When the Russians said the Ivan Khurs, the Vasily Blykov and the Admiral Makarov didn't sink, they didn't sink. Why would you lie when photographic, satellite and reconnaissance data is available. Was it a lie when Prigozhin formally announced the fall of Bakhmut? That was collaborated with satellite, photographic and video evidence, which can be and was verifiably background located to all over Western Bakhmut. You can't lie on satellite because NASA collects all the heat imagery, and the constellation of fires on the ground from artillery and battles actually form what the real front is.
The War in the Ukraine
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When the Russians said the Ivan Khurs, the Vasily Blykov and the Admiral Makarov didn't sink, they didn't sink. Why would you lie when photographic, satellite and reconnaissance data is available. Was it a lie when Prigozhin formally announced the fall of Bakhmut? That was collaborated with satellite, photographic and video evidence, which can be and was verifiably background located to all over Western Bakhmut. You can't lie on satellite because NASA collects all the heat imagery, and the constellation of fires on the ground from artillery and battles actually form what the real front is.
Another 100 or so raiders just crossed the border near Urazovo-Verigovka, supposedly. There are wilder claims, but until there's proof, no need to post.
If the objective is to make the Russians move troops and be spread thinner, I'd say it is going as planned. The Ukrainians commit very minor forces and the Russians are forced to protect the southern border from essentially guerilla raids.
Does it really work though? Russia is limited by law that they cannot deploy conscript beyond border. Within border it is fair game. Russia is limited in manpower they can deploy outside the border, but not actual total manpower.
The territories annexed by Russia are considered Russia by Russia. Perfectly fine to deploy the conscripts there.
According to Russian website Topwar (I have linked it below) Russians are already preparing their own equivalent of teroborona battalions. Not to mention, there are talks on UA channels that Russians are deploying conscripts and forces not committed to the war on the border. Not to mention reinforcing FSB pogranichiki. I personally don’t know how does this affect troop deployments on the frontline. Progozhin also offered to send Wagner and deal with the issue.
Well they lost (again) manpower and material in such a amazing strategy ...
In fact we have from today confirmation of 2 more tanks:
The losses on russian side are basically non existant appart from 2 trucks and 1 BTR-82A
Ukranians have lost as far as I remember 2 tanks, 6+ MRAPs, Humvees, some pickups ...
All for nothing, since this also gives more internal support for Putin.
We have now confirmation, the HMS Yuri Olefirenko was actually sunk.
Before and after:
Satellite images confirm the destruction of the ship (third image). As of June 1, the ship is sunk and standing sideways in port.
Before and after:
Satellite images confirm the destruction of the ship (third image). As of June 1, the ship is sunk and standing sideways in port.
I'm not really commenting from Russian sources and the validity of their claims or not, just what I'm seeing from the videos posted from street cameras and the odd person who dares to risk filming with their phone, in these cases.
Patriots completely going haywire and hitting the ground is not a uniquely Ukranian issue either as we have seen Saudi Patriots doing the same thing which points to an issue with the system itself and the system has had a lackluster performance since its inception agains't anything not air breathing.
In the matter of trustworthiness in general, Ukranian sources aren't any better, from the Ghost of Kiev to the 4 Il-76 shot down around Hostomel to their latest spat with the Ivan Khurs and Oryx deliberate miscounting of losses.
It seems the Italians weren't the only ones sending inoperable equipment
That's soo blurry , don't know how anyway that thing was still floating after more than a year... they wanted to capture it or something ?