Russia Ukraine Update Thread - part 2

6 August Update

Key Takeaways

* A Russian opposition outlet reported that Russian forces are storing explosives and mines in and around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and may have mined parts of the plant. Russian forces may also be firing rockets at Ukrainian positions from within or near the plant.

* Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks northwest of Slovyansk and east and south of Bakhmut.

* Russian forces conducted a series of ground attacks to attempt to break through Ukrainian defensive lines north, west, and south of Donetsk City.

* Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations in southern Ukraine and continued to undertake defensive measures.

* Ongoing Ukrainian partisan activity and civilian resistance are frustrating Russian occupation forces as Russian occupation authorities continue to prepare for the integration of occupied territories into the Russian Federation following their upcoming sham annexation referenda.

* Russian state media advocated for labor camps, repressions, and shooting of Ukrainian partisans and civilians that refused to cooperate with Russian-appointed officials in occupied Ukrainian territories.

More at URL above.

Cheers

Sounds like Russia lost a project 22160 class patrol ship in the Black Sea. "Mysterious explosion".

Cheers

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
Sounds like Russia lost a project 22160 class patrol ship in the Black Sea. "Mysterious explosion".

The Russians learned lessons from the loss of the Moskva. Vessels that are expendable or relativity easy to replace are suitable for the air defence/picket duty role. However, one of the undocumented issues facing today's navy is the construction or repair times for ships damaged or lost in combat, excluding the People's Liberation Army Navy. Also, repairing warships potentially clogs up a country's shipyards.

Interesting article here about the Ukrainian partisan resistance.

If your country was invaded, would you do the same, as in resist the invader?

Or might you apologize for atrocities and bend over and take it?

Like many on here advocate?



BBC News - Ukraine's shadow army resisting Russian occupation
www.bbc.co.uk...

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

Read article where many of the Russians are drunk (you think ?) and that groups of children and teenagers are mobbing
isolated drunken Russians in street and stabbing them

Russian occupation troops are being sniped or attacked with car bombs

Ukrainian collaborators are being hunted down and murdered, "death" leaflets are circulated with their pictures before they are killed

Life is becoming hell in Kherson

7 August Update

Key Takeaways

* Russian military leadership continues to experience major turnover, which is likely impacting Russian command and control efforts in Ukraine.

* Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks southwest and southeast of Izyum, east of Siversk, and to the east and south of Bakhmut.

* Russian forces have likely made incremental gains in settlements on the northwestern and southwestern outskirts of Donetsk City and continued efforts to break Ukrainian defensive lines along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line of contact.

* Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to advance east of Mykolaiv City on August 7.

* Russian forces are forming a new 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in Orenburg Oblast as part of the 3rd Army Corps.

More at URL above.

Cheers

If this is true, it is nuclear terrorism ....it`s not just Ukraine what would suffer. Anyone even talking like that is mentally sick .


Russia Just Made a Threat to Destroy Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant: Report

Some more updates here:


news.sky.com... -missile-use-12541713

Oops - link seems broken!

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

This should correct the issue -

news.sky.com... -missile-use-12541713

click the link... when the error come up add this to the url at the very end "-missile-use-12541713" minus the quotation marks.

nm

Dems want war with Russia, the Biden's presence in Ukraine under Obama, demonizing the invisible enemy Russia for 6 years, russia russia russia... now the West China's puppet under the current administration.

How will China retaliate when these puppets are out of power and we begin to jerk back on our chain...?

Seeing a lot of reports about a Ukranian missile strike on a russian air base in Crimea; approximately 200 km behind the front lines.

video of smouldering infrastructure on the horizon at this twitter link


twitter.com...

The Ukrainian military has just destroyed a Russian military base in Crimea. According to preliminary information, the place where the 43rd Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force was stationed.

mobile.twitter.com...

originally posted by: iamthevirus
Dems want war with Russia, the Biden's presence in Ukraine under Obama, demonizing the invisible...

Nope, just have no clue what you are ranting about. Hope you are not trying to destabilise these civil discussions.

8 August Update

Key Takeaways

* Reporting of a likely falsified Russian statement distracts from the real risks of a Russian-caused nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Russian forces continue to conduct attacks from and store military equipment near the plant’s nuclear reactors, likely to play upon Western fears of a nuclear disaster and degrade Western will to provide additional military support to Ukraine.

* Russian forces conducted ground attacks northwest of Slovyansk and northeast and southeast of Bakhmut.

* Russian forces continued ground attacks northwest and southwest of Donetsk City.

* Russian officials postponed reopening the Antonivskyi Bridge after a Ukrainian strike damaged the bridge and nearby construction equipment.

* Russian forces are deploying less-professional occupation forces and increasing pressure on Ukrainian populations in occupied areas.

More at URL above.

Cheers

originally posted by: WeDemBoyz
Seeing a lot of reports about a Ukranian missile strike on a russian air base in Crimea; approximately 200 km behind the front lines.

Russia denies it was a Ukranian attack, but who believes Russia anymore after they said they were not going to invade Ukraine? They say the cause was “violation of fire safety requirements.”:

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea

Russia’s state news agency Tass quoted an unidentified ministry source as saying the explosions’ primary cause appeared to be a “violation of fire safety requirements.” The ministry said no warplanes were damaged.

a reply to: Arbitrageur

Yeah, right...accidental fires dont set off simultaneous massive explosions hundreds of meters apart, as shown in the footage accompanying the following tweet. Also, Ukraine has claimed responsibility.

twitter.com...

same explosions, different angle: twitter.com...

a reply to: Arbitrageur

"They say the cause was “violation of fire safety requirements.”

Hmmm... that definition might include a Ukrainian attack?

Nope, Democrats love war, Bill Maher already calls it "our" war with Russia.

I thought we were just providing aid?

a reply to: paraphi