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KYHorn

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  1. Top notch troll, even if it's not actually him
  2. Russian lieutenant general Oleg Tsokov was reportedly killed near temporarily occupied Berdiansk - advisor to Mariupol mayor Petro Andriushchenko. Tsokov was under sanctions of the EU, Great Britain and New Zealand. Since August 2022 he commanded the 144th motorized rifle division of the 20th combined arms army of the Russian Federation. He received the rank of lieutenant general in 2023. In addition to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he took part in two Chechen wars and the war in Syria. Russia hasn't confirmed this information. Some accounts I'm not familiar with are saying he and other officers were staying at a hotel and that nothing remains of the hotel.
  3. “Krasnodar runner Kiril Budyonov reported that he was nearby at the time of the murder of the local deputy head of the mobilization department. The sportsman stated that he personally saw how the serviceman took out a black pistol and fired 2 9mm bullets into his own chest, after which he carefully buried the weapon, threw away the cartridges, laid down, and died.” 😂😂😂
  4. We value our allies. We value our shared security. And we always appreciate an open conversation. Ukraine will be represented at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Because it is about respect. But Ukraine also deserves respect. Now, on the way to Vilnius, we received signals that certain wording is being discussed without Ukraine. And I would like to emphasize that this wording is about the invitation to become NATO member, not about Ukraine's membership. It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership. While at the same time vague wording about "conditions" is added even for inviting Ukraine. It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance. This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror. Uncertainty is weakness. And I will openly discuss this at the summit.
  5. The largest German weapons manufacturer #Rheinmetall to open armored vehicle plant in Ukraine within 3 months, CNN reported. According to CNN, the plant will be located in the west of the country. Its estimated cost is $218 million. Its production capacity will be about 400 tanks per year.
  6. I heard this one a few weeks ago talking to my wife's uncle. He was extremely confident about it.
  7. After heavy losses at Klishchiivka, south of Bakhmut, a Russian elite airborne brigade notorious for atrocities at Bucha was forced to make a chaotic retreat under fire, suffering more casualties, and some survivors were detained for refusing orders to immediately return to combat, Russian open-source site CIT says citing Russian reports A powerful Ukrainian assault forced Russia's 83rd Airborne Assault Brigade to retreat on foot without an evacuation plan, only to be given "illegally issued orders" to go right back to the front, the Russian troops complained in a video appeal Russian draftees in another unit at Klishchiivka - the 1442nd Regiment - also refused to fight after suffering heavy losses under Ukrainian fire while being sent into combat without ammunition, their relatives said in an appeal. Some of the refuseniks were reportedly being held in a pit The Russian airborne troops said they were "fraudulently" sent to Klishchiivka, where they spent 15 days under mortar fire without Russian artillery or air support or communications (which had been shut down by Ukrainian electronic warfare) Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones reportedly zipped around freely overhead underhindered by Russian electronic warfare After refusing to fight, they said they were threatened with being forced to join a "Storm-Z" unit of ex-convicts, notorious for being deployed in Russia's virtually suicidal so-called "meat assaults" CIT report notes.citeam.org/ru-dispatch-ju… My post on recent Ukrainian advances south of Bakhmut twitter.com/ArmedMaidan/st… Russian airborne troops' appeal t.me/astrapress/319… Appeal by Russian draftees' relatives archive.is/wJzF9 Map source: deepstatemap.live/en#13/48.5258/… After heavy losses at Klishchiivka, south of Bakhmut, a Russian elite airborne brigade notorious for atrocities at Bucha was forced to make a chaotic retreat under fire, suffering more casualties, and some survivors were detained for refusing orders to immediately return to combat, Russian open-source site CIT says citing Russian reports A powerful Ukrainian assault forced Russia's 83rd Airborne Assault Brigade to retreat on foot without an evacuation plan, only to be given "illegally issued orders" to go right back to the front, the Russian troops complained in a video appeal Russian draftees in another unit at Klishchiivka - the 1442nd Regiment - also refused to fight after suffering heavy losses under Ukrainian fire while being sent into combat without ammunition, their relatives said in an appeal. Some of the refuseniks were reportedly being held in a pit The Russian airborne troops said they were "fraudulently" sent to Klishchiivka, where they spent 15 days under mortar fire without Russian artillery or air support or communications (which had been shut down by Ukrainian electronic warfare) Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones reportedly zipped around freely overhead underhindered by Russian electronic warfare After refusing to fight, they said they were threatened with being forced to join a "Storm-Z" unit of ex-convicts, notorious for being deployed in Russia's virtually suicidal so-called "meat assaults" CIT report notes.citeam.org/ru-dispatch-ju… My post on recent Ukrainian advances south of Bakhmut twitter.com/ArmedMaidan/st… Russian airborne troops' appeal t.me/astrapress/319… Appeal by Russian draftees' relatives archive.is/wJzF9 Map source: deepstatemap.live/en#13/48.5258/…
  8. Some important points by Kofman here. I believe Jake Sullivan also pointed this out in defending the US's decision: this opens up a large stockpile of artillery ammunition that would otherwise be unavailable and goes a long way in helping bridge the gap between now and when Ukrainian allies are able to fully ramp up production as the year progresses. This is all in addition to the unique benefits cluster munitions provide.
  9. Additional HIMARS ammunition= ATACMS?
  10. The Ukrainians seem to be fiercely defending their positions on the other side of the Dnipro
  11. Purple rain remix anyone?
  12. Welp, that would be helpful. Is this practical for mine clearing too?
  13. Interesting thread here.
  14. This. There may be a better way to do the age verification that helps protect privacy (I don't know what that would be), but the data have stacked up against the current norm of unregulated ubiquitous adolescent social media use.
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