[This story has been updated to clarify that “Losses > Troops” includes both killed and wounded.]
Few seem to know what is actually, currently, going on in Ukraine. I have been following the Kyiv Post since the early days of Russia’s invasion of their country.
Suffice it to say the war rages on, relentlessly. Ukrainian forces, supported by Western democracies, and holding more of their country than they did after the initial blitz by Russian forces. The death toll has been horrific, but
No pay wall. Check it out at www.kyivpost.com
Here’re some highlights, excerpts and links.
Russian Forces Lost- according to a top of main page graphic which is updated daily.
Troops +1330 in the past day: Total Casualties not deaths: 497,700
Tanks +11: Total Destroyed: 7,622
Artillery +40: Total Destroyed: 12,860
Other Armored Vehicles +27: 14,748
Aircraft +1: Total Destroyed: 355
Helicopters: Total Destroyed: 326
Ships: Total Destroyed: 27
The Associated Press reports:
“31,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000, not whatever Putin and his deceitful circle have been lying about. But nevertheless, each of these losses is a great sacrifice for us”, Zelenskyy said at the “Ukraine. Year 2024” forum in Kyiv.
Ukrainian Counterattacks Recapture Lost Ground in Kharkiv Sector, US-Made Strykers in Action
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Ukrainian troops counterattacking in the northern Kharkiv sector recovered lost ground and captured Russian prisoners of war, but bitter fighting in the town of Vovchansk was still in progress, official and open-source reports said on Wednesday.
Both the Ukrainian DeepState battle tracking platform and the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) confirmed that Ukrainian forces had recaptured buildings and advanced in the battleground town less than five kilometers from the Russian border. An ISW May 22 report called the situation in the town “dynamic.”
Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Military Factories 1,000 KM Away
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Ukrainian intelligence (HUR) told Kyiv Post it struck Russian military production facilities in Tatarstan on May 23 with UAVs.
More than 1,000 km from the border, Ukrainian drones struck several military equipment production facilities in Russia’s Tatarstan on Thursday afternoon, Ukrainian military intelligence sources (HUR) told Kyiv Post.
The strike drones reached Kazan and Nizhnekamsk – where various companies make products to equip the Russian military’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine – the HUR source said.
The source said, with a smile, that “the operation was carried out as part of the Ukrainian holiday – Heroes’ Day,” adding that it was “HURkitlyvo” – which translates to loud with the sound of a rumbling.
...and finally:
Dominoes Keep Falling – Fifth Corrupt Russian Official Taken into Custody
As the Kremlin escalates its crackdown on Russia’s corrupt generals the head of the Ministry of Defense department for state procurement becomes the second arrested in less than 24 hours.
Russian milbloggers have reported on that Vladimir Verteletsky, a senior defense ministry official in charge of procurement for Russia’s armed forces was arrested on suspicion of “accepting a bribe on an especially large scale.” He was arrested after law enforcement officers raided his office in the main building of the Ministry of Defense on Frunzenskaya Embankment in Moscow.
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So there you have it. Courageous and ingenious Ukraine has achieved unparalleled victories against the invaders. Anyone speaking against our support of these brave people can, well, shove it. The truth is that Ukraine is keeping Putin’s Mafia State from launching further wars.
Slava Ukraini ! Heroiam Slava !