Running Newsticker for the War in Ukraine

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 28, 2023

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Key Takeaways

• Russian forces conducted the largest Shahed drone strike against Ukraine since the start of the war overnight on May 27-28.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that the Russian relief in place operation in Bakhmut may continue past his initial June 1 deadline and last until June 5.
• The tempo of Russian operations around Bakhmut remains notably low.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have again indirectly undermined Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority and regime.
• Prigozhin may be attacking Putin for failing to give Prigozhin some promised reward for seizing Bakhmut.
• The Wagner Group held a reportedly illegal pro-Wagner rally in Yekaterinburg on May 28 despite the reported banning of the rally by Yekaterinburg authorities.
• Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov criticized former Russian officer and ardent nationalist Igor Girkin on May 27.
• Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks northeast of Kupyansk and along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
• Russian forces conducted limited offensive operations along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City front.
• Russian forces continued to fire on areas in Southern Ukraine.
• The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) asserted that Russia is now demanding that Russian citizens make additional sacrifices to support the war effort.
• Russian occupation officials continue to forcibly deport Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of summer camps. . . . .

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) assessed that Russia is now demanding that Russian citizens make additional sacrifices to support the war effort.[56] The UK MoD reported that Russian state media and business groups have petitioned the Russian Ministry of Economy to authorize a six-day work week for workers without offering additional pay in order to satisfy the demands of the wartime industrial complex. The UK MoD added that Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan noted that citizens should work for two extra hours in munitions factories after their daytime jobs.[57] . . . .

 

WorldThe New Voice of Ukraine
Putin Poisoning? Belarus dictator Luakashenko in critical condition in Moscow hospital, says opposition figure

 

Well Lukashenko is nothing but a SA who gifted his country to Russia. Putin uses S Arses to the max but ironically has no respect for SA’s. So Lukashenko thought he would be save as a governor of a Russian colony instead of a once independent country. Poisoning is likely kind for a traitor.

 

If true... Starakhan Luka is on his last legs.....tough to say at this point what comes after his death.....civil war?.....another $hitshow?

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 29, 2023

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Key Takeaways

• Russian forces conducted another series of strikes against Ukraine with cruise missiles and Iranian-made drones overnight on May 28 to 29 and during the day on May 29.
• Russia deployed more S-400 air defense systems (probably at least a battery) to Belarus on May 28.
• Former Russian Deputy Minister of Defense for Logistics Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev confirmed that he is now operating as deputy commander of the Wagner Group.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin denied former Russian officer Igor Girkin’s May 27 accusation that Prigozhin could stage a military coup against the Kremlin by arguing that Wagner lacks the personnel needed to start a coup.
• Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning denied a Wall Street Journal report that Chinese Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui urged European officials to end the conflict in Ukraine before it escalates.
• Russian authorities continue to forcefully integrate dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast into the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) demonstrating the integral connection of the ROC with the Russian state.
• Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks northeast of Kupyansk and along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
• The tempo of Russian offensive operations in and around Bakhmut remains notably low.
• Russian forces continued limited offensive operations along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City front, particularly focusing on Marinka.
• Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks in western Donetsk Oblast and are expanding fortifications in Mariupol.
• Russian sources claimed that Russian forces repelled limited Ukrainian reconnaissance in force operations in Zaporizhia Oblast.
• The Russian military command appears to be introducing doctrinal organization to some of its irregular formations.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on May 29 that will further strengthen the martial law regime in occupied areas of Ukraine.
• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is likely not hospitalized as of May 29. . . . .

Russian occupation authorities continue repressions against Crimean Tatars and Tatar-affiliated groups. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on May that it detained two Crimean residents on the charge of participating in the “Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzikhan” (also known as the “Asker” Battalion), which Russia has classified as a “terrorist organization.”[69] . . . .

 

This article is interesting in that I agree that there has been rumors and talk about coup involving Wagner which some of us said Wagner cannot do it alone.


https://www.businessinsider.com/put...evgeny-prigozhin-denies-rumors-russian-presid


Wagner's chief says his army isn't strong enough to topple Putin, responding to rumors he is planning a coup: report


. Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin denied planning a coup.

• Kremlin ally Igor Girkin had claimed that Prigozhin may be preparing to topple Vladimir Putin.
• Prigozhin's forces have played a key role in the Russian invasion

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...w-aim-to-scare-and-provoke-russia/ar-AA1bTdQ6

Putin says Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow aim to scare and provoke Russia

 

...oh the irony........hmmmmm.....d'ya think the Russian's might invade Ukraine if this continues...??

 

Invasion was to scare and provoke Ukraine.

 

.....a quick toot of the trumpet for the UK and the Challenger II.....

...yay us....

 

This is why the Ukrainians need to win this war and free all of their land of Russian NAZI terrorists.

A Ukrainian girl and her cat after surviving a Russian missile strike.

 

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it always makes me chuckle when I read about the S400....ah the S400....another Russian mega weapon...an incredibly advanced air defence system designed by the very same "Ancients" that placed Stargates on planets throughout the universe....and whilst the Ancients had tea and cakes during a visit to earth they secreted the encrypted designs of the S400 in a Canopic jar underneath the Pyramids of Giza which some voddy soused Russian archeologist discovered whilst having his ass raked into the air and his face pressed into the ground by a 500lb male prostitute on a dig in Egypt....behold I've discovered the S400!! A system from the Gods!! The system with a detection suite the Russians insist can detect and shoot down an angry wasp whilst based in another universe.....but back on earth it can barely spot a cheap drone bought on Ebay.....ah....the S400

 

500 lbs, that is rather nasty.

 

...the next threat from the Russians will be them telling the world that they're deploying the Zat'nik'tel to their conscripts....one hit disables but hit twice...oh boy...you just evaporate!!
We should quake at the might of Russian military technology!!! I wonder if the west's embargo on Elmers glue and cardboard is hindering research and developement....hmmmm

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 30, 2023

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Key Takeaways

• Russia claimed that Ukraine conducted a series of drone strikes against Moscow on May 30 as Russia again targeted Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed drones.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to downplay the drone attack on Moscow to avoid exposing the limited options he has to retaliate against Ukraine.
• The drone attack on Moscow generated varied responses from the Russian information space.
• The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is likely attempting to conceal the high Russian losses in Ukraine by artificially inflating Ukrainian casualties in the war.
• EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell stated that Russia will not enter negotiations while trying to win the war.
• Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks northeast of Kupyansk and northwest of Svatove, and Russian sources claimed that Russian forces conducted a ground attack south of Kreminna.
• The tempo of Russian and Ukrainian offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction remains low as of May 30.
• Russian forces made marginal advances amid continued ground attacks on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line.
• Russian forces did not conduct any confirmed ground attacks along the southern axis.
• Russian officials are establishing domestic veteran support programs which likely aim to advertise the perks of military service in Russia.
• Russian occupation officials continue to deport Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of providing pediatric healthcare. . . . .

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group unsuccessfully attempted to cross the border between Ukraine and Russia near Zelene (34km northeast of Kharkiv City).[35] . . . .

The Kremlin is likely attempting to forcibly populate occupied Ukraine with Russian citizens while also bolstering the number of medical workers near the front. First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma's Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky reportedly stated that the Russian State Duma is discussing legislation that would distribute graduates of medical universities to occupied Ukraine.[70] The law would require graduates of medical universities to work for one and a half years in the Russian Far East and in Russian-occupied Ukraine.[71] ISW has previously reported that Russian officials reduced the training periods for Russian healthcare workers to compensate for a lack of medical workers among Russian forces in Ukraine.[72] . . . .

 

Putin: "Well Shoigu how much land have we liberated today?"
Shoigu: "Stupendouse gains have been reported by our glorious forces of liberation Your Magnificence. Look here oh Exalted One, we have captured a strategically important hill!!"
Putin "Indeed my loyal worm....but it looks like a collection of rabbit holes??"
Shoigu: "These are not usual Rabbits oh Dark Lord of Creation...these are highly trained NATO ninja death rabbits that have for months rained terror and destruction upon your most highly trained Spezwank forces!!"

...reminds me of Blackadder....

 

....this is such a coup for the west....actual battlefield testing, facilitating the collection of real time data to enable capability analysis and to project/predict future capability in order to build in counter measures....this crazy Russian escapade has not only screwed them but also screwed the Chinese as well as they essentially share the same systems....its a peach!!!

 

Putler: "Comrade Shoigu! Why did my brave Soldiers leave Ukraine?"
Shoigu: "At your command, Sir. You ordered that all Nazis be removed from there!"

 

ruZZkies dig fancy trenches.
But it doesn't help them when death comes from above ...

https://t.me/supernova_plus/20681

 

That is funny….

 

That is funny.

 

HIMARS,Patriots, Javelins, Leopards have decimated much of RuZZians hardware in Ukraina.....

 

Moskalniki twisted reality.

 

This is one huge cluster phuck for Putler the Pedo.

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 31, 2023

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Key Takeaways

• The Russian military command has likely ordered Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s forces to begin offensive operations in Ukraine following the withdrawal of Wagner Group forces from Bakhmut.
• The claimed return of Chechen forces to offensive operations would break Kadyrovites from a nearly yearlong hiatus from participating in high-intensity combat operations.
• The Kremlin may be attempting to reintroduce Kadyrovites as the main offensive force following the culmination of Wagner forces and their withdrawal from the frontlines.
• The Kremlin may also be attempting to sever Kadyrov’s relationship with Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin and re-emphasize federal authority over Chechen forces.
• The official Russian responses to recent attacks against Russia remain likely insufficient to satisfy the Russian ultranationalist information space’s desire for escalation in the war.
• Russian forces conducted ground attacks northwest of Svatove and south of Kreminna.
• Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks around Bakhmut and along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line.
• Russian forces continue to concentrate in southern Ukraine.
• The Russian State Duma appears to be considering measures to legalize the military recruitment of current or formerly incarcerated Russian men.
• Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lyubinets announced that Ukraine has a new avenue to repatriate Ukrainian children abducted to Russia. . . . .

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian lines near Zelene (34km northeast of Kharkiv City), Kharkiv Oblast for the second consecutive day.[27]

Ukrainian forces continue to strike Russian rear areas in Luhansk Oblast. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces targeted Karpaty, Luhansk Oblast (on the eastern outskirts of Alchevsk) with four HIMARS rockets overnight on May 30 to 31.[28] Geolocated imagery published on May 31 shows damage to a building in Karpaty.[29] . . . .

Ukrainian forces continue to strike areas in southern Ukraine. Russian sources claimed that Russian air defenses activated over Melitopol and Tokmak on May 30.[47] Geolocated footage shows Ukrainian forces targeting Russian military trucks west of Vynohradne, Kherson Oblast (34km southwest of Kherson City).[48] . . . .

The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Russian officials are building two massive facilities in Kursk City and Rostov-on-Don to sort and store dead Russian soldiers retrieved from frontlines in Ukraine.[54] The GUR reported that Russian officials are spending nearly 1.4 billion rubles (about $17.1 million) in total to purchase refrigeration equipment and construct these facilities. . . . .

Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lyubinets announced that Ukraine has a new avenue to repatriate Ukrainian children abducted to Russia.[59] Lyubinets stated that an unspecified intermediary facilitates indirect contact between Ukrainian and Russian officials to return the children. Lyubinets stated that Ukraine is aware of 19,400 deported Ukrainian children and 27,000 adult Ukrainian civilians in Russian detention, and that Russia is deporting Ukrainians through Belarus with help from the Belarusian government. Ukrainian Presidential Children’s Rights Advisor Darya Hersymchuk stated that 200,000–300,000 Ukrainian children remain in Russia and Belarus, and Russia claims that over 700,000 Ukrainian children are in Russia.[60] Hersymchuk noted that Ukraine has returned 371 children from Russia. . . . .