The Ukraine Crisis Part 2 . The Battle for the Donbas

russia, again, asks belarus, Pakistan, Egypt and Brazil to return weapons sold to them due to huge losses in Ukraine

Russia turns to buybacks to resupply forces deployed in Ukraine: WSJ

https://twitter.com/Biz_Ukraine_Mag/status/1722364000942354501

In Luhansk, the car of the former 'head of the National Police Directorate of the LPR' Colonel Mykhailo Filiponenko was blown up; confirmed dead

Ukraine spy agency says it killed Russia-installed lawmaker with car bomb

Explosions again at military airfield in Taganrog, Rostov region

‘Houses, Windows, Ground Trembled’: Powerful Explosions At Military Airfield In Taganrog, Russia

Russia hit a civilian ship under the flag of Liberia with a Kh-21P missile, captain dead, 3 crewmates injured

Ukraine says Russian missile hits civilian vessel in Black Sea, kills one

 

"Select Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian commanders may be making operational and tactical decisions using maps of the battlefield in Ukraine that differ from tactical reality."

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"The Russian military command will likely struggle to redeploy combat-effective reinforcements to respond to ongoing Ukrainian operations in eastern Kherson Oblast while conducting defensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and sustaining other offensive efforts in eastern Ukraine."

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"30,000 Ukrainians are now trained on Op Interflex.

Training target met ahead of schedule.

The UK and its ten partner nations continued to train Ukrainian recruits in the fight against the illegal invasion of their country "

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1722927130156175396

 

AFU have pushed several kilometres out of a Dnipro bridgehead and cut the Oleshky-Nova Kakhovka road in at least two places

Ukrainian troops cut Oleshky-Nova Kakhovka road – ISW

EU's 20 billion euro plan for Ukraine military aid hits resistance.

EU's 20 billion euro plan for Ukraine military aid hits resistance

Drones hit the mechanical engineering design bureau in Kolomna, Moscow region and the gunpowder plant in Kotovsk, Tambov region.

''We were just testing new drones'': DIU discloses details of explosions at Russian factories

19 train carriages derailed as a result of an explosion of the railway track in the Ryazan region of russia.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-train-carrying-mystery-white-31416984

russia is stepping up their own attack drone sector.

Some Ukraine drone pilots fear early advantage over Russia now lost

Ukrainian economy shows signs of stronger-than-expected recovery, — IMF

IMF and Ukrainian Authorities Reach Staff Level Agreement on the Second Review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement

Germany is doubling military aid to Ukraine next year.

Germany Set to Double Its Ukraine Military Aid Under Scholz Plan

Washington Post/Der Spiegel: "Last year's Nord Stream sabotage coordinated by a Ukrainian officer."

Ukraine military officer had key role in Nord Stream sabotage, reports say

 

russian propagandists threaten Stockholm, Sweden, and Tallinn, Estonia with nukes.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1723321516245356644

The UK steps up ammo production.

https://twitter.com/cameron19460429/status/1724057694049353970

More info on train derailment mentioned in my previous post:

https://twitter.com/LXSummer1/status/1723751998388896213

Aaand, if this keeps up, russia will have lost 400,000 troops by Christmas. I mean... Jesus fuck. This is fucking nuts!

 

ruSSia is now trying to pressure Finland and Estonia by flooding their respective borders with illegal immigrants, Finland closes off border crossings in response, Estonia preparing to do the same.

Finland will close 4 border crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of organizing a flow of migrants

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1725449058674675913

Now Estonia accuses Russia of stoking migrant influx

Netherlands will allocate $2.2 billion of military aid to Ukraine in 2024.

Dutch to deliver additional $2.2 bln in military aid to Kyiv in 2024 -defence minister

More ruSSian shit goes boom.

Likely Drone Strike Hits Arsenal in Russia, More than 600 People Evacuated

https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1725209447641792911

Over 120 ships have departed through the Black Sea humanitarian corridor. 3.2 million tons of food has been delivered to the world markets, all the while ruSSia has done its damnest to blow all of it up and condemn people to hunger.

121 vessels have left Ukraine via Black Sea "humanitarian corridor": official - People's Daily Online

US Ambassador: 100th ship passes through Black Sea humanitarian corridor

Ukraine has completed several successful operations at River Dnipro, further strengthening their foothold in Kherson.

Ukraine secures several bridgeheads into occupied Kherson region - military

Ukraine claims gains against Russian positions on Dnipro east bank

ruSSia is badly oppressing the occupied Ukrainian territories. Anyone with pro-Ukrainian views is persecuted. Looting and other crimes commonplace.

They Trudge From Russia Into Ukraine, Fleeing Life Under Occupation

ruSSia also illegally confiscates Ukrainian businesses and tries to merge them into the ruSSian business sector.

https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...CACE-RP20-RussiaUkraineOccupation-29Sep23.pdf

 

Ukraine has liberated new land areas from the evil ruSSians on the Kherson side of the Dnipro River, pushing the ruSSian front back by an estimated 2-5 miles.

Russia ‘pushed miles back’ after major Kyiv breakthrough on Dnipro River – live

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ISW: ruSSia seeks to further limit russian people's access to the Internet. ruSSia also seems to have ceased prisoner of war (POW) exchanges with Ukraine.

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Which is why I'm glad to see that the dead ruSSian bodies just keep piling up.

 

Kazakhstan of all places got tired of ruSSia's bullshit and has decided to block russian TV portal Sputnik24 (Kazakh language)

Российские телеканалы заблокировали в Казахстане

SBU sniper shot a Russian soldier from a distance of 3.8 km, setting a new world record

https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-sniper-destroys-record-for-longest-kill/

 

A tractor factory that also manufactures ruSSia's tank engines was blown up and burned down in the Ural mountains.

Huge explosion rips through Russian factory making tanks to fight Ukraine in blow to Vladimir Putin's war effort | Daily Mail Online

ruSSia, slowly running out of air defense systems to deploy, has moved their critical S-400 rockets from Kaliningrad to the Ukrainian front.

Russian S-400 'Falls Apart' In Ukraine War; Moscow Forced To Pull Its SAMs From Kaliningrad To Frontlines - UK

Even the gods of weather hate ruSSia, and I hope the Ukrainians gain a tactical advantage from this.

Crimea: Almost half a million people left without power after Black Sea storm

Black Sea grain corridor to be protected by Western war ships and air defense.

The West to provide Ukraine with warships to escort vessels through Grain corridor

Partners to help Ukraine strengthen Odesa Oblast air defense, guard ships in Black Sea

ruSSia's losses in the battle over the city of Avdiivka can only be described with the word "staggering". No sane military leaders would allow this to continue.

Russia suffers staggering losses as Ukraine battles Putin's thugs for key town

Russia loses over 1,000 soldiers and 30 tanks in single day as force 'depleted'

Also, nobody wants to buy ruSSia's shit anymore.



American tax payer/voter, and I'm especially reaching out to the supporters of the GOP, please don't throw silly temper tantrums over the money and weapons sent to Ukraine. These have greatly weakened the evil and bloodthirsty ruSSia, and the world is ultimately a better place for it. If given the chance, according to this report they could still rebuild their armed forces in a matter of few years, and you can bet after this humiliation they'll want a rematch as long as putin's cronies are in charge. These people running ruSSia are legitimately mentally ill.

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Yes, I've noticed that ever since 7. Oct. the Israel/Hamas-conflict has become the new flavor of the month-war now. Still, Ukraine should not be ignored, not least because there's a genocide of European people going on, but also because it could still theoretically spill over to EU/NATO areas, and thus trigger a larger, all-European conflict, which is then something you Americans can't ignore anymore, no matter how badly you'd want to.

Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is sending 20 warships to patrol the Baltic Sea and Northern Atlantic after suspected sabotage of two data cables and a gas pipeline. The point is to send a message to the ruSSians not to fuck with EU and NATO infra.

Today's decision: JEF will patrol the Baltic Sea with about 20 ships

https://tass.com/world/1713355

Smolensk Aviation Plant in Russia was attacked by drones, — GUR

Kyiv Confirms Successful Drone Strike on Russian Aircraft Factory in Smolensk

Ukraine's operation against Russian plant is successful - military expert

 

SBU blew up a freight train in a tunnel on a vital rail link between ruSSia and China.

Russia's main link to China "paralyzed" after tunnel "sabotage"—reports

Ukraine 'blows up Putin's longest rail tunnel 3,000 miles inside Russia'

In a devastating blow, Ukraine’s SBU destroys key railway tunnel connecting Russia & China

ruSSia is replacing Ukrainian population in occupied territories by importing 100,000+ Central Asians.

Russia replacing Ukrainian population in occupied territories by importing 100,000+ Central Asians

Russians bring over 100,000 migrants from Central Asia to the occupied territories – National Resistance Centre

Ukraine gets another 50 billion from the EU.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1730249283302048041

 

Ukraine is using the advanced Leopard tanks it received from its Western allies defensively rather than as penetrative offensive weapons.

Ukraine is using its advanced Leopard tanks like long-range artillery instead of penetrating battle vehicles, report says

ruSSians use pictures of Joe Biden for target practice, and to teach "patriotism".

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1732004112919629855

Stop being so selfish, US Republicans!

Yellen says U.S. would be 'responsible for Ukraine's defeat' if aid fails in Congress

Ukraine shot down a ruSSian Su-24 over the Black Sea.

https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-shot-down-russian-su-24-in-black-sea/

ruSSian radar systems, helicopters and a maritime oil terminal destroyed in Crimea.

Ukrainian drones strike Feodosia-based Maritime Oil Terminal – source

ruSSian attacks repelled in several sectors.

War update: Ukrainian forces repel enemy attacks in seven sectors on Tuesday

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen says Finland plans a substantial increase in artillery ammunition production for Ukraine, with the production price tag at tens of millions of euros.

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ruSSians are now trying to pretend that winter doesn't exist, attacks continue across all fronts.

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This is perhaps because the kremlin wants the ruSSian military to capture Avdiivka, and possibly Kupyansk, before the March 2024 "elections", so that putin can show off.

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When America stabs in the back, smaller countries still try to help.

Ukraine leaders grateful for Japan's planned additional aid | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Japan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds

Bulgarian parliament again approves additional military aid to Ukraine

Parliament Resolves on Providing Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems, SAMs to Ukraine

ruSSia commits genocide against Ukrainian children, attempting to brainwash them to forget about their country and culture.

Russia commits genocide against Ukrainian children, Zelenskyy’s top aide says

 

They should be doing more. US shouldn't have to do the majority. EU should act like they're at war. Russia sure is.

 

Well, you do have a point. It's incredible how complacent the EU, especially the west European countries got, their performance has been shameful. As much as I dislike Trump, he was right to point that out, the only sane thing he said really. Germany in particular has been dreaming like Sleeping Beauty. Only the eastern countries like Poland and Finland took the threat of russia seriously. Truly shameful how far behind the EU is in their ammo production goals for example. They should've properly ramped things up like a year ago already.

But this situation leaves me concerned about America's commitment to NATO. Should doo-doo hit the fan and somebody calls for Article 5., can America still be trusted as an ally?