Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

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Military Plane Crashes in Russia, Killing All Aboard, Moscow Says

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the transport plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war and accused Ukraine of shooting it down. The claims could not be independently verified.

www.nytimes.com

another L for Russia

 

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Oil refinery in southern Russia ablaze -news agencies quote officials — Reuters

A fire broke out at a large oil refinery in the southern Russian town of Tuapse on Wednesday and emergency teams were battling the blaze, Russian news agencies quoted officials as saying.

apple.news

 

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B-21 Raider Now In Production Just Two Months After First Flight

The Pentagon announced that it issued a production contract for the most advanced combat aircraft ever designed.

www.thedrive.com

 

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man....

 

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https://x.com/ilvestoomas/status/1750639800103608498?s=46&t=vH0JvBk2yuofN3Md4Olg7g

 

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Businessman Arrested for Scheme to Illegally Export Semiconductors and Other Controlled Technology to Russia

Ilya Kahn, 66, a citizen of the United States, Israel and Russia, and resident of Brooklyn, New York, and Los Angeles, California, was arrested yesterday in Los Angeles for his alleged involvement in a years-long scheme to secure and unlawfully export sensitive technology from the United States...

www.justice.gov

 

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Ukrainians down Russian cruise missile with M2 Browning machine gun: Video

Russia launched a "combined missile attack" across Ukraine using various missile types overnight, Kyiv said on Tuesday morning.

www.newsweek.com

Ukraine Isn’t Running Out Of Tanks. It’s Running Out Of Tank Parts.

Many more Leopard 2 tanks have been damaged than have been destroyed—and the Ukrainians are having real problems getting the damaged tanks fixed and returned to service.

www.forbes.com

Ukrainian Crews Set A Complex Missile Trap For Russia’s Best Radar Plane

Exactly how the Ukrainians shot down the four-engine A-50 is unclear, but analyst Tom Cooper has a theory. Ukrainian missile crews lured the Russian crew into a trap.

www.forbes.com

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-hails-diasporas-support-proposes-dual-citizenship-2024-01-22/

Russia is likely using Ukraine's freezing winter to ramp up its front-line assaults — but its losses are soaring, British intelligence says

Russian forces could attempt to exploit the hard, frozen ground before the spring thaw and mud season set in, said the UK Ministry of Defence.

www.businessinsider.com

Ukraine eliminated Russia's best drone operator, top pilot in one week

Ukraine had shared footage appearing to show a damaged tail section of Russia's Il-22M airborne command post.

www.newsweek.com

 

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Meanwhile back on planet earth.

"U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory."

The Biden administration is working on a long-term strategy for supporting Kyiv — despite the funding impasse in Congress. But those plans do not anticipate significant gains by Ukraine against Russia in 2024, officials say.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/01/26/ukraine-war-plan-biden-defense/

 

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Meanwhile back on planet earth.

"U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/01/26/ukraine-war-plan-biden-defense/

This will end like the Korean war, the war will freeze along current lines...Russia is not strong enough to take all of Ukraine and Ukraine is not strong enough to take back occupied territory.