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***Russian - Ukraine War Tactical and Strategic Updates*** [Warning on OP]
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Waffledynamics said:The first 200 days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as mapped by @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar.
— Brady Africk (@bradyafr) September 18, 2022
Ukrainian forces have liberated more than 60,000 square kilometers of territory since April. pic.twitter.com/UNTHihw5UL
Impressive map!
Every day is better than the previous one. Love it.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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Take with a grain of salt. Hoping for corroboration soon.
Russian source reports Ukrainian forces have liberated the settlement of Mala Seidemynukha and expanded the bridgehead across the Inhulets.
— WarMonitor🇺🇦 (@WarMonitor3) September 17, 2022
I would also assume that Novohrednjeve is also in Ukrainian control. pic.twitter.com/ipNt11bUhh
Today's SITREP.
Looks like a ridiculous fake weapon in some video game...yet it's not.CondensedFoggyAggie said:
Just a reminder that Ukraine has been fielding these on the battlefield for awhile now.Quote:
The Snipex Alligator long-range large-caliber magazine-fed repeating rifle is designed to engage moving and stationary targets: vehicles, communications and air defense systems, aircraft in parking areas, fortified fixed defensive positions, dugouts, etc. The box magazine is detachable, holds five rounds of ammunition. It is designed to pierce a 10-mm armor plate from a distance of 1.5 km with a single bullet.
🧵An interesting exchange occurred today between three large Russian military reporters (and fighters), Rybar (800k), Voennyi Osvedomytel (450k+) and GREY Zone Wagner page (311k), discussing the potential withdrawal of Russians from the Kherson region.
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) September 18, 2022
Russia experts know they are losing.
Newly formed RU 3rd Army Corps lasts only Days in Ukraine
Interesting article. Russia really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Interesting article. Russia really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
I know Russia would break out the nukes which makes it impossible but I wish Ukraine could keep marching into Russia once they've liberated their own territory.
Russia seems to be on their heels right now.
Russia seems to be on their heels right now.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 18, 2022
Yesterday was the most painful day of my life. My good friend Viktor (the Brit) was killed in action while evacuating wounded men. He died a hero and took piece of my heart with him. pic.twitter.com/iGETTxuSi8
— James Vasquez (@jmvasquez1974) September 18, 2022
More evidence of torture: "The body is that of a male, in his eighties. His hands are tied in the back, his head covered with a jacket. His testicles are crushed, his inner thighs bear traces of torture. He received a violent blow on the head, from behind, probably with a sharp object, like a knife."
IZIUM
IZIUM
Over 400 bodies?
May God Rest Their Souls.
May God Rest Their Souls.
Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian base in occupied Svatovo
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 18, 2022
According to the Luhansk Oblast head, a base that they established in the local bus station was destroyed by a Ukrainian strike. https://t.co/fw0LVbVZ7Q pic.twitter.com/wuEGO46qei
TpyxaNews: Footage of the crossing of the Oskil River by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv region.
— 🇺🇦 Mehmet Palabıyık #ukraine 🇹🇷 (@yorukhunnn) September 18, 2022
This means that we now also control the left bank, where the Russians positions were recently located. pic.twitter.com/60xb01uMCD
Taking this next one with a pinch of salt:
200 Russians died tonight in Svatove, - the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Haidai.
— ТРУХА⚡️English (@TpyxaNews) September 18, 2022
Recall that the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the hotel where the invaders were located. pic.twitter.com/lJ2Gz7iXT2
I have no military strategy experience. I was an anti submarine warfare operator in a Naval Reserve squadron back in '65-'69. Lucky for me the Viet Cong had no subs! So these are all probably stupid ideas, but I have fantasies of Ukraine doing some amazing things before winter sets in.
Block off fresh water to Crimea.
Hit the sub base while they are loading missles..
Sink another main force ship.
Cutoff and capture a large number of Russian troops.
Among them, a major important General or two.
To land a direct hit on a number of large important ammo storage areas in Russia.
Leave the land bridge to Russia alone in Crimea (Long term strategy) but take out multiple Russian sites around the road right at the bridge. Showing the Ruskies, hey any time we want….
Offer Russian soldiers or any pilots who fly into Ukraine sanctuary on Martha's Vineyard if they lay down their weapons.
You know, humiliate Putin to the point where he is removed, or maybe falls off something high.
Yes I should not drink heavily on Sunday.
Block off fresh water to Crimea.
Hit the sub base while they are loading missles..
Sink another main force ship.
Cutoff and capture a large number of Russian troops.
Among them, a major important General or two.
To land a direct hit on a number of large important ammo storage areas in Russia.
Leave the land bridge to Russia alone in Crimea (Long term strategy) but take out multiple Russian sites around the road right at the bridge. Showing the Ruskies, hey any time we want….
Offer Russian soldiers or any pilots who fly into Ukraine sanctuary on Martha's Vineyard if they lay down their weapons.
You know, humiliate Putin to the point where he is removed, or maybe falls off something high.
Yes I should not drink heavily on Sunday.
Warning: Mild NSFW language.
🤡Meanwhile on Orc-TV
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 18, 2022
Solovyov already has angry fits at the sight of European politicians. pic.twitter.com/U2snMgIOOY
Not gonna lie, I find that guy pretty entertaining. He's definitely BSC, but entertaining.
I'd love for some of the partisans in Russia to take out one of these media membersGilligan said:Waffledynamics said:More genocidal propaganda on Kremlin-controlled state TV. Pundit argues that for Russia to win this war, all of Ukraine's critical infrastructure has to be destroyed. He says it doesn't matter how awful it looks, since the West already considers Russians a horde of barbarians. pic.twitter.com/OdmU6oI287
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 17, 2022
Pretty bad. "We're the bad guys anyway, so we might as well be as bad as we want. "
RuZZians just suck and deserve everything bad that can possibly happen to them.
Propaganda without Olga Skankbeaver ? Wouldn't be the same
At 0:17, Denys rehashes information from yesterday regarding Ukraine's push for Lyman. He shows marginal map changes in favor of Ukraine in that effort, but also explains that the Russian defense line is difficult to break there. He seems to think the city will fall to Ukraine in the next week or so.
At 1:23, Denys mentions that the weather is starting to turn for the worse, making the counterattacks more difficult. Good thing Ukraine took all of that Kharkiv territory back when they did.
At 2:02, we see some positive movement for Ukraine in the direction of Lysychansk. There's ongoing fighting for Bilohorivka, which is West of Lysychansk, which in turn is Southwest from Severodonetsk. Denys says there are photos showing that Ukraine has actually already recaptured Bilohorivka, but I would wait for more evidence that it is indeed secure. Side note: recall that Bilohorivka is where Russia had that catastrophic failure at a river crossing a few months ago.
At 3:20, Denys details some gains in the Kherson region for Ukraine. Per Ukraine's official maps, there have been incremental gains in the North and Middle of the Kherson pocket.
4:56: News of Russian collaborators in Melitopol getting blown up in their cars. Smoking kills, kids.
https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/18-september-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-assured-what-mayQuote:
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assured: what may seem like a lull today is actually preparation for a new series of victories
https://instagr.am/p/CiqA18YrVxZ
Quote:
"For the fighting around Izyum and stuff, we had been fighting from treelines to treeline.
It's tough for us because there's a lot of open ground. It's not nice going on to assault a treeline, we have to cover a lot of open ground to get towards the enemy and in that time they can open up at us, including BTR BMP fire and PKM and small arms fire and we have no cover.
The element of surprise is key, and yes it is scary, we even go on with tourniquets already on our legs and arms due to the fact being shot is extremely likely.
Some people even with IV's already in. Once we are in the treeline it comes down to firepower and how fast you move, like, prone position will save your life fighting in woodland areas.
When we are storming a treeline the adrenaline is high and it feels awesome, I try not to think about getting shot or killed, but other than to complete the mission.
Artillery is getting fired every day constantly so we have to watch out for, artillery, tanks, mines, around the treelines. It's hard to fight but needs to be done."
- Izyum. Ukraine, September 14th, 2022.
A final ovation for ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval at the Kyiv Opera House.
— James Waterhouse (@JamWaterhouse) September 17, 2022
He’d performed for 28 seasons before volunteering to fight in the east.
While Ukraine enjoys successes on the battlefield, his death is a reminder of the enduring, awful cost of this war. pic.twitter.com/6V1m2vVFlr
If this doesn’t make your heart melt something is wrong with you!
— 🇺🇦Skyleigh Heinen🇺🇸 (@Sky_Lee_1) September 18, 2022
This little daughter meets her dad that just returned from the war in Ukraine.
Glory to the Heroes of Ukraine!🇺🇦💙pic.twitter.com/l6KrpGIF0n
Ukrainian soldier meets his grandmother after a long absence, what a moment 💔 this is heart breaking and beautiful. #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #UkrainianArmy ♥️
— UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦 (@ukrainiansquad) September 13, 2022
pic.twitter.com/8GGwPWkZWm
9-year-old Stanislav from northern🇺🇦city of Zhytomyr bakes 3 loaves of bread every day to raise funds for Ukraine's military
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 19, 2022
Father taught Stanislav to bake bread when the boy asked how he can help the army. Stanislav wants to give money to Prytula Foundpic.twitter.com/JFJ3Mmf3sO
This is how #Ukraine sees off heroes on their last journey. Heroes never die. Their souls live forever, as does our memory of them💔 #UkrainianArmy🇺🇦
— UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦 (@ukrainiansquad) September 14, 2022
pic.twitter.com/wnMbUOMZWs
More Russian terrorism. Can't win? Terrorize the population. For clarity, these are saying the targets were in Zaporizhzhia the city, and launched from the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Awaiting more information on what these objects were. I'm guessing they may be dams if the crossings I see are dams. However, the explosion icons are on the right side of the picture:
https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/19-september-russian-army-launched-at-least-8-missiles-againstQuote:
Russian army launched at least 8 missiles against infrastructure objects in Zaporizhzhia, missiles were launched from Zaporizhzhia region
https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/19-september-russian-army-hit-2-infrastructure-objects-inQuote:
Russian army hit 2 infrastructure objects in Zaporizhzhia in a missile strike
Awaiting more information on what these objects were. I'm guessing they may be dams if the crossings I see are dams. However, the explosion icons are on the right side of the picture:
They are going to target dams, power plants, gas infrastructure, rail, etc. They know they aren't taking over. Now it is about exacting damage and making the people suffer.
What's with the icon? A tourniquet doesn't do anything until you tighten it and lock it. It could be applied like a belt until needed. IV could just refer to a line ready to accept one. Doubtful they're running with a bag.
Wearing tourniquets preemptively makes at least a bit of sense but still dumb. Obviously not tightened and they can be reused. Going into battle with an IV inserted preemptively in case you get hit is ****ing nonsense. Running around with a needle in your arm sounds fun.
I'm calling BS on both. And most absurd is the IV. Anyone who has had one or been around anyone knows how fragile they are. They come out easy, blow out veins easy, infiltrate easy, and no way could stand the movement of combat. I think this was propaganda. Does this twitter account have a history of good info or does it accept money?
Private PoopyPants said:
They are going to target dams, power plants, gas infrastructure, rail, etc. They know they aren't taking over. Now it is about exacting damage and making the people suffer.
They're trying to cause general logistical problems and consume resources that might otherwise be dedicated to the war. It's terrible but it isn't illogical from the perspective of the war. If Russia can distract Ukrainians with civilian matters there is less that can be devoted to the military.
The thought of running through the woods with an IV makes me queasy.
dtkprowler said:
I'm calling BS on both. And most absurd is the IV. Anyone who has had one or been around anyone knows how fragile they are. They come out easy, blow out veins easy, infiltrate easy, and no way could stand the movement of combat. I think this was propaganda. Does this twitter account have a history of good info or does it accept money?
The newer IVs don't leave any needle in your arm. The needle is inside the catheter and then pulls out after inserting. Leaves you with a small plastic catheter in the vein. I think it would be possible to have one in prior to combat, it could cause other issues.
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