Russia Ukraine Update Thread - part 2

a reply to: Xcathdra

* - Russia has about 8k troops in Transnistria. Special forces there placed on high alert, warning about threats from foreign and domestic groups.

That's a lot of extra troops. Russia usually only has 1,000 troops stationed in Transnistria. If true, that means Russia has more troops stationed in Transnistria than Moldova has active troops in their army (about 6k.)

raw combat footage filmed by a Ukranian soldier. Thank his lucky stars for body armor, as the soldier filming takes a hit.

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More threats from Vlad today-

The Russian President issued a chilling warning to legislators in a speech in St Petersburg threatening ‘lightning fast’ retaliatory strikes.

“If someone from the outside tries to intervene in Ukraine then our response will be lightning fast,” he said.“We have all the weapons we need for this,” he said.

“No one else can brag about weapons, and we won’t brag about them. But we will use them.”

His comments are understood to be a reference to the Sarmat or “Satan 2” missile that can carry a nuclear warhead at speeds of up to 16,000mph.

Putin’s defiant speech ignored the heavy Russian losses in Ukraine instead promising lawmakers that “all objectives will definitely be carried out.”

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Lightning fast response if anyone interferes Huh?
Most of the western world has been "interfering" since day 1-I guess we haven't interfered enough to see this lightning response,thankfully.

I hope these threats are only for domestic consumption and he is rational enough to understand there would not be any cities left standing in Russia if he launches his new satan toys.

a reply to: Silcone Synapse

Take a look at the audiance in this vid. I am sure they are thinking " This chap is talking total bollocks "

a reply to: Silcone Synapse

Well its getting pretty terrifying IMO.

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It’s just going to be so said when the cancer finally gets Putin.

I’ll cry. Really. I promise. I will.

a reply to: alldaylong

If the Russian military truly wants to protect Russia then they need to remove Putin.. Either he can retire to his palace or he can move onto hell.. his choice.

Russian village just over the border,Ammo storage location on fire:

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 05:07 Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod Region of the Russian Federation, reported that, according to preliminary information, an ammunition depot was on fire in the village of Stara Nelidovka. Source: Vyacheslav Gladkov, cited in Interfax Russia

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Zelensky says Russia are behind the Moldova blasts:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian special services of carrying out a series of “false flag” attacks in a pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova.
Mr Zelensky claimed Moscow was behind a series of blasts in the region of Transnistria, which borders Ukraine, after a series of attacks in the past three days.
During the attacks two radio masts were destroyed, a military unit was attacked, and the state security ministry was hit with a grenade launcher.

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Global IT Army launching "unprecedented barrage" of cyber attacks on Russia:

Since Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, the country has faced an unprecedented barrage of hacking activity.
Hacktivists, Ukrainian forces, and outsiders from all around the world who are taking part in the IT Army have targeted Russia and its business.
DDoS attacks make up the bulk of the action, but researchers have spotted ransomware that’s designed to target Russia and have been hunting for bugs in Russian systems, which could lead to more sophisticated attacks.

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originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
Zelensky says Russia are behind the Moldova blasts:

Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Russia has started blaming Ukraine for the attacks in Moldova.

Re: attack on the state security building in Transnistria.

The news sources are really sloppy with their descriptions of equipment. They stated "grenade launchers" but the photos shown of abandoned weapons were of man portable antitank rocket launchers (think RPGs).

Deutsche Welle was in the act the other day as well, referring to Marder infantry fighting vehicles as 'tanks', the Fuchs armored personnel carrier as 'wheeled tanks' , and the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns as 'tanks'.

Cheers

a reply to: F2d5thCavv2 RPGs are rocket launchers (RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade).

I’ve been following this thread since the beginning and I really appreciate all your contributions.

a reply to: Xcathdra

a reply to: WeDemBoyz

WTF wasn't he behind the cover of the engine block and vehicle like everyone else? he knows the field of fire and he is the only one sticking his body out there. stupid .

* - Kryvyi Rih(05:10). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Pavlohrad(05:08). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - "We cannot be complacent – the fate of Ukraine remains in the balance. But let's be clear – if Putin succeeds there will be untold further misery across Europe and terrible consequences across the globe. We would never feel safe again." - @TrussLiz

* - "Faced with appalling barbarism and war crimes, which we'd hoped had been consigned to history, the free world has united behind Ukraine in its brave fight for freedom and self-determination." - @TrussLiz speaking at Mansion House tonight

* - Ukrainian air defense shot down Russian reconnaissance drone near Odesa

* - Russian TV is not available anymore in Kherson after explosion in TV tower area

* - Reports of air defense missile launch in Belgorod

* - Explosions reported in Odesa - air defense worked

* - "No reason" Ukraine War should escalate into a nuclear confrontation, says @PentagonPresSec, adding Russia raising the specter of the use of such weapons is not helpful to the region's peace and security

* - Explosions reported in Mykolaiv

* - Hulyaipole, Zaporizhzhia region. A Russian BMP-2 was turned to scrap during Ukrainian counterattack yesterday.

* - Secretary of Russian Security Council Patrushev urged local authorities in southern Russia to prepare bomb shelters

* - Explosions reported in Kherson

* - 2 killed as result of Russian shelling in Derhachi district in Kharkiv region in last 24 hours

* - European Council President: Putin will not win the war, Ukraine will win

* - "With his attack on Ukraine, Russian President Putin has shattered the peace order in Europe," Defence Minister Lambrecht said in the Bundestag today. With the special fund for the Bundeswehr we are responding to the dramatically changed security situation in Europe

* - Russian hacking in Ukraine has been extensive and intertwined with military operations, Microsoft says

* - Ukrainian Defense Minister: The coming weeks will be very difficult, and Russia is preparing to launch a large-scale attack in the east of the country

* - One killed as result of Russian shelling in Kharkiv

* - Woman killed as result of shelling of hospital in Severodonetsk by Russian army

* - Transnistria authorities report 10 more explosive devices found at radio center near Mayak village

* - Russian army shelling Kharkiv

* - Tractor damaged as result of landmine explosion at Makovyshe village of Kyiv region

* - Russian troops attempted to advance at Nova Dmytrivka, towards Barvinkove, but failed

* - Shelling continues at Azovstal in Mariupol

* - Russian troops shelled Velyka Kostromka today 3 times

* - 6 M777 155mm towed howitzers that Australia announced is sending to Ukraine already arrived at the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in southeastern Poland, delivered by C-17 transport aircraft

* - Truck with ammunition exploded in Donetsk

* - Russian media show photos of Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 that was shot down near Kazinka, Belgorod Oblast right on the border with Ukraine today - as claimed, by Pantsir-S1. As seen it was carrying a MAM-C Enhanced Fragmentation munition

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

* - Zaporizka Oblast, Kryvyi Rih(07:19). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - Dnipro, Dnipropetrovska Oblast(07:18). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - EU ambassadors just finished their meeting on Russia and Ukraine. consultations between the commission with individual member states will take place later this week with a view to adopt the 6th package some time next week

* - EU grants Ukraine zero-tariff, zero-quota trade. These measures will boost trade & keep its economy going. This is vital to win the war and recover post-war

* - Authorities in breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova blaming Ukraine for explosions near Kolbasna village

* - Russian army shelling Popasna, Bilohirovka, Rubizhne, Nyzhnie, Lysychansk, Severodonetsk in Luhansk region

* - Russian media claims image showing TB2 drone shotdown in Kursk region

* - Rally in support of Ukraine in Kherson. Russian occupation forces used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse it

* - 4 wounded after Russian troops dispersed rally in Kherson

* - Russian army shelled Avdiyivka with incendiary phosphorous ammunition

* - Shots were fired in the morning and drones observed overnight near Kolbasna village - Transnistria police

* - Explosions reported near Pavlohrad

* - Explosion heard yesterday in Poltava was from RPG-22 grenade launcher - police

* - One killed as result of airstrike at Hirske community in Luhansk region. Shelling with MLRS and artillery also targeting the area

* - Russian army shelled grain silo in Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovsk region

* - Yesterday the Russian army fired in the directions of Chervone, Pavlivka, Vremivka, Novopil, Mali Shcherbaki, Privilne, Orikhiv, Gulyaypole, Kamyanske, Novodanilivka with the use of a tank, GRAD MLRS, howitzers, 120 mm mortars and machine guns

* - Residential house caught fire as result of Russian army shelling in Kamianske town in Zaporizhzhia region

* - Russian troops attempted to advance towards Tavriiske and Nova Zoria in Mykolaiv region, but failed

* - Russian missile strike at the same bridge over Dnistrovsky Lyman in Odesa region this morning - head of Ukrzaliznytsa

* - In the Severodonetsk direction, Russian troops have established control over Novotoshkivske, and conducting an offensive in the direction of Nizhne and Orikhovo - the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

* - Small drone was destroyed over Voronezh this morning - Governor of the region

* - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: In the Izyum direction, Russian troops captured the outskirts of the settlement of Velyka Komyshuvakha, took control of the Zavody and conducted offensive operations in the direction of Barvinkovo

* - Russian troops sent two battalion tactical groups to the city of Izyum. They deployed two missile divisions of OTRK "Iskander-M" - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

* - In the Lyman direction, the Russian army established control over Zarichne and stormed the areas of Yampil - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

* - Explosions this morning in Voronezh, possible air defense

* - Russian troops shelled Zelenodolsk in Dnipropetrovsk region, damaged power substation. 1 person wounded

* - Ukrainian military destroyed command HQ and Strela-10 SAM at Zmeiniy island in the Black Sea

* - Governor of Kursk region says air defense worked overnight in region (Inside Russia)

* - Missile launch this morning near Valuyki, Belgorod region. Possible air defense

* - Explosions were reported near Kursk at about 3am

* - Military warehouses caught fire and exploded at Staraya Nelidovka village of Belgorod region (inside Russia)

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

* - Ukraine’s Artillery Might Be Winning The War With Russia

As Russia widened its war in Ukraine in late February, many observers assumed Russian artillery would dominate the fighting.

After all, the Russian army deploys one of the biggest artillery arsenals in the world: 4,700 towed and self-propelled guns and rocket launchers.

And Russian doctrine subordinates other forces—tanks, infantry—to the big guns. Mechanized forces punch holes in enemy defenses, pinning down enemy troops so the artillery can finish them off.

But when the Russian army, 125 battalion tactical groups strong, rolled into Ukraine from three directions on the morning of Feb. 24, it met fierce opposition. None fiercer than from Ukraine’s own guns.

“Anti-tank missiles slowed the Russians down, but what killed them was our artillery,” a senior adviser to Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, told Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds from the Royal Services Institute in London.

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* - Putin warns against outside intervention in Ukraine

Any country trying to intervene in the Ukraine war will face a "lightning-fast" response, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.

"We have all the tools no-one can boast of... we will use them if necessary", he said, in what is seen as a reference to ballistic missiles and nuclear arms.

Ukraine's allies have stepped up the supply of weapons, with the US vowing to make sure Ukraine defeats Russia.

Western officials say Russia is being hampered in its efforts in the east.

Last week, Russia launched a major offensive to seize the Donbas region after withdrawing from areas around the capital Kyiv.

But according to one official, Russian forces are "finding it difficult to overcome the staunch Ukrainian resistance and they are suffering losses".

In another development, the European Commission has accused Russia of blackmail after Moscow cut off gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria.

The Commission's President, Ursula von der Leyen said it showed Russia's "unreliability" as a supplier

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* - Russia is using dolphins to protect Black Sea naval base, satellite photos suggest

Satellite photos show Russia has placed trained dolphins at the entrance to a key Black Sea port, in a move that may be designed to help protect a significant Kremlin naval base there, according to a naval analyst.

The images, provided to The Washington Post by Maxar Technologies, show two dolphin pens at the entrance to Sevastopol harbor in Crimea — which Russian forces annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

H I Sutton, a submarine analyst who first reported on the dolphins for the U.S. Naval Institute on Wednesday, said the pens were moved there in February, around the time of the invasion of Ukraine.

He said the dolphins could be used to counter specialist Ukrainian divers attempting to enter the port to sabotage Russian warships — a role he said the United States and Russia have previously trained marine mammals for.

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* - Satellite photos show militarized dolphin pens at a major Russian naval base in Sevastopol


* - Battle for the Donbas: Russia's shifting military strategy, explained click link for video


* - Russia's tanks in Ukraine have a 'jack-in-the-box' design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war

Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia's invasion of Ukraine isn't going to plan.

Hundreds of Russian tanks are thought to have been destroyed since Moscow launched its offensive, with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on Monday estimating it had lost as many as 580.

But Moscow's problems go beyond the sheer number of tanks it has lost. Experts say battlefield images show Russian tanks are suffering from a defect that Western militaries have known about for decades and refer to as the "jack-in-the-box effect." Moscow, they say, should have seen the problem coming.

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* - Transnistria is just a sliver of land between Moldova and Ukraine. But it's becoming a focus of war.

REZINA, Moldova — The Russian-uniformed border guard holds out his hand and the truck driver hands over his passport and other documents — a routine and otherwise unremarkable transaction except that it's happening hundreds of miles from Russia.

Instead, it's taking place within the tiny European country of Moldova, at the border of the Russia-aligned territory known as Transnistria, which is home to an estimated 20,000 tons of Soviet-era weapons, ammunition and explosives, and more than 1,000 Russian troops. Transnistria sits on the Ukraine border and its neighbors have long worried that Russia would use it as a staging area for an invasion either east into Ukraine or west into Moldova. A series of explosions within Transnistria this week have further heightened concerns.

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* - 'More than half' of howitzers provided by US have arrived in Ukraine

"More than half" of the howitzers the United States has designated to go to Ukraine have arrived as of Wednesday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

The U.S.'s military assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded Feb. 24 includes 90 155 mm howitzers, large artillery guns that are operated by a team of about 10 people; 72 tactical vehicles to tow the howitzers; and 183,000 155 mm artillery rounds.

“Without giving whole numbers, more than half of those howitzers are in Ukraine,” Kirby said during Wednesday’s briefing. He also said the first group of Ukrainian officers to be trained on the howitzers, roughly 50 people, had completed it.

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The 'beginning of the end' for Putin began 'some time ago,' and the Ukraine war 'speeds up his demise,' top Navalny aide says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accelerated his own downfall by launching an unprovoked war in Ukraine, according to top aide of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

"The beginning of the end of Putin started some time ago. But I'm confident that this war has made many people in Russia and outside of Russia unhappy with him. The people in the political and economic elite have seen their lifestyles turned upside down, their fortunes decimated," Vladimir Ashurkov, the executive director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, told Insider.

Putin's war in Ukraine has led countries across the globe to impose broad, unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia. The conflict has united the West in major ways, and reinvigorated NATO. The international community has also turned against Moscow, with the UN General Assembly voting to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council in early April.

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Rand Paul and Antony Blinkin sparing over Ukraine policy.

originally posted by: JinMI
Rand Paul and Antony Blinkin sparing over Ukraine policy.

Rand Paul and his thought process on Ukraine and NATO drives me bonkers. I have to agree with Blinken - its up to a sovereign nation to decide who they wish to be allies with. Constantly giving in on issues solely because it would piss Russia or China off needs to stop.

As Russia's military invasion stalls, Putin is plotting to install 'political hookers' to lead a breakaway republic in the captured city of Kherson, say reports

Ukrainian politicians warned that Russia is planning a sham referendum to establish a "breakaway region" in the occupied city of Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city to come under Russian control.

In a Facebook post, Sergey Khlan, a member of Kherson's regional council, warned that Russian occupying forces are planning to establish the "Kherson People's Republic," a breakaway republic similar to Donbas and Crimea.

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and presidential advisor Mikhailo Podolyak echoed the warnings on social media.

A video published by Russian state-backed outlet RT this week also showed a group of Ukrainian politicians announcing the formation of a new regional authority in Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city under Russian control.

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