The Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Part 2)

Meanwhile, countless videos I could post of Russians getting killed (their losses are very heavy), but it doesn’t change fundamental trends.

What I can say though, that is positive, is that Russia expands an enormous number of manpower in these offensives, which means that their offensives often tends ot culminate after capture of a city. Likely this will also happen in Pokrovst when the pocket is red.

However, UA cannot afford to have own forces destroyed in encirclements (obviously) and when you are encircled, you take higher losses than the attacker, who is targeting corridors and more from flanks.

https://x.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1998023247301116068

https://x.com/jimsciutto/status/1998021763964481996

I don’t know, I doubt it. Because political support that do not materialise in Hard Power has some meaning, but not a lot.

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Can’t say I feel to sorry for this guy. Even the Russians couldn’t believe he’d be supporting them…

Dec 11
https://x.com/moklasen/status/1999154158914376019
https://x.com/moklasen/status/1999774002617909318

Outside Pokrovst, Russian advance forces engaged.
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/1999228530220024221
Russia has moved in elite assault units enmasse
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/1999228533542174974
Same day, Lyman sector
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1999231884719489070

Dec 12, but this was ongoing for a month (there have been development since)
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1999427559524638925
https://x.com/yarotrof/status/1999451206264017040
https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1999449000567799928
https://x.com/kravietz2048/status/1999452681560277024
https://x.com/prestonstew_/status/1999448030467301776
https://x.com/prestonstew_/status/1999447702896083332
https://x.com/UAControlMap/status/1999501101293265349

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And the major propaganda shoot that everyone who follows the war has been talking about the last week :love_you_gesture:
https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/1999462241549320239
https://x.com/yarotrof/status/1999462576078618996
https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1999473376620937551
https://x.com/visionergeo/status/1999589715444711453
https://x.com/prestonstew_/status/1999494611895824694

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A hit on an AN-26 with engines going and personell loaded onboard !
Probably luck, but man what a hit!
https://x.com/YigalLevin/status/1999452490841178295
https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/1999466494447747296

Dec 12
Russian mechanised assault on the Dobropilla axis, gets destroyed before it reaches the front
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1999486195567591690
https://x.com/moklasen/status/1999481139984232957
https://x.com/moklasen/status/1999481332033061088
https://x.com/moklasen/status/1999800667527950385

Dec 14
A Russian An-22 breaks apart and downs itself with loss of life for all 7onboard
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2000174608977121651

Test flight after repairs
https://x.com/kirkjamestkirk/status/2000201107306328345

Later RU sources claimed that it had not actually been repaired but signed off at the plant as repaired.

Dec 14, status
https://x.com/UAControlMap/status/2000292461675962503
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2000208343898398947

Dec 16, sub probably damaged
https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/2000597393356755293

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Dec 16 at one front section
https://x.com/OSINTua/status/2000979761284149694

Kupyansk clearing ops ongoing
https://x.com/Bielitzling/status/2000979341664989535
Clearing of Kupyansk
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2001011733981487261
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2001011738792096127
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2001011743208943773

Assault at novo shakove beaten back
https://x.com/99Dominik_/status/2000968568142487733
https://x.com/99Dominik_/status/2000968752758956123

Also
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/2000947950827286531

The Nove Shakove assault assault in better framed video
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2001017255501685033

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Thanks for the updates. This has largely dropped from the mainstream news outlets, so it is useful to see an update.

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All very civilized this war. 2 year deals…I didn’t realise wars had a timescale you could build finances/agreements around.
Apparently Russia are quite happy with it as well because the loan isn’t set off against their frozen assets. Law and common sense has prevailed according to the Kremlin.
It’s almost like it’s all been scripted.

2 days ago
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2001604819782353124
https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/2001637034461663391
and last night!

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/2002314369661624399
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2002306368535941132
https://x.com/moklasen/status/2002312410070233404

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https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2002100739280458118
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2002100743604785166
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2002100748214284504
https://x.com/WarUnitObserver/status/2002100751867478337