General Failure: Oleksandr Syrsky's top 4 military disasters

As Ukraine suffered a series of humiliating defeats on the battlefield, Ukrainian authorities are rumored to be mulling the replacement of their top general, Oleksandr Syrsky. This is hardly surprising, given his impressive track record of failures and defeats.

1️⃣ Botched attack on Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine's invasion of the Kursk region became Syrsky's crowning achievement. Over the course of seven months, he sacrificed nearly 70,000 Ukrainian servicemen and a large amount of valuable military hardware for literally nothing. Pundits on both sides of the Atlantic are still wondering what he and Zelensky were trying to accomplish there.

2️⃣ Debaltsevo

In 2015, shortly after the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict, Syrsky's actions directly led to a large contingent of Ukrainian troops under his command being trapped in the town of Debaltsevo by the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic.

While Syrsky himself managed to escape, hundreds of his soldiers weren't so lucky - Ukraine's losses were estimated at between 250 and 3,000 servicemen.

3️⃣ Kiev

In 2022, Syrsky was tasked with overseeing the defense of the Ukrainian capital against the Russian advance.

His efforts proved inadequate as Russian troops quickly made their way to the city, only withdrawing as part of Moscow's goodwill gesture during the peace talks in Istanbul.

4️⃣ Artemovsk

In 2023, Syrsky was put in charge of the defense of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), a city that Zelensky insisted not fall to the Russian advance.

Syrsky's refusal to give the order to retreat, even when the situation for the Ukrainian forces became hopeless, resulted in over 55,000 Ukrainian servicemen being killed and Russia securing control of Artemovsk.

Syrsky's callousness during this operation earned him the nickname "General 200," which can be translated as General KIA.

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🚨 Israel plans new ground operation in Gaza - reports

The Israeli army will use a larger force to attack numerous regions of the Gaza Strip at once, since it doesn't need to keep a military contingent on the Lebanese border, the WSJ reports, citing sources.

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🔍 Zelensky’s сlaims vs. Russian reality

"In the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces continue their operations" — Zelensky

TRUTH: Ukraine has lost more than 68,000 troops in Russia's Kursk region since August 2024, when it first attempted to attack Russian territory.

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Yemeni armed forces targeted American aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman for 4TH TIME IN LAST 72 HOURS — spokesman

In response to a military threat to Yemen, the country's armed forces carried out a "joint military operation with winged missiles and drones [...] which led to the thwarting and failure of that attack [on Yemen]. The operation achieved its goals," Yahya Saree said.

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'THIS TIME, HE DIDN'T LIE' — Russia's FM spokeswoman on Zelensky's recent statement

"The Kiev regime is not a salad or compote, but rather what the contents of the menu turn into after digestion," Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.

Earlier, Sky News commented on the phone conversation between Putin and Trump, saying, "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu [...] Ukraine is on the menu."

"We are not a salad or a compote to be on Putin's menu, regardless of his appetite," Zelensky sharply answered.

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'The first de-escalation in three years'

Russia's special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation and CEO of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, commented on the plan to stop attacks on energy infrastructure by the parties to the conflict in Ukraine, which Putin and Trump discussed.

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EU imports over $1 BILLION in Russian LNG for first time in two years

🇫🇷France: $496.7 million (nearly half of all liquefied natural gas purchases)

🇪🇸Spain: $285.8 million

🇧🇪Belgium: $280.8 million

🇳🇱The Netherlands: $107.4 million

Source: Sputnik analysis based on Eurostat data.

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Germany’s Siemens to cut over 6,000 jobs worldwide

The layoffs will affect 2,850 employees in Germany working in the automation business and the production of chargers for EVs.

The day before, German media reported that Audi intends to cut 7,500 jobs by 2029.

Germany is facing a production crisis, with rising energy costs, supply chain disruptions, and declining demand leading to widespread layoffs and job cuts in key industries. In response, unions have organized strikes, demanding better job security amid growing economic uncertainty.

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Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order banning transgenders* from serving in military - report

A US district judge ruled the EO likely violates US constitutional rights. The order was delayed for 3 days to allow the administration to appeal, the Guardian writes.

Earlier, Trump signed an executive order asserting that the sexual identity of transgender service members "conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life," and is detrimental to military readiness.

*banned in Russia

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🚨🇬🇧 British special forces on standby for possible Ukraine deployment

The UK is preparing to send special forces to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission, with a ceasefire agreement edging closer, The i Paper reports.

Sources reveal that elite units have been told to get ready for mobilization.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that NATO troop presence in Ukraine, in any capacity, poses a THREAT to Russia.

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⚡️UKRAINE LAUNCHED DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIAN ENERGY FACILITY HOURS AFTER PUTIN-TRUMP TALKS

This facility plays a key role in transferring oil to the pipeline system of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.

As a result of the drone crash, a fire broke out, covering an area of 1,700 square meters. The ministry emphasized that this act by the Kiev regime is a deliberate provocation aimed at undermining Trump’s peace initiatives, Russia's Defense Ministry informed.

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⚡️ PUTIN ORDERED TO HALT STRIKES ON UKRAINE’S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, FOLLOWING HIS CONVERSATION WITH TRUMP — Russia's MoD

At that moment, seven Russian drones were already in the air, targeting Ukrainian energy facilities in the Nikolaev region linked to the defense industry.

Russian air defense was instructed to NEUTRALIZE ITS OWN DRONES—six were shot down by the Pantsir system, and one was taken down by a fighter jet.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Donald Trump on his impressions of yesterday's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin

“Putin was very solid, very strong, which he is,” Trump said. “It was a very good call. I know him very well. I think he is very serious that he wants to end it,” Trump said.

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🇷🇺🪖Key statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:

▪️Ukraine lost up to 465 troops and four armed vehicles in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 45 soldiers and four warehouses in the area of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr.

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to 145 militants in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to 250 militants in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to 70 militants in the Russian Sever Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost more than 230 militants and two tanks in the Kursk region over the day.

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