Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 **Media Thread** NO DISCUSSION #5

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ISW: Ukrainian forces within striking distance of next layer of Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces have made tactically significant gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, attacking through some of the most challenging Russian fortifications, the ISW reported.

Ukrainian forces now appear within striking distance of the next series of prepared Russian defensive positions, which may be weaker than the previous set of Russian defenses but still pose a significant challenge, according to the ISW. ISW: Ukrainian forces within striking distance of next layer of Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast (kyivindependent.com)

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Russians overcommit to central reg in Kherson front, leading to Ukrainian flank attacks RU commander who attempted evacuation from island sent to psychiatric hospital, accused of trying to save "non-existent individuals on empty island" as Russia hides losses Frontline report: Ukrainians outsmart inexperienced Russian troops in Kherson Oblast - Euromaidan Press

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Russia's Investigative Committee officially confirmed the death of Wagner Group's leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin following a DNA test of their bodies, Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported on Aug. 27. Russia confirms death of Wagner leaders Prigozhin and Utkin (kyivindependent.com)

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Fire has broken out in Russia-occupied city of Berdiansk, where Mayor Fedorov of Melitopol reports that a workshop is ablaze, which was used by Russians to store their equipment Residents report a fire; however, no reports of explosions were reported Mayor: Blaze erupts at Russian-controlled Berdiansk industrial facility used to store equipment - Euromaidan Press

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Eastern Grouping: Russia ramps up offensive towards Lyman, Kupiansk with over 100,000 troops. Russia has concentrated over 100,000 troops in the Kupiansk-Lyman direction of the front, Eastern Force Grouping press officer Illia Yevlash said on Aug. 27.

These troops have significantly intensified their rate of shelling and aistrikes against Ukrainian positions, according to Yevlash. He said there are 45,000 soldiers specifically attacking towards Kupiansk and 48,000 towards Lyman.

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Skirmishes between Ukraine and Russia's maritime and air forces are unfolding over strategically important gas and oil platforms in the Black Sea, the U.K. Defense Ministry wrote in its intelligence update on Aug. 27. UK Defense Ministry: Ukraine, Russia fight over strategically important Black Sea gas platforms (kyivindependent.com)

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Day 550. Russia launches eight cruise missiles; Ukrainian air defense destroys four; the other four might have been false. Ukraine hits a Russian military base in temporarily occupied Crimea. Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 550: Russia launches another mass missile attack on Ukraine - Euromaidan Press

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Russia has concentrated over 100,000 troops in the Kupiansk-Lyman direction of the front, Eastern Force Grouping press officer Illia Yevlash said on Aug. 27. Ukraine war latest: Russia ramps up offensive in Kharkiv, Luhansk oblasts (kyivindependent.com)

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"Sometimes it feels we were born at this war," Ukrainian firefighter describes emotional toll of work during the war His greatest anguish stems from year of separation from his family and witnessing devastation inflicted on his hometown by the Russians 'Silence is killing me.' A firefighter on Ukraine's frontlines yearns to be back at work | CNN

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Governor: 89 children remain in front-line settlements in Donetsk Oblast. There are 89 children still living in front-line settlements in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a television broadcast on Aug. 27, according to Suspilne News. Governor: 89 children remain in front-line settlements in Donetsk Oblast (kyivindependent.com)

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Moscow shuts down 2 airports. Russian media reported that Moscow shut down Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports on the night of Aug. 28.

UPDATE: At 3:22 local time, Russian media announced that the airports had been reopened.

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#Russia uses fake #Donetsk ‘republic’ to sentence #UkrainianPOWs to hundreds of years for defending #Ukraine #AzovRegiment #LetMyPeopleGo #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia #RussiaWarCrimes
Russia uses fake ‘republics’ to sentence POWs to hundreds of years for defending Ukraine (khpg.org)

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National Resistance Center: Discontent grows in Crimea over Russian army draft. People living in Russian-occupied Crimea are increasingly unhappy with the Russian military's efforts to force them into the army, the Center reported on Aug. 27. National Resistance Center: Discontent grows in Crimea over Russian army draft (kyivindependent.com)

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ISW: Russian nationalists reject Moscow's attempts to silence war criticism. Right-wing Russian bloggers dismissed the state's attempts to quell critique by publishing videos of well-equipped front-line soldiers, the ISW wrote on Aug. 28. ISW: Russian nationalists reject Moscow's attempts to silence war criticism (kyivindependent.com)

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Naftogaz CEO: Ukraine hits autumn gas storage target ahead of upcoming heating season Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas giant, has successfully accumulated the 14 billion cubic meters of gas reserves needed by the end of summer. Naftogaz CEO: Ukraine hits autumn gas storage target ahead of upcoming heating season (kyivindependent.com)

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Defense Ministry: Ukraine liberates Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces have liberated Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and are moving southeast of the village, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar confirmed on Aug. 28.

Ukraine’s military is advancing towards nearby settlements of Novoprokopivka and Ocheretuvate "despite fierce enemy resistance," Maliar said.
Defense Ministry: Ukraine liberates Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast (kyivindependent.com)

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Frontline report: Following the liberation of Robotyne, Ukrainian troops are continuing their offensive in the direction of Novoprokopivka, bypassing minefields and advancing towards the second line of defense of the Russian Army in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Frontline report: Ukrainians continue advancing in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, bypassing minefields - Euromaidan Press

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Russia circumvents oil sanctions, outsmarting the West: Despite an embargo, Russian oil exports are booming, funneling billions into Moscow’s war machine while undermining efforts to hamper Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia circumvents oil sanctions, outsmarting the West

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"By the end of this month or at the beginning of September, there will be good news about powerful players arriving on Ukraine's arms market," Reznikov said at a press conference.
Reznikov: 'Powerful players' to arrive on Ukraine's arms market (kyivindependent.com)

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Russia kills woman, injures three with cluster munitions in Toretsk (Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine) According to the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, the Russian indiscriminate shelling killed a 39-year-old woman. Toretsk hit by Russian cluster munitions, one woman killed and three injured (euromaidanpress.com)

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The Aug. 23 strike on a Russian anti-aircraft system in Crimea used a "new, completely modern" Ukrainian missile, said Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The Ukrainian-made missile worked "flawlessly," he said.
Official: New Ukrainian-made missile used to strike Crimea (kyivindependent.com)

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Ukraine's Armed Forces destroy an ultramodern Russian coastal radar system in Kherson Oblast

The Ukrainian Army published a video showing a strike at Predel-E radar, the latest multi-million development of the Russian military-industrial complex. Ukraine destroys ultramodern Russian radar system worth USD 200 million (VIDEO) (euromaidanpress.com)

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Governor: Over 300 children evacuated from Kupiansk.

More than 300 children have been evacuated from front-line areas in Kharkiv Oblast's Kupiansk district since Aug. 9, Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Aug. 28. Governor: Over 300 children evacuated from Kupiansk (kyivindependent.com)

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Poland, Baltic states threaten to close borders with Belarus.

Poland, Latvia and Lithuania have promised to shut down their borders with Belarus if a "critical situation" occurs, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said on Aug. 28. Poland, Baltic states threaten to close borders with Belarus (kyivindependent.com)

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ISW: Russian operations limited by lack of infantry.

Russia now lacks the "elite infantry" units it once relied on to conduct large-scale offensives in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Aug. 28 report.
ISW: Russian operations limited by lack of infantry (kyivindependent.com)

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Belarus opposition leader: Wagner fighters issued Belarusian passports.

Belarus has been providing new passports to Wagner mercenaries, Belarusian opposition leader Pavel Latushko said in an interview with the Polish Press Agency on Aug. 28. Belarus opposition leader: Wagner fighters issued Belarusian passports (kyivindependent.com)

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Frontline report: Ukrainian forces made advances in the south, widening their bridgehead & pushing eastward, aiming to encircle Novoprokopivka They utilize drones, intensified artillery fire & increased aviation usage to target Russian reinforcements Frontline report: Ukrainian forces expand bridgehead, eyeing Novoprokopivka encirclement - Euromaidan Press

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Ukrainian authorities: Russia preparing new wave of mobilization in occupied Crimea. The Russian military plans to mobilize up to 30,000 people and call up 10,000 previously conscripted soldiers in occupied Crimea, the Mission of Ukraine’s President in Crimea reported.

The occupation authorities are installing mobilization points in Crimean cities, with one already active in central Alushta, according to the Aug. 28 report. Ukrainian authorities: Russia preparing new wave of mobilization in occupied Crimea (kyivindependent.com)

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Day 552. Russia has concentrated over 100,000 troops in the Kupiansk-Lyman direction of the front in Kharkiv Oblast and Luhansk Oblast. Zelenskyy says he wants elections in 2024: billions and observers in trenches needed. Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 552: Zelenskyy says he wants elections in 2024

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#Peskov: #Putin will not attend #Prigozhin's funeral He also stated that the Kremlin allegedly does not have specific information about the funeral.

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Russia is putting up fierce resistance to stop the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive on the southern front because what is at stake is not Tokmak, Melitopol, or Mariupol. It is Crimea.

Read our analysis of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukrainian counteroffensive: genocide of Russian artillery (euromaidanpress.com)

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Drone attack destroys 4 military aircraft in Pskov Oblast, Russia claims.

A drone strike at a military airfield in Pskov Oblast, Russia, destroyed four Il-76 aircraft on Aug. 30, Oblast Governor Mikhail Vedernikov and Russian state media reported. Drone attack destroys 4 military aircraft in Pskov Oblast, Russia claims (kyivindependent.com)

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Airspace over Moscow and Tula closed after claims of drone strikes.

Russia closed airspace over Moscow and Tula Oblasts after reports of drone strikes on Aug. 30, Russian state media claimed. Airspace over Moscow and Tula closed after claims of drone strikes (kyivindependent.com)

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UPDATE: Pskov Oblast airport closed after Russia claims drone strike destroyed military aircraft.
UPDATE: Pskov Oblast airport closed after Russia claims drone strike destroyed military aircraft (kyivindependent.com)

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Moscow mayor claims drone shot down outside capital in 'massive' attack attempt.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed that Russian air defenses destroyed a drone bound for the city amid a "massive" Aug. 30 strike on Russia's western regions. Moscow mayor claims drone shot down outside capital in 'massive' attack attempt (kyivindependent.com)

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When asked whether he thinks the war should move to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said there is a "big risk that we (Ukraine) will definitely be left alone." Zelensky: Ukraine risks losing support from some ‘major powers’ if battlefield moves to Russian territory (kyivindependent.com)

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Ukraine war: Wave of drone strikes hits several Russian regions​

''Moscow has vowed Ukraine will "not go unpunished" after drone strikes hit targets in Russia, while Kyiv saw its heaviest bombardment in months.

The drones hit several Russian regions and damaged two military planes, a fuel depot and a microelectronics factory.

Meanwhile Ukrainian officials said most missiles and drones were shot down but two people were killed.

Kyiv has not said that it was involved in the latest attacks, but it rarely comments on strikes inside Russia.

In recent weeks, however, Ukraine is believed to have increased its use of explosive drones to attack targets in Russia.

This is all part of its counter-offensive strategy - making it as difficult as possible for Russia to keep its frontline troops supplied, as it pushes on with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

At a regional airport in Pskov, a western city that lies some 600km (372 miles) from Ukraine, two military planes were struck and burst into flames according Russian news agencies.

The regional governor, Mikhail Vedernikov, said that he was at the scene and posted a video on Telegram showing a large fire, while an explosion could be heard.''

 

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Day 553. Ukrainian soldiers raised the Ukrainian flag on Dnipro islands south of Kherson. Russian occupation “authorities” reportedly began leaving the city of Tokmak. Wagner’s Prigozhin buried in St. Petersburg in a clandestine funeral ceremony. Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 553: Prigozhin is buried in "private" funeral - Euromaidan Press

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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Aug. 28 report that Russia now lacks the "elite infantry" units it once relied on to conduct large-scale offensives in Ukraine.
ISW: Russian operations limited by lack of infantry (kyivindependent.com)

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Ukraine reportedly destroyed at least 24 Russian aircraft since February 2022 The first attack on Russian air bases was launched on 25 Feb. 2022. Then, one of the Russian transport aircraft caught fire at Millerovo air base in Rostov Oblast, said Viorstka
Ukraine reportedly destroys at least 24 Russian aircraft - media - Euromaidan Press

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On my first trip to Donbas since March, visiting several different units for one story, I listened to how soldiers on the ground see the next year of the war.

It's not pretty, but these guys know they have no choice but to keep going. My latest: Inching forward in Bakhmut counteroffensive, Ukraine’s hardened units look ahead to long, grim war (kyivindependent.com)

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Berlin sent 10 more Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine Over the past week, Germany also transferred three TRML-4D radars, 16 VECTOR reconnaissance drones, and more than 13 million rounds of ammunition to the Ukrainian Army
Germany sends more Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine - Euromaidan Press

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Russian media reported drone attacks in 6 Russian regions and occupied Crimea, which came as Russian forces launched their largest attack on Kyiv since spring. The overnight attack on the Ukrainian capital killed two people and wounded three. Ukraine war latest: Largest drone attack reported in Russia; Russian attack on Kyiv kills 2 (kyivindependent.com)

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AUG 30, 2023

Ukrainian Troops Have Crossed The First Of The Russians’ Main Trenches

It was no easy task, crossing the Surovikin Line.

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The minefields north of the line are the main reason the Ukrainian counteroffensive corps has advanced just a few miles along its most important axes in southern and eastern Ukraine. But that slow rate of advance soon could change: on or right before Wednesday, the Ukrainian air-assault forces’ 82nd Brigade crossed the first of the three lines, just outside of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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... A week after liberating Robotyne, a key strongpoint on the road to Melitopol in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian brigades shifted their attention to the next town along the same axis: Novoprokopivka.

But every indication was that the lead brigades for the assault—the 82nd and the 46th Air Mobile Brigade—didn’t intend directly to assault Russian positions in Novoprokopivka, a town with a pre-war population of 800 that sits astride the T0408/0401 road threading south through Tokmak to Melitopol, 50 miles away.

No, the brigades pivoted east, toward Verbove, which once was home to 1,200 people. Their goal, apparently, is to liberate Verbove in order to flank Novoprokopivka and, in the process, get across the Surovikin Line’s outermost trench the easiest possible way.

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It was no easy task, crossing the Surovikin Line. Surovikin himself has been forced into retirement owing to his ties to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s mutinous The Wagner Group mercenary firm.

But Surovikin’s defenses are testimony to the general’s competence. “We're not just talking about trenches,” explained Ukrainian soldier Olexandr Solon'ko. “There's an entire system of trenches, dugouts and even underground tunnels in some places.”

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AUG 31, 2023

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometers (400 miles) away.

apnews.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometers (400 miles) away, in an apparent reference to the previous day’s strike on an airport in western Russia.

Zelenskyy said on his Telegram channel the weapon was produced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries but gave no other details.

On Wednesday, a four-hour wave of drones that Moscow blamed on Ukraine hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, damaging four Il-76 military transport planes, according to local reports.

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Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, and in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, reportedly advancing in both front sectors, according to the Institute for the Study of War
ISW: Ukrainian forces advance on two sectors of the front - Euromaidan Press

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Frontline report: Ukrainian troops have launched an offensive in the direction of Verbove, located on the Russian second line of defense in Zaporizhzhia Obl. Following the liberation of Robotyne, Ukrainians are continuing to advance towards nearby settlements Frontline report: Ukrainians launch offensive on Verbove, breaching Russian second line of defense in Zaporizhzhia Oblast - Euromaidan Press

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In an effort to protect the Crimean bridge from future Ukrainian attacks, Russia is employing a variety of passive defenses, incl smoke generators and underwater barriers, in addition to active defense measures like air defense systems, UK intel reported UK intel: Russia reinforces Crimean bridge security, preparing for future Ukrainian attacks - Euromaidan Press

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The drones that struck an airfield in Pskov on 30 August and damaged four IL-76 aircraft were launched from Russian territory “We are working from the territory of Russia,” Ukraine's intel chief Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone media outlet Intelligence: Drone strikes on Pskov airfield launched from inside Russia - Euromaidan Press

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