Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?
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Russia has reported on Ukrainian losses ..
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It could be my imagination but i think i can make out ladies undies, a packet of durex and gimp maybe gas mask on the screen grab. Talk about getting taken unawares i don't know what these guys were at prior to being taken from the rear
Russian tanks abandoned on retaken Ukrainian territory
Ukraine's military says it has retaken territory from Russia, making its first significant gain in months.
www.bbc.co.uk
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I enjoyed reading this article.
"The Russian army is rushing to get famous as the fastest army in the world," wrote Andriy Yermak - chief of staff for President Volodymyr Zelensky - on Twitter. "Keep running".
"The Russian army is rushing to get famous as the fastest army in the world," wrote Andriy Yermak - chief of staff for President Volodymyr Zelensky - on Twitter. "Keep running".
Ukraine war: Shock and joy in newly liberated villages
"They asked 'is anyone alive?' and I realised they were ours," says one woman. "They were so beautiful."
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I'm not sure this has been picked up but with reference to the BBC article and map below the distance (north to south) from the entire front line running (east to west) to the coast of the Sea of Azov looks to be around a 100 miles. With HIMARS range of 75 miles depending on the road / networks any troops / artillery convoys ordered from the Kherson area may have to run the gauntlet to get back East. EDIT : i forgot the long impracticable way via the soon to be deconstructed Kerch bridge
i was also wondering if there was any other weaponry with a slightly longer range?
Hopefully they will give up rather than try a Richard Gere
i was also wondering if there was any other weaponry with a slightly longer range?
Hopefully they will give up rather than try a Richard Gere
Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack.
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I find it quite amusing how the Great Russian Bear is getting it's ass kicked. Again, I really feel for all of those that are suffering and have been injured or died because of this...but there is only one person to blame for this. And we all know who that is. Putin is a has been KGB thug that has now literally destroyed his military and the Great Russian People's reputation, which I for one have always had respect for. Not any longer.
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Apparently, the Ukrainians are getting some much needed help.
Ukrainian astronomers claim UFOs ‘everywhere’ over Kyiv
Researchers at Ukraine’s the Main Astronomical Observatory have published a paper claiming that they have been observing a “significant” numbers of unidentified flying objects who…
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Griswalduk
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This guy's thinking ahead.
He also informed prisoners of Wagner's rules banning alcohol, drugs and "sexual contacts with local women, flora, fauna, men - anything".
He also informed prisoners of Wagner's rules banning alcohol, drugs and "sexual contacts with local women, flora, fauna, men - anything".
Wagner Group: Head of Russian mercenary group filmed recruiting in prison
Yevgeniy Prigozhin offered prisoners their freedom in exchange for six months service in Ukraine.
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Redefining prisoner of war. Video related to above post.
Watch: Russian mercenary group recruits detainees
Leaked footage appears to show Russian prisoners being recruited to fight for the Wagner group.
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Good analysis if this is a real video .. ( conclusion .. yes, and geolocated also .. )
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Team Russia .. this seems like a unit you don't want to join ..
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Some updates today.
Public given choice of sending convicts to kill or send their children to be killed. Personally i think Russian citizens would prefer the option of withdrawing all combatants and nobody getting killed but as prisoners of fear this choice didn't make it over the wall.
War crimes are being documented in Izyum. Reports of activities your average convict can participate in along with their Russian mentors include ethnic cleansing. This should be good a character building exercise and I'm sure the public will be overjoyed if / when they make it back to Russian society rehabilitated.
Public given choice of sending convicts to kill or send their children to be killed. Personally i think Russian citizens would prefer the option of withdrawing all combatants and nobody getting killed but as prisoners of fear this choice didn't make it over the wall.
Russia's Wagner boss: It's prisoners fighting in Ukraine, or your children
The head of the Russian mercenary group defends sending convicts to the Ukraine front line.
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War crimes are being documented in Izyum. Reports of activities your average convict can participate in along with their Russian mentors include ethnic cleansing. This should be good a character building exercise and I'm sure the public will be overjoyed if / when they make it back to Russian society rehabilitated.
Ukraine war: Hundreds of graves found in liberated Izyum city - officials
More than 400 bodies are thought to be on a site in the city which Russia occupied, officials say.
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Ukraine war: Mass exhumations at Izyum forest graves site
The BBC's Orla Guerin reports from Izyum as Ukraine looks for answers at the site of hundreds of graves.
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Well .. looks like Russia has found new recruits ...
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Russian businessmen keep dying under mysterious circumstances since Putin invaded Ukraine: report
Some of the deaths may relate to a corruption investigation into Russian gas company Gazprom, but the number of deaths has only increased during the invasion of Ukraine.
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This also turned out to be a very good video on the topic ..
Russia's elite 1st Guards Tank Army abandoned equipment in Izium .. this is one of the elite units from the Moscow area .. they are not LPR conscripts .. this represents a significant blow to Putin
Ukraine's counter-offensives - "Seven months from Kyiv to Kharkiv"
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A few weeks ago the Ukraine war was one of attrition and grinding advances, with Russian attacks in the Donbass an Ukrainian actions in Kherson both running into heavy defensive operations.
Then suddenly the Ukrainians launched their operation in Kharkiv Oblast, and within less than a fortnight, the Ukrainians would reclaim more territory than Russian forces had gained in months of bombardment and attrition-driven advances.
The war in Ukraine began with desperate defensive operations by the Ukrainian armed forces and population. Russian forces ended the first days pushing on the Ukrainian capital as the Ukrainians called for anyone capable of holding a rifle to stand up to defend the capital.
Now, it sees Ukrainian mobile units launching exploitation operations and forcing storied units like 1st Guards Tank Army to give up its positions at Izium rather than risk encirclement.
It's a heck of a story, one for the history books - and while it's still an evolving situation and data is thin, I thought it was worth asking three questions.
What the heck just happened, how did it happen, and what does that mean for the war to come?
Russia's elite 1st Guards Tank Army abandoned equipment in Izium .. this is one of the elite units from the Moscow area .. they are not LPR conscripts .. this represents a significant blow to Putin
Ukraine's counter-offensives - "Seven months from Kyiv to Kharkiv"
Perun
A few weeks ago the Ukraine war was one of attrition and grinding advances, with Russian attacks in the Donbass an Ukrainian actions in Kherson both running into heavy defensive operations.
Then suddenly the Ukrainians launched their operation in Kharkiv Oblast, and within less than a fortnight, the Ukrainians would reclaim more territory than Russian forces had gained in months of bombardment and attrition-driven advances.
The war in Ukraine began with desperate defensive operations by the Ukrainian armed forces and population. Russian forces ended the first days pushing on the Ukrainian capital as the Ukrainians called for anyone capable of holding a rifle to stand up to defend the capital.
Now, it sees Ukrainian mobile units launching exploitation operations and forcing storied units like 1st Guards Tank Army to give up its positions at Izium rather than risk encirclement.
It's a heck of a story, one for the history books - and while it's still an evolving situation and data is thin, I thought it was worth asking three questions.
What the heck just happened, how did it happen, and what does that mean for the war to come?
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wondering what winter will bring to the troops on the ground ..