“Yet another successfully repelled Russian assault on the Kurakhove front by the 79th Air Assault Brigade. Despite a large amount of enemy equipment, over 50 in total, Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed 12 armored vehicles, 8 tanks, 9 motorbikes, and buggies. They killed 36 Russian soldiers and wounded 32. The footage showcases the work of Ukrainian artillery, drone operators, anti-tank units, sappers, and infantry.”
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1818189703859900495
Feeling the heat
Table has turned as Ukraine holds the power.
“You’ve had two years: EU eyerolls at Hungary’s request for help with Russian oil”
“After failing to reduce their reliance on Moscow for energy, Hungary and Slovakia now want help from Brussels.”
“BRUSSELS — You reap what you sow.
Privately, that’s the exasperated sentiment among EU diplomats as Hungary joins with Slovakia to try and leverage EU rules to preserve access to a discounted product nearly everyone else has had to shun: Russian oil.
Their maneuvering comes in the wake of Ukrainian sanctions blocking the transit of pipeline crude sold by Russia’s largest private oil firm, Lukoil, which could strip the two countries of a third of their oil imports.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/youve-had-two-years-eu-eyerolls-at-hungarys-russian-oil-request/