Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Hassan Al-Somal]

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The main events of May 24

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 2 command posts, 3 ammunition depots, 80 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 1 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 210 nationalists and up to 31 armoured and motor vehicles.

Also, Russian fighter aviation have shot down 1 Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft near Kramotorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 84 command posts, 463 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 137 artillery and mortar units at firing positions.

Liberated territory

The authorities of the Kherson region will ask to place a Russian military base in the region

Russian language, along with Ukrainian, will be the „official“ language.

Mariupol

Russian Ministry of Defense: demining of the Mariupol port and the adjacent coast of the Sea of Azov has been completed, more than 12,000 explosive objects placed by Ukrainian militants have been neutralized

large preparation for restoration have begun

Russia

Russia is withdrawing from the „Bologna Process“

Russia will develop it‘s own education system

Kids in charge of world politics

The chance that Ukraine will soon become a candidate for European Union membership is not very great, too many countries in the EU don't like the idea. - Dutch PM

Germany plans to temporarily reactivate coal and oil-fired power plants by decree in case Russia cuts off gas exports to the country.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to stay on US terrorist blacklist, Biden has decided according to media reports.

The US Treasury announced that it would not renew the license allowing the Russian Federation to make payments to service its external debt, it will expire on May 25 at 07:01 Moscow time.

Daily Dose of Diarrhea - Poland

Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau believes that the energy projects of Germany and Russia have become a symbol of Berlin's dependence on Moscow.

International news

The Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed that consultations with the delegations of Sweden and Finland will be held in Ankara on May 25.

A terrorist shot and killed 14 elementary school students in Texas and a teacher.

He was killed by police, said the state governor

China + Russia + India

Aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Chinese Air Force today conducted a joint 13-hour air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region.

An air group consisting of Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and Chinese Hun-6K strategic bombers conducted patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, accompanied by Russian Su-30SMs.

The Indian government is working on options to ensure fertilizer supply from Russia, including establishing a mechanism to work out the cost of fertilizer in Rupee and in return the traders can export Indian items to Russia of similar value

The United States cannot quickly achieve the changes they want in relations between the Russian Federation and India, the representative of the State Department admitted

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

The kingpin of the West George Soros declared Russia and China as an existential threat to the West, and gave warning to Germany for its trade relationship with Russia and China.

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[MeFishToo]

$1 = 57.13 Rubbles

Strongest in 5 years

So why dont you invest your savings in russian stocks or rubles?

 

[MeFishToo]

Disinformation about the Crucifixion of a Warrior from Donbas by the Azov Battalion

On February 26th, the Facebook user “Lela Praga” published a photo depicting a crucified person being set on fire. According

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Disinformation about the Crucifixion of a Warrior from Donbas by the Azov Battalion​

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On February 26th, the Facebook user “Lela Praga” published a photo depicting a crucified person being set on fire. According to the author, the video allegedly shows the execution of a warrior from Donbas by the Ukrainian Azov Battalion in 2014. On the same day, “Lela Praga” published a second post, which represented a screenshot of the same video clip, and the text stated that a Russian soldier was crucified by Ukrainian soldiers. On February 27th, an identical scene was posted on the Facebook group “Levan Vasadze’s supporters.” The post argued that Russian soldiers burned a Ukrainian soldier alive. Again, on February 27th, the Facebook user “Read Joke” published a post accompanied by a video of two people being hanged. According to the post, the man and his pregnant wife were executed, while the author of the post writes in the comments that this was done by the Azov Battalion. On February 27th, the same Facebook user posted a videoand photo of the crucifixion and burning, which, according to him, showed the burning of a Russian military by the Azov Battalion in 2015.

The disseminated posts are disinformative. Claims that the Azov Battalion of the Ukrainian Army crucified and burned a Donbas warrior have been circulating since 2015, although there exists no evidence supporting it. Representatives of the battalion themselves deny any connection to the video. In addition, according to Ukrainian fact-checkers, the video which allegedly shows the hanging of two people, has been staged. Not to mention, the accounts that have been spreading the false information are linked to the pro-Kremlin “Alt-Info.”

The aforementioned video has been circulating in Russian-language sources since April 25th, 2015. The video was first published by the Russian hacker group “Кибер-Беркут.” In the video, the men who crucified the captive man and then set him on fire say they belong to the Azov Battalion and will punish anyone who collaborates with the separatists. The mentioned information was also aired on the TV channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense “Звезда,” although the story is no longer available.

One day after the release, the Azov Battalion responded to the video. According to their statement, the video serves to discredit them and is an example of information warfare against Ukraine. According to them, the uniforms of the persons shown in the video is different from that of the fighters of the Azov Battalion since the shoulder mark is much larger than it should be, while the weapon looks like it’s pneumatic. They also point out that the person nailed to the cross does not scream while lifting the cross, and the video stops shortly after the fire is set for the cross, therefore it is unknown whether the person really died. Astatement from the Azov Battalion on Facebook also said that the individuals in the video were speaking broken Ukrainian.

As for the second video, which allegedly shows the hanging of two people, it was also first published in 2015 by the Kremlin’s propaganda outlet News Front. The video was analyzed by StopFake, a Ukrainian fact-checking platform. According to them, the unauthentic nature of the video can be confirmed by the unnatural movement of the bodies of the “hanged.” Slowing down the video footage shows the man’s abdomen moving forward while the weight of the body is not concentrated on the neck. StopFake suggests the actors wear special equipment that is used while climbing cliffs. They also draw attention to the fact that the persons involved in the “hanging” ensure that the bodies do not rotate and their backs do not appear during the video.

This is not the first time that the Russian media has spread disinformation about the alleged executions in Ukraine. In 2014, the Kremlin media released an interview with a woman who claimed to be a refugee from the town of Sloviansk. Galina Pishnyak told Russian state media that after entering the city, the Ukrainian army executed a minor boy and his mother because her husband was fighting alongside the separatists. She claimed that the boy was crucified while his mother was tied to a tank and dragged to the central square. Despite the woman claiming that the case had numerous eyewitnesses, no one from the city of Sloviansk confirmed this fact. Notably, the husband of the woman who told the story is a former member of a separatist group. The woman’s family told reporters that she may have told the story in exchange for money.

Russian Defense Ministry TV channel “Звезда” also aired a video in which the Ukrainian military allegedly buried the captured separatists alive. According to the Ukrainian fact-checking organization StopFake, the video contains traces of video processing, not to mention, it is impossible to identify the soldiers’ uniforms and claim that they belong to the Ukrainian forces.

In addition, the Azov Battalion was targeted by other disinformation narratives as well. The battalion was initially a far-right group of volunteers, which later joinedthe Ukrainian National Guard, and now consists of contract military personnel. Among the disseminated false claims, there was a video in which 6 masked gunmen, who identified themselves as member of the Azov Battalion, threatened the Netherlands with terrorist acts if the country did not support Ukraine’s association agreement with the European Union. At the end of the video, they were burning the flag of the Netherlands. According to StopFake, the sound of the video was added later, meaning that the video was altered. In addition, the Azov Battalion responded to the video, calling it an example of Russian propaganda.

In 2014, a photo has circulated on Russian-language websites that allegedly depicted the recruitment of volunteers into the Azov Battalion. The photo showed a person with Nazi symbols tattooed on him. StopFake fact-checked the photo and found that the man had nothing to do with the Azov Battalion and has been wanted since 2005. The photo, which circulated in Russian sources, was processed and in fact, one of the persons had a right-wing movement mark on his attire.

წყარო: StopFake

About the Source

Facebook user “Lela Praga” uses a profile picture frame in support of the “Conservative Movement” and “Alt-Info.” The account often shares videos of Alt-Info programs.

Facebook user “Read Joke” has published a number of misleading and manipulative posts about the coronavirus pandemic. In one of the photos, the user has used a frame expressing solidarity with Alt-Info and has expressed support for the leader of the neo-Nazi organization “Georgian National Unity” Giorgi Chelidze.

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Its a waste of time disproving these false stories. Those who choose to believe them wont even read your post. They simply dont care. They are either sheep or hecklers. Just look at all the BS posted in this thread by the anti western trolls acting as if Ukraine defending it self is war mongering.

 

[Bengal71]

Its obviously as fake as anything else posted online ment to justify this russian invasion. In a few years this claim is going to resurface as yet another fact by pro russian trolls. Same goes with these ridiculous “interviews” with “liberated” ukrainians telling about the atrocities committed by the NAZIES..

How is this fake? There's a video. Are you saying it's CGI?

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[MeFishToo]

How is this fake? There's a video. Are you saying it's CGI?

Exactly why does it show what is claimed? Notice you dont really see anything? You do know Russia is spreading disinformation? You do know russia spreading such fake stories about ukrainians crucifying russians is nothing new? Its all part of the great russian plan to dehumanize anything ukrainian - makes it alot easier to justify an invasion and kill alot of innocent people.

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Invading slowly to avoid civilian casualties ..

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[F-22Raptor]

Russian forces have likely abandoned efforts to complete a single large encirclement of Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine and are instead attempting to secure smaller encirclements—enabling them to make incremental measured gains. Russian forces are likely attempting to achieve several simultaneous encirclements of small pockets of Ukrainian forces in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts: the broader Severodonetsk area (including Rubizhne and Lysychansk), Bakhmut-Lysychansk, around Zolote (just northeast of Popasna), and around Ukrainian fortifications in Avdiivka. Russian forces have begun steadily advancing efforts in these different encirclements daily but have not achieved any major “breakthroughs” or made major progress towards their stated objectives of securing the Donetsk Oblast borders or seizing all of Donbas. Luhansk Oblast Administration Head Serhiy Haidai reported that Ukrainian forces only controlled approximately 10 percent of Luhansk Oblast as of May 15 (compared to 30 percent prior to the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022).[1] Russian forces have secured more terrain in the past week than efforts earlier in May. However, they have done so by reducing the scope of their objectives—largely abandoning operations around Izyum and concentrating on key frontline towns: Russian performance remains poor.

Russian forces will additionally likely face protracted urban combat if they successfully encircle Severodonetsk (as well as in other large towns like Bakhmut), which Russian forces have struggled with throughout the war. Russian forces are committing a significant number of their troops, artillery, and aircraft to defeat Ukrainian defenders in Luhansk Oblast and are likely pulling necessary resources from the Izyum axis, defensive positions around Kharkiv City, Donetsk City, and the Zaporizhia area. Luhansk Oblast Administration Head Serhiy Haidai has previously compared Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast to the previous defenders of Mariupol, which aimed to wear out Russian forces and prevent further offensive operations.[2] The UK Defense Ministry also noted that a Russian victory over Severodonetsk will only worsen Russian logistical issues and extend Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs).[3] Russian forces are making greater advances in the past week than throughout the rest of May—but these advances remain slow, confined to smaller objectives than the Kremlin intended, and face continued Ukrainian defenses; they do not constitute a major breakthrough.

Institute for the Study of War

Russian forces have likely abandoned efforts to complete a single large encirclement of Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine and are instead attempting to secure smaller encirclements—enabling them to make incremental measured gains. Russian forces are l

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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Russian forces have likely abandoned efforts to complete a single large encirclement of Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine and are instead attempting to secure smaller encirclements—enabling them to make incremental measured gains. Russian forces are likely attempting to achieve several simultaneous encirclements of small pockets of Ukrainian forces in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts: the broader Severodonetsk area (including Rubizhne and Lysychansk), Bakhmut-Lysychansk, around Zolote (just northeast of Popasna), and around Ukrainian fortifications in Avdiivka. Russian forces have begun steadily advancing efforts in these different encirclements daily but have not achieved any major “breakthroughs” or made major progress towards their stated objectives of securing the Donetsk Oblast borders or seizing all of Donbas. Luhansk Oblast Administration Head Serhiy Haidai reported that Ukrainian forces only controlled approximately 10 percent of Luhansk Oblast as of May 15 (compared to 30 percent prior to the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022).[1] Russian forces have secured more terrain in the past week than efforts earlier in May. However, they have done so by reducing the scope of their objectives—largely abandoning operations around Izyum and concentrating on key frontline towns: Russian performance remains poor.

Russian forces will additionally likely face protracted urban combat if they successfully encircle Severodonetsk (as well as in other large towns like Bakhmut), which Russian forces have struggled with throughout the war. Russian forces are committing a significant number of their troops, artillery, and aircraft to defeat Ukrainian defenders in Luhansk Oblast and are likely pulling necessary resources from the Izyum axis, defensive positions around Kharkiv City, Donetsk City, and the Zaporizhia area. Luhansk Oblast Administration Head Serhiy Haidai has previously compared Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast to the previous defenders of Mariupol, which aimed to wear out Russian forces and prevent further offensive operations.[2] The UK Defense Ministry also noted that a Russian victory over Severodonetsk will only worsen Russian logistical issues and extend Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs).[3] Russian forces are making greater advances in the past week than throughout the rest of May—but these advances remain slow, confined to smaller objectives than the Kremlin intended, and face continued Ukrainian defenses; they do not constitute a major breakthrough.

Institute for the Study of War

Russian forces have likely abandoned efforts to complete a single large encirclement of Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine and are instead attempting to secure smaller encirclements—enabling them to make incremental measured gains. Russian forces are l

www.understandingwar.org

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Enough with the bogus propaganda. The Judea's agenda is very obvious.

 

[F-22Raptor]

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