A clear demonstration of the density of Russian minefields in Zaporozhye from a Ukrainian soldier.

The footage shows anti-tank TM-62s located in a checkerboard pattern at a distance of about a meter from each other.


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The Guardian:

There is a subtle yet unmistakable sense of gloom in Kyiv at the moment, and not only because of the dark afternoons and plunging mercury of an eastern European November. A number of internal and external factors have combined to create perhaps the most downbeat mood about the prospects for a swift and decisive Ukrainian victory over Russia since the first weeks of the full-scale invasion.

“At the end of last year and beginning of this one, there was such euphoria. Now we see the other extreme, the down, and I guess we will see some ups and downs for some time to come,” said Bartosz Cichocki, who last month finished a four-year posting as Poland’s ambassador in Kyiv.

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On Monday morning, the US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit partly aimed at reassuring Ukrainian leaders of Washington’s continued support, but renewed funding plans for Ukraine are proving hard to get through Congress amid Republican opposition and there are fears that it will only get harder as next year’s election gets closer.

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“The choice is very simple. If we are ready to send another 300,000 or 500,000 lives of Ukrainian soldiers to capture Crimea and liberate Donbas, and if we get the right number of tanks and F16s from the west, we can do this,” Omelyan said. “But I don’t see the 500,000 more people ready to die and I don’t see the readiness of the west to send the type and quantity of weapons we would need.”

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Kadyrov's channel:

Destruction of enemy groups and equipment in Serebryansky forestry. The "Amur" detachment from the "AKHMAT" special forces reveals the enemy's location. This is how the combination of aerial reconnaissance and firepower forces works effectively.

The dropped FOGs accurately hit their targets, and our artillerymen are not inferior in accuracy. There are enemy fortified areas, dugouts with trenches, and vehicles. But all this is already a thing of the past. Russian fighters have long adapted to the enemy’s actions, timely calculating and stopping with preemptive strikes all his movements and attempts to gain a foothold.

I thank the AKHMAT special forces for the good results. I wish our soldiers good luck and further success! Victory will definitely be ours! AKHMAT-POWER!!!


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Via @ukraina_ru

Lloyd Austin has come to Kiev - but he arrives against the backdrop of a very gloomy environment .

The Pentagon's problems are getting worse - $1 billion is left to support Kyiv. It will have to be extended over the winter, so although Austin came, for the first time he did not bring new trenches to the Ukrainians, writes Malek Dudakov . The Pentagon failed its sixth audit in a row - it was unable to account for the $3 trillion in assets it had on paper . Much was spent on the Ukrainian front - but not everything reached Kyiv.

Failed audits will complicate attempts in Congress to push through large tranches for Ukraine and Israel. Taiwan, amid military escalation, remains without modern aviation. The Pentagon is hastily transferring weapons from its arsenals to Israel, unable to replenish them without money from Congress. 57 thousand shells had to be removed from the Ukrainian front , while Kiev is increasingly complaining about a shortage of weapons and a shortage of shells.

Austin's empty-handed visit won't help them much. Congress left early for the holidays to celebrate Thanksgiving. Then there is very little time left until Christmas. The coordination of Ukrainian budgets will stretch over the next two months - undermining the entire Pentagon strategy and threatening Kiev with a real scenario of the collapse of the front.


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That's what I'm watching just because it's interesting to watch.

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Argentines: What a cool president we elected!
Russians: Yes, we had one.

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Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Irina Farion: You are applauded by the enemy. You have done what Putin wanted so much - to fire Irina Farion. And I am sure that this is an FSB provocation against me together with certain forces inside Ukraine. You supported the enemy. Ask Putin if he wants Irina Farion to be fired from Lviv Polytechnic. He will say: yes, I very much want that, thank you for doing it.

Note: no, Irinka, you're the one who was fired from the Gestapo for cruelty.

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⏺ US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that Ukraine is completely dependent on help from the Americans and their allies

"Ukraine is completely dependent on this help. We need to join the others," she said in an interview with CNBC, citing contributions from the EU and the IMF.

Zin Note: If all of your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump off too?

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Imam Khamenei: Incursion into hospitals and homes of defenseless people is not a victory.


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Argentina's new president, Javier Milay, on the climate agenda: [What do you think about global warming?] This is another lie of socialism. There is a whole program of cultural Marxism and this is part of that program. 10 or 15 years ago it was claimed that the planet was going to freeze, and now it's claimed that it's heating up.

Note: red alert! Look for red alert everywhere!

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Ukrainians are using many cluster munitions over Stepovoye and forest belts


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#energy #gas

Holy shit!

Belgium has invented a hydroelectric power plant!!!!

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