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Update from Ukraine | Ukraine is close to cut the south area of Bakhmut | F-16s Approved! Awesome!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IoY0-Lv_c4
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Invasion Day 450– Summary May 19 , 2023 Jerome News The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-450-summary/
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ARTICLES
1. Russia planned a coup in Moldova for spring 2023
Sandu
Censor.NET
19.05.23 23:59
https://censor.net/en/news/3419572/russia_planned_a_coup_in_moldova_for_spring_2023_sandu
Russia’s plans to overthrow the pro-European government in Moldova in the spring of 2023 have failed, but we can expect new attempts by pro-Russian forces.
This was stated by President of Moldova Maia Sandu, reports Censor.NЕТ with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
The Moldovan president noted that Russia had planned a coup for the spring of 2023, but because the current government “had sufficient information,” Russia’s attempts failed.
“We are sure that they will make a new attempt, but I have no specific information about it. New attempts will be made, because the Kremlin’s plans are obvious - to change the government in Chisinau to a pro-Russian one and to use the Republic of Moldova against Ukraine in this war,” Sandu said. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3419572
2. Russia seeks to revive USSR, we are safe only thanks to Ukraine - Sandu
News Censor.NET World
05.05.23
https://censor.net/en/news/3416645/russia_seeks_to_revive_ussr_we_are_safe_only_thanks_to_ukraine_sandu
Moldovan President Maia Sandu believes that Russia would continue its expansion, including by sending troops into Moldova, if it successfully seized Ukraine.
This was stated by Sandu in an interview with Financial Times, informs Цензор.НЕТ referring to “European Truth”.
“I do not believe that they (Russians - ed.) would have stopped at the border. Today, we are safe only thanks to Ukraine,” the Moldovan President emphasized, adding that in the first weeks of the full-scale invasion, when such a threat still existed, the country focused on accepting refugees.
To the question of whether Sandu planned to leave Moldova in the event of a Russian attack, she said no.
“I would have stayed (in Moldova - ed.), but we expected that we would have to help as many of our people as possible to go to a safe place, which is Romania,” the president added.
Sandu: Moldova will never be on side of murderers
According to Maia Sandu, the Russians are trying to “remake the Soviet Union” with their aggression against Ukraine.
“They want to bring back the old days. And we don’t want that. Moldova was part of the buffer zone for 30 years, and for us it meant poverty, corruption, bad governance, emigration. We want to be part of the democratic world,” she emphasized.
According to the Financial Times journalist, during their conversation, “Sandu rarely drank, but she was eager to toast Ukraine’s victory.” Source: https://censor.net/en/n3416645
VIDEOS
1. Ukraine war: US to support providing F-16 fighter jets -
BBC News
14.2M subscribers
May 19, 2023 7:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW4Xm5ORkBs
The US says it will support providing advanced fighter jets including US-made F-16s to Ukraine and also back training Ukrainian pilots to fly them.
A senior White House official said President Biden had told G7 leaders in Japan of the decision. Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky said the decision would “greatly enhance our army in the sky”.
2. Ukrainian forces control southwest of Bakhmut and make gains in areas around the city
Kanal13
1.56M subscribers
May 19, 2023 6:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIQUJN7QckE
ARTICLE
Mediation between Ukraine and Russia is possible only to restore territorial integrity and prevent freezing of conflict, - Kuleba
Censor.NET
19.05.23 23:16
https://censor.net/en/news/3419568/mediation_between_ukraine_and_russia_is_possible_only_to_restore_territorial_integrity_and_prevent_freezing
Mediation between Ukraine and Russia to end the war must meet two “fundamental principles.”
This was stated by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, reports Censor.NЕТ with reference to European truth.
“We welcome any mediation if it meets two fundamental principles,” the head of Ukrainian diplomacy said.
The first principle, according to Kuleba, is that mediation should lead to the full restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. “No peace plan, no peace initiative, no mediation should provide for the legal or actual loss of Ukrainian territory,” the Minister emphasized.
Another principle under which mediation between Ukraine and Russia is possible, the Foreign Minister said, is the absence of a freeze in the conflict, because otherwise “there will be an even greater Russian invasion,” as the events of 2014-2022 proved.
“Then there was mediation by Germany and France - the Normandy format. We did a lot of diplomatic work. The conflict was not frozen. I would say it was rather cooled, but it brought us a much, much worse war,” Kuleba explained.
As a reminder, in recent weeks a number of countries have offered to mediate in the settlement of a full-scale war between Ukraine and Russia. These include China, Brazil, the Vatican, and South Africa, whose representatives have already traveled to Kyiv and Moscow or are planning to do so. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3419568
VIDEOS
1. Heavy fighting in the ruins of Bakhmut | Military Mind
TVP World - TVP is a Polish public broadcast service
340K subscribers
5-19-2023 4:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOzaUEA44Lo
2. Ukrainian soldiers say they advance near Bakhmut despite enemy activity
Kanal13
1.56M subscribers
5-19-2023 5:00 p.m. EDT hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11zRVE3g8I
ARTICLES
1. My work won’t end with victory: reintegration comes next – Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence chief
Ukrainska Pravda
Alona Mazurenko
Friday, 19 May 2023, 23:57
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/19/7403039/
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, believes that after victory, Ukraine will face many years reintegrating the temporarily occupied territories which have spent nine years engulfed in Russian propaganda [Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics”].
SOURCE: Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, in an interview with Dmitry Komarov in “A year behind the scenes: the intelligence officer”
QUOTE: “I’m not going to wrap up all these developments with victory. I’m going to surprise you a little here, but victory won’t bring everything to a stop. A rather difficult stage awaits us, one that will, you might say, last years: the actual reintegration of our territories.
Because I’m sorry, but we’re going to get an extra 3 million people who have lived under Russian propaganda for nine years and now have a completely different perception of the world. It won’t be as easy as it seems.”
DETAILS: Budanov noted that victory for Ukraine means a return to the administrative borders of 1991.
At the same time, he suggested that even if Ukraine does return to the borders of 1991, Russia may not capitulate, but change. New states may appear on its territory.
Budanov says the day of victory will be clearly delineated, and then the hard work and a rather long process will continue: “We will have to seriously transform the economy and rethink our vision of the new alliances and unions that will be created.”
2. Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence chief on Russian attempts to hunt him down: “I like it”
Ukrainska Pravda
Alona Mazurenko
Friday, 19 May 2023, 23:31
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/19/7403037/
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, has revealed that he is not bothered by Russian attempts to hunt him down - actually, he likes them. According to him, this is a sign of recognition from the Russians.
SOURCE: Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, in an interview with Dmitry Komarov in “A year behind the scenes: the intelligence officer”
QUOTE: “I like it. First of all, it’s recognition. It means I do my job well.
The biggest compliment for any professional in the special services is recognition from the enemy and attempts by the enemy to do everything they can to eliminate you. I reached that point a long time ago, so I like that.
It shows that at least I get paid for a reason.”
DETAILS: According to Budanov, of all the myths and stories about him, WHAT IS TRUE is that he sees no obstacles in front of him.
VIDEO WITH COMMENTARY
19 May: FINALLY. UKRAINIANS TO RECEIVE F-16 FOR COUNTEROFFERNISVE | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
259K subscribers
5-19-2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD4V5i-3Gnk
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the four hundred and fiftieth day of the war.
Day 450: May 19
As Russians started relocating their troops from the Zaporizhia region to Bakhmut, Ukrainians decided to take advantage of such developments and hunt down the moving convoys. Relocation of troops implies that there will be a lot of areas of forces concentrations because one should necessarily gather troops in one place and then put them on buses or trains to transfer between regions. And forces concentrations mean a perfect opportunity for HIMARS strikes.
Today Ukrainians conducted a series of precision strikes on Mariupol, which is the main logistical center that connects southern and eastern Ukraine, through which Russians are transferring forces and equipment. Ukrainians noticed the movement towards the city not only on the ground but also in the sky because today, it was noted how Russian transport helicopters departed from Bryansk. Local residents reported hearing multiple explosions and seeing at least 4 direct hits on Russian military objects on the airfield west of the city. The Ukrainian Mariupol Mayoral Advisor reported that Ukrainians hit all residential facilities on a small base and eliminated 150 Russian troops in one strike. So, by destabilizing the situation in Bakhmut, Ukrainians not only prompted Russians to weaken their defense in other regions but also created conditions for much easier elimination of enemy forces.
Over the last several days, the Russian southern supply line also suffered a sequence of unfavorable developments. Today Ukrainians conducted a successful drone strike on the critical railway connection that ensures supplies to the Kherson region.
Yesterday, something similar happened near Simferopol. Russian sources reported that Ukrainian sabotage groups detonated an improvised explosive device along a railway near Chystenke, derailing eight train cars. And the third derailment happened in the Krasnoyarsk region, which is on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Russian Air Force is conducting strikes as well. In fact, since the beginning of May, Russians have been conducting massive missile and drone strikes almost every day, with a special focus on the capital of Ukraine – Kyiv. But the most successful recent Russian strike happed in the Odessa region. Local residents reported hearing 10 explosions and seeing 2 of them. It looks like 2 out of 10 rockets managed to reach an industrial zone on the outskirts of the city. Russian sources speculated that Ukrainians have been using the facilities for western equipment and ammunition.
However, most strikes are unsuccessful. Yesterday, Ukrainians found an almost intact Shahed-136 drone that failed to explode, even after being hit. The soldiers reported that they had already started the process of replicating the same drone to use against Russians in the future. Ukrainians are also collecting a lot of remnants of Russian cruise missiles. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, yesterday, Russians launched 22 Kh-101 and Kh-555 missiles, 6 Caliber missiles, and 2 Iskander missiles. Ukrainian air defense reportedly showed a 96% success rate.
Even though Russian military officials deny Ukrainian claims of such a high success rate, several days ago, the Kremlin reportedly accused three hypersonic missile scientists of treason. Three days ago, employees of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics published an open letter in defense of three of their scientists whom Russian authorities reportedly arrested under suspicion of committing high treason. It seems like the Kremlin suspects that critical technical characteristics of their weapons have been leaked, which prevents them from achieving their goals with the strikes.
But the biggest news by far is that the United States gave the green light to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. US approval for the scheme means other nations can export their F-16s. The Netherlands, Denmark, and Belgium previously announced that they were ready to provide Ukraine with F-16, and now with legal approval from the US, it finally became possible. US officials also stated that the US would support a joint effort with the allies and partners to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighter aircraft to further strengthen and improve the capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force. Pentagon representatives stated that they would be able to train Ukrainian pilots in 4 months.
We don’t care about Putin either.
Why do you Zelenskyy clowns always have to bring up this Hobson’s choice?
We want no wars.
No tax dollars to prop up a corrupt regime.
Got it?
Don’t worry FRiend, there’s no path to victory for Ukraine. If it weren’t for our military equipment and billions in aid, the country would have folded like a cheap suit days after the invasion.
Let the poster engage in political fantasy.
F-16 operations will be a big problem for Ukraine. Russia will constantly focus attacks on airfields with those jet aircraft. That means a lot more air defense systems will be needed. Extra-hard sites for the aircraft.
When Ukraine needs thousands of pickup trucks, each with one of the following weapons:
- rocket tube launchers
- recoilless rifle
- SPG-9
in order to increase the throw weight and fluid dynamic of delivering such weight.
I currently believe that Ukraine would do better with such mobility - instead of the F-16 aircraft.
Stop badmouthing the USA. Sometimes the aggressor is good. We bombed the hell out of Yugoslavia and Iraq and Afghanistan. We encourage Israel to violate Irans territorial integrity. What do you say about our occupation of Syria?
If you are referencing Comment #12 by USA-France, you misunderstood. Please re-read comment:
“What? Do I have to remind you that it’s Russia which invaded Ukraine? You are supposed to say “screw you” to the aggressor, not to the defender. Right? I presume you mixed up your comment somehow.”
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, has been said to denigrate the USA. That can only be your inference of reaching a false conclusion. In Comment #12, only Russia is revealed to be the invading occupier.
“We don’t care about Putin either.
Why do you Zelenskyy clowns always have to bring up this Hobson’s choice? We want no wars.”
Wow, that’s right out of the 17 Century! No one wants war. Yet, do the “we” understand ‘De Oppresso Liber’?
BTW, this is the U.S. Army Special Forces motto.
“When Ukraine needs thousands of pickup trucks, each with one of the following weapons:
- rocket tube launchers
- recoilless rifle
- SPG-9”
I totally agreement Ukraine could greatly utilize this equipment.
IMO, best option both! LOL
However I don’t believe this precludes the necessity the Ukraine development of a defensive air force. U.S. officials mentioned that two Ukrainian pilots flew F-16 simulators and got a feel for the training. The U.S. Air Force determined r an experienced Ukrainian fighter pilot could learn the F-16′s more advanced systems realistically in about four months, if the pilots were already trained to fly their own Soviet-era fighters.
The great need for Ukraine to have a defensive air force is apparent. Even decorated former US Air Force pilot Dan Hampton said he would fly fighter jets for Ukraine if necessary!!!
VIDEOS
1. Russians love these types of questions | Break the Fake TVP World
340K subscribers
5-19-2023 5:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Zq5J1M11E
The Russians’ egos are still bloated, despite the fact that the empire has been humiliated on the front lines.
2. Kremlin Can’t Believe It: Ukrainian Commander Single-Handedly Destroyed the Russian Contingent!
Elite Journalist
251K subscribers
May 20, 2023 5:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bJMhbdxD2o
My, my…I am seeing five deleted posts on here.
So far.
I wonder what’s up with that? 🤔
Censoring opposing views, perhaps? Just a guess, mind you.
Wagner PMC has liberated Artemosk(formerly Bakhmut)!
and on the 1 year anniversary of liberating Mariupol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjh37yXEseo
The US taxpayer money spent on each of these aircraft ($15-19 million) should be spent on American citizens.
I pray every day that Russia prevails.
Enjoy the original photo views of Ukraine created Bakhmut prewar population of 80,000 vs Russia creation of Artyomovsk population 3.
Of further interest, I wonder what the International Register of Damages will access the damages of Bakhmut as Russia is held accountable for aggression through reparations to Ukraine and its citizens?
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4154725/posts?page=12#12
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