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Scenes from Lyman, Donetsk Oblast following intensified Russian KAB glide bomb strikes and artillery shelling on the city.
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According to Axios, the Israeli security cabinet will convene on Friday morning to vote on the deal. The full government plenary will vote on Saturday night. However, apparently the ceasefire and release of hostages expected on Monday rather than Sunday. Some sources say Netanyahu is procrastinating the deal - possibly to deal as much damage to Gaza, Hamas and Hamas’s allied factions as possible.
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The Israeli minister of national security and leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, Ben Gvir is expected to resign from Netanyahu’s coalition and the Knesset as a result of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal being signed in Doha, Qatar. The deal was reportedly signed around an hour ago.
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The United States has announced that they are imposing sanctions on Sudan's leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of "choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict (Sudan's civil war)". It was stated that Burhan has committed war crimes, including indiscriminate bombings of civilian infrastructure and attacks on schools, markets, hospitals, as well as conducting extrajudicial executions.
According to the New York Times, citing U.S. officials, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has used chemical weapons on two occasions. The SAF has a history of being accused of using chemical weapons, including in July 2024, when they attacked RSF positions during the battle of Al-Fashir which resulted in at least 25 deaths and numerous injuries, with medical personnel reporting symptoms indicative of chemical exposure, such as first-degree burns.
Additionally, in 2016, Amnesty International accused the SAF of using chemical weapons in the western Darfur region of Sudan, resulting in deaths and injuries among civilians, including children, with victims reporting symptoms such as vomiting blood, respiratory distress, and skin conditions where people's skin would harden and fall off.
These new sanctions imposed by the U.S. come just one week after they imposed sanctions on Burhan's rival, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is the commander of the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Reuters, citing two sources "with knowledge of the action" reported that one aim of these sanctions being imposed on both leaders was to show that Washington was not picking sides.
In addition to these sanctions, the U.S. has also issued sanctions on the supply of weapons to the army, targeting a Sudanese-Ukrainian national as well as a Hong Kong-based company. These sanctions freeze any of their U.S. assets and generally prevents Americans from dealing with them. However, the U.S. Treasury Department stated that it issued authorizations allowing certain transactions, including activities involving the warring generals, so as "not to impede humanitarian assistance."
This could further push the Sudanese government away from closer ties with the west - which has maintained a relatively neutral stance on the war since the beginning and called for a ceasefire - and instead towards countries such as Russia, who instead is trying to heal relations with the Sudanese government following their initial support for the RSF. Russia is currently trying to gain permission to construct a naval base in the coastal Red Sea Sudanese city of Port Sudan. They have also allegedly deployed mercenaries from PMC Wagner to fight alongside the SAF.
According to the New York Times, citing U.S. officials, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has used chemical weapons on two occasions. The SAF has a history of being accused of using chemical weapons, including in July 2024, when they attacked RSF positions during the battle of Al-Fashir which resulted in at least 25 deaths and numerous injuries, with medical personnel reporting symptoms indicative of chemical exposure, such as first-degree burns.
Additionally, in 2016, Amnesty International accused the SAF of using chemical weapons in the western Darfur region of Sudan, resulting in deaths and injuries among civilians, including children, with victims reporting symptoms such as vomiting blood, respiratory distress, and skin conditions where people's skin would harden and fall off.
These new sanctions imposed by the U.S. come just one week after they imposed sanctions on Burhan's rival, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is the commander of the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Reuters, citing two sources "with knowledge of the action" reported that one aim of these sanctions being imposed on both leaders was to show that Washington was not picking sides.
In addition to these sanctions, the U.S. has also issued sanctions on the supply of weapons to the army, targeting a Sudanese-Ukrainian national as well as a Hong Kong-based company. These sanctions freeze any of their U.S. assets and generally prevents Americans from dealing with them. However, the U.S. Treasury Department stated that it issued authorizations allowing certain transactions, including activities involving the warring generals, so as "not to impede humanitarian assistance."
This could further push the Sudanese government away from closer ties with the west - which has maintained a relatively neutral stance on the war since the beginning and called for a ceasefire - and instead towards countries such as Russia, who instead is trying to heal relations with the Sudanese government following their initial support for the RSF. Russia is currently trying to gain permission to construct a naval base in the coastal Red Sea Sudanese city of Port Sudan. They have also allegedly deployed mercenaries from PMC Wagner to fight alongside the SAF.
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Turkish Airlines has announced a ban on Israeli and Iranian nationals boarding flights to Syria's capital, Damascus in accordance with guidelines reportedly ordered by the new HTS-led Syrian transitional government.
Reasons for this decision weren't specified, but it did coincide with Syrian foreign minister, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani’s visit to Turkey's capital, Ankara.
Keep in mind, Iran was previously a key supporter of the previous Syrian government led by Bashar Al-Assad, while Israeli forces continue to occupy parts of southern and southwestern Syria.
Reasons for this decision weren't specified, but it did coincide with Syrian foreign minister, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani’s visit to Turkey's capital, Ankara.
Keep in mind, Iran was previously a key supporter of the previous Syrian government led by Bashar Al-Assad, while Israeli forces continue to occupy parts of southern and southwestern Syria.
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Forwarded from WarFront Witness (SneakyCookie)
⚡The UK prime minister Keir Starmer, while on visit in Kyiv has announced the transfer of 15 mobile air defense systems, "Gravehawk" (pic 1), to Ukraine in 2025.
The details of this new air defense system are very rare. We know the system was designed for the Ukrainian army specific needs, it uses AIM-132 short range IR-guided missiles (a british equivalent to the american AIM-9 or german Iris-T)
2 prototypes of these systems are rumored to be in use by the AFU as soon as October 2023. (Vid 2,3)
The system likely combines high interception performance (in its domain) and mobility and makes it in a way similar to the russian Pantsir-S1. It is also likely to be quite cheap and could be made to have the same role as mobile fire groups equipped with technical mounted machine guns.
The details of this new air defense system are very rare. We know the system was designed for the Ukrainian army specific needs, it uses AIM-132 short range IR-guided missiles (a british equivalent to the american AIM-9 or german Iris-T)
2 prototypes of these systems are rumored to be in use by the AFU as soon as October 2023. (Vid 2,3)
The system likely combines high interception performance (in its domain) and mobility and makes it in a way similar to the russian Pantsir-S1. It is also likely to be quite cheap and could be made to have the same role as mobile fire groups equipped with technical mounted machine guns.
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Recent reports by multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces have made significant progress in the Velyka Novosilka direction and captured most of the village of Vremivka.
Russian forces advanced from positions in the southern part of Vremivka, entering and capturing the central part of the village, before panning out towards the bridge over the Mokri Yaly river which leads to Velyka Novosilka. It's likely that Ukraine still maintains a presence in the northern houses, but it is likely very limited and will probably be eliminated in the coming days or even hours.
Vremivka is the main obstacle preventing Russia from advancing into western Velyka Novosilka, and this progress made inside the village will probably force a Ukrainian withdrawal from the southern part of of the town.
+ ~1.36km² in favour of Russia.
Russian forces advanced from positions in the southern part of Vremivka, entering and capturing the central part of the village, before panning out towards the bridge over the Mokri Yaly river which leads to Velyka Novosilka. It's likely that Ukraine still maintains a presence in the northern houses, but it is likely very limited and will probably be eliminated in the coming days or even hours.
Vremivka is the main obstacle preventing Russia from advancing into western Velyka Novosilka, and this progress made inside the village will probably force a Ukrainian withdrawal from the southern part of of the town.
+ ~1.36km² in favour of Russia.
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Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces have advanced west of Kurakhove and entered the village of Dachne.
Russian forces advanced from positions in the Kurakhove water treatment plant, to the outskirts of Dachne, capturing what used to be agricultural buildings. However, reports suggest that fighting is already underway in the main part of Dachne, with Russian sources reporting Russian troops inside the village, and Deepstate updating their map to show a grey zone in the settlement's southeastern part.
In addition to this advance, Russian forces advanced down a treeline further south, approaching the intersection with another treeline. There was also a marginal advance towards this same intersection from the south. Ukrainian forces appear to be trying to fend off the Russians from 2-3 directions here.
+ ~4.46km² in favour of Russia.
Russian forces advanced from positions in the Kurakhove water treatment plant, to the outskirts of Dachne, capturing what used to be agricultural buildings. However, reports suggest that fighting is already underway in the main part of Dachne, with Russian sources reporting Russian troops inside the village, and Deepstate updating their map to show a grey zone in the settlement's southeastern part.
In addition to this advance, Russian forces advanced down a treeline further south, approaching the intersection with another treeline. There was also a marginal advance towards this same intersection from the south. Ukrainian forces appear to be trying to fend off the Russians from 2-3 directions here.
+ ~4.46km² in favour of Russia.
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Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced in western Donetsk Oblast, spearheading a new assault towards the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Firstly, Russian forces began assault operations inside the village of Yasenove, in an attempt to clear the remaining Ukrainian positions. This was in coordination with an attack down the treeline that leads to the village's northwestern outskirts. As a result of these intensified assault operations, Ukrainian forces were eventually dislodged and squeezed out of their positions here.
Russian forces then quickly found a weak spot in Ukraine's defenses, that being to the southwest of Yasenove. This point was significantly weaker as the other areas are defended by large open fields that Russian forces would've need to cross with potentially costly attacks.
Either way, this attack southwest of Yasenove resulted in Russia advancing down the forest plantations before branching off onto the perpendicular forest plantations which run along the northern bank of a pond and swamps. These swamps protected Russia's southern flank. Russian forces have now reached the southern outskirts of the village of Novoandriivka, effectively bypassing the Ukrainian buffer zone in the fields east of the village.
+ ~1.87km² in favour of Russia.
Firstly, Russian forces began assault operations inside the village of Yasenove, in an attempt to clear the remaining Ukrainian positions. This was in coordination with an attack down the treeline that leads to the village's northwestern outskirts. As a result of these intensified assault operations, Ukrainian forces were eventually dislodged and squeezed out of their positions here.
Russian forces then quickly found a weak spot in Ukraine's defenses, that being to the southwest of Yasenove. This point was significantly weaker as the other areas are defended by large open fields that Russian forces would've need to cross with potentially costly attacks.
Either way, this attack southwest of Yasenove resulted in Russia advancing down the forest plantations before branching off onto the perpendicular forest plantations which run along the northern bank of a pond and swamps. These swamps protected Russia's southern flank. Russian forces have now reached the southern outskirts of the village of Novoandriivka, effectively bypassing the Ukrainian buffer zone in the fields east of the village.
+ ~1.87km² in favour of Russia.
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Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced on the western flank of Pokrovsk and entered the village of Udachne.
After intensified assault operations on Udcahne from the east, Russian forces were able to advance from their positions in the windbreaks on either side of the railway tracks and established control over the industrial zone in southeastern Udachne. Russian forces also advanced into the northeastern-most houses, taking up positions there. Forward Russia units are likely further down this street by now, as reports indicate that the grey zone expands further west compared to the grey zone south of the railway line.
Keep in mind, Udachne is the second to last settlement in the way of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with only one very small village (Molodetske) still in the way, with this village being right on the regional border.
+ ~0.32km² in favour of Russia.
After intensified assault operations on Udcahne from the east, Russian forces were able to advance from their positions in the windbreaks on either side of the railway tracks and established control over the industrial zone in southeastern Udachne. Russian forces also advanced into the northeastern-most houses, taking up positions there. Forward Russia units are likely further down this street by now, as reports indicate that the grey zone expands further west compared to the grey zone south of the railway line.
Keep in mind, Udachne is the second to last settlement in the way of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with only one very small village (Molodetske) still in the way, with this village being right on the regional border.
+ ~0.32km² in favour of Russia.
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Geolocated footage and recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced on the western flank of Pokrovsk.
Moving from west to east, Russian forces advanced further up the railway line east of Kotlyne, taking up new positions in the southern windbreak. They also advanced and gained control over part of a grove, as well as a couple of small Ukrainian trench fortifications there.
Further west, Russian forces advanced up two treelines. On the western treeline, Russia had more success, reaching an intersection with three treelines, and advanced down both of them. They are now trying to bypass any remaining Ukrainian positions in the treeline that Russia failed to capture to the east of the initial advance here.
Additionally, Russian forces advanced in the village of Zvirove, capturing the western houses of the village and linking up with the assault groups to the southeast.
+ ~3.07km² in favour of Russia
Moving from west to east, Russian forces advanced further up the railway line east of Kotlyne, taking up new positions in the southern windbreak. They also advanced and gained control over part of a grove, as well as a couple of small Ukrainian trench fortifications there.
Further west, Russian forces advanced up two treelines. On the western treeline, Russia had more success, reaching an intersection with three treelines, and advanced down both of them. They are now trying to bypass any remaining Ukrainian positions in the treeline that Russia failed to capture to the east of the initial advance here.
Additionally, Russian forces advanced in the village of Zvirove, capturing the western houses of the village and linking up with the assault groups to the southeast.
+ ~3.07km² in favour of Russia
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There are currently two Russian Kalibr missile-carriers active in the waters of the Black Sea, with a total possible salvo of up to 16 Kalibr cruise missiles.
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AMK Mapping
With the likely fall of Solone and Vozdyvzhenka, we can already see the early stages of the pincers forming around Pokrovsk. I believe the next goal is to take the small Terykon southeast of the key village of Udachne (western flank) while also cutting the…
Russian forces are intensifying their shelling of the city of Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk). As I previously stated, the goal is to reach Rodynske - likely from the eastern flank of Pokrovsk.
Rodynske to Pokrovsk is sort of like what Ivanivske was to Bakhmut. Russia wants to capture it to get to the rear of the city and threaten an encirclement.
Rodynske to Pokrovsk is sort of like what Ivanivske was to Bakhmut. Russia wants to capture it to get to the rear of the city and threaten an encirclement.
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Yesterday, Russian KAB glide bombs stuck the Zhovtnevyi military complex in Bilytske, Donetsk Oblast. A large fire broke out as a result. There are reports of injuries among the civilian population, although as usual, no word on Ukrainian military casualties.
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According to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN), Netanyahu is consulting with the negotiating team returning from Doha, and the security council will convene shortly.
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