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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:10 pm

ROB LEE: Russian air defenses are operating in Sevastopol. A Russian source claims they have shot down a Ukrainian UAV.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1560 ... GWBx1r0OTQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:11 pm

ROB LEE: The sound of explosions in Sevastopol. Likely from Russian air defenses.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1560 ... GWBx1r0OTQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:13 pm

NEXTA: Two explosions in Kerch were reported by local residents. The occupation authorities of Crimea said that "there is no threat to the city and the bridge."

An hour later, local residents reported about the sounds of explosions on "Belbek" military airport near Sevastopol.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/156 ... GWBx1r0OTQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:14 pm

KYIV Independent: Governor: Ammunition depot on fire in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.

According to Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the cause of the fire is being established. No casualties were reported.

https://twitter.com/kyivindependent/sta ... GWBx1r0OTQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by bfcjg » Fri Aug 19, 2022 5:57 pm

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/blasts-behind ... 37764.html
Interesting observations on the psychological effect on the Russian leadership.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:04 pm

NEXTA: The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine reports that a Russian firing control radar complex Zopark-1 and four vehicles were destroyed in the Zaporizhzhia region.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/156 ... tovZQWE6pQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:06 pm

KIEV Independent: Media: Portugal against EU-wide visa ban on Russian tourists.

Local online newspaper ECO reported citing the Portuguese Foreign Ministry that Portugal believes that "the main purpose of the sanctions regime should be to punish the Russian war machine, not the Russian people."

https://twitter.com/kyivindependent/sta ... tovZQWE6pQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:54 pm

NEXTA: Representatives of the "Second Army of the World" filmed their adventures in the occupied cities on a stolen phone.

Apparently they did not hear anything about the synchronization of photos and videos.

As a result - excellent evidence for the military tribunal.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/156 ... cb69VzBXwQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lancasterclaret » Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:37 pm

https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-atacms-h ... Qe19m2-Fy5

Do Ukraine have longer range missiles than first thought?

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:51 pm

Reuters World : Daughter of Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack

https://twitter.com/reutersworld/status ... cb69VzBXwQ

This news broke earlier today, but is worth having on here as it seems likely it was as a result of the victims outspokenly pro-Putin stance in the Russian media and her father (thought to be the target) an advisor of Putin.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:55 pm

ROB LEE: Video reportedly of Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MLRS strikes on Pisky from two weeks ago.


https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1561 ... rXugwxhWWw

Possibly why the Ukrainian targeted attacks inside Russia and Crimea have been added to legitimate targets in recent times.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:35 pm

ROB LEE: Video of a Russian tank column and other vehicles observed by Ukraine's Border Service in the south.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1561 ... rXugwxhWWw

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lancasterclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:36 am

Happy Ukrainian independence day everyone
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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by tiger76 » Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:01 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:
Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:36 am
Happy Ukrainian independence day everyone

Ditto! I only hope Russia doesn't try to carry out a large scale attack as has been rumoured they might.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:54 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:01 pm
Ditto! I only hope Russia doesn't try to carry out a large scale attack as has been rumoured they might.
Independence Day celebrations have been banned as a result of the fear of Russia targeting them for strikes.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:08 pm

NEXTA: In the Chernihiv and Vinnytsia regions, air defense systems shot down enemy targets.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/156 ... XvZAhufZLA

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:09 pm

NEXTA: Boris Johnson came to Kyiv on Independence Day

Johnson and Zelenskyy walked through the center of Kyiv accompanied by the military.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/156 ... XvZAhufZLA

Hard not to see this as a bit of self promotion, with Ukraine trying to play down Independence Day, for very good reasons.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:12 pm

Reuters: Biden marks Ukraine Independence Day with $3 bln package

https://twitter.com/reutersworld/status ... XvZAhufZLA

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:14 pm

Reuters : UK's Johnson pledges more help for Ukraine in last visit to Kyiv as PM

https://twitter.com/reutersuk/status/15 ... XvZAhufZLA

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:15 pm

KYIV Independent: "We pretty much accept, well, we do accept, the sort of observations of Russian losses to be – if you combine deaths, injuries, desertions – over 80,000 of their armed forces. That’s 80,000 in six months compared to 15,000 they lost in a decade in Afghanistan," Wallace said.

https://twitter.com/kyivindependent/sta ... XvZAhufZLA

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:21 pm

BBC World News: Prominent Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman detained by police

https://twitter.com/bbcworld/status/156 ... XvZAhufZLA

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:24 pm

NEXTA: A large fire at the warehouses in the north of Moscow.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/156 ... XvZAhufZLA

There is currently no explanation.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Hipper » Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:02 pm

elwaclaret wrote:
Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:12 pm
Reuters: Biden marks Ukraine Independence Day with $3 bln package

https://twitter.com/reutersworld/status ... XvZAhufZLA
I wonder if we had an Independence Day, countries would give us presents?

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by bpgburn » Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:09 pm

Hipper wrote:
Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:02 pm
I wonder if we had an Independence Day, countries would give us presents?
Lets hope we never need them kind of presents eh?

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Tribesmen » Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:41 pm

Hipper wrote:
Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:02 pm
I wonder if we had an Independence Day, countries would give us presents?
We have a bit of a hooley around Easter time and just over 100 years independent 8-) 8-)

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lancasterclaret » Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:40 pm

Russia planning for a long war

(though it is possible that this troop increase is just incorporating the LNR and DNR forces)

Either way, its nowhere near enough me to effectively man a 2,000 km plus war front

https://twitter.com/MarkUrban01/status/ ... 1905321985

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by bfcjg » Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:12 pm

The Russian economy cannot afford these non productive jobs, joining the army isn't popular I think it will backfire, more cannon fodder.

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by upanatem » Fri Aug 26, 2022 11:39 am

There are some interesting articles on this Yahoo page. Scroll down for an excellent video on Russian equipment.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/putin-orders- ... 44412.html

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Volvoclaret » Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:05 am

Any updates?

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lancasterclaret » Mon Aug 29, 2022 11:18 am

Volvoclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:05 am
Any updates?
Unconfirmed reports of a Ukrainian breakthrough at Kherson

But like all "breakthroughs" in this war, they have to be treated with massive caution, and any advance over the front lines can get stopped really quickly by artillery and small units of tanks, MANPADS and anti-tank weaponry

But the entire Kherson front is completely reliant on supply over the Dnieper bridges, and they are being hit really hard on a regular basis

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:14 pm

OSINT Technical: Russian coastal radar site burning south of Sevastopol, Crimea

https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/stat ... DoUx-ryOiQ

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lowbankclaret » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:01 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:19 pm
Taken from twitter

https://twitter.com/OzKaterji/status/15 ... 9290504194

He's 100% right
Shame the energy thread got locked, that Twitter link would have been very appropriate.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lowbankclaret » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:03 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 29, 2022 11:18 am
Unconfirmed reports of a Ukrainian breakthrough at Kherson

But like all "breakthroughs" in this war, they have to be treated with massive caution, and any advance over the front lines can get stopped really quickly by artillery and small units of tanks, MANPADS and anti-tank weaponry

But the entire Kherson front is completely reliant on supply over the Dnieper bridges, and they are being hit really hard on a regular basis
I have seen claims of small towns liberated. A couple claiming confirmed. But it’s very difficult to know who to believe yet.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:10 pm

KYIV INDEPENDENT-Russia confirms death of Ukrainian collaborator.

According to the Russian state-controlled media RIA Novosti, Russia's Investigative Committee said it was investigating the murder of Oleksiy Kovaliov, a former Ukrainian lawmaker from Zelensky's Servant of the People party.

https://twitter.com/kyivindependent/sta ... DoUx-ryOiQ

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lancasterclaret » Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:36 pm

https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1564577730833879041

Russian ATMG missing a Ukrainian tank by about 2 metres

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:30 pm

https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1 ... 1gaOA&s=19

Ukraine creating evacuation routes for civilians in Crimea...

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by elwaclaret » Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:45 pm

Journalists being removed from Ukraine front lines…

Sarah Ashton: Kyiv has just issued strict orders stating that no media may accompany frontline soldiers or any military units over the next week in the active theatres of war including Kharkiv, Kherson, or the Donbas regions.

Doing so will result in potential loss of accreditation.

https://twitter.com/sarahashtonlv/statu ... _WyzwDNFpw

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Elbarad » Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:12 pm

To be fair, quite often Russian journalists have effectively placed a giant 'here I am' sign over the troops they've been covering thanks to geo-locating.

Also fair to say, all the people saying to posters on twitter who use open source information to make guesses as to what the Ukrainian's are doing getting yelled at that loose lips sinks ships seems a bit over the top. What could really hurt them is happy Ukrainian civilians posting live streams of troops moving past their house.

IMO anyway. Hopefully in about 2 weeks a bunch of Russians are surrendering due to being out of supply. Watching 10,000 prisoners being paraded down the streets of Kyiv would be something fun to stream into Russia.

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Re: Russia Invades

Post by Lancasterclaret » Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:06 am

Apparently, the Ukrainians call the River Dnieper, the River Dnipro, so I'll be using that in my posts from now on

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