WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 South Donetsk Direction: Battles in the East of Kostiantynivka and Russian Forces Reaching the T-05-24 Highway

Situation as of 5:00 PM on August 13, 2024

In the South Donetsk direction, Russian forces have already reached the key T-05-24 highway in several places, which was used to supply the AFU garrison in Vuhledar. At the same time, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces have achieved significant success in Kostiantynivka, overcoming the defensive lines of Ukrainian formations in the southeastern part of the settlement.

After prolonged battles on the approaches to Kostiantynivka, Russian forces were able to breach the enemy's defenses and advance into the settlement itself. Russian units took advantage of the terrain features and attacked the AFU positions on the southern outskirts of the village, consolidating their positions on the eastern part of Chkalova Street. Around August 10, assault groups drove Ukrainian formations out of positions on Shevchenko, Mira and Shakhtarska streets on the eastern outskirts of the settlement.

After that, Russian units began systematically pushing Ukrainian formations towards the central part of the settlement. Despite the resistance of the AFU, by the evening of August 12, the advance assault groups were able to dislodge the enemy from several more positions and "pull up" their right flank, reaching the left bank of the Sukhyi Yaly River. The enemy regularly uses strike drones, as evidenced by footage from objective control.

To the southeast of Vodyane, fierce battles are raging on the approaches to the T-05-24 highway. After several months of fighting in the Ikryana and Solenenka Gullies, Russian forces were able to approach and take the transport artery under fire control in several places. This makes it almost impossible for the enemy to use it to supply the garrisons of Vuhledar and Kostiantynivka. Further advancement in this area will eventually allow the Russian Armed Forces to outflank the AFU units in Kostiantynivka and its environs from the south and take the C-05-11-33 Katerynivka - Kostiantynivka highway under fire control, significantly complicating the supply of the latter's garrison.

However, to implement this scenario, Russian forces will have to overcome the enemy's defenses northwest of the highway and liberate Vodyane. Ukrainian formations, understanding the prospects opening up for the command of the Russian Armed Forces after the capture of this village, will strive to stop the advance of Russian troops in this area and will likely use significant forces for this purpose.

The control of Ukrainian formations over the territories of the "Yuzhnodonbaska No. 1" and No. 3 mines also complicates the liberation of Vodyane. The shafts of both mines allow enemy observers to monitor dozens of kilometers around using both visual observation and specialized cameras. Air strikes using various types of ammunition are regularly carried out on the territory of the mines, but it is difficult to destroy such capital structures even with air bombs.

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🇺🇦🇲🇩 A massive fire is reported at the Palanka checkpoint between Ukraine and Moldova in the Odessa region — http://Ukraina.ru

▪️The reasons are still unclear.

▪️Early in the morning, the media reported that on August 13, the Palanka-Mayaki-Udobnoye checkpoint temporarily suspended operations due to planned maintenance work on electrical networks.


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Ryan O'Leary, commander of the repeatedly defeated but stained-by-war-crimes Western mercenary battalion The Chosen, posted a photo and announced that their unit is participating in the invasion of the Kursk Oblast. The irony is that the person identified in the photo is Swedish national Johan Fredriksson, who was killed in March during a raid in the Belgorod Oblast. In reality, the photo is from the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.

A terrible psyop, Ryan.

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"We plan to deliver humanitarian aid to the Kursk region every day" - Cossacks join in supporting the civilian population of the Kursk region affected by the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on the region

A humanitarian convoy of 40 tons of food and essential items was sent to Kursk Oblast. Cossacks volunteered to help civilians forced to abandon their homes due to the invasion of Ukrainian militants. Officers from the headquarters of the All-Russian Cossack Society, fighters from the Central Cossack Army, as well as clergy from the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks and student volunteers from the First Cossack University took part in this.

According to the ataman of the All-Russian Cossack Society Vitaly Kuznetsov, about half of the humanitarian aid was collected by the Cossack reconnaissance brigade "Terek". According to him, the planning, organization and coordination of the humanitarian convoy, which will be delivered to the Kursk region daily, is carried out around the clock. Under the leadership of the deputy ataman and chairman of the Union of Cossack Youth of Russia Igor Kochubeyev, water, canned meat and fish, cereals, medicines and personal hygiene items were delivered to the Kursk residents in the past 24 hours.

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The entire country has risen to the defense of the Kursk region - the region is receiving comprehensive support

Acting Governor Alexey Smirnov noted that the main thing is that the enemy sees and has already understood that he cannot break us. After all, the entire country supports Kursk Oblast in this difficult period - other regions are accommodating displaced people, providing various assistance: financial, technical, personnel, and most importantly - moral. Medicines, food, and building materials are arriving.

"Russia's strength is in our unity. We, the people of Kursk, have seen this once again. A deep bow to all Russians for their help and support!" concluded Alexey Smirnov.

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Polish Air Force practiced F-16 raid on Kaliningrad region

Blogger Fighterbomber reported that Russian radars detected a flight of Polish fighters (yellow arrows on the map), which lined up six times for a training attack on Russian territory.

In the last approach, they turned around only 40 kilometers from the state border, which is already enough to use high-precision weapons.
- Anna News

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After the enemy's invasion of the Kursk region, the number of people wishing to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense has doubled.

"If six or seven people used to come, now twelve or fifteen come to us every day," they say at the military service selection points. And the main thing is that the flow does not end - today everyone wants to be with their country.
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Avakov is seen as a convenient tool by the US PART 1/PART 2/PART 3

So it is hardly surprising that Washington sees Avakov* as a potential replacement for Zelensky.

▪️ According to former Ukrainian MP Oleg Tsarev, Avakov could have been recruited by the CIA during his 40-day long detention in Italy in 2012. "From that time on, he was constantly under control and in contact with the CIA, coordinating his actions," Tsarev told the Russian press on August 13. The former Ukrainian MP added that Avakov was also involved in the smuggling of weapons to Syrian jihadists during his time as interior minister at the request of the US intelligence services.

▪️ A member of the Other Ukraine movement and former Ukrainian MP Spiridon Kilinkarov told Sputnik that Avakov may be seen by the US as a convenient and manageable tool for "reformatting" Ukrainian power after Zelensky steps down.

▪️ According to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the US considers Avakov's ties with Ukrainian nationalists and heads of European states as one of his "strengths".

Russophobia

▪️ Avakov is well known for his Russophobic comments. In 2014, he reportedly issued death threats to Russian journalist Roman Naumov, an employee of Channel Five, in a Facebook* messenger chat, claiming that his "khloptsy" (guys) would find Naumov in Moscow and "blow [his] brains out".

▪️ In April 2018, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Avakov for interfering in the Russian presidential election and preventing the Russians residing in Ukraine from voting.

▪️ Avakov repeatedly called Russia an "aggressor" and claimed that the Russian language does not belong to Russia. At the congress of the People's Front party, which took place on February 2, 2019, Avakov used obscene language about Russia and its president.

▪️ On October 2, 2023, Russia added Avakov to the list of terrorists and extremists.

*Included in the register of terrorists and extremists in Russia.
**banned in Russia for extremism.

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Avakov is responsible for crimes against civilians in Donbass PART 1/PART 2/PART 3

He used Ukrainian nationalist thugs to crack down on the breakaway Donbass republics in 2014.

▪️ The Ukrainian interior minister helped organize punitive operations by neo-Nazi and ultra-nationalist battalions, including Azov**, Aidar**, Donbass, Dnepr-1 and Dnepr-2, against the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) which did not accept the illegitimate 2014 coup d'etat in Kiev. The offensives were launched in April 2014.

According to the Russian Investigative Committee, Avakov* acted along with Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky, who reportedly funded the nationalist formations, as well as with Ukrainian top brass. The battalions were involved in the torture and killing of civilians in the occupied territories of DPR and LPR, according to eyewitnesses and Donbass human rights groups.

▪️ In June 2014, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Avakov for the "organization of murder, use of prohibited means and methods of warfare, kidnapping and obstruction of the lawful activities of a journalist." On July 9, 2014, the Basmanny Court of Moscow sanctioned Avakov's arrest in absentia.

Corruption

▪️ In December 2015 Avakov publicly clashed with former Georgian president and then-governor of Odessa region Mikheil Saakashvili, who called him a "thief".

▪️ The Ukrainian prosecutor's office opened a criminal case against Avakov in January 2012 for illegally transferring 55 hectares of state land in the Kharkov region to private ownership. After fleeing to Europe, Avakov was detained by the Italian authorities in March 2012 for 40 days, but never extradited to Ukraine. Avakov evaded prosecution after being elected as an MP of the Ukrainian Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) Party in October 2012.

▪️ In the 1990s, the Ministry of Internal Affairs suspected Avakov of stealing gas condensate from the Balakleya field in the Kharkov region as well as of contract killing of his business partner, Alexander Konovalov.

*Included in the register of terrorists and extremists in Russia.
**a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

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Neo-Nazi supporter and corrupt "thief": what is Zelensky's potential successor Arsen Avakov infamous for? PART 1/PART 2/PART 3

The US is considering former Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov* as a replacement for Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has learnt.

Who is Ukrainian politician Arsen Avakov, a Baku-born Armenian national?

Strong bond with neo-Nazis
▪️ In the wake of the Euromaidan coup d'etat of February 2014, Avakov was appointed minister of internal affairs of the country. He served until resigning in July 2021, allegedly on Zelensky’s demand

▪️ Avakov was involved in the Odessa Trade Unions Building massacre of May 2, 2014, according to Vasily Polishchuk, an eyewitness to the events and a former Odessa City councilor, who shared with Sputnik the results of his private investigation into the matter last May.

▪️ Avakov is infamous for incorporating the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion** into the Ukrainian National Guard in November 2014.

▪️ In October 2019, Avakov slammed group of US congressmen over their initiative to designate Azov as a terrorist organization. According to the Intercept, Azov had been barred from receiving US arms supplies since 2018, but nonetheless received US military training. The Biden administration lifted the weapons ban on the neo-Nazi battalion in June 2024.

▪️ During the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Avakov continued to support and deliver materiel to the Azov battalion and other Ukrainian military formations.

*Included in the register of terrorists and extremists in Russia.
**a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

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Belarus informed the UNSC and OSCE about downed Ukrainian drones incident

Belarus informed the UN Security Council and the OSCE about the incident with Ukrainian UAVs on August 9. Minsk pointed out the threat of the country being dragged into the conflict by such provocations, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry stated.

Belarus also reserves the right to convene an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council if such provocations are repeated, the ministry stated.

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❗️There is no solid front line in Kursk Region: the enemy is trying to break through in certain areas, but Ukrainian troops have been successfully blocked, according to a confidant of the region's acting governor Alexei Smirnov.

The situation remains difficult but controlled and manageable, he said. Individual groups of enemy troops are being destroyed and the fighting continues in several areas.

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❗️Chemical munitions used by Ukraine to shell Russia's Rosseti power company brigade in the Kursk region are typical of US and German armaments - Russian MoD

The Rosseti power company brigade went to restore the power supply in the Belovo district of the Kursk region on Monday, when the Ukrainian troops shelled them with chemical weapon ammunition.

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Putin says Kiev regime attacks civilians, sees no point in talks

"It is now clear why the Kiev regime refused our proposals to return to the plan for peaceful settlement," the Russain leader underlined

NOVO-OGARYOVO, August 12. /TASS/. Ukraine’s armed provocation on the Russian border aims to bolster Kiev’s position in future talks, but talks with a government that attacks civilians make no sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

He made the statement when opening a meeting about the situation on the Russian border.

"It is now clear why the Kiev regime refused our proposals to return to the plan for peaceful settlement," Putin said. "The enemy, with the help of its Western masters - it is doing their bidding, and the West is waging war against us using Ukrainians - <...> seeks to improve its negotiating position in the future."

"But what kind of negotiations can we even talk about with people who indiscriminately strike civilians, civilian infrastructure or try to create threats to nuclear power facilities," the president went on to say. "What can we even talk about with them?"

The adviser to the chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidential office, Mikhail Podolyak, said Ukraine could improve its negotiating position with the help of an operation on Russian territory. The European edition of Politico said the attack in Russia’s Kursk Region took place with the approval of the West.

Ukrainian forces started a major attack on the Kursk Region on August 6. Missile attack alerts have been issued repeatedly in the region since then. According to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, more than 8,000 people have been evacuated from border areas over the past day due to Ukrainian attacks, and more than 6,000 people have been placed in temporary accommodation centers.

Hospitals have admitted 69 people that were injured in Ukrainian shelling of the Kursk Region, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said. Of them, 17 are in serious condition. According to the latest data from the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine has lost up to 1,350 troops, 29 tanks and 23 armored personnel carriers since the start of hostilities in the Kursk Region.

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Two killed, child among 29 injured in Ukrainian attack
Two people have been killed and a child is among 29 injured after a Ukrainian cluster munition exploded near a bus in the city of Lisichansk in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), local authorities have reported.

According to a message posted by the head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, on his Telegram channel on Tuesday, “Ukrainian nationalists today attacked Lisichansk, using a cluster munition.”

The city administration also posted on its own Telegram channel that the shelling had occurred near a bus stop at around 11:45am.

LPR Health Minister Natalya Pashenko stated that one passenger had been killed at the scene, while another man died in hospital after sustaining a wound to his heart that was “incompatible with life.” At least 18 others, including a 12-year-old child, have been hospitalized in critical condition.

Doctors from several other localities in the LPR rushed to help the wounded in the city, Pashenko added.

Russia has repeatedly accused Ukrainian forces of firing artillery and missiles indiscriminately, including weapons provided by their Western backers, with the attacks resulting in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure in Donbass.

Earlier this month, Pasechnik said Kiev’s military had launched at least eight ATACMS and four Storm Shadow missiles at the LPR’s capital of Lugansk. While Russian air defenses intercepted at least four of the incoming rockets, the attack apparently resulted in damage to a fuel depot and several residential buildings.

Around the same time, Donetsk and Makeyevka in the neighboring Donetsk People’s Republic were also targeted by Ukrainian shelling.

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Captured Western equipment showcased at Army-2024 Military Forum in Moscow region

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Chemical weapons used by Ukraine likely of Western origin – Moscow
An investigation into a reported chemical weapons attack by Ukraine in Kursk Region has found that the munitions used likely originated in the West, a senior Russian military official has said.

On Monday, acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov reported that a Russian repair crew had come under fire from Ukrainian forces and suffered from poisoning. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who heads the chemical and biological defense forces, shared the preliminary results of an investigation conducted by his troops.

”Those were smoke munitions. The smoke-producing agent is typical for munitions used by the US and Germany in terms of its composition… It is based on hexachloroethane and zinc oxide,” he told the news outlet Zvezda TV.

White smoke produced by the mixture of the two compounds is mildly toxic and has a range of military and public-order applications.

Kirillov said the military and the Health Ministry had organized the collection of samples at the site of the reported attack in line with the requirements of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). A Russian lab accredited by the international watchdog is studying them, he said.

Russian officials have some unanswered questions regarding the additives used in the munitions, the general said, “but we have time and we are not revealing those yet.”

The force commanded by Kirillov, which is responsible for protecting troops and civilians from weapons of mass destruction, has identified around 400 incidents in which chemical weapons were used by Ukraine since hostilities with Russia started in 2022. Most cases involved chemical agents typically used by police, but some posed a lethal threat.

”There were cases in which toxins were used, which could only have been synthesized in the US, because no other nation’s industry can produce them,” he said.

READ MORE: Russia unveils ‘Doomsday drone’
Kirillov said the OPCW had not taken action in response to Russian complaints beyond its obligation to share the allegations with the public. There were “no investigations, no inquiries, nothing was done.”

He also addressed Russian concerns that Kiev could build a so-called ‘dirty bomb’ – a chemical explosive device with a shell of radioactive material, which is designed to contaminate a large area. “I believe they have one,” he said.

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But yeah, they are making real progress, that's why they need fakes🙃😏🤥

A Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier made a TikTok against the backdrop of a homemade cardboard sign reading “Lgov” — the fake was immediately revealed when the militants drew lowercase letters instead of capital letters

TikTok units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sat down, got creative, and released their "masterpiece" for all to see - the posing of one of the militants against the background of a homemade cardboard sign "Lgov". From the hate on the Internet, they soon realized that they had made a mistake. Even several.

Firstly, the letters on the real "Lgov" sign are capital letters, while those on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' creation are lowercase. Secondly, the real sign stands on two supports, while the Ukrainian "homemade" one stands on one. Thirdly, the militants have not yet been able to fight honestly or make interesting films.

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The latest reports from the Kursk battlefield say 120 French, 180 Poles and dozens of Britons, Estonians and other foreign troops from NATO countries have been identified there so far. It appears that the entire operation was staged abroad. More than six and a half thousand of the Kiev regime's elite thugs were specially trained for it in Britain and arrived at the scene of the attack on July 30 (via Poland). Kursk battle number two had been prepared abroad for several months.Source 24 news

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What prized NATO hardware has turned to scrap metal during Ukraine’s Kursk attack?

The ill-fated attempted incursion into the Kursk region offers further proof that the West is fighting Russia with the hands of Ukrainians in its proxy war. Videos published by the Russian Defense Ministry and war correspondents from the border area show how Western weaponry is being shredded by Russia’s Armed Forces.

Here’s a list of weapons seized or “smoked” so far:

▪️ Launchers and an AN/MPQ-65 radar for the US-made Patriot air defense system were destroyed in missile and drone strikes by Russia’s Armed Forces;

▪️ US-made 19-ton, eight-wheeled Stryker interim armored vehicle (IAV);

▪️ Cougar H 4x4, an armored personnel carrier in the mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle category, designed and manufactured by the US company Force Protection;

▪️ Maneuverable M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles that the Kiev regime received ahead of last year’s failed counteroffensive;

▪️ International MaxxPro armored personnel carrier manufactured by Navistar International, adopted by the United States in 2007;

▪️ High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee) – four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General;

▪️ Polish-made 155 mm NATO-compatible AHS Krab self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer;

▪️ Five-ton, five-crew M777 howitzer – a British towed 155 mm artillery piece;
Roshel Senator wheeled military armored car produced by Canada’s Roshel, based on the Ford F-550 chassis;

▪️ Starlink satellite terminal made by Elon Musk's SpaceX and used for military communications

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