Yesterday it was still unverified whether Ukraine had taken out four Russian helicopters.
Today there is video.
It was a bad day all around for the Russian Air Force.
Russia attacked more civilians in Sumy with an Iskander missile. At least 74 people were injured, including 14 children.
Russians complain that their troops just walked away from the village of Demidivka in the Belgorod region.
Popovka is another tiny village just across the border in Belgorod Oblast.
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According to Russian sources, Ukrainian units are now trying to widen the area of control near Demidovka and are actively moving towards Popovka.
"Ukrainian infantry groups are attempting to flank Demidovka, moving closer to Popovka. Fighting has broken out with border guard positions."
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) March 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This bridge is east of the fighting in the Belgorod area.
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1/2: The bridge south of #Nadezhevka, #Krasnoyaruzhsky District, Belgorod, Russia was most likely partially destroyed by the AFU to prevent the entry of Russian reinforcements into the region from Kursk to the north.
Geolocation: 50.920756, 35.517918
#OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar
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— OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) March 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This bridge in Grafovka was blown up by the Russians.
That oil terminal in Kavkazskaya is still on fire after five days.
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As of 23.03.2025, at the "Kavkazskaya" fuel station, at least one tank was on fire—one destroyed and another showing signs of fire damage. The status of two other tanks remains unclear due to smoke but have likely been damaged or destroyed as well. The fire spread to nearby buildings.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) March 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Also still burning is the gas terminal at Sudzha.
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The gas metering station in Sudzha, Kursk region, is still on fire. The Sudzha gas metering station was the last route through which Russian natural gas was delivered to Europe through Ukraine. Transportation terminated on the morning of January 1, 2025.
Both sides blame each other for damage.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) March 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Ukraine has made gains southwest of Toretsk.
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Southwest of Toretsk, the AFU (12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov") has regained all of Shcherbynivka and Leonidivka which was previously considered Russian occupied, while also entering the most northern part of Nelipivka, capturing a Russian POW.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) March 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Maybe it wasn’t a partisan strike. Maybe those are all Tesla cyber trucks.
More of Russia on fire.
Another 1,280 Russians, plus 81 artillery systems and 8 tanks.
In the last two weeks 49 more Russian officers have been confirmed dead.
OK, so those BTRs in the photo don’t have turrets. Who needs turrets? Turrets are so overrated.
Russians on telegram are having a hard time believing Russia would actually have to resort to crowdfunding to buy a forklift.
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1/ A Russian air base is seeking urgent donations after its last remaining forklift broke down under the strain of loading 1500 kg bombs onto aircraft. The air base has already had to resort to transporting bombs using bicycles for want of other means of transportation. ⬇️
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) March 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
4/ "‼️👉A pilot with 600 combat sorties, who has been flying non-stop since 24.02.22, appealed to the people of Russia and all sympathisers with a request to URGENTLY buy a Loader so that the flow of bombs supporting our infantry does not weaken."
5/ The appeal has prompted incredulity from Russian Telegram users, who suspect a scam. "At first I thought it was an April Fool's joke!!!", says Knownaim. "To swallow such chutzpah – you need to have 47 chromosomes," R-T says.
6/ Others can't believe that the Russian air force is so short of equipment that it has to crowdfund."I will never believe that the air force needs a shitty loader that costs less than the FAB itself," one Telegram user says.
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8/ "1) A shitload of people live in a different reality and don't know that sometimes 2/3 of UAV operators' salaries go to those same Mavic [drones].2) That technicians bought tools for servicing aircraft with their own money.
9/ "3) That tank and armoured fighting vehicle repair shops sometimes repair equipment with their own money."A Russian tank driver responds to support his argument, explaining that the choice is between good new equipment bought at personal expense or worn-out junk:
10/ "They took my tank out for repairs, replaced the engine, the first thing they do is conduct an investigation into how the engine died, in my case the rings snapped, they gave me a new engine and now the dilemma arises, buy pipes and antifreeze at my own expense or…
11/ …install old stuff, I decided to install everything new, because a tank is such a thing that you can't get anywhere, the result [cost] 20K [$238]."
Russia has latched onto the disastrous attempt to insert soldiers behind Ukrainian lines in Sudzha via a gas pipeline into a heroic effort.
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Yekaterinburg’s Church on the Blood — built on the site where the Romanov family was executed — has installed a replica of the pipe that Russian soldiers crawled through to enter Sudzha, then under Ukrainian control.
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— Meduza in English (@meduza.io) March 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
And the sign said long-haired freaky people need not apply.
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Russian organizations, both public and private, often impose discriminatory requirements on contractors. Many tender documents explicitly say that cleaning, security, and equipment installation must be handled exclusively by people of “Slavic appearance.”
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— Meduza in English (@meduza.io) March 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The little tank that could.
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The opening ceremony of Russia’s premier animation festival this year featured a film about a baby tank dreaming of war. Meanwhile, an anti-war poet originally set to host the event was abruptly replaced before it began. The next day, he passed away.
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— Meduza in English (@meduza.io) March 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I wonder if he was treated to a cup of polonium tea or maybe he fell out of a window, accidentally of course.
The festival also marked the final days of Vadim Zhuk, a Russian actor, screenwriter, poet, and playwright who died this week at the age of 78. Zhuk had traveled to Suzdal for the festival, which he had hosted for years, Deutsche Welle reports. However, this year, he was replaced as the host of the opening ceremony at the last minute by film scholar Sergey Kapkov. According to Moskovsky Komsomolets, Zhuk learned of the decision “suddenly, over the phone,” and was “deeply unsettled by the situation.” Nonetheless, he attended the ceremony and watched from the audience. His wife, Marina Kurchevskaya, confirmed his death in an interview with Russian state media.
Zhuk was a vocal critic of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, publishing dozens of anti-war poems on Facebook. His work included poems about the death of a child under shellfire and the indifference of his compatriots to the suffering caused by the war. In 2022, after the war had begun, the Kyiv-based publishing house Raduga released My Conscience is Ukrainian, a collection of anti-war poetry by Zhuk and fellow St. Petersburg poet Tatyana Voltskaya. Less than 12 hours before his death, Zhuk published his final poem on social media.
I’m shocked (not).
Wait! So does this mean wars can’t be solved in 24 hours?
Does it mean bluster and bullshit are not good substitutes for diplomacy?
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🤔🇺🇸 Sources close to Mr Trump indicated on Sunday night that he was willing to wait for the right deal, but some said he was growing angry at the continued missile and drone attacks, which have been taking place despite promises from both sides of a mini truce, - The Telegraph
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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) March 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
China denies reports that it might send troops to a peacekeeping mission.
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China responds to rumors regarding its potential involvement in peacekeeping forces.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, denied reports that Chinese officials are discussing participation in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after the war ends.
"This is absolutely false," he said.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) March 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Russia seems to think customers will be lining up to buy that fabulous Russian equipment.
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Russian MOD claims that demand for its weapons will surge after SVO (Rus acronym for its invasion of Ukraine), especially for air defense systems, strike drones, upgraded armored vehicles, T-90 and T-80 tanks, S-400, S-500 and Pantsir air defense and SAM systems.
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— Samuel Bendett (@sambendett.bsky.social) March 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
South Korea might want to rethink its policy of not providing weapons to Ukraine.
Rest in peace.
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🕯️A volunteer of the “Hospitaliery” medical evacuation battalion and an instructor of the “Solomyanski Kotyky” training center, Oleksandr Oliynyk, with the call sign “Bogush,” died in the war.
The defender passed away on March 19.
Eternal memory to the Herо 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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— Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) March 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Yes, Trump has managed to destroy America’s reputation in the world in just two months.
