#Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Update:
Russian forces continued to recruit and form additional regional volunteer battalions throughout Russia on July 13. Russian forces continue to face desertion and morale problems. https://isw.pub/RusCampaignJuly13…
Southern Axis Update:
Local residents reportedly observed #Russian forces fortifying the Antoniv Bridge over the Dnipro River, just east of #Kherson City, which may indicate Russian preparations for Ukrainian counteroffensives all the way to Kherson City.
https://isw.pub/RusCampaignJuly13…
#Ukraine: A Russian vehicle being destroyed by a fire-and-forget submunition of a rare German SMArt 155 projectile was caught on video. These projectiles are used with another German system - PzH 2000.
Submunitions are dispensed in air and then search for targets using sensors.
BREAKING:
Norway has caved in to Russian threats and has agreed to lift the sanctions that made it impossible for Russia to transport goods to the 500 Russian miners on Svalbard through a land border in northern Norway.
Russia compared the situation to the Kaliningrad-embargo.
Minutes ago.
All 30 NATO members signed the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland.
Now 30 national parliaments will have to ratify these protocols, and Sweden and Finland will become NATO members.
Future President Gerald Ford with teammate Willis Ward at the University of Michigan in 1934. Ford threatened to quit the team when Ward was benched for a game against Georgia Tech, who at the time refused to play against black players.
Slovakia earlier asked NATO allies to patrol its skies after it decided to ground its own fleet of Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets. Bratislava intends to send the MiGs to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight off Russia’s invasion.
#Ukraine: We finally can visually confirm that US-supplied M142 HIMARS are currently used for strikes deep into Russian-controlled territories - fragments of M31A1 GMLRS unitary rocket were found after a target was hit in Perevalsk, #Luhansk Oblast, 45 km from the front line.
In response to #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, #NATO has reinforced its defensive presence in the eastern part of the Alliance with more troops, planes & ships.
Check out the latest overview ⤵️
NEW: Ukrainian forces are likely conducting a fighting withdrawal that may include pulling back from #Lysychansk and #Luhansk Oblast in the near future, and which probably aims to force the Russian offensive to culminate prematurely.
Read the full report: http://isw.pub/RusCampaignJune28…
The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive. - Thomas Sowell
#Kharkiv Update:
#Russian forces continued to fight positional battles for control of their occupied frontiers north of Kharkiv City and shelled #Ukrainian positions around northern Kharkiv Oblast on June 25.
https://isw.pub/RusCampaignJune25…
Southern Axis Update:
#Russian forces along the Southern Axis focused on defending their occupied frontiers and conducting local attacks to regain lost positions on June 25.
https://isw.pub/RusCampaignJune25…
Congratulations to Ukraine and Moldova receiving EU candidate status after today’s vote in the European Council.
All 27 EU countries said yes!
Let’s make EU membership a question of 12-18 months instead of several years.
It’s now or never!
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member, to react (incl. militarily) after Lithuania blocked the transit of sanctioned goods to #Kaliningrad through its territory. Kaliningrad is #Russia's exclave and is located between #Poland and Lithuania⬇️
It would appear there is still a number of vehicles/equipment on the island.
Magnified areas of interest/locations of vehicles & equipment.
⭕️ - Trenches, Revetments, Sentry points - That appear to have not been damaged in recent attack.
Putin has made abundantly clear that he views this war as not about Ukraine alone. He sees it as a war against the United States, the United Kingdom, and the entire West. We should believe him. #PolicyExchange
⚡️Explosion, fire reported at Russia's oil refinery in Rostov region.
According to Russian state media, the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery caught fire on June 22.
A video allegedly shot near the oil refinery shows an explosion moments after the refinery was approached by a drone.
#Estonia, #Lithuania, and #Denmark which are all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (#NATO) alliance have reported incursions into their airspace by Russian forces who filed no flight plans and turned off their transponders.
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SIEVRODONETSK: /2250 UTC 21 JUN/ It appears that RU units may have reached the Donets River at Pavohrad. A tactical withdraw by UKR forces becomes increasingly likely, with a new defensive position established on the west banks of the Donets.
The 🇷🇺 Air Force is suffering irreparable losses. 🇺🇦 defenders shoot the best Russian planes, helicopters and UAVs down. To continue to operate effectively, The Armed Forces of Ukraine need military support.Together we will be able to defend Europe and defeat the 🇷🇺aggressor
The UK Ministry of Defense assesses that the #Kremlin’s continued framing of its invasion of #Ukraine as a “special military operation” rather than a war is actively hindering #Russian force generation capabilities.
Read the latest: https://isw.pub/RusCampaignJune19…
#Russian forces made marginal gains on the outskirts of #Severodonetsk but have largely stalled along other axes. Mounting losses and troop and equipment degradation will complicate Russian operations elsewhere in #Ukraine.
Read the latest report: http://isw.pub/RusCampaignJune18…
writes:
“A Russian military vessel violated Danish territorial waters twice last night. It was a deeply irresponsible, gross and completely unacceptable Russian provocation. Bullying methods won’t work against Denmark.”
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