https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1673701004171157504
Russian ammo burned in the south
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U.S. Security Cooperation with Ukraine
FACT SHEET
BUREAU OF POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS
JUNE 14, 2023
https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine/
Ukraine: military situation update - June 26, 2023
Extras:
——> Ukraine Situation Report: Breakthrough Across The Dnipro At Antonvosky Bridge <——
The bridge is the scene of heavy fighting after a breakthrough by Ukrainian forces into the Russian-controlled left bank of the Dnieper.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-breakthrough-across-the-dnipro-at-antonvosky-bridge
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——> Prigozhin Is Back On His Soapbox Two Days After Outright Mutiny <——
After more than a day of uncharacteristic silence, the head of the Wagner mercenary group opened up about his mutinous march on Moscow.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/prigozhin-is-back-on-his-soapbox-two-days-after-outright-mutiny
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——> Denmark Accelerating F-16 Retirement, Could Benefit Ukraine <——
Denmark says its accelerated F-35A plans and the start of F-16 pilot training for Ukraine have created space to talk about donating Vipers.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/denmark-accelerating-f-16-retirement-could-benefit-ukraine
[ Checkmate in 2 moves | Clever. Ukrainians Cut Supplies & Russians Immediately Retreat ]
••Day 488: Jun 26
After Ukrainians liberated Novodanylivka and Makarivka, the next logical step became pushing Russians out of Rivnopil.
In order to facilitate faster development of the events, first of all, Ukrainians focused on undermining Russian supply lines.
Russian forces had already appeared in a salient, so when Ukrainians started pushing from 2 sides, the situation for Russians became critical.
In order to buy themselves more time to get all the ammunition and equipment out of this previously important forefront logistical center, Russians tried to divert Ukrainian attention and resources away from Rivnopil by launching a series of powerful assaults in the direction of Makarivka.
Unfortunately for Russians, it came at a great cost because Ukrainians controlled the hills west of the settlement, so very soon, Ukrainians retook the initiative and continued undermining Russian defense.
And by undermining Russian defense in this particular place, Ukrainians could collapse the most tactically significant positions in this region with minimal direct engagements because if we look at the topographic map, we can see that Rivnopil is located right in the center of the elevated platform.
And this is exactly what happened today.
Today Ukrainian 31st Mechanized Brigade released a video confirming that they established total control of Rivnopil.
Russian sources reported that Russian forces retreated to more reliable positions since Rivnopil was at a huge risk of being taken into a pocket.
Some Ukrainian fighters reported that not all Russians managed to retreat, mostly because they were killed by the heavy artillery fire that Ukrainians concentrated on the key Russian retreat routes.
Ukrainians tried to capitalize on the disarray associated with the retreat and push Russians even further, however, imperfect weather conditions and mine fields complicated advances.
According to the latest updates, Russian forces assumed positions along the tree lines immediately south of Rivnopil.
However, as they are cut off by the gully from the next elevated platform under Russian control, these Russian positions remain extremely vulnerable, and many analysts agree that Russians will likely retreat behind the gully.
In the meantime, Ukrainians around Levadne have already started undermining Russian defense here.
Their main axis of attack is toward Pryiutne because if Ukrainians successfully push along this ridge, Ukrainians will once again undercut this vast elevated platform and collapse the Russian defense without bumping into the most fortified part of the front line, where Russians have a tactical advantage.
Geolocated footage shows how Ukrainians are successfully chasing a small group of Russian troops from their positions just east of Levadne, which Ukrainians recently liberated.
Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade posted a video showing how they are destroying Russian armored fighting vehicles near Pyiutne.
Ukrainian 501st Mechanized Brigade also showed how they hunted down Russian equipment near Pryiutne.
Lastly, after joining their efforts, the above mentioned Brigades even destroyed a tank on the Russian defense line.
Overall, Ukrainians have liberated more than 200 sq km only south of Velyka Novosilka.
Ukrainian President recently visited the Zaporizhia front and met with the soldiers that were responsible for this massive progress.
The President thanked everyone for their service and sacrifice and awarded all fighters who distinguished themselves during the liberation of the Ukrainian land.
••Denys lost his best friend, Dmitry, in the fighting in the south today and is quite sad and broken up about it. The information about what happened is classified, but he was a fantastic guy. They flew together for the same airline, and also in the same 737, and Dmitry was top rated on 777s. He was in the same aviation motorcycle club with Denys.
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Today the United States will announce a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth up to $500 million, including ground equipment. Reuters
The new package from the USA will include:
30 BMP M2 Bradley;
25 M1126 Stryker armored personnel carriers;
additional ammunition for “HIMARS” MLRS, “Patriot” air defense system;
MANPADS “Javelin” and “Stinge
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Denmark is already training Ukrainians on F-16s. It own F-16s will be phased out as F-35s arrive - this should be completed by 2025.
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Kherson Region:
Russian supply is so bad that some soldiers were forced to fight without boots - just bare feet.
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More and more Ukrainian officials are spreading their word on what to do when the Russians blow the reactors at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
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Sergey Lavrov is assuring everyone that Russia is not mining the Plant and has no plans to blow it up, just like he assured everyone that Russia was not going to invade, 3 days before Russia invaded. [ Does this mean that Russia will blow the Plant in 3 days? ]
He addressed world leaders [ yesterday ] with a warning that Russia is preparing to undermine [ destroy ] the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
“Our intelligence received information that Russia is considering a scenario of a terrorist attack at the ZNPP with a release of radiation.
They have prepared everything for this.
Unfortunately, I have repeatedly had occasion to remind that radiation does not know state borders, and who it hits, is determined only by the direction of the wind.
We pass on all available information to our partners, all evidence - Europe, America, China, Brazil, India, Africa, the Arab world - all countries and international organizations should know this.
This time it should not be like with Kakhovskaya [ Nova Kakhovka ]. The world has been warned.”
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[ Think of this disaster as Chernobyl times 6, only worse as the reactor explosions will be deliberate. This is not hyperbole, over reaction or anything of the sort. Why mine something like this if one does not, at some point, plan to detonate the mines?
Maps of the Chernobyl effected Zones:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/chornobyl_radiation96.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e0/7d/73/e07d7397c6d629c6f1c6a8e294c31085.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
##•• It bears repeating: if the Russians and Putin go through with this plan, the release will render Ukraine and several surrounding countries uninhabitable, and if the cloud moves over Europe, it too will become uninhabitable. This will be the worst crisis in all of human history, bar the Mt. Toba eruption 74,000 years ago. ••## ]
••Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced 1.5 km in the Tauride direction, - speaker of the Joint Press Center of the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction Valery Shershen
This, in particular, is about the successful offensive operations of the Tavria group in the Melitopol direction.
Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are waiting reinforcements at the achieved levels. Aerial reconnaissance of the area is carried out, mine clearance is carried out, fire damage is inflicted, artillery is working on detected enemy targets, and measures are being taken for counter-battery combat.
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Russian officials said everything is going according to the Plan & Prigozhin agrees.
Russia is a 14th century feudal empire running a gas station with nukes in the backroom.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1673701004171157504
Russian ammo burned in the south
Good Russians.
“IL-22 crew members shot down by Wagner:
Lieutenant Colonel Artem Milovanov
Majors Gennady Belyakin, Alexander Sviridov
Captains Viktor Popov, Artem Sharoglazov, Igor Volochilov
Lieutenant Nikita Golubev
Sr Sergeants Alexey Skrykov, Viktor Podrepny
Sr Praporshchik Sergey Starushok”
https://twitter.com/KilledInUkraine/status/1673700381048852482
The stock price of Prigozhin and Wagner continues to drop today, as Wagner’s heavy weaponry is being transferred to regular Russian Army units, and Wagner Officers in Syria were arrested by Russian Military and Syrian officials.
Defense Secretary Shoigu shows no signs yet of being purged.
@wartranslated 13h
“Putin is set to award soldiers who “took part in suppressing the mutiny” in Kremlin. Shoygu is ready to receive another award. The man is not going anywhere, it seems.”
@ChuckPfarrer 6h
"VELYKA NOVOSLIKA /1720 UTC 27 JUN/ UKR forces on the Velyka Novoslika axis have liberated Rivnopil. UKR has continued to push RU south along the T-05-18 HWY, consolidating gains on the E bank of the Mokri Yaly River & are now in contact at Starornnaiorske and Urozhaine."
After many years of denying that Wagner Group was a front group for Russian Military Intelligence (GRU), Putin today announced that its large scale (multi-billion dollar) direct funding from the Russian Government would now be stopped.
Forced to burn their largest asset - and will further sacrifice any remaining shred of credibility.
@Sputnik_Not 8h
“Putin admits Wagner Group is fully funded by Russia, except for the exact moments its mercenaries are committing war crimes, massacres and other atrocities around the world”
“The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions against four companies and one individual connected to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group.
The targeted entities engaged in illicit gold mining and trading in Africa to fund the mercenary company, according to the Treasury Department’s June 27 press release.
The sanctioned list included Midas, a Central African Republic (CAR)-based mining company, Diamville, a gold and diamond purchasing company in CAR, Industrial Resources, a Dubai-based industrial goods distributor, and OOO DM, a Russian firm that also took part in the gold trading scheme.
Sanctions were also applied against Andrey Ivanov, a Wagner Group executive who took part in Prigozhin’s operations in Mali, the press release added.
The U.S. Treasury designated the Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organization” on Jan. 26 and imposed sanctions against it.
“Wagner personnel have engaged in an ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity, including mass executions, rape, child abductions, and physical abuse in the Central African Republic and Mali,” the Treasury Department said.
On May 25, the U.S. sanctioned Ivan Maslov, the head of Wagner’s operations in Mali.”
https://kyivindependent.com/us-treasury-sanctions-4-wagner-linked-companies/
@KofmanMichael 8h
“I suspect the way Moscow hopes this will play out is the (Wagner) commanders will move to Belarus and then possibly decamp for operations in Africa, meanwhile they will try to get back Wagner’s heavy equipment, and then figure out how to use the rank and file that chooses to stay.
@McFellaface 3h
“Ukraine has for the first time liberated territory which has been under Russian control since 2014, British intelligence officials said.
The small patch of land is in an area near Krasnohorivka, some 10 miles south west of the city of Donetsk.
The capture marks the first time since Russia’s invasion in February last year that Ukraine’s forces have been able to retake land seized in the initial Donbas invasion eight years prior.
Ukrainian troops were said to have liberated the lands last week, but news of the victory has been kept secret until now for tactical reasons.”
@FreudGreyskull 3h
“Rybar discusses the risks to the RuAF around Bakhmut.
Constant AFU counter attacks are putting considerable pressure on the RuAF.
Deepstate, who use geolocated confirmed data to confirm gains, continues to show gains in the area”...
“Rybar states that AFU made some gains near Klishchiivka near Bakhmut and continue to apply pressure near Robotyne and beyond Piatykhatky”...
“Soldiers of the 28th brigade plant a flag on the Kurdyumivka dam after a successful assault in the Kurdyumivka area (around 13km S of Bakhmut)”
@FreudGreyskull 6h
“Three “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles destroyed the headquarters of the 31st Engineer Regiment of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District.
In addition, another Ka-52 was once again shot down in the Zaporozhye direction”
@FreudGreyskull 6h
Stoltenberg will remain NATO Secretary General for another year.
@FreudGreyskull 6h
“A Chinese made 152mmcartillery round was found in a RuAF cache.
Whilst China denies supporting Russia in the war. Its possible this has come through a second country highlighting a lack of Chinese export controls”
@Gerashchenko_en
Prigozhin and Trotsky: I see historical parallels
Both were formally second men in the state, stood at the head of large armed formations, claimed supremacy, but lost their battles for power.
@Maks_NAFO_FELLA 2h
Situation at the front 👀👍🏻
🇺🇦 Bakhmut - we are advancing both in the city itself, having passed several streets, and on the flank near Klishchiivka ✌🏻
🇺🇦 Kherson region - it will be fun soon...
🇺🇦 Donetsk region - Just 👀
🇺🇦 Zaporizhzhia - advancing but it is very difficult...
