🇷🇺🇺🇦 Discussion: Relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine

[MessiahDecoy123]

Aw is he ang-gwee his wittle country got invaded.

Poor baby.

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says forces are strengthening positions in Russia

Army chief says troops continue to advance in southern Russian region and have taken more Russian servicemen as prisoners. What we know on day 907

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukrainian forces left a path of destruction in the Kursk operation. AP visited a seized Russian town

A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their risky incursion into Russia, blasting through the border and into the Russian town of Sudzha.

apnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Russia withdraws from Council of Europe Convention for Protection of National Minorities

Russia withdrew from the Framework Convention of the Council of Europe for the Protection of National Minorities on 1 August.

www.pravda.com.ua

Russia sacrifices its minorities on the battlefield.

Zelenskyy: Our partners need to remove barriers preventing us from weakening Russian positions - Euromaidan Press

The President of Ukraine urged Western partners to lift any barriers set upon Ukraine with regards to long-range capabilities, as it is the ''answer to all the most important (...) strategic issues of this war.''

euromaidanpress.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russia issues nuclear warning amid Ukraine's Kursk invasion

A spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry says that Ukrainian forces have begun preparations to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

More than 150 Russians captured on some days of incursion, Ukraine official says

Key civilian leader says attack on Russia’s Kursk region is first of ‘several stages’ in taking the fight to Moscow

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Russia issues nuclear warning amid Ukraine's Kursk invasion

A spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry says that Ukrainian forces have begun preparations to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.

www.newsweek.com

They don't even care if they do something dumb and kill billions of people.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Zelenskyy says Ukraine creating 'buffer zone' in Russia to prevent attacks

The Ukraine military's stunning offensive into Russia's Kursk region is \

www.usatoday.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Behind Ukraine’s Russia Invasion: Secrecy, Speed and Electronic Jamming​

Ukrainians embarrass Putin by becoming first foreign military force to occupy Russian territory since World War II​

https://www.wsj.com/world/behind-ukraines-russia-invasion-secrecy-speed-and-electronic-jamming-188fcc22

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia's army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city

Russian troops have been pushing toward the eastern city of Pokrovsk for months.

apnews.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

I'm hoping the boys make enough of a good impression it shames Putin all the more. This helps.

 

[blueharvest]

Fierce fighting in Russia as Ukrainian forces attempt to seize more territory

Pontoon bridge across Seym River blown up as Ukrainian army reportedly captures another village in Kursk region

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Fierce fighting in Russia as Ukrainian forces attempt to seize more territory

Pontoon bridge across Seym River blown up as Ukrainian army reportedly captures another village in Kursk region

www.theguardian.com

I wish them luck.

 

[blueharvest]

Putin makes rare trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine's incursion into Kursk

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told Putin he has "tens of thousands" or troops ready to fight against Ukraine.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone attacks on the Russian capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-moscow-other-regions-russian-officials-say-2024-08-21/

 

[squeekness]

Putin makes rare trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine's incursion into Kursk

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told Putin he has "tens of thousands" or troops ready to fight against Ukraine.

www.newsweek.com

That's not good.

 

[blueharvest]

Putin's slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia

Ukraine's rapid military offensive into Russia's Kursk region seems to have caught Moscow unprepared.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russian authorities urge citizens to avoid social media, dating sites in areas where Ukraine is attacking

Russian authorities urged citizens in areas where Ukraine has been attacking to stop using video cameras, social media and dating sites.

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine strikes airfield near Volgograd as Russia presses forward in Donetsk

Marinovka airbase becomes latest target of Kyiv’s ambitious long-range drone campaign

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

US sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say

U.S. officials say the Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine

abcnews.go.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Fierce fighting on Pokrovsk front as Russia claims gains

New US military aid on its way including Himars and Javelins; fuel ferry sinks in Russian port after Ukrainian strike. What we know on day 912

www.theguardian.com