(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up, plus Ukraine advances in the south [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-07-27 There is good news on two fronts in the south of Ukraine — from Staromaiorske and from Robotyne, which is just up the highway from the strategically important hub of Tokmak. This is DPR commander Alexander Khodakovsky confirming that Staromaiorske has been taken by Ukraine. x Khodakovsky confirms the liberation of Staromaiorske, but says it's not going to be easy for Ukrainians in its ruins. At the same time, he says that occupying the village were the so-called former "DPR" forces that are extremely battered. This shows significant issues for Russia… pic.twitter.com/nbpV8CksZz — Dmitri (@wartranslated) July 27, 2023 x Staromaiorske, Donetsk region, welcome home 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/gkP1f7Tccm — Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz) July 27, 2023 Robotyne should be taken soon and Ukraine is gaining success in the direction of Verbove, the neighboring town to the east. x ⚡⚡In the #Zaporizhzhia front, Ukrainian military hardware was spotted approximately three kilometers east of Robotyne, indicating that the Armed Forces of #Ukraine managed to achieve a breakthrough and are currently engaging the so called first line of defense. pic.twitter.com/BBc25ydNX4 — Astraia intel 🇺🇦 (@astraiaintel) July 27, 2023 The breakthrough at Robotyne comes at a high cost, however. x Small take on what's going on in the Robotyne Axis. Our forces managed to break through russian defensive lines at a cost. The human price is high, but I won't speculate on this, as it's hard to understand from the available footage. The scale of the Ukrainian attack is… — ✙🍒 Constantine 🍒✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) July 27, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------— Taking out a Russian TOS thermobaric rocket launcher is a big deal. x SBU special unit reveals the location of a moving TOS-1A Solntsepyok which is then attacked with an FPV drone leading to its catastrophic implosion. pic.twitter.com/he0eFMdeFR — Dmitri (@wartranslated) July 27, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------- Eliminating a big Russian bomb. x State Emergency Services in Kharkiv Oblast detonated an unexploded bomb that was dropped in the Oskil River. Huge explosion from underwater!! pic.twitter.com/OuaVucBp03 — Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (@SarahAshtonLV) July 27, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------— Snake Island is back to being a battleground. After the war is over this will be a great place to build a prison for Russian war criminals. x 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukrainian monitoring channels report explosions on the Snake Island A massive air strike was carried out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the island. The purpose of the strike and the consequences have not yet been specified. pic.twitter.com/RqxiBEay03 — RADAR ID INTL (@RADARIDNEWS) July 26, 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------- Da svidania, Harosheva dnya x ⚡️Helicopter pilot, Colonel Табачников Виталий Витальевич (Tabachnikov Vitaly Vitalievich), commander of the 112th Independent Helicopter Regiment, Chita, was killed in Ukraine on 25 July ’23 when his Ka-52 helicopter was shot down.https://t.co/ZwDDa4g0N5 pic.twitter.com/Nb8FYJWqEp — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) July 26, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------— Kamchatka is the long peninsula on the Russian Pacific coast north of Japan. These guys are a long way from home, get dropped into a meat grinder and complain about not being morally ready. Dudes, you’ll never be morally ready for this shitstorm of a war. x 1/ Mobilised Russians from Kamchatka in the Russian Far East have posted a video complaining that they have been dumped into the 'Donetsk People's Republic' militia to fight alongside convicts being used for so-called 'meat assaults'. They say they're not morally ready. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ZSD1OM0VDZ — ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) July 27, 2023 Speaking of shitty Russian morale …. prison ain’t lookin’ so bad now. x Convicts from Storm Z units are asking the Kremlin Ripper to stop sending them into "massacres", appealing to his human feelings I suppose, which is ironic given that he gave a go for convicts to be utilised on the frontlines. They say they're being purposefully "murdered" with… pic.twitter.com/nJmzzMGFhs — Dmitri (@wartranslated) July 10, 2023 Two whole days?!?! Slackers. They say they're being purposefully "murdered" with own artillery shelling. Their company lost 75% of its personnel. Those with wounds are allowed two days to heal before sending them back. ----------------------------------------------------------- Good news for Ukraine. Bad news for Africa. x I have conducted yet another review of the most recent messages from Wagnerites' relatives in their Telegram chats. Currently, Mali, CAR, Syria, and Libya are the only options for those who wish to continue their employment with Wagner. — Mark Krutov (@kromark) July 27, 2023 --------------------------------------------------- The petulant Russian fencer should never have been allowed to compete in the first place. x 🇺🇦 Olha Harlan defeated the Russian Anna Smirnova in the round of 16 of the World Championship and defiantly refused to shake hands. For this, she was disqualified from the World Fencing Championship 😠. Smirnova waited an hour after the fight to shake hands. pic.twitter.com/gvjH102wNB — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) July 27, 2023 This is from Ukraine’s foreign minister. x Anna Smirnova lost the fair competition and decided to play dirty with the handshake show. This is exactly how Russian army acts on the battlefield. Olha Kharlan won the fair competition and showed dignity. I urge @FIE_fencing to restore Kharlan’s rights and allow her to compete. pic.twitter.com/ocGXoGxN30 — Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) July 27, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------- This is what passes for a pep talk in the Russian Army these days. x "I'll tie you up like a sheep, I'll take you to the front, no one will find you in this life" - reportedly, this is a video from Russian positions in Luhansk region. Soldiers from Russian 34th "storm" brigade were in conflict with their commanders about returning to the… pic.twitter.com/JHtWQqY6mW — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) July 26, 2023 -------------------------------------------------— This is what happens when people realize they score more points by humiliating you than by sucking up to you. x Putin had to wait for quite some time for the president of Egypt. This is not the first time that foreign leaders have made Putin wait for their meetings. pic.twitter.com/WSaO1UWayN — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) July 27, 2023 --------------------------------------------------— I know a country where there is currently a war going on where this shiny new system could get some real-world testing. x Tomahawks fired from mobile ground-based launchers give the Marines a long-range strike capability unlike any they've had before. https://t.co/TNgMpAi6hs — The War Zone (@thewarzonewire) July 26, 2023 -------------------------------------------------— Puppies on patrol. 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