Oorlog in Oekra�ne #976 Biden is wakker

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Op donderdag 30 mei 2024 22:58 schreef LethalNinja het volgende:
Kleine gains voor de Russen, zie hieronder. Filmpje die visueel is, presentatie stijl vrij monotoon. Komt accuraat over.

(Weeb union)

Ukrainian Forces Encircled In Vovchansk

Weeb Union is wel vrij accuraat en voorspelde het offensief bij Vovchansk al ruim van tevoren. Zijn kaart is overigens ook vrij handig aangezien de meeste defensieve stellingen er op staan aangegeven.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)ht-attack-on-crimea/

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Five boats and two ferries damaged in night attack on Crimea

^{Russian boats in the sights of a Magura V5 naval drone, May 2014. Photo credits: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine}

The Ukrainian military dealt a serious blow to Russia’s maritime logistics capabilities in occupied Crimea.

Astra reported on this, citing its own sources.

A combined attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on Russian facilities in Crimea on the night of May 30 resulted in the destruction of a number of maritime logistics vessels and boats.

In particular, missile strikes on the Kerch ferry crossing damaged the Project CNF06 Avangard and Conro Trader vessels.

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Draadje over steeds meer opslagplaatsen/legerbasissen die leeg en/of verlaten zijn omdat er niks meer bruikbaars is voor de Russen in Rusland.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)ukraine-from-norway/

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Bandvagn 202 all-terrain vehicles transferred to Ukraine from Norway

^{Norwegian Bandvagn 202s in a truck that were shipped to Ukraine. May 2024. Photo credits: Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia}

The Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia organized the shipment of Bandvagn 202 amphibious tracked all-terrain vehicles for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Embassy shared that the all-terrain vehicles were purchased in Norway thanks to donations from the Latvian community in Chicago.

The Latvian volunteer organization SOS palīdzība Ukrainai also joined the shipment.

“The all-terrain vehicles are designed to transport personnel and equipment in snowy conditions and marshy terrain,” the Embassy noted.

Ambassador of Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsevol expressed his gratitude to the Latvian society and all caring citizens abroad whose donations helped to provide Ukrainian defenders with the necessary equipment for combat operations.

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https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)-be-sent-to-ukraine/

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Reuters: France prepares military trainers to be sent to Ukraine
France may soon deploy military trainers to Ukraine, despite the concerns of some allies.

Reuters reported on this, citing three diplomatic sources.

According to the agency’s sources, France may announce its decision next week during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit.

France would initially send a limited number of personnel to assess the modalities of a mission before dispatching several hundred trainers, two of the diplomats said.

Later, France will send several hundred military trainers to Ukraine.

Training would center around demining, keeping equipment operational, and technical expertise for warplanes. Paris would also finance, arm, and train a Ukrainian mechanized brigade.

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https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)owitzer-for-ukraine/

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Luxembourg to acquire Caesar self-propelled howitzer for Ukraine

Luxembourg has ordered one Caesar 155mm self-propelled howitzer for the Ukrainian military.

S�bastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces, announced this on his page.

“Luxembourg is contributing �5 million to the artillery coalition to finance Caesar purchases for Ukraine,” Lecornu said in his post.

The details of the tranche are not disclosed, but this amount fully corresponds to the current cost of one 6�6 Caesar self-propelled howitzer.

For a small European country with a population of 650,000 people, such a donation is a significant investment in Ukraine’s defense capabilities. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, Luxembourg has donated over a hundred armored vehicles and M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, as well as a large number of infantry weapons and ammunition.

Luxembourg has also joined the aviation coalition. The country’s contribution to this project is unknown, as it does not have fighter aircraft. However, it is possible that it will finance the purchase of ammunition and spare parts.

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Op donderdag 30 mei 2024 23:45 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
https://www.telegraph.co.(...)autistic-harsh-jibe/
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Lol, vanuit zijn eigen coalitie.

Het is wel erg zwak om met ad hominem argumenten te komen als je het niet met een beslissing, die vrij breed wordt gedragen door veiligheidsanalisten, eens bent.

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Op vrijdag 31 mei 2024 00:25 schreef BlaZ het volgende:

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Het is wel erg zwak om met ad hominem argumenten te komen als je het niet met een beslissing, die vrij breed wordt gedragen door veiligheidsanalisten, eens bent.

Het is inderdaad erg zwak. Maar dat maakt het niet minder grappig voor mij. Net zoals ik Scholz erg zwak vindt in veel gevallen wanneer het op de oorlog in Oekra�ne aankomt.

Een steeds grotere groep van Duitse politici (en natuurlijk niet alleen politici) keren zich tegen Scholz. Of in elk geval tegen zijn angst voor escalatie en zijn zwakke beleid hierdoor. Hij zou een voorbeeld aan Macron moeten nemen.

Natuurlijk doet Duitsland en dus Scholz ook erg veel goed. Ze zijn niets voor niets een van de grootste leveranciers van militaire hulp aan Oekra�ne. Maar ook daarmee loopt hij meestal achter de feiten aan. Hij zou gewoon daadkrachtiger moeten zijn.

https://www.eurointegrati(...)/2024/05/21/7186378/

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Will the world mourn when Putin dies? How the death of Iran's president has embarrassed the West
The crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other senior officials on Sunday has caused many Ukrainians to question whether Western politicians have a proper grasp of reality, given that Iran openly supports Putin's Russia and supplies it with weapons for the war against Ukraine.

When Tehran officially confirmed the deaths of Iran’s president and foreign minister, top European politicians rushed to offer the Iranians their condolences, even expressing "solidarity" with them.

Statements from politicians about their support for Iran just kept on coming, despite being met with outrage from ordinary citizens and politicians. Particularly surprising were the inappropriate (from our perspective) remarks by politicians whose pro-Ukrainian stance is unquestionable. Even the US, despite its image as a public enemy of Iran, made gestures of respect for the politician rightly dubbed "the Butcher of Tehran".

After this, it won’t be a surprise to hear expressions of sympathy and "liking" from Western politicians when Putin dies. Certain EU leaders have had some time to think about this already.

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Solidarity with the "Butcher of Tehran"
Perhaps the first high-ranking Western official to have made a controversial statement was Janez Lenarčič, the EU commissioner responsible for crisis management and humanitarian aid. He made the statement on Sunday, before official confirmation of the Iranian officials' deaths had come through. Lenarčič reported that Tehran, unable to locate the crash site, had turned to Brussels for help.

"Upon Iranian request for assistance we are activating the EU's Copernicus EMS rapid response mapping service [a service for quickly providing satellite images – EP] in view of the helicopter accident reportedly carrying the President of Iran and its foreign minister," he tweeted, adding the hashtag #EUSolidarity.

The hashtag immediately sparked unanimous outrage overnight in response to the commissioner's tweet.

"Solidarity with a terrorist regime? Does the EU know this?" "Why? They are openly intent on destroying the EU." "Are you serious? It's absolutely horrifying that the EU is declaring solidarity with the Butcher of Tehran." "Solidarity with the regime that funds EU-recognised terror groups, kills girls who dare to have their hair uncovered, and arms Russia in Ukraine? Shameful."

These are just some of the comments, with many tens of thousands of likes, that appeared under Lenarčič's tweet in the first few hours from verified users – European experts, journalists and others.

Many called for Janez Lenarčič's resignation. Influential national politicians such as Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, who chairs the Bundestag Defence Committee, also expressed outrage over the tweet. The commissioner had to publicly justify himself the next morning, claiming he had been misunderstood and had meant "an act of humanity" rather than solidarity.

This blunder should have demonstrated the need to think through any statements on Iran very carefully, considering the country’s overall role and the passengers of the helicopter that crashed. However, as soon as Tehran had confirmed the death of Iran’s president and foreign minister, European politicians were unstoppable.

A flood of statements of "support" for the Iranian government began to pour out.

One of the first to react in Brussels was European Council President Charles Michel, who expressed "sincere condolences" on behalf of the entire EU.

The reaction to Michel's tweet indicated how out of kilter his statement was with the views of ordinary Europeans. Only a thousand people liked his tweet, whereas critical comments received tens or even hundreds of times more support.

"The EU? Not in my name!" exclaimed German regional MP Gert W�llmann, tweeting a collage of over a hundred faces of Iranians killed by Raisi's regime. His comment garnered thousands of likes. The phrase "not in my name" featured in many of the more than 10,000 comments on Michel's post of condolence "on behalf of the EU".

"Oh boy, European condolences for the death of a butcher and cruel mass murderer. You don’t speak in my name," Theo Francken, a Belgian MP, said.

Unlike Lenarčič, Charles Michel did not retract or apologise for his words.

It turned out he was the first, but far from the most cringeworthy.

Josep Borrell, the head of EU diplomacy, offered condolences to the people of Iran, and this mantra about the "people" was echoed by other Western leaders.

This was in sharp contrast with the fact that until last week, European politicians never missed a chance to remind everyone that the current Iranian government (represented by Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian) oppresses its people, conducts repressions and punishes democratic expression. The plane crash left no room for this in their statements.

Astonishingly, even NATO expressed its condolences to the "people of Iran" on the death of the Iranian leaders! The appearance of this statement was extremely odd: the alliance was certainly not forced to do this; Iran is more of a problem and potential threat for NATO, and certainly not a partner; ultimately, this statement was made despite the fact that clearly not all NATO members agreed with it.

But the most bizarre statement came from Polish President Andrzej Duda, who compared Raisi's death to the death of Lech Kaczyński. The fact that the former was an ally of Putin, while the latter was Duda’s political opponent who was killed in 2010 as his plane attempted to land at a Russian air base, did not stop Duda from tweeting this nonsense, angering many ordinary Poles.

Has everyone in the West lost their minds?
The statements by Duda, Michel and Borrell clearly illustrated that even Ukraine's friends – and those who certainly do not have warm feelings towards Russia and its allies in this war – joined in the general chorus of "thoughts and prayers", sometimes playing a significant role in the surge of such statements.

And while condolences were natural coming from the Global South, and even more so from Iran's neighbours (ranging from Azerbaijan, which unintentionally played a role in the events leading up to the crash, to T�rkiye, which even declared mourning in solidarity), the mass outpouring of statements from Western leaders was frankly striking, surprising and sometimes shocking.

It reached the point of absurdity.

How else can one describe the Pope's declaration of the "spiritual closeness to the Iranian people" he claimed to feel after the crash?

However, amid the amnesia that has gripped many European leaders, a few examples stand out. More precisely, there is currently only one state that has publicly declared that the death of Iran’s president is not a cause for mourning: Lithuania.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said: "I don't feel comfortable sending condolences while Iran is sending drones that are used against civilians in Ukraine." Several other states have not publicly stated what their Lithuanian counterpart said, but they hold roughly the same view as Landsbergis, says a source in the diplomatic corps.

As far as other countries are concerned, the only politicians who have expressed this obvious and logical stance are outside the government – such as the MPs mentioned above. A prime example of the sane mind is this comment by former US vice president Mike Pence.

--"Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is dead and the world is a safer place. Raisi was responsible for the murder of thousands of Iranian political prisoners he ordered executed in 1988, 1,500 Iranians slaughtered in the 2019 protests and the years of terrorist violence sown by Iran across the region that claimed American lives. My hope and prayer is that Raisi’s death will give the people of Iran a chance to claim their birthright of freedom and end Iran’s long reign of terror," Pence said.--

This is a thoroughly hawkish statement in the classic Republican spirit. It's just a shame that hardly anyone thinks like this anymore.

The US stance deserves a mention of its own. The US officially classifies Iran as part of the "axis of evil", and for a long time it refrained from making any statements or gestures regarding the disaster – until it was put to the vote at a UN Security Council meeting, and the all-or-nothing mentality disappeared.

At the Security Council meeting on 20 May, the representative of Mozambique, which holds the Security Council presidency in May, also offered condolences to the Iranians and announced that there would be a "minute of silence". All the UN Security Council members except the US diplomats immediately stood up, while the Americans pointedly remained seated. A few seconds later, though, having sent their signal of dissatisfaction, they too stood up to pay their respects to Raisi.

What happens at the UN Security Council is always coordinated, and this episode was no exception. The US had therefore prepared to honour Ebrahim Raisi and consciously participated in this ceremony. This speaks louder than any statements – although Washington’s statement did sound relatively sane.

The whole story has been very revealing – for Ukraine as well, as it immerses us in the reality of international relations. Unfortunately these realities are cynical in the extreme, and there is almost no room left for values and principles. More precisely, these principles are valid for many, but they vanish as soon as a politician becomes a government official and begins to represent the state in the world.

From that moment on, politicians develop a desire for compromise and finding common ground with aggressors, ignoring even public opinion.

Isolated exceptions like Lithuania do not, unfortunately, change the overall picture. Moreover, there is nothing fundamentally new about this story. Many will remember that when Vitaly Churkin, the Russian Ambassador to the UN and one of Russia’s key international advocates, died in 2017, there was a similar outpouring of condolences, statements about the death of a distinguished diplomat, and so on...

Of course it could be argued that that was before 2022 and the world was still unaware of the nature and danger of Putin's regime. But unfortunately, given how Ukraine’s partners have acted in the case of Iran, it is clear that the problem lies elsewhere. And there is little doubt that even after Putin dies, many in the West will be eager to express their condolences, contrary to the lessons the world should have learned back in 1945.

https://kyivindependent.c(...)-general-staff-says/

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Ukraine hits Russian ferry crossing with ATACMS in Crimea, General Staff says

The Ukrainian military struck the Russian Kerch ferry crossing in occupied Crimea overnight on May 30, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

The ferry crossing was hit with U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS missiles, according to the General Staff.

Moscow "actively used" the ferry crossing to supply Russian troops in the occupied peninsula and defended it with Russian Pantsir, Tor, and Triumph air defense systems, the military said.

Two ferries were “significantly damaged,” the General Staff said, sharing the photos showing traces of damage. One of the ferries was stranded and reportedly "blocked the functioning of the entire Kerch crossing."

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https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)iver-kherson-region/

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Ukrainian Defense Forces Eliminate Russian Combat Diver Kherson Region

Ukrainian marines eliminated the Russian combat diver on the left-bank in the Kherson region.

The video was released online.

Strike drone operators from the 38th Marine Brigade found a Russian fighter in a diving suit with equipment near the village of Kozachi Laheri, in the left-bank of the Kherson region.

With the help of an FPV drone with a thermobaric warhead, the marines killed the invader 1.6 kilometers from the shore.

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https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/05/30/7458445/

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The Vatican is afraid of "escalation" if Ukraine strikes Russia with Western weapons
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin believes that a potential authorization for Ukraine to use weapons provided by NATO on Russian territory would mean "uncontrolled escalation."

Source: Parolina's words are quoted by the ANSA agency, "European Truth" reports

Details: The Vatican Secretary of State believes that Ukraine's possible strikes on Russia with NATO weapons "should concern all those who are close to the fate of our world."

"This could cause an escalation that no one will be able to control anymore. This is a very worrying prospect," he added.

Parolin reminded that the Vatican helps Ukraine with the return of children to their homeland and other humanitarian issues, and "there is no other way."

As you know, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg insists that the Allies need to review the restrictions on Ukraine's ban on striking the Russian Federation with Western weapons against the background of border fighting in the Kharkiv region.

Some European states have already openly declared that they support such a position, but in particular the USA and Germany oppose it.

At the same time, according to the media, Joe Biden is inclined to change his position and give permission to Ukraine to strike the territory of the Russian Federation with American weapons.

Tuurlijk. Het Vaticaan moet ook weer een mening hebben.

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Op vrijdag 31 mei 2024 00:34 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

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Het is inderdaad erg zwak. Maar dat maakt het niet minder grappig voor mij. Net zoals ik Scholz erg zwak vindt in veel gevallen wanneer het op de oorlog in Oekra�ne aankomt.

Een steeds grotere groep van Duitse politici (en natuurlijk niet alleen politici) keren zich tegen Scholz. Of in elk geval tegen zijn angst voor escalatie en zijn zwakke beleid hierdoor. Hij zou een voorbeeld aan Macron moeten nemen.

Natuurlijk doet Duitsland en dus Scholz ook erg veel goed. Ze zijn niets voor niets een van de grootste leveranciers van militaire hulp aan Oekra�ne. Maar ook daarmee loopt hij meestal achter de feiten aan. Hij zou gewoon daadkrachtiger moeten zijn.

De relatie Duitsland-Rusland is een heel andere dan die van Frankrijk-Rusland; Macron kan een beetje spelen met strategic ambiguity, niet in het minst gezien de positionering van Frankrijk tov NATO. Voor Scholz (Duitsland) is dat een totaal ander verhaal. Je stapt hier wel makkelijk over uiterst gevoelige historische diplomatieke en strategische betrekkingen.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)o_has_lost_his_hand/
A disabled war veteran who has lost his hand, asked Putin for help, as he has not received any compensation for his disability. "I have still not received a response to this day. Please take action, Vladimir Vladimirovich."

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)_take_out_a_russian/
Ukrainian artillery and drones take out a Russian T-90M near Mariinka

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)e_centre_of_the_sso/
Operators of the 73rd Maritime Centre of the SSO continue to clear the South of the Russians. The location of the enemy's deployment was recently discovered - the enemy occupied a civilian house and set up an ammunition depot in it. At 36 seconds the skill of the drone operators is demonstrated,

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)try_under_artillery/
Russian MT-LB drops off infantry under artillery fire while getting shredded on its one-way trip

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)0bv_with_kmt6_and_a/
"Destroyed Russian tank T-80BV with KMT-6 and a barbecue near the village. Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region. ( 47�51'48.0"N 37�27'33.2"E )"

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)l_clips_of_the_aida/
Compilation of new and archival clips of the Aida Group of the 204th Special Forces

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ank_t80bvm_mod_2022/
"Destruction of the Russian tank T-80BVM mod. 2022 with barbecue near the village. Kislovka, Kharkov region. ( 49.64717, 37.90211 )"

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)turtle_modification/
Russian BTR-82 in "turtle" modification

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)e_some_big_missiles/
Attack 'ems! Those are some big missiles!

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)t_regiment_clearing/
Ukrainians from Tsunami assault regiment clearing houses of Russian occupiers in Vovchansk, Kharkov region. (Russians visible but no Gore)

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ng_plant_is_burning/
The former "Toros" machine-building plant is burning violently. The fire has already covered 4,000 m�. There is a threat of the fire spreading to neighboring buildings (fingers crossed!) The cause of the fire is unknown, but locals wrote about "kabooms". No casualties.
Wat meer beelden van de brand in Moskou van gisteren.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)sian_t72b3_from_the/
Footage of a captured Russian T-72B3 from the recent fighting being driven through Kharkiv

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)m777_hmmwv_and_m142/
Models of BMP-2, howitzers M777, HMMWV and M142 HIMARS of Ukrainian production (let's ignore the elephant in the room). Looks detailed.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)and_where_they_flew/
Last night's missile attack, and where they flew.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)rd_that_was_damaged/
Pictures of the ferry "Avangard" that was damaged by ATACMS last night in Crimea

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https://www.defensie.nl/a(...)etraind-in-nederland

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Oekra�ense mariniers amfibisch getraind in Nederland
Defensie leidde van half januari tot half mei dit jaar 300 Oekra�ense mariniers in Nederland op. Zij leerden amfibische operaties uit te voeren. Daarnaast oefenden ze het optreden in verstedelijkt gebied en in loopgraven. Gezien de potenti�le veiligheidsrisico’s voor betrokkenen is deze informatie nu pas met de Tweede Kamer gedeeld.

Het Korps Mariniers verzorgde de opleiding. De gebeurde met ondersteuning door Noorwegen, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, de Verenigde Staten en Zweden. Die leverden onder andere trainers.

“Opereren als marinier vereist specialistische competenties. Oekra�ne telt brede rivieren en lange kustlijnen. Het is daarom van het grootste belang dat wij onze kennis met de Oekra�ense mariniers konden delen”, zegt minister van Defensie Kajsa Ollongren. “Zelf woonde ik onlangs een oefening van Oekra�ense mariniers bij. Ik was onder de indruk van hun kunnen en gedrevenheid.”

Iets dat ook Commandant der Strijdkrachten generaal Onno Eichelheim opviel tijdens gesprekken met de mannen. “Een aantal van hen vertelde dat ze eerder al in de Oekra�ense frontlinies hebben gevochten. Ze brengen daardoor specifieke kennis van het gevecht mee terug, waardoor de training die ze hier hebben gekregen beter kon worden afgestemd op echte, actuele omstandigheden.”

Oekra�ense militairen
Nederland draagt doorlopend bij aan het opleiden van Oekra�ense militairen, zowel in eigen land als in het buitenland. Eichelsheim: “De dankbaarheid voor de opleiding en de trainers is groot onder de Oekra�ense militairen en dus ook onder de net getrainde mariniers. “De kennis en expertise die ze hier hebben opgedaan, passen ze enkele weken later al toe onder daadwerkelijke gevechtsomstandigheden. Dat doet wat met de motivatie aan beide kanten: iedereen is hier om het maximale uit ieder leermoment te halen.”

Wat de generaal betreft laat het Korps Mariniers met deze trainingen zien schouder aan schouder te staan, zowel met de Oekra�ners als met de trainers van onze bondgenoten. “We geven daarmee een sterk signaal af: we zullen de Oekra�ners gezamenlijk blijven steunen in hun gevecht voor de soevereiniteit van hun land. Dat gevecht gaat ook over de veiligheid van Europa.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)usly_trained_in_the/
300 Ukrainian marines amphibiously trained in the Netherlands

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https://united24media.com(...)ing-her-20-times-533

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Russian "Patriotic Poet" Soldier on Trial for Murdering Woman in Occupied Luhansk, Stabbing Her 20 Times

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, according to Russian sources, has opened a criminal case against Senior Lieutenant Aydin Zhamidulov and Private Alexey Dorozhkin, both serving in an airborne assault platoon, on charges of kidnapping and murder. The case stems from the alleged abduction and killing of Valentina Davronova, a 23-year-old resident of temporarily occupied Luhansk, who reportedly threatened to disclose a romantic relationship with Zhamidulov to his spouse.

Zhamidulov, 28, gained recognition for his “patriotic” poetry during preparations for war in Ukraine. In November 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense published two messages about Zhamidulov on its Telegram channel, including his poem "Heroes of the Z Special Operation," with a video with Zhamidulov. In the last entry, the officer read the poem and said that his wife and two daughters are waiting for him at home.

Zhamidulov was allegedly involved in a confrontation with Davronova at a caf� in temporarily occupied Luhansk on January 13, 2023. According to investigative materials, fearing exposure, Zhamidulov decided to “address the situation.”

Reportedly, Zhamidulov informed his subordinates that Davronova had prior military service in Ukraine and was currently engaged in reconnaissance activities. Following this, Zhamidulov and Dorozhkin transported Davronova to their unit's temporary deployment point, where Zhamidulov stabbed her 20 times and ordered her body to be detonated with grenades to prevent identification and determine the cause of death.

As reported by Russian media, three suspects were apprehended and arrested. Pre-trial hearings are underway in the case, and the substantive hearing is expected to begin in the summer.

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Op vrijdag 31 mei 2024 01:25 schreef Dubbelzuurrr het volgende:

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De relatie Duitsland-Rusland is een heel andere dan die van Frankrijk-Rusland; Macron kan een beetje spelen met strategic ambiguity, niet in het minst gezien de positionering van Frankrijk tov NATO. Voor Scholz (Duitsland) is dat een totaal ander verhaal. Je stapt hier wel makkelijk over uiterst gevoelige historische diplomatieke en strategische betrekkingen.

Het is hoog tijd dat Duitsland daar zelf ook eens over heen stapt. Rusland is WO II immers samen met nazi-Duitsland gestart en is daarmee geen slachtoffer, maar dader. De zogenaamde "bevrijding" van Oost en Midden Europa door de Russen was ook niets meer dan een ordinaire verovering, gevolgd door een decennialange bezetting.

In tegenstelling tot de Duitsers, die berouw tonen voor hun verleden, bejubelen de Russen het massaal plegen van misdaden tegen de mensheid door hun voorouders.

De sterfdag van putin zal voor vele een nationale feestdag worden

https://ghall.com.ua/2024(...)zashhishhat-ukrainu/

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The Romanian Parliament declared the responsibility of the United States and the EU to protect Ukraine
The Russian Federation has violated all possible international agreements, therefore the EU countries and the United States are obliged to protect Ukraine not simply by virtue of international agreements, but guided by their principles.

Member of the Romanian Parliament from the Union for the Salvation of Romania party, Catalin Tanice, stated this in a commentary to Guildhall .

“It is important to understand that Ukraine has the right to protection from all European countries and the United States, because it is our duty to help the country, guided by our principles. Now it is important to do everything possible to stop Russian aggression,” the politician noted.

“(…) It is important to say that we are here on the side of Ukraine. Because Ukraine is a European democratic country that is fighting against a tyrant neighbor who kills civilians. And our commitment to Ukraine does not come from the terms of the Budapest Memorandum, but on the basis that we are people who must help other people in trouble,” the deputy concluded.

We note that a member of the Italian Senate, former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata called the Russian war "genocidal" and calls for increased military assistance to Ukraine . He said that Italy and the European Union as a whole should provide Ukraine with assistance, including military assistance, to restore sovereignty throughout Ukrainian territory. Russia's aggression against Ukraine is genocidal, and its victims must be guaranteed justice.

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Russia is waging war against the entire West and poses an existential threat - Estonian parliamentarian
The Russian Federation poses an existential threat not only to Ukraine, but also to the entire Western world and is trying to reshape the existing world order. The countries of the North Atlantic Alliance need to have a clear and strong strategy so that Russia understands that the West is ready to act and respond to this with symmetrical and asymmetrical measures.

Marko Mihkelson, head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Estonian Parliament, stated this in a commentary to Guildhall .

“There is an extremely important question that must be answered in Western capitals today. If we don't understand what's going on, if we don't put the facts on the table, then we won't be able to choose the right strategy to counter this existential threat that Russia poses not only to Ukraine, but to the entire Western world order. Therefore, if we look at what Russian leaders say, including the dictator Putin himself, then everyone knows what he wants and what he is striving for. This is not only about the destruction of Ukrainian statehood, but also about the redistribution of the world order,” the politician said.

“We must be ready to admit that Russia is waging a war with the entire West, in particular with Europe, against our interests, against our security architecture in the EU and the entire Euro-Atlantic space. This is why we in Estonia believe that it is now existentially important to increase support for Ukraine and have a very clear and strong strategy to not only help Ukraine win this war, but also to make sure that Russia suffers a strategic defeat in this war and in its attempts to destabilize the situation in various Western countries,” the parliamentarian emphasized.

“And that is why it is now extremely important to coordinate informationally first. We must voice in the public space a list of all those malicious operations that we in the West recognize as organized by Russia. And then also openly declare that Russia is behind these actions. And perhaps we shouldn’t talk about this much publicly, but Russia must understand that we are ready to act and react to this with symmetrical and asymmetrical measures,” concluded Marco Mihkelson.

Let us note that the French senator and representative of the Socialist Party, Helene Convey-Mouret, also recently stated that Russia poses a threat to the entire European Union . She noted that support for Ukraine by EU countries remains at a high level and there is no reason to believe that it will decrease. The EU is aware that not only Ukraine can become a victim of Russian aggression, but potentially other European countries as well. There is also an understanding that Ukraine is fighting for things that need to be protected and Europe is ready to defend them.

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Sweden ready to block Russian LNG imports if Hungary hinders EU decision
Sweden is considering unilaterally blocking imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) if Hungary prevents or manages to ease the EU's proposed sanctions against Russia.

According to Bloomberg, EU member states are discussing sanctions against key Russian LNG projects, as well as a ban on the use of EU ports for re-exporting supplies to third countries. Hungary opposed the proposal, and sanctions require the unanimity of 27 EU member states.

"If the sanctions package doesn’t fit its purpose we are prepared to navigate on our own," said Ebba Busch, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry of Sweden.

She did not specify how the government would target energy imports from Russia. The rules require countries to take into account the energy security of the European Union.

Although Swedish gas imports from Russia are small, any measures would reflect the growing impatience of member states with Hungary's constant obstruction of Ukraine's aid and sanctions.

"The aim of this whole war on Russia’s side is to divide and conquer. But Sweden will not wait if we don’t succeed with the 14th sanctions package," Busch added.

She noted that one way to persuade Hungary to side with future energy sanctions would be for the EU to encourage new investment in the region's nuclear sector.

She criticised the European Investment Bank for not doing more to provide concessional financing to the sector.

Earlier, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson expressed her belief that the European Commission's thorough preparatory work on a new package of sanctions against Russia and the gas agreement recently adopted by EU energy ministers should ensure smooth approval of restrictions on liquefied natural gas exports from Russia.

The media previously reported that the European Commission had sent a draft proposal for the 14th package of sanctions against Russia to EU countries. This package includes, among other things, restrictions on LNG imports from Russia, although a full embargo is not planned.

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Russian military bombed territory of Russia at least 75 times in last 3 months - ASTRA
Over the last three months, at least 75 times, the Russian Aerospace Forces allegedly accidentally bombed the Belgorod region and the occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the ASTRA Telegram channel.

According to ASTRA, on May 29, 1.5 km from the village of Nechayevka, an FAB was found after another emergency descent from a Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft.

Another FAB was found 2 km from the village of Verhylevka. According to the channel, there were no casualties, and no evacuation was carried out.

Thus, ASTRA writes, over the past three months, the Russian Armed Forces dropped 75 aviation bombs on the Belgorod region and the occupied territories. Among them is the smart bomb UMPB D-30SN, which did not reach Kharkiv on May 24. It fell 3 kilometers from the village of Krutoi Log in the Belgorod region.

Smart bombs of Russia
On March 27, according to the deputy chief of the National Police in the Kharkiv region, Serhii Bolvinov, Russia struck Kharkiv for the first time with a UMPB D-30 SN bomb.

More details about these bombs can be found in the article by RBC-Ukraine.

Ukraine can counter the UMPB D-30 most effectively by destroying the bomb carrier, i.e., the aircraft or launcher.

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oil depot in the port of Kavkaz, Russia

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