Running Newsticker for the War in Ukraine

Thank you Mr. President.

NATO strong

 

Sanctions ARE working. Case in point.

 

NATO strong.

Tear down that worthless ****.

 

Powerful. Ukrainian produced: NEPTUNE

 

Yepp.

HIMARS aimed at the Krim.

Yepp.

 

Amen.

Russia is a 4th rate bit-player.

 

Yepp.

 

LOL

Amateurs.

See: 42,000 KIA

 

just guessing but it's not unusual.....I imagine his Non-payment insurance may have already paid out..as a private buyer one assumes he'd purchase an NPI/Contract Frustration policy to cover the pre-finance on the grain he was supposed to have received months back? Waiting period on those sorts of policies is usually around 180 days so maybe the insurers have paid out already....he could have already pre-financed another shipment at better terms on the insurance claim proceeds...so...who knows?

 

Justice is coming.



Ukraine’s long-awaited southern counteroffensive begins with a bang in Crimea

 

Russian Offensive Campaign ...

Key Takeaways

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  • Russian forces conducted ground attacks to the southeast of Siversk and around Bakhmut.
  • Russian forces conducted ground attacks north of Donetsk City and southwest of Donetsk City near the Zaporizhia-Donetsk Oblast border.
  • Several large explosions hit Russian positions near Sevastopol and north of Crimea, but Russia did not blame Ukraine for them and Ukraine has not taken credit for them.
  • Russia launched a surveillance satellite for Iran.
  • Western media has reported that a Ukrainian counteroffensive is underway near Izyum, but the Ukrainian General Staff was notably completely silent about the area in its evening report.
  • Russian sources suggested that recently-formed volunteer battalions are responsible for much of the Izyum sector.
  • Ukrainian officials claimed that Russian forces continued to fire artillery systems from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
  • Russian officials are continuing to take prominent roles in preparing for the sham referenda in Russian-occupied regions despite Kremlin claims that Russia is not conducting the referenda. . . .

Russian forces maintained defensive positions along the southern frontline and did not conduct offensive operations on August 9. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces continued to launch airstrikes at Bila Krynytsya and Andriivka, in the vicinity of the Ukrainian bridgehead near the Inhulets River, and on Ukrainian positions in Olhine and Osokorkivka near the Kherson-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border.[31] Russian forces also conducted aerial reconnaissance in northern Kherson Oblast and continued artillery fire along the line of contact in the region.[32] The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence (GUR) intercepted a Russian servicemen’s call in which he stated that Russian forces operating in Kherson Oblast do not have enough manpower to conduct an offensive operation.[33] Mykolaiv Oblast officials also reported that Russian forces shelled the outskirts of Mykolaiv City and launched rockets from the Uragan multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) at Bereznehuvate, approximately 20 km northwest of the Ukrainian bridgehead.[34]

Russian forces are reportedly continuing to neglect the Zaporizhia Oblast frontline in favor of Donetsk and Kherson Oblast efforts. Zaporizhia Oblast Military Administration Head Oleksandr Starukh noted that Russian forces are periodically concentrating forces in Zaporizhia Oblast to redistribute them to Donetsk or Kherson Oblast directions.[35] Starukh added that Ukrainian military command assesses a low risk of Russian offensive operation in Zaporizhia Oblast but specified that combat operations continue at the Zaporizhia-Donetsk Oblast border. The Ukrainian Southern Operational Command did not report any changes in the Russian troop composition in Kherson Oblast on August 9.[36]

Ukrainian officials maintained that Russian forces are continuing to fire using artillery systems situated at the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The Ukrainian Southern Operational Command reported that Russian forces fired 80 Grad MLRS rockets at Nikopol from firing positions on the opposite bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir.[37] Starukh stated that Russian forces continue to use the territory of the Zaporizhzhia NPP to shell Nikopol and use the plant as a nuclear shield.[38]

Ukrainian officials and social media users reported several explosions at Russian military bases and ammunition depots across the Southern Axis on August 8 and August 9. Advisor to the Kherson Oblast Administration Serhiy Khlan reported that a Russian ammunition depot suffered secondary explosions for over an hour and a half in Novooleksiivka near Henichensk (approximately 35 km north of the Crimean border).[39] Russian and Ukrainian sources reported a series of explosions at the Russian Saky airbase in occupied Novofedorivka, western Crimean coast.[40] Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov also reported 10 explosions at Russian military bases in the western part of Melitopol.[41] Ukrainian officials have not taken responsibility for the strikes on Russian military infrastructure as of the time of this publication. The Southern Operational Command only confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck Russian positions in Snihurivka (approximately 31 km east of Mykolaiv City) and two command posts in the Berislav and Khersonskyi districts.[42] . . . .

 

Biden Formalizes US Support for Finland, Sweden NATO Membership Bids. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the instruments of ratification to formally back Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO. Biden called the endorsement “a watershed moment” that will create “greater security and stability not only of Europe and the US but of the world.” The Senate approved membership for the two Nordic countries last week in a rare 95-1 vote. Over half of the alliance’s 30 countries have also ratified Sweden and Finland’s candidacies so far. Associated Press New York Times Politico

 

EU Bans Russian Coal. An EU embargo on Russian coal imports goes into effect on Wednesday. The ban is part of the fifth package of EU sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The EU agreed to the coal embargo four months ago as part of efforts to wean the bloc from Russian energy supplies. An EU ban on Russian oil will come into effect later this year. Bloomberg RFE/RL

 

Denmark to Train Ukrainian Forces in UK. Denmark is sending 130 military trainers to the UK to train Ukrainian troops there how to fight against Russian forces, according to Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov. He added that Denmark will also start training Ukrainian military officers on Danish soil. The Danish instructors will work with Canada, the UK, Netherlands and New Zealand in the training effort. Reuters

 

The partisans are coming.
Ukrainian Resistance Growing in Russian-Occupied Areas. The Associated Press is out with a report on Ukrainian guerilla forces’ escalating resistance movement against Russian occupiers in southeastern Ukraine. Resistance groups in the region have been killing pro-Moscow officials, destroying bridges and trains used by Russian forces, and giving the Ukrainian military coordinates on targets for long-range strikes. The growing resistance is likely to complicate Moscow’s plans to hold referendums in occupied areas on joining Russia. Moscow has reportedly sent anti-guerilla units to the Kherson area to counter the partisans. Associated Press

 

(AP)
Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia ‘cannot feel safe in Crimea’ after air base blasts
A Ukrainian attack in Crimea would be a dramatic escalation in the war, demonstrating an ability by Ukrainian forces to strike at Russia far from the front lines.

 

Sat pic of the airbase which sunk in a storm.

https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/st...^1557446473398337537|twgr^|twcon^s3_&ref_url=

 

yeah...but...some of the "key Takeaways" seem to be missing though

• Ukrainian forces continue to be fixed by Russian artillery preventing a concentration of forces to conduct offensive manoeuvres
• Limited staff capacity is limiting Ukraine’s ability to plan and execute combined operations at scale

I just wonder when there/if there will be a joined up plan to support Ukraine...I mean we've got all sorts of equipment being given/pledged/promised but nothing is coherent or standardised just piecemeal delivery of different fleets of equipment that require different training, logistics and maintenance. That's not going to work. Hence the Ukrainians are now hemmed in under Russian artillery barely able to respond as the Russian EW has trounced the ability of Ukrainian counter-battery fire. The EW situation is critical and needs to be crushed; Russian artillery mediation is mainly through AKATSIA but due to losses there are less and less trained operators, also the Russian conscripts on front line positions use personal phones instead of ISTARS so even with the Russians telegraphing their positions, electronic jamming is stopping any meaningful counter-battery operations. Drones won't solve the problem. Anyway......Ukrainians need to start getting some joined-up intelligent support not bits and pieces thrown at them ad hoc...it won't work and they'll eventually get ground down......balls...I'm moaning....

 

I think much is happening that we don't see. Patience.

 

!!

 

Counteroffensive and most likely, uprising

 

The never-ending Shitshow

 

LOL

****ing snowflake

 

Cool