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Apr 8 6 tweets 1 min read
Here, I will dismantle the most common point of Ukrainian propaganda.

No, Ukrainians are not outnumbered.

Russia is the one outnumbered.

Ukraine currently fields 880,000 personnel.

Russia fields 620,000.

Can we stop about the outnumbered weak Ukraine bullshit?

Perhaps then it's time for the west to provide the munitions that it has repeatedly pledged instead of blaming Ukraine? "Then why is Russia advancing"

1. They are literally not. No breakthrough means no advance, end of story.

What little "gains" they are making, if you can even call them that, are the product of tactical repositioning. Concerning Avdiivka, they only managed those tactical "gains" due to their initially superior territorial position.

The settlement had been in a god-damn semi-encirclement since 2014.
Mar 16 29 tweets 13 min read
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In war it is always appropriate to learn. Even from the enemy.

The lesson of the day: Truth does not matter. Only people's perception of it.

Let's take a deep dive into the science and the art of propaganda: Image 2/ Propaganda, which as a concept has been demonized, is simply the effort of the state to push public opinion towards the support of its' interests. Image
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Feb 20 11 tweets 4 min read
1/ You asked why do I, and my friend @MndyMrningBlues, refer to this as the "real estate deal of the century"?

Well, gentlemen, let it be known that the total value of Ukraine's minerals added together, sits at, not at a $500 Billion, which is the value often thrown around, but a whopping $14.6 TRILLION.Image 2/ This conservative $14.6 Trillion figure represents the total economic value of Ukraine's known mineral resource holdings, including both exploited and unexploited reserves. Image
Feb 3 5 tweets 1 min read
I have explained many times that you don't have to be stupid to fall for propaganda. This is not how the science works.

The adaptation to environmental patterns is core to all intelligence, and virtually every authoritarian government in the world is using this to bend us to their will.

This is literal vassalization. A few decades ago it was sufficient to have a home turf advantage. Not anymore. There is no home turf advantage when what you perceive as the majority of the "community" is in fact a bunch of trolls in St. Petersburg calling for the secession of Texas.
Jan 27 8 tweets 2 min read
1/ A misconception among those who believe Ukraine is losing the war stems from Russia's incremental advances in the East. These individuals often fail to articulate the strategic rationale behind Russia's decision to prioritize the Donbas in the first place.

However, it is in fact straightforward: 2/ Putin is hesitant to implement further conscription, forcing the Russian general staff to confront the reality that achieving the capitulation of Ukraine—defined through the seizure of Kyiv and other major centers of Ukrainian political power—is militarily unattainable.
Dec 21, 2024 19 tweets 6 min read
1/ Yes, Ukraine is winning.

Here’s an in-depth breakdown of the entire situation, without the bullshit: Russia has two potential paths to force Ukraine into capitulation:

1. Through a Parliamentary Agreement

This would require two-thirds of the Verkhovna Rada to approve a capitulation and vote for the reform of the constitution. This is politically unfeasible for both sides. Image
May 1, 2024 10 tweets 2 min read
This remains my position. 1/ I was going to make a big thread, but I discarded it because it seemed counterproductive.

In short,

> What the west can realistically provide today will not make a difference offensively.

> Ukraine must depend on it's own domestic war industry.
Apr 29, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
1/ Now let me get something straight with you here, and I'll take it slowly so that your shallow, imperialist Russian minds can comprehend it.

The average speed of a snail is 0.048 kilometers per hour.
Image 2/ When multiplied by 24, which, in case you don't know, is the number of hours in a single day, this should give us the distance in kilometers that a snail covers in a day.

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Apr 26, 2024 43 tweets 7 min read
1/ Long thread, covering a lot of stuff about the Russo-Ukrainian war.

For some, warfare consist of acts of personal valor; for others, it consists of small arms clashes over hills, armored thrusts, the maneuvering of units on a map, politics, territorial struggles, destruction,


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2/ aviation sorties, logistics—the list continues for as many roles as there are in a society. In truth, warfare encompasses all these elements. Personally, I view warfare as a struggle to break the enemy's ability to continue the fight.
Apr 24, 2024 7 tweets 1 min read
⚡️ Full Frontline Report ✚ 24.04.2024

1/ Following a successful Ukrainian counterattack, the Russian offensive east of Chasiv Yar stalled. On the Donetsk front, Russian forces continue to make minor progress. In the area of Avdiivka, the situation is increasingly dangerous. 2/ On the Zaporizhzhia front, the intensity of clashes remained low. The majority of activity was limited to artillery exchanges, with Russian ground forces only attempting to cross the gray zone on 3 separate occasions. No territorial concessions were made to the enemy.
Apr 7, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
1/ Russian forces deployed a tank specially modified to provide electronic warfare cover for their mechanized group. In what will be remembered as one of the most dangerous missions of the war, Ukrainian soldiers stepped in and managed to recover it.

Here is the full story. 🧵
Image 2/ Having neutralized 4 drones during the initial assault, a weak spot was identified and the vehicle ended up receiving substantial damage from a Ukrainian FPV drone. Simultaneously wire became tangled in its tracks, causing it to collide with the Russian BMP in it's vicinity.
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Apr 7, 2024 9 tweets 3 min read
⚡️ Full Frontline Report ✚ 07.04.2024 ⚡️

1/ A very interesting day.

On the Zaporizhzhia front, the intensity of clashes remained low. Russian forces launched a single attack in the area northwest of Verbove, contesting a position that was liberated in the summer offensive. Image 2/ In the Avdiivka area, the enemy was allowed to advance. Berdychi has almost entirely passed under Russian control, with Ukrainian elements in many areas withdrawing behind the Durna river. This has been a maneuver that was planned by the general staff for a long time. Image
Apr 2, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
⚡️Full Frontline Report ✚ 02.04.2024⚡️

1/ On the Zaporizhzhia Front, positional battles continue. Enemy forces attempted to capture Ukrainian positions northwest of Verbove, but failed to achieve any progress. The situation remains unchanged. Image 2/ On the Kherson-Crimea front, Russian forces went on the offensive on 4 separate occasions, but failed to achieve any of their objectives. The line of contact remains unchanged. Image
Mar 25, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
⚡️Full Frontline Report ✚ 25.03.2024⚡️

1/ On the Zaporizhzhia front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue their offensive operations northwest of Verbove. However, faced with fierce Ukrainian resistance, they have been unable to advance. Image 2/ On the Donetsk front, Russian infantrymen have managed to occupy sections of the gray zone in and north of Novomykhailivka. Ukrainian forces have launched counterattacks in the areas of Pobjeda, Pervomaiske and Nevelske in an effort to fix Russian forces in place. Image
Mar 18, 2024 14 tweets 8 min read
1/ The @DefMon3 Principle: A thread on the history of COPEsint, Delusion, Gatekeeping, and Pseudo-Realism.

Abandoning Ukraine in her darkest hour, the snake, now that he realized that the frontline isn't collapsing, emerges from his pit to resume his campaign of nonsense. Image 2/ Let's begin by asking the question, what is open-source intelligence? What is the proper definition of the term OSINT? Is it solely the act of geolocating? No. By definition, OSINT refers to collecting and analyzing data from open sources to produce actionable intelligence.
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Mar 12, 2024 6 tweets 2 min read
1/ Okay, but what if it's not a raid. Let me elaborate on the strategic brilliance behind choosing this location. The path back to the settlement is so narrow and predictable that any offensive force would be annihilated by Ukrainian* artillery that is set up around* the salient.
Image 2/ I literally can not exaggerate the massive boost in efficiency of artillery support under these conditions. On a head-on charge, success is impossible for the Russians. Holding this territory doesn't require a large number of troops either.
Mar 12, 2024 9 tweets 4 min read
⚡️Full Frontline Report ✚ 12.03.2024⚡️

1/ On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian forces attempted to overcome Ukrainian defenses along the Robotyne - Verbove LoC on seven separate occasions. All clashes remained confined within the boundaries of the initial gray zone. Image 2/ On the northern front, Russian opposition forces, encountering minimal resistance, penetrated the international border on three separate axes. Territorial gains have been recorded in the directions of Shebekino, Grayvoron, and Kazinka. Image
Mar 11, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
1/ After years of Russian PsyOps, coupled with the excellent handling the failure of the Ukrainian offensive, the mental infrastructure of people was perfectly conditioned to believe that a 5km deep advance is the end of the world. Well I'm here to tell you that this is not true. Image 2/ It's science. Susceptibility to propaganda is a fundamental property of intelligence. No one is exempt from its influence. Whether or not you consciously realize it, the effect at the neuron level is always present on exposure. Image
Mar 3, 2024 12 tweets 4 min read
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1/ Drama between Pro-Ukrainian accounts must be stopped. The increasingly frequent incidents stem from deliberate Russian information operations aimed at discrediting accounts that dare to cover the war in a manner unfavorable to the Kremlin. 🧵 Image 2/ For those who have followed him for a long time, David's experience is evident. As the frontline remains stagnant and Western media unnecessarily spreads panic over minor developments, we can clearly discern on who truly supports Ukraine and who is merely in it for followers. Image
Feb 26, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
1/ The diminishing effectiveness of tanks has been a century-long process, and the rise of drones is merely another factor contributing to this very real trend. Doctrine evolves, and so does technology. Image 2/ Tanks have to evolve. Doctrinally and technologically. Like many things, military technology is subject to evolution. Pretending that any tank design, western or Russian, can decisively deal with drones and continue operating as it would ten years ago is self-deception.

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Feb 26, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
⚡️Full Frontline Report ✚ 26.02.2024⚡️

1/ On the Zaporizhzhia Front, Russian forces made another attempt to breach Ukrainian defenses in Robotyne through a combined assault from the southern and western directions. No progress was achieved. Image 2/ On the enemy's own admission, the tactical approach employed by Ukrainian forces is noteworthy. Having control over the stronghold south of the settlement, the AFU allows the Russian spearheads to advance, only to find themselves encircled from all sides and annihilated. Image