Russian invasion of Ukraine

[BlueAnorak]

Interesting article published on Ground drone effectiveness (or not)

Problem with Ukraine's 25,000 combat robots isn't hardware — it's keeping them connected on battlefield - Euromaidan Press

Ground-based combat robots are increasingly used in Ukraine, but their effectiveness is limited by unstable communications.

euromaidanpress.com

 

[BlueAnorak]

06/05:

Stuff:

Russian stuff blowing up: Russia bombs a kindergarten in Sumy

I’m shocked — SHOCKED — that Russia ignored the ceasefire declared by Ukraine. Russia attacked a kindergarten in Sumy. Russia has one less helicopter. Resistance is futile. There is seemingly little…

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- Russia ignores Ukrainian cease fire (I'm shocked I tell you, shocked and bombed a nursery for good measure.
- Predictably Ukraine has rejected the Russian ceasefire as a result.
- Finland is getting a bit annoyed with Ukrainian drone incursions into Finish air space....
- Krishi Refinary near Leningrad has stopped operations due to drone strike.
- Corruption scandal in Ukraine is stretching into the cabinet with possibilities tgat Zelensky may have known.

Day 1533 Review:

Ukraine Invasion Day 1,533: Moscow threatens to hit foreign embassies if Kyiv disrupts Putin’s Victory Day parade

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- Russia threatens Foreign Embassies in Kiev if Victory Day parade disrupted...
- Hungary returns the Ukrainian cash it stole.
- Ukrainian counter attacks to South of Zaporizhzhia have pushing the enemy back a few miles.
- Trump rethinking about Ukraine (the US needs Uktaine drone tech). Perhaps he is realising that Putin is taking him for a ride by supporting Iran.

 

[BlueAnorak]

The Ukrainian corruption scandal...

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-business-roundup-on-corruption-in-ukraine/

https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-is-zelensky-implicated-in-ukraines-corruption-scandal-and-what-do-the-new-tapes-reveal/?mc_cid=c041e6f6c1&mc_eid=7ee7013d87

 

[BlueAnorak]

Jason Smart on the Strange goings on in Moscow...

 

[BlueAnorak]

Military positions in Belarus being prepared that could be used to attack Ukraine West of the Dinipro:

 

[dickie davies]

The Ukrainian corruption scandal...

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-business-roundup-on-corruption-in-ukraine/

https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-is-zelensky-implicated-in-ukraines-corruption-scandal-and-what-do-the-new-tapes-reveal/?mc_cid=c041e6f6c1&mc_eid=7ee7013d87

As per one of the comments on the article. If Zelenskyy is involved it will feel like a real kick in the bollocks
When your country is fighting for its very survival, would you, as a trusted government minister, trade your integrity for a villa?
Perhaps I'm holding Ukrainian officials to impossible standards

 

[BlueAnorak]

As per one of the comments on the article. If Zelenskyy is involved it will feel like a real kick in the bollocks
When your country is fighting for its very survival, would you, as a trusted government minister, trade your integrity for a villa?
Perhaps I'm holding Ukrainian officials to impossible standards

Don't think he is involved. But some on the periphery of his administration clearly are.

 

[SilverFox2]

Don't think he is involved. But some on the periphery of his administration clearly are.

Doesn't seem to have affected Trump's Mafia style control over USA

Unfortunately Ukraine inherited the degree of corruption that years of Russian influence sprouted.
Not that any Country can honestly claim it is totally free of corruption at the government level.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Doesn't seem to have affected Trump's Mafia style control over USA

Unfortunately Ukraine inherited the degree of corruption that years of Russian influence sprouted.
Not that any Country can honestly claim it is totally free of corruption at the government level.

The US is as corrupt as it comes under Trump (he tells his mates what hes going to do, they trade and make a stack of money when Trump actually does it)...
But hey let's have no illusion the UK ihas a serious priblem with back handers - especially when it comes to property deals and house building.

 

[BlueAnorak]

07/05:

Stuff:

Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes Russian ship on the Caspian Sea

Ukraine struck a Russian naval ship in Dagestan, which is on the Caspian Sea. Kaspiysk is on the coast about 18 km southeast of the Dagestan capital of Makhachkala. A missile production facility near…

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Day 1534 Review:

Ukraine Invasion Day 1,534: Moscow continues Victory Day preparations

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[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

I like this guy:

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Again a 16 minute watch, but I like this blog:

 

[BlueAnorak]

08/05

Stuff:

Russian stuff blowing up: Ukrainian drone attack halts air traffic across southern Russia

Air traffic across southern Russia was paralyzed after Ukraine struck an air-traffic control center in Rostov. Air travel in Moscow is no picnic either. A facility that manufactures electrical…

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Day 1535 Review:

Ukraine Invasion Day 1,535: Trump takes credit for dueling ceasefires because Iran fail?

The Zelenskyy decree set out a cease-fire zone covering Red Square in Moscow. https://bsky.app/profile/insideukraine.bsky.social/post/3…

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[cityontheup]

Any vids of the parade anywhere?

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Any vids of the parade anywhere?

There's a few on youtube, but this one in the Sun is interesting, with British Army Colonel and author of Tank Command, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, providing an in-depth analysis of Saturday's events in Moscow.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

There's a few on youtube, but this one in the Sun is interesting, with British Army Colonel and author of Tank Command, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, providing an in-depth analysis of Saturday's events in Moscow.

Looks like no pre-parade cloud-seeding this year?

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Ukrainian forces advancing across the entire Southern front.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Ukrainian forces advancing across the entire Southern front.

Slava Ukraini.

The ceasefire didn't last long then did it.
Russia broke the ceasefire around Pokrovsk first then further south near Huliapol and a few other places.
Ukraine obviously went - sod it.

 

[BlueAnorak]

09/02

Stuff:

Russian stuff blowing up: Moscow’s no-vehicle parade proceeds without bavovna

Putin got to have his Victory Day parade in Moscow today. All it cost him was his dignity as he had to practically beg Zelenskyy not to attack, plus agreeing to a 1,000-prisoner exchange.

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Day 1536 Review:

Ukraine Invasion Day 1,536: abbreviated Victory parade & ceasefire

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- Marco Rubio admitted that peace efforts in Ukraine were at a stalemate (code for we no longer have the capability to put pressure on Ukraine).
- Russian leaders not at all happy with Zelensky giving them permission to hold their parade for 1000 POWs in exchange. That didn't happen yesterday BTW.
Russian heavily violated ceasefire near Pokrovsk and Huliapol.
- Ukraine hit Rostov with lots of drones on Frday evening - the Russian Air Traffic Control centre in Rostov was hit. Total panic ensued with air travel at a halt.
- Russian budget deficit hits -6 Trillisn Rubbles at the end of April (The prediction was for -3.2 Triiion for the whole year!)
- Russia starts forrest fires in Northern Ukraine, these are difficult to control near Chernobyl. Fires have spread back into Russia and Belarus.
- Russia not at all happy with zelensky visiting Armenia last week. I guess that's what happens after Russia betrayed Armenia last year.
- Azov drones patrolling Mauriopol!

 

[BlueAnorak]

Over 70 Russian Artilary systems have ceased to exist every day for 2 months now....