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Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Complains About Artillery Production Delays
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has admitted the failure of the plan to increase artillery production.

This information was reported by The Moscow Times.

Shoigu made his statement during a visit to the Ural Plant of Transport Engineering (Uraltransmash). During the inspection, he criticized the company’s CEO, Oleg Emelyanov, for delaying the deadlines.

“Listen, you guys, stop fooling around here. We started working on this in earnest in 2022. We were supposed to have these machines operating at full capacity in 2023, and here you are, all calm and asserting it’s alright, so to speak,” Shoigu said, addressing the plant’s management.

Shoigu recalled that the Russian president had instructed him to increase the production of self-propelled artillery. He demanded that Uraltransmash’s management provide him with a report within a week on how they plan to reach the targets.

“It regards self-propelled artillery, and here, of course, if we have come out of repair today and the new Msta self-propelled howitzers are already at a good pace, then we need to strengthen other systems,” the Russian Defense Minister said.

In addition, he said that the Russian Defense Ministry will sign a long-term contract for the latest Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns.

Militarnyi previously reported that the Russian enterprise Uraltransmash revealed serial samples of the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152mm self-propelled artillery gun.

In fact, these are some of the first production samples of ACS. Before that, Russian troops were receiving experimental models that were upgraded at Uraltransmash facilities.

The researcher of armored vehicles, Andrii Tarasenko, reports that the capacity of the enterprise did not allow for the organization of serial production of the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns. The plant was limited to the repair and modernization of the Msta-S self-propelled guns and work on experimental models of Koalitsiya.

As previously reported, in 2023, the Russian defense industry produced 2 million rounds of 122mm and 152 mm ammunition.

The Russians also transported rounds from Belarus, then bought them from Iran, and then received large batches from North Korea.

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NATO Ally Responds to Rumors of Secret F-16 Combat Mission in Ukraine
NATO ally Romania has dismissed an unverified report that an F-16 fighter aircraft took off from a base in the country to bomb Russian forces in occupied southern Ukraine, as the approaching transfer of dozens of the American-made fighter jets to Kyiv prompts mounting speculation and rumor.

The Ukraine Front Lines X—formerly known as Twitter—account appears to be the source of the latest false claim regarding the F-16s, which are being prepared to be sent to Ukraine by NATO nations to help Kyiv bolster its air force.

Ukraine Front Lines reported, without providing any evidence, that Russia's General Staff of the Armed Forces reported to the Security Council of Russia that an F-16C operating out of a Romanian air force base close to the Black Sea port city of Constanța "carried out an air strike" on a Russian troop concentration in the partially-occupied southern Ukrainian Kherson region.

"They were very frightened in Moscow," the account claimed. "While there is no possibility to locate F-16 at bases yet in Ukraine, ready-made bases and ground personnel of allies are used."

Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry by email to request comment.

The Romanian Defense Ministry quickly disputed the report on its X account.

"We are alerting you to fake news that appeared on an account from the X platform, which claims that an F-16C aircraft took off from the 86th Air Base in Constanța on Saturday and bombed, at 03:22, a group of forces of the Russian Federation near Kherson," the ministry wrote.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat also told Newsweek early on Tuesday that the report was false.

There has been no evidence that F-16s are yet operating in Ukrainian skies, nor even that the first batches of the aircraft have arrived on Ukrainian soil.

Speculation, though, has been rife, especially amid the shooting down of several Russian aircraft over frontline areas in recent months. Experts told Newsweek earlier this month that Ukraine's use of a mobile Patriot surface-to-air missile battery is a more likely explanation.

As with other Western-provided weapons systems, Kyiv and its partners may wish to conceal the arrival of the F-16s to ensure an element of surprise when they are first used against Russian forces. Daniel Rice, a former special adviser to Ukraine's commander-in-chief General Valery Zaluzhnyi, told Newsweek in December: "Russian forces should learn 'the hard way' when Ukraine fields a new weapon."

Ukrainian pilots and ground crews are still undergoing training abroad on the platform under the guidance of a multinational NATO coalition. The first F-16 fighters are expected to be transferred to Ukrainian control in the coming weeks or months.

Ihnat said this month that six advanced Ukrainian pilots are currently undergoing training in Denmark and are expected to join the fight in the spring. An intermediate group training in the U.S. is expected to be ready to fly missions later this year, while the least experienced group training in the U.K. may not be ready until 2025.

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Ukrainian forces hit Russian radar station in occupied Crimea
The Ukrainian forces successfully hit a radar station belonging to the Russians in occupied Crimea on the morning of 30 January.

Source: The Department of Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram

Quote: "The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully hit an air defence radar station near the village of Rozdolne in temporarily occupied Crimea on the morning of 30 January."

Background: In a morning report, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukraine's Rocket Forces had struck a Russian electronic warfare station, without specifying the location.

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EU räumt Scheitern von Munitionsplan für Ukraine ein
Die EU hat ein Scheitern ihrer ehrgeizigen Pläne für die Belieferung der Ukraine mit Artilleriegeschossen eingeräumt. Von der in Aussicht gestellten Menge von einer Million Schuss werde man bis März voraussichtlich nur etwas mehr als die Hälfte geliefert haben, erklärte der EU-Außenbeauftragte Josep Borrell am Rande eines Verteidigungsministertreffens in Brüssel.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 17:27 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Zo te zien waren ze gisteren al bezig met het voorbereidend werk.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 17:40 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Ja jammer, maar wanneer komt de rest? De productielijnen staan tenslotte niet stil.

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3 NATO countries sign deal to speed up military deployments to eastern flank
Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands approved a deal aimed at speeding up the process of cross-border movement of troops and weapons along one of the main corridors leading from the North Sea to NATO's eastern flank, Reuters reported on Jan. 30.

NATO militaries have strengthened their capacity and preparedness since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the prospect of the war escalating to an all-out clash between the alliance and Russia has so far been averted, there are concerns that the West has not accepted that it may still be a possibility.

NATO is currently conducting its largest military drills since the Cold War in operation Steadfast Defender, involving more than 90,000 troops. The exercises include simulated deployments of U.S. personnel to European countries on the alliance's eastern flank, as well as on-the-ground training.

Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren emphasized the importance of creating conditions that would allow for swift military deployments ahead of any potential conflict.

"The geography is what it is. That means you have to be able to move quickly from the Netherlands through Germany to Poland," Ollongren said.

The three countries signed a letter of intent for closer cooperation in what the EU calls a "military mobility" project open to additional partners.

Over the past few months, several NATO commanders and other alliance leaders warned in increasingly stark terms about the dangers of such a war and what impact it could have across Europe.

Lieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO Military Committee, said earlier this month that NATO countries should be prepared for the possibility of an all-out war with Russia in the next 20 years.

Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, a commander of NATO's military logistics center in Germany, and other NATO generals cautioned that a direct military confrontation with Russia could occur as soon as within the next three years.

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine push Russian invaders out of Avdiivka with tanks

The Ukrainian military used tanks to eliminate Russian invaders who had entered the streets of Avdiivka.

A Ukrainian soldier showed the combat operation of tanks on one of the streets of Avdiivka in the Sniper Speaks Telegram group.

“In Avdiivka, during the assault, our tank destroyed a group of invaders at close range,” the serviceman said.

Russian invaders tried to hide in houses on Sportyvna Street.

To neutralise them, a Ukrainian tank had to open fire at close range near the houses with Russian soldiers.

“It is difficult in Avdiivka. They are attacking the residential area from house to house. Our tanks are eliminating Russian invaders well, often at close range,” the military said.

The Ukrainian General Staff said that in the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian troops continued to hold back Russians who kept trying to surround Avdiivka.

“Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 26 attacks in the Avdiivka sector over the last day,” the General Staff said.

At the same time, Russian troops continue trying to assault the village of Stepove, which is located near Avdiivka.

Invaders are trying to gain a foothold in the village and completely occupy it, but Ukrainian Defense Forces do not allow them to do so.

Evacuations of civilians continue in the city as the humanitarian situation deteriorates.

As previously reported, in January, Russian invasion forces intensified their activities in the Avdiivka sector and sent columns of armored vehicles for the assault.

ЗСУ танками вибивають окупантів з вулиць �вдіївки [Січень 2024]

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The UN International Court rejected most of Ukraine's claims against Russia regarding the Convention on Terrorism Financing but acknowledged that Russia violated certain articles.
The court recognized Russia's failure to investigate financing and support for militants in Eastern Ukraine since 2014, yet declined to award compensation as requested by Ukraine. Additionally, Russia breached specific articles of the UN Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Moreover, the court found that Russia did not lift the ban on the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, as mandated by the 2019 decision, and violated obligations regarding non-discrimination of the Ukrainian minority in education. The majority of Ukraine's accusations were deemed unsubstantiated by the court, with judges interpreting the Convention to consider terrorism financing as money transfers, excluding the transfer of military equipment and weapons from this definition.

Ukraine accuses Russia of: ▪️providing arms and assistance to illegal armed formations, ▪️downing the MH17 flight of Malaysia Airlines, ▪️shelling residential areas in Mariupol and Kramatorsk, ▪️destroying a civilian bus near Volnovakha, ▪️causing an explosion during a peaceful gathering in Kharkiv, ▪️discriminating against the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar communities, ▪️banning the activities of the Mejlis, ▪️waves of disappearances, murders, arbitrary searches, detentions ▪️restrictions on teaching in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 17:25 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Hoe meer van dit soort geruchten hoe beter natuurlijk. Laat Rusland maar lekker bang zijn. Al hebben zij de eerste F-16 al neergehaald volgens hun propaganda machine.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 18:40 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
Zoals gewoonlijk was alles weer tegengehouden lol. En waren het slechts de brokstukken die de doelen geraakt hebben.
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Enemy commentary:
"Due to severe video interference caused by electronic warfare, the target acquisition system of the new Lancet aimed at a fallen section of fence instead of the Swedish CV9040C BMP standing between the trees, which resulted in the drone hitting those trees."

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 18:57 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Oekraïne zegt precies, precies hetzelfde altijd. Die cijfers kun je gewoon niet serieus nemen.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 19:33 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Maar nu gaat Rusland echt winnen hoor! Kijk maar.

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Ukrainian Troops Say Military Supports Zaluzhny Totally, Kyiv Politicians Need to Back Off

Kyiv Post asked AFU service members about reports President Zelensky might sack, or possibly already has sacked, their commander Valery Zaluzhny. Soldiers said that would be a really bad idea.

Support for Ukrainian military commander Valery Zaluzhny is close to universal among troops and a possible plan of President Volodymyr Zelensky to replace him, if it exists, is dangerous to national security and the war effort, soldiers recently interviewed by Kyiv Post said.

Several fighters suggested the Ukrainian president was, with possible Zaluzhny replacement plans, placing his and his government’s popularity with voters ahead of national security.

Frustration with civilian politicians, either ignorant of or not caring about difficult conditions faced by front line soldiers, was a common theme among the total of ten service members interviewed on Wednesday.

All were long-term Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) service members either deployed to the front lines or recently returned from forward operations and known to Kyiv Post for months and in some instances years.

Almost all were men aged 20-45 with at least a year of combat experience. Most had fought on multiple fronts. Ranks ranged from private to captain.

In most cases Kyiv Post interviewed the AFU service members by messenger app or telephone. Interviewees identified themselves but asked their names not be published in order to speak freely. Kyiv Post respected the requests.

In one case a soldier refused even to speak on background because, he said, even the mention of Zaluzhny’s possible ouster in public would assist Russian Federation propaganda.

Timur, a Special Operation Forces operator, said that were Zaluzhny actually replaced, it probably would not affect soldier morale substantially, and that in any case the war would go on. Zaluzhny and his aggressive tactics against Russian forces are popular with troops, he said.

“I don’t think that this situation with Zaluzhny has a strong effect on the fighters at the front,” said Timur. “And I don’t think that with the help of this situation it’s possible to put pressure on the military at the front. There’s no panic. People understand that there’s a war going on, and it’s going on at all levels. The information war has been going on for a long time and it will continue.

“Although this situation may affect some. But for my people, for my unit, I can say that we react to it normally… Normal military personnel, including staff officers, treat him with respect… I personally don’t know of and haven’t heard from any in the military that they don’t like Zaluzhny,” Timur said.

Maksym, a reconnaissance company commander currently deployed to the Bakhmut sector, said that the men in his unit know of possible turmoil at the top of the chain of command, and that for them it would be better if Zaluzhny and his staff were left alone to fight the war without politician interference. In any case, he said, right now discussion of turnover at the top of the AFU is all rumors, he said.

“We’ve heard the reports,” Maksym said. “Maybe it’s fake news, maybe it’s not. We don’t know. For us things are the same. We have work to do. We have to fight.”

A fighter serving with a drone unit accused Zelensky and the national political leadership of intriguing behind Zaluzhny’s back and trying to advance their personal careers.

The drone operator said politicians in Kyiv have no idea of Zaluzhny’s military skill and how the war is really being fought, and talks of replacing him amount to betrayal of Ukraine’s national interests.

He continued: “At the front, soldiers think that (Zelensky Chief of Staff Andriy) Yermak is a [vulgar] and that stupid [vulgar] Zelensky is the same thing.

“As for Zaluzhny, everyone has the unanimous opinion that the army consists only of him, the infantry, the artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles. Everything else is dead weight that holds us [fighting troops] back…

“I will say this: you can replace a car, a woman, a president, even a country. But you can’t replace Zaluzhny!!!”

A representative of a partisan group operating behind Russian lines in Mariupol, through intermediaries, said that public discussion of Zaluzhny’s removal advances Russian war aims and Ukrainian officials doing that should be punished harshly.

“Whoever started this is the enemy,” said the partisan. “Politics and careerism in time of war are treason… We know that all contacts and operations (or partisan work) would not have taken place without the assistance of Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny. All of them [wanting Zaluzhny sacked] should go to [vulgar].”

An infantry sergeant in the Kupyansk sector said news of Zaluzhny’s possible replacement had reached frontline position but troops there had no real idea what was going on.

Wednesday official denials that Zaluzhny’s resignation was on the table were confusing and soldiers aren’t sure what to believe, the infantry sergeant said.

The sergeant said: “Considering that the Defense Ministry has denied this information [that Zaluzhny has been or might be sacked], there isn’t really anything I can say. I hope [the denial] is true. Everyone thinks Zaluzhny is a good commander, and it would be stupid to get rid of him.”

Another drone operator with the call sign Gray said that among troops there is no comparison between Zaluzhny’s reputation and that of national politicians.

Gray said that the war is tough and complicated, and Zaluzhny is the right man to lead the armed forces, and elected officials in Kyiv should stop interfering in affairs they don’t understand.

“In my personal opinion, the General (Zaluzhny) has a great level of faith and respect from the soldiers,” said Gray. “On the contrary the president and his advisers don’t have a comparable level of trust. As such, their decisions on the issue wouldn’t meet any support from many front-line solders, and moreover would raise anger and misunderstanding…

“The objectivity and military expertise of (officials in) the presidential administration are very doubtful… I, definitely, fight for my country, for my army, for Europe, not for the presidential [administration] and their ambitions.”

An artillery battery commander in the Mykolaiv-Kherson sector predicted Zaluzhny would stay in command, no matter Zelensky’s wishes, because the military would not tolerate his removal, and neither would the international community.

The Zelensky administration may want Zaluzhny replaced because of his (the general’s) wide popularity, but resistance to the idea is obvious and substantial and the President can’t overcome it, he said.

“Zelensky really envies the General’s popularity and he knows that it threatens his own approval (with voters)… but Zaluzhny has public opinion, international ambassadors and partners and the entire Armed Forces on his side, he said.

“The main thing is that that the confrontation is now out in the open…the only people happy about this are in the Kremlin.”

Two fighters interviewed singled out MP Maryana Bezuhla, a member of Zelensky’s Servant of People political party and one of the very few Ukrainian officials having criticized Zaluzhny openly in public, as an example of a high-level politician interfering in military affairs and putting the nation at risk.

Attempts to force Zaluzhny out, if successful, could trigger a violent reaction, one Ukrainian intelligence agency officer said.

“When Bezuhla says something about Zaluzhny, I see the embodiment of stupidity and idiocy,” the intelligence officer said.

“When I hear rumors about (Zaluzhny’s) resignation, I immediately feel depressed… I think that such significant changes (Zaluzhny’s resignation) could trigger an explosion in the military and society.”

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 19:33 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Maar nu gaat Rusland echt winnen hoor! Kijk maar.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 18:40 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
Zoals gewoonlijk was alles weer tegengehouden lol. En waren het slechts de brokstukken die de doelen geraakt hebben.
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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 20:04 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Hoe vaak blijf je die plaat herhalen? Of heb je Alzheimer ofzo dat je het steeds vergeet?

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 20:09 schreef BlaZ het volgende:

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Voor de recente periode is dit niet langer gewoonlijk, bij de laatste raketaanvallen lukte het meestal om nog meer 40-50% neer te halen. Vandaar ook de verhalen omtrent problemen met de Oekraïnse luchtverdediging.

Dit gaat met name om doelen buiten Kiev.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 20:04 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Hoe vaak blijf je die plaat herhalen? Of heb je Alzheimer ofzo dat je het steeds vergeet?

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 20:40 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Dat zou impliceren dat beide kanten proberen aan te vallen zonder succes of dat geen van beiden aanvalt omdat ze beiden niet kunnen of weten hoe. Maar dat is niet zo. Er is een Russisch offensief bezig sinds het najaar. Die zal over een tijdje wel stil komen te liggen en dan komt Oekraïne weer naar voren. Het is geen patstelling.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 17:21 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 20:40 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Dat zou impliceren dat beide kanten proberen aan te vallen zonder succes of dat geen van beiden aanvalt omdat ze beiden niet kunnen of weten hoe. Maar dat is niet zo. Er is een Russisch offensief bezig sinds het najaar. Die zal over een tijdje wel stil komen te liggen en dan komt Oekraïne weer naar voren. Het is geen patstelling.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 20:20 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

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Ik refereerde naar Russische claims van het altijd neerhalen van Oekraïense raketten en drones. En dat de schade die veroorzaakt wordt volgens de Russen altijd brokstukken zijn die per ongeluk belangrijke doelwitten raken.

Oekraïne is meestal gewoon eerlijk over raketten en drones die niet neergehaald zijn aan hun zijde. Daar zien wij ook genoeg beelden van. Meestal burgerdoelen en slachtoffers die geraakt worden. Er moet inderdaad meer luchtafweer die kant op om dat te verminderen.

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Dit is gedeeltelijk omdat Russen nu andere doelen aanvalt dan zij het grootste gedeelte van de oorlog gedaan hebben. Regio's waar gewoon geen goede dekking is van luchtafweer. Maar dat is natuurlijk niet de enige verklaring.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:12 schreef BlaZ het volgende:
Ik denk overigens niet dat Rusland structureel burgerdoelen probeert te raken,

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:12 schreef BlaZ het volgende:
Ik denk overigens niet dat Rusland structureel burgerdoelen probeert te raken, daar is het aantal burgerslachtoffers zoals gerapporteerd door de Oekraïnse autoriteiten en VN simpelweg te laag voor.
Het lijkt me eerder een gebrek aan mogelijkheden tot precisie.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:18 schreef luxerobots het volgende:

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Volgens diverse deskundigen zijn de aanvallen van Rusland op de burgerdoelen en de infrastructuur (stroomnet) een poging om de moraal van de Oekraïners te breken.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:30 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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De cijfers van de bezette gebieden wet je nog niet.

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On 15 January 2024, OHCHR stated that there are 10,191 confirmed civilian deaths from the invasion to December 2023. 8,586 deaths were caused by explosive weapons "with wide area effects", 339 by mines and explosive remnants, 1,266 by small arms, including from crossfire, or road accidents involving military or civilian vehicles. 7,967 deaths occurred in Ukrainian government-controlled territories, and 2,224 in territory occupied by the Russian Federation.[126]

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:39 schreef ExTec het volgende:
Maar je hoeft niet 100.000en slachtoffers te maken, als je een bevolking wil terroriseren. Dat kan prima met zo af en toe een kruisraket op een woonwijk.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:50 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Je bent een stukje van de paragraaf vergeten.
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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:52 schreef BlaZ het volgende:
Ja, dat kan, maar dan vuur je dus niet structureel op woonwijken.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 22:56 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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Wil je zeggen dat ze maar incidenteel de bevolking terroriseren?

Wist je dat bv in de hoofdstad complete scholen in metro stations zijn gevoegd, of laten ze dat niet zien op RT 1, 2 of 3?

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 23:02 schreef BlaZ het volgende:

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Ik zeg dat ze niet structureel burgerdoelen proberen te raken aangezien het aantal burgerslachtoffers vele malen hoger zou zijn geweest als dat wel het geval was.

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Op woensdag 31 januari 2024 23:02 schreef BlaZ het volgende:

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Ik zeg dat ze niet structureel burgerdoelen proberen te raken aangezien het aantal burgerslachtoffers vele malen hoger zou zijn geweest als dat wel het geval was.