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1/ THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION, DAY 14

69 years ago today, Soviet troops had deposed the pro-democracy government of Hungary and were wiping out every remaining pocket of armed resistance. But Hungarian revolutionaries were still fighting back desperately against overwhelming odds. Image
2/ As the Hungarian Revolution enters its second week, the Soviet Army has effectively neutralised the Hungarian Army and crushed much of the resistance to its invasion of Hungary. Hungarian revolutionary fighters and some soldiers continue to fight on in Budapest and elsewhere.
3/ The revolutionaries are holding onto a handful of positions in central Budapest, including Corvin Square, Moszkva Square (the present-day Széll Kálmán Square), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. They fight on in the desperate hope of Western intervention. Image
4/ This, however, never comes – the West is distracted by the simultaneous Suez Crisis and has no wish to start a war with the Soviet Union over Hungary. Despite many calls for intervention, the Soviets have a free hand to crush the Hungarian Revolution.
5/ The Soviets use heavy artillery to bombard the revolutionary positions, heedless of the damage and civilian casualties. By 9 pm, the Corvin Cinema is on fire and the remaining Hungarian fighters are holed up in the basement of the burning building. Image
6/ Elsewhere, soldiers, revolutionaries and workers in the industrial suburb of Csepel have created an effective stronghold on the island district, guarded by well-positioned anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns. They are able to inflict serious damage on the Soviets. Image
7/ Scattered fighting also takes place in other areas of Hungary, although in many areas the local revolutionary workers' councils advise fighters not to resist in the face of overwhelming Soviet strength. Groups of young fighters slip into the forests to continue resistance.
8/ As the day ends, Budapest's streets are silent apart from patrolling Soviet troops, who have orders to shoot on sight anyone who violates the curfew. A few revolutionary-held radio stations continue to broadcast appeals for help, but they are being silenced one by one. Image
9/ (To be continued tomorrow.)

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Nov 6
1/ Indians fighting in the Russian army have been killed en masse near Pokrovsk. A survivor says in a video that his friends, who included students studying in Russia, died only 10 days after signing a military contract and being sent to the front without any training. ⬇️
2/ An Indian man tells how his friend, a student, signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence because he wanted to make money. He had previously been doing "a month of work digging dugouts", likely in the Russian rear or in a border region.
3/ "When he came [back] to Moscow ... he sees that if he signs a contract, he gets 2,000,000 rubles [$24,584 – note that the average annual salary in India is $4,038]."

His friend was sent to Pokrovsk only 10 days later, without any training. As the man says:
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1/ Russian warbloggers are bitter and outraged that Serbia is selling ammunition to the EU to provide to Ukraine. One advocates that in response, "as a brotherly gesture, [we could] cut off their fucking gas valve". ⬇️
2/ 'Ramzai' complains:

"Serbia is ready to sell ammunition to the EU, even if it ends up in Ukraine. Because the warehouses are overflowing—Vučić

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Vučić is as disgusting as a caterpillar gorged on cabbage."
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1/ THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION, DAY 13

69 years ago today, Hungary's dream of freedom and democracy was brutally crushed by 200,000 Soviet troops with over 1,000 tanks. Although Operation Whirlwind was meant to be over in three days, Hungary's revolutionaries fought on for a week. Image
2/ The Soviet forces already inside Hungary are organized into two armies. The Eighth Army is deployed around Debrecen in the east with six divisions. The 38th Guards Army, stationed around Székesfehérvár in the west, comprises another seven divisions.
3/ A separate 'Special Corps' comprising five elite Guards divisions is stationed just across the border in Romania, with another six divisions assigned to it for the operation. This force has been directed to seize Budapest in the morning of 4 November 1956.
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1/ Russia is failing to keep up with Ukraine's drone development, according to a Russian warblogger. In a lengthy commentary, 'Voenkor Kotenok' asks: "Who is stealing Russia's victory on the battlefield in the Special Military Operation?" ⬇️ Image
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3/ "The war in Ukraine is being marked by the creation of a new branch of the armed forces.
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1/ A Russian marine says that his commander, whom he describes as an incompentent drunkard, ordered his unit to march 20 km and attack a Russian-held position, after which all but three of his men were killed. He's now considering a suicide mission to kill his commanders. ⬇️ Image
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1/ This from @slantchev is exactly right. In Russia, there's a long tradition of petitioning the Tsar – petitions were called chelobitnye, literally 'forehead-beating documents', reflecting petitioners' ritual bowing of their foreheads to the ground before the Tsar. Image
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