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Those who've underestimated the Russians, like Napoleon and Hitler, usually came to bad endings.
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For what it's worth, as far as I know tomorrow (Nov. 29th) China is still planning to launch three taikonauts to their space station to eventually replace the three already there. Despite various forum sneers about where they got their space technology and how well they've managed to produce it and launch it, nonetheless they now have a permanently manned space station roughly equivalent to the size of the old Soviet Mir with presumably much more advanced technology (first microwave oven in space!). And at this point they're not sharing living quarters with anyone else, although I gather they are allowing or will eventually allow foreign experiments onboard.
 
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EU Accuses Washington Of Making A Fortune From Ukraine War​


by Tyler Durden​

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"Nine months after invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is beginning to fracture the West," Politico observes in a surprising admission which marks a stark reversal from prior mainstream media optimism and cheerleading of the White House's blank check approach to supporting Ukraine. "Top European officials are furious with Joe Biden’s administration and now accuse the Americans of making a fortune from the war, while EU countries suffer."

There's clearly growing frustration among European officials over Washington's refusal to push the Zelensky government to the negotiating table while an unprecedented billions worth of weaponry and defense aid pours in, risking unpredictable escalation between NATO and Russia. Meanwhile European populations will continue being the first to pay the price amid frigid winter temperatures and a simultaneous severe energy supply crisis even as some leaders still spout abstract ideals of "sacrifice".
Macron and Biden on sidelines of a G20 meeting earlier this month in Indonesia, via AFP.
And all the while Biden has continued rolling out his controversial green subsidies and taxes which are widely perceived as unfairly punishing European industries at this most sensitive juncture.
A senior European official speaking to Politico additionally blasted the White House policy of in effect using the Ukraine war to line the pockets of American defense contractors while at the same turning a deaf ear on European pleas for some relief to the no-win situation.

"The fact is, if you look at it soberly, the country that is most profiting from this war is the U.S. because they are selling more gas and at higher prices, and because they are selling more weapons," the senior official said.
The person acknowledged a large-scale shift in sentiment happening, largely driven by the intractable 'win in Ukraine at all costs' stance of the US administration:

But the US National Security Council has lately reiterated its position that the crisis is solely on Putin's shoulders full-stop, while Washington is simply presenting ramped-up US liquefied natural gas delivery to Europe as fulfilling the need to "diversify away from Russia," according to a NSC statement.

Via EIA/Daily Mail

Even the typically compliant EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is now questioning and showing hints of losing faith in 'united' efforts to support Ukraine, acknowledging to Politico, "Americans — our friends — take decisions which have an economic impact on us."
And for a more pointed breakdown of the problem as Brussels sees it...

Another EU diplomat cited in the Politico report described that Biden's $369 billion industrial subsidy scheme to support green industries as part of the Inflation Reduction Act unleashed panic across European capitals.
"The Inflation Reduction Act has changed everything," the EU diplomat said. "Is Washington still our ally or not?" This rising fury could spill into the streets as more European households are likely to experience shortages in electricity and heat this winter, further intensifying the pressure on EU politicians.

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"Top European officials are furious with Joe Biden’s administration and now accuse the Americans of making a fortune from the war, while EU countries suffer."
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And all the while Biden has continued rolling out his controversial green subsidies and taxes which are widely perceived as unfairly punishing European industries at this most sensitive juncture.
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Feature not a bug or in old speak killing two birds with one stone.
 
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BREAKING: Russia summons Norway's ambassador over Oslo's detention of Russians for illegal drone use


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Norway accused these Russian nationals of flying drones near the Arctic and taking photos. This runs against the extra security measures Norway imposed after the Nord Stream leak
The Russian MFA calls the charges politically motivated

7:29 AM · Nov 28, 2022
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Gazprom says that it will not cut gas supplies to Moldova

A change in position from last week, as Gazprom was using Ukraine's alleged hoarding of Moldovan gas as a potential pretext to reduce gas supplies
 
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The U.S. Army is considering allowing defence contractors to produce 155mm artillery shells

Government facilities exclusively produce these shells so looser regulations will allow the U.S. to more swiftly replenish supplies and meet Ukraine's artillery demands
 
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The U.S. considers transferring small precision GLSDB bombs to Ukraine
GLSDBs will help Ukraine strike deeper into Russia's frontlines and could be on the battlefield as soon as early 2023

7:37 AM · Nov 28, 2022
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Rossiya-1 commentator Igor Korotchenko hints at foul play in Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei's death Korotchenko calls for greater security for leaders in the post-Soviet space, Turkey and Iran, and a biological security unit

While Korotchenko does not provide any details about the cause of Makei's death or blame anymore specific for it, his comments indirectly hint at the poisoning rumour
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1596994146975506433
View: https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1596994146975506433?s=20&t=BYnp1BmNRRdmdR7Z560d6A


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Former Kremlin advisor Sergei Markov accuses Poland's special services of killing Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei

The conspiracy revolves around Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's claim that Makei was a traitor

As she's a supposed Polish puppet, Makei did not betray Lukashenko and follow Poland's diktats, and paid with his life. Poland allegedly poisoned Makei at the Vatican
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1597220011021860865
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Russia and Ukraine are both comparing the Battle of Bakhmut to World War I's Battle of Verdun

The Wagner Group aligned Grey Zone Telegram channel is embracing this comparison. It shows how Ukrainian forces are allegedly clustered at the edge of the frontline while Wagner Group aircraft wait to take them out and has photos as well

Here's Ukraine's take on the Verdun analogy. This information war is likely to intensify, as both Russia and Ukraine pour more forces to Bakhmut and try to leverage the stalemate to their advantage
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1597218426296025088
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Russian MP Andrei Gurulyov says that Russia will target Ukraine's banking system after destroying its electrical grid

Gurulyov, an early backer of infrastructure strikes, is calling for the complete destabilization of Ukraine's economy Gurulyov also says railway management centers, which can be struck with 1 missile, are more effective than bridges that require 10
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1597230021479129088
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8:03 AM · Nov 28, 2022
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Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine
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Biden: We need to send some more . . .
Milley: Can't, Out.
Biden: Ok how about more . . .
Milley: Out.
Biden: Then more . . .
Milley: Out of that too.
Biden: Dang Mark, stop wearing that dress and tell me what we have to send.
Milley: Don't worry Joe, Zelensky says Putin is almost out of ammo.
 
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Russian MP Andrei Gurulyov says that Russia will target Ukraine's banking system after destroying its electrical grid

Gurulyov, an early backer of infrastructure strikes, is calling for the complete destabilization of Ukraine's economy Gurulyov also says railway management centers, which can be struck with 1 missile, are more effective than bridges that require 10
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1597230021479129088
View: https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1597230021479129088?s=20&t=J-KVAuVHlhTWuxnL20svNQ


8:03 AM · Nov 28, 2022
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Interesting, the Ruskies going after banks and railroads after finishing off the electrical grid.

Ukraine is totally lacking the capability to fight Russia tit for tat. By that I mean a tit for tat would be England and Germany in WWII where they both sent bombers to the other country to bomb the hell out of them, leveling large portions of cities.

Ukraine simply does not have the ability to knock out Russia's grid or go after their banking and railroad system. The question is, will Ukraine fight it out to the bitter end like England and Germany did, or will they eventually cave like France? My guess is Ukraine will have to cave in simply because Ukrainian civilians will start dying from hunger or hypothermia and lose the will to fight. In the meantime the average Russian will still have electricity, heat and food.
 
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Longer ranged munitions headed for Ukraine. Much of Crimea will be "in play" soon.
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What is the GLSDB that the US is considering sending to Ukraine?

The US Considers Sending GLSDB to Ukraine -- But What Is It?​


View: https://youtu.be/DMa7jCXVljQ
 
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Rossiya-1 commentator Igor Korotchenko hints at foul play in Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei's death Korotchenko calls for greater security for leaders in the post-Soviet space, Turkey and Iran, and a biological security unit

While Korotchenko does not provide any details about the cause of Makei's death or blame anymore specific for it, his comments indirectly hint at the poisoning rumour
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1596994146975506433
View: https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1596994146975506433?s=20&t=BYnp1BmNRRdmdR7Z560d6A


4:25 PM · Nov 27, 2022·Twitter Web App
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The problem is that with the history of Russian foreign assassinations this theory is very plausible. And with the current situation on the ground that may be enough if it catches traction to start the dominoes dropping.....
 
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The U.S. Army is considering allowing defence contractors to produce 155mm artillery shells

Government facilities exclusively produce these shells so looser regulations will allow the U.S. to more swiftly replenish supplies and meet Ukraine's artillery demands
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Hummm..."soft" industrial mobilization....
 
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jward said:

Samuel Ramani
@SamRamani2


Rossiya-1 commentator Igor Korotchenko hints at foul play in Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei's death Korotchenko calls for greater security for leaders in the post-Soviet space, Turkey and Iran, and a biological security unit

While Korotchenko does not provide any details about the cause of Makei's death or blame anymore specific for it, his comments indirectly hint at the poisoning rumour
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1596994146975506433
View: https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1596994146975506433?s=20&t=BYnp1BmNRRdmdR7Z560d6A


4:25 PM · Nov 27, 2022·Twitter Web App
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Is it just me or does Korotchenko look like Nashville's Joker without the warpaint?


Also, I've gone through all 1058 pages of posts and still don't know who's winning.
Can somebody help me?

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jward said:

EU Accuses Washington Of Making A Fortune From Ukraine War​


by Tyler Durden​

​

"Nine months after invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is beginning to fracture the West," Politico observes in a surprising admission which marks a stark reversal from prior mainstream media optimism and cheerleading of the White House's blank check approach to supporting Ukraine. "Top European officials are furious with Joe Biden’s administration and now accuse the Americans of making a fortune from the war, while EU countries suffer."

There's clearly growing frustration among European officials over Washington's refusal to push the Zelensky government to the negotiating table while an unprecedented billions worth of weaponry and defense aid pours in, risking unpredictable escalation between NATO and Russia. Meanwhile European populations will continue being the first to pay the price amid frigid winter temperatures and a simultaneous severe energy supply crisis even as some leaders still spout abstract ideals of "sacrifice".
Macron and Biden on sidelines of a G20 meeting earlier this month in Indonesia, via AFP.
And all the while Biden has continued rolling out his controversial green subsidies and taxes which are widely perceived as unfairly punishing European industries at this most sensitive juncture.
A senior European official speaking to Politico additionally blasted the White House policy of in effect using the Ukraine war to line the pockets of American defense contractors while at the same turning a deaf ear on European pleas for some relief to the no-win situation.

"The fact is, if you look at it soberly, the country that is most profiting from this war is the U.S. because they are selling more gas and at higher prices, and because they are selling more weapons," the senior official said.
The person acknowledged a large-scale shift in sentiment happening, largely driven by the intractable 'win in Ukraine at all costs' stance of the US administration:

But the US National Security Council has lately reiterated its position that the crisis is solely on Putin's shoulders full-stop, while Washington is simply presenting ramped-up US liquefied natural gas delivery to Europe as fulfilling the need to "diversify away from Russia," according to a NSC statement.

Via EIA/Daily Mail
Even the typically compliant EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is now questioning and showing hints of losing faith in 'united' efforts to support Ukraine, acknowledging to Politico, "Americans — our friends — take decisions which have an economic impact on us."
And for a more pointed breakdown of the problem as Brussels sees it...

Another EU diplomat cited in the Politico report described that Biden's $369 billion industrial subsidy scheme to support green industries as part of the Inflation Reduction Act unleashed panic across European capitals.
"The Inflation Reduction Act has changed everything," the EU diplomat said. "Is Washington still our ally or not?" This rising fury could spill into the streets as more European households are likely to experience shortages in electricity and heat this winter, further intensifying the pressure on EU politicians.

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By the time the Biden administration is finished the USA will be the world pariah.
 
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Is it just me or does Korotchenko look like Nashville's Joker without the warpaint?


Also, I've gone through all 1058 pages of posts and still don't know who's winning.
Can somebody help me?

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Either the Russians, the Ukrainians or the WEF. All depends on what you read. ultimately the winner is China as it watches 2 of it biggest potential adversaries deplete each others war stock.
 
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The U.S. Army is considering allowing defence contractors to produce 155mm artillery shells

Government facilities exclusively produce these shells so looser regulations will allow the U.S. to more swiftly replenish supplies and meet Ukraine's artillery demands
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Good. This should have already been done. I think General Dynamics is who currently runs the US plants. I would think they would be able to spin up fairly quickly in other facilities.
 
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You can't live in a modern city without electricity / heat / water - It Begins

The Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, issued an evacuation recommendation for Kyiv, stressing that "anyone who has a house in the suburbs with water, heating or friends should go.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko stressed that residents of the Ukrainian capital should be prepared for "the worst case scenario"

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Interesting, the Ruskies going after banks and railroads after finishing off the electrical grid.

Ukraine is totally lacking the capability to fight Russia tit for tat. By that I mean a tit for tat would be England and Germany in WWII where they both sent bombers to the other country to bomb the hell out of them, leveling large portions of cities.

Ukraine simply does not have the ability to knock out Russia's grid or go after their banking and railroad system. The question is, will Ukraine fight it out to the bitter end like England and Germany did, or will they eventually cave like France? My guess is Ukraine will have to cave in simply because Ukrainian civilians will start dying from hunger or hypothermia and lose the will to fight. In the meantime the average Russian will still have electricity, heat and food.
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True they do not have the 8th Air Force but they likely have the capacity to damage Russian infrastructure and likely the intel to make it hurt.

All those unknown fires add up over time.

This will more likely end when Germans start dying of hypothermia.
 
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Woke US Army faces recruitment NIGHTMARE​


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All branches of the US Military struggled to meet their 2022 recruitment goals, but the US Army was the only one that did not meet its objective. It got 25% less enlistments than expected, or 15,000 people. What is the cause behind this phenomenon?

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Woke US Army faces recruitment NIGHTMARE​


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All branches of the US Military struggled to meet their 2022 recruitment goals, but the US Army was the only one that did not meet its objective. It got 25% less enlistments than expected, or 15,000 people. What is the cause behind this phenomenon?

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I watched about half of it and cannot disagree with what I heard. Every time the rats control the White House the military takes a slide towards the drain. Every time the Republicans take control, errors are corrected and armament supplies are replenished. It's a vicious cycle where 8 good Republican years are needed to make repairs to the military, and we just never got it the last time around. And now it's woke time, which could be the final drive to the drain.
 
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Ukraine Situation Report: The Bloody Battle For Bakhmut​


Howard Altman


More than 450 years after it was created by Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible as an outpost to ward off the Crimean Tartars, the city of Bakhmut is the bloodiest battlezone in Vladimir Putin’s nine-month-old all-out war on Ukraine.
Located on the Bakhmutovka River in Donetsk Oblast, the city that was once home to 70,000 is now largely an obliterated hellscape. Troops from both sides are dug into trenches in what was once was farmland, evoking memories of World War I.

Images emerged over the weekend showing the horrific conditions, as soldiers hunkered down in muddy, water-filled pits in frigid weather.
Waves of Wagner Group mercenaries, backed by mobilized reservists, are getting cut down as they rush toward Ukrainian positions. Ukrainian defenders and the remaining civilians, pinched on two sides by advancing Russian forces and under constant bombardment, are suffering heavy losses as well.
Gains on both sides are minuscule, measured in meters. Ukrainian troops are holding on after months of attacks, though Russian forces appear to be closing in.

“Bakhmut is just their desire that they want to achieve for eight months now,” Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Kyrlo Budanov, head of that nation's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR), told The War Zone last month. “From the military standpoint, Bakhmut has a very favorable position because it opens further routes to such towns as Sloviansk [about 20 miles to the northwest], Kramatorsk [about five miles south of Sloviansk] and Chasiv Yar [about five miles southwest of Bahkmut].”
Bakhmut, in Donetsk, is the site of some of the worst fighting in Ukraine. (Google Earth image)
But with Russian losses in territory, personnel and equipment elsewhere in Ukraine, the ongoing onslaught in Bakhmut raises a lot of questions about why Moscow continues to incur such heavy costs there. Especially given Ukraine's advantage as a better equipped and trained defender.
“The Russian military is still dealing with unrealistic political demands to show progress,” Michael Kofman, the director of Russian studies at CNA, a research institute in Arlington, Virginia, told The New York Times. “But given [the] poor quality of available forces and decreasing stocks of artillery ammunition, they are unlikely to be successful, because once again the Russian military appears to be feeding units piecemeal without adequate support.”
The offensive is taking a toll on both sides, each pouring in additional resources. Draining Ukraine is one likely Russian objective.

“Battles like Bakhmut consume forces that could be used elsewhere,” Kofman told The Times, adding that Russian forces are using people they deem 'expendable,' but even so, they cannot afford to waste that much artillery.”
There may be another reason for the fixation with Bakhmut.
The Guardian on Monday posited that the Wagner Group-led effort to take the city was in effect a vanity project, with a victory there seen as a way to boost the image of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary group in Putin’s inner circle.
Whatever the case, the brutal battle wages on there without abatement.
Before heading into today’s news from Ukraine, The War Zone readers can get caught up on our previous rolling coverage here.

The Latest
The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to send Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs, or GLSDB, to Ukraine, Reuters reported. You can read more about those weapons and their potential implications in our report here.
"[W]e will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes," he said. "Next year we will maintain or even increase our military aid. And we will provide new support for air defense, to protect the Ukrainian people and the critical infrastructure they rely on. By protecting Ukraine, we protect ourselves."
Kyiv also received support in the form of a visit by the foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.
Ukraine's effort to retake the Kinburn Spit, a narrow tip of land jutting out into the Black Sea and Russia's last stronghold in Mykolaiv Oblast, continues, according to Nataliya Humenyuk, spokesperson for Ukraine's Operational Command South.
Among other things, the operation depends on weather conditions, she said, according to the UNITED24 Telegram channel.
"All this is a very wide range of factors that need to be taken into account and wait for the official information of the General Staff," she said. "Only they can tell what is really happening and when you can really rejoice." You can read more about that operation here.

Elsewhere on the battlefield, in the wake of their retreat across the Dnipro River, Russian forces continue to shell Kherson City, as well as across the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, killing civilians. In addition to defending against Russians in the ongoing battle for Bakhmut in Donetsk, Ukraine is conducting a counteroffensive in Luhansk. Here are some of the key takeaways from the latest Institute for the Study of War assessment.
  • The Russian military is setting conditions for a protracted defense in eastern Kherson Oblast that could allow the establishment of a solid Ukrainian lodgment on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. The assessment that follows examines the Russian defensive laydown and evaluates the expectations for the flow of operations likely guiding that laydown exclusively.
  • The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian officials are preparing for another wave of covert mobilization starting on Dec. 10 in the Russian Federation and in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.
  • Russian milbloggers widely criticized the Russian Federal Customs Service for customs delays and exclusions of dual-use goods that volunteer movements have been sending to the Russian military.
  • The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Russian forces along the Svatove-Kreminna line in Luhansk are conducting defensive operations around Kupyansk and offensive operations west of Kreminna.
  • Russian sources reported that Ukrainian troops continued counteroffensive operations toward Svatove and Kreminna.
  • Russian forces continued offensive operations around Avdiivka. The Ukrainian General Staff did not report that Ukrainian forces repelled any ground attacks around Bakhmut on Nov. 27, suggesting that Russian forces may have advanced in the area.
  • Russian forces conducted strikes against Dnipro City, Kryvyi Rih, and Zaporizhzhia City.
  • Russian occupation officials continued to forcibly transfer Ukrainian children from occupied territories in Luhansk Oblast to Russia under the guise that the children require special medical care.
The battle for Bakhmut, in which both sides trade huge artillery volleys, highlights the precarious nature of such protracted engagements.
Not only are both sides facing shortages of munitions, but Ukraine is facing a challenge keeping its howitzers operating. A third of of about 350 howitzers donated to Ukraine are out of service at any given time, The New York Times reported.
"Ukrainian troops fire thousands of explosive shells at Russian targets every day, using high-tech cannons supplied by the United States and its allies. But those weapons are burning out after months of overuse, or being damaged or destroyed in combat, and dozens have been taken off the battlefield for repairs, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials."

Providing power to its citizens continues to be a problem for Ukraine with Russia's ongoing attacks on its energy and water infrastructure. Blackouts resumed across the country on Monday, according to the Kyiv Independent.
Kyiv has been particularly hard hit, with electricity switched on for limited periods just twice a day to conserve energy.
The expanse of the blackouts across Ukraine comes into sharp focus when seen from space.
As a result of these attacks, discussions are taking place between Germany, Poland and NATO to move German-provided Patriot air defense systems from Poland's border with Ukraine into Ukraine itself.
Germany said on Friday it was discussing with its allies Poland's request that German Patriot air defense units should be sent to Ukraine, after NATO's chief suggested the military alliance might not oppose such a move, Reuters reported.
"We are talking with our allies about how to handle Poland's ... suggestion," a German government spokesperson told reporters in Berlin.

Berlin offered Warsaw the Patriot system to help secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed and killed two people in Poland earlier this month. You can read more about that here.
Russia too is moving air defense systems, in this case to Belarus, its client state on Ukraine's northern border.
"At least 15 Tor-M2 air defense systems" are being sent from Russia to Belarus, according to the Belaruski Hayun Telegram channel. A train full of them departed from the Yeysk railway station in the Krasnodar Oblast of Russia on Nov. 25, headed for the Lesnaya railway station In Brest, Belarus.
In an effort to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses, Russia is reportedly still firing nuclear-capable AS-15 Kent cruise missiles into Ukraine. Instead of nuclear warheads, they contain ballast similar in weight. You can read more about that effort in our previous report here.
A train load of Russian T-80-U tanks, in winter camouflage, was seen headed to the front, according to the Clash Report.
But there are concerns being expressed on Russian Telegram channels about an interruption in supply chain distribution from China to Russia along the Ussuri Highway.

But Russian An-124 "Ruslan" heavy cargo jets appear to be making 10 trips a week between Russia and China.
"The standard flight runs along the route Moscow-Novosibirsk-Zhengzhou-Novosibirsk-Moscow," according to Defense Express. "The final destination of one of the flights was Urumqi. Overall, Zhengzhou is a powerful logistics and industrial hub and a powerful industrial high-tech zone, including units of Chinese defense giant Norinco. Urumqi is also the production site for a number of industrial giants."
"Such regular flights, especially with the An-124 Ruslan aircraft with transponders turned off, as well as posts on Chinese social networks lead to the conclusion that the Russian Federation is sending aircraft for military cargo. Moreover, for the one that is urgently needed right now and cannot wait for it to be delivered by rail."
We reached out to officials in Ukraine and at the Pentagon and National Security Council for any insight into what cargo China is transferring to Russia. We will report back with any response provided.
Russians, meanwhile, are training mobilized soldiers and volunteers on running a fuel convoy.
A gesture to the moms of the fallen to honor Russian Mother's Day apparently didn't go so well, with gifts of towels and postcards seemingly not appreciated.

Russia's mobilized reservists, who have long complained about a lack of proper equipment and training, are apparently receiving training in the art of war from ... airsoft enthusiasts.
Real guns, reportedly stolen from Russian military operations in Ukraine, are wreaking havoc back home.
Photos have emerged on social media of what appears to be a Russian Su-34 Fullback shot down in the Kherson Oblast.
The Fullback likely belonged to the 47th Bomber Aviation Regiment and appeared in a 2016 Russian Defense Ministry video, seen taking off from Khmeinim Air Base in Syria armed with Kh-35U missiles, according to Guy Plopsky.
Contrary to reports by the Ukrainian Energoatom atomic power agency, Putin mouthpiece Dmitry Peskov denied that Russia is withdrawing from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest, which it has occupied since the beginning of Moscow's full-on invasion.

The MARS II system fires the same Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System as the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, which are also giving Ukraine reason to smile.
Ukraine is also putting captured equipment to good use, in this case, a former Russian MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.
What used to be a Russian T-80 tank is now just a pile of twisted metallic refuse.
In a video that Muslims will find highly offensive, Ukrainian troops are shown slathering ammunition, which will be used against troops aligned with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, with lard.
Rivers have served as defensive barriers throughout this conflict and efforts to cross them have played big roles for both sides, each of which has destroyed bridges. Both sides have worked to ford rivers by alternate means, including pontoon bridges. In the video below, Ukrainian troops are seen building a pontoon bridge to get across the Inhulets River at Darivka in Kherson Oblast.

Despite Russia's ongoing difficulties in Ukraine, its propagandists remain full of bluster, with at least one pundit pushing the idea that Russia will one day absorb its neighbors "into one big Russian home."
Former American porn star Sasha Grey is apparently being dragged once again into Ukrainian-Russian hostilities.
A photoshopped image of her apparently appeared in a Russian recruiting effort.
It is unclear whether this is a real effort or someone's idea of a joke, but clearly Grey is not amused.
It wasn't the first time Grey was dragged into the fray.
That's it for now.

We will update this story if there is anything major to add until our next new update is published.
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Red Baron

Red Baron

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A bitter fight between Russia and Ukraine for every inch of territory - with troops under almost constant fire. The Russians remain in control of the city of Donetsk in the illegally annexed Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. But fighting continues to the west of the city as Ukrainian forces defend positions to prevent Russian advances.

Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum travelled to the Ukranian forward positions to the east of the strategic town of Krasnohorivka just a few kilometres west of Donetsk and spent the day with the 79th Air Assault brigade, who are digging in for a long, cold winter She joins us now from the city of Kramatorsk, which has been hit repeatedly by Russian missiles in recent days.

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Dodging Russian bullets in Ukraine's freezing trenches​


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Red Baron

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Nov 29, 2022
Reinforced concrete shelters continue to be installed in the frontline regions of Ukraine. Israel has been using this security technology for more than a decade. Ukraine borrowed it after a series of Russian rocket and artillery attacks that killed Ukrainians who were simply waiting for transport. From what such a stop can protect and how effective it is - our colleagues will tell.

Stay safe everywhere: compact bomb shelters on the streets of the Ukrainian cities​


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db cooper

db cooper

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Red Baron said:
4:35

Nov 29, 2022
Reinforced concrete shelters continue to be installed in the frontline regions of Ukraine. Israel has been using this security technology for more than a decade. Ukraine borrowed it after a series of Russian rocket and artillery attacks that killed Ukrainians who were simply waiting for transport. From what such a stop can protect and how effective it is - our colleagues will tell.

Stay safe everywhere: compact bomb shelters on the streets of the Ukrainian cities​


View: https://youtu.be/9BmhgybVeeY
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Something that makes sense, that might actually save lives as compared to invincible tent propaganda a few days ago with children in it. Innocent civilians are the cruelest casualty in any war of all sides. Something like this might be portable using heavy trucks and much faster than building underground shelters, or with a large backhoe could be quickly buried.

Not a bad prepping item either for us.
 
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