Russia Ukraine Update Thread - part 2

Apparently Ukraines soldiers were albe to punch through the Russian lines and meet up with the AZOV battalion. They appear to be evacuating wounded and resupplying? If this is true its not going well for Russia will see if its real.

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Operation Information On Russian Invasion

RUSSIA DESTROYS ANY EVIDENCE OF ITS ARMY'S WAR CRIMES IN UKRAINE: "USE OF ENEMY'S MOBILE CREMATORIUMS"

Ukrainian Drone Bomb Destroys Russian Tank In Dnipropetrovsk

BREAKING: Head of the Odesa Regional Defense and Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych confirm the flag ship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the missile cruiser “Moskva” was hit and on fire following 2 Neptune missile strikes.

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EDIT: unconfirmed reports that the ship is sinking...also read another unconfirmed report that a rescue is impossible due to bad weather.

MOSKVA - Now sending a morse signal of SINKING!

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I guess that Russian warship finally decided to go eff itself. Best news I've read all day.

a reply to: WeDemBoyz

Jeez that is a big hit for Russian morale I would think,the flagship of the fleet getting sunk-if it is sunk.

I just checked out the neptune missiles on wiki,to see who makes them-Ukraine make them.
And its already been updated about the event-

On April 13 2022, the Russian cruiser Moskva was claimed to be hit by two Neptune missiles, resulting in an ammunition explosion.

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Putin will be livid about this.

a reply to: WeDemBoyz

That one is gonna sting abit.

originally posted by: Grimpachi

originally posted by: PatriotGames4u
a reply to: Grimpachi


He posts on tass and beforeitsnews.

beforeitsnews.com...

Are you asking for beforeitsnews to be added to this thread's source list?

You just told me that you don't know the difference between a site posting your work and a person posting their work on a site.

Hey, sometimes BIN will cite MSM. Does that now mean it is all NIN?

I understand that letting the people in Mariupol be heard is very damaging for the Zelensky regime. It would really hurt their narrative if more people heard how Ukraine used them as meat shields and Ukrop soldiers were purposely killing them.

Does anyone else here post anything here from someone who posts all his videos on tass and beforeitsnews?

Footage of the ship in flames...

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Massive explosion in #Chornobaivka airfield, in #Kherson region, #Ukraine.
That airfield has been captured by Russian invaders and has already become a graveyard for them on multiple occasions, as dozens of Russian airframes were destroyed by Ukrainian artillery.

Chornobaivka airfield

originally posted by: WeDemBoyz
Footage of the ship in flames...

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This is pretty huge, that's the ship that was operating russia's air defense systems for syria, and jamming up civilian airport systems with it's EW tests.

Lots of russian 'pride' in that particular ship, even before it attacked Snake Island.

The russian fleet just lost it's first tier of air and second tier of submarine defense, to a $20,000 Ukrainian made missile.

The entire russian fleet wouldn't survive the first 30 minutes of contact with a U.S. carrier group even with this ship, now more like 5 minutes.

Reuters - Russia says blast cripples Black Sea flagship, Ukraine claims missile strike

April 14 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike.

Russia's defence ministry said a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser caused ammunition to blow up, Interfax news agency reported.

It did not say what caused the fire but Maksym Marchenko, the Ukrainian governor of the region around the Black Sea port of Odesa, said the Moskva had been hit by two Ukrainian-made Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles.

"Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage," he said in an online post.

Ukraine's defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment and Reuters was unable to verify either side's claims.

The Moskva is the second major ship known to have suffered serious damage since the start of the war. Last month Ukraine said it had destroyed a landing support ship, the Orsk, on the smaller Sea of Azov.

Russia's navy has launched cruise missiles into Ukraine and its operations in the Black Sea are crucial to supporting land operations in south and east Ukraine.

Russian news agencies said the Moskva, commissioned in 1983, was armed with 16 anti-ship "Vulkan" cruise missiles with a range of at least 700 km (440 miles).

Ukraine warned that Russia was ramping up efforts in the south and east as it tried to seize full control of the besieged port of Mariupol.

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* - Pokrovsk(05:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Bakhmut(05:24). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Sumska Oblast(05:21). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Kramatorsk(05:19). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Poltava(05:18). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Kharkiv, Kharkivska Oblast(05:16). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Zaporizka Oblast, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovska Oblast(05:15). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Kharkiv, Kharkivska Oblast(00:38). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Explosions at Kherson airport

* - Kharkiv, Kharkivska Oblast(23:20). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Another Russian Orlan-10 drone was shot down by the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army

* - 1567 people managed to evacuate to safe areas from Zaporizhiye, Luhansk regions and Mariupol, despite lack of official corridors today

* - "Our objective is to do exactly that," replies @PressSec when asked if US diplomats will return to Ukraine

* - Ukrainian military launched 2 Anti-ship missile Neptun at Russian navy Project 1164 Atlant cruiser Moskva near Zmeinii island, reportedly setting her on fire/causing damage - head of Odesa regional administration

* - Three people were killed and four were injured in a shelling of the Nemyshlyany district of Kharkiv by Russian troops on Wednesday

* - The Russian military kidnapped the member of the Skadovsk regional council Vladimir Kurikov

* - Artillery, rounds headed to Ukraine identified by Kyiv as a critical need, per @PentagonPresSec. "If they need additional artillery rounds, clearly the United States will do what it can to fill those needs"

* - "The Ukrainians asked for this. We have it and are going to provide it," says @PentagonPresSec of CBRN protective equipment

* - Mayor of Kyiv asks citizens not to return to the city so far, as risks of deterioration of situation are still high

* - The White House: Arming Ukraine was a decisive factor in its ability to confront Russia

* - Polish President Duda in Kyiv after visiting Borodyanka and Irpin: I said to pres Zelensky and to our ministers and advisors that this is not war, it is terrorism

* - Polish President @AndrzejDuda in Kyiv: sanctions should be excluding, there is no place in international community for those who did this [Bucha, Irpin etc]. Russia cannot be accepted and its authorities cannot be accepted. There is no dialogue with those who break all the rules

* - President Biden announces $800 million MORE in U.S. military aid to Ukraine after a call with Zelensky. The U.S. will provide artillery systems, armored personnel carriers, and additional helicopters to Ukraine. The Pentagon hasn't given these systems to Ukraine before

* - Biden authorizes an addition $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine after speaking to Zelenskyy for nearly an hour this morning, per the White House

* - Commanders of Azov regiment and 36 Marine brigade confirm operation to break through encirclement by 36 brigade and joining Azov. Confirming part of soldiers surrendered

* - 'The Czech flag has flown again in Kyiv, the Czech diplomats are back. This is one of the many steps we support Ukraine,' said the Czernin Palace

* - U.S. to provide more intelligence to Ukraine, officials say

* - Russian military shot today at Ukrainian border point near Hremyach village in Chernihiv region with small arms and grenade launchers

* - Location of this event is not known
Ukrainian military used 152mm self-propelled artillery DANA for the first time

* - The Chief Prosecutor of the @IntlCrimCourt Karim Khan visits mass graves in Bucha, says "Ukraine is a crime scene"

* - The White House says @POTUS Biden called Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa to update him on ongoing U.S. support for Ukraine. They spoke from 11:41 – 12:39 PM ET

* - French Minister of the Armed Forces: Exchange with my Ukrainian colleague @oleksiireznikov. I congratulated him on the courage and determination of Ukrainians to defend their country. The successes recorded in the north of the country show that this effort is paying off. France has been alongside the Ukrainian people from the start. We have delivered more than €100 million worth of military equipment

As a reminder

Just so people know and understand. Information from war zones can become confusing as there will no doubt be info released from the players (on both sides) involved that might not necessarily be true.

As such take everything as a possibility and NOT as absolute truth.

The very first casualty in a war is the truth and all warfare is based on deception

Resources - Where most of the updates come from.
* - Flightradar24 - tracks flights worldwide
* - Live Ukraine control map 1 - updates on the ground
* - Ukraine Control Map 2
* - Ship radar
* - Military vessel tracker
* - Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

Youtube resources -
* - Speak the Truth
* - War in Ukraine
* - Artur Rehi - Estonain soldier
* - Daily Report

Social media resources -
* - Twitter - Jomini of the West - Battlefield Maps

* - Russian Ministry of Defense claims full control over port in Mariupol

* - Russian defense ministry threatens to attack “decision making HQs” in Kyiv in case of Ukraine will continue to hit targets inside Russia

* - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine does not seem possible at the moment

* - Defense Minister: France will send additional military aid to Ukraine

* - Senior U.S. defense official: "Time is of the essence" on U.S. and European weapons deliveries to Ukraine. U.S. has been getting weapons to the battlefield in Ukraine within 48 hours, the official said

* - Location of this event is not known
Ukrainian military destroyed Russian military convoy with MLRS using Bayraktar TB-2 for correction of fire

* - Guterres: 36 countries depend on Russia and Ukraine to import wheat

* - Presidents of Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met in Kyiv

* - President Zelensky: Without additional weaponry, this war will become an endless bloodbath, spreading misery, suffering, and destruction. Mariupol, Bucha, Kramatorsk – the list will be continued. Nobody will stop Russia except Ukraine with Heavy Weapons

* - Pokrovsk(16:53). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Kirovohradska Oblast(16:48). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Poltavska Oblast, Cherkaska Oblast(16:47). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Real-time network data show a collapse of connectivity in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, due to the loss of service on McLaut, the region's largest internet provider; the operator reports a DDOS attack on its infrastructure

* - President of Poland Duda in Ukraine: Our goal is to support President @ZelenskyyUa and Ukraine's defenders in a decisive moment for this country

* - Gitanas Nausėda: Visited Borodyanka today. This is where the dark side of humankind has shown its face. Brutal war crimes committed by the Russian army will not stay unpunished. War criminals must be prosecuted internationally. Stay strong, Ukraine

* - Russian troops killed 7 people in Pravdyne village in Kherson region and blown up their house later

* - An OSCE expert report found "clear patterns" of violations of international humanitarian law by Russian forces in Ukraine and detailed numerous incidents that it says could constitute war crimes

* - Kyiv(15:23). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Ukraine presidential adviser denies Zelenskiy rejected visit offer from German president Steinmeier as reported by bild newspaper - CNN interview

* - Konotop(14:57). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!


* - French investigators in Bucha

* - Kharkiv, Kharkivska Oblast(14:54). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Nizhyn(14:53). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Russia claims border checkpoint was shelled in Kursk region

* - Ukrainian mobile air defense units shot down 2 airplanes over Kharkiv region today

* - Zaporizka Oblast(14:38). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Dnipro, Dnipropetrovska Oblast(14:38). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Russia considers US and NATO vehicles transporting weapons in Ukraine as legitimate military targets, - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov threatens

* - 0Pokrovsk(14:23). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!


* - BBC: We are aware of a fake video with BBC News branding suggesting Ukraine was responsible for last week's missile attack on Kramatorsk train station. The BBC is taking action to have the video removed. We urge people not to share it and to check stories on the BBC News website

* - Twitter has suspended "Russians With Attitude", a prolific pro-Kremlin account with 130,000 followers which was very active in the information war regarding the conflict in Ukraine. It had just over 10,000 followers a day prior to the war

* - Russian troops shelled Cherkasske in Donetsk region, 7 wounded

* - Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Kyiv. They're going to meet Ukrainian president @ZelenskyyUa

* - Heavy fire in Kharkiv after another shelling

* - The exhumation of the bodies from the second mass grave began in Bucha

* - Russian attacks today in Avdiivka and Velyka Novosilka

* - Over 50 shelling in Kharkiv regions in last 24 hours. 7 people killed, 22 wounded. 2y.o boy wounded few days ago has succumbed in hospital

* - Kryvyi Rih(11:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

As a reminder

Just so people know and understand. Information from war zones can become confusing as there will no doubt be info released from the players (on both sides) involved that might not necessarily be true.

As such take everything as a possibility and NOT as absolute truth.

The very first casualty in a war is the truth and all warfare is based on deception

Resources - Where most of the updates come from.
* - Flightradar24 - tracks flights worldwide
* - Live Ukraine control map 1 - updates on the ground
* - Ukraine Control Map 2
* - Ship radar
* - Military vessel tracker
* - Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

Youtube resources -
* - Speak the Truth
* - War in Ukraine
* - Artur Rehi - Estonain soldier
* - Daily Report

Social media resources -
* - Twitter - Jomini of the West - Battlefield Maps

Crew evacuates Russian flagship after Ukraine boasts of missile attack

The crew of a Russian navy missile cruiser that led the famous attack on Snake Island in the Black Sea at the start of the invasion of Ukraine has ditched the vessel.

Ukrainian officials claimed Wednesday that their military blasted the flagship vessel with missiles, though Russia later only publicly conceded damage due to a fire while announcing the crew had abandoned ship.

"As a result of a fire, ammunition detonated" aboard the cruiser Moskva, leading the crew to evacuate the ship, said the Russian Defense Ministry, according to an English translation of a Russian state-run TASS report. The minister also said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Earlier in the day, Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko claimed Ukrainian military forces hit the warship.

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So Russia acknowledges the ship has issue but refuse to acknowledge that it was caused by Ukraine.

* - Images of Russian trucks say much about its military's struggles in Ukraine

hink about modern warfare and it's likely images of soldiers, tanks and missiles will spring to mind. But arguably more important than any of these is something on which they all rely: the humble truck. Armies need trucks to transport their soldiers to the front lines, to supply those tanks with shells and to deliver those missiles. In short, any army that neglects its trucks does so at its peril.

Yet that appears to be exactly the problem Russia's military is facing during its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, according to experts analyzing battlefield images as its forces withdraw from areas near Kyiv to focus on the Donbas.

Photographs of damaged Russian trucks, they say, show tell-tale signs of Moscow's logistical struggles and suggest its efforts are being undermined by its reliance on conscripts, widespread corruption and use of civilian vehicles -- not to mention the huge distances involved in resupplying its forces, or Ukraine's own highly-motivated, tactically-adept resistance.

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* - U.S. weighs sending top-level official to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The Biden administration is holding internal discussions about sending a high-level official to Kyiv to show further support to Ukraine, two U.S. officials told POLITICO.

No decision on the potential visit has yet been made as deliberations continue inside the White House. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris remain candidates to represent the U.S. in the Ukrainian capital, though it’s far more likely that a Cabinet member like Secretary of State Antony Blinken or Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will go, the officials said.

Both Biden and Harris have recently traveled to Poland, a frontline NATO country that borders Ukraine.

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* - Lithuania urges Western allies to seek 'regime change' in Russia

RZESZOW, Poland — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to overthrow the Ukrainian government should mark the beginning of the “de-Putinization” of Russia, according to a senior Baltic leader.

“I believe that de-Putinization will first take place first in Ukraine,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told a local public broadcaster in an interview. “This is Ukraine’s greatest gift to the world. The Putin regime is being dismantled there.”

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* - Russian troops deported 500,000 Ukrainians, used Red Cross emblem

The Russian military has engaged in "patterns" of behavior that amount to violations of international law in Ukraine, according to a new report.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe released a report on Wednesday detailing alleged violations of humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The investigation began on March 14, and the report was submitted on April 5, limiting the findings to this time period.

Russian troops have deported approximately 500,000 civilians from Ukraine to Russia, bringing them to “filtration camps in Russia near the Ukrainian border,” the report says, citing the human rights ombudsperson of the Ukrainian Parliament.

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* - All Russian ground forces have entered Ukraine's eastern flank: senior US defense official

Moscow has shifted its focus in its war against Kyiv after nearly 50 days of fighting with a senior U.S. defense official reporting Wednesday that all of Russia’s ground forces have now entered Ukraine’s eastern flank.

Security officials have been sounding the alarm that the Kremlin’s inability to take the capital city of Kyiv meant it would launch a major offensive in eastern Ukraine.

Russia launched its second convoy this week and ground forces are flooding across Ukraine’s northern border into the Lunhask region, the official said.

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