(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Another 103 Ukrainian prisoners released [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-09-14 There was another prisoner exchange today. This time 103 Ukrainians returned home. x During today's prisoner exchange, Azov soldier Kyrylo Zaitsev, the father of the youngest child trapped in Azovstal's bunkers, was released. Little Sviat Zaitsev arrived at the plant with his family when he was just three months old. The child left the basements when he was six… https://t.co/ci9xVgFeYM pic.twitter.com/n96FbBvV5E — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 14, 2024 Some prisoners just heard the news about the Kursk operation. x 🥹🥹🥹 🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers who were held captive for more than 900 days learn about Ukraine's operation in the Kursk region I'm not even talking about their physical condition and appearance, you can judge for yourself what terrible conditions they were kept in 🎥Libkos pic.twitter.com/mqoCuoPJap — Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) September 14, 2024 Meanwhile, in Kursk, Russia’s offensive on the western side appears to have culminated. Ukraine still drives north from Novyi Put, but do the Ukrainians have enough to make it up the road to Glushkovo? x Today, 🇷🇺Russians tried to counterattack in Liubimovka direction, Kursk region. This attempt was totally unsuccessful and they lost two tanks and infantry. The tanks were destroyed by 🇺🇦501st Marine Battalion with 🇺🇸American Javelin ATGM. crew lived 100%🔥 pic.twitter.com/QNbvodyAhv — Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) September 13, 2024 The Russian assault on Liubimovka was east of Snagost. x Russian forces using IFVs tried to take the village Liubimovka, Kursk region, in Russia and for a moment entered it from west / northwest. The usage of BMDs suggest that this were Russian VDV units of the 51st airborne regiment, so one of the “elite” Russian units. Yet,… pic.twitter.com/g8NWZrX8PY — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) September 14, 2024 At least one goal of the Kursk operation is coming to pass. x Frontline report: Russian forces finally sacrifice Pokrovsk offensive to defend Kursk Ukraine has managed to alter battlefield dynamics with its Kursk incursion in just six weeks: Russia redeploys forces from crucial Pokrovsk offensive https://t.co/baXuZfNyiB — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 14, 2024 Russians killing Russians. x In the Kursk region, the local security forces attacked retreating conscripts and a unit of the FSB, mistaking them for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The number of losses is unknown, but the number is several dozen. (illustrative photo) pic.twitter.com/CD4oMKi7EE — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) September 14, 2024 x Khorne group published footage of the Ukrainian breach of the Russian border 20 miles from the Kursk salient, which they say is more impactful than described by Western media: "Any media nonsense, especially German experts and Forbes, are either hysterics who lack information or… pic.twitter.com/tA1Vwqkltr — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 13, 2024 Bavovna x Warriors of the 95th Air Assault Brigade lit up a Russian T-90 tank in Kursk Oblast. pic.twitter.com/9AK1raSodf — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 13, 2024 Russian men generously offer free housing to young female refugees from Kursk. x 🇷🇺😁👇 I accidentally stumbled upon a group helping refugees from the Kursk region. 😉 I noticed that people in Russia are compassionate and always ready to help with housing. True, there is a nuance - you need to be a slim, pretty girl under 35. For the others, somehow, there… https://t.co/IuRzbdwLhO pic.twitter.com/QyJxK15vnb — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) September 14, 2024 You can’t bring Smaug down with assault rifles. This is north of Bakhmut. x Donetsk Oblast, a Ukrainian drone covers a Russian-held treeline with molten thermite, setting multiple positions ablaze. Russian infantry can be seen attempting to down the Ukrainian dragon drone with small arms fire. pic.twitter.com/2uKDfJc1Di — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 14, 2024 But one drone can bring down another drone with what appears to be rifle fire. x The moment how our FPV drone downed a Russian UAV. pic.twitter.com/sYmdEmSSHQ — Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) September 13, 2024 Ukraine has released video of its earlier attack on a gas platform in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea. x The Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) released a longer video of their operation against the Russian-occupied gas rig “Crimea-2”. The operation was undertaken in the night from September 10 to 11. It shows the gas rig heavily hit, including several explosions.… pic.twitter.com/AU6kf8AYvP — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) September 14, 2024 This guy is a company commander in Chosen Company. He points out serious ongoing problems within Ukraine’s military leadership structure. x I wasn’t going to say much on the matter, and haven’t previously, but at this point I’m over it. Chosen served with the 59th for all of 2023, we fought alongside the 9th, 10th etc btns and we did good work in a fucked situation and we had good experienced leadership who cared… — Ryan O'Leary (@RyanO_ChosenCoy) September 13, 2024 Chosen served with the 59th for all of 2023, we fought alongside the 9th, 10th etc btns and we did good work in a fucked situation and we had good experienced leadership who cared for their troops and we made progress even with limited fires support. Morale was decent and spirits were good even through early 2024. Our brigade commander was one of the smartest, brightest and best officers I’ve ever met in Ukraine, hands down. That is no longer the case, and it’s not because guys do not want to fight or are overly tired. It is from consistent fuckery at the brigade level. Multiple battalion commanders who I fought with for 12 months and slogged it out with a far superior enemy daily, disobeyed a direct order and had men pull out and reposition instead of doing a last stand. They’ve been relieved of duty for saving hundreds of men from likely death, for refusing what is tantamount to unprepared suicide operations, unscripted and planned assaults, being forced to use non infantry on assaults and the list of fuckery goes on. An intelligence officer who I met from time to time was put on an infantry assault and was killed. A supply logistics sergeant the same, a trained armor driver as well and the list goes on. The current brigade leadership in the 59th is not only dishonoring the name of the unit, but is getting men killed needlessly and consistently. Instead of firing a battalion commander every other week, maybe the Ukrainian command should understand it is the brigade level fucking up and the gangrenous tumor that’s taken over command needs relegated to a fucking desk doing paperwork. Forty three more officers who died for Putin’s Delusion of Grandeur. x Good news from Russia... At least 4 733 Russian officers have been eliminated in Ukraine since 24 February 2022. 100 Colonels reached. Weekly update: +43 newly registered. Each name is confirmed by a Russian source via funeral notices, obituaries, graves etc. pic.twitter.com/UiduC6snH3 — KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) September 14, 2024 Another 1,210 Russians and 40 armored vehicles. Russia has been sending engineers, IT specialists, artillerymen, pilots and submarine crew members to the front. Eventually that will take its toll. x Russian bloggers pouring out revelations about the constant sending of unwanted Russian soldiers, regardless of their specialisation, to assault squads. Even full-time propagandists like Sasha Kots cite many examples. Although, there is no point in this whining. Nothing will… pic.twitter.com/AZTaVT3XBP — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 14, 2024 A brilliant specialist from Moscow suggested to his commander ideas on establishing reliable, secure communication over a few dozen kilometers of the front line (the unit's area of responsibility). But the commander needed a grenade launcher in the assault group. And the choice fell on the IT specialist. Although there wasn't much choice. Artillerymen died in assaults... Remember 2022? For three months, they trained new artillery divisions at the training grounds. Specialists worked hard, time, money, and equipment were spent on training. The result was well-coordinated artillery crews. But upon arriving in the zone of the Special Military Operation (SMO), they turned out to be unnecessary. Because what was needed were assault troops. But artillerymen weren't trained for that. Engineers died in assaults... A bespectacled graduate of Bauman University who dreamed of his own workshop producing ground drones. He even made prototypes out of known substances and sticks. But he didn't find understanding from the leadership. The leadership needed assault troops. They must have forgotten to buy the extended warranty. x Military correspondent Saponkov reports on the mass shutdown of Starlinks in use by Russians. He says that Starlinks cannot be used for more than 90 days outside the country of registration. Apparently, most are activated in Europe. "Since the morning, there has been a mass… pic.twitter.com/nDfowxdu2W — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 14, 2024 This is supposed to be a bomb shelter. Looks to be wood-frame construction with sheathing, probably quarter-inch plywood (because it’s cheapest). A strong wind would likely blow this thing over. Probably never occurred to anyone to make an underground concrete shelter. x Russia will boost civilian protection with additional shelters installed in Samara, Tomsk, Voronezh, Orenburg regions, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Krasnoyarsk Krai. pic.twitter.com/5ozKQ8X7kw — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 13, 2024 The second installment in Kyiv Independent’s series is out and covers the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine. x YouTube Video Got any snacks? x Hello there. Is there a place for me too? pic.twitter.com/wB18Bt3LVz — In Ukraine (@InUKRofficial) September 14, 2024 Cooking for an army. 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