Then great. Admittedly, I wasn't completely sure what your post was trying to say, and I'm still unclear.
Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-25
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moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
Probably more effective to do it as it gets nearer to winter.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
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Russian-English language translation of intercepted call & other materials from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to improve understanding of the conflict for the broader Western audience.
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Dystopiary
Dystopiary
All this aristocracy has really got to stop.
Thank you.WarTranslated - Dmitri Masinski
Russian-English language translation of intercepted call & other materials from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to improve understanding of the conflict for the broader Western audience.
Dystopiary
Such an entitled mindset. It's clearly ingrained in him that these people are somehow lesser beings just because they're Ukrainian. Like, we're prepared to help them be second-class Russians after raiding their homes and torturing and murdering their families, why don't they want that?
not-bono-ever
meh
So they are calling them Hohols. that hardly going to bring the Ukrainians on side
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hiraethified
"All this happens to the accompaniment of street musicians performing the song of Ukraine from Eurovision 2022."WarTranslated - Dmitri Masinski
Russian-English language translation of intercepted call & other materials from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to improve understanding of the conflict for the broader Western audience.
Dystopiary
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
From multiple telegram and twitter sources it sounds like the UA are making some decent advances in Kharkiv, Balakliya and the Kherson thing last week totally threw the Russians.
Notable POW's so far include a Wagnerite and a Lieutenant Colonel. Won't post pics but they are out there.
You can't park there mate.
Notable POW's so far include a Wagnerite and a Lieutenant Colonel. Won't post pics but they are out there.
You can't park there mate.
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teqniq
DisMembered
Interesting:
www.politico.eu
The chips are down: Putin scrambles for high-tech parts as his arsenal goes up in smoke
List seen by POLITICO shows US and allies control chokepoint technologies sought by Moscow.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Kherson may have grabbed the Russians attention but it doesn't sound like it was a simple diversion. Lots of bad things happening.
SOUTHERN UKRAINE — In dimly lit hospital rooms in southern Ukraine, soldiers with severed limbs, shrapnel wounds, mangled hands and shattered joints recounted the lopsided disadvantages their units faced in the early days of a new offensive to expel Russian forces from the strategic city of Kherson.
The soldiers said they lacked the artillery needed to dislodge Russia’s entrenched forces and described a yawning technology gap with their better-equipped adversaries. The interviews provided some of the first direct accounts of a push to retake captured territory that is so sensitive, Ukrainian military commanders have barred reporters from visiting the front lines.
“They used everything on us,” said Denys, a 33-year-old Ukrainian soldier whose unit fell back from a Russian-held village after a lengthy barrage of cluster bombs, phosphorous munitions and mortars. “Who can survive an attack for five hours like that?” he said.
SOUTHERN UKRAINE — In dimly lit hospital rooms in southern Ukraine, soldiers with severed limbs, shrapnel wounds, mangled hands and shattered joints recounted the lopsided disadvantages their units faced in the early days of a new offensive to expel Russian forces from the strategic city of Kherson.
The soldiers said they lacked the artillery needed to dislodge Russia’s entrenched forces and described a yawning technology gap with their better-equipped adversaries. The interviews provided some of the first direct accounts of a push to retake captured territory that is so sensitive, Ukrainian military commanders have barred reporters from visiting the front lines.
“They used everything on us,” said Denys, a 33-year-old Ukrainian soldier whose unit fell back from a Russian-held village after a lengthy barrage of cluster bombs, phosphorous munitions and mortars. “Who can survive an attack for five hours like that?” he said.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
With what seems to be going on with the counteroffensive, if маскировка (maskirovka) is the watchword of Russian military deception, then тролінг (tr: "trolling") should be the Ukrainian one 
strung out
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It sounds like Ukraine is making large gains in the Kharkiv region, and potentially cutting off huge numbers of Russian troops and their supply routes.
This is what's being reported to have been retaken already:
And this looks like the possible goal:
Loads of videos flying around of the small city of Balakliya (population 30,000) having been liberated, with residents out on the streets waving Ukrainian flags.
This is what's being reported to have been retaken already:
And this looks like the possible goal:
Loads of videos flying around of the small city of Balakliya (population 30,000) having been liberated, with residents out on the streets waving Ukrainian flags.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Wonder if the Kharkiv assault was planned - or an opportunistic attack whilst Russia are busy defending Kherson. Think is shows how superior Ukrainian (well US) military intelligence is - suspect they have far clearer idea of where Russian forces are and where they are going than vice versa.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
They’re using a lot of newer NATO-donated equipment in this offensive, stuff like Excalibur gps guided shells which have an accuracy of 2m. Also very good communications and control. Anything seen that is worthwhile targetting is destroyed promptly.
They’ve also broken through Russian lines and are attacking them from the rear and flanks. Air and artillery support can’t do shit as they‘re unable to identify friend or foe in this kind of situation, fast and chaotic.
They’ve also broken through Russian lines and are attacking them from the rear and flanks. Air and artillery support can’t do shit as they‘re unable to identify friend or foe in this kind of situation, fast and chaotic.
cupid_stunt
Where's the bloody sun?
Blimey even Russian TV are reporting the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
www.reuters.com
'Substantial victory' for Kyiv acknowledged on Russian TV after Ukrainian breakthrough
Russian state television broadcast an interview on Friday acknowledging that Kyiv had achieved a "substantial victory", after Ukrainian forces burst through the frontline in a lightning advance.
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Reports from Pro-Russian sources saying that the whole Eastern Kharkiv front is collapsing.
strung out
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The celebrations and tears of Ukrainian civilians greeting the Ukrainian armed forces as their settlements get liberated is the most heartwarming thing I've seen in months.
strung out
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If liberation videos are your thing, here are some more.
Dystopiary
All this aristocracy has really got to stop.
Cid
Proper break this time
Probably. They're good for large buildups of troops, bases, heavily fortified positions etc... Whereas this is a very fast moving, very unpredictable phase of the conflict. So they'd effectively be breaking a huge red line both for the west, and for their not-really-allies, potentially for no real gain.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Just as Putin planned.
Dystopiary
All this aristocracy has really got to stop.
They've retaken Shevchenkove. That sign has just been changed back from Russian colours.
source - Illia Ponomarenko on twitter
source - Illia Ponomarenko on twitter
Dystopiary
All this aristocracy has really got to stop.
It's fantastic news. But what those guys will have been through, what they'll have seen and comrades lost, and the liberated people too, fuck Putin, fuck war.
David Clapson
Well-Known Member
I'm slightly worried that Putin will get desperate. His own side will be plotting to get rid of him if this setback turns into a rout, with all the territory, even Crimea, being lost. He might as well resort to tactical nukes.
cupid_stunt
Where's the bloody sun?
We can only hope that they can keep this up.
teqniq
DisMembered
Jeez 
apnews.com
Ukraine claws back some territory; nuclear plant in peril
Ukrainian forces are claiming new success in their counteroffensive against Russian forces in the east, taking control of a sizeable village and pushing toward an important transport junction.
apnews.com
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