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Why HELMA-LP matters for Ukraine:
✓ Electronic warfare countermeasures: Russian forces heavily invested in battle field surveillance and electronic warfare infrastructure. A silent, invisible system like HELMA-LP could neutralize key components — such as cameras, sensors, and radios — without giving away Ukrainian positions or depleting scarce munitions.
✓ Stealth sabotage: In trench or urban warfare, ability to silently disable enemy optics or communications systems can shift tactical momentum. Ukrainian special op forces could use HELMA-LP for behind-the-lines disruption with minimal risk of detection.
✓ Psychological edge: The laser is both silent and invisible, offering a unique element of surprise. Enemy troops may be blinded or disrupted without immediately knowing the source — both tactical and psychological utility.
✓ Precision with minimal collateral damage: As Ukraine pushes to liberate densely populated areas, non-kinetic tools like HELMA-LP offer the ability to neutralize enemy assets precisely, without risking civilian harm or infrastructure destruction.
✓ Modular and future-proof: System’s potential for integration with drones and remote-controlled weapon stations fits seamlessly with Ukraine’s rapidly evolving unmanned warfare ecosystem.
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(22-05-2025, 11:08 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Sao US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine would "immediately?." begin ceasefire negotiations following his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to drink first...Sao Trump described the conversation as having an "excellent" & got soul spirit in his drink, told his gong on Truth Social platform nudie The White House expressed that Sao Trump remains “weary and frustrated” (SAO Trump another crazy man).
https://youtu.be/eQsTHXpeTd4?si=h6w7W8Lq7wfY4CuO
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(20-05-2025, 03:04 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Why HELMA-LP matters for Ukraine:
✓ Electronic warfare countermeasures: Russian forces heavily invested in battle field surveillance and electronic warfare infrastructure. A silent, invisible system like HELMA-LP could neutralize key components — such as cameras, sensors, and radios — without giving away Ukrainian positions or depleting scarce munitions.
✓ sabotage: In trench or urban warfare, ability to silently disable enemy optics or communications systems shift tactical momentum. Ukrainian special op forces used HELMA-LP behind-the-lines disruption with minimal risk of detection.
✓ Psychological edge: The laser is both silent and invisible, offering a unique element of surprise. Enemy troops may be blinded or disrupted without immediately knowing the source — both tactical and psychological utility.
✓ Precision with minimal collateral damage: As Ukraine pushes to liberate densely populated areas, non-kinetic tools like HELMA-LP offer the ability to neutralize enemy assets precisely, without risking civilian harm or infrastructure destruction. ✓ Modular and future-proof: System’s potential for integration with drones and remote-controlled weapon stations fits seamlessly with Ukraine’s rapidly evolving unmanned warfare ecosystem.
A key military innovations of 21st century is the development of hypersonic missiles. Leading nations are hard at work developing technology to move missiles five times faster than the speed of sound, otherwise known as Mach 5 (3,636 mph). The Ukraine is soon to following Russian and Chinese militaries. Along with U.S. and NATO, they were the first to develop, employ, and use hypersonic missiles, with Russian hypersonic cruise and ballistic missiles used in Ukraine war.
https://www.slashgear.com/1860183/hypers...usa-speed/
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(20-05-2025, 03:04 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Why HELMA-LP matters for Ukraine:
✓ Electronic warfare countermeasures: Russian forces heavily invested in battle field surveillance and electronic warfare infrastructure. A silent, invisible system like HELMA-LP could neutralize key components — such as cameras, sensors, and radios — without giving away Ukrainian positions or depleting scarce munitions.
✓ Stealth sabotage: In trench or urban warfare, ability to silently disable enemy optics or communications systems can shift tactical momentum. Ukrainian special op forces could use HELMA-LP for behind-the-lines disruption with minimal risk of detection.
✓ Psychological edge: The laser is both silent and invisible, offering a unique element of surprise. Enemy troops may be blinded or disrupted without immediately knowing the source — both tactical and psychological utility.
✓ Precision with minimal collateral damage: As Ukraine pushes to liberate densely populated areas, non-kinetic tools like HELMA-LP offer the ability to neutralize enemy assets precisely, without risking civilian harm or infrastructure destruction.
✓ Modular and future-proof: System’s potential for integration with drones and remote-controlled weapon stations fits seamlessly with Ukraine’s rapidly evolving unmanned warfare ecosystem.
A massive streak of white, aurora-like light recently appeared in the night sky above several U.S. states after a Chinese rocket released half a dozen satellites into orbit. The light show was triggered when the rocket dumped a new type of fuel into space before reentering the atmosphere, experts say.
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(22-05-2025, 11:49 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: A massive streak of white, aurora-like light recently appeared in the night sky above several U.S. states after a Chinese rocket released half a dozen satellites into orbit. The light show was triggered when the rocket dumped a new type of fuel into space before reentering the atmosphere, experts say.
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-...l-in-space
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4 Chechen officers killed in car bombing in Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's HUR claims.
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Four Chechen officers from Russian-backed Akhmat unit were killed in a car bombing near the occupied city of Skadovsk in Kherson Oblast on May 20, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed on May 22. According to HUR, car exploded between Skadovsk and Antonivka in the occupied part of Kherson Oblast. Skadovsk, a city with a pre-war population of 17,000, lie on Black Sea coast. Putin gang / Russia
occupied since March 2022.
The first blast was followed by more
explosions, as the officers were allegedly transporting ammunition that detonated, HUR said. While Ukrainian intelligence did not explicitly claim responsibility for the incident, it said that "there will be just retribution every war crime committed against the Ukrainian people."
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This developing story being updated.
Russia on May 23 began largest exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) since start of Russia's war in 2014, a Kyiv Independent says. President Zelensky said on Telegram 390 Ukrainian prisoners had been exchanged as part of 1st stage of the swap, bringing our people home, first stage of '1000-for-1000' exchange agreement has been carried out," Zelensky wrote. "Today – 390 people. On Sat & Sun, we expect the exchange to continue." Russia's Ministry said 270 soldiers & 120 civilians had returned to Russia as part of first stage.
Exchange will see 1,000 POWs from both sides return home, in a deal agreed upon during direct talks in Istanbul on May 16, the first such talks between Moscow and Kyiv since 2022. I thank everyone who is helping working 24/7 to bring Ukrainian men & women home. It is very important to return everyone who remains in captivity," he added.
The Ukrainian and Russian govts confirmed they had received the lists of POWs to be exchanged on May 22.
Zelensky announced on the same day he held a meeting to prepare exchange & called the agreement on POW swap the only "real" result of the meeting between the two delegations in Istanbul. The
agreement on the release of 1000 of our people from Russian captivity was almost the only real result of the meeting in Turkey. We are working to ensure this result. We are finding out details of each person listed on Russian side," Zelensky said. Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were released from captivity in a prisoner exchange with Russia on May 23, 2025. (President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram)
According to President's chief Andriy Yermak, diplomatic representatives of Nordic & Baltic country participated in preparations for swap the 1,000-for-1,000 exchange is completed, future direct talks with Russian officials could be arranged. At least 8,000 Ukrainian service members are held captive by Russia, Iryna Vereshchuk, Presidential Office deputy head, said on May 1, citing data from Ukraine's Coordination HQ for the Treatment of POWs.
Kyiv does not release the figures for how many Russian POWs are currently in Ukrainian custody. While ceasefire agreements and peace talks have remained elusive since start of the full-scale invasion, regular prisoner swaps have remained one of the few areas of ongoing cooperation between the two countries. Ukraine has long advocated for an "all-for-all" exchange, but Russia has so far resisted the proposal. Latest exchange included only soldiers, but Zelensky has previously said Ukraine is working to return journalists and political prisoners from Russian captivity as well.
On May 20, head of Ukrainian National Union of Journalists, Serhii Tomilenko, handed over a list of Ukrainian media workers held in Russian captivity to the Vatican's ambassador to Ukraine, Visvaldas Kulbokas. According to the union, at least 31 Ukrainian journalists are being illegally detained by Russia.
Russia has a common practice of sentencing captured Ukrainian journalists to long prison terms on fabricated charges and holding them captive in harsh conditions under physical and psychological pressure, which in most cases amounts to torture, Yurii Vitrenko, a permanent representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna, said on April 10 during a regular meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. Russian forces have also killed 103 media workers during the full-scale invasion, according to Ukraine's Culture Ministry. Among those killed was Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, whose body Ukraine brought back in April. Roshchyna's body showed signs of torture & was missing some internal organs, may have been deliberately removed to obscure signs of suffocation or strangulation, as investigation by the Forbidden Stories journalism network. Russia also illegally detains at least 16,000 Ukrainian civilians, of whom only 174 have been returned, according to Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Lubinets stressed that a country that occupies the territory of another has no right to detain civilians, according to the Geneva Conventions. "Unfortunately, international humanitarian law does not answer the question of how to respond if Russia continues this illegal practice," he added. Another area of Ukraine's efforts to bring back its citizens is related to the return of Ukrainian children. Over 19,500 children have been forcibly deported to Russia, Belarus, or the occupied territories, according to government data. So far, only about 1,300 of them have been safely brought to Ukrainian government-controlled territory.
Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia or Russian-occupied territories are placed in families or Russian camps, where they are known to be subjected to intense anti-Ukrainian propaganda, and at times, military training. The Int"l Criminal Court (ICC) has also taken up the matter. In March 2023, it issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova over their involvement in abductions. On May 8, European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning Russia's forcible deportation and Russification of Ukrainian children, calling it a "genocidal strategy" aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity and demanding the unconditional return of all abducted minors.
Editorial: Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do.
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(24-05-2025, 11:30 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Ukraine brings home 307 POWs in 2nd phase of major prisoner swap.
May 24, 2025
Ukrainian soldiers after their release from Russian captivity. Ukraine has brought home 307 Ukrainian soldiers from Russian captivity in the 2nd phase of its largest prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on May 24.
Russia's Defense Ministry said that 307 Russian prisoners of war (POWs) have also been brought back from Ukraine and are on their way to Belarus. An agreement on a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange was said to be the only tangible result of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul on May 16 — the first such negotiations since 2022. The two parties swapped 390 prisoners each in the initial phase on May 23, w/process set to continue until May 25. Ukrainian and Russian govts confirmed they had received the lists of prisoners of war (POWs) to be exchanged on May 22.
"In just these two days, 697 people have been brought home. We expect the process to continue tomorrow," Zelensky said on X. Among those who returned today are warriors from our Armed Forces, the State Border Guard Service, the National Guard. The newly released POWs include 27 soldiers who defended Mariupol, as well as those who fought in the Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk sectors, Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs said.
The youngest member of the group is 25, while oldest is 61, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said. For some units, was first instance of their soldiers being released from Russian captivity.
Ukraine's Presidential Office chief, Andriy Yermak, said that after the 1,000-for-1,000 exchange is complete, future talks with Russia could be arranged. At least 8,000 Ukrainian service members are held captive by Russia, said Iryna Vereshchuk, a Presidential Office deputy head, on May 1. Kyiv does not publish the figures for how many Russian POWs are currently in Ukrainian custody. "The agreement on the release of 1,000 of our people from Russian captivity was almost the only real result of the meeting in Turkey. We are working to ensure this result. We are finding out the details of each person listed on the Russian side," Zelensky said earlier this week.
While the Istanbul talks were the first direct peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine since 2022, the two sides have regularly held prisoner swaps throughout the full-scale war, with third-party countries mediating. These past exchanges were more limited in scope, usually involving over 130 captives on each side.
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Ukraine has long advocated for an "all-for-all" exchange, but Russia has so far rejected the proposal. VsRussia is also illegally detaining at least 16,000 Ukrainian civilians, of whom only 174 have returned, according to Lubinets.
Ukraine has brought home 307 Ukrainian soldiers from Russian captivity in the second phase of its largest prisoner exchange with Russia, President Zelensky announced on May 24.
Russia's Defense said 307 Russian prisoners of war (POWs) have also been brought back from Ukraine and are on their way to Belarus. An agreement on a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange was said to be the only tangible result of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul on May 16 — the first such negotiations since 2022. The two parties swapped 390 prisoners each in the initial phase on May 23, will set to continue until May 25. Ukrainian & Russian govts confirmed had received the lists of prisoners of war (POWs) to be exchanged on May 22. "In just these two days, 697 people have been brought home.
We expect the process to continue tomorrow," Zelensky said on X.
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The newly released POWs include 27 soldiers who defended Mariupol, as well as those who fought in the Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk sectors, Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs said.The youngest member of the group is 25, while the oldest is 61, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said. Some units, this was first instance of their soldiers being released from Russian captivity. At least 8,000 Ukrainian service members are held captive by Russia, said Iryna Vereshchuk, a Presidential Office deputy head. Kyiv does not publish figures how many Russian POWs are currently in Ukrainian custody.
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Ukrainian drones hit Energia plant supplying batteries for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles. The Lipetsk Oblast-based plant’s output supports Russian drones, naval systems, and electronic warfare equipment. Ukraine has been conducting an air campaign against Russian strategic targets such as ammunition depots, command centers, military factories, oil processing and storage facilities, attacks aim to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war, disrupt logistics, & reduce the effectiveness of Russian military operations.
Local footage shows
explosions and a fire at facility. Eyewitnesses cited by Russian Telegram channels, including ASTRA, said several drones reached their target. Visual evidence shows significant damage to a factory building.
Geo-confirmation by the OSINT project KiberBoroshno verified that affected site was part of Energia industrial complex, identifying several impact points and ongoing fires...Ukraine’s General Staff confirms the strike on Energia plant.
Later, Ukraine’s General Staff officially confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out the strike on the Energia plant. In a statement published on 23 May, the military noted that the operation was conducted overnight by Special Op Forces in coordination with other components of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
“Yet another important facility of the Russian aggressor’s military-industrial complex was struck,” General Staff stated, confirming hits on target area, a series of
explosions, and a fire at the site. The extent of the damage is still being assessed. byAccording to the statement, PАО Energia is one of the largest chemical power source manufacturers in Russia and the only producer of batteries for guidance and correction modules installed on aerial bombs. The facility also manufactures batteries for Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles, naval cruise missiles, and a range of universal batteries used in power systems for specialized military equipment.
The General Staff emphasized that shutting down the plant could deprive Russian forces of critical power elements needed for a significant portion of their weapon systems. Fire destroys workshop at Energia plant
In a later update, ASTRA reported that one of the workshops at the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, was destroyed by fire following the drone strike overnight on 23 May. Citing sources in Russia’s Emergency Ministry, ASTRA confirmed that the drones hit the facility, which specializes in producing chemical power sources used across the defense industry, civil aviation, naval systems, and the energy sector. As a result of the attack, nine workers from the enterprise were reportedly injured.
Energia’s role in Russian weapons production. Energia produces sealed lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, and lithium-ion batteries for UAVs, aviation, naval platforms, and missile systems, including those used in Iskander and Kinzhal rockets. The plant also manufactures components for Russia’s radio-electronic warfare systems like Krasukha and Moscow-1, according to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD). Astra notes that drone batteries are among Energia’s products. Militarnyi notes that the plant holds contracts with over 20 entities across Russia’s military-industrial complex. Among its known defense clients are: mainly...KBP (Tula): Producer of Kornet ATGMs and man-portable air-defense systems Kalashnikov Concern: Manufacturer of attack drones and robotic systems. NPO Splav: Supplier of Grad, Tornado MLRS, & munitions KB Tochmash, Strela: Developers of Pantsir air defense systems & aviation missiles
NPO Kvant, Sozvezdie, Delta: Key EW, comms, and reconnaissance system providers Fleet (13th Ship Repair Plant): Supplying power systems for naval ships
NPO Poisk, AО 1015 ZRVTI: Developers of reconnaissance electronics, radars, & repair services for air defense weapons
Energia was identified as a logistical bottleneck in Russia’s weapons supply chain, with only two other similar facilities nationwide. In 2024, the plant doubled production & received nearly 1 billion rubles in state investment. The company also supplies Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Roscosmos, FSB, MVD, & other govt agencies, according to CCD.
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explosions, and a fire at the site. The PАО Energia is one of the largest chemical power source manufacturers in Russia and the only producer of batteries for guidance and correction modules installed on aerial bombs also manufactures also batteries for Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles, naval cruise missiles & range of universal batteries used in power systems for specialized military equipment.
The General Staff emphasized that shutting down the plant could deprive Russian forces of critical power elements needed for a significant portion of their weapon systems. Fire destroys workshop at Energia plant
In a later update, ASTRA reported that one of the workshops at the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, was destroyed by fire following the drone strike overnight on 23 May. Citing sources in Russia’s Emergency Ministry, ASTRA confirmed that the drones hit the facility, which specializes in producing chemical power sources used across the defense industry, civil aviation, naval systems, and the energy sector. As a result of the attack, nine workers from the enterprise were reportedly injured.
Energia’s role in Russian weapons production. Energia produces sealed lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, and lithium-ion batteries for UAVs, aviation, naval platforms, and missile systems, including those used in Iskander and Kinzhal rockets. The plant also manufactures components for Russia’s radio-electronic warfare systems like Krasukha and Moscow-1, according to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD). Astra notes that drone batteries are among Energia’s products. Militarnyi notes that the plant holds contracts with over 20 entities across Russia’s military-industrial complex. Among its known defense clients mainly...
KBP (Tula): Producer of Kornet ATGMs and man-portable air-defense systems Kalashnikov Concern: Manufacturer of attack drones and robotic systems. NPO Splav: Supplier of Grad, Tornado MLRS, & munitions KB Tochmash, Strela: Developers of Pantsir air defense systems & aviation missiles
NPO Kvant, Sozvezdie, Delta: Key EW, comms, and reconnaissance system providers Fleet (13th Ship Repair Plant): Supplying power systems for naval ships. NPO Poisk, AО 1015 ZRVTI: Developers of reconnaissance electronics, radars, & repair services for air defense weapons.
Energia was identified as a logistical bottleneck in Russia’s weapons supply chain, w/only two other similar facilities nationwide. In 2024, the plant doubled production & received nearly 1 billion rubles in state investment. The company also supplies Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Roscosmos, FSB, MVD, & other govt agencies, according to CCD.
“Yet another important facility hit by Ukraine attacking on military-industrial complex,” confirming hits target area, in a series of explosions, a fire at site. See extent of damage is still being assessed.
The Lipetsk Oblast-based plant’s output supports Russian drones, naval systems, ,& electronic warfare equipment. Ukraine has been conducting an air campaign against Russian strategic targets such as ammunition depots, command centers, military factories, oil processing and storage facilities, attacks aim to degrade Russia’s ability to wage war, disrupt logistics, & reduce the effectiveness of Russian military operations. Local footage shows explosions and a fire at
facility. Eyewitnesses cited by Russian Telegram channels, including ASTRA, said several drones reached their target. Visual evidence shows significant damage to a factory building. Geo-confirmation by the OSINT project KiberBoroshno verified that affected site was part of Energia industrial complex, identifying several impact points and ongoing fires...Ukraine’s confirms the strike on Energia plant. Later, Ukraine’s General Staff officially confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out the strike on the Energia plant. In a statement published on 23 May, the military noted that the op was conducted overnight by Special Op Forces in coordination w/other components of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
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Ukraine brought home 303 prisoners of war on May 25 in the final phase of a 1000-for-1000 prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
The prisoner exchange took place in three phases carried out over three days and was agreed on during peace talks held in Turkey on May 16, the first direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in three years.
"I thank the team that worked around the clock to successfully carry out this exchange. We will definitely bring back every single one of our people from Russian captivity," Zelensky wrote in a post on X.
The returning prisoners included members of Ukraine's Armed Forces, National Guard, State Border Guard Service, and State Special Transport Service, Zelensky stated.
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(25-05-2025, 09:13 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Ukraine brought home 303 prisoners of war on May 25 in the final phase of a 1000-for-1000 prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
The prisoner exchange took place in three phases carried out over three days and was agreed on during peace talks held in Turkey on May 16, the first direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in three years.
"I thank the team that worked around the clock to successfully carry out this exchange. We will definitely bring back every single one of our people from Russian captivity," Zelensky wrote in a post on X.
The returning prisoners included members of Ukraine's Armed Forces, National Guard, State Border Guard Service, and State Special Transport Service, Zelensky stated.
Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs said that the released prisoners included 70 men who had defended Mariupol during the Russian siege of the port city in 2022.
The coordination headquarters added that 5,757 Ukrainian prisoners had been returned through negotiations and exchanges since March 2022, while another 536 Ukrainians had returned through other means.
The prisoner exchange was the only concrete agreement to arise out of the direct talks held last week.
Ukraine and the United States have been pushing for Russia to agree to an unconditional ceasefire, but Russia "categorically" rejected the appeal in Turkey, according to First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Kyslytsia, who attended the talks as a member of the Ukrainian delegation.
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added 5,757 Ukrainian prisoners had been returned through negotiations an exchanges since March 2022, while another 536 Ukrainians had returned through other means.
The prisoner exchange was the only concrete agreement to arise out of the direct talks held last week. Ukraine & the U.S. have been pushing for Russia to agree to an unconditional ceasefire, but Russia "categorically" rejected the appeal in Turkey, according to first Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Kyslytsia, who attended the talks as a member of the Ukrainian delegation.
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Intercepted Russian radio chatter obtained by CNN appears to correspond with drone footage showing the suspected execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war last year. The killing of surrendering Ukrainian troops is alleged by Kyiv and international experts to be part of an orchestrated Russian policy. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports.
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Late last years, two important Russian aircraft, an A-50 and IL-22, the Russia attempted to spread disinformation, said they shot down their own aircraft accidentally with intent of concealing their entire airforce's weakness to whatever long range weapon system. But
Ukraine is using to down Russian aircraft almost weekly. Winter cold continues to cause a cascade of debilitating utility failures across Russia as decades of corruption incompetence is causing everything in Russia to break down.
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✓ In the Russia-Ukraine war, where every day brings a new development, this time the cameras are focused on the internal structure of the Russian army rather than the front line of the battlefield. Because the latest information shows that the war continues not only with cannons and rifles, but also with the rottenness inside the Russia army.
✓✓ Allegations discipline in the Russian army has been replaced by anarchy, that there is no trust between soldiers and that betrayals on the front line have become commonplace are shaking the agenda. Recent videos & reports point to shocking incidents of soldiers robbing their own wounded comrades, commanders changing their posts in exchange for bribes, & even some soldiers being killed and their ammunition stolen. Big Grin
✓✓✓ Russia, which has suffered many strategic failures since the beginning of the war, is now struggling to cope with internal indiscipline. This has not only led to failures on the front line, but has also deeply undermined confidence in the Kremlin's authority. (All this But what exactly is behind these allegations?)
✓✓[✓✓ Is there really a collapse within the Russian military? Why has military order that Putin tried to establish degenerated so quickly?. Most strikingly, why are soldiers allegedly targeting their wounded comrades?. Let's take a look at the developments together.
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✓✓✓ Look at different points. we will examine a very different picture. What happened behind the front lines but directly affected the course of the war.
✓ In the Russia-Ukraine war, where every day brings a new development, this time the cameras are focused on the internal structure of the Russian army rather than the front line of the battlefield. Because the latest information shows that the war continues not only with cannons and rifles, but also with the rottenness inside the Russia army.
✓✓ Allegations discipline in the Russian army has been replaced by anarchy, that there is no trust between soldiers and that betrayals on the front line have become commonplace are shaking the agenda. Recent videos & reports point to shocking incidents of soldiers robbing their own wounded comrades, commanders changing their posts in exchange for bribes, & even some soldiers being killed and their ammunition stolen. Big Grin
✓✓✓ Russia, which has suffered many strategic failures since the beginning of the war, is now struggling to cope with internal indiscipline. This has not only led to failures on the front line, but has also deeply undermined confidence in the Kremlin's authority. (All this But what exactly is behind these allegations?)
✓✓[✓✓ Is there really a collapse within the Russian military? Why has military order that Putin tried to establish degenerated so quickly?. Most strikingly, why are soldiers allegedly targeting their wounded comrades?. Let's take a look at the developments together.
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