Ukraine's deputy defense minister had prematurely claimed Andriivka, south of Bakhmut, was under full UA control. 3rd Assault Brigade says that's not correct yet, and that there is heavy fighting there and in Klischiivka.

https://t.me/lachentyt/34240

jbeaman88 said:

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74OA said:

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Apparently, the scope of Ukraine's naval operation on the day Sevastopol was attacked was wider than previously understood.

OTHER SHIPS

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TIL that Turkey prohibits the passage of Russian warships through the Bosporus Strait. So Russia's Black Sea fleet is really just that and hasn't been able to transit to deep water since March, 2022. Reading more about this, that was when Turkey invoked the 1936 Montreux Convention which allows them to restrict passages during times of war. One exception is they can't restrict passage of naval ships returning to Black Sea ports where they are registered. Apparently, however, Moscow is now circumventing this by using civilian merchant vessels to supply logistics to its military operations in Syria and Ukraine.

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Related side story. New US sanctions on Turkey for playing both sides of the conflict and turning a blind eye to its own violators.

TURKEY

That'll buff out nicely.

Close up footage of the lightly scratched landing shiphttps://t.co/7UculAAzmn pic.twitter.com/hQjIxtz3nS

— Benjamin Pittet (@COUPSURE) September 14, 2023

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"Today, two Russian patrol ships of project 22160 "Vasiliy Bykov" were attacked and damaged", - StratCom ZSU pic.twitter.com/7IiDHNzWtn

— MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 14, 2023

Defense Intelligence @DI_Ukraine at work.
United24 @United24media donors at work.
Ukrainian technologies at work.

Reportedly, this might be an attack of naval drones on the Russian ship of Vasiliy Bykov type.

Earlier today Ukrainian Armed Forces informed that Defense Forces… pic.twitter.com/pn4eifTi3a

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 14, 2023

Hard to tell how much damage was actually done. Looks like the drone may have been hit just before it got there.

The British Army has unveiled the Hydra 400 drone, which can launch Brimstone missiles.

At the Defence Security and Equipment International Exhibition and Conference (DSEI), representatives of the British Army said that the Hydra 400 "will offer the capabilities of an Apache… pic.twitter.com/Kj9G15Rgps

— Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 In Ukraine | News, Updates (@Heroiam_Slava) September 14, 2023

Breaking News! Britain started WW1 and WW2 to be mean to Russia! Zelenskyy is a British plant! Western Russophobia knows no bounds!

Following reports that UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were used in yesterday’s attack on Russian naval vessels in Sevastopol, Vladimir Ovchinsky claims on state TV that Britain started both world wars and that Zelensky is an agent of MI6 pic.twitter.com/41QqqMdK0P

— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) September 14, 2023

LOFL!

Exactly, superstructure are aluminum

— Capt(N) (@Capt_Navy) September 14, 2023

USS Belknap CG-26 after it collided with the USS John F Kennedy. Aluminum class D fires are hazardous and poisonous to the crew while burning. pic.twitter.com/5ozaRcPtXJ

— Capt(N) (@Capt_Navy) September 14, 2023

Rollup: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1702405535893422486.html

Admiral Vladimir Sokolov is commander of the Black Sea Fleet. He is considered by his peers to be battle-tested and highly competent. But several recent defeats show how he's lost the initiative and is hampered by systemic challenges and probably failure of imagination. 1/10 pic.twitter.com/xDWDBJpWAK

— Mike Petersen (@Mi_Petersen38) September 14, 2023

Rossticus said:

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Breaking News! Britain started WW1 and WW2 to be mean to Russia! Zelenskyy is a British plant! Western Russophobia knows no bounds!

Following reports that UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were used in yesterday’s attack on Russian naval vessels in Sevastopol, Vladimir Ovchinsky claims on state TV that Britain started both world wars and that Zelensky is an agent of MI6 pic.twitter.com/41QqqMdK0P

— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) September 14, 2023

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Well that's certainly "another perspective"

Russia continues to probe/test NATO members to see what it's allowed without retaliation.

🇧🇬#Bulgaria is consulting with #NATO allies on responses to Russia's actions in the Black Sea, including a blockade of Bulgaria's economic zone, Euractiv reported.

Russia has declared a part of the Bulgarian economic zone in the Black Sea closed to shipping due to military… pic.twitter.com/d9H6rfLBAF

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) September 14, 2023

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/ukraines-attack-on-sevastopol-also-targeted-important-ships-crossing-black-sea/

***BREAKING***

Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol also targeted important arms ships crossing Black Sea

Two ships of interest currently heading to Mediterrean via Bosporus #OSINThttps://t.co/0W88DXCOkx

— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) September 14, 2023

The fact that the Presidential Administration managed to get permission for Surovikin’s participation in events abroad also indicates the beginning of a campaign to replace Prigozhin with Surovikin, both domestically and internationally to contain Shoigu in mil-sec apparatus. 2/2

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) September 14, 2023

"Effective starting yesterday Wednesday, September 13 the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure together with the Ministry of National Defense, as responsible for the management of the national airspace, imposed additional flight restrictions in the airspace bordering the border with Ukraine in the northern area of Dobrogea, between Sulina and Galai, from a depth of 8km and 1,000 m altitude to an extended depth of 20-30 km inside Romanian national airspace, up to an altitude of 4,000 m, reports MApN."

Map here give @auonsson a followhttps://t.co/IqXIepERN6

— Intelschizo (@Schizointel) September 14, 2023

No, AA guns were brought in, sensors for detecting drones, bomb shelters (Check my latest posts)

We’re ready to roll 🤘🧨

— Dacian Draco🇷🇴🇪🇺 (@AndreiS49747209) September 14, 2023

36 Ghepards on tracks, 72 Orelikon guns on wheels (towed)🐆🧨 pic.twitter.com/8AYzRKlGbq

— Dacian Draco🇷🇴🇪🇺 (@AndreiS49747209) September 14, 2023

The critical variable is still force availability. Kyiv began committing its reserves a month ago, and Russia committed its own in response. Unclear how much attrition both sides have sustained over the last month, but that will likely determine how far Ukraine can advance. https://t.co/RKAW16dndf

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) September 14, 2023

At first glance you might think a war of attrition favors Russia with their endless supply of manpower but in modern warfare the side with the better long range weapons wins.

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At first glance you might think a war of attrition favors Russia with their endless supply of manpower but in modern warfare the side with the better long range weapons wins.

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Side with bigger battleships
Side with better aircraft carriers
Side with longer range bombers
Side with longbows
Etc

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3rd separate assault brigade confirms liberation of Andriivka south to Bakhmut

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https://liveuamap.com/en/2023/15-september-3rd-separate-assault-brigade-confirms-liberation

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3rd separate assault brigade confirms liberation of Andriivka south to Bakhmut

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big victory that has taken months to finally occur.

now for further advances north of Bakhmut...

More on the liberation of Andriivka

retaken

Waffledynamics said:

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"Today, two Russian patrol ships of project 22160 "Vasiliy Bykov" were attacked and damaged", - StratCom ZSU pic.twitter.com/7IiDHNzWtn

— MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 14, 2023

Defense Intelligence @DI_Ukraine at work.
United24 @United24media donors at work.
Ukrainian technologies at work.

Reportedly, this might be an attack of naval drones on the Russian ship of Vasiliy Bykov type.

Earlier today Ukrainian Armed Forces informed that Defense Forces… pic.twitter.com/pn4eifTi3a

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 14, 2023

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I don't think it will be long before we see Brimstones attached to these UAVs especially if the Brits are already hanging them from a Drone. Hitting a ship with a threesome salvo would provide significant increase in actual impact of the UAV following those hits.

The weaponry R&D of the Ukes is quite impressive. Reminds something between Q in 007 or the line in Armageddon where Bruce Willis says "I am sure you have a team of men somewhere just thinking **** up"

The unintended strategic consequences of Putin's war continue to stack up.

NORTH KOREA

US will be producing 1.2M artillery rounds a year by FY25. Thanks again, Vlad.

155mm

In the latest episode of @TheOsintBunker, the panel reaches the conclusion that the Russian position in Crimea is, ultimately, untenable due to the Ukrainian ability to damage and destroy ships and facilities.https://t.co/Ip9lTp0XVA

— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) September 15, 2023

the 3rd SAB telegram said very few took the offer... and rest were destroyed. More video of action to come

— Vladimir Vakulenko (@cavv1988) September 15, 2023

Drone hit rear right section, caused significant damage. Samum lost propulsion. Towed for repairs with stern tilt & right list. 2/

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) September 15, 2023

Also, on Sep 14 morning, Ukraine struck two Russian Vasily Bykov patrol ships in Black Sea, damaging both. Used naval drones. 4/

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) September 15, 2023

Ukraine intelligence reported that large landing ship Minsk & submarine Rostov-on-Don hit. Both unsalvageable 6/

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) September 15, 2023

russia will no longer rotate troops home..... hat will help moral in russia

"❗️Mobilized people will not return home until the end of the Northern Military District, there will be no rotation - Kartapolov.

The mobilized Russians will leave the combat zone after the end of the…

— david D. (@secretsqrl123) September 15, 2023

"Mobilized people will not return home until the end of the Northern Military District, there will be no rotation - Kartapolov.

The mobilized Russians will leave the combat zone after the end of the special military operation (SVO) on the territory of Ukraine. Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov stated this in a conversation with http://Lenta.ru.

"They will return home after the completion of a special military operation. No rotation is provided . They are entitled to leave for every six months of service, and they now go on these holidays," the deputy stated the return date."
https://t.me/Separ13_13/19143

Rossticus said:

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Very interesting, should these reports be confirmed accurate.

BREAKING:

Incoming reports of Kadyrov being in a coma after his health suddenly deteriorated.

Ukraine's intelligence service GUR confirms the reports pic.twitter.com/jpnU1hsTTB

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 15, 2023

Chechnya's Health Minister Elkhan Suleymanov has reportedly disappeared in retribution for Ramzan Kadyrov's failing health

A story that Russian Telegram channels led by VCHK-OGPU have been reporting for days

Context for Ukraine GUR claims that Kadyrov is in a coma

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) September 15, 2023

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Well this could be fairly major