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Another banzai attack by invaders on a motorcycle at the position of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces . The attack was stopped by barbed wire and drones waiting at the appropriate location. If you tighten everything with a thorn, then this will simply nullify any banzai attacks not only on motorcycles, but also on buggies.

Another result by 79th!!
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❗️The Russian AWACS A-50 was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in January 2024 with the help of the Patriot air defense system

This was stated by the Assistant Chief of Staff of the 10th US Army, Colonel Rosanna Clemente.

According to her, some complexes are used to protect static objects, others are moved and do “truly historical things.” One of them is “SAMbush” - “aerial ambush”, when air defense systems are moved to the very front line (!). This is how the first A-50 AWACS was hit in January. This is the first official confirmation. The russians then said that it was friendly fire. A SU-27 was similarly shot down near the russian border during one of the first “SAMbush” operations.

For this purpose, Ukrainian air defense troops were first trained. "German instructors woke up the battery in the middle of the night, gave the order to move to a firing position, conduct an air battle, and then move away again," Clemente explained.

Another interesting thing is that the officer who shot down the first russian Kinzhal was 23 years old.

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▫️ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Decree on awarding "For Courage" orders to soldiers of the special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Artan".

▫️ The awards were presented to the scouts by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov.

▫️ Fighters awarded with orders took part in daring and effective missions in the Black Sea and in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea!

⚔️ Thanks to operations that at first might have seemed impossible, Ukraine managed to change the balance of forces in the Black Sea and unblock the grain corridor, which now has virtually the same capacity as before the full-scale invasion.

👤 The commander of the special unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Artan" with the call sign "Titan" became a full knight of the Order "For Courage"!

▫️ According to intelligence officers, this honorary award became an additional motivation to continue working until the complete liberation of Ukraine from the invaders.

🤝 Let's create victory together!

🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!

- GUR

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https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/another-blow-to-donald-trump/56530/

I remember when Biden did it and Republicans tried their best to stop it.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trumps-blood-sugar-problem/56529/

Good morning Resisters everywhere. It's another sunny day here in the Ozarks. No rain until Friday. The sun just popped up and I was not in the shade. Musical chair where I take my chair with me.

💥  Ukrainian FPV drone against a barn tank of the Russian Armed Forces

A wounded soldier of the 🐉 47th Brigade saved his life by showing his military ID to a Ukrainian drone

🫡 A Bradley IFV arrived within an hour and successfully evacuated the wounded soldier

🇺🇸🇹🇼 The U.S. military plans a "Hellscape" to deter China from attacking Taiwan, — The Washington Post

The U.S. strategy, codenamed "Hellscape", hinges on quickly building and deploying thousands of new drones that would swarm the Taiwan Strait and keep China’s military busy until more help can arrive

⏺ As soon as China’s invasion fleet begins moving across the 100-mile waterway that separates China and Taiwan, the U.S. military would deploy thousands of unmanned submarines, unmanned surface ships and aerial drones to flood the area and give Taiwanese, U.S. and partner forces time to mount a full response

🇨🇳🇨🇳  Xi Jinping has called on China’s People’s Liberation Army to be ready to take Taiwan by force by 2027. The United States, together with regional partners, must ensure a Chinese invasion can’t succeed

🗣 Russia has started releasing female prison inmates to join the war in Ukraine, — The New York Times

⏺ Russia released a group of women from a prison in late May to join the fighting in Ukraine, according to two former inmates who maintain contact with those still there, potentially signaling a new phase in the Kremlin’s use of criminals in its war effort

They are offered a salary of $2,000 and a one-year contract. Among the specialties: a sapper, a combat medic, and a front-line radio operator. In only one of the prisons of St. Petersburg, 40 women out of 400 agreed to go to the front

🛩 The largest Russian channel regarding military aviation writes that two Su-57s were damaged at the Akhtubinsk airfield

📰 The second Su-57 received minor damage, which will be repaired on site. Regarding the first, the authorities will think it would be advisable to restore it

Of the three UAVs that attacked the airfield, all three reached their destination

Two grumpy old men.

https://open.substack.com/pub/twogrumpyoldmenonukraine/p/western-and-ukrainian-failings-8?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Open letter by Rebekah Jones

https://open.substack.com/pub/rebekahjones/p/a-letter-to-the-newest-member-of?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Putin admits Crimea is not really part of Russia

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/vladimir-putin-just-tacitly-admitted-crimea-is-not-really-part-of-russia/

CONTINUES…
I’m still very much of the view that this is one of the most important battles of the war and signals a turning point in its overall direction.
Russia failed to break Ukraine when it was probably at its weakest since the war started. Now it has broken itself trying to defeat Ukraine over the past nine months - when things have been touch and go at times - I hope, I think, Russia may have worn itself out. It’s just exhausted on the ground even while it makes small gains they don’t last like they did.
Add to that the mayhem and distrust of military purges and leadership changes - there’s no trust, no communication and no strategic thinking.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!

From "The Analyst":

CHASIV YAR: UKRAINE HOLDS THE LINE

The focus over the last couple of day has suddenly shifted to what had become a very slow, grinding, expensive, Russian advance loosing large numbers of men for every dacha they took in the canal district east of the canal itself.
Most of these assaults were repelled by forces of the Kraken Regiment and lately, the International Legion.
Always controversial, international legions have been present in many wars over the last 100 years. Most famously the International brigade fought against the forces of Fascism
in the Spanish Civil War 1936-39, largely and perhaps ironically now, with the support of Russia.
These days they consist of technically private citizens who have retired from their own country’s military. Most are from the US, UK, France but there are many others. Usually their motivation is to do the right thing, and for many they find it difficult returning to civilian life. For most it’s about doing the right thing and being able to use the skills and knowledge they acquired in their career service. Legally they tread an often fine line - if it suits western governments to support such actions, they are fine, but they tread the line of being close to mercenaries. It is the cause and motivation that defines their acceptability. In this case they are widely admired and respected- not least by people like me too old to join them and lacking field combat experience.
The fact is that the international legion has such wide experience and knowledge they are one of Ukraine’s best military units.
One of their advantages is that the US and UK especially trust them with some of the most sophisticated equipment because they have the training to use it properly and have done so for most of their careers. From Marines and infantry to special forces they’re verging on an elite force. Your average Russian soldier isn’t going to want to find themselves up against this lot!
The International force counter attacked the Russians in the houses they had captured, clearing each set building by building, in a systematic and deliberate but highly coordinated way.
Small groups of four methodically eradicated the orcs from their positions until they were all eliminated.
The International forces are up against some really poorly trained Russians. One video shows how poor comms led an MTLB to drop of Russians right in the wrong place, panic and then try to drive back, only to literally run over and kill other troops following on behind.
The quality of the Ukrainian side against the poorly trained and largely miserable orc army, can be demonstrated by the fact Russia has approximately 80,000 troops on this sector of the front in total. Ukraine has around 15,000.
Yet again the Russians suffer from low levels of mechanised forces and poor equipment. Many units are literally meat-assault canon fodder designed to attrit Ukraine’s forces. The reality is they don’t even manage to do that.
The annoying aspect is that if Ukraine had the manpower and machinery Chasiv Yar would be a prime candidate for a major armoured counter attack - the Russians aren’t well fortified or equipped here. It pains me to lose such an opportunity but that’s the way things are.
The defence continues, the line holds.
Meanwhile in Kharkiv the Ukrainian forces are believed to have taken back the key village of Hilgade north of Liptsy. They’re also believed to have around 90% control of Vovchansk. Despite the Russians supposedly reinforcing their forces with more infantry, my understanding is that by being abe to fire into Russia the result has been that reserves are being wiped out in transit.
This whole operation is looking progressively worse for the Russians. They just don’t seem to understand that it’s a failure and they won’t withdraw. It’s almost like the reverse of some kind of mini-Stalingrad. Barred from retreat by a megalomaniac leader and yet certain defeat looming the longer they stay. CONTINUES…./

🇪🇺 According to the preliminary results of the elections, more far-right and conservative parties are entering the European Parliament.

🇩🇪 In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party came in third place after the pro-Russian Alternative for Germany. The opposition Conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union is in first place.

🇫🇷 In France, President Macron dissolved the parliament (National Assembly). This was due to the triumphant victory of Marine Le Pen's right-wing radical National Rally party. Macron's party received half as many votes, which led the far-right to demand the dissolution of the National Assembly. The elections are scheduled for June 30 and July 7.

🇦🇹 In Austria, the pro-Russian Freedom Party is the likely winner.

🇸🇰 In Slovakia, the Slovak opposition party Progressive Slovakia took first place in the elections, and the party of Prime Minister Robert Fico came in second.

🇬🇷 In Greece, the New Democracy movement of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis retained the lead.

🇪🇸 The opposition Popular Party wins in Spain.

The pro-Ukrainian European People's Party (EPP), which is the largest group in the European Parliament, is in the lead. It may win 180 out of 720 seats in the new parliament.

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In May 2023, Viktoriya and Vladyslav got married and dreamed of celebrating their first wedding anniversary together. But on 29 November 2023, Vladyslav was killed in action in Donetsk Oblast.

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