re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Massive Russian attack repelled: dozens of vehicles, troops eliminated on eastern front

19.06.2025 16:57

Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled a large-scale mechanized assault by Russian troops on the eastern front, destroying 23 enemy vehicles, including 18 armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) and 13 motorcycles.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Luhansk Operational Tactical Group (OTG) posted a video of the battle on Telegram.

"On June 17, in the area of responsibility of the Luhansk OTG, the enemy had been carrying out assault operations for nearly three hours using armored vehicles and motorcycles," the statement said.

Thanks to coordinated actions by the Ukrainian units, the attack was successfully repelled.



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Well it seems like all of your whining and melting about the violation of your safe space has finally paid.off.

Muh Free Speech!!!!

JB appears to be banned. At the same time the Bagdad Bob of Kiev continues posting his propaganda unimpeded.
This thread is the Blue Sky and/or DU of Tigerdroppings.

RIP to the Trigger master of the Troskyites.

Also your boy Reagan is responsible for California turning permanently blue. He granted amnesty after falling for the promises of alot of lying democrats like Tip O'Neil. So Reagan was far from the perfect specimen you view him as. But I imagine you love HW Bush, Cheney and John McCain also. People.like you can't help themselves. You are boomer neocons still fighting the cold war.

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Russian nighttime attack on Ukraine: air defence downs 40 UAVs, 6 hits recorded

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I think Ukraine needs a wall of fast, reusable fighter drones that can catch and shoot down these Iranian drones. Stingers and anti-air missiles don't have a good cost ratio against cheap Shaheds.

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Reeeeeee!!!!!!!

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Bet that one likes word salad with DU dressing.

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Spot on. I just ran across an article this AM mentioning that they are working on it. I'll see if I can find it.

EDIT: This is the article I was thinking of.

Interceptor Drones as Solution to the Shahed-136 Problem: It's Not Simple But There's Potential

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Some interesting ideas in that article, but perhaps they are overthinking it. Night vision is not too difficult these days and early warning is simply a matter of a network of observers and listening posts.

A reusable night attacking fighter drone with a shotgun might work. I'm sure they have lots of gamers who could fly one. Ukraine has been nothing if not innovative in this war.

Anyone know why he was banned?

Russia Unwittingly Confirms Ukraine’s Estimates of Russian Casualties in Ukraine

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In a rare slip, a senior Russian diplomat has inadvertently confirmed both the number of Russian troops in Ukraine as well as casualty figures that align with Western and Ukrainian estimates — highlighting staggering losses. Andrey Kelin, Russia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, told CNN on June 19 that around 600,000 Russian soldiers are currently stationed in Ukraine.

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Crucially, Kelin also admitted that Russia has been able to maintain this force level because of continuous recruitment and rotation. He said Russia replaces 30,000 to 40,000 troops every month—a figure that, over 28 months of war, would imply well over one million troops cycled in and out of the front, with hundreds of thousands killed, wounded, or otherwise rendered unfit for service. When combined with prior casualty data and internal Russian sources, the 1 million figure becomes increasingly plausible.

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Kelin’s comments, though intended to downplay the scale of losses, unintentionally confirm the opposite: that Russia is cycling through massive numbers of troops, sustaining immense casualties, and facing mounting pressure to maintain manpower.

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Letting vodka do the thinking for you...

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Anyone know why he was banned?

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Last week he put a emoji in one of his posts describing the large number of deaths of Ukrainian soldiers in a single battle along with a photo of the soldiers bodies stacked up in a trench where they died.

I have no idea if that is what caused his suspension (IF he's suspended) but if it was, then WELL DONE admins!

DPRK Plans to Send Thousands of Workers to Russia to Produce Drones

Oleksandr Yan June 19, 2025 18:29

North Korea is considering sending labor to the Russian Shahed production of – Russia is preparing a new infrastructure for them.

The Japanese media NHK reports on this, citing its own diplomatic sources in the West and Russia.

Russia is increasing the production of drones, and North Korea can fully provide it with cheap and disciplined labor in exchange for training to operate them.

This regards the plans to send 25,000 North Korean workers to the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, the location of the main production facilities for Shahed-136/Geran-2 drones and other reconnaissance drones.

These intentions are confirmed by the latest satellite images of the industrial agglomeration in Alabuga, where the Dnipro Osint researcher has identified intensified construction work.

The images show the construction of new buildings – probably dormitories – on three plots with a total area of about 1.39 km² next to a residential area. Already, there are up to 50 new buildings in various stages of completion. But judging by the marked construction sites, the planned number will be much higher.

more details regarding the possible infrastructure for 25000 workers...

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