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« Reply #475 on: May 16, 2022, 05:07:16 pm »
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Reports coming in that not only wounded soldiers are surrendering. No visual confirmation or details yet.

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« Reply #476 on: May 16, 2022, 08:18:24 pm »
Russia's offensive in Eastern Ukraine has FAILED, says top propagandist as incredible pictures show inside of Azovstal steel plant and Russians bombard Ukrainians with thermobaric missiles

By KATIE FEEHAN and WILL STEWART and JACK NEWMAN and CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE
16 May 2022

One of Putin's top propagandists has declared Russia's offensive in the Donbas region has failed as incredible pictures show the inside of the steel plant at Azovstal which has been under siege for much of the war.

Russian intelligence officer and commander Igor Girkin took to his Telegram channel to summarise the situation for Russian forces in Ukraine and said their intention was 'so obvious' that Ukraine Armed Forces have been able to resist.

Meanwhile, incredible photos have been shared of the inside of Azovstal steel works - which has been under siege in Mariupol for months - after wounded Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10822509/Russias-offensive-Eastern-Ukraine-FAILED-says-propagandist.html
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« Reply #477 on: May 16, 2022, 09:03:42 pm »
Bloggers In Russia Criticize Military After Ukraine Bridge Attack

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Russian bloggers are shocked at their military's "incompetence" during the invasion of Ukraine, according to a new report. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest in the invasion.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27FjpCAlTmA
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« Reply #478 on: May 17, 2022, 01:23:36 am »
Ukrainian women reveal their rape ordeal and say Russian soldiers must 'be punished'

As two women tell Sky News their harrowing stories, the Ukrainian authorities are conducting at least 10 active rape investigations involving Russian forces, with many more pending.

Deborah Haynes  |  16 May 2022  |  10:37, UK

Pointing to a grubby, grey sofa in the corner of a small room in her neighbour's house, the Ukrainian mother said that was where a teenage Russian soldier raped her.

It happened during an evening of terror, cruelty and murder in a rural village outside Kyiv.

Vika, 42, said she decided to speak about the attack on camera to encourage other rape survivors in Ukraine to talk about what Russian forces did to them.

"I want women who also [have been raped] - I know there are a lot of them - not to stay silent," she told Sky News in the dingy room where the attack took place in March.

"You need to talk. They [the Russian soldiers] need to be punished."


Vika says she was treated 'like a prostitute'

The Ukrainian authorities are conducting at least 10 active rape investigations involving Russian forces, with many more pending, including alleged rapes of children and men.

It is a difficult and deeply sensitive task because many of the victims are too traumatised to speak out or are unwilling to report an assault, said deputy interior minister Kateryna Pavlichenko.  .  .

https://news.sky.com/story/ukrainian-women-reveal-their-rape-ordeal-and-say-russian-soldiers-must-be-punished-12613584
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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #479 on: May 17, 2022, 01:42:19 am »
Marianna Vyshemirsky: 'My picture was used to spread lies about the war'

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The beauty influencer was accused of being an actor after this photo was published

A photo of a heavily pregnant woman fleeing a bombed maternity hospital became one of the most iconic images of the war in Ukraine. But its subject was targeted by an extraordinary Russian disinformation campaign and she received hate from both sides.

Wrapped in a duvet with her forehead bloodied, Marianna Vyshemirsky's image was seen around the world.

The photo above was taken in the aftermath of a Russian airstrike in Mariupol. It circulated online, on newspaper front pages, and was argued about at the UN Security Council.

But, having survived one attack, Marianna faced another onslaught - of disinformation and hate aimed at her and her family.

As Russia attempted to sow falsehoods about the attack, 29-year-old Marianna was falsely accused of "acting". Russian diplomats even claimed that she had "played" not one, but two different women.


Marianna on a video call during her interview with the BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-61412773


Setting the record straight since part of that Russian disinformation campaign had been posted here earlier.
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« Reply #480 on: May 17, 2022, 01:47:06 am »
Pinned down by Russian fire in key frontline village

Quentin Sommerville  -  near Izyum, eastern Ukraine  |  13 hours ago

Serhiy drove like a maniac. Before the war, the laconic Ukrainian was a lawyer. Now he sat in the front of a Mitsubishi pick-up, barrelling along a dirt road at 65mph (100km/h).

Three of us were crammed in the back and the seat belts didn't work. But that was the least of anyone's worries - up ahead lay our destination, and it was being shelled by Russian artillery.

The car swerved to avoid a spent Russian shell stuck in the earth. "Cluster bomb," said Serhiy. It felt as though it could be a marker - a warning to travel no further.

"Do you want to see the village first, or our bunker?" he asked as the green pickup lurched to a halt. "Bunker," cameraman Darren Conway and I said in unison.

Vladimir Putin has turned day into night along Ukraine's eastern front, forcing people underground. This village lay at the edge of Izyum, where Russian forces are concentrated. The artillery barrage was ending as we descended into the cool darkness of the shelter.

After its failure to take the whole country, Russia is focused instead on taking Ukraine in pieces. The men in the bunker - and there are many of them - are here to ensure that doesn't happen.  .  .

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61460790
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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #481 on: May 17, 2022, 03:35:43 am »
Ukrainian 227th Battalion of the Territorial Self-Defense Forces has reached the Russian border east of Kharkiv


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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #482 on: May 17, 2022, 04:40:50 am »
Separatist DPR Civilians Protest Against Mobilisation

from r/UkraineWarVideoReport

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/uq493h/separatist_dpr_civilians_protest_against/


What they are really protesting is that the Russians have left them high and dry.
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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #483 on: May 17, 2022, 12:44:31 pm »
'The whole world is against us': Retired colonel gives damning assessment of Russia's war in Ukraine on state TV as he urges Putin to 'get out of' the conflict

By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE
17 May 2022

Russian state media's trumped-up narrative of Putin's glorious war in Ukraine was last night shattered by a retired colonel who gave an unusually frank and damning assessment of the situation on the frontlines and world stage.

Mikhail Khodarenok, a former air defence commander and graduate of some of the Soviet Union's top military schools, used his platform on one of Russia's most-watched talk shows to warn that the war is going badly and is likely to get worse, and that nuclear sabre-rattling - far from being threatening - actually 'looks quite amusing'.

Ukraine, he said, will soon have mobilised more than a million soldiers who will be trained by the West and equipped with modern weapons, ready to fight and die to protect their homeland against Russia.

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Khodarenok's remarks, broadcast to millions of Russians who until now have been spoon-fed a narrative of their military's prowess and Ukraine's weakness, mark a stunning break with the state-sanctioned narrative and puts him at extreme odds with the Kremlin stooges stood to either side of him.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10823981/Ukraine-war-Retired-colonel-tells-Russian-state-media-world-against-us.html
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« Reply #484 on: May 17, 2022, 12:45:53 pm »
Putin the 'meddling colonel': Russian president is making tactical decisions as Ukrainian forces drive his army back to the border and top Kremlin propagandist says offensive in Eastern Ukraine has FAILED

By KATIE FEEHAN and WILLL STEWART and JACK NEWMAN and CHRIS PLEASANCE  and TOM BROWN FOR MAILONLINE
16 May 2022

Vladimir Putin is dictating on-the-ground troop movements in Ukraine as his army falters, according to Western military sources.

General Valery Gerasimov is also said to be making similar tactical decisions, micro-managing the war in minute detail which would normally be overseen by a colonel.

'We think Putin and Gerasimov are involved in tactical decision-making at a level we would normally expect to be taken by a colonel or a brigadier', said a Western military source, according to The Guardian.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10823033/Putin-meddling-colonel-Russian-president-making-tactical-decisions-troops.html
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« Reply #485 on: May 17, 2022, 12:48:44 pm »
Russia is hit with yet another mystery blaze: Flames engulf chemical plant adding to speculation over Ukrainian 'sabotage' after series of deadly fires at military sites

By WILL STEWART FOR MAILONLINE
17 May 2022

A mysterious fire has broken out at a Russian chemical plant today, amid mounting suspicion Ukraine is targeting infrastructure in Russia.

The blaze engulfed a plant making plastic in Berdsk, in the central Novosibirsk region, one of a series of suspected incidents of sabotage within Russia over the past few weeks.

Video showed thick black smoke rising up from burning building, with the fire ripping through the chemical plant's roof.

The blaze appears to have destroyed production facilities, offices and a canteen. There were no reports of fatalities.

It is the latest in a series of infernos at industrial facilities and military sites in Russia since Vladimir Putin's men invaded Ukraine, with some experts saying Ukraine is responsible for the 'sabotage' of plants - though Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the damage.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10824709/Flames-engulf-chemical-plant-Russia-adding-speculation-Ukrainian-sabotage.html

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« Reply #486 on: May 17, 2022, 12:56:59 pm »
Sweden officially signs NATO application as Putin shows weakening resolve and admits he 'has no problem' with them or Finland and Lavrov says it is 'no big deal'

By DAVID AVERRE FOR MAILONLINE
17 May 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he sees 'no problem' with Nordic neighbours Finland and Sweden joining NATO, mere hours before Sweden's foreign minister formally signed her nation's application to the security bloc.

Putin, Russia's paramount leader since 1999, has repeatedly pointed to the post-Soviet enlargement of NATO toward Russia's borders as a key driver behind his war in Ukraine.

But in a stunning declaration yesterday, the strongman abandoned his regime's typical sabre-rattling approach and instead offered a dramatically softened stance in the face of the biggest strategic consequence of the invasion to date.

'As to enlargement, Russia has no problem with these states - none. And so in this sense there is no immediate threat to Russia from an expansion (of NATO) to include these countries,' Putin told the leaders of the CSTO - a Russian-dominated security alliance of former Soviet states.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10824207/Sweden-officially-signs-NATO-application-Putin-shows-weakening-resolve.html
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« Reply #487 on: May 17, 2022, 12:59:46 pm »
War within Russia's secret services over bogus intelligence that led to invasion: Blame game erupts over 'worthless' info that meant 'Putin was the most uninformed person to decide about the war'

By WALTER FINCH and WILL STEWART FOR MAILONLINE
17 May 2022

A bitter new blame game has erupted in Russia's secret services over the bogus intelligence that led Putin to believing his troops would be welcomed in Ukraine with open arms.

Much of the blame is being pointed at the door of the FSB's 5th Service for gathering 'worthless' information that misled Russian President Vladimir Putin and left him 'the most uninformed person to decide about the war'.

Disputed reports in April stated that Col-General Sergei Beseda, 68, head of the 5th Service, and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, had been detained in April either under house arrest or under pre-trial detention for leaking plans and embezzling funds.

The 5th Service is known as the foreign spying arm of the FSB, charged primarily with intelligence and political subversion in former Soviet republics such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

It is also reportedly in charge of the Kremlin's 'kill list' of Ukrainian senior officials and other dissidents who live in Ukraine.

Sources have told IStories, a media outlet linked to Russia's top investigative journalists, that 'the level of professionalism there is worthless.'

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10824065/War-Russias-secret-services-bogus-intelligence-Blame-game-erupts-worthless-info.html
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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #488 on: May 17, 2022, 01:32:45 pm »
Quote from: Kamaji on May 17, 2022, 12:59:46 pm
War within Russia's secret services over bogus intelligence that led to invasion: Blame game erupts over 'worthless' info that meant 'Putin was the most uninformed person to decide about the war'

By WALTER FINCH and WILL STEWART FOR MAILONLINE
17 May 2022

A bitter new blame game has erupted in Russia's secret services over the bogus intelligence that led Putin to believing his troops would be welcomed in Ukraine with open arms.

Much of the blame is being pointed at the door of the FSB's 5th Service for gathering 'worthless' information that misled Russian President Vladimir Putin and left him 'the most uninformed person to decide about the war'.

Disputed reports in April stated that Col-General Sergei Beseda, 68, head of the 5th Service, and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, had been detained in April either under house arrest or under pre-trial detention for leaking plans and embezzling funds.

The 5th Service is known as the foreign spying arm of the FSB, charged primarily with intelligence and political subversion in former Soviet republics such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

It is also reportedly in charge of the Kremlin's 'kill list' of Ukrainian senior officials and other dissidents who live in Ukraine.

Sources have told IStories, a media outlet linked to Russia's top investigative journalists, that 'the level of professionalism there is worthless.'

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10824065/War-Russias-secret-services-bogus-intelligence-Blame-game-erupts-worthless-info.html

The circular firing squad has begun.
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« Reply #489 on: May 17, 2022, 01:33:42 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on May 17, 2022, 01:32:45 pm
The circular firing squad has begun.


So it would seem.
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« Reply #490 on: May 17, 2022, 02:39:44 pm »
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Putin, Russia's paramount leader since 1999, has repeatedly pointed to the post-Soviet enlargement of NATO toward Russia's borders as a key driver behind his war in Ukraine.

But in a stunning declaration yesterday, the strongman abandoned his regime's typical sabre-rattling approach and instead offered a dramatically softened stance in the face of the biggest strategic consequence of the invasion to date.

Russia had their bluff called, proving that their declared reason for invading Ukraine is pure bullshit.
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« Reply #491 on: May 17, 2022, 02:43:58 pm »
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A bitter new blame game has erupted in Russia's secret services over the bogus intelligence that led Putin to believing his troops would be welcomed in Ukraine with open arms.

I don't believe this for a second.  Putin was quite open with his contempt for anything Ukrainian.  At no point did he envision free independent Donbas states, but instead pushed for the total subjugation of the entire country.  Drug addicts, indeed.
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« Reply #492 on: May 17, 2022, 02:47:17 pm »
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I don't believe this for a second.  Putin was quite open with his contempt for anything Ukrainian.  At no point did he envision free independent Donbas states, but instead pushed for the total subjugation of the entire country.  Drug addicts, indeed.

Yes, but that is what is apparently circulating in Russia.
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« Reply #493 on: May 17, 2022, 02:49:19 pm »
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Russia had their bluff called, proving that their declared reason for invading Ukraine is pure bullshit.

Their cards are face up on the table now. And their illusion of military capability has been laid bare for all to see. I wonder what China is thinking right now...
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« Reply #494 on: May 17, 2022, 02:54:10 pm »
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« Reply #495 on: May 17, 2022, 02:58:12 pm »
Live|Russia-Ukraine latest news: Azov regiment fighters 'don't deserve to live', says Russian negotiator

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/17/ukraine-news-russia-war-latest-putin-sweden-nato-izyum/


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A Russian lawmaker who has taken part in peace talks with Kyiv said that Moscow should consider the death penalty for fighters from Ukraine's Azov regiment.

In a debate in the lower house of Russia's parliament after the defenders of Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks surrendered, lawmaker Leonid Slutsky said Russia should "think carefully" about capital punishment for the Azov fighters.

"They do not deserve to live after the monstrous crimes against humanity that they have committed and that are committed continuously against our prisoners", he added.

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« Reply #496 on: May 17, 2022, 03:18:22 pm »
Russian military recruitment centres hit by spate of arson attacks

Videos posted online show men wearing hoodies and balaclavas attacking buildings as activists seek to undermine Ukraine war

By James Kilner
17 May 2022

Russia is facing a spate of arson attacks targeting military recruitment offices as local activists seek to derail Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Videos posted online show men wearing hoodies and balaclavas attacking what they say are recruitment centres with Molotov cocktails – a Russian street weapon and symbol of anti-establishment resistance.

Russian opposition reports said there had been eight arson attacks across the country, but commentators said several more may have gone unrecorded.

The anti-war VataHunters Telegram channel has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks, saying they were intended to undermine Russian morale and hinder the recruitment process.

"The goal has been to destroy the archive with the personal files of conscripts – it is located in these areas. This should prevent mobilisation in the district," VataHunters wrote after announcing an attack on a recruitment centre near Moscow.

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Source:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/14/russian-military-recruitment-centres-hit-spate-arson-attacks/

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« Reply #497 on: May 17, 2022, 03:23:27 pm »
How Putin's plan to stop NATO expansion has completely backfired: Finland has one of Europe's largest artilleries, 280,000 wartime troops and 'superb' Russian-military intelligence gathering

By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE
17 May 2022

When Putin ordered his war against Ukraine back in February, he justified it by saying he could not allow the country to join NATO and bring the alliance to his doorstep.

But the move has massively backfired, with Finland and Sweden now set to break with decades of neutrality and join - bringing NATO to an 800-mile stretch of the Russian border while boosting the alliance with two top-of-the-range armies.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenburg says they will be welcomed 'with open arms', and it is easy to see why. With them they bring tens of thousands of troops, a formidable arsenal of artillery, top-notch spying capabilities and some of the quietest and deadliest submarines in the world.

And, crucially, all of those reinforcements will be positioned close to the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania which have long-been NATO's weakest spot and among the most-likely members to be attacked.

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Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10824899/Ukraine-war-Finland-Swedens-military-capabilities-revealed-set-join-NATO.html
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« Reply #498 on: May 17, 2022, 03:39:14 pm »
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« Reply #499 on: May 17, 2022, 03:50:01 pm »
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Oops... looks like someone forgot to tell Russia this is a "rescue" operation    :laugh:

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