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2024-09-06 11:22:59

Residents of the #Kursk region refuse to evacuate due to fears. They are afraid not of the advancing Ukrainian army, but of their home being robbed by Russian soldiers. In the #Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region, cut off from the main forces after the destruction of all
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831985165536522497.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-06 11:13:48

#Ukraine has taken some ground in Niu-York, #Nelipivka and near #Liptsi according to DeepState.
https://t.me/ukrbavovna/16967
#Russia
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2024-09-06 11:10:32

#Hungary has long enjoyed bargain Russian oil. New Ukrainian sanctions are changing that — and #Budapest is fuming.
For the last two years, Hungary has enjoyed special #EU exemptions giving it access to Russian oil at well below market rates. In June, #Ukraine put that arrangement in doubt when it blocked Russian energy giant #Lukoil from sending products through the country to the EU.
https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-russia-hungary-oil-budapest-imports-europe/
#Russia

2024-09-06 10:58:30

#Trump suggests he will lift #US sanctions on #Russia and #Iran if he wins to save the dollar.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831761042830991775.html
#Ukraine #MAGA
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2024-09-06 10:49:00

Volodymyr #Zelenskyy arrived at #Ramstein Air Base in #Germany to attend meeting on #Ukraine.
Today, Volodymyr Zelensky will hold talks with Chancellor Olaf #Scholz and meet with the #US and German defense ministers.
https://t.me/Pravda_Gerashchenko/99806
#Russia #EU #NATO
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2024-09-06 10:36:48

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 05 September 2024.
#Ukraine #Russia #UK #IntelligenceUpdate
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2024-09-06 06:32:15

From 24.02.2022 to 06.09.2024 (Day 926), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+1170 Personnel
+20 Artillery
+1 Anti-aircraft Systems
+74 UAVs
+72 Other Vehicles
+13 Special Equipment
Statistics: https://old.reddit.com/r/RussianLosses/comments/1fa6pby/estimated_russian_losses_from_24022022_to/
#RussianLosses
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2024-09-06 05:15:20

Russian forces have recently intensified their longstanding offensive effort to eliminate the broad Ukrainian salient west and southwest of #Donetsk City and advance up to and along the H-15 (Donetsk City-#Zaporizhzhia City) highway.
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831867946399867074.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-06 05:14:41

Russian forces recently advanced near #Chasiv Yar, southeast of #Kupyansk, and in the #Kherson direction and Ukrainian forces recently regained positions north of #Kharkiv City.
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831880338915913745.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-06 05:00:37

Klaus #Johannis, President of #Romania, promulgated a law which provides for the delivery of a #Patriot anti-aircraft system to #Ukraine, on 5 September.
The law, approved by the Romanian government and both chambers of the Romanian Parliament, provides for the transfer of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in its most advanced configuration – 3+.
https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/5/7193588/
#EU #Russia

2024-09-06 04:53:00

Ukrainian forces have managed to halt the advance of Russian troops in the #Pokrovsk sector in #Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr #Syrskyi said in an interview with CNN aired on Sept. 5.
"Over the last six days, the enemy hasn’t advanced a single meter in the Pokrovsk direction. In other words, our strategy is working," Syrskyi said.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-advance-near-pokrovsk-stalled-in-recent-days-syrskyi-says/
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-06 04:45:20

The Ukrainian territories currently occupied by #Russia had about 900 schools before the full-scale invasion. Many of them are now closed.
At some of these schools, however, students have continued studying Ukrainian curriculum through online classes. Attending these schools is dangerous, of course, and families take careful measures to avoid detection.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/05/it-s-getting-harder-and-harder-to-hide
#Ukraine

2024-09-06 04:44:01

Serbian leader Aleksandar #Vucic said he would not be able to accept Russian President Vladimir #Putin’s invitation to attend the #BRICS summit in #Russia next month, media reported Thursday.
“We have important guests [coming] from abroad at that time,” Vucic was quoted as saying by the Balkan service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The #Tatarstan capital of #Kazan will host a high-level BRICS meeting on Oct. 22-24.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/05/serbian-president-turns-down-putins-brics-summit-invite-a86279
#Ukraine #Serbia

2024-09-06 04:35:18

Federal prosecutors have charged five members of the Russian military with orchestrating a destabilizing cyberattack on critical Ukrainian computer systems just a month before #Russia invaded the country in 2022.
The attack, known as “#WhisperGate,” targeted dozens of computers maintained by #Ukraine’s government as part of a conspiracy that #US officials have said was intended to sow distrust among Ukrainians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/05/russian-military-ukraine-cyber-attack-whispergate/

2024-09-06 04:26:11

#Raiffeisen Bank International AG said a court in #Russia ordered shares of its unit there to be frozen — further complicating efforts to sell it and deepening the fallout from an abandoned plan to bring capital out of the country.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/raiffeisen-says-russian-unit-sale-delayed-with-shares-frozen
#Ukraine #EU #Austria
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2024-09-06 04:25:33

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban is set to rip up his budget-consolidation promises to unleash a wave of spending before what’s shaping up to be the toughest election of his more than decade-long rule.
The template for the 2026 vote is the same as two years ago, when record spending helped Orban retain a parliamentary super-majority, albeit at huge economic cost.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/hungary-s-orban-to-ditch-austerity-before-toughest-election-test
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Hungary
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2024-09-06 04:05:37

#Republican presidential candidate Donald #Trump said on Thursday he would establish a government efficiency commission headed by billionaire supporter Elon #Musk if he wins the Nov. 5 election, during a wide-ranging speech in which he laid out his economic vision for the country.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-adopt-musks-proposal-government-efficiency-commission-wsj-reports-2024-09-05/
#US #Ukraine #Russia #MAGA #GOP
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2024-09-06 04:04:36

#US President Joe #Biden's administration is engaged in urgent discussions with #Congress to allow it to use up $6 billion in military aid for #Ukraine before a Sept. 30 deadline, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-administration-races-save-billions-ukraine-aid-deadline-looms-2024-09-05/
#Russia
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2024-09-06 03:55:51

The #US Justice Department on Thursday said it had charged Virginia-based Russian television contributor Dimitri# Simes and his wife Anastasia Simes with two separate schemes to violate U.S. sanctions.
In exchange for providing services as a presenter and producer, prosecutors alleged that Simes and his wife received over $1 million, a personal car and driver, a stipend for an apartment in Moscow and a team of 10 employees from Channel One #Russia.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-russian-tv-contributor-dimitri-simes-with-sanctions-violations-2024-09-05/
#Ukraine
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2024-09-06 03:54:18

Major Russian banks have called on the central bank to take action to counter a yuan liquidity deficit, which has led to the rouble tumbling to its lowest level since April against the Chinese currency and driven yuan swap rates into triple digits.
The yuan has become the most traded foreign currency on #MOEX after Western sanctions halted exchange trade in dollars and euros, with many banks developing yuan-denominated products for their clients
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/major-russian-lenders-say-yuan-coffers-empty-urge-central-bank-action-2024-09-05/
#Ukraine #Russia #China
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2024-09-06 03:51:41

The British government said on Friday it would provide #Ukraine with 650 lightweight multi-role missiles worth 162 million pounds ($213.13 million) to help protect the country from Russian drones and bombing.
The Ministry of Defence said the missiles made by #Thales have a range of more than 6 kilometres (3.73 miles) and can be fired from a variety of platforms on land, sea, and air.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britain-send-650-air-defence-missiles-ukraine-latest-support-2024-09-05/
#UK #Russia
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2024-09-05 17:08:26

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2/ Aftermath
https://t.me/defender_skadovsk/42555
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-05 17:07:58

Ukrainian FPV drones burning Russian positions.
https://t.me/defender_skadovsk/42553
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-05 16:41:26

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Even more correct version would be "Twice convicted sex offender".

2024-09-05 16:03:02

The #Netherlands has announced plans to re-establish its own tank battalion again after getting rid of it in 2011.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/09/03/de-landmacht-juicht-het-nederlandse-leger-krijgt-weer-eigen-tanks-a4864494
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #NATO

2024-09-05 14:06:24

It's amazing to see Western influencers being revealed as paid russian disinformation agents, but this is merely the tip of the iceberg. Fun fact: they all support #Trump and work against Democrats. Coincidence? I don't think so!
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831613623967383629.html
#Ukraine #Russia #MAGA #US
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2024-09-05 14:05:44

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Nicely done

2024-09-05 13:56:49

Here’s a consolidated network of russian propagandists.
Read to description to understand the links and activity.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831609284955611506.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-05 13:54:07

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I'm gonna say 50/50 on that being the case. 😅

2024-09-05 13:51:04

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In total 8 Shaheds flew into #Belarus, which 2 got destroyed and the remaining six disappeared (crashed most likely).
I don't think they are included in this.

2024-09-05 13:48:41

#Ukraine's parliament on Sept. 5 approved Andrii #Sybiha as the new foreign minister after the resignation of the previous top diplomat, Dmytro #Kuleba.
Sybiha is a career diplomat who served as Ukraine's ambassador to #Turkey in 2016-2019. He joined President Volodymyr #Zelensky's administration as deputy chief of staff in 2021 and was transferred to the Foreign Ministry in April this year.
https://kyivindependent.com/parliament-approves-sybiha-as-new-foreign-minister/
#Russia

2024-09-05 12:56:02

In the past day #Ukraine destroyed 60 out of 79 missiles and drones launched by #Russia.
Destroyed / Launched
0 / 1 #Iskander-M missile
60 / 78 #Shahed drones
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2024-09-05 11:36:27

In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll discuss the #Kremlin’s funding of Tennessee-based media company #TENET Media. TENET Media is best-known for their promotion of Russian narratives and for strong support for Donald #Trump in the upcoming 2024 #US elections.
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831613044746580260.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-05 11:34:15

#Russia wants Kamala #Harris to win the #US presidential election, President Vladimir #Putin said on Thursday in an apparently ironic comment, citing her "infectious" laugh as a reason to prefer her over Donald #Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-moscow-supported-its-own-citizens-major-east-west-prisoner-swap-2024-09-05/
#Ukraine #MAGA #GOP
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2024-09-05 11:22:46

#Ukraine's President Volodymyr #Zelenskiy will take part in a meeting on Friday of the #Ramstein group of nations which supplies arms to Ukraine.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/wolodymyr-selenskyj-will-ueberraschend-nach-deutschland-reisen-a-4fb584a8-e575-409d-8fe0-baccd0cb8c27
#Russia #Germany #EU

2024-09-05 11:18:41

Timothy #Snyder examines how President Volodymyr #Zelensky’s decision to remain in #Kyiv at the start of the full-scale war reveals profound connections between freedom and speech, risk, obligation, and security.
https://kyivindependent.com/timothy-snyder-thinking-about-freedom-in-wartime-ukraine/
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-05 11:18:10

The Belarusian Air Force downed two Russian attack drones on Sept. 5 near the Belarusian city of #Homel, the monitoring group Belarusian Hajun claimed.
If confirmed, this would be the first confirmation of a successful interception of Russian drones by Belarusian forces over the country's airspace.
https://kyivindependent.com/belarus-allegedly-downs-russian-2-drones-over-countrys-airspace-for-first-time-monitoring-group-reports/
#Ukraine #Russia #Belarus

2024-09-05 06:19:52

From 24.02.2022 to 05.09.2024 (Day 925), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+1200 Personnel
+21 APVs
+31 Artillery
+10 Special Equipment
Statistics: https://old.reddit.com/r/RussianLosses/comments/1f9dqjq/estimated_russian_losses_from_24022022_to/
#RussianLosses
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2024-09-05 05:36:56

The unnamed #Tennessee-based company that the Justice Department alleges was being funded by Russian operatives working as part of a #Kremlin-orchestrated influence operation targeting the 2024 #US election is #Tenet Media, which is linked to right-wing commentators with millions of subscribers on #YouTube and other social media platforms, according to a US official briefed on the matter.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/doj-alleges-russia-funded-company-linked-social-media-stars
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-05 05:31:32

#Russia appears to be relying on several countries, including #India, #Serbia, and the People’s Republic of #China (PRC), as part of its efforts to evade Western sanctions.
More key takeaways
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831500112847131131.html
#Ukraine
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2024-09-05 05:30:48

Eastern #Ukraine:
Russian forces recently advanced southeast of #Pokrovsk and southwest of #Donetsk City, and Ukrainian forces recently regained positions west of Donetsk City.
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831507590360002800.html
#Russia
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2024-09-05 04:51:18

He went from voting #Democrat to loving #Trump in a record time.
He also went from lying something to lying constantly the same time.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831486742052159886.html
#Musk #MAGA #US
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2024-09-05 04:35:50

#NATO is currently discussing the shooting down of Russian missiles over #Ukraine by the air defense of the Alliance countries.
Lithuanian President Gitanas #Nauseda and Polish President Andrzej #Duda announced this during a joint press conference on Wednesday in #Warsaw, Ukrinform correspondent reports.
https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-world/3902192-nauseda-i-duda-u-nato-trivae-diskusia-sodo-zbitta-raket-nad-ukrainou.html
#Russia #Lithuania #Poland #EU

2024-09-05 04:32:25

Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon #Harris has arrived in #Kyiv for a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831214211092938961.html
#Ukraine #Ireland #EU #Russia
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2024-09-05 04:25:00

One of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer goods, #Unilever, has received approval from a subcommittee of the government's Foreign Investment Control Commission to sell its business in #Russia.
The deal, as a result of which Unilever will leave the Russian market, was approved at the end of August.
https://www.rbc.ru/business/04/09/2024/66d81e629a79478538c1a1a6
#Ukraine

2024-09-05 04:23:14

#Hungary on Wednesday dismissed as "political hysteria" fears that its new work and residency permit scheme for Russian and Belarusian nationals heightened the risk of spying in the #EU.
"There is no legal and security issue whatsoever when it comes to the national card," Hungary's minister for European Union affairs, Janos #Boka, told a press conference in #Brussels.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38442
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-05 04:19:56

The sons of Vladimir #Putin and Alina #Kabaeva, Ivan Putin and Vladimir Putin (junior), are isolated in residences, travel on yachts and business jets, and their life is provided by the company of friends of the Russian leader. They are guarded by FSO officers, with nannies, tutors and professional trainers next to them around the clock.
The Dossier Center tells how the lives of #Russia's most secret children work.
https://dossier.center/succession/
#Ukraine

2024-09-05 04:18:22

Russian scientists have been ordered to come up with anti-ageing remedies by an official close to President #Putin.
The official is said to be obsessed with eternal life. Putin will be 72 in October and most of his top administrators are about the same age. The average life expectancy for men in #Russia is 67.
https://www.thetimes.com/article/putin-ally-orders-scientists-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-eternal-life-zb26023t0
#Ukraine

2024-09-05 02:25:24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy triggered blowback in #Kyiv on Wednesday as the parliament began the biggest reshuffle of government roles since #Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Top opposition figures accused Zelenskyy of increasingly staffing government posts with a coterie of close allies and loyalists in a bid to consolidate power around his office.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-backlash-government-reshuffle-opposition-war-in-ukraine/
#Ukraine

2024-09-05 02:21:53

#Russia has been secretly acquiring sensitive goods in #India and explored building facilities in the country to secure components for its war effort, according to Russian state correspondence seen by the Financial Times.
While #Modi has bemoaned the impact on developing economies of the invasion of #Ukraine and urged the two sides to make peace, #Delhi extended an economic lifeline to Russia after it was hit by western sanctions.
https://www.ft.com/content/101afcd6-8e6f-4b5f-89b0-98f48cd5d119
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2024-09-05 02:17:52

Chancellor Olaf #Scholz took delivery of an advanced air-defense system for the German armed forces and confirmed orders for five more, as well as an additional 17 units for #Ukraine to help repel Russian attacks.
By 2026, #Ukraine will have received 24 IRIS-T systems from #Germany, 12 of the medium-range version and 12 shorter range, according to a government official.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-04/scholz-touts-major-order-for-air-defense-systems-for-ukraine
#Russia #EU
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2024-09-05 02:13:09

The #US on Wednesday filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media RT for what officials said was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content to influence the 2024 election.
Justice Department officials said the two employees used shell companies and fake personas to pay $10 million to an unnamed #Tennessee company to produce online videos aimed at amplifying political divisions in the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-accuse-russia-effort-influence-2024-election-cnn-2024-09-04/
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-04 18:00:12

#Russia has suffered significantly higher casualties in #Ukraine than in both the #Chechen wars and the Afghan war combined. How many more casualties will it take for the russian people to recognize the failure of this war?
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831346974542455080.html
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2024-09-04 17:52:52

The #Biden administration on Wednesday plans to accuse #Russia of a sustained effort to influence the 2024 #US presidential election by targeting US voters with disinformation.
It’s expected the US will make a series of moves on Wednesday aimed at addressing the #Kremlin’s efforts including the White House publicly condemning the actions and the Justice Department announcing law enforcement action targeting the covert Russian campaign.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/biden-administration-accuse-russia-election-influence-efforts
#Ukraine

2024-09-04 15:57:43

#Ukraine's state nuclear energy agency #Energoatom on Sept. 4 denied reports of an accident at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant in #Mykolaiv Oblast, but said "issues" had been discovered at one of its power units.
https://kyivindependent.com/energoatom-denies-accident-at-south-ukraine-plant/
#Russia

2024-09-04 15:57:11

Speaking at a press conference at the end of August, President Volodymyr #Zelensky made a cryptic announcement: #Ukraine had carried out a successful test of its first domestic-made ballistic missile.
The president gave no further details about the missile and there is currently no public information on the new missile’s capabilities.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-says-it-has-a-new-ballistic-missile-heres-what-they-do-aside-from-blow-things-up/
#Russia

2024-09-04 15:55:44

#Poland wants to ramp up its production of 155 mm artillery rounds in the hope of ensuring sufficient supplies if #Russia attacked #NATO, a senior official has said.
"Our ambition ... is to have the ability to fill up Polish warehouses in parallel to achieving a full, independent capacity to produce ammunition in Poland, within five to eight years," Maciej #Idzik, board member of the state-owned Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/poland-aiming-ramp-up-ammunition-production-2024-09-04/
#Ukraine #EU
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2024-09-04 15:54:20

#Germany will not slacken in its military support for #Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf #Scholz said on Wednesday, trying to dispel fears #Berlin might disappoint #Kyiv amid a domestic budget squeeze and media reports of a freeze on new German military aid.
"Germany's support for Ukraine will not cease. We have made provisions, struck (defence) deals and secured the funding in good time so that Ukraine can continue to fully rely on us in future," Scholz said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-wont-let-up-military-aid-ukraine-scholz-says-2024-09-04/
#Russia #EU
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2024-09-04 14:31:54

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3/ Yaroslav, the man in this photo, lost his wife Yevgenia and their three daughters Yarina, Daria and Emilia in today's attack.
Rescuers managed to pull him out of the rubble, but couldn't help his family.
https://t.me/ssternenko/33265
#Ukraine #Russia #Lviv
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2024-09-04 12:10:43

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2/ NSFW 🔞
Rescuers pulling the body of a 9-year old girl from under the rubble.
https://t.me/c/1242446516/79311
#Ukraine #Russia #Lviv
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2024-09-04 12:08:55

In #Lviv, #Ukraine, this mornings attack by #Russia, has killed 7 and injured 53 people.
https://t.me/c/1242446516/79316
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2024-09-04 09:44:22

Foreign Minister Dmytro #Kuleba submitted his letter of resignation, speaker of #Ukraine's parliament Ruslan #Stefanchuk reported on Sept. 4.
Stefanchuk said that Kuleba's potential resignation will be "considered at one of the upcoming plenary meetings" but did not provide a date.
https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-fm-kuleba-submits-letter-of-resignation/
#Russia

2024-09-04 09:43:17

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Regardless of how you feel about Ukrainska Prabda, it was said by Trump, so yes it's true.

2024-09-04 07:06:03

The #FSB has allowed the largest data leak. It's not just about the electronic documents that were published by "Important Stories" and "Ukrainian Truth", but the Ukrainian side has also gotten its hands on the documentation of all Russian structures in the #Kursk region.
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830980750159823351.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-04 06:47:56

The United Kingdom signed a £300 million ($392 million) contract to procure 120,000 152-mm artillery shells for #Ukraine, the #UK government reports.
The contract, part of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), aims to deliver these munitions over an 18-month period. Several thousand rounds are expected to reach Ukraine by the end of 2024.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/09/03/uk-signs-392-mn-deal-for-artillery-shells-to-support-ukraine/
#Russia

2024-09-04 06:47:19

#US Republican presidential nominee Donald #Trump has claimed that the Ukrainian government is covering up the number of people being killed in the war, although he did not explain why he believes #Kyiv is doing this.
Trump reiterated his claim that if he was elected president, he would "guarantee" to make a deal to end the war in #Ukraine; and that if he had been president the war would not have happened in the first place.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/3/7473319/
#Russia

2024-09-04 06:45:07

#Ukraine’s fight for survival with a bigger and better-equipped enemy is forcing the country’s army to swiftly seek innovations.
The latest modern solution being used to substitute bureaucratic Soviet army operations is the recently launched Army+ app, which aims to make the armed forces “paperless.”
https://kyivindependent.com/new-military-app-is-set-to-revolutionize-way-ukraine-runs-its-army/
#Russia

2024-09-04 06:37:25

From 24.02.2022 to 04.09.2024 (Day 924), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Milestones: 620,000 Personnel, 24,000 Other Vehicles
Highlights:
+1390 Personnel
+27 APVs
+30 Artillery
+12 Special Equipment
Statistics: https://old.reddit.com/r/RussianLosses/comments/1f8kpd3/estimated_russian_losses_from_24022022_to/
#RussianLosses
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2024-09-04 05:33:17

In 2023, three Chinese automakers entered the top 10 largest foreign companies in #Russia according to Forbes. The leader of the list was the #Chery automobile concern, whose revenue for the year increased fourfold and exceeded 590 billion rubles. The Chinese company has sold more than 220 thousand cars on the Russian market under the brands Chery, Exeed, Omoda, Jaecoo and Jetour.
https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2024/09/03/tri-kitaiskih-avtoproizvoditelya-voshli-vtop-10-krupneishih-inostrannih-kompanii-vrossii-a141167
#China #Ukraine

2024-09-04 05:32:25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy told NBC News on Tuesday that #Kyiv is planning to indefinitely hold Russian territories it seized in a surprise incursion last month as it tries to force President Vladimir #Putin to the negotiating table.
“We don’t need their land. We don’t want to bring our Ukrainian way of life there,” he said during his first one-on-one interview since #Ukraine’s high-stakes incursion into #Russia.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-territory-seized-putin-kursk-rcna169280
#Kursk

2024-09-04 05:29:28

Russian missiles struck a military academy in eastern #Ukraine on Tuesday only minutes after air-raid alarms blared, killing more than 50 people, wounding many others and underscoring #Moscow’s superior firepower in one of the war’s deadliest attacks. Ukraine’s president said a hospital also was hit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/world/europe/ukraine-military-school-attack.html
#Poltava #Russia

2024-09-04 05:21:40

Former Austrian Foreign Minister and #Russia superfan Karin #Kneissl is officially returning to the diplomatic arena, heading a project close to the Russian president’s heart.
She will be sinking her teeth into a new role as an ambassador for the conservation of Siberian tigers in Russia.
https://www.politico.eu/article/austrian-ex-minister-becomes-vladimir-putins-tiger-ambassador/
#Ukraine #Austria #EU

2024-09-04 05:19:46

Apologies everyone, our hands are kinda tied.
That's the message from #Mongolia's government after it failed on Monday to execute an international arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir #Putin as he landed in the country for an official visit.
https://www.politico.eu/article/mongolia-failure-arrest-vladimir-putin-international-warrant-international-criminal-court/
#Ukraine #Russia #ICC

2024-09-04 05:12:21

In #Ukraine the minister in charge of weapons production resigned on Tuesday in anticipation of another defence role and four other ministers stood down in a major government shake-up at a critical juncture in the war with #Russia
The resignations of Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr #Kamyshin, Deputy Prime Minister Olha #Stefanishyna and the justice, environment and reintegration ministers leaves over a third of the cabinet vacant after sackings earlier this year
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-arms-chief-two-other-ministers-tender-resignation-top-lawmaker-says-2024-09-03/
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2024-09-04 05:04:46

Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces continued ground attacks in #Kursk Oblast but did not advance on September 3.
Russian forces recently advanced near #Toretsk and #Pokrovsk and southwest of #Donetsk City.
More key takeaways
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831164072634573310.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-04 04:59:36

Nazis
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830722422548365317.html
#AfD #Germany #Ukraine #Russia #EU
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2024-09-03 18:11:23

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4/ Russian attack on #Poltava. The number of dead increased to 51, more than 200 people were injured.
Two Russian ballistic missiles "Iskander-M" partially destroyed one of the buildings of the Institute of Communication, a hospital and neighboring houses.
https://t.me/babel/56085
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-03 16:18:32

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 03 September 2024.
#Ukraine #Russia #UK #IntelligenceUpdate
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2024-09-03 16:17:03

#Romania's lower house of parliament approved a draft law on Tuesday greenlighting the donation of a #Patriot missile defence system to #Ukraine.
Romania, a #NATO member since 2004, shares a 650-km (400-mile) border with Ukraine and has had Russian drone fragments stray into its territory repeatedly as #Moscow attacks Ukrainian ports just across the #Danube River.
The government sent the law to parliament for approval on Monday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-lawmakers-approve-donation-patriot-missile-system-ukraine-2024-09-03/
#Russia
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2024-09-03 16:14:50

The #US is close to an agreement to give #Ukraine long-range cruise missiles that could reach deep into #Russia, but #Kyiv would need to wait several months as the U.S. works through technical issues ahead of any shipment, U.S. officials said.
The inclusion of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (#JASSM) in a weapons package is expected to be announced this autumn, three sources said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-close-agreeing-long-range-missiles-ukraine-delivery-take-months-2024-09-03/
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2024-09-03 16:11:27

It could be that if #Trump wins and #Musk joins his administration, Musk might use his position to retaliate against those who have wronged him.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830651223722119223.html
#MAGA #US #GOP #Ukraine #Russia #Brazil
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2024-09-03 14:29:14

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3/ https://t.me/insiderUKR/82270
#Ukraine #Russia #Poltava
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2024-09-03 14:28:24

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2/ Video of the damage.
https://t.me/insiderUKR/82262
#Ukraine #Russia #Poltava
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2024-09-03 14:26:41

Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles against the city of #Poltava on Sep. 3, killing at least 41 and injuring over 180 people, President Volodymyr #Zelensky reported.
An educational institution and a neighboring medical facility were hit in the attack, which also partially destroyed the building of the Military Institute of Communications, according to Zelensky.
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-poltava-with-ballistic-missiles-killing-41-injuring-over-180/
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-03 11:58:55

A court in the Russian city of #Rostov-on-Don on Sep. 3 sentenced Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr #Lyubas, who was reportedly captured while trying to land in occupied #Crimea in late 2023, to 20 years in prison.
According to the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, Lyubas was part of a small group of Ukrainian soldiers who attempted to conduct an amphibious operation on the peninsula and was captured in the process.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-court-sentences-ukrainian-soldier-captured-in-occupied-crimea-to-20-years-in-prison/
#Ukraine #Russia

2024-09-03 09:12:30

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Yes, it's his account.

2024-09-03 06:27:11

From 24.02.2022 to 03.09.2024 (Day 923), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Milestones: 3,000 Special Equipment
Highlights:
+1360 Personnel
+10 Tanks
+35 APVs
+21 Missiles
+47 Other Vehicles
Statistics: https://old.reddit.com/r/RussianLosses/comments/1f7r6s8/estimated_russian_losses_from_24022022_to/
#RussianLosses
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2024-09-03 04:24:43

The head of #Ukraine's state grid operator #Ukrenergo, Volodymyr #Kudrytskyi, was dismissed from his role on Sept. 2 on grounds of failing to safeguard energy facilities amid intensified Russian attacks, public broadcaster Suspilne reported, citing sources within the company.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrenergo-chief-dismissed-amid-energy-security-concerns/
#Russia

2024-09-03 04:07:38

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I think you might have missed the emoji.

2024-09-03 03:22:42

#Hungary has been warning for weeks of a looming energy crisis after recent Ukrainian penalties blocked #Russia's energy giant #Lukoil's products from crossing its territory. Slovakia also claimed it would soon face shortages.
Monday, the European Commission, the #EU's executive branch, said Hungary was still getting the same amount of fuel as it did before the penalties, calling on both it and #Slovakia to provide more information if they wanted EU assistance
https://www.politico.eu/article/no-oil-shortage-hungary-russia-sanctions-outrage-eu-trade/
#Ukraine

2024-09-03 03:19:53

🤦
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830656672211103825.html
#Musk #Harris #MAGA #Trump
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2024-09-03 03:11:42

As #Russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine continues with knock-on effects for European security, the Continent's defense companies should have full access to #EU cash, while mergers shouldn't be blocked regardless of competition concerns, according to a draft chapter of a competitiveness report prepared by former Italian Prime Minister Mario #Draghi.
https://www.politico.eu/article/mario-draghi-report-european-union-ursula-von-der-leyen-funding-esg/

2024-09-03 03:06:04

European officials expect #Iran to deliver ballistic missiles to #Russia imminently, a move that could prompt a swift response from #Ukraine’s allies, people familiar with the matter said.
They declined to provide estimates of the type and scope of the deliveries or a timeline, though one of the officials said shipments could begin within a matter of days.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/ukraine-allies-expect-iran-to-ship-missiles-to-russia-imminently
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2024-09-03 03:03:19

#Russia's trade with #India is booming and bilateral payments are proceeding smoothly without the glitches that have been hampering trade with other countries, Anatoly #Popov, deputy CEO of Russia's largest lender, #Sberbank.
Sberbank handles payments for up to 70% of all Russian exports to India. Russia's trade with India nearly doubled to $65 billion in 2023, with the country becoming a major importer of Russian oil after Western sanctions imposed in 2022.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/russias-sberbank-says-india-business-booming-despite-western-sanctions-2024-09-03/
#Ukraine
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2024-09-02 16:54:30

The #Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir #Putin had arrived for a state visit in #Mongolia, which lies on the route of a planned new gas pipeline connecting #Russia and #China.
He is due to hold talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin #Khurelsukh on Tuesday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/putin-arrives-mongolia-key-link-planned-gas-pipeline-china-2024-09-02/
#Ukraine #ICC
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2024-09-02 16:48:55

"We must do everything possible to help #Ukraine keep going. On the front lines, but also in people’s daily lives. That’s why the #Netherlands is providing a substantial new support package worth over €200 million. The package is focused mainly on protecting and repairing the energy infrastructure and includes additional funding for humanitarian assistance."
- Dick #Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830594933792649649.html
#Russia #EU
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2024-09-02 16:08:35

#Finland's government is proposing to ban most Russian citizens from buying property in the Nordic country in a move to protect national security, Defence Minister Antti #Hakkanen said on Monday.
Relations between Finland and neighbouring #Russia have soured since #Moscow's invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, which prompted #Helsinki to join the #NATO military alliance after decades of non-alignment.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-plans-ban-russians-buying-property-2024-09-02/
#EU
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2024-09-02 15:53:40

Ukrainian FPV drone uses a mixture of thermite to burn down a Russian position located in a forest plantation.
https://t.me/WarArchive_ua/19522
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-02 15:45:40

Recent developments on the eastern front are indicating serious issues in the Ukrainian ability to control the Russian offensive. The #Pokrovsk front has the potential to turn into a larger crisis.
In this thread I'll analyze the situation and the reasons behind it.
🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830251231358718238.html
#Ukraine #Russia
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2024-09-02 13:04:17

#Turkey has formally asked to join the #BRICS group of emerging-market nations as it seeks to bolster its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to people familiar with the matter.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/turkey-submits-bid-to-join-brics-as-erdogan-pushes-for-new-alliances-beyond-west
#EU #US #Ukraine #NATO #Russia
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