetsk oblast. After few days, this breakthrough was stopped and pushed back 🇺🇦.

Since then, no information has filtered :

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Since weeks, you can see multiple maps of encirclements, of double encirclement and imaginary offensives. However, no one really knows what is happening there, perhaps even both sides command.

Both armies are positionned behind its ennemy, this is why it is impossible to map it. Image
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After the Dobropilla breakthrough, I posted worrying threads. Indeed, Russia pushed during weeks hundreds of soldiers behind the lines.

However, the lack of exploitation and successful counter-offensive managed to push back part of russian advance in the area. Image
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Sep 15
La traite arabo-musulmane a réduit 17 millions d'Africains en esclavage⚔️sur 13 siècles, soit plus que les 12 millions de la traite atlantique, sur 4 siècles.

20 faits et anecdotes oubliées de l'Histoire de la colonisation et de l'esclavage ⬇️

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Le Portugal 🇵🇹 a construit un Empire immense avec seulement 1 million d'habitants, quelques années après la libération de l'occupation musulmane

La plupart du temps, seulement quelques centaines de soldats régnaient sur la moitié du globe principalement via des alliances locales Image
On évoque souvent les Européens comme seuls responsables de la traite transatlantique. Pourtant, ce sont souvent des peuples africains qui livraient des esclaves aux européens :

Dahomey, Ashanti, Kongo, Peuls... Les Européens se contentaient de les récupérer sur les côtes. Image
Read 20 tweets
Sep 13
‼️EN DIRECT ‼️La Russie à l'attaque de l'Europe

En Pologne 🇵🇱 et en Roumanie 🇷🇴, des sirènes anti-aériennes ont été déclenchées face à la menace de frappes russes.

Russie 🇷🇺 et Biélorussie 🇧🇾 conduisent des exercices militaires à la frontière de l'UE.

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C'est une image inédite, des alertes aériennes retentissent dans l'est de la Pologne, demandant aux habitants de se cacher chez eux après que des drones russes survolant l'ouest ukrainien s'approchent de la frontière et menacent d'y pénétrer de nouveau.
Depuis le début de la guerre, des dizaines de drones et missiles russes sont tombés sur le territoire de l'Union Européenne/OTAN, volontairement ou non.

Il y a 3 jours, entre 10 et 16 drones russes sont entrés volontairement en Pologne, provoquant une réaction inédite de l'OTAN. Image
Read 9 tweets
Sep 13
Verdun 1916 - Donbass 2025, le retour des tranchées

Sur le front ukrainien 🇺🇦, des dizaines de milliers de tranchées ont été creusées par les deux armées pour se protéger.

L'armée ukrainienne a mis au point deux imposantes lignes de défense à 20km du front.

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Depuis 6 mois, l'armée ukrainienne prépare deux lignes de défense, que nous avons surnommé "Nouvelles Lignes du Donbass".

Visibles depuis l'espace, elles sont constitués d'une série d'obstacles anti véhicules et anti infanterie et de positions camouflée à l'arrière. Image
Les fortifications créées ont largement contribué à ralentir la progression d'un camp ou de l'autre.

Le terrain est plat, découvert et avec l'essor des drones, impossible de creuser des tranchées au milieu des champs. Ce sont donc ces grandes haies qui servent de positions. Image
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Sep 9
A Pokrovsk et Soumy, l'armée russe 🇷🇺 stoppée par les contre-attaques ukrainiennes 🇺🇦 change de stratégie.

Echouant à exploiter la percée de Dobropilla, l'armée russe pousse à Lyman et Pokrovsk'e, alors qu'elle est encore loin de ses objectifs de 2025.

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Si 2023 fut une année à deux objectifs, mettre un terme aux perspectives offensives ukrainiennes et sécuriser le nord de Donetsk avec Bakhmout, 2024 fut l'année de la dernière bataille de Donetsk, permettant de repousser les ukrainiens loin de la ville, jusqu'à Pokrovsk. Image
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Pour 2025, même si nous ne pouvons pas le confirmer avec certitudes, le principal objectif russe était de préparer le terrain pour la "libération" finale de l'oblast de Donetsk, "prévue" pour 2026

Pour cela, il faut sécuriser Pokrovsk et Kostiantynivka, les deux principaux buts. Image
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Sep 8
From Poland 🇵🇱 to Moldova 🇲🇩 stretches the longest Ukrainian 🇺🇦 defensive line, 2 800 km !

The biggest fortification system is in the east, in Donbass, but we can also find massive fortifications near Belarus, Kharkiv, or Odessa.

Let's analyse what is new :

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Since 2014, ukrainian forces have been fortifying the frontline, primarly with trenches, dugouts and bunkers.

In 2022, 2023 and 2024, they also added new defensive lines everywhere, with anti-tank ditches and open-air trenches, which are now obsolete. 2025 saw a new program : Image
Previous trenches and fortifications were obsolete, no dugouts, no firing positions, no cover against drones and too large for small infantry teams.

Thus, since the first months of 2025, we have seen a new strategy of trench and fortification building. Image
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