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Ryuu96 on 08 November 2023

Ukrainians are deeply reforming their country and preparing for accession,
even as they are fighting an existential war.

Today the Commission recommends that the Council opens accession negotiations with Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/XNuyZigoZu
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) November 8, 2023

The Commission recommends to grant candidate status to Georgia on the understanding that the government takes important reform steps.

Steps that mirror the genuine aspirations of the overwhelming majority of its citizens to join the European Union. pic.twitter.com/J9JQZuAXjM
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Ryuu96 on 08 November 2023

#Rheinmetall wins low three-digit million euro order from 🇩🇪 German government to supply #mortar #ammunition to #Ukraine 🇺🇦 https://t.co/oYAlVVdnvN #military #army pic.twitter.com/Ak4dAdOwBU
— Rheinmetall (@RheinmetallAG) November 8, 2023

🚨 SANCTIONED: gold and oil networks propping up Russia’s war economy.

🛑 We are closing down avenues for sanctions circumvention.

🗜️️Our sanctions continue to box Putin in, helping to ensure his faltering war effort in Ukraine ends in failure. pic.twitter.com/mUugy1EPFB
— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) November 8, 2023

Belgium will allocate half of the €1.7 billion Ukraine fund to the military and the other half to civilian aid. Ukraine definitely needs this support
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) November 8, 2023

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Ryuu96 said:

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— casualdiot (@casualdiot) November 7, 2023

Not the best mood among the occupiers near the Dnieper.https://t.co/gcxTKalf1X pic.twitter.com/lcbFXJCvmB
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) November 7, 2023

Not sure what Russia is doing here, 400k soldiers should be able to stop this fairly easily and yet it grows.

Still, no excitement until Ukraine establishes a permanent bridgehead, until then this won't amount to much at all.

I think Russia has almost no operational reserve and most of their reserves are or have already been transferred to Avdiivka for the assault on the city salient.

They also probably were thinking that Ukraine would not be able to cross the Dniepr in any meaningful numbers to allow more than just simple, small raids.

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#Rheinmetall wins low three-digit million euro order from ðŸ‡©ðŸ‡ª German government to supply #mortar #ammunition to #Ukraine ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¦ https://t.co/oYAlVVdnvN #military #army pic.twitter.com/Ak4dAdOwBU
— Rheinmetall (@RheinmetallAG) November 8, 2023

Belgium will allocate half of the €1.7 billion Ukraine fund to the military and the other half to civilian aid. Ukraine definitely needs this support
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) November 8, 2023

At least something Belgium can do to support Ukraine. This should help Ukraine a lot financing the war and reconstruction.

Also good to see Germany supplying lots of ammo to Ukraine with this order, though the question is how long their production will take.

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Ryuu96 on 10 November 2023

In January 2020, Russian national Vladislav Kanyus brutally killed his girlfriend, 23-year-old Vera Pekhteleva. He was serving a 17-year prison sentence when he enlisted to fight in Ukraine.

In April, Kanyus was pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/P8YtFcSbHs
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In St. Petersburg, the trial of artist Sasha Skochilenko, accused of spreading “fake news” due to replacing price tags in a store with anti-war statements, is ending. The prosecutor demands 8 years of penal colony for the young woman, who has been imprisoned for 1,5 years

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— Mediazona English (@mediazona_en) November 8, 2023

Russia Reportedly is Using Ukrainian POWs to Fight in Their Homeland on Moscow's Side | AP News

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Ryuu96 on 10 November 2023

En pic.twitter.com/9fHmAjF7wk
— Tim Clarke (@timclarkeuk) November 9, 2023

Worrying news for the occupier larvae: Ukrainian defenders settling in treelines south of Krynky in the Kherson frontline. They even used a helicopter which scared the occupiers sh*tless.https://t.co/L41HwKOmcQ pic.twitter.com/EigRrsZ2ti
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) November 9, 2023

To the Ukrainians' credit, in moving slowly they have probably avoided the enormous losses suffered by Russian forces. Ukrainians have shown that, with support from the West, they can put up a tough fight. That fight continues: our data suggest that the counter-offensive's big push is over, not that the war is. Ukraine's partners should plan for a long fight.

Is Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Over?

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Ryuu96 on 10 November 2023

The Ukrainian GUR released footage of naval drones hitting two Russian Project 11770 Serna-class landing craft in the Black Sea near Chornomorske, occupied Crimea. The ships were reportedly carrying infantry, armored vehicles such as BTR-82's and air defense systems. pic.twitter.com/RUSjLSEOv9
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) November 10, 2023

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Here-> https://t.co/irUN8Wp4iS #Ukrainian maritime drones (USVs) operated by GUR hit two #Russian landing craft in Chornomors'ke, northern Crimea.

1 x Pr.1176 Ondatra Class
1 x Pr.11770 Serna Class#OSINT pic.twitter.com/4uXIrV9KIr
— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) November 10, 2023

“Ukraine will soon receive the 3rd Patriot system,” Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said. pic.twitter.com/kj1gKuD0oK
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) November 10, 2023

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Ryuu96 on 10 November 2023

Putin's spokesman Peskov commented on the pardon of Vladislav Kanyus, the murderer of student Vera Pekhteleva

"There is a certain procedure for pardon. It is an admission of guilt, a decision at the level of the FSIN, then at the level of the region, then at the level of the… pic.twitter.com/0DK35PvVKr
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 10, 2023

"There is a certain procedure for pardon. It is an admission of guilt, a decision at the level of the FSIN, then at the level of the region, then at the level of the federal district, then the central commission, then the documents are submitted to the president. This is one way. There is a second way - when they redeem with blood, including on serious articles. They redeem their crimes with blood on the battlefield, in assault brigades, under bullets, under shells," he said.

Vladislav Kanyus killed student Vera Pekhteleva in January 2020, strangling her with an iron wire. Before that, he beat the girl for several hours while police failed to respond to calls from neighbors who heard the woman's screams. In July 2022, Kanius received 17 years in a maximum-security prison. Kanius did not plead guilty.

A year later, Pekhteleva's mother noticed that Kanyus began posting photos on social media in camouflage uniforms and with weapons in his hands, and suggested that he had been recruited to take part in the war in Ukraine. In November, the prosecutor's office informed the parents of the murdered girl that Putin had pardoned Kanyus back in late April.

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Is Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Over?

Another rather blatant war crime by Russia. Also wouldn't the conscripted POWs just desert at a moments notice or sabotage any Russia defences they are deployed to?

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Ryuu96 on 10 November 2023

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Ryuu96 said:

Is Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Over?

Another rather blatant war crime by Russia. Also wouldn't the conscripted POWs just desert at a moments notice or sabotage any Russia defences they are deployed to?

They'd probably get executed the moment they do the slightest thing wrong. Knowing Russia, I'd not be surprised if they aren't giving the Ukrainian POWs ammo and instead they are just sending them out on the frontlines to die and soak up Ukraine's ammo, then they'll send in the actual Russian soldiers. They don't even treat their own soldiers well...

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