Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

Russian Air Force affiliated channel Fighterbomber reports that all helicopters and fighter jets downed on May 13 were shot down by a Ukrainian Patriot air defense system and 11 pilots died. That day Russia lost a Su-34, Su-35 & two Mi-8s in Russia's Bryansk region. pic.twitter.com/QIzVzMn4HK
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 24, 2023

Damn. Wasn't Russian incompetence but a Patriot. Get Ukraine some more Patriots!

What 2 Patriots Gets Ukraine So Far.

7 "Unstoppable" Kinzhal Missiles Destroyed.
11 Pilots Killed.
Su-34 Destroyed.
Su-35 Destroyed.
2 Mi-8s Destroyed.

What Russia Achieves

1 Patriot Missile Launcher (Out of 16+) Suffers Minor Shrapnel Damage.

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin says that Russia’s objectives of "denazifying" and "demilitarising" Ukraine have failed miserably

"F*ck knows how, but we’ve militarised Ukraine!" pic.twitter.com/ZBIyo0Vd3A
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drkohler on 24 May 2023

The guy on the right is Konstantin Dolgow, a political scientist with close ties to the Kremilin. Interesting...

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CaptainExplosion on 24 May 2023

Ryuu96 said:

Yevgeny Prigozhin says that Russia’s objectives of "denazifying" and "demilitarising" Ukraine have failed miserably

"F*ck knows how, but we’ve militarised Ukraine!" pic.twitter.com/ZBIyo0Vd3A
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) May 24, 2023

If anything Russia has only nazified itself even further, and partly demilitarized itself through it's own stupidity.

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

It’s the first time the Swiss government has actively backed European military support for Ukraine https://t.co/rYeVuW7Hku
— Bloomberg (@Business) May 24, 2023

⚡️Russian occupation forces to abduct more children in Luhansk Oblast.

Russian occupation forces in Luhansk Oblast are preparing to abduct more children under the false pretense of conducting "medical examinations," the National Resistance Center reported on May 23.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 24, 2023

#Russia 🇷🇺: the Russian insurgents are back in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 after their raid in #Belgorod.

The Liberty of Russia Legion admitted to suffering two casualties but described the raid as an "success" pic.twitter.com/UMTAI4un5I
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) May 24, 2023

Freedom of Russia Legion claims they have 5 battalions (Russian Volunteer Corps is one of the battalions). Objectives: Show Russians resistance to Putin regime possible, support Ukraine's offensive, overthrow Putin regime, raise blue-and-white free Russian flag over Red Square. https://t.co/cGTcOM3fnE
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) May 24, 2023

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius criticized Hungary for blocking further military aid to Ukraine at a meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels on May 23.https://t.co/g4F4gT7DOX
— The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine) May 24, 2023

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

9/ ISW assessed that the Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut was a strategically sound decision as Ukrainians would benefit from exhausting Wagner forces if they were able to retain control over the two GLOCs west of Bakhmut. https://t.co/IBwZqLfxUe
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) May 24, 2023

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

https://t.co/T0UUcQmtM3. Prigozhin's full interview. Definitely worth your time, though I don't think it's subtitled (subtitled excerpts are being shared on this platform). His most vicious (by far) attack on Shoigu and Gerasimov, with lots of other interesting bits and pieces.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023

While downplaying his connection to Putin (says that he never knew him before Putin became President), Prigozhin proclaims his "obedience" to Putin (as his political principle), but at the same time, he directs much of his criticism at the Presidential administration.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023

Prigozhin predicts hard times for Russia, including losing territory it has annexed since 2014, does not rule out that Bakhmut will be lost, and is attempting to frame this impending loss as Shoigu's crime.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023

Taken against the backdrop of a distant Putin studying 17th century maps of Russia, Prigozhin attempts to project an image of a no-nonsense straight-talker, a people's man. He is clearly angling to dramatically increase his political stature and relevance (we already knew that).
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023

To conclude, a couple of thoughts. First, Prigozhin's continued survival is a pointer to a real power struggle behind the scenes, quite possibly inside the military establishment. Someone is obviously protecting Prigozhin. Where Putin stands in all of this is not clear.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023

His repeated references to a popular revolution (i.e. the very thing we know Putin is desperately afraid of ) suggest to me that Prigozhin does not clear his messaging with the Kremlin. But with whom then? Who are the "North Korean" faction in this set-up? I don't know.
— Sergey Radchenko (@DrRadchenko) May 24, 2023

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

Putin, in full philosopher-tsar mode, peers over a Louis XIV map from the 17th century, which he says proves “no Ukraine ever existed in the history of mankind” pic.twitter.com/5cgrpljqWk
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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

"We haven't managed to remove the frontlines from Donetsk, how can we talk about strategic defeat of the States?" - the questions Russian propagandists start asking are getting interesting. pic.twitter.com/bXwgximS5j
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 24, 2023

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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2023

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the support of Ukraine from the West will continue "for years".

Details: Sunak emphasised that Russia's strategy of waiting for the West to "get tired, bored" and stop helping [Ukraine] is not going to work.

Quote: "We are now leading a conversation with allies about what longer-term multilateral and bilateral security agreements we can put in place with Ukraine," he said.

Background: Rishi Sunak has said that attempts to freeze the war in Ukraine at the present stage are "absolutely wrong" and must be stopped.

West Is Ready To Support Ukraine For Years, Russia Shouldn't Expect To Wait Us Out – UK PM | Ukrainska Pravda

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