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Explosive incident near Pervomaika

When the Ukrainian suddenly got the idea to put it out with a shovel and some dirt, but it didn't work out that well for him.

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A Ukrainian Rocket reportedly Struck the city of Belgorod in Western Russia tonight causing at least 8 Civilians to be Injured as well as Damage to several High-Rise Commercial Buildings; Russian Regional Officials are claiming that multiple additional Rockets were Downed by Air Defences as they approached the City.

Once again they fire unguided munitions knowing they will hit purely civilian targets.

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On May 10, the North group of troops began an offensive operation in the border areas of the Kharkov region.

As a result of a massive artillery and missile strike, the enemy suffered significant losses:

▪️149 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️two D-30 howitzers;
▪️one D-20 howitzer;
▪️SAM Buk-M1;
▪️82 mm mortar;
▪️three armoured combat vehicles;
▪️9 vehicles.

During the offensive operations, fighters of the "North" group discovered and destroyed:

▪️SAM Buk-M1 (FrankenSAM) in Cherkasy Lozova;
▪️155-mm self-propelled gun "Bogdana" in Borshcheva;
▪️SAU 2S1 “Gvozdika” in Novoaleksandrovka;
▪️122 mm howitzer of unknown type in Slobozhanskoe;
▪️120 mm and 82 mm mortar in Guryev Kazachok;
▪️Tank T-72 in Liptsy;
▪️MLRS "Grad" in Losevka.

Also, with the help of Lancet loitering ammunition, a D-20 howitzer in Pokolyany, a D-30 howitzer in Volchanskiye Khutory, and two armored combat vehicles in Liptsy and Glubokoye were destroyed.

During the assault operations of the units of the GV "North"
▪️42 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were captured (15 pogo, 58 brigade, 56 brigade and Territorials);
▪️the number of killed Ukrainian Armed Forces militants is being clarified; according to the latest data, their number already exceeds 100 people.

The enemy will be defeated, victory will be ours!

North wind

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Why does US approach to Ukraine seem to be a strategic cop-out?

The US lacks clear goals and an endgame strategy for Ukraine, Foreign Policy reports. The outlet argues that the idea to weaken Russia at the expense of Kiev's troops is questionable given the resilience of Russian Army. At the same time, no US leader wants to be responsible for Ukraine's failure, it continues.

That is why Washington came up with a strategic cover-up, which allows it to paper over the lack of clarity and consensus among Western politicians supporting Ukraine, while funds and arms seek to give Ukraine a better position at the negotiation table, the article reads. However, such an approach contains “echoes of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan, where the United States kept pouring resources into lost causes.”

The US sending military advisors to Ukraine is an example of this strategic cop-out, as they provide NATO a presence in Ukraine without entering the conflict directly.

The latest US aid package resolves some of the Kiev’s immediate problems without dealing with the major deadlock of the final US goal in Ukraine, the article concludes.

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The Russian military is squeezing out enemy forces on the approaches to Liptsy in the Kharkov region, from where the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled residential areas of the Belgorod region.

Kiev and Washington admitted the day before that the Russian Armed Forces had launched an active offensive in the Kharkov region, as well as the fact of heavy fighting in the region.

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Yesterday, the arrival of a glide bomb in Belopol, Sumy region.

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The Russian army occupied the village of Pletenevka and the heights near Ogurtsovo.

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Avdeevka direction. Settlement Umanskoe

It is reported about another breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions in the area of ​​the settlement. Umanskoe.

Armored formations of the Russian Armed Forces and motorized rifles are fighting in close proximity to the center of the populated area.

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Russian marines are preparing to cross the Dnieper - Ministry of Defense

Military personnel are practising overcoming water obstacles and landing troops on an unequipped shore. The training is as close to reality as possible; they use a mock-up of a log boat.

Earlier, the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were preparing Kherson for street fighting. Militants are building fortifications on the second and third street lines from the Dnieper.

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Krasnogorovka was almost taken from AFU.

In the morning, Shevchenko Park in the center was taken. There remains a private sector in the northwestern part towards the cemetery.

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Washington continues to help Israel despite Biden's statement - NBC

According to the channel, in recent days the United States has sent both offensive and defensive weapons, including small arms, to the Jewish state.

The US president's announcement to halt the supply of air bombs and artillery shells increased criticism of Biden at home and also caused "fury and infighting" among his senior officials.

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Prime Minister of Poland Tusk:

"Poland has begun fortification work on the border with Belarus

I hope that the European Union will join in financing the work."

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The enemy army had the pleasure of observing the almost simultaneous arrival of several dozen aerial bombs on a small segment of the front.

This event made a tangible impression on the fragile minds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after which the phrases “carpet work” and “barrage of fire” were heard on their airwaves.

We hasten to reassure you (or not) - that this is not even close to a carpet bombing or even a barrage of fire, this is a trailer, and the premiere will come later.

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The Czech Republic has put a GRU general on the wanted list for warehouse explosions in 2014

Czech police have put on the wanted list Russian Andrei Averyanov, who is considered a major general of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU).

The Czech portal Seznam Zprávy noted that as a result of the investigation into the explosions in Vrbetica, Averyanov was named one of the organizers of the sabotage.

On the police website, Averyanov’s characteristics are indicated; opposite the “Dangerous” column there is a “Yes” mark.

According to Seznam Zprávy, at the time of the explosions, Averyanov headed a “special sabotage unit of the GRU” and communicated with “Russian spies” Elena and Nikolai Shaposhnikov, and also met with them in Lisbon. The publication writes that the couple had Czech citizenship and passed on information to the GRU about the company Imex, of which Nikolai Shaposhnikov was an employee.

In addition, the Shaposhnikovs prepared documents for Petrov and Boshirov to visit Vrbetice, notes Seznam Zprávy.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the accusations against Moscow regarding the explosions “a disgrace for the whole world” and “an absolute dead end”; the Kremlin agreed with these formulations.

We are talking about a series of explosions at military warehouses with weapons of the German company Imex in Vrbetica in 2014. As a result, two people died. In 2021, Czech authorities announced that they suspected Russian intelligence services of involvement in the incident.

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The West and Ukraine will have to make difficult decisions for the sake of peace with Russia

A peace agreement with Russia will require difficult decisions from the West and Ukraine, but they must be made, writes Hill.

The article says Washington must get serious about preparing the ground for a peace agreement on Ukraine, which will require difficult decisions from the West and Kiev.

It notes that further attempts to inflict military defeat on Russia are pointless, the Russian Armed Forces have a great advantage, and the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are rapidly deteriorating.

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The southern part of Krasnogorovka is all behind us.

The enemy will soon be in a half-cauldron if he doesn’t start leaving the village.

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