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    Russia pounds Ukraine’s Donbas as war hits ‘maximum intensity’ on eastern front

    https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2037302851659

    The fighting in Eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region has reached ‘maximum intensity,’ according to Ukrainian officials who say their troops are being outnumbered by Russian forces, which are heavily shelling supply lines and escape routes in the east.

    Russian forces move closer to encircling Ukrainian troops in the east
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukrain...y-92-1.6466343

    "Recent Russian gains offer a sobering check on expectations for the near term," tweeted defence analyst Michael Kofman, director of Russian studies at the U.S.-based CNA think-tank.

    Russian troops have broken through Ukrainian lines at Popasna, south of Severodonetsk, and are threatening to encircle Ukrainian forces, he wrote.

    Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Vadym Denisenko told a briefing that 25 Russian battalions were attempting to surround the Ukrainian forces.

    The head of Ukraine's armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, called for more help from the West, particularly "weapons that will allow us to hit the enemy at a big distance," using the social media platform Telegram.

    Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, later warned that any supplies of weapons that could reach Russian territory would be a "a serious step towards unacceptable escalation."

    Russia Uses Incendiary Munitions Against Ukrainian Forces

    https://funker530.com/video/russia-u...ainian-forces/

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    The Red army is looking battle hardened and gaining valuable experience.

    Do some of you still think it was a bad decision for Westerners to go over there?

    https://funker530.com/video/american...gw90-launcher/

    Helmet cam footage shows an American foreign volunteer hitting a Russian BTR-80 armored personnel carrier with a German RGW-90 HH rocket propelled grenade type launcher. A second angle of the incident is recorded by a drone and shows the Russian vehicle come to a halt inside the woodline while its stored ammo begins cooking off.

    While no massive secondary blast ensues like often seen with Russia's poorly designed tanks. The RGW-90 Heat/Hesh round is designed to easily penetrate over 23 inches of steel armor and would have had no problem punching through the light armored APC.

    Interestingly, another volunteer appears to have a misfire with a Czech RPG-75M launcher seconds before the RGW-90 is fired.

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    A lot of these videos popping up on pro Red army channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/NNC99/videos

    In Stunning Shift, WaPo Admits Catastrophic-Conditions, Collapsing-Morale Of Ukraine Front-Line Forces
    https://www.zerohedge.com/military/w...e-forces-front

    The report references a video widely circulating online this week wherein a group the size of a platoon declares they simply can't fight for lack of weaponry, ammunition, food and proper command support:

    “We are being sent to certain death,” said a volunteer, reading from a prepared script, adding that a similar video was filmed by members of the 115th Brigade 1st Battalion. “We are not alone like this, we are many.”

    Ukraine’s military rebutted the volunteers’ claims in their own video posted online, saying the “deserters” had everything they needed to fight: “They thought they came for a vacation,” one service member said. “That’s why they left their positions.”

    In the wake of the video, the Ukrainian troops featured are being accused of 'desertion':


    And in recent weeks, he said, the situation has gotten much worse. When their supply chains were cut off for two days by the bombardment, the men were forced to make do with a potato a day.

    They spend most days and nights in trenches dug into the forest on the edges of Toshkivka or inside the basements of abandoned houses. “They have no water, nothing there,” Lapko said. “Only water that I bring them every other day.”




    They must be guarding their artillery better than anyone expected or the Ukrainians don't have enough troops/weapons/supplies to go around looking for the emplacements.

    That's the only explanation I can come up with.
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    Zero Hedge is a known source of Russian disinformation.

    That being said, I think it is clear now that the Russians actually have a plan and a MUCH smaller goal they are doing a lot better. Hopefully they aren’t able to keep it up with the Ukrainian military getting better equipped by the day and the Russians being forced to break out tanks from before desegregation. But we shall see. I’m concerned for sure.
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    US preparing to approve advanced long-range rocket system for Ukraine as Russian TV host warns of crossing a ‘red line’

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/polit...lrs/index.html
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    We definitely need to do that. I don't give $## if the Russians are unhappy about it. In fact, the more they bitch, the more I think we should do it.

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    US preparing to approve advanced long-range rocket system for Ukraine as Russian TV host warns of crossing a ‘red line’

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/polit...lrs/index.html
    Let those who are fond of blaming and finding fault, while they sit safely at home, ask, ‘Why did you not do thus and so?’I wish they were on this voyage; I well believe that another voyage of a different kind awaits them.”

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    The HIMARS system they’re going to send is impressive, with an effective range of up to 300 miles with certain munitions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tn1911 View Post
    The HIMARS system they’re going to send is impressive, with an effective range of up to 300 miles with certain munitions.
    Russian Mercenary Attack In Syria Reportedly Meant To ‘Test’ US Military Resolve
    https://taskandpurpose.com/news/russ...ilitary-syria/

    CNN also reported that HIMARS and MQ-9 drones were used in the attack.

    “First of all the bombers attacked, and then they cleaned up using Apaches (attack helicopters),” Yevgeny Shabayev, a Cossack paramilitary leader with ties to Russia's military contractors, told Reuters.

    An anonymous source told Reuters that Bloomberg's report that 300 Russians died was “broadly correct.” The U.S. reported more than 100 dead.

    The Pentagon maintains that only one SDF fighter was injured in the attack.

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    Damn, those Rooskies like them some missiles/rockets don't they? Reminds me of the old WWII "Stalin's Organ" Katyushas firing side-by-side.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Damn, those Rooskies like them some missiles/rockets don't they? Reminds me of the old WWII "Stalin's Organ" Katyushas firing side-by-side.
    The Russian army can be described as an artillery army with a pile of tanks.

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