Posted on 02/28/2022 8:10:18 PM PST by Mariner
A Russian military convoy that was outside of Ivankiv, Ukraine, on Sunday has since made it to the outskirts of Kyiv, satellite images show.
On Sunday, the convoy was roughly 40 miles northwest of the Ukrainian capital, according to images provided by Maxar Technologies.
Maxar said that roughly 17 miles of roadway is chocked full of the convoy, which consists of armored vehicles, tanks, towed artillery and other logistical vehicles.
The private US company said the convoy was located on the T-1011 highway at Antonov air base around 11:11 a.m local time.
Antonov is roughly 17 miles from the center of the Ukrainian capital.
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Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Pyotr Kucherenko died while returning with a Russian delegation from a business trip to Cuba. This was reported to the department.
According to them, Kucherenko became ill on the plane, the doctors could not save the official when the plane landed in Mineralnye Vody.
https://t.me/zvezdanews/119041
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1660196691348275202
Russian women appeal to Putin for assistance with their mobilised men - in this new video, women say their men were commanded by a Separate Sabotage Assault Brigade “Veterany” [Veterans], who sent them into meat assaults in Bakhmut, which saw only 130 men survive out of 500. Two platoons have been completely lost. Women claim that “Veterany” “purchased” the mobilised for 25,000 rubles (ÂŁ250) per head to be able to send them anywhere they want. It is unclear which Russian army unit has suffered, it could be the 72nd Brigade which was recently deployed to cover flanks in Bakhmut.
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1660296610088189954
A demonstration of over 75,000 people in support of eurointegration for Moldova, including Moldova president Maia Sandu and Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament.
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https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1660240322876563458
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 21, 2023
Wagner Group mercenaries likely secured the western administrative borders of Bakhmut City while Ukrainian forces are continuing to prioritize counterattacks on Bakhmut’s outskirts.
ISW previously forecasted that Wagner offensive operations would likely culminate after months of attritional urban combat, and it is unlikely that Wagner will continue fighting beyond Bakhmut at its current depleted state.
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Wagner Group and the Russian military on May 21 for capturing Bakhmut.
Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin predictably claimed the victory over Bakhmut City entirely for himself and his forces.
Russian reactions to the claimed capture of Bakhmut illustrate an increasingly growing divide between the Kremlin’s domestic presentation of the war and the ultranationalist milblogger community’s coverage of Russian operations in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden stated on May 21 that the US will train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation aircraft, including F-16s, to augment Ukraine’s defense capabilities in the long term.
Former Russian officer Igor Girkin’s “Club of Angry Patriots” social movement opened a St. Petersburg chapter with an inaugural event on May 21.
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations northeast of Kupyansk and south of Kreminna.
Russian forces continued offensive operations on the Donetsk City-Avdiivka frontline but have not made any verifiable territorial gains.
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a deep strike against a Russian headquarters at an airfield in Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast, with a Storm Shadow missile.
Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that seven regiments and four battalions from Chechnya are operating in Ukraine as of May 20.
Russian occupation authorities are reportedly intensifying filtration measures in occupied Ukraine to find Ukrainian partisans.
Details:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-21-2023
I cannot stop laughing, this is way too good.
Russian Patriarch Kyrill’s car, a Russian Aurus Senat, crashed into a Volvo XC60. The Russian-made car is completely broken apart at the front as if it hit a boulder. The Volvo on the other side looks pretty good for a car which just got hit by a 6 tons armored limo. The Russian police even tries to hide it, well knowing who that is and what just happened here.
This is so on brand. The Swedish Volvo is a tank and the Made-in-Russia product you can flush the toilet (and the toilet is stolen in Ukraine).
Have a nice start into the week!
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1660540527681388544
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And here is the actual hit. It is hard to say how fast the Russian Aurus was but that’s definitely faster 50 km/h, maybe 60-70 km/h.
Volvo should seriously consider to include this to their commercials. This is an amazing tribute to their efforts in safety.
And for anyone who wants that Made-in-Russia product, well RIP.
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1660543506253840386
Curious situation developing in Belgorod region this morning. According to online sources, the Russian border post “Grayvoron” was under heavy shelling this morning, followed by an attempt of an uknown tank(s) to drive into its territory. Video of the drone footage has Ukrainian langauge being spoken. Grayvoron is roughly to the west of Belgorod, southeast of Sumy, northwest of Khakriv.
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1660575159735001089
Footage from the vicinity of Grayvoron, Belgorod region. Fighting is ongoing. This is 8-10 KMs from the Ukrainian border.
https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1660636932727095297
lol... “a disco inferno?” “well, maybe just an inferno.”
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1660585231559081984
video Eng sub
The “Liberty of Russia” Legion @legion_svoboda also says it is returning home to end the Kremlin's dictatorship.
“We are Russians just like you. We are people just like you. We want our children to grow up in piece and be free people, so that they can travel, study and just be happy in a free country.
But this has no place in today's Putin's Russia, rotten from corruption, lies, censorship, restrictions on freedoms, repressions. In that Russia where a person's life means less than an official's wallet. In that Russia where a separate railway is being laid to the residence of the bunker grandfather instead of repairing roads in the regions.
In a dictatorial country where children are separated from their parents for calling for peace, and teenagers are given life sentences.
It's time to put an end to the Kremlin's dictatorship. Thanks to all those who support us. To everyone who sends us donations and smokes where necessary. Your support is what every day reminds us of our final goal on Red Square [in Moscow]. Be brave and don't be afraid, because we are coming home. Russia will be free!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJpotOA4uA&ab_channel=Kanal13
They are breaking the speed limit for the news.
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