Forwarded from Slavyangrad (inna)
As of the evening of August 26th, intense fighting continues in Rabotino.
Yesterday and today, the Russian Armed Forces regained control of several positions in the settlement, followed by counterattacks by the AFU.
Currently, the RF Armed Forces hold the southern outskirts, while the center remains partially within the grey zone where fighting persists. The AFU are concentrating their forces in the surrounding wooded areas, from which they move infantry to the combat zone using armored vehicles, often accompanied by substantial artillery preparation. Occasionally, these vehicles are hit by artillery fire.
Both sides are actively engaged in counter-battery fighting, with artillery playing a significant role in these battles. More intense attacks can be anticipated during the night, as infantry finds it easier to operate under the cover of darkness.
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Yesterday and today, the Russian Armed Forces regained control of several positions in the settlement, followed by counterattacks by the AFU.
Currently, the RF Armed Forces hold the southern outskirts, while the center remains partially within the grey zone where fighting persists. The AFU are concentrating their forces in the surrounding wooded areas, from which they move infantry to the combat zone using armored vehicles, often accompanied by substantial artillery preparation. Occasionally, these vehicles are hit by artillery fire.
Both sides are actively engaged in counter-battery fighting, with artillery playing a significant role in these battles. More intense attacks can be anticipated during the night, as infantry finds it easier to operate under the cover of darkness.
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Forwarded from DD Geopolitics
🇺🇸😭🇺🇦 The head of the Ground Forces, Syrsky, "violated the Pentagon's recommendations" when he called for measures to be taken to protect Kupyansk - The New York Times.
The newspaper points out that Syrsky's recent statements about the transfer of Russian reinforcements to the area "have no independent confirmation."
The publication also doubts that the goal of the Russians is the capture of Kupyansk, as the Ukrainian command recently announced.
“It is unlikely that the Russian troops will try to recapture the city, as this will put them in the position they were in before the retreat from Kherson, when the city had to be held with the river at their back and with limited supply routes.
Instead, Russian troops could try to advance towards the Oskol River, which flows north-south, and then use the waterway as a natural barrier against further Ukrainian attacks."
Note that part of Kupyansk lies just on the left bank of the Oskol.
“According to the Pentagon, Kiev should have concentrated an excessive amount of forces on one section of the front line to attempt a breakthrough. Instead, the Ukrainian command tried to divide troops and firepower so that it was considered as fair and equal between east and south as possible,” the newspaper writes.
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The newspaper points out that Syrsky's recent statements about the transfer of Russian reinforcements to the area "have no independent confirmation."
The publication also doubts that the goal of the Russians is the capture of Kupyansk, as the Ukrainian command recently announced.
“It is unlikely that the Russian troops will try to recapture the city, as this will put them in the position they were in before the retreat from Kherson, when the city had to be held with the river at their back and with limited supply routes.
Instead, Russian troops could try to advance towards the Oskol River, which flows north-south, and then use the waterway as a natural barrier against further Ukrainian attacks."
Note that part of Kupyansk lies just on the left bank of the Oskol.
“According to the Pentagon, Kiev should have concentrated an excessive amount of forces on one section of the front line to attempt a breakthrough. Instead, the Ukrainian command tried to divide troops and firepower so that it was considered as fair and equal between east and south as possible,” the newspaper writes.
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There's this unspoken but absolutely shattering assumption in the West that the Ukrainian Army has infinite strength and can counterattack indefinitely; retaking Kupyansk would be the first step in a drive towards Kharkov and concerns about the defensibility of the city would quickly become entirely academic given that by that point the AFU would be incapable of launching any particularly threatening counterattacks.
This assumption is derived from the first rule of covering the war in the Western MSM, in their marching orders from the Ukrainian MoD - "DO NOT DISCUSS UKRAINIAN LOSSES." So they just assume they are effectively trivial and - violating every rule of forecasting - that past gains indicate future performance regardless of the underlying fundamentals.
This assumption is derived from the first rule of covering the war in the Western MSM, in their marching orders from the Ukrainian MoD - "DO NOT DISCUSS UKRAINIAN LOSSES." So they just assume they are effectively trivial and - violating every rule of forecasting - that past gains indicate future performance regardless of the underlying fundamentals.
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Forwarded from Ukraine Watch
🇺🇦Zelensky admitted to holding elections during hostilities if the West paid for them.
"The logic is that if you are defending democracy, you have to think about defending it during the war, and elections are an element of defence. But according to the law, people did it for a reason, elections are forbidden. It's difficult to hold them. <...> I will not hold elections on credit, I will not take money from weapons and give it for elections <...>. But the most important thing is that we take risks together. The observers should be in the trenches," he said in an interview broadcast by the Rada TV channel.
The Ukrainian president noted that about $5 billion would be needed to hold the elections in peacetime, while the amount needed under conditions of hostilities is unknown.
@ukraine_watch
"The logic is that if you are defending democracy, you have to think about defending it during the war, and elections are an element of defence. But according to the law, people did it for a reason, elections are forbidden. It's difficult to hold them. <...> I will not hold elections on credit, I will not take money from weapons and give it for elections <...>. But the most important thing is that we take risks together. The observers should be in the trenches," he said in an interview broadcast by the Rada TV channel.
The Ukrainian president noted that about $5 billion would be needed to hold the elections in peacetime, while the amount needed under conditions of hostilities is unknown.
@ukraine_watch
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So now we literally need to pay Ukraine to conduct sham elections.
The official budget of the Ukrainian state was listed at $48 billion prewar. Who knew they were spending 10% of that on elections?
By the way, this is more than the entire United States of America spends to administer elections in any given political cycle.
The official budget of the Ukrainian state was listed at $48 billion prewar. Who knew they were spending 10% of that on elections?
By the way, this is more than the entire United States of America spends to administer elections in any given political cycle.
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Ukraine be like: *our "best" pilots collided mid air and died, quick quick, we need a new propaganda story*
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Forwarded from Вести с фронта 2023
‼️Обстановка в Работино по состоянию на вечер 27.08
В Работино продолжаются интенсивные бои, южные окраины за ВС РФ, север - за ВСУ. ВС РФ немного выровняли линию фронта непосредственно в самом селе. Продолжается активная артиллерийская + авиационная работа с обеих сторон. Населённый пункт почти полностью разрушен, похож на Марьинку уже. Восточнее, в районе Вербового продолжаются активные атаки ВСУ, пока без серьёзных изменений. Продолжаем следить за развитием ситуации.
Команда @rabotyno
В Работино продолжаются интенсивные бои, южные окраины за ВС РФ, север - за ВСУ. ВС РФ немного выровняли линию фронта непосредственно в самом селе. Продолжается активная артиллерийская + авиационная работа с обеих сторон. Населённый пункт почти полностью разрушен, похож на Марьинку уже. Восточнее, в районе Вербового продолжаются активные атаки ВСУ, пока без серьёзных изменений. Продолжаем следить за развитием ситуации.
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Ukrainians online: writing insane fanfiction about marching on Berdyansk
Ukrainians on the ground: getting rolled back in Rabotino despite probably outnumbering the Russian defenders 10:1
Ukrainians on the ground: getting rolled back in Rabotino despite probably outnumbering the Russian defenders 10:1
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Forwarded from Cyberspec News (Ali)
Media is too big
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⚡️ Russian forces finish off a Ukrainian T-80BV tank after 5 FPV drone hits.
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IEDs fly now, and they're a hell of a lot cheaper than tanks.
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Forwarded from Cheburashka’s War Room
The first time in history that a man who never existed managed to die multiple times.
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Forwarded from Cyberspec News (Veles)
The AFU apparently preparing defences on the road to Kharkov
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Forwarded from DD Geopolitics
🇺🇦 Ukraine's largest cemeteries have begun expanding. A study by the Military Chronicle Telegram Channel sheds light on this.
Based on open-source data, Military Chronicle has calculated that over the course of a year (from July 2022 to July 2023), Ukrainian armed formations lost no fewer than 185,000 individuals on the battlefield. However, actual losses are much higher, as many bodies remain in morgues or have not been evacuated from the battlefield. A significant portion of the deceased have been interred in existing cemeteries, but it appears that preparations for more extensive burials have been underway in Ukraine.
➡️ How is Ukraine preparing for mass burials?
On August 19th, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a project to establish a National Military Memorial Cemetery in the Fastiv District of the Kiev Region. The project involves allocating two large plots of land measuring 258 and 8 hectares for the new military cemetery. By summer 2025, this cemetery is expected to have space for burying between 600,000 and 800,000 individuals, given its size. However, this cemetery is not the only location where preparations for large-scale burials are taking place.
➡️ What is the mortality rate in Ukraine?
In 2021, Ukraine recorded its lowest birth rate in the past 10 years, totaling 271,984 individuals. During the same year, the mortality rate, including complications and illnesses caused by COVID-19, reached 714,000 individuals, with a population of 41 million. From 2022 to 2023, due to mass population outflows, losses in the Ukrainian army, and territorial losses, the country's population decreased to 29 million individuals. The sharp rise in mortality, primarily among the male population, necessitated urgent expansion of existing cemeteries.
➡️ Which cemeteries are expanding?
According to Military Chronicle, the cemetery in Cherkassy saw the largest increase in territory, expanding by 671,000 square meters, which can accommodate around 280,000 individuals for burial (based on a law allocating 2.4 meters for each grave). The cemetery in Krivoy Rog also significantly expanded, with an additional 373,000 square meters prepared for the burial of around 150,000 bodies over the year.
Other cemeteries in Ukraine are also being rapidly expanded: Molodizhne in Rovno (+25,000 sq. m), a new cemetery in Khmelnitsky (+3,000 sq. m), Sokolniky in Lvov (+3,000 sq. m), Svyshchovskoye cemetery in Kremenchug (+71,000 sq. m), Harazdha cemetery in Lutsk (+21,000 sq. m), Hodylovske cemetery in Chernovtsy (+63,000 sq. m), Matveyevske cemetery in Zaporozhye (+43,000 sq. m), and Krasnopolske cemetery in Dnepropetrovsk (+27,000 sq. m). The area of the Western Cemetery in Odessa (+13,000 sq. m) and the burials in Yatsevo in Chernigov (+25,000 sq. m) have also increased. Considering the territorial growth of all these cemeteries after expansion, an additional 430,000 to 450,000 bodies could be buried.
➡️ What is the conclusion?
These figures do not account for the future memorial cemetery in Fastiv. When including the planned construction in the Kiev Region, authorities in Ukraine will be able to bury approximately 1.5 million individuals on the additional territory of all expanding and new cemeteries in the near future.
ℹ️ Please note that the research consciously only counted the known and largest cemeteries. Burial places in villages and rural areas were not considered.
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Based on open-source data, Military Chronicle has calculated that over the course of a year (from July 2022 to July 2023), Ukrainian armed formations lost no fewer than 185,000 individuals on the battlefield. However, actual losses are much higher, as many bodies remain in morgues or have not been evacuated from the battlefield. A significant portion of the deceased have been interred in existing cemeteries, but it appears that preparations for more extensive burials have been underway in Ukraine.
On August 19th, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a project to establish a National Military Memorial Cemetery in the Fastiv District of the Kiev Region. The project involves allocating two large plots of land measuring 258 and 8 hectares for the new military cemetery. By summer 2025, this cemetery is expected to have space for burying between 600,000 and 800,000 individuals, given its size. However, this cemetery is not the only location where preparations for large-scale burials are taking place.
In 2021, Ukraine recorded its lowest birth rate in the past 10 years, totaling 271,984 individuals. During the same year, the mortality rate, including complications and illnesses caused by COVID-19, reached 714,000 individuals, with a population of 41 million. From 2022 to 2023, due to mass population outflows, losses in the Ukrainian army, and territorial losses, the country's population decreased to 29 million individuals. The sharp rise in mortality, primarily among the male population, necessitated urgent expansion of existing cemeteries.
According to Military Chronicle, the cemetery in Cherkassy saw the largest increase in territory, expanding by 671,000 square meters, which can accommodate around 280,000 individuals for burial (based on a law allocating 2.4 meters for each grave). The cemetery in Krivoy Rog also significantly expanded, with an additional 373,000 square meters prepared for the burial of around 150,000 bodies over the year.
Other cemeteries in Ukraine are also being rapidly expanded: Molodizhne in Rovno (+25,000 sq. m), a new cemetery in Khmelnitsky (+3,000 sq. m), Sokolniky in Lvov (+3,000 sq. m), Svyshchovskoye cemetery in Kremenchug (+71,000 sq. m), Harazdha cemetery in Lutsk (+21,000 sq. m), Hodylovske cemetery in Chernovtsy (+63,000 sq. m), Matveyevske cemetery in Zaporozhye (+43,000 sq. m), and Krasnopolske cemetery in Dnepropetrovsk (+27,000 sq. m). The area of the Western Cemetery in Odessa (+13,000 sq. m) and the burials in Yatsevo in Chernigov (+25,000 sq. m) have also increased. Considering the territorial growth of all these cemeteries after expansion, an additional 430,000 to 450,000 bodies could be buried.
These figures do not account for the future memorial cemetery in Fastiv. When including the planned construction in the Kiev Region, authorities in Ukraine will be able to bury approximately 1.5 million individuals on the additional territory of all expanding and new cemeteries in the near future.
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Forwarded from DD Geopolitics
🇷🇺⚔️ 🇺🇦 Another Ukrainian (Twitter) Win Spectacularly Collapses
High resolution satellite images of the Khalkino airbase in the Kursk region were recently posted on Twitter. These images show the aftermath of the massive drone attack carried out on the night of August 27 by Ukrainian UAVs.
Ukrainian sources claimed they had hit four Su-30 aircraft and one MiG-29, as well as allegedly damaging air defense systems.
However, the images do not reveal any damage or signs of drone impacts. The airbase is also operating normally. 🤷♂️
The only noteworthy thing is the amount of detailed satellite imagery provided by Western companies.
🔴 @DDGeopolitics
High resolution satellite images of the Khalkino airbase in the Kursk region were recently posted on Twitter. These images show the aftermath of the massive drone attack carried out on the night of August 27 by Ukrainian UAVs.
Ukrainian sources claimed they had hit four Su-30 aircraft and one MiG-29, as well as allegedly damaging air defense systems.
However, the images do not reveal any damage or signs of drone impacts. The airbase is also operating normally. 🤷♂️
The only noteworthy thing is the amount of detailed satellite imagery provided by Western companies.
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"Bloodbath": a few more words about Rabotino
Enemy armor, including tanks, is on fire en masse. Our guys hold the southern sector firmly. Artillery burns everything, as it is on the commanding heights.
Airborne and mobilized units work wonders.
Now in Rabotino, the bloodbath is an order of magnitude worse than in Bakhmut at the peak of the fighting. Losses per hour 35-40 people killed at the APU, so it will last until dark.
We note the heroism and resilience of the fighters on both sides, however, for one dead Russian fighter, there are five to seven killed Nazis - the Ukrainian military has again been turned into cannon fodder - they have an extremely disadvantageous offensive front.
The line of defense of our guys is built according to all the canons, the experience of recent months is taken into account.
While the information is being checked, but in the morning, apparently, Kirill Budanov and Valery Zaluzhny arrived in Zaporozhye. In Rabotino, the transfer of 2 brigades on the basis of the MTR, trained in Sweden and Canada.
What we have: the battle for Rabotino is not over, and is unlikely to be over in the near future.
@polk105
Enemy armor, including tanks, is on fire en masse. Our guys hold the southern sector firmly. Artillery burns everything, as it is on the commanding heights.
Airborne and mobilized units work wonders.
Now in Rabotino, the bloodbath is an order of magnitude worse than in Bakhmut at the peak of the fighting. Losses per hour 35-40 people killed at the APU, so it will last until dark.
We note the heroism and resilience of the fighters on both sides, however, for one dead Russian fighter, there are five to seven killed Nazis - the Ukrainian military has again been turned into cannon fodder - they have an extremely disadvantageous offensive front.
The line of defense of our guys is built according to all the canons, the experience of recent months is taken into account.
While the information is being checked, but in the morning, apparently, Kirill Budanov and Valery Zaluzhny arrived in Zaporozhye. In Rabotino, the transfer of 2 brigades on the basis of the MTR, trained in Sweden and Canada.
What we have: the battle for Rabotino is not over, and is unlikely to be over in the near future.
@polk105
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