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(DIR) Post #AXBRNsap5iPxLSiQEq by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-05T21:49:38Z
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"The attacks signal the approach of a pivotal point in the war. If the Ukrainian counteroffensive liberates a significant swath of territory and sets Russian forces back on their heels, it would offer hope of an early end to the conflict. Failure could doom Ukraine to a protracted gruelling struggle with no end in sight, and international pressure to cede territory."#Ukraine’s troops attack along front in apparent precursor to counteroffensive | #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/05/ukrainian-troops-launch-attacks-along-donetsk-frontline
(DIR) Post #AXBRNtUpjTDk9Av9Xc by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-05T23:40:14Z
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"It is obvious how much is at stake for #Ukraine, politically and emotionally. But in Kyiv, the anxiety runs deeper than that. 'I know that when the counteroffensive starts, a lot of people I know will die,' a politician told the Guardian on Sunday." Russian bloggers fill in counteroffensive blanks as #Kyiv’s troops probe frontline | #UkraineWar | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/05/ukraine-counter-attack-looks-imminent-as-troops-search-for-russian-weaknesses
(DIR) Post #AXBRNu9FJDXyAVpQX2 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-09T02:36:05Z
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This is it. And the Russians blowing up the #KakhovkaDam won't affect the counteroffensive at all. "The combat against Russian positions south of Zaporizhzhia included western-supplied tanks and armoured vehicles and infantry backed by artillery. There were reports of intense fighting outside the town of #Tokmak, a key Russian logistical hub." #UkraineWar Intense fighting reported as Ukrainian forces go on attack south of #Zaporizhzhiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/08/tense-fighting-reported-as-ukrainian-forces-go-on-attack-south-of-zaporizhzhia
(DIR) Post #AXBRNupml3ZgIRjOq0 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-09T03:23:33Z
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"President Volodymyr Zelensky, his armed forces and their supporters in the West will be hoping for something similar. They need a decisive campaign that not only recaptures swathes of Ukrainian territory but also destroys a significant part of the Russian armed forces in #Ukraine so they cannot conduct offensive operations again in 2023." #UkraineWar #MickRyan assesses #Ukraine’s counter-offensivehttps://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2023/06/08/mick-ryan-assesses-ukraines-counter-offensive
(DIR) Post #AXBRNvRiU1uqC5Tgxc by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-22T10:00:39Z
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"Known as 'the gate to Crimea' , the #ChonharBridge is one of a handful of bridges linking #Crimea – which was annexed by #Russia in 2014 – with the mainland.#Ukraine is determined to retake the Crimean peninsula and one of the key objectives of its recently launched counteroffensive is to isolate Russian troops there."#UkraineWarRussia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine strikes bridge linking Kherson and Crimea, Russia-appointed officials sayhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/22/russia-ukraine-war-live-slow-pace-of-counteroffensive-setting-conditions-for-future-main-effort-usthinktank-says?page=with:block-649401328f08c081c5bb5d01#block-649401328f08c081c5bb5d01
(DIR) Post #AXBRNwBnigmMV12UnA by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-22T11:25:12Z
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"Repairing the #Chonhar road bridge after a missile strike #Russia has blamed on #Ukraine could take up to several weeks, a Russian-installed transport ministry official in #Crimea was cited as saying on Thursday." #ChonharBridge #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/22/russia-ukraine-war-live-slow-pace-of-counteroffensive-setting-conditions-for-future-main-effort-usthinktank-says?page=with:block-649421518f08657ec732080f#block-649421518f08657ec732080f
(DIR) Post #AXBRNwy0pRLMuXazwG by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-22T15:27:53Z
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Wagner chief Yevgeny #Prigozhin on Wednesday contradicted Russian President Vladimir #Putin’s insistence that that there was a “lull” in #Ukraine’s counteroffensive, saying in an audio message that “huge chunks” of Ukrainian territory have been regained by its army. #UkraineWar Russia’s #Wagner mercenary chief says #Moscow ‘misleading Russians’ over #UkraineOffensivehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230621-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-western-allies-seeking-private-funds-to-rebuild-ukraine-at-london-conference
(DIR) Post #AXBRNxeCIb5V1NKggy by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-23T08:31:21Z
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Slow that is until something critical in the Russian defensive lines breaks. Then things will happen quickly. #UkraineWar -----“In the military, according to their reports and positions, everything is moving according to plan. It is not necessary to expect the offensive to be something very fast,” Maliar said.#Ukraine says it advances in south, stops Russian attack in easthttps://www.rappler.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-crisis-updates-june-23-2023/
(DIR) Post #AXBRNyF45WZuria89o by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-23T15:18:05Z
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"#Syrskyi was also credited with the execution of a plan to push #Russia’s artillery far enough away from the north-eastern city of #Kharkiv to spare civilians who had been living under constant fire, before he was said to have masterminded the counteroffensive that broke through Russian lines and liberated the wider region." #UkraineWar #UkraineOffensive ‘Everything is still ahead’: inside a secret military base with top Ukraine generalhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/23/ukraine-commander-says-main-offensive-reserve-yet-to-be-sent-into-battle
(DIR) Post #AXBRNz5WwSXtUR81w0 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T00:39:27Z
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"#FSB opens criminal case after Yevgeny #Prigozhin accuses #Russia’s military of rocket attack and says ‘evil’ leadership must be stopped... The FSB said that Prigozhin’s statements and actions constituted 'calls for the start of an armed civil conflict on the territory of the Russian Federation' ." #UkraineWar Russia investigates #Wagner chief for ‘armed mutiny’ after call for attack on military https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/23/wagner-chief-accuses-russias-military-of-attack-and-says-evil-leadership-must-be-stopped
(DIR) Post #AXBRNzmmLf8leZMZLU by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T08:14:00Z
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"Yevgeny #Prigozhin says his fighters will march on capital unless military leaders come to him in extraordinary escalation of tensions" #UkraineWar #Russia#Wagner chief claims to have seized military sites in #Rostov as #Moscow implements anti-terror measureshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/24/wagner-chief-claims-to-have-seized-military-sites-in-rostov-as-moscow-implements-anti-terror-measures
(DIR) Post #AXBRO0RBvPSzfuGqKu by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T08:39:11Z
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"The city – just 60 miles (100km) from #Ukraine’s border – is home to the Russian southern military district command, whose 58th Combined Arms Army is fighting against Kyiv’s counteroffensive in southern Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) thinktank." #UkraineWar #Russia Rostov-on-Don: why has Russian city been targeted by #Wagner group?https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/24/wagner-chief-claims-to-have-seized-military-sites-in-rostov-as-moscow-implements-anti-terror-measures
(DIR) Post #AXBRO14BaQetcqVz7I by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T09:02:02Z
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"The Guardian has spoken with numerous people who have known #Prigozhin over the years, many of whom requested anonymity to speak freely, to piece together his story. From these conversations, a picture emerges of a ruthless schemer who was obsequious to social superiors and often tyrannical to underlings as he rose to the top." #Russia #UkraineWar #YevgenyPrigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of #Putin’s war machinehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/24/yevgeny-prigozhin-the-hotdog-seller-who-rose-to-the-top-of-putin-war-machine-wagner-group
(DIR) Post #AXBRO1r6eXn44ZP3Mu by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T10:26:18Z
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‘’Events are developing according to the scenario we talked about all last year’’, told the Guardian #MykhailoPodolyak, a key adviser to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr #Zelenskiy. ‘’The start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive finally destabilized the Russian elites, intensifying the internal split that arose after the defeat in #Ukraine. Today we are actually witnessing the beginning of a #CivilWar.’’ #UkraineWar #Russia https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496c1278f08657ec73220e8#block-6496c1278f08657ec73220e8
(DIR) Post #AXBRO31QJfdZgrEo5Y by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T12:48:49Z
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"#Ukraine will be watching for an opportunity to turn #Russia’s internal chaos into advantage on the frontline. Even if #Prigozhin’s mutiny is brought swiftly under control, it is bound to sow confusion and uncertainty among Russian soldiers and commanders more widely" #UkraineWar #Russia Prigozhin and #Wagner cannot challenge #Putin’s power directly, but they expose his weakening grip | Keir Gileshttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/24/prigozhin-and-wagner-cannot-challenge-putins-power-directly-but-they-expose-his-weakening-grip-keir-giles
(DIR) Post #AXBRO46mHFVx3kkb4a by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T13:06:30Z
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"Flights from #Moscow have reportedly sold out as the #Wagner mercenary group approaches.Der Spiegel has reported that tickets for direct connections from Moscow to #Tbilisi, #Astana and #Istanbul are no longer available." #UkraineWar #Russiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496e5cc8f08657ec73221ff#block-6496e5cc8f08657ec73221ff
(DIR) Post #AXBRO54ggVR83YmRSC by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T14:09:27Z
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Big mistake. ----"Speculation over #Putin's whereabouts amid reports his plane left #MoscowThere have been numerous reports that Vladimir Putin’s presidential plane took off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport at 2.16pm local time (1216 BST) and then headed north-west." #Russia #Wagner #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496ee518f08657ec732222c#block-6496ee518f08657ec732222c
(DIR) Post #AXBRO5rFlwHiUBVE9Y by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T14:35:24Z
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"The BBC #Russia has reported evacuations of public buildings across #Moscow as the #Wagner rebels advance." #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496fcac8f084ea43c43f922#block-6496fcac8f084ea43c43f922
(DIR) Post #AXBRO6dSsgqiti3jIe by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T14:43:23Z
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"The #Lipetsk region is about 360km (225 miles) south of #Moscow and much closer to the capital than Rostov-on-Don, where #Wagner forces appeared during the night." #Russia #UkraineWar Wagner mercenaries enter Lipetsk province, Russian governor sayshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496fcac8f084ea43c43f922#block-6496fcac8f084ea43c43f922
(DIR) Post #AXBRO7SVotgNS1wUro by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T15:11:25Z
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#Ukraine liberates territories near city during #Wagner mutiny – reports"According to Ukrainian news agencies, #Kyiv has liberated the territories near the city of #Krasnohorivka in #Donetsk region, which have been occupied by pro-Russia separatists since 2014." #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-649702e88f084ea43c43f958#block-649702e88f084ea43c43f958
(DIR) Post #AXBRO8CF4sGJjrL196 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T15:32:35Z
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Mercenary revolt in #Russia"#Wagner leader Yevgeny #Prigozhin said his mercenary group has taken control of #Rostov-on-Don amid a feud with Russian military leaders" via NBC #UkraineWar
(DIR) Post #AXBRO8n6rnkjaCaSbw by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-24T15:49:30Z
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"The Russian president is facing the most serious threat to his hold on power in all the 23 years he’s run the nuclear state. And it is staggering to behold the veneer of total control he has maintained all that time – the ultimate selling point of his autocracy – crumble overnight." #Russia #Wagner #Prigozhin #UkraineWar #Putin is at risk of losing his iron grip on power. The next 24 hours are criticalhttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/24/europe/russia-putin-wagner-prigozhin-analysis-intl/index.html
(DIR) Post #AXBRO9VmBjTvojU8ES by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-25T01:08:03Z
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“What’s really going to happen, we’ll have to see tomorrow. And who actually did give which concessions to whom,” he told Al Jazeera. “Ceasefires don’t hold that easily. Before you see the small print, it’s not the time to say that it’s over. It can easily unravel in an hour or two, or tomorrow.” - Pavel Felgenhauer, Russian defence analyst#Wagner boss calls off march on #Moscow; agrees to exile in #Belarus | #Prigozhin #UkraineWar #Putin #Russiahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/24/wagner-boss-says-march-on-moscow-halted-to-avoid-bloodshed
(DIR) Post #AXBROARCkDQ2gqLzkG by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-25T01:39:43Z
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Hundreds of people poured on to the streets of Rostov to bid farewell to the #Wagner group | #Russia #UkraineWar https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UqEXHnC5afI&feature=share
(DIR) Post #AXBROB9s499EvNFfMm by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-25T02:39:40Z
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The US Senate has introduced a resolution which proposes that the actions of #Russia, #Belarus “or proxy of Russia” be considered as an attack on #NATO, if their actions lead to radioactive contamination of the allies’ territory. #UkraineWar #Zaporizhzhia #NuclearPlant Nuclear cloud will trigger NATO’s #Article5, #US warns Russiahttps://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/nuclear-cloud-will-trigger-natos-article-5-us-warns-russia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
(DIR) Post #AXBROBv1EqrVHbJJr6 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-25T12:50:32Z
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"#Ukraine in this war is fighting not only for the right to exist, but also for the opportunity to become a European country, intolerant to #corruption…That is why scrutiny of officials and government becomes even more important for journalists than before the war,” says Segvil Musaeva, the editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda." #UkraineWar #Europe War is reshaping the Ukrainian state—for the betterhttps://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/06/22/war-is-reshaping-the-ukrainian-state-for-the-better?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content
(DIR) Post #AXBROCdKa6J7V22hvM by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-25T13:37:44Z
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"On Saturday in #Copenhagen, as the world trained its eyes on the apparent imminent collapse of #VladimirPutin’s regime, a gathering of senior government security advisers from the global South and the West met with Ukraine’s leadership to discuss a #PathToPeace. The gathering, the first uniting the global south and western powers at this level over #Ukraine has the potential to be even more ominous for #Putin." #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/25/russia-ukraine-war-live-prigozhin-to-go-to-belarus-as-rebellion-ends-and-wagner-troops-withdraw-from-rostov?page=with:block-649840548f08c081c5bb808f#block-649840548f08c081c5bb808f
(DIR) Post #AXBRODXhCXOUJqPimO by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T01:18:51Z
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"According to delle Fave, #Prigozhin must have had some level of support from the intelligence and military communities, who would have noticed his movements in the days leading up to the rebellion as he moved men and materiel into #Rostov-on-Don." #UkraineWar Open rebellion against #Russia may be #Wagner chief Prigozhin’s last standhttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230625-open-rebellion-against-russia-could-be-wagner-chief-prigozhin-s-last-stand
(DIR) Post #AXBROEPZyCUn0xcklc by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T09:01:07Z
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“Russia has just lost 25,000 soldiers,” Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, a former general of the U.S. forces in Europe, told Times Radio on Sunday, referring to the #Wagner mercenaries. “Every one of them is going to be looked at with suspicion and seen as unreliable.” #Russia #UkraineWar Prigozhin’s Wagner mutiny is over. What now?https://www.politico.eu/article/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-mutiny-over-what-happens-now/
(DIR) Post #AXBROFB57aUdOHqgoC by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T09:41:25Z
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"RIA Novosti, the Russian state-owned news agency, is reporting that the criminal case against Yevgeny #Prigozhin over the mutiny has not been dropped." #Wagner #Russia #UkraineWar Criminal investigation into Prigozhin continues – Russian media reportshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-claims-advances-near-bakhmut-rouble-falls-to-15-month-low-after-wagner-rebellion?page=with:block-64994acd8f084ea43c4406ab#block-64994acd8f084ea43c4406ab
(DIR) Post #AXBROFxIEL3dnoPBxI by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T10:56:24Z
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"The bloc’s military ambitions came as the #UK, a strong opponent of #EU defense integration, was leaving the bloc after #Brexit. With #DonaldTrump as U.S. president, there was fear of #US disengagement from #NATO and #Europe. And then there was #Russia’s 2014 illegal annexation #of Crimea and its war against eastern #Ukraine, which changed perceptions on the potential threats facing the EU." #UkraineWarhttps://www.politico.eu/article/after-russia-invasion-ukraine-brussels-eu-military-player-not-power/
(DIR) Post #AXBROGldDBK8JvxOPw by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T11:05:09Z
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"Borrell said the instability in Russia was dangerous given its nuclear arsenal and would be top of the agenda at the #Luxembourg summit, where ministers voted through a promise to top up #Ukraine’s military funds by €3.5bn (£3bn)." #Russia #EU #Wagner #UkraineWar The monster is acting against his creator, #EU foreign policy chief says of #Prigozhin mutinyhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/prigozhin-mutiny-monster-acting-creator-eu-diplomat-josep-borrell
(DIR) Post #AXBROHSWdhdQSy1eHA by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T13:51:39Z
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"#Germany’s defence minister has announced that the country is planning to send several thousand troops to be stationed permanently in #Lithuania as part of the international response to the threat that #Russia poses for the country and the #Baltic region" | Kate Connolly | #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-claims-advances-near-bakhmut-rouble-falls-to-15-month-low-after-wagner-rebellion?page=with:block-649993e88f08dc84103eea13#block-649993e88f08dc84103eea13
(DIR) Post #AXBROI6wDRxeUIvvGa by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T15:35:59Z
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The Russian warlord Yevgeny #Prigozhin has reappeared for the first time since abandoning his armed mutiny on Saturday evening, issuing a defiant 11-minute statement in which he defended the #Wagner uprising and said that “society demanded it.” #Russia #UkraineWar Society demanded it,' says Prigozhin in first comments since abandoning mutinyhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-claims-advances-near-bakhmut-rouble-falls-to-15-month-low-after-wagner-rebellion?page=with:block-6499ab8a8f082bf8c46ddfb2#block-6499ab8a8f082bf8c46ddfb2
(DIR) Post #AXBROIjDv6aOP2qUwS by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T15:49:38Z
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"Verstka" confirmed the construction of a camp in #Osipovichi, #Mogilev region, for 8, 000 fighters, 200 km from the border with #Ukraine. There will be several camps | #Russia #UkraineWar #Belarus Begins to Build Camps to Accommodate #Wagner PMC Fightershttps://verstka.media/v-belarusi-stroyat-lagerya-dlya-vagnera
(DIR) Post #AXBROJdEYrOBCl3EFE by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-26T15:54:57Z
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Senior Ukrainian officials in #Kyiv have argued that the attempted coup in #Russia shows that Vladimir #Putin does not guarantee stability - and instead makes it more likely the Russian state will collapse | Luke Harding| #Wagner #UkraineWarhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-kyiv-claims-advances-near-bakhmut-rouble-falls-to-15-month-low-after-wagner-rebellion?page=with:block-6499b16d8f082bf8c46de04c#block-6499b16d8f082bf8c46de04c
(DIR) Post #AXBROKHI9vQpCznDgO by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T02:37:29Z
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"When #Russia’s mercenary group marched on #Moscow, it seemed to take the world – and Vladimir #Putin – by surprise . What does it mean for his grip on power – and for his war?" #UkraineWar What the #Wagner mutiny means for #Ukraine, Russia and Putin #Podcasthttps://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/jun/27/what-the-wagner-mutiny-means-for-ukraine-russia-and-putin-podcast
(DIR) Post #AXBROL733UpdnW0YM4 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T08:28:32Z
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#Russia's #FSB drops criminal case over #Wagner armed rebellion | #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649a99b38f082498b484dcfa#block-649a99b38f082498b484dcfa
(DIR) Post #AXBROLw5zhfILptJvE by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T10:03:21Z
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"The events of June 23-24 amounted to a #mutiny, not a coup d’état. Mercenary leader Yevgeny #Prigozhin’s objective was to renegotiate the terms of his contract with #Putin and the Ministry of Defense, never to topple the regime. That’s how it is in modern #Russia. Events solved elsewhere by lawsuits in hushed courtrooms are fixed with automatic rifles and bombastic social media tirades." #WagnerRussia’s Security Forces Learn Bitter Lessons From Putin’s Maneuveringhttps://cepa.org/article/russias-security-forces-learn-bitter-lessons-from-putins-maneuvering/
(DIR) Post #AXBROMnGo0CR0klmnw by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T10:38:40Z
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"#Prigozhin’s uprising did not come out of nowhere. US officials had been tracking his ongoing growing feud with #Russia’s Ministry of Defense for months, and took note when threats were traded back and forth between them. There were also signs that #Wagner was stockpiling weapons and ammunition leading up to the rebellion, CNN has reported. "#US gathered detailed intelligence on Wagner chief’s rebellion plans but kept it secret from most allieshttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/26/politics/us-intelligence-wagner-chief/index.html
(DIR) Post #AXBRONZptR31RNUZVI by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T11:39:13Z
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“If #Prigozhin stays in #Belarus and manages #Wagner or something similar, it boosts the political clout of #Lukashenko, who will have his own real private army,” Nikolay Mitrokhin of Germany’s Bremen University told Al Jazeera.Belarus role in #Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/27/what-is-belarus-gaining-from-helping-quell-wagner
(DIR) Post #AXBROODBX8WVPPtzpw by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T13:37:04Z
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I suspected as much, #Lukashenko is preparing for a post-#Putin scenario. He wants to hold on to #Belarus come hell or high water. #RussiaThe Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, on Tuesday told his defence minister that #Wagner soldiers could provide Belarus with “priceless” information about warfare.https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649ad4f08f08deda08fdcbe1#block-649ad4f08f08deda08fdcbe1
(DIR) Post #AXBROP5QHTuO7dHJNQ by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T14:00:21Z
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#Lukashenko confirms that #Prigozhin has arrived in #Belarus | #Wagner https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649ae7748f083dae8064c3dd#block-649ae7748f083dae8064c3dd
(DIR) Post #AXBROQQNJ4GKGu5Yfo by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T14:21:47Z
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Belarusian president Aleksandr #Lukashenko says he has offered the #Wagner group an abandoned military base in the country.| #Prigozhin https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649aee048f08a8ef57f43bac#block-649aee048f08a8ef57f43bac
(DIR) Post #AXBRORLRsrur7un8dM by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T15:15:39Z
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#Poland is going to back these countries up big time. "#Latvia and #Lithuania called on Tuesday for #Nato to strengthen its eastern borders in response to expectations that #Russia’s #Wagner private will set up a new base in #Belarus after its abortive mutiny at home." | #Prigozhin #Lukashenko https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649afb9e8f083dae8064c512#block-649afb9e8f083dae8064c512
(DIR) Post #AXBROS4pAADDOe1NMO by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T15:34:58Z
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Could this be the abandoned base #Lukashenko was offering to #Wagner? If it is, #Lithuania is going to have a heart attack 💔| #Prigozhin "#Smarhon (also #Smorgon and Smorgon Northwest) is a former Soviet Air Forces base in Belarus located 8 km northwest of Smarhonʹ. It was a small airfield with an unpaved revetment complex hidden in the forest to the northwest. The airfield is currently abandoned and increasingly overgrown." #Belarus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarhon_(air_base)
(DIR) Post #AXBROSouOp4jhZaBBw by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T16:30:33Z
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And nope, this whole mutiny/coup thing wasn't a convoluted, underhanded plan by #Putin to get Wagner to Belarus to threaten #Kyiv. Nor is it a deathtrap. He's going to keep #Prigozhin alive as long as he can. "The Belarusian president, Alexander #Lukashenko, said on Tuesday that he had convinced Yevgeny #Prigozhin in an emotional, expletive-laden phone call to end a mutiny by his #Wagner militia that has jolted #Russia." https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/27/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-confirms-russian-pilots-killed-during-wagner-mutiny-zelenskiy-visits-front?page=with:block-649b01218f08deda08fdce61#block-649b01218f08deda08fdce61
(DIR) Post #AXBROTVnpLO1qbeR3A by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T16:49:27Z
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#Lukashenko talks about his negotiations with #Prigozhin | #Wagner #Belarus Posts by @Free_PressPart 1 https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/110617099876311183Part 2https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/110617103071121376
(DIR) Post #AXBROUFX5Jxy8R2xKS by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-27T17:18:22Z
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“I said to #Putin, ‘Yes we could take him out, it wouldn’t be a problem, if it doesn’t work the first time then it would the second.’ I told him: ‘Don’t do it, because afterwards there will be no negotiations and these guys will be ready to do anything,’” #Lukashenko claimed.| #Wagner #Prigozhin #Russia #BelarusPutin’s portrayal of response to uprising as a #Kremlin win is proving a hard sellhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/27/putins-portrayal-of-response-to-uprising-as-a-kremlin-win-is-proving-a-hard-sell
(DIR) Post #AXBROV8pliCatwv7Wi by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-28T11:13:34Z
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"#BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) - As news broke on Saturday that mercenary #Wagner troops were careering towards #Moscow in a short-lived rebellion, several businessmen from southern #China began frantically calling factories to halt shipments of goods destined for #Russia." #UkraineWar Wagner mutiny exposes risks for China's deep Russian tieshttps://www.reuters.com/world/wagner-mutiny-exposes-risks-chinas-deep-russian-ties-2023-06-27/
(DIR) Post #AXBROVp1Erwj0meoHQ by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-28T11:48:52Z
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#PopeFrancis also told #Zelenskiy they'd help get the kidnapped Ukrainian children back. The #Kremlin has confirmed the arrival of the papal envoy Cardinal #MatteoZuppi in #Moscow for peace talks | #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-kramatorsk-death-toll-rises-nato-to-strengthen-eastern-defences?page=with:block-649c14c28f08deda08fdd6bc#block-649c14c28f08deda08fdd6bc
(DIR) Post #AXBROWYOWAF5HVt30S by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-28T13:19:25Z
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Pick a card. Any card ♥️♠️♦️♣️"A succession fight involving nukes, a private military up for grabs, an ascendant #Belarus — it’s all on the table in a post-#Wagner mutiny world." Gaming out #Russia’s futurehttps://www.politico.eu/article/russia-war-ukraine-vladimir-putin-future/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter
(DIR) Post #AXBROX9yGSIfA3T3Zo by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-28T23:26:47Z
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"US intelligence claims Gen Sergei #Surovikin, who has close ties to Yevgeny #Prigozhin, had prior knowledge of uprising" #Russia Russian general who may have known about #Wagner mutiny goes missinghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/28/russian-general-wagner-mutiny-goes-missing
(DIR) Post #AXBROXtLXkb1QmhIIq by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-29T01:02:01Z
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"The Belarusian President Alexander #Lukashenko is seeking credit for stepping in to broker #Wagner’s retreat and saving #Russia from chaos. FRANCE 24 spoke to #PavelSlunkin, a former Belarusian diplomat, who shed light on what this means for Lukasheko's relationship with Moscow, his own security and the course of the war in #Ukraine. " #UkraineWar https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230628-prigozhin-s-mutiny-putin-s-mess-how-lukashenko-came-out-looking-like-a-tactical-winner
(DIR) Post #AXBROYjoOgZ03VFC52 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-29T05:36:47Z
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"Citing two sources close to #Russia’s #DefenceMinistry, the Russian-language service of #TheMoscowTimes reported on Wednesday that #Surovikin was arrested due to what one of the unnamed sources said was choosing #Wagner chief Yevgeny '#Prigozhin’s side during the uprising'."Russia holds General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner mutiny: Reportshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/29/russia-holds-general-sergei-surovikin-over-wagner-mutiny-reports
(DIR) Post #AXBROZZZIFxoe1SWki by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-06-29T11:42:58Z
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Good news for Ukraine’s counteroffensive 👍 #UkraineWar #Russia #Prigozhin #Wagner mercenaries will no longer fight in #Ukraine after chief refuses to sign contracts with #Kremlinhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/29/russia-ukraine-war-live-ukraine-makes-advances-in-south-and-east-top-general-says-putin-greets-crowds-in-rare-walkabout?page=with:block-649d685c8f08d551cf54a151#block-649d685c8f08d551cf54a151
(DIR) Post #AXU8wOP6ikXw1DYbz6 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-07-07T12:55:09Z
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"This week, Volodymyr #Zelenskiy hit out against critics who say his #counteroffensive has been slow and underwhelming. The Ukrainian president pointed out that his country’s battlefield success was directly dependent on western supplies of heavy weapons."‘We need #Russia’s complete defeat’: Ukrainian forces upbeat on the frontline | #UkraineWar | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/07/we-need-russias-complete-defeat-ukrainian-forces-on-the-frontline-
(DIR) Post #AXU8wQ5KTFujESJqQy by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-07-08T04:48:31Z
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"#Telegram is the opposite of mainstream platforms such as #Facebook: it gives free rein to content makers, deplatforming them only for illegal #pornography, #scams or #spam, and calls for #violence. This has made the platform a haven for those escaping censorship from autocrats but also for extremists, conspiracy theorists, and criminals." #Russia #UkraineWar Telegram has become a window into war - The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2023/7/7/23786422/telegram-russia-war-news-blogging-censorship-disinformation
(DIR) Post #AXU8wREwB1C4oXp236 by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-07-08T12:39:47Z
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"Mercenary fighters of Yevgeny #Prigozhin’s #Wagner group are preparing to move to #Belarus under the terms of a deal that defused their mutiny against #Russia’s military leadership, a senior commander of the group was quoted as saying." #UkraineWar https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jul/08/russia-ukraine-war-live-ukraine-makes-tactically-significant-gains-in-bakhmut-says-us-thinktank-as-war-enters-500th-day?page=with:block-64a945478f0850c66ca2e825#block-64a945478f0850c66ca2e825
(DIR) Post #AXU8wRszm5EiomZ1UG by Norobiik@noc.social
2023-07-08T12:53:58Z
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"The #WhiteHouse argument is simple: that the end justifies the means. #Ukraine is burning through its available supply of conventional artillery shells. #Washington’s money pit is not bottomless and public patience is not inexhaustible." #UkraineWar End justifies means for #Biden in sending #ClusterBombs to Ukrainehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/07/biden-ukraine-cluster-bombs-us-military
(DIR) Post #AXU8wSX3N9HMp1J0vQ by kravietz@agora.echelon.pl
2023-07-08T13:03:16.629095Z
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@Norobiik @snowballBT As a reminder, Russia has been using #cluster bombs in #UkraineWar from the very beginning. Here’s HRW report documenting it’s use by Russians against numerous towns:https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/05/11/intense-and-lasting-harm/cluster-munition-attacks-ukraineThe difference is that while Russia used them against Ukrainian towns, Ukraine is not attacking Russian territory and it’s going to use them against Russian invasion forces.
(DIR) Post #AXUUVyndUbio4QqBmq by snowballBT@mstdn.social
2023-07-08T16:53:29Z
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@kravietz @Norobiik I am all for their use against the Russian forces. Just wish we had kitted Ukraine out soon with many of these weapons.