Ukraine: Unsubstantiated rumours and speculation
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Sept 11th, I've got an exam about then. 
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
An untranslated version was posted by the official UA defence account. Another Dmitri, the war translated guy, has posted a bit more on it.
If true, whoever made this can't really think Ukrainians are that naive, surely? It's ridiculous.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
From the country that gave you Cathedral Enthusiasts nothing is too ridiculous it seems.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Not really rumour or unsubstantiated but not reported by proper news outlets either; people in Zaporzhizhia have been issued with iodine tablets in case of radiation leaks from the power plant, which the Russians have been fucking about with, disconnecting from the Ukrainian grid and connecting to Crimea instead.
Nuclear power plants need a continual power supply, and a load on their own power output. It was a fuck up with a test of the backup generators which caused the Chernobyl explosion. The Russians do not have anyone at the Zaporzhizhia plant who is trained to operate the updated reactor.
Nuclear power plants need a continual power supply, and a load on their own power output. It was a fuck up with a test of the backup generators which caused the Chernobyl explosion. The Russians do not have anyone at the Zaporzhizhia plant who is trained to operate the updated reactor.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
It was on Sky News yesterday, which is a proper news outlet.
Ukraine war: Residents near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant given iodine tablets in case there's a radiation leak
The move comes two days after the plant was temporarily knocked offline because of what officials said was fire damage to a transmission line. Fighting around the plant has triggered concerns about a potential nuclear disaster.
news.sky.com
Also covered by the Guardian, ITV News, EuroNews, etc., etc.
gosub
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US: Russia running into problems with Iran-made drones
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine , according to Biden administration officials.
apnews.com
gosub
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Viral video of flummoxed Russians is part of Ukraine strategy in harrowing war
“Gentlemen,” one of the Russians says, “I suggest we start getting out of here in the maximum speed mode.”
nypost.com
gosub
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Russian Anarchists Are Sabotaging Railways to Stop Putin’s War on Ukraine
A group called BOAK has claimed responsibility for destroying communications towers and delaying trains used to deliver weapons to the military.
www.vice.com
Just how many hypnotists have Ukraine got doing special military operations?
gosub
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Russia Gives Clearest Indication Yet That Kherson Defense is Not Going Well
Citing a "security situation" in Kherson, a Kremlin-installed leader said a planned referendum on joining Russia has been "paused."
www.newsweek.com
If they only think they can only win a referendum without the presence of Ukrainian canvassers, chances are probably wouldn't win a referendum
strung out
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A few doubters in the comments, but I'm choosing to believe anyway.
It looks like Ukraine might have captured a Russian general in Kharkiv yesterday.
It looks like Ukraine might have captured a Russian general in Kharkiv yesterday.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
cant be him - heads wrong shape to fit into that hat
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Centre-right MP Goncharenko reports that sources tell him Ukrainian forces have "entered" Donetsk airport:
eatmorecheese
He's fallen out of the car again
If I've got this right, that airport has been pretty much on the front line for years, until a Russian advance a few weeks ago.
Could mean that the lines are collapsing here as things disintegrate further north around Izyum.
I hope this collapse is happening and continues, it will save a lot of lives in the end.
gosub
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Why Didn’t Russia Unleash Its Air Power Over Ukraine?
Russia was thought to have one of the best air force's on the planet before the start of the Ukraine war. Why didn't it perform better?
www.19fortyfive.com
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Ukraine update: Russian lines north of Lyman reportedly 'collapsing' as Ukraine continues advance
The counteroffensive in Kharkiv that kicked off in the first week of this month set a pace that’s hard for the Ukrainian army, or any army, to match. In a matter of days, they blasted through the Russian line that had held for months at towns like...
www.dailykos.com
probably more than speculation, let's hope so anyway
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Delighted to find out that the Americans have a PMC called Mozart operating in Ukraine
2hats
Dust.
Torygraph might be getting a little ahead of itself with speculation over the activities of 12th GUMO (hardware actually spotted just outside of Moscow, not in central Russia).
www.telegraph.co.uk
archive.ph
Movement of hardware usually only ever associated with the 12th directorate might be part of some intentional signalling theatre, prep for planned seasonal drills (RSVN exercises more common in autumn), anti-terror related, part of equipment maintenance/modernisation or requisition for war, and not necessarily heralding nuclear release. Unlikely to be accompanying warheads here as the appropriate specialised rail cars were not observed.
Nuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to send ‘signal to the West’
Train operated by secretive nuclear division spotted in central Russia heading towards the front line in Ukraine
www.telegraph.co.uk
Nuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to …
archived 4 Oct 2022 00:03:38 UTC
Movement of hardware usually only ever associated with the 12th directorate might be part of some intentional signalling theatre, prep for planned seasonal drills (RSVN exercises more common in autumn), anti-terror related, part of equipment maintenance/modernisation or requisition for war, and not necessarily heralding nuclear release. Unlikely to be accompanying warheads here as the appropriate specialised rail cars were not observed.
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bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Meanwhile, La Repubblica reported that the Poseidon-armed submararine Belgarod has moved from its Arctic base...Torygraph might be getting a little ahead of itself with speculation over the activities of 12th GUMO (hardware actually spotted just outside of Moscow, not in central Russia).
Nuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to send ‘signal to the West’
Train operated by secretive nuclear division spotted in central Russia heading towards the front line in UkraineNuclear weapons convoy sparks fears Putin could be preparing test to …
archived 4 Oct 2022 00:03:38 UTC
Movement of hardware usually only ever associated with the 12th directorate might be part of some intentional signalling theatre, prep for planned seasonal drills (RSVN exercises more common in autumn), anti-terror related, part of equipment maintenance/modernisation or requisition for war, and not necessarily heralding nuclear release. Unlikely to be accompanying warheads here as the appropriate specialised rail cars were not observed.
Story behind a paywall and in Italian, so here's one of the sketchy English accounts. For some reason its seems to be only in the RW press (story also in the Fail)
Putin deploys world’s largest submarine with ‘apocalypse’ drone capabilities
A new video shows what appears to be a train hauling military equipment linked to a division of the Russian Ministry of Defense that it in charge of the country’s nuclear arsenal. Meanwhile, …
nypost.com
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2hats
Dust.
The point is that there isn't any clear evidence of that (and, ongoing, no more transport of nuclear warheads than is typical - all the "big five" regularly move warheads around).
2hats
Dust.
US DoD comment:
nitter.net
Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC)
Reports of Russian train allegedly carrying nuclear weapons heading toward Ukraine appear to be FALSE based on US analysis, senior US defense official tells me.
nitter.net
maomao
普費斯
Would accurate analysis be publicly available? Isn't all that spy stuff meant to be secret?US DoD comment:
Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC)
Reports of Russian train allegedly carrying nuclear weapons heading toward Ukraine appear to be FALSE based on US analysis, senior US defense official tells me.
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
It is usually but people on the internet have special clearances.
Especially "Sources I am close to", "Someone I know who has high level clearance" and "An un-named source that shot this video from his flat window near a train line".
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