Russian invasion of Ukraine

Zelensky: "The situation in the Sumy region is a major problem for the 'Russians'. They want to 'sell' success in the Sumy and Kharkiv directions because if they don’t achieve corresponding results, President Trump is likely to exert more pressure on them through sanctions.

This week, they advanced 200 meters toward Sumy, but we pushed them back by 200–400 meters. About 23% of all bombings and strikes along the front line are concentrated in the Sumy direction — mostly bombs and North Korean missiles, which are being recorded in large numbers."
 
SPIDERBOY said:
About 3 week ago Putin himself said "Sumy Region must be Russian"
Today he says "We have no goal of taking Sumy, but I do not rule it out"

This must be after he has seen images/footage of the Russian corpses lying in the fields of Sumy Region.
The Russians in the area call them "the fields of death"

It is gruesome.

Heroyam Slava.
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He’s like the ministry of truth in 1984. There will be little or no proof that he said anything on the contrary within Russia now.
 
I may be wrong on this but Russia/ Putin have obviously calculated that Iran is a lost cause/ useful sacrifice as they clearly like/ want/ created the distraction with Israel/ Gaza as they want the west distracted from helping Ukraine.

Hopefully the EU doesn't get distracted and keeps helping Ukraine out.. the EU is Ukraine's last hope imho!
 
Blue_Lightsaber said:
I may be wrong on this but Russia/ Putin have obviously calculated that Iran is a lost cause/ useful sacrifice as they clearly like/ want/ created the distraction with Israel/ Gaza as they want the west distracted from helping Ukraine.

Hopefully the EU doesn't get distracted and keeps helping Ukraine out.. the EU is Ukraine's last hope imho!
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There’s been a calculation by Putin alright, but not exactly the one you describe.

He’s calculated that a compliant and subservient Trump is of more strategic value to him than a supportive Iran, especially in the current circumstances where Iran’s ability to lend its support is severely hampered.

I’d say his calculation is, lamentably, correct.
 
Ukrainian forces report that soldiers from Russia’s 810th Naval Infantry Brigade are surrendering en masse to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ZSU). One notable case occurred yesterday, when a Chechen fighter surrendered a BTR-82 armored personnel carrier to Ukrainian troops and, in return, received a new passport.Regarding the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, Ukrainian forces say they show no leniency, as they are allegedly following a General Staff order not to take any of them prisoner. The 225th Assault Regiment successfully forced them out of Andriivka, with strong support from both aviation and drone units.

https://x.com/visionergeo/status/1936695816913039827/analytics
 
****'s big summer push ;)

“The situation in Sumy region has stabilized.Enemy offensive actions have stopped near the approaches to Kondrativka, Andriivka, Yablunivka, and Yunakivka. This line then extends directly to the state border and partially into Russian territory.At this point, we have fully regained control of Andriivka, and in Yunakivka, we have advanced 700 meters over the past week.”— Oleksandr Syrskyi
 
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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,215: a UKR "dirty bomb" returns to RU disinformation messaging

Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of June 20 to 21. Likely because of the US bombing of Iran the trope of a Ukrainian “dirty bomb” was advanced by the Kremlin. The Ukrainian Air Force reported...
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At the Russian economic forum in St. Petersburg. Putinn in a speech to the forum on 20th claimed all of Ukraine.
Zelensky noted that the ideology used in Putin's speech implies that Russia could also lay claim to any former SSR. So Belarus, the Baltic states, Moldova, the Caucasus, and Central Asian countries are also on the agenda for Eussian reabsorption.
 
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Looks like Russia was prepared to throw Iran ander a bus to prevent Trump also getting arsy about Ukraine.
A Trump who has his eyes elsewhere and who doesnt give a stuff about Ukraine Is better than one who gets interested in Ukraine because Russia is providing support for Iran.
 
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