Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)
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Ukraine Hacks ATMs Across Russia in Ongoing Massive Cyberattack
The cyberattack, which started July 23, is “gaining momentum” a Ukrainian source in intelligence said.
www.kyivpost.com
China 'unshakably' committed to Ukraine's territorial integrity, Kuleba says
"My Chinese colleague clearly said that he agrees that we need not the illusion of peace, but a just and sustainable peace," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on July 24 during his visit to China.
kyivindependent.com
Ukrainian Drones May Have Flown A Record 1,100 Miles To Target Russian Bombers At Their Northern Base
Olenya air base supports Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers, which routinely strike Ukrainian cities.
www.forbes.com
Russians push on entire front line to prevent Ukraine from seizing initiative – ISW
Analysing the change in the mission of the central grouping of Russian troops in Donetsk Oblast, experts from the Institute for the Study of War have indicated that the Russians are attempting to exert pressure across the entire front line to prevent Ukraine from seizing the initiative on the...
www.pravda.com.ua
For Two Days In A Row, The Russians Hurled Tanks At The Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade. For Two Days, The Paratroopers Held.
The Russians are hoping to break through to Kurakhivka.
www.forbes.com
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For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Russia "fixing" things started a fukking war you dumb fukk
1/11
Happy Russian Navy Day!
To the glorious power that has lost the Black Sea to a country that has zero major warships!
2/11
The irony is that it was hubris and ego that kept these ships operational. Russia was spending to keep these rust buckets afloat. By destroying them Ukraine has freed up resources for modern weapons and forces - something Russia was too proud to do on its own.
3/11
I hope, that Russia wl not start to play with Ukraine “nuclear day”
4/11
Something is wrong. On this info we got only 13 ships total on fire, but in the Daily Loses we have 28 ships + 1 sub.
5/11
Did they ever publicly acknowledge what happened to their flagship?
6/11
Well, how their can swimm!
7/11
Destroyed by equivalent of a jetski.
8/11
Looks like Navy is. No-Navy now.
9/11
Happy Ukrainian navy day
10/11
Russia is a failed naval power.
Ukraine made sure of that.
It has lost so many vessels to a nation with almost no naval assets.
It tried to impose a maritime blockade on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Not only was that defeated, Ukraine ran the wankers out of Sevastopol to Novorossiysk.
11/11
Ukraine lost the Black Sea...
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Happy Russian Navy Day!
To the glorious power that has lost the Black Sea to a country that has zero major warships!
2/11
The irony is that it was hubris and ego that kept these ships operational. Russia was spending to keep these rust buckets afloat. By destroying them Ukraine has freed up resources for modern weapons and forces - something Russia was too proud to do on its own.
3/11
I hope, that Russia wl not start to play with Ukraine “nuclear day”
4/11
Something is wrong. On this info we got only 13 ships total on fire, but in the Daily Loses we have 28 ships + 1 sub.
5/11
Did they ever publicly acknowledge what happened to their flagship?
6/11
Well, how their can swimm!
7/11
Destroyed by equivalent of a jetski.
8/11
Looks like Navy is. No-Navy now.
9/11
Happy Ukrainian navy day
10/11
Russia is a failed naval power.
Ukraine made sure of that.
It has lost so many vessels to a nation with almost no naval assets.
It tried to impose a maritime blockade on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Not only was that defeated, Ukraine ran the wankers out of Sevastopol to Novorossiysk.
11/11
Ukraine lost the Black Sea...
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Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil depot burns after drone strike — Guardian US
Blinken warns of further actions if China keeps aiding Russian industrial base; Russia claims control of Lozuvatske settlement. What we know on day 886
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can you share the whole thread?
they're clearly struggling right now unfortunately
1/17
"Russia is burning Ukrainian troops to exhaustion"
The situation around the village of Prohress is deteriorating.
Russia is advancing at a rate of up to a kilometre per day. It has advanced 8km in two weeks.
The Pokrovsk front is buckling.
Some thoughts on the situation.
1/
2/17
A week ago Ukraine lost the village of Prohres after just 48 hours of fighting.
Defending Ukrainian units fled, while the reinforcing troops from the 47th also had to withdraw due to lack of infantry.
After the loss of the village the Russians have advanced up to 1km a day.
2/
3/17
Some Ukrainian units even got surrounded in the midst of the Russian offensive, although they managed to break free.
Check @Deepstate_UA for details.
Multiple Ukrainian sources are now calling the situation on the Pokrovsk front "critical"
What has led to this situation?
3/
4/17
The situation on the Pokrovsk front is the result of many of the long- and short-term challenges the Ukrainians face coming together at the same time.
The most significant ones are the issues with leadership and the manpower situation, which we've discussed since spring.
4/
5/17
To start off with leadership: The Ukrainian sources are continually criticising their own commanders for too slow, bad, or even self-destructive decisions. The troops surrounded at Prohress apparently never got a command to withdraw.
5/
6/17
Ukraine still seems to expend the lives of its soldiers to hold on to as much territory as possible.
It's politically understandable, but it does mean that the commanders at the frontline have very little flexibility and even need to leave their men in dangerous positions.
6/
7/17
This problem is exasperated by the issue of manpower & reserves.
Majority of the combat-capable Ukrainian troops are now at the front, even the 150-154 series of brigades. Russia has managed to create multiple crises over the summer which have tied up UA resources & reserves
7/
8/17
With little reserves left, to solve these crises Ukraine needs to move reinforcements from one part of the front to another. To strengthen defences in one place Ukraine needs to make another place vulnerable.
This constant fire-brigading burns through Ukrainian troops.
8/
9/17
Many Ukrainian formations haven't received replacements in a long time. When they do, the replacements may be of poor quality either due to age, or due to subpar training.
The same applies to green formations sent to the front, who are just getting their baptism of fire.
9/
10/17
Battered formations can rarely be pulled out of the line because there is nothing to replace them.
Russia on the other hand attacks the brigades and units that it has learned are either the most exhausted or the worst lead/trained. It especially strikes at troop rotations.
10/
11/17
Crises have accumulated over the summer with Ocheretyne, Kharkiv, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and now Prohress.
Russia has strived to exhaust the Ukrainians. Now, for the first time, it has managed to create multiple larger crises in different areas at the same time.
11/
12/17
With multiple fires to put out, (Toretsk is still very much ongoing and both sides are attacking in Kharkiv) Ukraine can't simply attempt to throw everything at Prohres like it did in Kharkiv.
Russians on the other hand have brought in fresh units to lead the attack.
12/
13/17
Ukraine's new mobilization laws will hopefully make the situation easier over the autumn, but we are not there yet. The reinforcements are still some ways away (and of unknown quality).
Russia definitely has a few weeks to even a couple of to try and exploit the situation.
13/
14/17
Ukraine will need to come up with a solution to the problem at hand with the limited resources it has, and within whatever political constraints it has.
Luckily, many Russian units are exhausted as well, and Russian resources are not limitless.
14/
15/17
Russia has also failed to make the most of Kharkiv. Had something like this happened after Kharkiv started the situation would be even worse. Russia is less prepared to exploit this than in early summer.
Ukraine has also managed to navigate precarious situations before.
15/
16/17
If they can stem or even exhaust the tide until the new waves of mobilized start appearing on the frontlines, the crisis is averted.
Russia seems to be throwing everything it has to break the Ukrainians before that happens.
16/
17/17
I wrote much the same in my analysis in Helsingin Sanomat. It's in Finnish, but it can be read from the link below.
While not in journalistic pursuits I'm still monitoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine with my colleagues at @Black_BirdGroup
HS-analyysi | Tilanne rintamalla on ”kriittinen” – Venäjä polttaa Ukrainan joukkoja loppuun
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"Russia is burning Ukrainian troops to exhaustion"
The situation around the village of Prohress is deteriorating.
Russia is advancing at a rate of up to a kilometre per day. It has advanced 8km in two weeks.
The Pokrovsk front is buckling.
Some thoughts on the situation.
1/
2/17
A week ago Ukraine lost the village of Prohres after just 48 hours of fighting.
Defending Ukrainian units fled, while the reinforcing troops from the 47th also had to withdraw due to lack of infantry.
After the loss of the village the Russians have advanced up to 1km a day.
2/
3/17
Some Ukrainian units even got surrounded in the midst of the Russian offensive, although they managed to break free.
Check @Deepstate_UA for details.
Multiple Ukrainian sources are now calling the situation on the Pokrovsk front "critical"
What has led to this situation?
3/
4/17
The situation on the Pokrovsk front is the result of many of the long- and short-term challenges the Ukrainians face coming together at the same time.
The most significant ones are the issues with leadership and the manpower situation, which we've discussed since spring.
4/
5/17
To start off with leadership: The Ukrainian sources are continually criticising their own commanders for too slow, bad, or even self-destructive decisions. The troops surrounded at Prohress apparently never got a command to withdraw.
5/
6/17
Ukraine still seems to expend the lives of its soldiers to hold on to as much territory as possible.
It's politically understandable, but it does mean that the commanders at the frontline have very little flexibility and even need to leave their men in dangerous positions.
6/
7/17
This problem is exasperated by the issue of manpower & reserves.
Majority of the combat-capable Ukrainian troops are now at the front, even the 150-154 series of brigades. Russia has managed to create multiple crises over the summer which have tied up UA resources & reserves
7/
8/17
With little reserves left, to solve these crises Ukraine needs to move reinforcements from one part of the front to another. To strengthen defences in one place Ukraine needs to make another place vulnerable.
This constant fire-brigading burns through Ukrainian troops.
8/
9/17
Many Ukrainian formations haven't received replacements in a long time. When they do, the replacements may be of poor quality either due to age, or due to subpar training.
The same applies to green formations sent to the front, who are just getting their baptism of fire.
9/
10/17
Battered formations can rarely be pulled out of the line because there is nothing to replace them.
Russia on the other hand attacks the brigades and units that it has learned are either the most exhausted or the worst lead/trained. It especially strikes at troop rotations.
10/
11/17
Crises have accumulated over the summer with Ocheretyne, Kharkiv, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and now Prohress.
Russia has strived to exhaust the Ukrainians. Now, for the first time, it has managed to create multiple larger crises in different areas at the same time.
11/
12/17
With multiple fires to put out, (Toretsk is still very much ongoing and both sides are attacking in Kharkiv) Ukraine can't simply attempt to throw everything at Prohres like it did in Kharkiv.
Russians on the other hand have brought in fresh units to lead the attack.
12/
13/17
Ukraine's new mobilization laws will hopefully make the situation easier over the autumn, but we are not there yet. The reinforcements are still some ways away (and of unknown quality).
Russia definitely has a few weeks to even a couple of to try and exploit the situation.
13/
14/17
Ukraine will need to come up with a solution to the problem at hand with the limited resources it has, and within whatever political constraints it has.
Luckily, many Russian units are exhausted as well, and Russian resources are not limitless.
14/
15/17
Russia has also failed to make the most of Kharkiv. Had something like this happened after Kharkiv started the situation would be even worse. Russia is less prepared to exploit this than in early summer.
Ukraine has also managed to navigate precarious situations before.
15/
16/17
If they can stem or even exhaust the tide until the new waves of mobilized start appearing on the frontlines, the crisis is averted.
Russia seems to be throwing everything it has to break the Ukrainians before that happens.
16/
17/17
I wrote much the same in my analysis in Helsingin Sanomat. It's in Finnish, but it can be read from the link below.
While not in journalistic pursuits I'm still monitoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine with my colleagues at @Black_BirdGroup
HS-analyysi | Tilanne rintamalla on ”kriittinen” – Venäjä polttaa Ukrainan joukkoja loppuun
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Screwed up... till tha casket drops!!
how significant are these towns, searching google for "prohress" with a before:2024-05-01 flag returns 0 results, it's literally never been referenced before in the english language
some of the the aerial footage i've seen shows like three houses in the middle of nowhere, and i imagine they're like those fake ones on the maginot where every other "house" is really a bunker
some of the the aerial footage i've seen shows like three houses in the middle of nowhere, and i imagine they're like those fake ones on the maginot where every other "house" is really a bunker
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Ukraine has started training Bradley infantry fighting vehicle crews by itself
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have started training crews for Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which Ukraine receives as part of military aid
mil.in.ua
russia Keeps Trying to Sell Su-75 Checkmate to India But No One Wants a Fighter Without Working Prototype | Defense Express
A few years ago, UAE pulled out of the project — albeit temporarily — so the Kremlin is not giving up the idea of dragging India into the program, despite the latter having own plans for a fifth-generation aircraft
en.defence-ua.com
Russian soldiers are relying heavily on their personal cellphones to wage war in Ukraine even though it risks getting them killed
Former US military officers say this trend speaks to a lack of communication options and that it makes them vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks.
www.businessinsider.com
Rebels in Mali Display Ukrainian Flag After Wagner Defeat
Kyiv Post obtained an exclusive photo of Tuareg rebels posing with a Ukrainian flag after defeating Wagner mercenaries over the weekend.
www.kyivpost.com
Rebels in Mali Display Ukrainian Flag After Wagner Defeat
Kyiv Post obtained an exclusive photo of Tuareg rebels posing with a Ukrainian flag after defeating Wagner mercenaries over the weekend.
Kateryna ZakharchenkoEN
Kyiv Post obtained an exclusive photo Monday, July 29 from sources in Ukraine’s defense and security sector showing Tuareg rebels posing with a Ukrainian flag after having just dealt a major defeat to Russian state-funded Wagner mercenaries in Mali.
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), stated, during a national telethon on Monday, July 29, that “the rebels received necessary information, which enabled a successful military operation against Russian war criminals,” adding, “We won’t discuss the details at the moment, but there will be more to come.”
This photo seems to indicate the Tuaregs’ support for Ukraine – which has been pursuing Wagner mercenaries' across the African continent.
Wagner mercenaries have helped the Russian government extract natural resources in Africa, including, according to The Blood Gold Report, an estimated $2.5 billion worth of gold in the past two years, which Russian leader Vladimir Putin has used to help fund his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing since February 2022.
Tuareg rebels from the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD) earlier shared photos and videos of a destroyed Wagner column.
The battles with Wagner occurred in the town of Tinzaouatene, near Mali’s border with Algeria on Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26. At least 20 Wagner militants were killed, and others captured, they reported.
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Russia Says Captured Another Village in East Ukraine
Vovche is the latest in a string of villages and settlements, many consisting of no more than a few streets and a handful of abandoned buildings, that Moscow claims to have captured in recent weeks.In June, Kyiv Post obtained exclusive video allegedly showing Ukrainian special forces working with Syrian rebels to decimate Russian mercenaries in Syria.
In February, it got exclusive video allegedly showing Ukrainian special forces interrogating captured Wagner mercenaries in the Republic of Sudan. In the video, the prisoners admit that their task had been to go to Sudan and overthrow the government there.
In January, Kyiv Post published an exclusive video allegedly showing Ukrainian drones destroying “Russian mercenaries” and their “local terrorist partners” in Sudan.
And last November, it got an exclusive video allegedly showing Ukrainian special forces performing “cleaning up” operations of Wagner fighters in Sudan.
Russia has encountered a “Ukrainian trace” in many of its defeats in Africa.
Russia's state-funded news agency, Russia Today (RT), said Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) has been “training local Tuareg separatist militants, as well as covertly bringing at least two groups of them to Ukraine to teach them to use FPV drones,” citing Wagner-affiliated Telegram channel GREY ZONE.
Kyiv Post’s source said: “Russian propagandists continue talking about the involvement of the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, in everything that happens to their terrorists in Africa.”
HUR was likely very active over the weekend. According to a Kyiv Post source, early Saturday morning HUR also conducted dronestrikes on three Russian air bases, plus an oil refinery.
Also on Saturday, a Kyiv Post source reported that HUR hackers wiped out ATM services in many parts of Russia, part of a group of mass-scale cyber-attacks its lately been carrying out, primarily aimed at Russian financial institutions.
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Serhii Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian military consultant specializing in communication and electronic warfare (EW) who posts under the pseudonym “Flash,” said Russian forces have been able to infiltrate communications that use Signal, an encrypted mobile communication app favored by the Ukrainian military.
Beskrestnov said a profile using photos of another service member as its avatar had been uncovered which, upon further investigation “pulled out a whole nest of Signal accounts run by agents of the Russian Federation.”
He said the imposters were able to lure Ukrainian personnel into the groups they created through which they were able to acquire sensitive information having set themselves up as group administrators.
“They got into dozens of profile groups and even into those where there is a document check.
“Moreover, they themselves created thematic groups and dragged people from other groups of the Armed Forces into them, then using the trust of the administrator status, they obtained the information they wanted,” Beskrestnov said in his July 27 Facebook announcement.
Signal, which is similar to WhatsApp or Telegram, is a communication application that utilizes multiple security features such as hiding the user’s metadata to ensure privacy and security, which led to its widespread adoption by Ukrainian troops who felt free to safely discuss operational details.
Other Topics of Interest
Zelensky Visits Frontline Kharkiv Region, Awards Special Ops Soldiers
President Zelensky praised Special Operations soldiers for their crucial role in strengthening Ukraine in “the hottest areas of the front, most important combat operations and most responsible tasks.”Beskrestnov provided suggestions on how to mitigate the risks of imposters from Russia, such as only communicating with people known in real life and assuming any unknown person is a Russian agent until they prove otherwise.
He also cautioned not to rely on documents as they can be photoshopped, as can photos of men in uniform, mention of unit identities, as well as knowledge of the Ukrainian language and common military terminology.
He added that Russian troops and agents have easy access to Ukrainian SIM cards.
ADevilYouKhow
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Multipolar world won’t hurt you
Putin the reigning world champ of fafo
Sucks it’s playing out in Africa
Oddly the thought leaders on the left won’t call out Russia’s imperialism
I wonder if that natural resources are worth the extremist bombings and killings at home?
Putin the reigning world champ of fafo
Sucks it’s playing out in Africa
Oddly the thought leaders on the left won’t call out Russia’s imperialism
I wonder if that natural resources are worth the extremist bombings and killings at home?
ADevilYouKhow
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Hungarian minister says Polish counterpart lied as diplomatic row deepens — Reuters
Hungary's foreign minister on Monday accused his Polish counterpart of lying, as simmering tensions concerning Warsaw and Budapest's differences over Ukraine erupted into a diplomatic spat.
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Hungary is such a joke