re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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However, Ukrainian sources are uncharacteristically quiet and vague.

I consider that a good sign for Ukraine.


Likewise, no news is good news.

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Agreed. Russia has been trying to promote the "counter offensive failed since it didn't succeed in a day" line. So pro Russia sources saying it's going bad for them is rather eye opening

More Russian intercepted comms

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1567431374642069505

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Russian Voenkor Kotenok Z indicates Ukrainians are advancing from several directions. The comms with police units in Balakliya is lost.

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Reading all the snippets of information flowing across Twitter really paints a picture of Ukraine having the initiative and Russia is on its heels.

There are multiple videos and pictures circulating of abandoned Russian positions and captured Russians including officers.

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Well, should be over soon. You can always trust Twitter for legit intel

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Its been the best source to gain information on the progress of the war.

Is everything true, of course not. But when multiple sources are posting collaborating information along with video and images to support it... it is probably more likely true than not.

A better map of the SE Karkiv area offensive showing the breakthrough

https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1567447809443364864

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???Ukrainian offensive in #Kharkiv Oblast:
- UA forces liberated Volokhiv Yar and are reportedly advancing towards Semenivka and Bryhadyrivka
- Kalynivka, Taranushyne is likely under UA control, we haven't seen any evidence yet
- UA troops entered Balakliia

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Darth, here is a perfect example of what I am talking about.

This is supposedly a video from Volokhiv Yar that has been rumored to be taken back by the Ukrainians. Personally, I don't know if real or not; however, as other sources also contribute images (Picture below) then it becomes more probable that it is in fact real.

Video at link
https://twitter.com/tinso_ww/status/1567436837119004674

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Visual confirmation that Volokhiv Yar has been retaken by Ukraine Armed Forces. Balakliya cut off from Kupyansk.

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Picture from supposedly the same area

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There are lots of unconfirmed reports out of the area between Izium and Kharkiv about Ukraine taking back villages.

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If these rumors are true it is big. Not only does it show that the Ukrainians can sustain 2 offensive movements at once, but it puts the railroad bridge across the Oskil River in HIMARs range. The bridge is on the main rail line from Russia to the Izium front. Both the rail coming from Belgorod as well as supplies coming from Russia via the Luhansk oblast merge and come across that bridge. If that bridge is knocked out then Russia has to ship supplies by using trucks across the shitty Ukrainian roads which could be a big deal come the Rasputitsia in a 6 weeks or so.

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Wee Wee, this is the area we anticipated the counter-attack into the Russian flank that never materialized.

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The counterattack materialized. That is the counterattack where my friend's T64 was hit by a RPG back in June. It just failed. With that being said. There is reason why Ukraine was using Dnipro and not Zaporizhzhia as a staging area. Dnipro allows Ukraine to either commit parts of its reserves to the Kherson axis or the Izyum axis as the situation evolves.

This is interesting if true...(not really sure this one is, consume with prejudice)

This is supposedly a leaked (and translated) document from within the Russian govenment discussing payments to dead Russian soldiers familys. This document says that as of August 24th, 48,759 Russian soldiers have been killed. Multiple by three to estimate the number of wounded gives us 146K WIA. That number seems pretty high to me as that would put the total WIA+KIA at 195K. Russia only invaded with around 190K troops to begin plus what reinforcements they've thrown in since.

My guess is that the number of WIA is much lower due to the lack of battlefield evacuation and general healthcare in the Russian army. That is probably driving up the number of KIA.
https://twitter.com/HeliosRunner/status/1567484424412954625

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1/ !! A new leaked document from Russian administration: RUS Min of Finance tells by AUG 28th, 361.4B RUB has been paid to families of #RuKIAsoldiers, 7.4M per man!. This does not include those MIA, killed separatists and WIA !!
document seems valid to me.!
2/ THEY ARE TALKING OF 48'759 dead soldiers !!!
much much much more than everything we have anticipated so far !
but be careful, i can't right now, certified this document. i can tell it sounds "ok" and i see no reason for a fake here... but it happens.
if information confirmed

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You can always trust Twitter for legit intel

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You actually can. The Syrian Civil War taught us that, but of course you don't know anything about that either.