WAR IN UKRAINE 2022

2022-04-17 22:54:27 Reuters: Ukrainian flags were projected onto the exterior of the Russian Embassy building in Washington, D.C. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 21:35:45 The Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment, Captain Svyatoslav Palamar, delivered a heartfelt address to the people of Ukraine.

The Azov Regiment has been defending Mariupol since the start of the war, and has been putting up a courageous resistance with an odds-defying track record of fighting off the occupiers.

His address cannot be any more timing as the kremlin has been putting more and more pressure on the defenders of Mariupol to lay down their arms and give up this heroic city. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 21:16:12 In the rf the production of anti-aircraft missile systems was suspended due to a lack of parts, the employees were offered to go on a vacation or to war, - DGI

The Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant, which manufactures russian missile systems “Buk”, mobile surface-to-air missile systems “Kub” and tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons «Tunguska», is currently looking for a way to circumvent sanctions and arrange supplies through third countries, in particular, through Kazakhstan. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 18:42:53 After the successful hit by Ukrainian Neptune missiles on the Russian cruiser Moskva, four countries have already shown interest in buying Neptune missiles, – The WP

Great promo! Thank you, our ruscist neighbors, for the props Open / Comment

2022-04-17 18:39:45 An up to date map of hostilities in Ukraine from the British Ministry of Defense Open / Comment

2022-04-17 18:38:05 AFU launched a counterattack in eastern Ukraine. As a result of the successful operation, the Ukrainian army pushed back the russian troops in the area of ​​Kreminna - Rubizhne (Luhansk region) for several kilometers.

Also, the newly occupied positions allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to create a serious threat to the left flank of the enemy grouping in the Izyum direction. This was announced by a military analyst, Colonel of the AFU Konstyantyn Mashovets.

The Ukrainians are gradually pushing the russian army away from Kharkiv as well. The AFU are liberating the settlements near Kharkiv in the direction of Pechenihy and Staryi Saltiv, as well as in the territory between the roads leading to these settlements. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 18:36:01 TikTok troops of Kadyrov have distinguished themselves again. This time, for the sake of the video, they brought a tank and began to shell the occupied part of Mariupol.

"This video shows a part of the Livoberezhnyy district, closest to Vostochnyy. Shots were fired at houses where our defenders have not been stationed in for at least 20 days. Civilians? Do the occupiers even have any concern for them? A good video is more important than the lives of Mariupol residents," said Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 06:00:10 Reuters: Russia tells Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to lay down arms from 0300 GMT

Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save their lives.

Russia's Defence Ministry said its troops had cleared the urban area of Mariupol and only a small contingent of Ukrainian fighters remained inside a steelworks in the city on Saturday.

Moscow's claim to have all but taken control of Mariupol, scene of the war's heaviest fighting and worst humanitarian catastrophe, could not be independently verified.

*aka please please surrender before we have to return home in shame Open / Comment

2022-04-17 05:15:23 The Economist:

Despite being outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine inflicted more casualties in 24 hours than Russia suffered over eight years of engagements in Syria. Ukraine’s anti-tank weapons have presented serious resistance to Russia’s advances in the north and east. This may strike some as surprising. On paper, Ukraine’s military budget is smaller than that of city-state Singapore. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 05:05:12 kremlin bans Boris Johnson along with 10 senior ministers and politicians of UK from entering russia

The action by Moscow was taken “in view of the unprecedented hostile action by the British government, in particular the imposition of sanctions against senior Russian officials”, the country’s foreign ministry said.

The Kremlin added the move was in response to “London’s unbridled information and political campaign aimed at isolating Russia internationally, creating conditions for restricting our country and strangling the domestic economy”.

Source: Independent Open / Comment