Please, don't stop posting Ryu. This thread is my primary source of information regarding this conflict xD
Please, don't stop posting Ryu. This thread is my primary source of information regarding this conflict xD
Vodacixi said: Please, don't stop posting Ryu. This thread is my primary source of information regarding this conflict xD |
Got a little distracted and forgot to post the updates in here, honestly though, there isn't many major updates lately, Russia continues to make small gains but at the cost of heavy equipment losses, I'll scoop up some news again.
NEW: Russia is struggling to plug the gap of military losses in Ukraine as Putin remains reluctant to call for a full military mobilization despite 10s of 1000s of troop deaths
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 20, 2022
“The wheels are sort of coming off the Russian army,” one expert told @ak_mackhttps://t.co/G3xifo4vE7
Ukraine Will Fight Until All Russian Forces Are Expelled, Military Intelligence Chief Says - WSJ https://t.co/iEn1bV8Lg7
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 21, 2022
⚡️The nephew of the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yunus-Bek Yevkurov died in battles in Ukraine. It happened on the night of May 20-21. Captain Adam Khamkhoev was the commander of an airborne assault company, – the Russian media. pic.twitter.com/IVJ8Syjmau
— Flash (@Flash43191300) May 21, 2022
Russia's chief propagandist Vladimir Soloviev shares a message that helps clarify what is already obvious. Russia is waging war to occupy Ukraine and eliminate Ukrainian statehood, "liberating it from German, Anglo-Saxon and Jewish colonizers" pic.twitter.com/cMkMfbsl7n
— Anton Barbashin (@ABarbashin) May 22, 2022
Russia is considering scrapping the age limit for enlisting in the military amid reports of heavy casualties in Ukraine. https://t.co/wr02oVFPAI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 22, 2022
⚡️Zelensky: Ukraine may be losing up to 100 soldiers fighting in the east every day.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 22, 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing on May 22 that 50-100 soldiers may be dying every day defending Ukraine in “the most difficult direction,” in the country’s east.
⚡️ Armed Forces: Russia loses 184 military vehicles in Donbas within a week.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 22, 2022
The list includes, among others, one anti-aircraft missile system, 43 tanks, 20 artillery systems, and 79 armored fighting vehicles. Russia has also lost three aircraft.
According to Baza, Captain of the 1st Rank Alexander Kuzivanov from the Center Central Research Institute lost a laptop with military information after a night of heavy drinking. He reportedly blacked out and was sent home in an ambulance.https://t.co/Qe2nsaiDxq pic.twitter.com/wlsNu5AhVH
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 22, 2022
BREAKING: 🇷🇺 Russia’s Counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva has resigned.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) May 23, 2022
Boris Bondarev: “Never have I been so ashamed of my country.”
UN Watch is now calling on all other Russian diplomats at the United Nations—and worldwide—to follow his moral example and resign.
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⚡️Poland terminates gas contract with Russia ahead of schedule.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 23, 2022
The contract, signed in 1993, was valid until the end of 2022, but Poland decided to terminate it earlier due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, Polish Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa said on May 23.
Lithuania wants naval coalition to lift Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s grain https://t.co/qvulVo1J38
— The Guardian (@Guardian) May 23, 2022
Russian forces shelled the hell out of Lyman for weeks and again today. And now they have reportedly taken a northern part of the city. Ukrainian sources I spoke with today said they still control most of Lyman but fear they could have to fall back. https://t.co/Xc5FHESbzs
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 23, 2022
Russia's economy is imploding. We forecast a GDP collapse of -30% by end-2022. Russia has stopped publishing data, but our tracking of exports from 20 countries to Russia give a clue. Those exports are down over -50% in April 2022 from a year ago (blue). With @JonathanPingle pic.twitter.com/4intbaNc0O
— Robin Brooks (@RobinBrooksIIF) May 22, 2022
⚡️ Ukrainian forces liberated a total of 24 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast during major counter-offensive.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 23, 2022
Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said on May 23 that in villages north of Kharkiv, residents were forced to spend months in basements during the Russian occupation.
Starbucks has decided to exit and “no longer have a brand presence” in Russia, following its suspension of all operations on March 8 due to the Ukraine invasion. 2k employees will get 6 months of paychecks, and then it’s do svidaniya (more like proshchaitye, but you get it).
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) May 23, 2022
"Our effort is to do everything that we can to strengthen #Ukraine's hands on the battlefield & at the negotiation table" per @SecDef
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) May 23, 2022
"What end-state looks like will be defined by the #Ukrainians and not be us"
Russians use an APC to tear off Ukrainian trident in the center of the city of Kherson pic.twitter.com/WGnT7W9ubY
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) May 22, 2022
#UKRAINE: Soldiers fighting on behalf of the entire world for #freedom perform the infamous #Bayraktar song.#WeAreAllUkraine. ✊ pic.twitter.com/reratXwXns
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) May 23, 2022
“Ukraine is the only place in Europe where people defend European values at the cost of their own lives,” Nikolenko said.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 23, 2022
⚡️Zelensky: 700,000 soldiers defending Ukraine now.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 21, 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised interview on May 21 that 700,000 defenders of Ukraine are fighting all across the country, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
.@SecDef: We’ve had a highly constructive morning here at the second meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. I’m delighted that we were joined virtually by more than 40 Ministers and Chiefs of Defense. pic.twitter.com/NDNUdaaiqT
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) May 23, 2022
Other countries made new commitments to training the Ukrainian military and sustaining its military systems, Austin added.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 23, 2022
A total of 47 countries participated in the virtual Ukraine Contact Group meeting. The next meeting will be held on June 15.
NEW: Denmark is pledging Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine after a U.S.-led virtual conference: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 23, 2022
New today: Italy, Greece, Norway & Poland are providing artillery systems and ammunition to Ukraine that is "critically needed" after a US-led virtual pledging conference: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 23, 2022
🇺🇸 has already sent 108 howitzer artillery pieces to 🇺🇦 for fight in Donbas
New today: The Czech Republic is donating attack helicopters, rocket systems, and tanks to Ukraine after a U.S.-led virtual conference: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 23, 2022
Czech Republic has already sent Soviet-era T-72 tanks and BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
⚡️ Yermak: Russia deported 232,000 children from Ukraine since Feb. 24.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 23, 2022
Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said, citing Russian sources, that over 2,000 exiled children are either orphaned or separated from their parents.
#BREAKING @SecDef says new countries participating in today's #Ukraine meeting, including Austria, Bosnia, Kosovo & Colombia. Milley says there were 47 total participants.
— Carla Babb (@CarlaBabbVOA) May 23, 2022
“Everyone here understands the stakes of this war. And they stretch far beyond Europe," Austin said.
It's growing, now 47 countries supporting Ukraine.
Russia is also blackmailing the world with that blockade, they are quite literally going to starve some countries, we need to send Ukraine whatever anti-ship missiles they need to blow up every Russian ship in the Black Sea.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 23 May 2022These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of May 23, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/V8NCfPorRJ
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 23, 2022
Vodacixi said: Please, don't stop posting Ryu. This thread is my primary source of information regarding this conflict xD |
Same and great work to Ryu for keeping this thread going.