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  1. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky during a Phone Call today with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg is reported to have directly requested that NATO assist Ukraine in creating and protecting a “Shipping Corridor” in the Black Sea that will allow the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Text of tweet below. Seems like this would be a huge deal if it happens: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has agreed to convene a meeting of the newly formed Ukraine-NATO Council at the request of President Zelensky. Alliance spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said that the meeting will be held on Wednesday at the ambassadors’ level to "consult on the latest developments and discuss Ukrainian grain transportation through the Black Sea".
  2. Honestly, I misread it and thought it was Russian losses from their counter attack. I wouldn't have posted if I had read it correctly.
  3. The rest of the thread is also interesting and goes into further detail about the report. The regime isn't worried about its left, but its right
  4. Informative article based mostly on Michael Kofman's reporting on the different tactics Russia is using in their defensive lines. Absent a true game changer, it makes sense why Ukraine is focusing on Bahkmut right now- it's probably the most bang for your buck right now politically speaking. Russia built fake trenches along the front lines to lure Ukrainian soldiers into deadly explosive traps, researchers found https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-built-fake-explosive-trench-traps-to-lure-ukrainian-troops-2023-7
  5. Thread on the ongoing issues Russian convicts are having in the military.
  6. Good points here Very interesting to see where Girkin's arrest will go. Nothing says he won't be released, but if he is arrested and sentenced for a while, I'll be curious to know if any rashists will properly stand behind him. After all, Girkin had a major beef with Prigozhin, but it was Prigozhin who marched to Moscow and is now free to roam. On the opposite, Girkin backed Shoygu and Gerasimov during that time. And he's the one in handcuffs. Not a healthy situation for the Kremlin Ripper regardless.
  7. In the battles near #Krasnohorivka, a #Russian military man, Z-volunteer and author of the channel "Misha in Donbass", Mikhail Luchin, was eliminated. He became famous after being hacked by #Ukrainian hackers, who used the money he raised for drones for the Russian army to order dildos for him.
  8. Probably another prime location for the cluster bombs, considering the density of troops
  9. Ukraine started using cluster munitions received from the USA. This was reported by The Washington Post with reference to Ukrainian sources. According to the newspaper, the ammunition was used against russian forces in the south-east of Ukraine, trying to destroy well-fortified russian positions that slowed down Ukraine's counteroffensive.
  10. I think he means fighter jets?
  11. Danone is Dannon's parent company. The CEO of Danone Russia, after it was effectively nationalized by the state, is now the deputy prime minister of Chechnya - Minister of Agriculture of the republic Yakub Zakriev - Who is also Kadyrov's nephew. More information on how Russian state took over control of Danone Russia: bbc.com/news/business-…
  12. Speaker of the Eastern Group, Serhii Cherevatyi, commented on the information about the gathering of the 100,000-strong army of the russian federation in the Kupiansk direction. According to him, this group, although large, is not well-prepared and motivated, and most of the 900 tanks are old Soviet equipment. "For many months in a row, the defense forces have not given them any progress and have been hitting them hard," -Cherevatyi emphasized.
  13. Russian tourist chats are full of panicked Russians who did not get the vacation they desired. I've translated some of their posts below. "Important information for those who are going to get out of Crimea by land route. The most important thing is to stock up on the necessary amount of water. Local "entrepreneurs" decided to take advantage of this situation and in order to enrich themselves increased the price by 8-10 times! Being on the territory of Crimea download offline maps, on the territory of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk regions, you can use mobile communication only if you have a SIM-card Phoenix, but there is an option to buy it right in the queue in front of the checkpoint, there they sell them for 2000 rubles. The situation with toilets is also miserable, free toilets at petrol stations have been closed, they justify themselves by saying that the influx of people is too large, you can make an agreement for 500 roubles, for children, pregnant women, disabled people and participants of the SMO the price is 400 roubles." "The first border has been passed. Customs. We fuelled up at the last Lukoil petrol station, but there are no toilets there. There are big traffic jams in the opposite direction, towards Rostov. Documents and passports and child's birth certificate were checked at the checkpoint. At the customs there is a toilet and a lot of people on foot with their bags, their bags are checked there like at the airport. For those with cars, only the documents." "Why didn't they say they guarantee safety on the land road to Crimea, if they can't protect the Crimean bridge, and it's a 50/50 ride there?" "Yes, Megaphone [cellphone service provider] is completely dead, it doesn't show anything." "Just yesterday I was thinking what a moron one should be to go on holiday to Crimea now. Well, now the holiday will definitely be remembered when they go home through the front. They are disrupting the logistics of our military with traffic jams, stupid faggots." "One thing that annoys me is that after the first time, the competent authorities swore that ordinary people have nothing to fear, that now combat dolphins, medusas, shrimps and plankton guard the bridge 50 hours a day. F**k, how did that happen? !!!!!! Did they screw up again? !!!!!!!!" "Are there gas stations along the road in the new territories?" Sure Bandits, too, not just gas stations".
  14. I had a hard time believing it, but it looks like these numbers were accurately reported.
  15. Ukraine has said things are difficult in the area, but this is also worth considering it looks like the russians have about 100k+ troops in the north with 700-900 tanks trying to conduct a offensive right now... from ALL reports on both sides it appears that it is gaining a few feet, BUT, the attack is disjointed, the units are understrength, many have been moving back and forth without advancing, and its confusing as hell with too many commands (eastern and central military districts).... and on BOTH sides we are finding out that ukr did pull back in preperation for this to much better lines and have let the russians walk into areas where ukr heavy guns and res forces are taking apart the russians... this russian counter / counter / counter.. i have lost count.. is much larger than what ukr has used in the south so far 100K+ vs 4-6000 (47th / 37th brigades)... and has gained less ground so far.. lets see how far the russians are willing to advance into the trap with 100K of cluster 155 shells already in country and about to be used. i have a feeling that russia sees the ramp up in production and donations from the west and ukr... and sees that it has to use the forces it has or watch them get taken apart by long range weapons.
  16. Ukrainian helicopter crew say women flash them as they fly overhead to boost their morale fighting Russia https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-air-force-crew-says-women-flash-them-fly-over-2023-7
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