The War in the Ukraine

baykalov

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An article in a Canadian daily about the shortage of military equipment, theft and corruption in Ukraine.

The disconnect between the weapons pledges made to Ukraine by western governments and the reality for tens of thousands of front-line fighters is jarring.
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, a former Canadian Armed Forces sniper, said soldiers were sent into battle with four spare magazines with bullets — less than half the minimum 10 magazines that Canadian soldiers carry into combat.
The Canadian volunteer fighter and veteran of the French Foreign Legion said the American-made Javelin anti-tank missiles are being delivered to the front without enough lithium batteries, which are nonrechargeable and last just four hours.

“You need a stockpile of them,” he said. “When I spoke with one of the guys here, I asked, ‘Where are all the other batteries?’ … You’re supposed to have three or four in each case, but he only had the one.”

Police in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia arrested a government employee last month for the illegal sale of firearms and ammunition. It is alleged that the head of a local rescue team was selling weapons intended to be used on the front against Russian soldiers, including an anti-tank grenade launcher, two Kalashnikov rifles and a quantity of rifle cartridges.

Ukraine has what the Global Organized Crime Index in 2021
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“one of the largest arms trafficking markets in Europe.” Experts have called for greater accountability and tighter controls over weapons shipments, in part to ensure that they are not diverted to the black market or for the personal profit of public officials.

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⚡️Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision air-based missiles have hit 2 command posts, 3 firing positions of artillery batteries, as well as 18 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration. 2 ammunition depots have been destroyed in the areas of Vrubovka and Yakovlevka in Lugansk People's Republic.

✈️Operational-tactical aviation have hit 65 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.

▫️The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 170 nationalists, 9 tanks, 2 Grad multiple rocket launchers, 1 battery of field artillery and 8 various purpose vehicles.

Russian air defence means have shot down 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Liptsy, Streleche, Dement'evka, Borodoyarskoe, Mar'ino, Petrovskoe, Grakovo, Malye Prokhody in Kharkov Region, as well as Vasil'ievka in Nikolaev Region, overnight.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 39 command posts, 49 firing positions of AFU artillery, as well as 426 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration.

▫️The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 400 nationalists, 10 armoured vehicles, 3 Grad multiple rocket launchers, 10 special vehicles, and 3 launchers of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems near Kramatorsk.

▫️In addition, shelling resulted in the destruction of one 155mm self-propelled howitzer (M109A3) donated by Norway, 2 US 155mm howitzers (M777), and 7 field artillery and mortars, including 1 203mm Pion self-propelled artillery mount.

In total, 190 Ukrainian aircraft and 129 helicopters, 1,139 unmanned aerial vehicles, 333 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,443 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 478 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,807 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,464 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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tygyg1111

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When KMT did this, we called this behaviour "前线吃紧,后方紧吃". If you're wondering where that military aid went well:
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Nice... 60% discount, but pick up only

Also had to double take when I saw:
It was designed to defeat heavily armored vehicles such as main battle tanks and lighter-skinned military ...vehicles

Remember how Ukraine went from being the most corrupt country in Europe to being the bastion of freedom and democracy without any flaws? lmao
And overnight too
 

baykalov

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Remember how Ukraine went from being the most corrupt country in Europe to being the bastion of freedom and democracy without any flaws? lmao

I follow several Ukrainian telegram channels. I have read several times that humanitarian food assistance is sold in supermarkets. This is what the Ukrainians themselves say, it is about packaged food, canned food, etc.

Of course, I cannot confirm or deny this information, but I have already watched several videos of Ukrainians showing these products in supermarkets and claiming that there is some special code on the packaging, according to which it is humanitarian food assistance.
 

KampfAlwin

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I follow several Ukrainian telegram channels. I have read several times that humanitarian food assistance is sold in supermarkets. This is what the Ukrainians themselves say, it is about packaged food, canned food, etc.

Of course, I cannot confirm or deny this information, but I have already watched several videos of Ukrainians showing these products in supermarkets and claiming that there is some special code on the packaging, according to which it is humanitarian food assistance.
Could I have the telegram link for the videos?
 

baykalov

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Could I have the telegram link for the videos?
Now I can't find the exact videos that it's been a long time and there is a lot of information in the channels.

But now I found articles in Ukrainian and Russian media.

Russian source in English
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Ukrainian source
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And in this video, the SBU reveals fraudsters who organized a scheme to sell humanitarian goods abroad. In this case we are talking about helmets, bulletproof vests, etc., which were stolen and had to be sold abroad.
 

Corona

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Drone footage showing an assault on a Ukr stronghold at a former mine at Toshkovka (SW of Lisichansk) by the 4th LPR Tank Bgd :

Drone footage : The first footage of the liberated Svyatogorsk Lavra in the DPR.
One side of the bridge is blown off

Msta-S using krasnopol shells to hit UA reinforcements, Target destruction is also seen in the footage :
 
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