re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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When asked by journalists whether yesterday’s operation might enrage the Russians, I responded that just a day earlier, Russia had launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, over 480 drones and missiles. They struck civilian infrastructure, residential buildings. There were casualties, people killed and injured.

This happens every single day. Sometimes there’s a short pause, and to be honest, we now call it a “pause” if there’s just no one killed that night. But even then, drones still fly, and people still get wounded. These so-called pauses just mean fewer attacks than usual, but we’re still talking about dozens of drones and cruise missiles.

So no, no one cares whether Russia is angry. What matters is that Russia must move toward ending this war. And as a global community, we must all do what we can to stop them.

We are very much awaiting strong steps from the United States. We hope he will support sanctions and push Putin to stop this war, at least to take the first step toward ending it: a ceasefire. These are critical things. I believe that from the position of the U.S., we will be able to achieve this faster.

This was the terrorist attack in which you could hear a baby crying

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(1) John Barron and now PoppedRiser are fire-hosing on a scale well beyond Cypher's postings.

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They actually respond to stuff though. Cypher is almost exclusively links and story embeds almost entirely from the same 3 outlets. Not saying one is worse than the other, but each are bad in their own way.

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(2) The TD moderation approach should not be content-neutral. Those favoring, cheering for, and/or promoting the successes of Russia, against which the U.S. has major sanctions, should be treated a lot more stringently than those favoring Ukraine, which the U.S. is supporting.

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I think the TD moderation team tends toward actual free speech unless it's something that could cause legal issues. Free speech seems like a foreign concept to some, which is fine because it's pretty clear to me that we have a couple of posters with connections to both Ukraine and Russia, and Euro-types are usually really quick to want to tamp down anything that makes them upset speech-wise.

I don't think reading a bunch of Kremlin propaganda (or Kyiv post bullshite for that matter) is "good" for anyone here or productive to have on this site, but what people can or can't read or say also isn't for me to decide.

One of the more pessimistic takes I've seen. I don't really know who this particular guy is, but Hellin Retweeted this and I respect his takes.

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Invaders shell village in Kharkiv region, killing two women

02.06.2025 21:57



In Kharkiv region, two women were killed in the shelling of the village of Kivsharivka, Kupiansk district.

According to Ukrinform, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Facebook.

According to the investigation, on June 2, at about 16:30, the Russian Armed Forces shelled a residential area in the village of Kivsharivka, Kupiansk district.

"A 64-year-old woman was killed. Another resident of 62 years old was seriously injured.

Unfortunately, the victim's life could not be saved: she died," the prosecutor's office said.

Ukrinform

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Poland took a stand yesterday.

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Poland Lives!!!!!!

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I've never met a vocal homophobe that wasn't having an internal cage match with their urges

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If there is anyone who is going to go to Thailand for a 'thing,' it is definitely Winston. He also gives pedophile vibes.

Your free speech rights are only worth anything if the UKucks say they are, get with the program.

ISW Update June 2 2025

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Key Takeaways:

Ukrainian and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on June 2 and only reached agreements about prisoner of war (POW) exchanges. Russia's refusal to give Ukraine its memorandum with its terms for a peace settlement before the meeting ensured that the meeting was largely unproductive and further protracted the negotiation process.

Ukrainian and Russian media published the major points of both sides' memorandums on June 1 and 2, respectively.

Russia's memorandum reflects the Kremlin's long-standing public demands for Ukraine to make significant territorial and political concessions while Russia offers no concessions of its own.

The Russian delegation dismissed Russia's systemic kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

Russian forces appear to be intensifying efforts to widen the frontline in northern Sumy Oblast along three axes of advance north and northeast of Sumy City.

Open-source analysts continue to clarify the battlefield damage following the Ukrainian long-range drone strike series on June 1.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Velyka Novosilka. Russian forces recently advanced near Lyman, Chasiv Yar, and Toretsk.

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Open-source analysts continue to clarify the battlefield damage following the Ukrainian long-range drone strike series on June 1. Open-source analysts on X assessed that available imagery published on June 2 indicates that Ukrainian special services likely destroyed or damaged four Tu-95 bombers and three Tu-22M3 bombers at Belaya Air Base in Irkutsk Oblast and one A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft at Ivanovo Air Base in Ivanovo Oblast.[33] Open-source analysts on X claimed that available video footage published on June 1 and 2 indicates that Ukrainian special services destroyed or damaged five Tu-95 bombers and one An-22 transport aircraft at Olenya Air Base in Murmansk Oblast.[34] Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko, who often reports on successful Ukrainian drone operations in Russia, reported on June 2 that Ukrainian forces destroyed at least 13 Russian fixed-wing aircraft and damaged over 40 aircraft in total during the strike.[35] Ukrainian military observer Tatarigami stated on June 2 that Russia has not built new Tu-95 or Tu-22M3 since 1991 and that Russia only had 70 to 90 Tupolev aircraft before the June 1 strike series.[36] ISW will continue to monitor for additional satellite imagery confirmation of Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian air bases.

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