Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 on 18 August 2024

And another problem with this, if Germany is involved despite not sending any long-range missiles then why aren't everyone else? You've got a bunch of countries in the Baltics, Nordics and Eastern Europe saying "let Ukraine use long-range missiles on Russia" very publicly but meanwhile we apparently have this little secret group of UK, USA, France and Germany deciding in private away from everyone else. Doesn't look very democratic, either kick the 4th one out of discussions because they haven't sent long-range missiles (only UK/USA/France have) or invite all NATO members to have a say or u'know, let America decide everything on behalf of us all.

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Ryuu96 on 18 August 2024

UK needs to grow a pair, we going to beg America for permission to use our weapons if we get into war in the future too? 😂

"With a bandaged arm, he was among several in the room who were wounded. Out of 60 men he fought alongside to try to repel the Ukrainian incursion, only four or five survived. The rest refused to surrender and were killed in fighting with Ukrainian troops, he said. He knew he…
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) August 17, 2024

If you are wondering why Russians in Kursk were surrendering, its shit like this. Flying fpv straight into the bunker.
— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) August 17, 2024

Russian propagandist Alexei Zhivov threatens to kill CNN journalists and other foreign journalists who come to film reports in the Kursk region of Russia.

"We inform Western journalists who crossed the border of Russia. We will kill you all" pic.twitter.com/S9SEPIW1ph
— Денис Казанський (@den_kazansky) August 17, 2024

🫡 Russian Junior lieutenant, commander of one of the companies of the 1st Battalion of 810th Marine Brigade — taken prisoner. pic.twitter.com/py2Af9ou87
— MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 17, 2024

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

The 🇷🇺#Russians claimed yesterday that they hit and and destroyed a 🇺🇦#Ukrainian M270 MLRS in #Sumy oblast. Today it turned out that it was a 🇨🇿#Czech-made decoy from Inflatech.

The torso of the decoy is made of synthetic silk, they radiate heat exactly… pic.twitter.com/Ct4r98q3DR
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Ryuu96 on 18 August 2024

❗️ "Putin will decide on mobilization if the negotiations planned for the end of the year fail. There are no more Nazis there. Ukraine has been denazified", - Lukashenko pic.twitter.com/iFl8Klciuo
— MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 18, 2024

Russian serviceman is shocked by Russian men leaving the Kursk region. He asks them to come back and dig trenches for the boys who will be defending Kursk. pic.twitter.com/RMow7lOS8D
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) August 18, 2024

I talked to mothers of Russian conscripts captured by Ukraine. They say Putin broke a promise to keep their sons safe. “I won’t give up until I get him back.” https://t.co/cfRKixcDBs
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) August 18, 2024

Still burning oil depot in the Rostov region of Russia was attacked by the Ukrainian defense intelligence with Ukrainian drones

There were at least three explosions in the area of the facility, followed by the ignition of fuel tanks. pic.twitter.com/clazXnbIZu
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 18, 2024

“Putin hopes to contain the advance with conscript forces. But can they push back the Ukrainian troops? I doubt it.”

Russia’s army is overstretched in Ukraine, so it’s rushing a ragtag force to fend off Ukraine’s advance, ⁦@NastyaStognei⁩ reports https://t.co/jAHoFBWF4F
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Ryuu96 on 18 August 2024

According to DeepState Snagost, Kursk region, is now also under Ukrainian control https://t.co/DR5r9Vky8y https://t.co/PQqVBmEFVy pic.twitter.com/8h8tj6aLss
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) August 18, 2024

Very interesting piece by WSJ about Ukraine's Kursk offensive:
- Preparations began earlier this summer as Ukraine used drones to attack infrastructure in Kursk, from the power grid to ammunition and fuel-storage depots and surveillance equipment. 1/11 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/mRxbdVhlhk
— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) August 18, 2024

/3. Russian oil storage facility in Proletarsk, Rostov region, continues to burn. Three fire trains have already been called in to help put out the fire. pic.twitter.com/PivK4scw5j
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) August 18, 2024

German Finance Ministry Refutes Reports of Dropping Aid to Ukraine

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shavenferret on 18 August 2024

Putin and his inner circle are very worried about thew kursk developments and the mood is very downbeat between them
https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/what-will-putin-do-next-war-0fgwb2fw6

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shavenferret on 19 August 2024

We are now at 600,000 Russian casualties and 17,000 artillery pieces destroyed. By year end, the casualties will slow a bit because of winter, but Russia will still have almost another 100K casualties and will have 20K artillery destroyed in total.

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SecondWar on 19 August 2024

If this map is accurate and the third bridge has indeed been taken out, then that would leave that how stretch between the two lower yellow zones vulnerable as Russia would have difficulty getting reinforcements across the river.

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Ryuu96 on 19 August 2024

Last night, Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit a Russian oil depot in Rostov Oblast, setting several storage tanks alight.

Nearly 24 hours later, the oil depot continues to burn. Over 250 firefighters and three firefighting trains have been dispatched to the site. pic.twitter.com/eqRmDixtrF
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 18, 2024

Vladimir Solovyov and State Duma member Andrey Gurulyov, a former deputy Commander of the Southern Military District, urged Russians to shut up about what is happening in Kursk and other border regions. As usual, they also threatened to nuke the West.https://t.co/66zFBsGa3Y
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 18, 2024

Milblogger Romanov_92 says Ukraine destroyed the third bridge over the Seym River in Kursk. The other two bridges went kaput not longer after he crossed them. 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/ZChCANC2de
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 19, 2024

💥🔥 Fire and explosion at a traction substation of the Trans-Siberian Railway in Mariinsk, Kemerovo Region in Russia pic.twitter.com/1RlXabf2ld
— Malinda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦🇮🇹🇦🇺🇬🇧🇬🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪 (@TreasChest) August 19, 2024

Western allies were also deliberately left in the dark, claims the source. “Syrsky had two previous operations undermined by the West. One was leaked to the Russians, and on another occasion, we were instructed to abort.”

Leaked?!??

Great allies, huh? https://t.co/byTQoun0LU
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Ryuu96 on 19 August 2024

It’s been three days since Ukrainian drones hit the diesel storage tanks of the Russian State Reserve in Proletarsk, Rostov region, and the fire is still spreading. pic.twitter.com/AKgRJks1EB
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) August 19, 2024

According to Russian media, already 11 tanks have burned down in Proletarsk. https://t.co/H3C3mHF9yn
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shavenferret on 19 August 2024

Blinkov's Battlegrounds just posted a new video on Ukraine: Does it make sense for Ukraine to repeat its Kursk offensive somewhere else? He goes into the various goals that the offensive might have and how well it has succeeded in achieving those goals.
https://youtu.be/cb7ubKkjMNI?si=bVuHaZcJf2Volf23

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