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Ukraine Invasion: Part 39

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MagicFox · 25/03/2023 22:44

38 filled up quick. Welcome all to 39 🇺🇦

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Natsku · 03/04/2023 13:53

Igotjelly · 03/04/2023 13:17

Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed that Finland will officially join NATO tomorrow. 🇫🇮

Might have to have a celebratory drink tomorrow

ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 03/04/2023 14:38

UNITED24 Media Telegram

Baykar successfully tested Akinci UAV with Ukrainian engine
The drone launched an IHA-230 supersonic missile at a distance of 140 km.

The Mayak Ukrainian Defense Plant has started manufacturing new aviation ammunition for the Armed Forces, the press service of the plant said.
These are fragmentation munitions that can be used from unmanned aerial systems.

The Czech Republic is not against China's mediation in a peace settlement in Ukraine

🇨🇿 The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic assured that the warehouses of the Czech Armed Forces still have military equipment that can be transferred to Ukraine

The German concern Rheinmetall is building a hub in Romania to repair weapons used in Ukraine, — Reuters.
The maintenance and logistics center will be deployed in the city of Satu Mare near the border with Ukraine.
It will serve self-propelled guns, Leopard 2 and Challenger 2 tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Fuchs armored personnel carriers, and military trucks. The opening is expected this month.

The UN Security Council must be reformed. This is evidenced by the presidency of a country that threatens the security of the world, the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Jan Lipavský.

A car carrying another collaborator exploded in occupied Melitopol, mayor Fedorov said.

During the West delays, Ukraine loses the best pilots capable of quickly mastering the F-16, — The Telegraph.
"We had a list of the most trained pilots who could be trained on the F-16, and unfortunately, some of them have already died in combat," Colonel Volodymyr Logachov told reporters.

Poland is ready to place NATO nuclear weapons on its territory in response to possible actions of Russia in Belarus, —
the head of the National Security Office of Poland, Jacek Siewiera, in an interview with the DPA agency.

German Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Economy Robert Habeck arrived in Kyiv for political negotiations on the restoration of Ukraine and cooperation in the energy sector

On April 3-4, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kuleba will visit Brussels to participate in the official meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission.

Ukraine will become a leading state in implementing innovations in cyber security, protection of critical infrastructure objects, and the military sphere, — Deputy Prime Minister for Innovations, Development of Education, Science, and Technologies Mykhailo Fedorov on the air of the telethon.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually take over all of Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
"I got along well with him. If I were the president, Putin would be much better off because he would not have invaded Ukraine. However, in the end, he will take over all of Ukraine," the Republican said.

🇫🇮 Finland will become a member of NATO on April 4. The formal signing of the documents will take place tomorrow in Brussels.

NATO countries have transferred 65 billion euros worth of arms to Ukraine and are preparing a supply program for years to come, – Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Norway and Denmark will hand over 8,000 artillery shells to Ukraine
The Norwegian Ministry of Defense report notes that this assistance will complement Denmark's decision to transfer 19 Caesar self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.

blueshoes · 03/04/2023 14:52

Natsku · 03/04/2023 13:53

Might have to have a celebratory drink tomorrow

Congrats - hallelujah!

ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 03/04/2023 14:53

Live: Ukraine Telegram

The International Olympic Committee has criticized the Ukrainian government's decision to prevent athletes from participating in the 2024 Olympic qualifying competitions with Russia and Belarus.

Blinken and Lavrov have their first phone conversation since July 2022.
Moscow said they discussed the illegal detention of American journalist Evan Hershkovich in Russia.

Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar called for trust in the military defending Bakhmut and assured that the response to the current situation is based on the principle of military expediency.

The next week will be especially important for our defense, for our movement to victory," Zelensky said in his evening video address.
"We are already preparing for the planned events and decisions. The main thing now is to preserve our unity and take care of our defenders and help each other," the president added.

Vladlen Tatarsky is the man you can see in the clip, known for saying “We will defeat everyone, we will kill everyone, we will rob everyone. Everything will be as we like". [the man killed in the explosion]
Vladlen Tatarsky: “It is time to liquidate Budanov long ago…”

SBU detains Russian informant: she was guiding missiles at hospitals and dormitories in Kramatorsk [jesus, to deliberately aim the Russians at hospitals and dorms!]

Mb76 · 03/04/2023 21:09

Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually take over all of Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
"I got along well with him. If I were the president, Putin would be much better off because he would not have invaded Ukraine. However, in the end, he will take over all of Ukraine," the Republican said.

🤣🫠🙄 of course Donald

MissConductUS · 03/04/2023 21:18

Mb76 · 03/04/2023 21:09

Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually take over all of Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
"I got along well with him. If I were the president, Putin would be much better off because he would not have invaded Ukraine. However, in the end, he will take over all of Ukraine," the Republican said.

🤣🫠🙄 of course Donald

I wonder if Putin will visit him in jail. 😁

It's going to be a circus tomorrow in NYC with Trump showing up to get fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken. This will be the first of many such moments.

DOJ has more evidence of possible Trump obstruction in classified documents case: Washington Post

I read somewhere that they're going to subpoena his secret service agents for this case.

DOJ has more evidence of possible Trump obstruction in classified documents case: Washington Post

The Department of Justice and FBI investigators have more evidence of possible obstruction by former President Trump in the probe into classified documents found during the FBI’s search of his Mar-…

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3930885-doj-has-more-evidence-of-possible-trump-obstruction-in-classified-documents-case-washington-post

Surplus2requirements · 03/04/2023 21:18

Mb76 · 03/04/2023 21:09

Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually take over all of Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
"I got along well with him. If I were the president, Putin would be much better off because he would not have invaded Ukraine. However, in the end, he will take over all of Ukraine," the Republican said.

🤣🫠🙄 of course Donald

He's like something you have to stop and wipe off your shoe

Mb76 · 03/04/2023 21:59

@MissConductUS putin can jolly well JOIN Donald in jail 😁
sometimes I think this planet is just not big enough for the egos of these two morons

Igotjelly · 03/04/2023 21:59

Maybe they could share a cell… or a pot of polonium tea.

Amispringy · 04/04/2023 09:01

Mb76 · 03/04/2023 21:09

Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually take over all of Ukraine, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
"I got along well with him. If I were the president, Putin would be much better off because he would not have invaded Ukraine. However, in the end, he will take over all of Ukraine," the Republican said.

🤣🫠🙄 of course Donald

One of life's great mysteries is just why anyone takes this clown seriously

MagicFox · 04/04/2023 09:16

Good podcast interview with Lawrence Freedman: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/deep-state-radio/id1245002955?i=1000607234386

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Igotjelly · 04/04/2023 09:28

He just did an interview on the Foreign Office podcast which is worth a listen to too.

Ukraine Invasion: Part 39
Amispringy · 04/04/2023 11:04

Anyone on twitter follow MFA Russia

I'm feeling thick and need some clever person to explain their "joke" tweet this morning.

Igotjelly · 04/04/2023 11:10

Amispringy · 04/04/2023 11:04

Anyone on twitter follow MFA Russia

I'm feeling thick and need some clever person to explain their "joke" tweet this morning.

Do you mean this one? @elonmusk, a few avatar ideas, уou're welcome. From the very heart, bru. pic.twitter.com/6de2YxvCbM— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) April 4, 2023 Here

If so it relates to the use of the Shiba Inu as a replacement to the Twitter logo today - which in itself is a reference to Musk's ongoing legal dispute with Dogecoin (who's logo is a Shiba Inu).

Amispringy · 04/04/2023 11:40

Igotjelly · 04/04/2023 11:11

Sorry my link didn't work. I meant this one - https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1643129732559523840?s=20

Ah thank you

I guessed it was something to do with NAFO but couldn't understand

ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 04/04/2023 11:47

Today marks 74 years since the founding of NATO.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-3-2023

Key Takeaways

  • Wagner Group fighters made further advances in central Bakhmut and seized the Bakhmut City Administration Building on the night of April 2.
  • Russian authorities are blaming Ukrainian government entities and Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny for the assassination of Russian milblogger Maksim Fomin (also known as Vladlen Tartarsky).
  • Official Russian responses to Fomin’s death failed to generate a single narrative in the information space and led to disjointed responses from prominent pro-war voices.
  • Russian security services reportedly continue to confiscate passports of senior officials and state company executives in an effort to limit flight from Russia.
  • Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
  • Russian sources reported on April 3 that Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) units received TOS-1A thermobaric artillery systems for the first time.
  • Russian forces continued ground attacks in and around Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Donetsk City, and in western Donetsk Oblast.
  • Russian officials likely remain concerned about a potential Ukrainian threat to Crimea amid continued fortification and logistical efforts.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing a state fund to support military personnel who participate in the war in Ukraine and their families.
  • Likely Ukrainian partisans used an improvised explosive device (IED) to target a former Russian occupation official in Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast.

Expansion: Russian security services reportedly continue to confiscate the passports of senior officials and state company executives to limit flight from Russia. Financial Times reported on April 2 that the Russian security services seek to prevent senior officials, ex-officials, and state company executives from traveling abroad, indicating that the Kremlin continues to fear elites will flee Russia.[17] Current Time TV and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty-associated investigative project “Sistema” reported on March 10 that Russian security officials told government officials and employees of state-owned companies to hand over their passports on threat of forcibly revoking an individual’s passports or forced resignation.[18]

[UK Int report: so basically lots of small independent or big-company armies instead of one Russian Defense Force.

Why does it feel like they are going back to the middle ages, only with big-companies taking the place of the Barons then?]

Ukraine Invasion: Part 39
ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 04/04/2023 12:01

Kyiv Independent Telegram

⚡️Media: Air defense systems sighted (https://kyivindependent.com/media-air-defense-systems-placed-near-putins-sochi-residence/) near Putin's Sochi residence.

Stoltenberg says 'Ukraine will join NATO,' vows continued support despite Russia's 'dangerous and reckless nuclear rhetoric' (https://kyivindependent.com/stoltenberg-says-ukraine-will-join-nato-vows-continued-support-despite-russias-dangerous-and-reckless-nuclear-rhetoric/)

Ukraine has brought 10 soldiers and two civilians back from Russian captivity, the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on April 3.
Five of the soldiers are seriously injured, according to the coordinating headquarters.

⚡️Ukraine receives first $2.7 billion tranche of IMF financial package (https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-receives-first-tranche-of-imf-financial-package/).
On March 31, the IMF first announced that it had reached an agreement with Ukraine to provide a four-year financial aid package worth approximately $15.6 billion. This funding is part of a larger package worth $115 billion.

⚡️Stoltenberg wants NATO states to pledge (https://kyivindependent.com/stoltenberg-wants-nato-states-to-pledge-500-million-euros-yearly-to-ukraine-fund/) 500 million euros yearly to Ukraine Fund.

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv denies Wagner’s claim of seizing Bakhmut city hall (https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-denies-wagner-claim-bakhmut/)
Ukraine denied Russia’s recent claims of “legally” capturing Bakhmut, an embattled city in Donetsk Oblast, on April 2.

⚡️UN: Russia's all-out war causes (https://kyivindependent.com/un-all-out/) $2.6 billion in damages to Ukraine's cultural heritage.

⚡️IAEA head to visit (https://kyivindependent.com/iaea-to-visit-russia-this-week-discuss-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant/) Russia, discuss occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is scheduled to visit Russia's Kaliningrad to address safety concerns over the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, CNN reported on April 3.

⚡️ US ambassador to UN calls (https://kyivindependent.com/us-ambassador-to-un-calls-russia-chairing-unsc-april-fools-joke/) Russia chairing UNSC ‘April Fools’ joke.’

⚡️Washington Post: Satellite images show Russia bolstering Crimean defenses (https://kyivindependent.com/washington-post-sattelite-images-show-russia/).

Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee accused the Ukrainian special services of plotting with Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Fund to kill a "war correspondent" Vladlen Tatarsky.

⚡️General Staff: Ukrainian forces repel almost 70 Russian attacks (https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-ukrainian-forces-repel-70-russian-attacks-2/).

⚡️State Bureau of Investigation finds warehouse with stolen food (https://kyivindependent.com/state-bureau-of-investigation-finds-warehouse-with-3-tons-of-stolen-food-intended-for-military/) intended for military.
The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on April 4 that it had uncovered a warehouse in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast containing nearly three tons of stolen food intended for the military.

⚡️Air Force: Russia launches up to 20 guided aircraft bombs (https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-russia-uses-up-to-20-aerial-guided-bombs-daily/) against Ukraine daily.

⚡️Stoltenberg: Ukraine's position at negotiating table 'inextricably linked' to battlefield strength (kyivindependent.com/stoltenberg-ukraines-position-at-negotiating-table-inextricably-linked-to-battlefield-strength/).

Igotjelly · 04/04/2023 13:34

Sorry a bit off topic but I see Trump has been advised he's facing 34 felony charges of falsifying business records.

prettybird · 04/04/2023 13:49

First thing that Finland does on becoming a member of NATO is hand over the document confirming Finland's ratification of Sweden's application for NATO membership Grin

L1ttledrummergirl · 04/04/2023 13:52

Brilliant.

Natsku · 04/04/2023 13:57

Classic Grin there's definitely a bit of glee there over bring able to ratify 'big brother' Sweden's application

TokyoSushi · 04/04/2023 14:05

Igotjelly · 04/04/2023 13:34

Sorry a bit off topic but I see Trump has been advised he's facing 34 felony charges of falsifying business records.

Lovely stuff!

ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 04/04/2023 14:05

Live: Ukraine Telegram

President Volodymyr Zelensky wished Putin to spend the rest of his life in a basement with a bucket for a toilet.
Today he visited the village of Yahidne (Chernihiv region) on the occasion of the anniversary of its liberation from Russian invaders. From March 3 to March 30, 2022, the Russians held 367 residents of this village in the basement. There were 50 children among the hostages. 11 people died, unable to withstand the inhumane conditions.

Ukrainian hackers from the Cyber Resistance group gained access to the payment card of Russian volunteer Mikhail Luchin, a friend of the deceased propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky, and bought $25,000 worth of sex toys.

Australian manufacturer Electro Optic Systems will supply a hundred RWS remote weapon control systems for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

🇳🇱The Dutch government has announced the first comprehensive aid package for Ukraine in 2023, worth €274 million.
Of this amount, €180 million is earmarked for humanitarian aid, agriculture and recovery, and the remaining €94 million is for non-lethal support to the Armed Forces, the fight against impunity and the preservation of cultural heritage.

The President of Ukraine met in Kyiv with former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Volodymyr Zelensky called his visit a powerful signal of bipartisan support for Ukrainians in their fight for democracy.

Eastern military grouping spokesman Cherevaty confirmed that the owner of the Wagner PMC, Yevhen Prygozhyn, brought the flag to the building of the Bakhmut city administration, which was destroyed long ago during the fighting in the city.

⚡️ Finland officially became NATO's 31st member
The country decided to join the Alliance after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian occupiers.