The Ukraine Crisis Part 2 . The Battle for the Donbas

According to Swedish financial expert, Torbjörn Becker, russia could deplete its cash reserves this year due to excessive war spending:

https://newsbeezer.com/swedeneng/expert-torbjorn-becker-russias-reserves-could-run-out-this-year/

Kyiv successfully repelled a Kinzhal hypersonic missile attack with Patriot missiles on Tuesday morning, but a Patriot missile system was damaged in the process:

US assessing potential damage of Patriot missile defense system following Russian attack near Kyiv | CNN Politics

russian air defenses may have shot down four of their own aircraft:

Russia may have just lost four aircraft in one day. Here's what we know | CNN

Ukraine now slowly advancing in the Bakhmut area:

Russia Acknowledges Retreat North Of Bakhmut After Major Advance By Ukrainian Troops

 

UK and Netherlands are joining forces to procure F-16 fighters for Ukraine and to train Ukrainian pilots:

UK, Netherlands are working to procure F-16 fighters for Ukraine, Downing Street says | CNN

Ukraine receives jet fighter support pledge from UK, Netherlands

 

The Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine bursts after russia commits yet another heinous war crime by blowing it up. The still russian controlled southern areas of the Kherson region, south of Dnipro river, have become badly flooded, triggering a humanitarian and ecological crisis and disaster.

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached

Collapse of critical Ukrainian dam sparks region-wide evacuations. Here's what we know | CNN

Nova Kakhovka dam: everything you need to know about Ukraine’s strategically important reservoir

Australia is willing to send their aging fleet of 41 F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Ukrainians. Talks are in progress.

US 'Greenlights' F-35 Stealth Fighters' Predecessor For Ukraine That Are 'Rusting' At Australia’s Air Base

Russia-Ukraine war: Australia may send Retired RAAF fighter jets to Zelensky

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The long awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive appears to be getting started now, but Ukrainians themselves wish to remain tight-lipped about their exact plans regarding it, so with that in mind... hush hush, everybody.

 

russian forces killed in the flood that follows the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. There exists the possibility that russian high command sacrificed their own men to keep the sabotage plan a secret.

Ukraine-Russia war: Russian troops 'swept away by floodwaters'

Ukraine-Russia war news – latest: Putin’s troops ‘swept away’ in flooding from dam collapse, says Kyiv

russians do nothing to help the people trapped in flooded areas. They even prevent them from leaving and evacuating.

As Ukraine evacuates its dam-flooded towns, cries for help go unanswered in Russian-occupied territory

But, rather creatively, Ukrainians are using their drones to deliver drinking water for the trapped people:

https://twitter.com/bo_pavlo/status/1666396637768318976

 

Something's going down between the FSB and Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenaries. Tanks and helicopters spotted in Rostov, russia and in areas around Moscow after russia's leadership earlier today issued an order to arrest Prigozhin for treason.

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Russian tanks in Moscow amid fears Wagner group is launching coup

https://twitter.com/jackryan212/status/1672375580065517572?cxt=HHwWiMC-zdeuvLUuAAAA

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1672377351554973697?cxt=HHwWgoC-neaVvbUuAAAA

A bit too early to say for sure yet, but a coup could be happening in Moscow. The presidential palace is on high alert and security is being tightened.

 

The Ukrainians are, of course, watching this closely.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1672347167187509250?cxt=HHwWhIC9leu4r7UuAAAA

 

“This war wasn’t needed to return Russian citizens to our bosom, nor to demilitarize or denazify Ukraine. The war was needed so that a bunch of animals could simply exult in glory,”

 

Prigozhin's forces have taken the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. "This is not a military coup, but a march of justice," Prigozhin said.
Putin calls armed rebellion by Wagner mercenary group a betrayal, vows to defend Russia

 

The promising looking civil war in russia has been called off, people. The whole thing was a wet fart.

Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection | CNN

Wagner boss calls off march on Moscow; agrees to exile in Belarus

I wonder what was it that Kremlin gave to Prigozhin in exchange for not going trough with this?

 

Prigozhin may have backed down but he exposed Putin as being vulnerable. Hopefully this episode will be remembered as the beginning of the end of this war.

 

putin's purges have begun. General Sergei Surovikin has been arrested.

Russian General Arrested Following Wagner Mutiny – MT Russian - The Moscow Times

Russia holds General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner mutiny: Reports

And General Valery Gerasimov has gone missing.

Russia’s Most Senior General Has ‘Gone Missing’ After Wagner PMC ‘Uprising’

Vladimir Putin's nuclear code man and top general missing since Wagner mutiny

 

Prigozin and Wagner are no longer fighting in Ukraine. He's now focused on his African adventures which are very important to both him and Moscow.

Putin will likely terminate him at some point, when prigozin can be replaced.

 

I hope Ukraine keeps their spirit and never loses the resolve they've shown so far.

Definitely feel for the non-insane Russians, which there's likely a massive amount. Putin and his criminal strangle hold on that country is pretty disgusting.

 

At day 500. of this war (yes, it is a WAR! and not some fucking "operation"), so far so good. On the 500th day, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi repatriated 5 Mariupol Azovstal fighters from Türkiye. These warriors were previously ordered to remain in Türkiye until the end of the war as a condition for their release. But then again, why should the Ukrainians follow any of russia's illegal commands?

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy returns Azov commanders released to Turkey

Also, president Erdogan of Türkiye is a proponent of Ukraine joining NATO, and wants to see it happen:

Ukraine ‘deserves’ NATO membership, Turkey’s Erdogan says

The Americans are giving Ukrainians cluster munitions in a controversial move to support the country's war effort:

US to give Ukraine widely banned cluster munitions despite fears

 

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It's about bloody time. I understand why they're dragging their feet on certain things.. hell, pretty much everybody is or has during this war.

I can't imagine what it's like being there. *shivers*

Slava Ukraini.

 

Based on the actual battle field video recordings that I've seen, it's literally a hell on Earth, where they're spending their days creating human hamburger meat. I could never imagine the numerous ways that one could use to destroy human flesh in such creative and horrible ways.

Heroyam Slava.