Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

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UN: Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine's children have fled homes

The U.N. children's agency says nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion.

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Blasts Hit Military Base in Russian-Occupied Crimea — The Wall Street Journal

Explosions prompt evacuation and follow Ukrainian attack on bridge linking peninsula to Russia

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'The front is a disgrace': Prigozhin says Wagner troops won't fight in Ukraine now. Live updates. — USA TODAY

The Russian front line is a "disgrace" and the Wagner mercenaries who once fought there will remain in Belarus for some time, Yevgeny Prigozhin says.

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Wheat prices spike after Russia raises tensions in the Black Sea.

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Guess Putin doesn’t think much of his African and Arab allies

 

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Ruined, Empty, Mined and Overgrown: Ukraine’s Forgotten Villages (Published 2023)

Settlements along Ukraine’s eastern steppe were reduced to wreckage as the war passed through them. Now choked with weeds and with few residents, they are at risk of disappearing.

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Opinion | What Is War to a Grieving Child?

Every day, Ukrainian children lose fathers in Russia’s assault on their country. A grief camp is fighting to protect their youth.

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A Ukrainian M-2 Fighting Vehicle Reportedly Blew Up Two Russian Tanks In A Single Skirmish

The two 50-pound TOW missiles in the Bradley’s turret-mounted launcher can blast through a T-72’s armor from any angle from as far away as 3,500 yards.

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Satellite photos show massive military buildup in Wagner camp

The mercenary group has reportedly begun setting up in a Belarusian town not far from the Ukrainian border.

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The UK is taking apart Russian armored vehicles captured in Ukraine to learn how to defend against future attacks

The UK's chief of defense staff told Sky News that examining captured military tech helps to better understand how to disrupt and defeat it.

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Ukrainian Army deploys for the first time Danish CAESAR 8x8 howitzers to fight Russian troops | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry army

Ukrainian artillery personnel from the Armed Forces of Ukraine deploys for the first time the 8x8 version of the CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers in combat operation, which was previously owned by Denmark's Defense Forces.

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An unidentified country has ordered $150 million worth of Israeli PULS multiple rocket launchers and long-range missiles

Elbit Systems has signed a new contract for the supply of PULS multiple rocket launchers. The Israeli company announced this on its official website.

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Belgium - Luxembourg - Netherlands Pledge M113 Armored Vehicles to Ukraine Amidst Russian Conflict | Defense News July 2023 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2023 | Archive News year

Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg will refurbish M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from industrial stocks for delivery to Ukraine

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Wounded Ukraine soldiers get new limbs in New York City, return to battle

"Over 20 soldiers are already back on their feet," the Ukrainian American president of Kind Deeds told Newsweek, but we have 200 on our waiting list."

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The US considers sending the Army’s long-range missile to Ukraine despite World War III fears

The new long-range missile in Kharkiv won’t allow the Ukrainian forces to hit Moscow or Saint Petersburg, but still well inside Russia.

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The Russians Lost 18 Old BMP-1 Fighting Vehicles In Just A Day Or So

BMP-1 losses have spiked in part because there are more BMP-1s for the Russians to lose. But the old IFV’s vulnerability to mines, drones and artillery is a factor, too.

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Russia loses 470 soldiers and 31 artillery systems in a day: Ukraine

Since February 24, 2022, Russia has lost approximately 239,500 soldiers in the war in Ukraine, Kyiv's military said on Wednesday.

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NASAMS SAMs, ammunition, Phoenix Ghost and Switchblade UAVs: US announces new $1.3bn aid package for Ukraine

The United States of America continues to help Ukraine fight against Russian invaders by announcing a new military aid package for the AFU.

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Israel's workhorse Merkava tank could soon be refilling foreign arsenals depleted by the war in Ukraine

First deployed in 1979, the Merkava is an unusual tank configured to meet the Israeli military's specific needs.

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Ukraine Could Get 60-Year-Old Ex-British Chieftain Tanks

The diesel-powered, four-person Chieftan is obsolete but not useless.

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Russia quietly gathers 100,000 soldiers along northern frontline

Ukraine has warned about the threat Russia poses during its counteroffensive.

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Russia Sends Oil Through the Arctic Again to Speed Up Delivery to China

Russia is sending a rare cargo of crude oil through the Arctic Sea to China, a move that will fan environmental concerns even if it means cheaper delivery costs for the nation’s petroleum.

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Focus: Made in Russia? Chinese cars drive a revival of Russia's auto factories

The relaunch of a classic Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, by a state-owned company in November was celebrated by Moscow's mayor as showing the resilience of Russia's auto industry to Western sanctions.

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Air forces are ditching runways to prepare their jets to keep operating when enemies aim for their bases

Western air forces are training to disperse to avoid enemy fire, and part of that involves finding new places to land, rearm and refuel, and take off.

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Air Force C-32 Jets Are Going Incognito Under New Security Policy (Updated)

C-32As and Bs are joining other Air Force types now flying without serial numbers and other individually identifying markings.

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Tracking U.S. Military Aircraft Online Could Become Much Harder

Senators want the military to use uniform practices to make online flight tracking, especially of senior officials' planes, more challenging.

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Russian Su-25 Frogfoot Filmed Crashing Into The Sea Of Azov

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Thread by @HoansSolo on Thread Reader App

@HoansSolo: New🧵: @konrad_muzyka , @RALee85 , @KofmanMichael,& I spent some time this month visiting the frontlines in Ukraine to gain new insights into the ongoing counteroffensive & the war overall. Here are some ...…

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interview with one of the authors:

A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive From The Front

A military analyst just returned from touring the Ukraine front and has offered his blunt take on how the counteroffensive is really going.

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Russia says military plane exposed to coalition F-16s guidance systems over Syria - TASS

A Russian military aircraft was exposed to "the guidance systems" of F-16 fighter jets of the U.S.-led coalition during a routine patrol over Syria's southern border, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov was quoted as telling TASS news agency on Thursday.

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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

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Arresting Vladimir Putin in South Africa would be 'declaration of war', says Ramaphosa

South Africa's president is at odds with the opposition ahead of the Russian leader's proposed visit.

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Belarus Red Cross says it is involved in transfer of children out of Ukraine

Claims from head of organisation spark outrage in Kyiv and from the International Federation of Red and Red Crescent Societies

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