There is good news from the Bakhmut area front. It appears that after a long, hard slog Ukraine is about to take all of Klishchiivka, just to the south of Bakhmut, and has already liberated Andriivka to the south of Klishchiivka.
It has been true and continues to be true that Bakhmut has no strategic value. And, indeed, it has been pulverized to hell. The value in retaking the city is in delivering a political and psychological blow to Russia. After months and months and a ton of Russian blood spilled, losing the city would be crippling.
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Taking down a Ka-52 Alligator helicopter is important. These have been especially difficult to target with air defense.
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When cheap vodka isn’t cheap enough.
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And every bit of it needed.
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These new surveillance drones have a range of 65 kilometers.
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A mass assault by 17 drones takes out another Crimean ammo dump.
The Ukrainian Air Force managed to blow up the third major ammunition depot, utilizing 17 drones. While the Russian Ministry of Defense claims to have shot down all the drones, the destruction of three hangars with ammunition near Vilne and a maintenance depot in Novostepove by the Ukrainians has raised doubts about the accuracy of this assertion.
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Air defense was apparently not standard equipment on these vehicles.
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The Borisoglebsk-2 is a Russian electronic system to jam satellite and radio navigation systems.
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A big bavovna indeed.
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Probably sent by Ammo Dump Jesus.
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Further proof, if any was needed, that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is not only a war criminal but a worthless sack of shit.
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Because he isn’t welcome anywhere else.
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Whatever excuse Unilever has for staying in Russia, they need to drop it and get out.
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Moldova needs to expel the Russians, not only from Transnistria, but from their “embassy.” They’ll need help in getting the Russians out of Transnistria and they should get it.
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And finally …