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BFR on 18 May 2024

Demoted Shoigu Suffers Fresh Humiliation in China

"Days after his removal from the defense minister post he held for over a decade, Sergei Shoigu faced a delayed entry into a Chinese government building because its security staff were not happy with his pass, it has been reported.

Shoigu had helped spearhead Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the role he had since 2012 before his boss surprised many by replacing him on Sunday May 12 with Andrei Belousov, an economist with little military experience.

Shoigu in turn has been appointed secretary of Russia's Security Council and while still a big job, it is seen by many as a demotion from the high-profile role he held as one of the faces of the war that Putin started."

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Kherson Oblast, a Ukrainian Air Force fighter drops a pair of French-supplied AASM Hammer extended-range bombs on a Russian position. pic.twitter.com/R8BbtQNalF
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BFR on 19 May 2024

That's not a lot of F-16s, and we have plenty to spare.

Russia wants to occupy Kharkiv, although it understands that it will be "very difficult," - Zelensky. The main points from the interview for AFP:

🔹 The enemy's offensive "may consist of several waves. The first wave" was in the Kharkiv region. The situation is under control but… pic.twitter.com/aenbZmzzxV
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⚡️The Ukrainian Navy reports that overnight, the Russian Project 266M Natya Class Minesweeper Kovrovets was destroyed. pic.twitter.com/WRsmFHFL6d
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A Russian T-80, completely annihilated by the 47th Mechanized Brigade. pic.twitter.com/YgOagoz3WR
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Ryuu96 on 19 May 2024

BFR said:

That's not a lot of F-16s, and we have plenty to spare.

Russia wants to occupy Kharkiv, although it understands that it will be "very difficult," - Zelensky. The main points from the interview for AFP:

ðŸ”¹ The enemy's offensive "may consist of several waves. The first wave" was in the Kharkiv region. The situation is under control but… pic.twitter.com/aenbZmzzxV
— Maria Drutska ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¦ (@maria_drutska) May 18, 2024

Yeah, it's not a lot, the US has hundreds alone, unfortunately the US has yet to pledge a single one. Practically everything that Ukraine needs, the West has fallen far short on and they've never really asked for much, at least, not much in the context of a war against a global superpower.

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Ryuu96 on 19 May 2024

Some contradictions.

😕 "Ukrainian soldiers in Donbas are fed up waiting for Western munitions", - Le Monde

❗️Neither the shells included in the 'Czech plan', nor US aid, have reached the front line, undermining morale of Ukrainian troops.

P.S. Zelensky said the opposite about artillery shells 🤔 pic.twitter.com/9lC9K2p5Lw
— MAKS 23 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 17, 2024

Visited a couple of artillery divisions firing western 155mm, and they have confirmed to me that

WE ARE SO BACK https://t.co/OgvE3PLfPP
— Dimko Zhluktenko 🇺🇦 (@dim0kq) May 18, 2024

Heavy assaults on Chasiv Yar again. Our troops are doing their best, artillery is working at full capacity
— ✙ Constantine ✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) May 19, 2024

Doesn't seem like all have adequate supply but things are improving.

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Ryuu96 on 19 May 2024

Chasiv Yar, yesterday, a Russian mechanized column attempted to storm the eastern part of the city.

Ukrainian forces immediately spotted the column as it left Bakhmut, putting heavy ATGM, FPV, and artillery fire onto it as it crossed 3 miles of open ground. pic.twitter.com/t15UbnkGO4
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The Russian column made it roughly 2 blocks into the eastern end of Chasiv Yar, taking additional heavy losses in the urban environment.
Source- https://t.co/wVXlU4lb7f https://t.co/8A46DDTH3L

Geo: pic.twitter.com/z1lDK3oihU
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Ukraine has conducted another long-distance drone attack on a Russian oil refinery. Ukraine hit an oil refinery in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, which is about 970 km away from Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/9DKZ7rihYb
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Ukrainian one way drones hit an oil refinery in Russia’s Slavyansk-on-Kuban too pic.twitter.com/5DN4nOMElb
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The moment when an Ukrainian UAV allegedly hits the oil refinery of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Region, Russia. The explosion was quite powerful.

The Russian regime claims that 57 UAVs were intercepted in that region.

Source: Telegram / Astra pic.twitter.com/MfMpCPlcvz
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Ryuu96 on 19 May 2024

Russia accuses Kiev of attacking it with French guided bombs

Russia on Saturday accused the Kiev regime of attacking it with French guided bombs in the Russian region of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine. "An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks with the use of French-made Hammer guided bombs and American-made HARM anti-radar missiles against targets on Russian territory has been prevented," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Live, War In Ukraine: The Latest Information

They're almost certainly lying but it just goes to show that Russia already publicly accuses Ukraine of using western weapons on Russian soil and what do they do to France? Nothing. To Ukraine? Same as always. There's zero reason to have the restriction on Ukraine if Russia is already accusing Ukraine of doing so and doing nothing about it.

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A similar decision was taken on the same day against Deutsche Bank, Germany's number one bank, with the St. Petersburg arbitration court ordering the seizure of its real estate, securities and accounts for an amount of 238.6 million euros.

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Two European banks had their assets seized by Russia now, amounting to 701.3 million euros in total.

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Ryuu96 on 19 May 2024

The German Defense Ministry has requested an additional €3.8 billion from the government for Ukraine. The extra spending is to be submitted for parliamentary approval in June. https://t.co/FM2kPGZOqY
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 19, 2024

Russian troops reduced activity in the Kharkiv direction to zero, the General Staff reports.

"The enemy did not conduct active operations in the Kharkiv direction. The defense forces are making maximum efforts to strengthen positions, replenish reserves, conduct reconnaissance… pic.twitter.com/IPK7xCTQk6
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Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure earlier this year disrupted 14% of the country’s oil refining capacity and drove up domestic fuel prices, but had minimal impact on electricity output.https://t.co/QYQq90WhnK
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 18, 2024

On May 17, Lt. Colonel Denys Oleksandrovych Vasylyuk, the chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 831st tactical aviation brigade, tragically lost his life while carrying out a combat mission. He had flown numerous sorties since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. pic.twitter.com/WRcvBjF6sc
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 18, 2024

"Vovchansk is being destroyed. It is dangerous to stay here. There is constant shelling. A lot of stray dogs are running around. But we are here, we are working and we will win," a police officer reports from Vovchansk. pic.twitter.com/J2m8Yh2fu0
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