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Russia has for years been a notoriously unfriendly place for anyone who does not comply with the Kremlin’s hardline views on “family values”.Russia’s security service said Thursday it had arrested a transgender rights activist accused of “high treason” for supporting Ukraine, as lawmakers backed a bill banning gender transitions.Authorities “stopped the illegal activities of a Russian citizen, resident of the Oryol region, involved in high treason for providing financial aid to the armed forces of Ukraine”, the FSB security service said in a statement.In a video of the arrest made by the FSB and shared by Russian state media, the...

Update from Ukraine | Bakhmut will be encircled soon | Ruzzia is in the deep problem | Supplies cut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wALdKCM0ixc The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2nd July 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-494-summary/ *** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Update from Ukraine | The Best Ruzzian Tank Modification done by the Ukrainian FPV Drones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWyvrki-270 ****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here: Invasion Day 428 – Summary April 27, 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-428-summary/ *** Greatly appreciate the viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use on each Front map!

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the...

Douglas Macgregor, Col is a senior fellow with The American Conservative, the former advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration, and a combat veteran.In this YouTube presentation, Colonel Douglas Macgregor sits down with Stephen Gardner to update us on the Ukraine Russia war. Colonel Douglas Macgregor shares thoughts on Scott Ritters battle assessment, China, North Korea, Biden, the US dollar and de-dollarization.Timestamp: 0:44 Has Bakhmut fallen? 2:50 Bakhmut is the keystone of this war 5:40 General Milley goofs and says Ukraine cannot win this war 8:20 DC will provoke China to engage in war and rumors of...

Ukraine’s military has set up positions on the eastern side of the Dnipro River near Kherson city, the Institute for the Study of War cites Russian military bloggers as saying. Infiltrating the area could be a first step towards trying to dislodge Russian forces from positions they are using to shell and shoot at Kherson. The constant attacks have made it impossible for residents to return to normal life months after Ukrainian troops liberated the city from occupation. Ukrainian military forays across the river could also mark the first tentative steps towards launching a long-awaited spring offensive to reclaim more...

Who decided to send the SAS to Ukraine? What are they doing there? What would happen were they to be killed by Russian forces, or captured by them? And what was a British surveillance plane, capable of carrying 30 people, doing over the Black Sea last September, when a bungling Russian pilot almost shot it down, only failing because his missile was a dud? What would have happened if the missile had worked, and many British servicemen and women had died? Nobody will answer these questions when I ask them. ...First of all, what interest does the United Kingdom have...