Oorlog in Oekra�ne #986: Het grote zomer-postoffensief van Delenlill

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Ukraine aims to deploy squads of up to 20 sea drones to do the job of a warship, commander says
• Without a conventional navy, Ukraine has looked to innovative ways to counter Russia's sea power.
• Ukraine's sea drones will soon work as squads to mimic a warship's capabilities, a commander said.
• Sea drones have taken out a chunk of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, and damaged the Kerch Bridge.

Ukraine's sea drones are being marshaled into squads that can replicate the abilities of a single warship, a Ukrainian commander said.

Brig Gen Ivan Lukashevych, the mastermind behind Ukraine's fleet of naval drones, described the move in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

He said the squads, each with about 10-20 drones, will work in concert to combine multiple separate functions.

"We do have a fleet, but it's divided into smaller elements," Lukashevych told the outlet.

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The Chief of Staff of the "Azov" brigade submitted an application to the DBR against General Sodol
The Chief of Staff of the Azov National Guard Brigade, Bohdan Krotevych, appealed to the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an investigation into the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Yuriy Sodol.

"I wrote a letter to the SBI with a call to open an investigation into one military general who, in my opinion, killed more Ukrainian soldiers than any Russian general," Krotevych wrote in a post on the Telegram channel.

According to the chief of staff, he reported on the situation in the offices, passed on information to "everyone who had the opportunity." Krotevych also stated that he does not care whether an investigation will be launched against him or whether he will be sent to prison.

"Furthermore, when testifying, in those cases on which I cannot speak, I directly declared about, in my opinion, "war crimes", - he declared.

Krotevych added that "all the military now understand" who the person is, "because 99% of the military hate him for what he does."

"The conditions under which the brigades are currently fighting, I will say this, is unreal heroism, first of all, of soldiers, platoon commanders, companies, battalions and brigades. And their heroism is based on the fact that they restrain the enemy not because of it, but in spite of it." - he noted.

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) officially confirmed the receipt of such a statement to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

"It arrived yesterday, the investigators got to work," the department's press service said.

The SBI did not specify in relation to whom the application was submitted, as it became known, it is about Yuriy Sodol.

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Russian subsidiary of Bank of China stops accepting payments from Russian banks, sources say
The Russian subsidiary of the Chinese state-run Bank of China has stopped accepting payments from Russian banks, the state-controlled media outlet Kommersant reported on June 24, citing unnamed sources.

The U.S. and other countries unveiled a new wave of sanctions earlier in June that targeted Russian financial institutions, as well as entities and individuals based in China and elsewhere that help Moscow circumvent the existing restrictions.

Trade between Russia and China has surged by 121% since 2021, underscoring the Chinese role as Moscow's economic lifeline. A functioning payment system is necessary for maintaining trade relations, and Russia was cut off from the international SWIFT system in 2022.

According to Kommersant's sources, Bank of China will refuse to accept payments from any sanctioned Russian bank starting on June 24.

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Ukraine’s M270 has been adapted for ATACMS application

^{M270 MLRS launches the ATACMS missile. USA. Photo credits: Lockheed Martin}

Ukraine’s M270 rocket launchers have been adapted for the use of American ATACMS long-range missiles.

Ukrainian volunteer Ihor Lachenkov showed the launches of ATACMS missiles from these systems.

In the published video, four M270 rocket launchers launch eight ATACMS missiles.

Presumably, the missiles were launched to hit Russian targets in occupied Crimea.

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Denmark commits to train 20 Ukrainian pilots.
Around 20 Ukrainian pilots will be trained to fly F-16 fighter jets when the training mission at Skrydstrup Air Base concludes by the end of 2024. This was announced by Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen during a press conference with Norway’s Defense Minister, Bj�rn Arild Gram. Poulsen explained that it will not be possible to continue training Ukrainian pilots in Denmark after 2024, as Skrydstrup’s capacity will be needed for Denmark’s transition to F-35 fighter jets.

Troels Lund Poulsen emphasized that Denmark will still be able to contribute to the training of Ukrainian pilots, but this will happen outside the country’s borders. Currently, some of the training takes place in Romania, but a final decision has not yet been made on how Denmark will contribute to this training effort in the future.

The international training coalition, led by Denmark and the Netherlands, has played a crucial role in educating Ukrainian pilots on the use of F-16 fighter jets. Denmark has also committed to donating 19 F-16 jets to Ukraine, with the first four expected to arrive this summer.

Norway is also committed to supporting Ukraine and has pledged to donate F-16 jets. Additionally, Norway is participating with two F-16 jets in the training of Ukrainian pilots at Skrydstrup Air Base.

During the press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Copenhagen, Troels Lund Poulsen and Norway’s Defense Minister signed a declaration of intent to increase cooperation in defense between the two countries. Poulsen highlighted the potential for closer collaboration between Denmark and Norway, especially regarding experiences with gender equality in the military and conscription. Denmark plans to introduce gender equality in conscription by 2026, while Norway has had this in place since 2015.

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Ukrainian troops repulsed Russian attack near Pobieda village

^{Russian armor during an assault on Ukrainian positions near the village of Pobieda. June 2024. Ukraine. Footage from the video of the 33rd Brigade}

Ukrainian troops repulsed a Russian armored attack near the village of Pobieda, Donetsk region.

The 33rd Mechanized Brigade said that the Russian invaders had launched an offensive early in the morning on the Ukrainian border.

For this purpose, the Russian command chose tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, which were equipped with additional protection.

This additional protection consisted of protective grilles and electronic warfare systems installed on the vehicles.

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Over 100 Drones Destroyed in Missile Strike on Russian Training Ground in Yeysk

^{An attack aftermath on a Russian military unit in the Yeysk region. June 2024. Russia. Satellite image from @bradyafr}

More than a hundred various drones were destroyed during a missile strike on the training grounds of the 726th Air Defense Training Center in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai.

The Dosye shpiona Telegram channel reported on this.

As previously reported, the attack on the training center took place on June 21, 2024. The Center trains Russian military personnel to operate reconnaissance and attack drones.

According to the General Staff, a training building and a UAV control center were hit.

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Ukrainian Defence Intelligence Received CB90 Armored Boats

^{CB90 boat of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. June 2024. Ukraine. Photo credits: TSN}

Donors have equipped the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine with CB90 armored boats.

The boats were donated as part of Metinvest’s Steel Front military initiative. The benefactors stated that the three CB90 boats cost UAH 165 million.

“It took us a long time to deliver them here—about six months—but today they have finally been delivered and the guys can perform combat missions,” stated Metinvest representatives.

The soldiers have also been trained to properly own and operate these combat boats.

CB90 boats are designed to perform a multitude of tasks. They can be used for amphibious operations, surveillance, and as patrol boats or special fire support craft.

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Dagestani official sacked after sons implicated in Sunday’s deadly attacks
Russian officials blame the West for the slayings, following the same script used after the Crocus City Hall mass shooting in March.

A local official in Russia’s Dagestan region was sacked on Monday after two of his sons were reported to be among the gunmen who attacked religious sites there on Sunday.

Regional Governor Sergei Melikov told journalists that the head of Dagestan’s Sergokala district, Magomed Omarov, had been removed from his post, without giving details on his connection to Sunday’s attacks.

Omarov’s dismissal came as the death toll from the assaults climbed to at least 20 in what Melikov called “terrorist аcts” and a “tragedy for Dagestan and the whole country.”

Police raided Omarov’s home on Sunday evening and took him in for questioning as media reported that two of his sons had been among the gunmen. Omarov also was expelled from the regional chapter of ruling United Russia party, while his profile was deleted from the official website.

Sunday’s attacks targeted two synagogues and two Orthodox churches as well as a police checkpoint in the regional capital Makhachkala and the city of Derbent, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Caspian Sea.

Among the victims was a 66-year-old Russian Orthodox priest whose throat was slit, according to a local official. The regional Health Ministry also reported that at least 46 people were taken to hospital with injuries.

Three days of mourning have been declared in Dagestan, with large events and television programs canceled across the North Caucasus region.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 02:23 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)-cb90-armored-boats/
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Leuke bootjes waarvan wij er ook een aantal zullen leveren. Al kan ik nergens vinden dat het om meer dan 3 zal gaan.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 01:39 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/995557.html
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Als deze generaal inderdaad verantwoordelijk is voor zo veel doden door zijn onkunde/domheid dan moet daar wat aan gedaan worden. En moet hij zo snel mogelijk vervangen worden door iemand die het beter kan doen.

Dus hopelijk zal er snel een onderzoek plaatsvinden.

Natuurlijk is het een generaal zijn taak om soldaten een zekere dood in te sturen in veel gevallen. En zal hier altijd een zekere ontevredenheid over zijn.

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Naar aanleiding van de klacht is de generaal ontslagen door Zelenski. (Of een andere reden, maar de klacht was dan de druppel).

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Ukraine Used Prized ATACMS Missiles To Strike Unique Cold War-Era Space Communications Station
The NIP-16 space communications and tracking facility is an intriguing target for a Ukrainian ATACMS strike that may point to its new purpose.

Ukraine struck the NIP-16 Deep Space Communications site in Vitino, Crimea on Saturday, one of two attacks it carried out on the occupied peninsula over the weekend.

Those strikes were carried out by U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles, Russian and Ukrainian sources claim.

The first attack over the weekend struck a space communications facility where there about 20 radar dishes, with some arrays packing eight dishes combined in giant fixtures. Low-resolution satellite imagery obtained by The War Zone shows that it was indeed attacked. However, the quality of the images makes it is hard to determine the exact extent of the damage. One was taken on June 22, before the attack, and the other after on June 24.

^{Satellite imagery captured before and after the Ukrainian attack on a Russian space satellite tracking site near the town of Vitino in Crimea}

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US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia’s attacks
The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials.

On Monday, Russia summoned the American ambassador to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Crimea on Sunday that reportedly killed four people and wounded more than 150.

Crimea, which Russian seized from Ukraine in 2014 in a move that most of the world rejected as unlawful, long had been declared a fair target for Ukraine by its Western allies.

However, the Pentagon said last week that Ukraine’s military is also now allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia if it is acting in self-defense. Since the outset of the war, the U.S. had maintained a policy of not allowing Ukraine to use the weapons it provided to hit targets on Russian soil for fear of further escalating the conflict.

The continued flow of U.S. munitions, which will be drawn from existing stockpiles, is intended to help Ukrainian forces repel intensified Russian attacks.

The upcoming shipment is expected to include munitions for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. That system is capable of firing the longer-range missiles from the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, which Russia has said would prompt retaliation and risk escalating the conflict. One of the U.S. officials said they could not verify whether this aid package included ATACMS munitions, but said the aid did not include cluster munitions.

The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not yet been made public.

The package also includes anti-armor weapons, small arms and grenades and the highly sought-after 155 mm and 105 mm artillery rounds, among other support.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 07:27 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
https://www.twz.com/land/(...)mmunications-station
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De eerste satelliet beelden van de schade op het terrein van de NIP-16 space communications and tracking facility. Er staan nog een aantal twitter berichten in het artikel. Maar die zijn grotendeels al langsgekomen.
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Buiten de ruimte communicatie zijn er dus nog twee mogelijke gebruiken van deze installatie. Het eerder genoemde GLONASS systeem. Maar het zou ook deel kunnen uit maken van het ballistic missile early warning systeem.

Ongeacht waar hij nu daadwerkelijk voor gebruikt wordt, Oekra�ne zag er een goede reden in om deze massaal met ATACMS aan te vallen. En dat doen zijn lijkt mij niet alleen omdat ze met de ruimte kunnen communiceren.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 07:46 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

Counterfeit Russian Rubles - HARBINGER - Russian Economic Great Depression?

Wat als Oekra�ne dit inderdaad zou gaan doen? Gewoon de Russische markt verzadigen met valse roebels. Het zou de hele economie plat kunnen leggen.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 08:57 schreef BEFEM het volgende:

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Dit wordt al honderden jaren geroepen in allerlei oorlogen. Volgens mij is dat nooit gelukt.

Je kan over de Tweede Wereldoorlog wel veel vinden wat betreft dit onderwerp.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 07:46 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

Counterfeit Russian Rubles - HARBINGER - Russian Economic Great Depression?

Wat als Oekra�ne dit inderdaad zou gaan doen? Gewoon de Russische markt verzadigen met valse roebels. Het zou de hele economie plat kunnen leggen.

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Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 08:57 schreef BEFEM het volgende:

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Dit wordt al honderden jaren geroepen in allerlei oorlogen. Volgens mij is dat nooit gelukt.

Je kan over de Tweede Wereldoorlog wel veel vinden wat betreft dit onderwerp.