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1. Ukrainian counter-offensive advancing ‘in all directions’| Ukraine The Latest| Podcast
The Telegraph
3.91M subscribers
Jun 30, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4TvBZ_W5bQ
Day 491. Today, we analyse Ukraine’s ongoing counter offensive as Kyiv’s soldiers take more ground across the front line and discuss worrying updates from the ZNPP. Plus, David tours the Patron Pets Centre in Kyiv, where volunteers rescue and treat animals that survived the catastrophic floods in Kherson.
2. New Rebellion is Starting in Russia! | Putin Purges Top Generals | Ukraine Update
Artur Rehi
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6-30-2024 12:30 p.m. hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_FANT5s3XM
VIDEO WITH SUMMARIZED COMMENTARY
30 Jun: Genius. Ukrainians MAKE THE MOST FATAL TRAP | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywwN0wMBiSg
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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 ninty second day of the war.
Day 492: Jun 30
Today the fiercest battles took place in the Kherson region.
After the disastrous Russian ground operation, where Russian airborne units suffered from friendly fire, Russian forces temporarily switched to distant methods of eliminating the Ukrainian bridgehead. Russian sources reported that Russian forces used incendiary munitions to burn the houses held by Ukrainians and then fired from heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1 to amplify the damage. However, in the morning, Russians discovered that Ukrainians not only maintained a presence in this region but also conducted a planned reinforcement and continued moving further.
Russian forces responded to these developments by organizing an even bigger ground assault. Russian sources reported that Russian airborne assault units used virtually all types of armored fighting vehicles to get their troops to the contact line and reduce the area of Ukrainian control. Unfortunately for Russians, Ukrainians used distant mining to scatter mines along the only road that Russians could use.
Geolocated footage confirmed that Russians lost several pieces of equipment, barely crossing the bridge near Oleshky. Russian military-affiliated sources also reported that those units that managed to get to the zero line struggled to implement their plans due to the overwhelming artillery and mortar fire. The Ukrainian side of the river is steep and high, which makes it easier for Ukrainians to provide fire support and repel Russian attacks.
Russian analysts started suspecting that Russian forces were doing precisely what Ukrainians wanted them to do, which was launch suicidal assaults along the only road that is also mined just to push Ukrainians from under the bridge. Russian fighters also started expressing discontent and stated that the Russian command was wasting manpower to do the job that must be done with a missile strike. Coincidentally or not, later that day Russian Air Force launched an Iskander strike on the main Ukrainian fortification.
Many Russian sources promptly reported that Ukrainian positions were destroyed, and Ukrainians no longer held the strongest part of the region. In order to capture the rest of the territories and kill the remaining Ukrainian soldiers, Russian forces used boats to deploy to the region in order to avoid scattered mines along the road.
Unfortunately for Russians, it was a Ukrainian trap. The moment Russians reached the beach and turned off the motor, Ukrainian drone operators started targeting Russian boats. Russian soldiers immediately jumped into the water because starting the engine takes time, and staying in the immobilized boat was sure death. The drones chased Russians closer to the beach, where Ukrainian infantry met and killed the Russian assault unit.
It turned out that there is a huge bunker under the bridge. Russian drone operator discovered that Ukrainians have an entrance to the underground facilities right near the bridge, so collapsing the bridge with the Iskander strike did not change the situation. In fact, very soon, Russian sources had to admit that the situation actually deteriorated.
Not only did Ukrainians increase the bridgehead, but they also started attacking the Russian bridge near Oleshky with kamikaze boats. The goal of these attacks was to cut off the last chance that Russians had to exert any control over the island and also get on the doorstep of Oleshky. Kamikaze boats proved to be incapable of achieving such tasks.
However, Ukrainian did not stop here. According to various sources, the number of Ukrainians on the islands has gradually increased to up to 300 soldiers. Assaulting such a powerful group became even more challenging, so the number of Russian attacks decreased, and Ukrainians gained more freedom of movement in the region. After conducting intense drone reconnaissance and identifying Russian blind spots,
Ukrainians started moving further. The latest reports indicate that Ukrainians somehow already got to the Russian side of the island. The drone footage shows how soldiers are carrying some cargo toward the foundation of the bridge. Russian analysts are raising the alarm that Ukrainians unexpectedly managed to mine the only Russian artery that supplied Russian positions on the island.
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After looking at the interesting video narrated by Artur Reti, at comment #18, number 2., I checked out some of the many comments there. This persons reviewed some statements from the Institute for the Study of War and added some hunches of his own.
“ISW released an update recently. In it, they described 2nd hand reports of Prigozhin’s whearabouts over the past few days. Supposedly, he flew from Belarus to Moscow to “talk to” various Russian authorities. Then he flew to St. Pete to talk to more “various Russian authorities.” This, despite being a wanted traitor according to Putin’s last communique? Honestly, they’ve flipped-flopped so many times between “Prigozhin the traitor” and “Prigozhin the hero” I’m not entirely sure what the current claim actually is.
What this tells us is: Putin is no longer in power. He retains some elements of his former power, but not all. If he still had absolute authority Prigozhin would not be free to come and go to Moscow / St Pete as he pleases. He’d be incarcerated or killed.
My hunch: a shadowy cabal of Siloviki (perhaps including Lukashenko, but with guys like Dyumin being the sort I’d imagine are highest authority) reached out to Prigozhin during his “March of Justice.” They conveyed to him “Look you’ve made your point. We all know Putin has to go, but right now is not the right time. You don’t want to do this by yourself. Align with us, we’ll do what we can to insure that your situation post-war is good. We’ll work together to make sure we ALL come out of this as well off as we can.”
After looking at the interesting video narrated by Artur Reti, at comment #18, number 2., I checked out some of the many comments there. This persons reviewed some statements from the Institute for the Study of War and added some hunches of his own.
“ISW released an update recently. In it, they described 2nd hand reports of Prigozhin’s whearabouts over the past few days. Supposedly, he flew from Belarus to Moscow to “talk to” various Russian authorities. Then he flew to St. Pete to talk to more “various Russian authorities.” This, despite being a wanted traitor according to Putin’s last communique? Honestly, they’ve flipped-flopped so many times between “Prigozhin the traitor” and “Prigozhin the hero” I’m not entirely sure what the current claim actually is.
What this tells us is: Putin is no longer in power. He retains some elements of his former power, but not all. If he still had absolute authority Prigozhin would not be free to come and go to Moscow / St Pete as he pleases. He’d be incarcerated or killed.
My hunch: a shadowy cabal of Siloviki (perhaps including Lukashenko, but with guys like Dyumin being the sort I’d imagine are highest authority) reached out to Prigozhin during his “March of Justice.” They conveyed to him “Look you’ve made your point. We all know Putin has to go, but right now is not the right time. You don’t want to do this by yourself. Align with us, we’ll do what we can to insure that your situation post-war is good. We’ll work together to make sure we ALL come out of this as well off as we can.”