Basically admitting the sanction failed to stop Russia from selling oil to Western countries through intermediaries. And actual drop in Russian oil production will affect Western economies during election year.
The War in the Ukraine
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Double strike. On the village of Mikhailovka, the first Iskander hits a Ukrainian temporary deployment point and the second Iskander an ammo depot.
DniproGES power station burning after Russian strike. This time the Russians are going after the power grid. Also an X-101 hits a power plant.
Destroyed Ukrainian Nona-S and BRM-1K.
Lights out in Odessa.
Lights out in Kharkhiv.
Update from Ukrenergo. Dozens of facilities damaged.
Russian Strela-10 takes out a UAV.
Last February this hanger containing vehicles for Ukraine was hit.
LMUR hits a house used by Ukrainian soldiers to hide. The house is filled with antennas for EW.
Another LMUR hitting a house for the same reason. This in Zaporozhye.
Ukrainian ammo depot and troop concentrations at Krasnogorovka are at the receiving end of a 240mm mortar Tyulpan.
Buk-M1 takes out a Ukrainian UAV. The unit has 10 kills already.
DniproGES power station burning after Russian strike. This time the Russians are going after the power grid. Also an X-101 hits a power plant.
Destroyed Ukrainian Nona-S and BRM-1K.
Lights out in Odessa.
Lights out in Kharkhiv.
Update from Ukrenergo. Dozens of facilities damaged.
Russian Strela-10 takes out a UAV.
Last February this hanger containing vehicles for Ukraine was hit.
LMUR hits a house used by Ukrainian soldiers to hide. The house is filled with antennas for EW.
Another LMUR hitting a house for the same reason. This in Zaporozhye.
Ukrainian ammo depot and troop concentrations at Krasnogorovka are at the receiving end of a 240mm mortar Tyulpan.
Buk-M1 takes out a Ukrainian UAV. The unit has 10 kills already.
Footage of the Russian upgraded Kh-101 missile hitting the Ukrainian DneproGES this morning. In the video you can also hear the sound of the Russian hypersonic missile Kinzhal flying. During the flight, the Kh-101 missile uses the L-504 onboard defense system, firing anti-aircraft decoys. The missile was put into service in 2012 and is equipped with a turbojet bypass engine allowing it to reach speeds of up to 970 km/h at a range of at least 4,500 kilometers, the weight of the missile warhead is 400 kg. As a result of Russian missile strikes, the DneproGES received severe damage, and the station's turbine room caught fire.
Mass shooting and terrorist action at the Crocus town hall in Moscow. At least 40 killed and over 130 injured. The US has determined that this was conducted by ISIS.
Russians using FPV drones with thermobaric bombs.
AA gun and a MANPADS Verba taking out aerial targets.
Ukrainian transport gets knocked out by FPV drones.
Drone dump on a Ukrainian APC near the border.
NASAMS launcher and radar taken out by Iskander. There are also reports that two S-300 launchers were taken out in Merefa south of Kharkhiv region, footage pending.
TOS falling on Ukrainian positions.
Missile attacks south of Odessa. Along with the oil refinery it is alleged that a drone factory was struck.
Near the border to Belgorod, Ukrainian BMP and other vehicles were struck with Lancets.
Pantsyr S1 and Tor-M2 at the office.
Polish Rak 120mm self propelled mortar found destroyed. This is the first recorded kill of this type in the SMO.
Odessa oil terminal area burning hard.
Aftermath of arrival at DniproGES and other power stations.
Russian refinery at Samara region under fire from a Ukrainian drone attack.
Precise shell blow, likely Krasnopol, on an M777 near the Belgorod border.
Krasnogorovka keeps getting bombed.
Russians using FPV drones with thermobaric bombs.
AA gun and a MANPADS Verba taking out aerial targets.
Ukrainian transport gets knocked out by FPV drones.
Drone dump on a Ukrainian APC near the border.
NASAMS launcher and radar taken out by Iskander. There are also reports that two S-300 launchers were taken out in Merefa south of Kharkhiv region, footage pending.
TOS falling on Ukrainian positions.
Missile attacks south of Odessa. Along with the oil refinery it is alleged that a drone factory was struck.
Near the border to Belgorod, Ukrainian BMP and other vehicles were struck with Lancets.
Pantsyr S1 and Tor-M2 at the office.
Polish Rak 120mm self propelled mortar found destroyed. This is the first recorded kill of this type in the SMO.
Odessa oil terminal area burning hard.
Aftermath of arrival at DniproGES and other power stations.
Russian refinery at Samara region under fire from a Ukrainian drone attack.
Precise shell blow, likely Krasnopol, on an M777 near the Belgorod border.
Krasnogorovka keeps getting bombed.
The war is currently in attrition phase. Major gains are not expected until one of the sides has been significantly degraded.
Currently Russia has the initiative and Ukraine is suffering serious manpower and ammunition shortages. Even Western analysts on M.Koffman’s podcast the Russia Contingency have suggested that Ukraine could suffer a Kherson or Kharkiv style scenario this year if the situation continues developing in the current trend.
A Kherson or Kharkiv scenario would actually be in Ukraine's best interest because it implies that the AFU was able to withdraw and retreat without having taken significant material or personnel losses.
The worst case for the AFU is continue to hold onto positions but take unsustainable losses like they are doing now, getting slowly grinded down though appearing not to lose significant ground.
The worst case for the AFU is continue to hold onto positions but take unsustainable losses like they are doing now, getting slowly grinded down though appearing not to lose significant ground.
How many kilometers has Russia advance west since taking Bakhmut? I can tell you not very much and it cost them almost a divisions worth of men and equipment. Avdiivka was almost a 6-month campaign and this battle cost the Russians a divisions worth of men and armored vehicles and have been stopped 2 kms west of the city center. These two cities/towns were the frontline towns it's not like the Russians started from a far to take these two and it cost them a hell of a lot of men and armored vehicles. Same with Vuhledar only they haven't been able to take that town.
For a year now we've been hearing how Ukraine is running out of men yet Russians haven't made much gains since Ukraine repelled Russian forces from Kharkiv and Kherson. In a few months the lines will basically look the same with Russia maybe this time taking Vuhledar and everyone will cheer that they were able to finally take it after a year of fighting.
It's slow and gradual until it's not.
Russians have suffered minimal losses during the battle of Avdeevka. Ukrainians are the ones who sustained catastrophic casualties due to Zelenskyy's insistence on keeping the city under all costs.