Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

[ADevilYouKhow]

Wagner-Affiliated Hackers Likely Took Down Russian Satellite ISP

Unknown hackers who claim to be affiliated with the Wagner PMC group have taken down a satellite communications system used by the Russian military, and the system remains down.

www.bitdefender.com

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian SAMs Can't Stop This Storm Shadow

Russian air defenses are having a tough time dealing with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, even at close range.

www.thedrive.com

US approves $5.6bn sale of 24 F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets to the Czech Republic

The value of one F-35 Lighting II fighter jet for export exceeds $200 million, a conclusion that can be drawn from a statement by the US State Department, which approved the potential sale of the planes to the Czech Republic.

gagadget.com

Romania buys 32 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters from Norway for $425 million and will spend $105 million on upgrades

The Romanian Ministry of Defence is investing more than half a billion dollars to buy and upgrade fourth generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. Both potential deals have been approved by the US State Department.

gagadget.com

Unilever named ‘international sponsor of war’ by Ukraine

Protest at London HQ highlights taxes company pays in Russia and new law requiring it to contribute to war effort

www.theguardian.com

Wagner Group shooting down a Russian command plane may be gift that keeps on giving for Ukraine's beleaguered air defenses

The loss of one of Russia's few Il-22M airborne command centers could hinder its air force's ability to operate over Ukraine.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

U.S. Is Destroying the Last of Its Once-Vast Chemical Weapons Arsenal (Published 2023)

Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed as soon as Friday.

www.nytimes.com

In happier news

 

[hashmander]

Biden to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, despite human rights concerns - The Washington Post

no paywall: https://archive.ph/JQCpk

good,

 

[bnew]

ManyRoads :coffeecup: (@ManyRoads@mstdn.social)

Attached: 1 image "Ukrainians ‘made’ a six-barreled submachine gun from the AK-74s" https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/07/07/ukrainians-made-a-six-barreled-submachine-gun-from-the-ak-74s/ #Biden #EU #Pentagon #Military #War #Ukraine #NATO #Putin #Russia #Weapons #US #WW3 #Zelensky #News...

mstdn.social

https://archive.is/CHGcB

 

[bnew]

Ukrainian Videos (@uavideos@osintua.eu)

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osintua.eu

This server is hosted by OSINTukraine.com, its purpose is to host a set of bots auto-sharing DeepL translated post from the Russian and Ukrainian Telegram ecosystems.

Ukrainian Videos (@uavideos@osintua.eu)

Content warning: t.me/operativnoZSU/104484 ↩ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Оперативний ЗСУ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [TRANSLATED MESSAGE] GUR interception ‼️ "NOBODY HAS SUPPORTED US AT ALL" The military of the Russian Federation spoke about the retreat and heavy...

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t.me/operativnoZSU/104484 ↩

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GUR interception

"NOBODY HAS SUPPORTED US AT ALL"

The military of the Russian Federation spoke about the retreat and heavy losses as a result of the SHOW LESS

Video : https://videosua.osintukraine.com/media/2023-07-07/30545.mp4
Archive : Page 3 - Jul 2023 @uavideos Ukrainian Video #Ukraine

 

[Gains]

Biden to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, despite human rights concerns - The Washington Post

no paywall: https://archive.ph/JQCpk

after all the human rights violations that Russia committed , the bad actors are concerned about Ukraine

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Biden Defends ‘Difficult’ Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine (Published 2023)

With Ukraine burning through stockpiles of conventional artillery, President Biden concluded that he had little choice but to provide the weapons.

www.nytimes.com

Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain

Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech may also be sold overseas.

www.nytimes.com

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Biden finally unleashing the flutes on Putin huh??
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[GzUp]

This will psychologically hurt Russia, those bombs are gonna be a problem.

 

[88m3]

This will psychologically hurt Russia, those bombs are gonna be a problem.

Good.

Russia murdered dozens of civilians in Lviv yesterday which is a thousand miles from the frontlines and Russia has indiscriminately attacked civilians since the war began.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Ruble crashes further as Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to be back in Russia after mutiny

The Russian ruble fell past 93 against the dollar on Thursday, amid continued political uncertainty in the country.

markets.businessinsider.com

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Sending 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Cluster Munitions

The DPICM cluster shells will help break Russia's stubborn trench networks and keep Ukraine's supply of critical artillery up.

www.thedrive.com

Sounds like this is a good stopgap until they can ramp up production of more regular rounds as well as making it tough on the defensive lines

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Bucha Gets a Remake, but Pain Lingers Behind the Facade

More than a year after Ukrainian forces wrested back Bucha from Russian troops, the town is physically transformed. But so much remains unresolved.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

The Victims of a Russian Strike on a Pizzeria: Ukrainian Author, Teenage Twins, Ex-U.S. Marine — The Wall Street Journal

Attack on eastern city killed at least 13 civilians and an unknown number of soldiers in a restaurant that was a social hub

apple.news

tough read

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Ukraine celebrates, Russia denounces Azovstal commander release — Reuters

Russia denounced the release, which was a highly symbolic achievement on the 500th day of the Ukraine war, saying Ankara had promised under the exchange agreement to keep the men in Turkey.

apple.news

Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky Marks 500 Days Of War At Snake Island

Zelensky visited the remote Black Sea outpost to pay respects a year after its liberation and 500 days since Russia's all out invasion began.

www.thedrive.com

500 days

 

[num123]

Let them get the cluster munitions, need to have them feel more terror like this:

Spoiler: NSFW