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Update from Ukraine | The Upcoming Big Landing Operation in Crimea | Ukraine Nails it 766K subscribers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxbGNrs4KZ4
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 30th September 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday]
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-584-summary/
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Update from Ukraine | The Upcoming Big Landing Operation in Crimea | Ukraine Nails it
766K subscribers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxbGNrs4KZ4
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 30th September 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday]
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-584-summary/
*** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
VIDEO- COMMENTARY
Against All Odds. Russian Fighters JOIN UKRAINE & PULL OFF A SPECIAL OPERATION | Ukraine War Updates
Divine Justice
185K subscribers
Oct 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeKeoK-NRpA
Ukraine’s struggle for Freedom continues to reverberate beyond the country’s territory to the borders of Russia. While the Kiev Army is conducting a major offensive operation on all front lines, partisan groups opposed to Moscow Russian borders in have also carried out unimaginable operations on the Crimea in Russian cities near the azov coast. Such operations along the Ukrainian Russian Border Lines were most effective on these Border Lines of Kursk Belga Road and Verones.
The Russian Freedom Legion carried out the most notorious actions today. This Legion group again shook the agenda by targeting belga Road. A fierce Clash took place between the Russian Freedom Legion and the Russian occupiers on the territory of Belga Road region. The clashes allegedly took place precisely in the settlements of Stardustellie and Terre braino Starocelier.
These settlements were a well suited offensive target with not many civilian settlements. It is not clear exactly when the Russian Freedom Legion crossed the Belga Road Border Lines. But, Ukrainian sources suggest that the operation took place late at night given the presence and patrolling of the Russian border guards. It is possible that this Legion of Freedom carried out its covert operation late at night. The night hours are usually much more challenging for soldiers as darkness. The Russian Freedom Legion reported that there were no casualties or injuries in the group following the clashes. [Excerpt]
Not my flag
Not my country
Not my problem
And this time we aren’t lying like all the other times!
ARTICLE
Address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Official Website
1 October 2023 - 08:45
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/zvernennya-prezidenta-volodimira-zelenskogo-z-nagodi-dnya-za-85993
Fellow citizens!
Dear people!
What can you do in a minute? What significance can it have for history? What momentous steps can be taken in this one minute? All these questions are evoked by both today’s date and the place where I am now. Behind me is the Golden Gate. Around me is modern Kyiv. And the thousand-year-old majestic gate that protected the entrance to the capital is behind.
In front of each of us and for the sake of each of us stand our modern-day guardians, our warriors along the frontline, who are defending our land today. Above the Golden Gate, the gate church of the Most Holy Theotokos was built that served as the heavenly protection of the city. The sky above us today is protected by the air defense forces and all our warriors, whose guardian is the Intercession.
In a way, I, our people, and our country are now at the crossroads of history. On the way to tipping points. Where, with the memory of the past, we create the present and write a new page of our destiny. This is especially clear and noticeable on this day - the Day of Defenders of Ukraine. A state holiday that has become a truly national holiday. A people’s holiday. A holiday of millions of Ukrainians who defend their land and do not stop for a single moment. And today, at 9 a.m. sharp, as a sign of respect and gratitude to them, Ukraine will stop for one minute.
The central streets and squares of our cities, transport, all of us, no matter where we are, should stop and honor the memory of the fallen heroes. And thank all our defenders.
This time is a good opportunity to think about the important things. To remember the important things. To recall another minute – the first minute of the full-scale war. The minute that changed everything. Divided life into before and after February 24. Changed each of us. And the proof is the answers to the questions: who were we before February 24? Who are we now? Who should we become?
February 24 began not when the clock struck midnight, but when the enemy launched an offensive. For us, the first minutes of that day were the first missiles and the first strikes on Ukraine. Addressing our defense and security forces at that moment, I said: “Stand your ground! You are all we have...”
[Excerpt]
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO7sUR9cnms
It’s ok.. forgiven
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2A6 Leopard, Bushmaster, M777, Challenger 2. How Western weapons transformed the war in Ukraine
UNITED24
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Started streaming on Sep 16, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR6VnQnDzC4
ARTICLE
On the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, the President presented state awards and took part in the oath taking by military lyceum students
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Official Website
1 October 2023 - 14:38
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/u-den-zahisnikiv-i-zahisnic-ukrayini-prezident-vruchiv-derzh-86009
On the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented high state awards to Ukrainian servicemen, honorary titles, insignia and battle flags to military units, and took part in the oath taking by students of military lyceums.
The ceremony took place on the territory of the National Historical and Architectural Museum “Kyiv Fortress” in the presence of the military and political leadership of the state and foreign diplomats.
“Today, on a special day, we have a special mission. A mission of gratitude. A mission of loyalty. The ceremony of presenting state awards of Ukraine to those who distinguished themselves in its defense. And the solemn oath of our military lyceum students, who have yet to gain the respect of the Ukrainian people. Respect that has to be earned. But it will be absolute when you earn it with dignity,” the Head of State said.
The President noted that 585 days of the full-scale Russian war and eight years of hybrid warfare claimed many brave Ukrainian lives.
“All of them have become the life of Ukraine. And we are obliged to all of them. We must guarantee freedom for our country,” he emphasized.
The attendees observed a minute of silence in memory of all those who sacrificed their lives for Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy handed over the Golden Star Order to the family of Lieutenant Colonel Vasyl Bohach, who was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, the Lieutenant Colonel remained in Mariupol, personally participating in the destruction and capture of Russian soldiers. As a result of one of the enemy air strikes on the city, he sustained numerous shrapnel wounds. He died in early May 2022 in a hospital at Azovstal after the hospital was hit by a super heavy bomb.
Sergeant Ihor Kolesnichenko’s family received from the President the highest state award, which was posthumously presented to him. Last May, near Novoluhanske in Donetsk region, at an observation post, the sergeant ensured the destruction of the enemy and then led the personnel out of the encirclement to more advantageous positions. He died, covering his brother-in-arms with his body during an enemy shelling.
The President also presented the Golden Star Order to the family of the deceased pilot, Hero of Ukraine Major Danylo Murashko, who had performed 141 combat missions from the first days of the war until January 2023. He destroyed a lot of armored vehicles, manpower and aggressor’s depots. His aircraft was shot down by an enemy fighter jet. Danylo Murashko tried to move his aircraft away from residential buildings to the last, which is why he was unable to eject safely and died heroically.
The title of Hero of Ukraine was also posthumously awarded to Master Sergeant Maksym Stryzhak, who, in January 2023, bravely held back the offensive of Russian troops in the Bakhmut area with his brothers-in-arms. He was killed on January 15 in a battle with the enemy who was storming the city.
The Order was also presented to the family of the fallen Hero of Ukraine, Senior Lieutenant Vladyslav Skvortsov, who distinguished himself at the beginning of the war during the battles for Okhtyrka and the liberation of Trostyanets. In April 2022, he organized the evacuation of the wounded in Kharkiv region. While providing fire cover for the unit, he sustained a fatal wound.
The parents of the mortar battery commander, Senior Lieutenant Andriy Soroka, who distinguished himself last summer in the fighting near Maryinka, Donetsk region, also received the Golden Star Order. He heroically carried a seriously wounded brother-in-arms off the battlefield.
Oleksandr Fedorchenko, Chief Sergeant of the fire support company, was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. In January 2023, thanks to his actions, more than 60 wounded servicemen were evacuated in a timely manner. In March, his crew came under mortar fire in Donetsk region, and Oleksandr Fedorchenko was fatally wounded.
The order was also given to the family of military medic Yevhen Khrapko, who served as a volunteer in the ATO area in Donbas since 2014 and in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2016. After the full-scale invasion of Russia, he defended Kharkiv and participated in the liberation of settlements in Kharkiv region, saving the lives of many servicemen. In June 2022, Yevhen’s car with the crew hit a mine, and he was killed in the explosion.
The Head of State also presented the Golden Star Order to the Hero of Ukraine, army aviation pilot Major Oleksiy Hrebenshchykov, who has been selflessly defending Ukraine since the first days of the war. In March last year, in extremely difficult conditions, he performed a mission to help the defenders of Mariupol. In October 2022 - January 2023, he planned operations during the liberation of Mykolaiv region and the right-bank part of Kherson region.
Also, the highest state award was presented to Lieutenant Colonel Semen Kukharenko, who defended the settlements of Donetsk region, including Bakhmut, in the spring and summer of 2023. Thanks to the successful aerial reconnaissance of the combined group and the work of the group of kamikaze drone operators, a lot of enemy manpower and equipment was destroyed.
Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Marchuk, who stormed the positions of Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia region with his subordinates in July this year, was also awarded the Golden Star Order by the President. Having suffered a barotrauma, he continued to skillfully lead the unit and led the personnel through the mined area without casualties.
Lieutenant Colonel Kyrylo Peretyatko was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Golden Star Order. Under his leadership, 65 enemy air targets were destroyed between July and August 2023.
Captain Ihor Kharchenko, a Hero of Ukraine, an army aviation pilot who performed 107 combat missions during the repulsion of the large-scale Russian invasion, also received the order from the President. In March, he took part in the operation to help the defenders of Mariupol.
The Golden Star Order was also awarded to Senior Lieutenant Serhiy Kharchenko, who from the first days of the war, as part of a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine, killed many Russian occupiers. He was seriously wounded but continued his service. During the battle, which lasted more than 10 hours, he skillfully adjusted the fire of artillery, which resulted in the destruction of almost 100 occupiers and about 20 units of armored vehicles.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also presented the Presidential Cross of Military Merit to four servicemen.
The Head of State handed over the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi I-III class, “For Courage” III class, the Orders of Merit III class, and the Order of Danylo Halytskyi to the Ukrainian defenders.
In addition, the President presented battle flags to the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Ground Forces, the 1st separate special purposes brigade of the 9th army corps of the Ground Forces, the 37th separate marine brigade of the Marine Corps Command of the Ukrainian Navy, the 65th separate coastal missile division of the 360th separate coastal missile brigade of the Navy, the 130th separate territorial defense battalion of the 241st separate territorial defense brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ribbons of the Presidential award “For Courage and Bravery” were presented to the 201st Hetman Pylyp Orlyk anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Air Force, the 24th separate assault battalion “Aidar” of the 5th separate assault brigade of the Ground Forces, the 21st separate brigade for the protection of public order named after Petro Kalnyshevskyi of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 24th border guard detachment named after Hero of Ukraine Senior Lieutenant Vyacheslav Semenov of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, and the Center of Special Operations “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Also, the ribbons of honorary names were given to the 5th separate assault brigade of the Ground Forces (honorary name “Kyiv”), the 22nd separate brigade for the protection of diplomatic missions and consular institutions of foreign states (honorary name “Kyivan Rus”) of the National Guard of Ukraine, and the 131st separate reconnaissance battalion of the Ground Forces (honorary name “named after Colonel Yevhen Konovalets”).
With the participation of the President, the students of military lyceums took the oath of a lyceum student. It was read out by Vice Sergeant of Ivan Bohun Kyiv Military Lyceum Kostiantyn Nikiforov.
The oath was taken by students of Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum of Kyiv, the Military Lyceum of Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy, the Naval Lyceum, I. Kharytonenko Cadet Corps State Boarding Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Yaroslav Kondratiev Law Lyceum of the National Academy of Internal Affairs.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated them on this important event.
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kFaOxD8PwI
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VIDEOS
1. Ukrainian helicopter pilots fire missiles and rockets
Times Radio
547K subscribers
10-1-2023 11:30 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5h1wFOI4p0
2. The Higher You Get, The Harder You Fall: Kadyrov’s Friendship with Putin Won’t Last Long
UATV English
402K subscribers
10-1-2023 12:15 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsVgYU4LAKg
“24/7 gazzlight for fun and profit.”
You are an intelligent Freeper. So, many things you can do then to Ruzzian gaslight... more fun too! :)
ARTICLE
We must turn every opportunity into bringing our victory closer – and victory will come – Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the events on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Official Website
1 October 2023 - 13:17
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/treba-kozhnu-mozhlivist-obertati-v-nablizhennya-nashoyi-pere-86001
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the events on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, which is celebrated in our country on October 1 from now on.
Political and military leadership, foreign ambassadors, Ukrainian defenders and their families, as well as lyceum students from Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum of Kyiv, the Military Lyceum of Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy, the Naval Lyceum, I. Kharytonenko Cadet Corps State Boarding Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Yaroslav Kondratiev Law Lyceum of the National Academy of Internal Affairs.
Addressing the audience, Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that today unites millions of Ukrainians who defend our country’s freedom and independence with many generations of the Ukrainian people who fought for freedom and Ukraine at different times.
“Nowadays, modern generations of Ukrainians – you and all those who are now defending our state and people, our freedom and independence – have the opportunity to accomplish more than we have managed before. Our defense of Ukraine against the Russian invasion is based on the historically greatest unity of our society. A unity that we cherish. Ukraine enjoys the world’s historically greatest support. And never again will Ukraine pay with the future of its children, its sovereignty and its will for illusory promises of peace. Ukraine has made historical conclusions,” the Head of State said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that Ukrainian courage would bring peace to our country.
“The resilience of our people must guarantee the integrity of our state. And it will. Our unity must enable us to go all the way to drive the occupier out of our land. And it will. Courage, resilience, unity are the things we must not lose in order not to lose Ukraine,” the President emphasized.
The Head of State expressed gratitude to all those who strengthen the new and glorious history of freedom for Ukraine and Ukrainians.
“I wish all our defenders to never lose a single opportunity for Ukraine. We need to turn every opportunity into bringing our victory closer – and victory will come!” the President of Ukraine emphasized.
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kFaOxD8PwI
T-shirt to a war memorial of the dead...classy.
VIDEOS
1. RUSSIANS ARE RUNNING FROM VERBOVE, LIBERATIONS OF THE SOUTH CONTINUE || 2023
Warthog Defense
613K subscribers
10-1-2023 1:45 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSaq6w-I9dU
2. New Wave of Mobilisation in Russia Will Not Impact the Front
UATV English
402K subscribers
10-1-2023 4:15 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9wPZGOmw4
ARTICLE
US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war
Military Times
By Colin Demarest
Sep 19, 2023
https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/2023/09/19/us-charges-russian-man-with-smuggling-microelectronics-amid-ukraine-war/
WASHINGTON — Authorities arrested a man living in Hong Kong accused of deceiving U.S. companies and shuttling sensitive microelectronics into Russia amid its bloody invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Maxim Marchenko, originally from Russia, was arrested outside the U.S. this week and extradited to Westchester County, New York, documents filed in federal court show. He’s facing several charges, including alleged conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit wire fraud and the smuggling of goods.
The dual-use technologies Marchenko is accused of surreptitiously middle-manning for Russia — namely OLED micro-displays from a company based in Dutchess County, New York — can be used for medical imaging and rifle scopes, video games and night-vision goggles, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The tech is subject to export administration regulations, which govern shipments overseas. Shell companies allegedly run by Marchenko funneled more than $1 million into the U.S. between May 2022 and August 2023.
“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod said in a statement Sept. 18. “Working hand-in-hand with our federal law enforcement partners, we will continue to identify and disrupt Russia’s use of front companies in the People’s Republic of China and elsewhere to evade our controls.”
Microelectronics play a critical role in modern military technology. And erosion of microelectronic capacities threatens national security, U.S. analysts have warned. The CHIPS and Science Act, passed last summer, allocated $2 billion for related research, fabrication and workforce training.
Russian military hardware, including drones, radios and electronic warfare devices, are reliant upon Western-sourced components, the court documents note. To access them, especially now, as export controls tighten, “Russia relies on third-party transshipment hubs and clandestine procurement and payment networks,” they continue.
“Disrupting the efforts of facilitators and procurement agents like Marchenko, who use their skills and connections to advance the agenda of the Russian war machine, is one of the most important priorities” of Task Force KleptoCapture, said its co-director, David Kim.
The task force was launched in March to enforce sanctions, export restrictions and other economic measures the U.S. levies in response to Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine. Task force members include agents and analysts from the FBI, Marshals Service, Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security.
Marchenko could face tens of years in prison. Conspiracy to defraud the U.S. carries a maximum penalty of five years, for example. Conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries 20.
Court documents show Marchenko is represented by a federal public defender and is expected to seek bail.
VIDEOS
1. Defenders Day of Ukraine – A View from the Trench
UATV English
402K subscribers
10-1-2023 5:15 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpBGigmkEhY
2. Insane Night Assault. Ukrainians USE NEW TACTIC & DESTROY RUSSIAN TANK GROUP | Ukraine War Update
Divine Justice
185K subscribers
10-1-2023 6:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhwKafX3mW4
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