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Ukraine 7
« on: July 23, 2025, 09:29:25 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2025, 09:35:43 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2025, 09:38:30 pm »
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2025, 09:40:24 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2025, 09:46:39 pm »
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Local media in Crimea report that the city is currently under heavy missile and drone attack right in the middle of the negotiations in Istanbul, with explosions occurring one after another. There are also reports of internet disruptions in Sevastopol.

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2025, 09:46:41 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2025, 09:49:57 pm »
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2025, 09:52:58 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2025, 09:56:53 pm »
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🇺🇦 Zelensky said that he will submit to the Verkhovna Rada a bill that should strengthen the independence of anti-corruption bodies. The document will be prepared jointly with the law enforcement and anti-corruption teams.

❗️Approximately next week, Rada will urgently vote on a new bill on NABU and SAPO from Zelensky.



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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2025, 10:02:32 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2025, 10:09:05 pm »
Putin Sends His Navy in All Directions—Baltic, Arctic, Pacific—Just to See Who Flinches First

Ivan Khomenko  |  Jul 23, 2025 15:35  |  Updated Jul 24, 2025 00:45

Russia has launched its largest naval drills in recent years, conducting simultaneous operations in the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific, and the Baltic Sea, with additional activity reported in the Caspian.

The exercises, titled “July Storm”, began on July 23 and are scheduled to continue until July 27, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The drills involve more than 15,000 personnel, over 150 naval and auxiliary vessels, 120 aircraft, 10 coastal missile systems, and approximately 950 other military assets. Four of Russia’s fleets are participating in the operation: the Baltic, Northern, Pacific, and Caspian Fleets.

The exercises are being overseen by Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the goal is to assess the fleets’ readiness to conduct “non-standard operational tasks” and to deploy advanced systems, including long-range precision weapons and unmanned technologies.  .  .  .

https://united24media.com/latest-news/putin-sends-his-navy-in-all-directions-baltic-arctic-pacific-just-to-see-who-flinches-first-10116
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2025, 10:10:34 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2025, 10:14:03 pm »
Russian Radars Vanish From Key Military Districts, Satellite Images Reveal

Vlad Litnarovych  |  Jul 23, 2025 12:07  |  Updated Jul 23, 2025 14:16

Satellite imagery analysis suggests Russia is quietly removing or relocating significant numbers of low-altitude radar systems from its Central and Eastern Military Districts—prompting speculation over battlefield losses and strategic redeployments, according to OSINT researcher Athene Noctua on July 21.

Athene Noctua regularly tracks Russian air defense infrastructure using satellite imagery. His latest update is focused on the radar positions of the 340th and 341st Radio-Technical Regiments within Russia’s Central Military District.  .  .  .

.  .  .  In several cases, legacy radars such as the 5N84A were replaced with more modern units like the Nebo-U/T or Podlet-K1. However, numerous positions that previously hosted key radar systems now show no signs of active equipment.

Overall, the following radar units were found missing:

9 × Kasta-2E2

4 × P-18

2 × Nebo-SV

1 × Nebo-M

1 × Nebo-U

1 × Podlet-K1

2 × 5N84A (one was previously inactive)

1 × 96L6

2 × ST-68U

“Some systems appear to have been relocated from one site to another, but the number of removals far outweighs the redeployments,” he noted.  .  .  .

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russian-radars-vanish-from-key-military-districts-satellite-images-reveal-10109
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2025, 10:23:20 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2025, 10:50:13 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2025, 10:51:50 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2025, 10:56:18 pm »
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Quick key points on the protest in Ukraine so far:

- It targets a specific law, not the President;
- No calls to change the government;
- Russian influencers try to spin it as anti-government uprising;
- Claims it’s an anti-war protest to surrender are false.

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2025, 10:57:03 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2025, 11:01:36 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2025, 07:53:51 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on July 23, 2025, 10:56:18 pm
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Quick key points on the protest in Ukraine so far:

- It targets a specific law, not the President;
- No calls to change the government;
- Russian influencers try to spin it as anti-government uprising;
- Claims it’s an anti-war protest to surrender are false.

8:11 PM · Jul 22, 2025  ·  224.1K Views

https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1947811843663183933

Maybe but I can't give Zelensky a pass for the stupid politics here.  He should have foreseen the really bad optics when he signed that bill into law.  Now he's trying to backtrack and push a rescension law through the Parliament to make it go away.  That was just dumb.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2025, 08:19:15 am »
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American Derek Huffman fled with his family to Russia to escape the ‘corrupt’ West. Domiciled in Putin’s “American Village’, he was promised a job with the Russian army as a welder. Huffman is reported to have been killed in combat in Ukraine.



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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2025, 08:28:25 am »
Quote from: BobfromWB on July 24, 2025, 08:19:15 am
Huffman is reported to have been killed in combat in Ukraine.

Didn't take long did it?

If true it'll be interesting what kind of video his widow will post now...she has not posted anything in over a week on their Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@HuffmanTime

UPDATE:  The original story source is kinda hinky so who knows?

https://themalteseherald.com/2025/07/23/derek-huffman-confirmed-killed-with-drone/

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2025, 08:35:06 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on July 23, 2025, 09:38:30 pm

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1947942410241110036
Cunning stunt. I recall 1968, Prague. Need I go on?

If people don't want to be "Liberated and protected", maybe, just maybe, that's an invasion?

(Especially if you have to kill a bunch of them to 'liberate and protect' them.)

Patton was right.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #24 on: July 24, 2025, 09:17:38 am »
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 23, 2025

Excerpts:
Kremlin officials continue to undermine the negotiation process while reiterating Russia's commitment to achieving its original war aims ...

Russia continues to diversify and bolster its security apparatus in an effort to centralize state power in a way that will worsen the already systematic abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians in Russia and occupied Ukraine ...

Russia continues efforts to formalize Russian-Belarusian governmental integration through the Union State framework ...

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-23-2025
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« Reply #25 on: July 24, 2025, 09:18:08 am »
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« Reply #26 on: July 24, 2025, 09:21:05 am »
Since January 1, the FSB has been given the right to create its own pretrial detention centers, like the KGB in the USSR. The initiator of the law, Vasily Piskarev, explained it this way: over the past 10 years, the number of arrests for treason, espionage, terrorism, and extremism has tripled in the country. Today, Putin signed a law according to which any organization can be recognized as extremist if at least one of its participants is recognized as an extremist. [ May include operational control of all ports as well. ]

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #27 on: July 24, 2025, 09:38:00 am »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #28 on: July 24, 2025, 10:08:26 am »
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Putin Sends His Navy in All Directions—Baltic, Arctic, Pacific—Just to See Who Flinches First

Ivan Khomenko  |  Jul 23, 2025 15:35  |  Updated Jul 24, 2025 00:45

Russia has launched its largest naval drills in recent years, conducting simultaneous operations in the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific, and the Baltic Sea, with additional activity reported in the Caspian.

The exercises, titled “July Storm”, began on July 23 and are scheduled to continue until July 27, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The drills involve more than 15,000 personnel, over 150 naval and auxiliary vessels, 120 aircraft, 10 coastal missile systems, and approximately 950 other military assets. Four of Russia’s fleets are participating in the operation: the Baltic, Northern, Pacific, and Caspian Fleets.

The exercises are being overseen by Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the goal is to assess the fleets’ readiness to conduct “non-standard operational tasks” and to deploy advanced systems, including long-range precision weapons and unmanned technologies.  .  .  .

https://united24media.com/latest-news/putin-sends-his-navy-in-all-directions-baltic-arctic-pacific-just-to-see-who-flinches-first-10116

What strategic role will Kuznetzov and Moskva play in this bit of Kabuki theatre?

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2025, 12:02:28 pm »
A couple friends are noting that the Russians are being watched very carefully given that their last large scale 'exercise' was cover for an act of war.

NATO defenses are heightened in response, as they should be.
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« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2025, 12:20:05 pm »
July 23 (Reuters) - Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labelled as “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three European security officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.

The shipments have allowed Russian weapons-maker IEMZ Kupol to increase its production of the Garpiya-A1 attack drone, despite the U.S. and E.U. sanctions imposed in October designed to disrupt its supply chain, according to the sources and documents, which included contracts, invoices and customs paperwork.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/chinese-engines-shipped-cooling-units-power-russian-drones-used-ukraine-2025-07-23/

Chinese suppliers are playing a key role in providing Russia with components for the production of attack drones used in its war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on July 8, citing documents reviewed by the outlet.

According to a 2023 report by Ukrainian intelligence, 92% of all foreign components found in Russian drones originate from China. These parts include electronics, cameras, engines, antennas, and navigation modules.

The components are supplied both directly and through intermediary networks that include companies based in Hong Kong, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates. Some of the Chinese suppliers involved are major manufacturers that officially claim to operate solely in the civilian sector. In some cases, the parts are delivered to Russia disguised as equipment for agricultural or aerial photography purposes.

https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/chinese-components-fueling-russia-s-drone-production-for-war-on-ukraine-bloomberg-50528018.html
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #31 on: July 24, 2025, 03:05:42 pm »
I believe this report is false


Quote from: BobfromWB on July 24, 2025, 08:19:15 am
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American Derek Huffman fled with his family to Russia to escape the ‘corrupt’ West. Domiciled in Putin’s “American Village’, he was promised a job with the Russian army as a welder. Huffman is reported to have been killed in combat in Ukraine.



https://x.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1948031949987348502
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #32 on: July 24, 2025, 03:57:36 pm »
Quote from: DominusVobiscum on July 24, 2025, 03:05:42 pm
I believe this report is false

You're probably right.  If Putin had any sense at all he'd pull this guy out of whatever foreign "meat" unit they threw him into, and turn him into some kind of propaganda "hero" for Western consumption in the old World War II sense.

But Putin doesn't and won't.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #33 on: July 24, 2025, 05:41:55 pm »
Quote from: DominusVobiscum on July 24, 2025, 03:05:42 pm
I believe this report is false

Why? Please explain your reasoning.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #34 on: July 24, 2025, 06:01:37 pm »
Quote from: BobfromWB on July 24, 2025, 05:41:55 pm
Why? Please explain your reasoning.

Bob, if you run down the original source, there's nothing really behind it besides being Ukrainian-based (apparently).  Here's the link:

https://ukrainainc.net/2025/07/24/24804/

And then there's this from his wife, from the same "Maltese Herald," denying that he was killed:

https://themalteseherald.com/2025/07/23/derek-huffman-confirmed-killed-with-drone/

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #35 on: July 24, 2025, 06:57:19 pm »
Quote from: DominusVobiscum on July 24, 2025, 03:05:42 pm
I believe this report is false

Same here..
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« Reply #37 on: July 24, 2025, 09:38:31 pm »
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« Reply #38 on: July 24, 2025, 09:42:11 pm »
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I'm not sure what to do about Ukrainians protesting a law they don't like. I like that they are protesting but I don't want Russians to get any ideas.

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« Reply #41 on: July 24, 2025, 09:52:09 pm »
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« Reply #42 on: July 24, 2025, 09:55:10 pm »
If Russia could muster the troops, they would be invading Azerbaijan now.



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« Reply #44 on: July 24, 2025, 11:31:36 pm »
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Russia has officially commissioned its newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Knyaz Pozharsky, into the Navy.



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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2025, 06:56:11 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on July 24, 2025, 09:55:10 pm
If Russia could muster the troops, they would be invading Azerbaijan now.

And that would put Turkey in a real pickle.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2025, 07:14:50 am »
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 24, 2025

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Russia will likely implement new policies to augment its military administrative capacity to significantly expand the rate at which Russia can call up a larger volume of conscripts and reservists ... The bill would likely mitigate bureaucratic bottlenecks that complicate Russia's force generation efforts during large-scale involuntary call-ups ...

Russia has planned the gradual expansion of the Russian military since 2022, and the proposed changes to Russia's personnel processing system are likely intended to support ongoing efforts to increase the size of the Russian military ... The expansion of Russia's administrative capacity to process conscripts and mobilized personnel would allow Russia to mobilize forces faster and more efficiently both during a protracted war in Ukraine and a possible future war against NATO ...

ISW continues to assess that Russia's military reforms, including the restructuring of the Western Military District (WMD) into the Leningrad and Moscow military districts (LMD and MMD), demonstrate Russia's longer-term preparation for a possible future conflict with NATO ...

Zelensky submitted a draft bill to the Ukrainian parliament on July 24 aimed at bolstering the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies in response to public backlash against the controversial bill that Zelensky signed on July 22 ...

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« Reply #48 on: July 25, 2025, 08:32:44 am »
Zelensky defied US order to scrap corruption law

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/07/25/zelensky-defied-senior-us-officials-on-corruption-law/

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Volodymyr Zelensky defied senior US officials who told him not to pass a controversial corruption law.

Top officials within the Trump administration warned the Ukrainian leader not to strip the country’s two key anti-corruption agencies of their autonomy but were ignored, a senior congressional aide told The Telegraph.

“It had been communicated to the Ukrainians that this was not a smart idea,” the source said. “This was communicated with the hope that Zelensky would veto it.”

On Wednesday, Mr Zelensky was forced into an embarrassing U-turn after thousands of protesters descended onto the streets of Kyiv to demand that the president back down amid widespread international condemnation.

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Senior congressional aides told The Telegraph that the president’s actions had undermined US trust and could jeopardise future relief efforts.

“Zelensky really messed up here…he’s shooting himself in the foot,” said one Republican source.

“The messaging is horrible,” another added. “It’s a much harder argument to make for assistance to Ukraine when the Ukrainian government is doing this.”

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Congressional insiders warned that the move could derail months of work by Russia hawks spent quietly lobbying Donald Trump to adopt a more emollient stance towards Ukraine.

“I can’t see it doing [Ukraine] any favours with the United States,” a senior aide said. “It could undermine support from some of the traditional hawks in Congress.”

Meaghan Mobbs, the daughter of Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy to Ukraine, said: “This decision is truly, unbelievably, mind-bogglingly stupid. It happens at the worst possible time given the recent positive shifts in US policy.”

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #49 on: July 25, 2025, 09:08:26 am »
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Zelensky defied US order to scrap corruption law

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/07/25/zelensky-defied-senior-us-officials-on-corruption-law/

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Zelenskyy moves to restore independence of Ukraine anti-graft agencies after protests, EU criticism

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday submitted a new bill that would restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies in an effort to defuse tensions following his approval earlier this week of a controversial law that weakened their autonomy ... Zelenskyy said parliament would review the new bill, which “guarantees real strengthening of Ukraine’s law enforcement system, the independence of anti-corruption bodies, and reliable protection of the legal system from any Russian interference.”

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-corruption-protests-zelenskyy-law-6766134c963f0423d88c2ac1749f8c11
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