VIDEO of Ukrainian troops with destroyed Russian armored vehicles near Izyum in NE Ukraine. #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Ukraineunderattack #PutinsWar pic.twitter.com/XRNzJ3T0f3
— raging545 (@raging545) May 6, 2022
VIDEO of Ukrainian troops with destroyed Russian armored vehicles near Izyum in NE Ukraine. #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Ukraineunderattack #PutinsWar pic.twitter.com/XRNzJ3T0f3
— raging545 (@raging545) May 6, 2022
Today was a bit rough. I don’t want to get into it but I’ve had better days. Going to sleep. Thank you all for being amazing
— James Vasquez (@jmvasquez1974) May 6, 2022
Belogrod is just 20 miles from the border. What happens if they reach the border and don't stop?Rossticus said:Newly liberated towns northeast of Kharkiv.
— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) May 6, 2022
Russia is losing its artillery positions against the city and I think it can’t afford redeploying troops from Izium to deter the Ukrainian counter-strike.
I think in the nearest time we’ll see UA military coming to the Russian border. pic.twitter.com/2r1Gfe7CBv
I am curious if they are annexing first so that they can claim when UKR comes with the counteroffensive for those parts that they can claim its an attack on the "motherland". This would make the general mobilization more palatable to the grunts possibly.Rossticus said:
No surprise. Just posting, as it continues to progress in this direction at breakneck speed. Russia steals everything.Per @TheStudyofWar- “The Kremlin is establishing economic, governmental, and informational control over occupied Ukrainian territory, indicating that Russia may be preparing to create a series of Russian proxy “people’s republics”…
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) May 6, 2022— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) May 6, 2022
More footage from Kursk, Russia :) pic.twitter.com/THzhEaUv9G
— spook (@spook_info) May 6, 2022
Source: The First News
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 6, 2022
➡️ https://t.co/6U788aiCNC pic.twitter.com/XMTmX39m67
Ukraine plans to strike the Crimean bridge on May 9, Captain Jānis Slaidiņš, a representative of the Latvia National Armed Forces (NAF), said in an interview with Latvijas Radio.
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) May 6, 2022
Like France after it was liberated from the Germans. Female collaborators had their heads shaved.bonfarr said:
Once the Ukes win there is going to be an ugly purge of all of the pro-Russians and the Russian proxy stooges in the currently occupied territories. Despite being a comedian Zelensky has shown no hesitation to punish traitors.
Yeah, I think that's fake news. OTOH, if the Ukes were able to pull that off? Be a big deal.GarryowenAg said:
Has this been posted already?Ukraine plans to strike the Crimean bridge on May 9, Captain Jānis Slaidiņš, a representative of the Latvia National Armed Forces (NAF), said in an interview with Latvijas Radio.
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) May 6, 2022
Italian government has seized Putin’s $700M yacht https://t.co/VQ4mBTGsXx
— Ian (@fischerville) May 6, 2022
Waffledynamics said:
From what I'm seeing, we may need to be ready to see Severodonetsk in intense fighting and potentially surrounded soon. Russia's on the move in that area. I hope the Ukes can hold fast.
Probably. Still, my dark side says do it just to change all the Belograd street signs to Ukrainian before leaving.Rossticus said:
They don't have the resources for that and there's no benefit. They need all they have to continue and drive forces out of Ukraine. Shore up the border and strike strategic targets within Russia from distance or via SOF/sabotage if necessary.
benchmark said:Probably. Still, my dark side says do it just to change all the Belograd street signs to Ukrainian before leaving.Rossticus said:
They don't have the resources for that and there's no benefit. They need all they have to continue and drive forces out of Ukraine. Shore up the border and strike strategic targets within Russia from distance or via SOF/sabotage if necessary.
Rossticus said:
Ukraine looks to be rebuilding their navy.Italian government has seized Putin’s $700M yacht https://t.co/VQ4mBTGsXx
— Ian (@fischerville) May 6, 2022
hamean02 said:
Lurker here. I check this thread religiously. Thank you Ross and others for keeping me informed. Please keep it going.
I'd rather see them just send a few people across the border at night and start loosening track plates on every corner of the rail lines leading into Ukraine. Just let the Russians start stacking railcars full of supplies on every corner between Belgorod and Severodonetskbenchmark said:Probably. Still, my dark side says do it just to change all the Belograd street signs to Ukrainian before leaving.Rossticus said:
They don't have the resources for that and there's no benefit. They need all they have to continue and drive forces out of Ukraine. Shore up the border and strike strategic targets within Russia from distance or via SOF/sabotage if necessary.
They can just park a battery 15-20 klicks back and build a new sign at the border that reads:P.U.T.U said:
Just a guess but I think Ukraine with fortify their border in an attempt to block any future attacks from Russia
NEW: Biden's $150m military aid package to Ukraine: Pentagon data
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 6, 2022
• 25,000 155mm artillery rounds;
• 3 AN/TPQ-36 counter-artillery radars
• Electronic jamming equipment
• Field equipment & spare parts
🇺🇸 has provided ~$3.8B in military aid to 🇺🇦 since 🇷🇺 full-scale invasion
aggiehawg said:Like France after it was liberated from the Germans. Female collaborators had their heads shaved.bonfarr said:
Once the Ukes win there is going to be an ugly purge of all of the pro-Russians and the Russian proxy stooges in the currently occupied territories. Despite being a comedian Zelensky has shown no hesitation to punish traitors.
That would be problematical unless the Russians kept good records of who they deported and to where.Quote:
Plus a demand for all stolen Ukes to be returned.
By comparison, a new carrier costs $13.5B and a Virginia sub is $3.5B. Add in the associated benefits of adding Sweden/Finland and forecasted NATO defense spending -. arming Ukraine might be the best ROI American taxpayers have received since electricity was invented.MeatDr said:
Tweet: US has provided ~$3.8B in military aid to Ukrain since Russian full-scale invasion
NEW: Russia has added 10,000 troops to occupied Crimea since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine 72 days ago: Ukrainian official
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 6, 2022
🇷🇺 now has ~42,000 troops in Crimea. "Crimea became a military foothold for [🇷🇺] to attack [Ukraine]," said Tamlia Tasheva, Zelensky's rep for Crimea.
Other May 6 assessment highlights below, with axis-specific updates to follow:
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) May 7, 2022
- Russian forces made no progress on the #Izyum axis but likely secured small gains on the outskirts of #Severodonetsk in the last 24 hours, though they are unlikely to successfully surround the town.
- There were no significant changes on the southern axis in the last 24 hours. Russian forces here continued to reinforce their forward positions.
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) May 7, 2022
- ISW cannot confirm reports of a Ukrainian anti-ship missile strike on the #AdmiralMakarov at this time.https://t.co/ASxUVHcrGc
Video reportedly showing Wagner private military contractors in Popasna with an MT-LB and MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun. RIA FAN is owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin. https://t.co/xR2Vr1WNHE pic.twitter.com/osEsxl2D0x
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 6, 2022
Notably, the Wagner private military contractors have better personal equipment than most Spetsnaz units. The last photo shows the RSOTM patch with a British desert DPM combat shirt. 3/ pic.twitter.com/xsXy4mjtGp
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 6, 2022
The RSOTM Telegram channel run by Wagner private military contractors currently in Ukraine said that either “there will be a mobilization or we will lose the war.” They think they need 600-800k people to defeat Ukraine. https://t.co/IxGSxNYdUA pic.twitter.com/7pRmYBNkUN
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 6, 2022
Holy… Moment a Russian BTR-82 APC encounters a Ukrainian artillery vehicle on a road and opens fire while driving off.
— CaucasusWarReport (@Caucasuswar) May 6, 2022
Footage from the early days of the war. pic.twitter.com/3cy88DNbub