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Twitter full of rumors about something going down in the Black Sea. Supposedly lots of Global Hawk and Poseidon activity and hints about Uke attacks on some type of Russian vessels.

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— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) May 1, 2022

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Russia sending in older isht while Ukraine gets newer isht.

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— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) May 1, 2022

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Moldova's intelligence services say that Russia's Kilinet hacking group has launched cyberattacks on Moldovan government websites

Russia is stepping up its aggression against Moldova, as tensions flare in Transnistria

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) May 1, 2022

Russia's actions follow a similar airspace violation in Sweden yesterday. It also follows Denmark's decision to supply a new batch of artillery to Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/eDOERBKcXq

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) May 1, 2022

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Rossticus said:

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Russia sending in older isht while Ukraine gets newer isht.

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— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) May 1, 2022

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Few weapons are as useless in the hands of the untrained as a howitzer. All that old stuff on those train cars requires manual laying which requires an understandingof geometry and that is probably absent in 90% of the conscripts in the Russian army.

In the US military the Fire Direction MOS requires a 105 GT and cannoneers require a 100 GT. Given the pool of conscripts from which Russia will be drawing to form those batteries, those guns are not going to be in action any time soon.

TLASBAP, Comrades!

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Russians in #Mariupol began distributing newspapers made in occupied territories of Donbas. “Mariupol is with Russia forever” this one says. They might as well begin dropping leaflets, while people die from starvation pic.twitter.com/Ek34nImkzo

— Anastasiia Lapatina (@lapatina_) May 1, 2022

“commercial surveillance satellites…Company officials say they are streaming data to the U.S. and allied governments, sometimes directly to Kyiv authorities to aid them in repelling Russia’s invading force, as well as to humanitarian groups” https://t.co/pTi6gH1JJE

— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) May 1, 2022

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Rossticus said:

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Russia sending in older isht while Ukraine gets newer isht.

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— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) May 1, 2022

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Few weapons are as useless in the hands of the untrained as a howitzer. All that old stuff on those train cars requires manual laying which requires an understandingof geometry and that is probably absent in 90% of the conscripts in the Russian army.

In the US military the Fire Direction MOS requires a 105 GT and cannoneers require a 100 GT. Given the pool of conscripts from which Russia will be drawing to form those batteries, those guns are not going to be in action any time soon.

TLASBAP, Comrades!

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Russia sending in older isht while Ukraine gets newer isht.

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— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) May 1, 2022

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Russian propaganda at its most lifelike moment pic.twitter.com/VCKQSwtsyJ

— Caesar (@Ninja998998) May 1, 2022

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"Let's go"
"Hello everyone, this is the ineligible Project!"
"As you know, there is a serious air fight going on, against drones..."

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to continue to support Ukraine with money, aid and also weapons, saying a pacifist approach to the war is "outdated." https://t.co/yUajnPH7ji

— ANews (@anews) May 1, 2022

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Scholz:

"I respect all pacifism, I respect all attitudes, but it must seem cynical to a citizen of Ukraine to be told to defend himself against Putin's aggression without weapons."

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⚡️SBU: Russia planned a terrorist attack to blame on Ukraine.

The Security Service reported that they neutralized Russia’s sabotage reconnaissance group that had been planning to shoot down a passenger plane over Russia or Belarus and blame it on Ukraine and its allies.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 1, 2022

⚡️ Zelensky: Azovstal evacuation to resume at 8 a.m. on May 2.

According to Ukraine’s estimates, around 1,000 civilians, mostly women and children, have been trapped at Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, surrounded by Russians. Some 100 of them evacuated on May 1.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 1, 2022

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Kyiv has armed at least some of its two dozen territorial brigadesone each for every major free city with a type of big gun that, in almost any other army, would be on display at a museum.

The MT-12 towed anti-tank gun. Hundreds of copies of which were lying around in Ukrainian warehouses before the current war. The three-ton MT-12, firing a high-velocity, 100-millimeter-diameter shell from a smoothbore tube, is getting a hard workout by the territorials as they hold the line against the latest Russian offensives

The gun's flat elevation means the enemy might be just a mile away, at most. At that range, an MT-12 can penetrate 400 millimeters of armorenough to destroy an infantry fighting vehicle and, from certain angles, disable or destroy a tank.

The MT-12 is not a complex weapon. That's a good thing, as it requires only a little training to operate and only basic supply and support to keep it in action. Perfect for the 100,000 aging former taxi-drivers, teachers and factory workers who comprise the Ukrainian territorials.

More and better guns are coming, although not necessarily for the territorials. The United States and its NATO allies together have pledged to Ukraine around 200 modern artillery pieces

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Packed with exhausted Ukrainian soldiers with clenched jaws, the truck drives away at full speed. The troops from the 81st brigade have just received an order to withdraw from the eastern front where Russian forces advance.

The brigade walked 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) Saturday, camouflaged in the woods and under crossfire, until their point of retreat at Sviatoguirsk.

For a month, the 81st -- whose motto is "always first" -- battled to push back the Russian advance in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region where Moscow's troops move forward slowly, taking villages one by one.

At 21 years old, Samoylov, an officer from the Odessa military academy, finds himself managing 130 conscripts, often twice his age. "It's my first war. I was supposed to graduate in four months, but they sent me here," says the baby-faced officer with a short black beard.

In this brigade, like the others, they don't say how many people have been killed. When the subject comes up, Samoylov's gaze becomes misty. The pain is raw.

A deadly silence takes over the military truck during the drive to the abandoned building where the soldiers will stay during their week of rest.

When the convoy passes a truck loaded with long-range missiles dashing to the front, the soldiers automatically make a "V" sign for victory with their fingers before fixing their gaze once more on their feet or the horizon in silence.

On arrival at the base, the soldiers unload their weapons, remove their kit and immediately go into one of the dilapidated rooms without electricity where they undergo a medical examination after returning from the front.

For the survivors, "there are small injuries on the forehead, those who were buried under the rubble during a bombing have fractures and (injuries) linked to shrapnel," says Vadym Kyrylov, the brigade's doctor.
"But we mainly see somatic problems, like hypertension or chronic illnesses that have worsened," the 25-year-old adds.

The men also greatly suffer from "trench foot" syndrome caused by prolonged exposure to moisture, unsanitary conditions or the cold.

"For a month they are not able to dry their shoes... so there are many feet-related injuries, mainly fungi and infections," the doctor says.

"It's the moment for the guys to relax, to take care of their physical and psychological injuries, to regain their strength before returning to battle," Samoylov says.

"They'll sleep warm, eat normal food and try to more or less get back on their feet."

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⚡️ US congressman calls on troops' deployment in Ukraine if Putin uses chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.

Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger introduced a resolution on May 1 to authorize U.S. President Joe Biden to send troops to Ukraine in such cases.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 1, 2022

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The first footage from today's rescue operation in #Mariupol has appeared. The video shows the #Ukrainian military helping people to get out of the destroyed factory. International organizations such as Red Cross and United Nations also participated in the rescue operation. pic.twitter.com/E23468kNGv

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 1, 2022

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"My name is Zoriana and my loved one is now in the Azovstal factory, defending Mariupol.

We met on the shores of the Azov sea, and now he is still there, but he is not hugging me, but does everything to stop the ruthless enemy. I love listening to him telling stories, but I understand that these are stories from a brutal war. He told me about how his regiment brothers were wounded, about how he saved civilians…They help civilians, feed abandoned dogs and live with faith and hope for salvation and peace.

Now his dreams do not coincide with those that once were. He dreams of sleeping, eating fresh and hot food, playing board games again and watching his favorite TV shows. He also wants to hug his mother.

If I could, I would give him all of my strength, because now he is starting to loose it. It hurts when he writes to me "I'm going crazy", it hurts when he writes "I looked death in the eye today". I have tears in my eyes when I see a small "+" in response to my question about him, which means so much.

He is a man of high values, but the price is just too high...He protects his family, stands for his country, Ukraine.

He hasn't been in touch with me for two weeks now and I don't know what happened to him. I reassure myself with the hope that he is still alive and will return to me.

I want him back, I'm waiting for him."

- "Zoriana" Ukrainian Civilian. Siege of Mariupol, May 1st, 2022.

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⚡️ US congressman calls on troops' deployment in Ukraine if Putin uses chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.

Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger introduced a resolution on May 1 to authorize U.S. President Joe Biden to send troops to Ukraine in such cases.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 1, 2022

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