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A 30-second fake video is circulating online in which three unidentified men wearing digital camouflage with Ukrainian flag patches threaten #Iran. The Russian influence-operation actors behind the video took an extremely crude approach to staging it: they dressed in Ukrainian digital camouflage, completely concealed their faces with balaclavas, printed...

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Yesterday Ukraine's 425th Skala brigade published a video from the city of Kostiantynivka claiming to have cleared it of Russsian servicemen. As it turns out, that operation was just a small group of 4 Ukrainian soldiers sent in to create the video. Following the creation of the video, these 4 soliders were engaged by Russian servicemen. As a result, 2 are KIA and the other 2 surrendered. The Russians then instructed the 2 Ukrainian servicemen to film a new video with the Russian flag. The 425th is an absolute mess.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Yesterday Ukraine's 425th Skala brigade published a video from the city of Kostiantynivka claiming to have cleared it of Russsian servicemen. As it turns out, that operation was just a small group of 4 Ukrainian soldiers sent in to create the video. Following the creation of the video, these 4 soliders were engaged by Russian servicemen. As a result, 2 are KIA and the other 2 surrendered. The Russians then instructed the 2 Ukrainian servicemen to film a new video with the Russian flag. The 425th is an absolute mess.

Heyman_101

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Putin stated that Russia has intensified its strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in response to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) on warehouses, logistics, and civilian infrastructure. Vladimir Putin stated that the increased strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are helping troops on the front lines: disrupting the supply of equipment and ammunition to the UAF, as well as the operation of the Ukrainian defense industry. According to him, Ukraine and its Western partners had hoped, within 40 days, to inflict a "strategic defeat" on Russia through attacks on logistics and civilian infrastructure. Ukraine openly stated that its goal was to "undermine society" and bring Russia to collapse, but the deadline for this, August 5th, has passed. "And what? What result?" Putin said. "Kyiv aimed to damage our economy. What did it do? It opened this Pandora's Box. Well, you will receive a response in your most sensitive sectors of the economy, which, frankly, were already struggling. This also applies to agricultural production, from which the Kyiv regime receives its main income," Putin said. He stated that Ukrainian attacks are leading to the deaths of civilians, but are not affecting the progress of Russian troops. He called the death of each Russian citizen a tragedy and stated that Ukraine has not gained any advantages as a result of the strikes. Putin also acknowledged the need to improve the air defense system and to establish cooperation with businesses – in particular, to prevent disruptions to upcoming elections. "Through intermediaries, proposals are brought to us, but they are sometimes of an exotic nature and are unacceptable to us. They can only be based on the real situation on the ground," Putin added.
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Putin stated that Russia has intensified its strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in response to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) on warehouses, logistics, and civilian infrastructure. Vladimir Putin stated that the increased strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are helping troops on the front lines: disrupting the supply of equipment and ammunition to the UAF, as well as the operation of the Ukrainian defense industry. According to him, Ukraine and its Western partners had hoped, within 40 days, to inflict a "strategic defeat" on Russia through attacks on logistics and civilian infrastructure. Ukraine openly stated that its goal was to "undermine society" and bring Russia to collapse, but the deadline for this, August 5th, has passed. "And what? What result?" Putin said. "Kyiv aimed to damage our economy. What did it do? It opened this Pandora's Box. Well, you will receive a response in your most sensitive sectors of the economy, which, frankly, were already struggling. This also applies to agricultural production, from which the Kyiv regime receives its main income," Putin said. He stated that Ukrainian attacks are leading to the deaths of civilians, but are not affecting the progress of Russian troops. He called the death of each Russian citizen a tragedy and stated that Ukraine has not gained any advantages as a result of the strikes. Putin also acknowledged the need to improve the air defense system and to establish cooperation with businesses – in particular, to prevent disruptions to upcoming elections. "Through intermediaries, proposals are brought to us, but they are sometimes of an exotic nature and are unacceptable to us. They can only be based on the real situation on the ground," Putin added.

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❗️ Propaganda resources of the Russian Federation spread a fake about the alleged purchase of a Bugatti Tourbillon car by Olena Zelenska for 4.5 million euros. To make it more believable, a video of an employee of a car dealership was released online, in which he talks about the alleged closed presentation of a luxury car specially for the Ukrainian delegation. ❗️ This is a fake and another attempt by the Russians to discredit the family of the President of Ukraine. The original source of this fake was the French publication "Verite Cachee", which was created 9 days ago, namely on 06/22/2024. In addition to this discrediting publication, the website also contains articles that cover the war against Ukraine from the Russian side. In addition, most materials refer to Russian officials or propagandists. A person posing as a store employee has only 4 posts on the Instagram social network, and the first post was made public 4 days ago. It should also be noted that the man in the frame has signs of an artificially generated deepfake. Propagandists of the Russian Federation launched this fake on the eve of the NATO summit in order to discredit the top leadership of Ukraine on the international stage. ❗️Also, this fake is part of a large disinformation campaign by the Russians, which the Center previously denied.
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Malinda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦🇮🇹🇦🇺🇬🇧🇬🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 FAILURE comes to the Ukrainian circus ! Epic disgrace for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka: the "Skala" battalion confirmed its failure and the capture of its fighters. 😂 ▪️Yesterday, it became known that assault troops from the Ukrainian "Skala" battalion were captured in Konstantinovka. Before their capture, they had recorded a message to Zelensky and Syrsky, reporting on the clearing of the city center and the raising of the Ukrainian flag there. ▪️Later, a video appeared showing them in captivity, already holding a Russian flag. ❗️Today, the 425th "Skala" battalion did not deny, but rather confirmed the information about the capture of its soldiers, releasing a tearful statement saying that "war consists not only of victories." ➖"Currently, work is underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident. We cannot disclose the details of the operation in the city," the 425th "Skala" battalion stated. ▪️In fact, this story confirms that the city is controlled by Russian fighters, and that Ukrainian military personnel are sent into the city for "photo opportunities," but they are quickly captured or killed. Statement > Statement on the capture of our servicemen in Konstantinovka The 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skala" is aware of information disseminated by Russian media regarding the captivity of our servicemen. Work is currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident. We cannot disclose the details of the operation in the city. Russian propaganda is trying to present a single episode of the battle as a refutation of the results of the entire operation in Konstantinovka. This is manipulation. The fighting for the city continues, and individual successes or losses on both sides do not change the overall picture of the battle. For the regiment, the capture of our comrades is extremely painful news. But the most important thing is that our soldiers are alive, and the regiment will facilitate all necessary procedures for their speedy return home.

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‘Moscow must not strengthen its positions’ – MP Fedina explained to relatives of the deceased Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers that now is not the time to bury the dead in a humane manner. ‘6,000 bodies are Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who died, mostly, in the Kursk region. And the second point. If a ceasefire is agreed upon now to collect the bodies in certain areas of the front, I understand that this is extremely important for the relatives, but we must understand that the Moscow Federation is using this time to transfer its troops and equipment. As a result, there will be an even more powerful attack and even more losses on the Ukrainian side. We must ensure that Moscow does not strengthen its positions’ - SK

Zlatti71

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A new video from the Ministry of Defense is a clear illustration of how a simple solution can turn the tide. The “Gerbera” decoy drones—which, according to their own statements, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have stopped intercepting because they no longer view them as a threat—are now flying in for a purpose other than as decoys. The footage shows only “Gerberas” in action. And they are delivering precision strikes on the positions of Ukrainian drone operators in the rear. Four drones—and the target is destroyed. Now the “Gerbera” is not just a blip on the radar. It is a fully-fledged combat drone that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will have to take seriously...

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A video is circulating on Russian Telegram channels of someone burning the flag of the Russian Empire in Bashkortostan. The black, yellow and white flag was the official flag of the Russian Empire for a brief period in the 19th century, but in modern times it has been adopted by Russian monarchists and nationalists. It is also used in an official capacity, alongside the flag of the Russian Federation and the USSR. This symbol represents the continuity of the Russian Empire, used by Russian imperialists to highlight its grandeur and colonial power. It is no surprise that in many regions of the Russian Federation, where peoples oppressed by Russians live—such as in Bashkortostan, home to the Bashkirs—this symbol provokes rejection and even disgust. Bashkortostan is one of many internal colonies of the Russian Federation. The land is rich in natural resources, such as gas and oil, but Moscow profits at the expense of the Bashkirs. There is an independence movement in the republic, which Telegram channels link to the recent flag-burning incident. True victory over Russia and the removal of the threat it poses to global stability will only come with the downfall of the Empire.

Anton Gerashchenko

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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we celebrate the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – an independent Ukraine, a Ukraine that knows how to defend itself, a Ukraine that stands in such a way that there is simply no one in the world who could afford to ignore us, our state. And even those in the world who still do not believe in Ukraine or simply do not know enough about Ukraine, are still forced to reckon with how Ukraine will react. Few states in the world have such weight. Even fewer could really stand against such Russian strikes, assaults, and meanness, from which Ukraine is actually defending itself every day and every night. We are deterring a full-scale Russian invasion. We have been holding back Russian murderers for almost four years of full-scale war – after years of hybrid war – we are keeping them behind the front line. Ukraine exists, and the fate of Ukraine really matters, and the world must reckon with this. And this is solely because we have you, Ukrainian warriors, Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian sergeants, Ukrainian officers, and everyone who works for our defense, everyone who provides the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all our Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine. I congratulate all of you, Ukrainian warriors, on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I am proud of you, Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian defenders. Glory to the Ukrainian warriors! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine!
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we celebrate the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – an independent Ukraine, a Ukraine that knows how to defend itself, a Ukraine that stands in such a way that there is simply no one in the world who could afford to ignore us, our state. And even those in the world who still do not believe in Ukraine or simply do not know enough about Ukraine, are still forced to reckon with how Ukraine will react. Few states in the world have such weight. Even fewer could really stand against such Russian strikes, assaults, and meanness, from which Ukraine is actually defending itself every day and every night. We are deterring a full-scale Russian invasion. We have been holding back Russian murderers for almost four years of full-scale war – after years of hybrid war – we are keeping them behind the front line. Ukraine exists, and the fate of Ukraine really matters, and the world must reckon with this. And this is solely because we have you, Ukrainian warriors, Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian sergeants, Ukrainian officers, and everyone who works for our defense, everyone who provides the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all our Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine. I congratulate all of you, Ukrainian warriors, on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I am proud of you, Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian defenders. Glory to the Ukrainian warriors! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine!

MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀

62,198 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

🇷🇺🇺🇦I had the pleasure of being on RT today analyzing the recent fake news that reported an intentional drone strike against two civilians in Kupyansk. Last Monday, the Russians released the footage of a Ukrainian attack against two civilians who were trying to flee the Ukrainian-controlled area of ​​Kupyansk towards Russian territory. They had a white armband and a white flag, indicating their civilian status. When the video of the executions was made public by the Russians – who accused Ukraine of war crimes – the Ukrainians inserted their logo into the video and disseminated it as if it were, rather, a Russian attack against civilians.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦I had the pleasure of being on RT today analyzing the recent fake news that reported an intentional drone strike against two civilians in Kupyansk. Last Monday, the Russians released the footage of a Ukrainian attack against two civilians who were trying to flee the Ukrainian-controlled area of ​​Kupyansk towards Russian territory. They had a white armband and a white flag, indicating their civilian status. When the video of the executions was made public by the Russians – who accused Ukraine of war crimes – the Ukrainians inserted their logo into the video and disseminated it as if it were, rather, a Russian attack against civilians.

Alexandre Guerreiro

48,582 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

Finally video emerges of an actual Ukrainian attack in Toretsk, two weeks after their supposed ninja counteroffensive kicked off... or is it?⬇️ I'm referring to this video, which was published Wednesday, showing the destruction of two AFU M113s withdrawing troops from a southern suburb of Toretsk (Zabalka) that basically all mappers had placed well inside Russian lines (video 1, see figure 3 for the map). Video emerged later that day of Russian infantry destroying an apparently Ukrainian-held house in the same area with a satchel charge after suppressing the defenders with an RPG and small arms (the first segment of video 2). Interesting, I thought. So I looked at the map again, harder. And then I looked at the geolocated positions of Russian units, which the TG channel Creamy Caprice keeps a map of (figure 3, showing the location of the first video - the red and blue dots mark Russian and Ukrainian positions logged over the entire course of the battle). And that's when it struck me - Russian troops have never been spotted in the northwestern corner of the Zabalka district. They've been seen in the central part and they've been seen around the slag heaps, but not the northwest corner. And there's a relatively short route into it through the Ukrainian-held forest to the northwest, although the last mile is through an open field around the base of (and dominated by) the nearby slag heap. It would be an extremely dangerous journey. Now we come to what the video actually depicts - the withdrawal of troops. The first APC is hit while withdrawing and the escaping dismounts are effectively engaged after going to ground in the forest. The second APC then arrives in Zabalka, loads up, and is heavily hit and knocked out as it withdraws. A couple soldiers are seen heading deeper into the city on foot as it departs, but not a full squad - there may not have been room for them on the transport, or they may have (correctly) thought their chances were better on foot. Then the subsequent video emerged of Russian infantry clearing holdouts in the area, which could have very well been those men. So what happened here? Well, I pointed out earlier that it's standard practice to back-clear an urban area after taking it, to clear bypassed enemy strongholds and booby-traps and render the area safe to support further operations. I suspect there was actually a pocket of bypassed Ukrainian troops holed up in the western Zabalka District, a couple kilometers behind Russian lines, whom the AFU command tried to evacuate via APC earlier this week while they still had the chance to do so. And the Russians may very well have allowed those APCs to pull in and load up so they could - as they did - very coldly kill them while they were packed with infantry to withdraw. Why did the Ukrainian command undertake such a high-risk operation instead of simply writing these men off and telling them that it was every man for himself? Probably because these were Azov fighters and thus entitled to special treatment and consideration - one of their brigades operates in the area. In any event, far from suggesting a Ukrainian counterattack into south Toretsk, this turn of events suggests to me that the Russians are instead mopping up remaining resistance in the city. (As an addendum, the people behind Creamy Caprice think that the third segment of video 2 shows Ukrainian activity somewhat farther into the northwest corner of the Zabalka Dictrict, but that segment also doesn't show live troops - for all we know they were bombing an AFU comms repeater or something on the roof of that building. The second segment of that video is old judging by the snow on the ground.)
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Finally video emerges of an actual Ukrainian attack in Toretsk, two weeks after their supposed ninja counteroffensive kicked off... or is it?⬇️ I'm referring to this video, which was published Wednesday, showing the destruction of two AFU M113s withdrawing troops from a southern suburb of Toretsk (Zabalka) that basically all mappers had placed well inside Russian lines (video 1, see figure 3 for the map). Video emerged later that day of Russian infantry destroying an apparently Ukrainian-held house in the same area with a satchel charge after suppressing the defenders with an RPG and small arms (the first segment of video 2). Interesting, I thought. So I looked at the map again, harder. And then I looked at the geolocated positions of Russian units, which the TG channel Creamy Caprice keeps a map of (figure 3, showing the location of the first video - the red and blue dots mark Russian and Ukrainian positions logged over the entire course of the battle). And that's when it struck me - Russian troops have never been spotted in the northwestern corner of the Zabalka district. They've been seen in the central part and they've been seen around the slag heaps, but not the northwest corner. And there's a relatively short route into it through the Ukrainian-held forest to the northwest, although the last mile is through an open field around the base of (and dominated by) the nearby slag heap. It would be an extremely dangerous journey. Now we come to what the video actually depicts - the withdrawal of troops. The first APC is hit while withdrawing and the escaping dismounts are effectively engaged after going to ground in the forest. The second APC then arrives in Zabalka, loads up, and is heavily hit and knocked out as it withdraws. A couple soldiers are seen heading deeper into the city on foot as it departs, but not a full squad - there may not have been room for them on the transport, or they may have (correctly) thought their chances were better on foot. Then the subsequent video emerged of Russian infantry clearing holdouts in the area, which could have very well been those men. So what happened here? Well, I pointed out earlier that it's standard practice to back-clear an urban area after taking it, to clear bypassed enemy strongholds and booby-traps and render the area safe to support further operations. I suspect there was actually a pocket of bypassed Ukrainian troops holed up in the western Zabalka District, a couple kilometers behind Russian lines, whom the AFU command tried to evacuate via APC earlier this week while they still had the chance to do so. And the Russians may very well have allowed those APCs to pull in and load up so they could - as they did - very coldly kill them while they were packed with infantry to withdraw. Why did the Ukrainian command undertake such a high-risk operation instead of simply writing these men off and telling them that it was every man for himself? Probably because these were Azov fighters and thus entitled to special treatment and consideration - one of their brigades operates in the area. In any event, far from suggesting a Ukrainian counterattack into south Toretsk, this turn of events suggests to me that the Russians are instead mopping up remaining resistance in the city. (As an addendum, the people behind Creamy Caprice think that the third segment of video 2 shows Ukrainian activity somewhat farther into the northwest corner of the Zabalka Dictrict, but that segment also doesn't show live troops - for all we know they were bombing an AFU comms repeater or something on the roof of that building. The second segment of that video is old judging by the snow on the ground.)

Armchair Warlord

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Ukrainian heavy drones, which perform various tasks (as a relay, for logistics, mining and destruction), have become an integral part of Ukrainian defense. It is extremely difficult to imagine the battlefield through the eyes of a UA military without this class of drones. For years together with my fighters we have been preparing for the fact that the enemy is about to scale this direction and a similar class of drones will appear in their hands. For the first time I met them during the Kursk operation. But what was my surprise that Russians after 5 years of war have not yet tested these drones and launched them into series. But it will be changed. Undoubtedly, the appearance and scaling of certain drones on both sides is due to the conditions in which they work (for example, Russian INs are not even close to Ukrainian ones), but it is difficult to find arguments for abandoning this class of drones. And Russians are not abandoning them. But they see a significantly smaller role in them than in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian plans include the creation of UAV battalions (which are significantly smaller in number of personal than Ukrainian ones) as part of regiments and brigades, where each battalion will have 4 crews of heavy drones. And Russian newly formed SBS forces according to plans should receive two companies of heavy bombers. And I only hope that this should not be a surprise for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as it was in the case with the completely symmetrical and non-innovative actions from «Rubicon». UA FPV drone destroyes former UA Vampire drone that became a trophy for Russians and was used by them.
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Ukrainian heavy drones, which perform various tasks (as a relay, for logistics, mining and destruction), have become an integral part of Ukrainian defense. It is extremely difficult to imagine the battlefield through the eyes of a UA military without this class of drones. For years together with my fighters we have been preparing for the fact that the enemy is about to scale this direction and a similar class of drones will appear in their hands. For the first time I met them during the Kursk operation. But what was my surprise that Russians after 5 years of war have not yet tested these drones and launched them into series. But it will be changed. Undoubtedly, the appearance and scaling of certain drones on both sides is due to the conditions in which they work (for example, Russian INs are not even close to Ukrainian ones), but it is difficult to find arguments for abandoning this class of drones. And Russians are not abandoning them. But they see a significantly smaller role in them than in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian plans include the creation of UAV battalions (which are significantly smaller in number of personal than Ukrainian ones) as part of regiments and brigades, where each battalion will have 4 crews of heavy drones. And Russian newly formed SBS forces according to plans should receive two companies of heavy bombers. And I only hope that this should not be a surprise for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as it was in the case with the completely symmetrical and non-innovative actions from «Rubicon». UA FPV drone destroyes former UA Vampire drone that became a trophy for Russians and was used by them.

Kriegsforscher

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