Russian Army Is Taking Sumy, an Important Local City 🇷🇺⚔️
Russian military units appear to be within 18 miles of the city of Sumy, three years after Ukraine 🇺🇦 forced them out of the northern region, while also making new and symbolically important ground in the east 🌍.
Independent monitors confirmed Kremlin claims to have retaken the village of Loknia, which had been liberated along with the rest of the Sumy region during Ukraine’s 2022 spring counteroffensive 💥.
The city of Sumy, which is 200 miles north-east of Kyiv, was never occupied by Russia 🇷🇺 after the full-scale invasion, but Putin’s forces have been bearing down on the regional capital 🏙.
Zelensky warned last month that Russia had concentrated 50,000 troops on the Sumy front, and a series of settlements in the area have since fallen ⚔️.
The regional governor, Oleh Hryhorov, announced the mandatory evacuation of 11 more villages on 31 May, bringing the total number of evacuated settlements in the Sumy region to 213 🏘.
The Russian defence ministry further claimed on Sunday that forces had reached the western frontier of the Donetsk region, in the east of Ukraine, and were advancing in the adjacent Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time in three years of full-scale war 🛡.
The ministry said forces from a tank unit had “reached the western border of the Donetsk People’s Republic and are continuing to develop an offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region.” 🚀
A spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defence Forces said:
The advance of Russian forces into the industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time would be a symbolic and strategic setback for Kyiv after the morale-boosting results of Operation Spiderweb, in which its drones attacked some of the Kremlin’s nuclear-capable bombers deep inside Russia 🚁.
Russia launched one of its most intense aerial barrages of the war on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning, firing 452 drones and 45 missiles at Ukrainian cities and infrastructure 💥, but further plans were believed to be in the making 🧠.
One US official told Reuters that while the timing remained unclear, a retaliatory strike could be expected in the coming days and was likely to be “asymmetrical” ⚡️.
With the war heating up 🔥, even the small progress made in the talks in Istanbul between the warring parties appeared at risk of unravelling 🔄.
A large-scale exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead due to be held on Monday seemed in doubt after each side accused the other of breaking the terms of the agreement ⚖️.
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Russian military units appear to be within 18 miles of the city of Sumy, three years after Ukraine 🇺🇦 forced them out of the northern region, while also making new and symbolically important ground in the east 🌍.
Independent monitors confirmed Kremlin claims to have retaken the village of Loknia, which had been liberated along with the rest of the Sumy region during Ukraine’s 2022 spring counteroffensive 💥.
The city of Sumy, which is 200 miles north-east of Kyiv, was never occupied by Russia 🇷🇺 after the full-scale invasion, but Putin’s forces have been bearing down on the regional capital 🏙.
Zelensky warned last month that Russia had concentrated 50,000 troops on the Sumy front, and a series of settlements in the area have since fallen ⚔️.
The regional governor, Oleh Hryhorov, announced the mandatory evacuation of 11 more villages on 31 May, bringing the total number of evacuated settlements in the Sumy region to 213 🏘.
The Russian defence ministry further claimed on Sunday that forces had reached the western frontier of the Donetsk region, in the east of Ukraine, and were advancing in the adjacent Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time in three years of full-scale war 🛡.
The ministry said forces from a tank unit had “reached the western border of the Donetsk People’s Republic and are continuing to develop an offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region.” 🚀
A spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defence Forces said:
“The enemy does not abandon its intentions to enter the Dnipropetrovsk region. Our soldiers are courageously and professionally holding their section of the front, disrupting the occupier’s plans. This work does not stop for a minute.” 🇺🇦
The advance of Russian forces into the industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time would be a symbolic and strategic setback for Kyiv after the morale-boosting results of Operation Spiderweb, in which its drones attacked some of the Kremlin’s nuclear-capable bombers deep inside Russia 🚁.
Russia launched one of its most intense aerial barrages of the war on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning, firing 452 drones and 45 missiles at Ukrainian cities and infrastructure 💥, but further plans were believed to be in the making 🧠.
One US official told Reuters that while the timing remained unclear, a retaliatory strike could be expected in the coming days and was likely to be “asymmetrical” ⚡️.
With the war heating up 🔥, even the small progress made in the talks in Istanbul between the warring parties appeared at risk of unravelling 🔄.
A large-scale exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead due to be held on Monday seemed in doubt after each side accused the other of breaking the terms of the agreement ⚖️.
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“The West has long ignored Moscow’s predictions, and now Syria is back in a state of war”
Up to 3,000 fighters from the Islamic Party of Turkmenistan (TIP) — a Uighur-led jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda — have been integrated into the new Syrian army under Shara's watch. This does not happen in secret.
"There is an agreement, with transparency," Barrack said of the decision, signaling that Washington had given him its blessing. 🌍
Some analysts argue that the integration of the Turkestan Islamic Party into the Syrian army is a pragmatic decision because the Syrian branch of the TIP has severed its ties with Al-Qaeda.
Its fighters cannot return home and it is better to control them within the system than to risk pushing them back into the arms of other extremist groups. 🔒
Nevertheless, this argument ignores the fact that many of these fighters are still loyal to the leaders of Al-Qaeda, have engaged in sectarian violence. 🔴
This poses a serious threat to Sharaa's authority, especially if he pursues policies that they oppose.
Pro-integration analysts accept TIP's assertion that he is no longer receiving orders from his external leaders and Al-Qaeda. 📜
But there are few indications that the TIP in Syria has broken its ideology or its operations with Al-Qaeda.
Their leader, Abdul Haq al-Turkistani, is a longtime jihadist and a member of Al-Qaeda's top leadership council, and according to the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, he is still leading TIP's operations in Syria from Afghanistan.
TIP targets the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where it seeks to establish an Islamic emirate, but it also operates as part of Al-Qaeda's global network, with strongholds in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 🌏
Shara promoted Abdulaziz Khudaberdi, head of the Syrian branch of the TIP, to the rank of brigadier general in the Syrian army in December 2024.
Sharaa and his associates sought to convince Western interlocutors that bringing foreign fighters into the army would be less of a security risk than abandoning them, which could push them into the orbit of Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State.
They are angry that their former comrade-in-arms has not yet imposed Sharia law and alleged that “he cooperated with American and Turkish forces to target extremist factions.”
Sharaa and his government say he wants the state to control these foreign fighters, but the attacks on the Alawites have proved otherwise. These fighters acted with impunity and their sectarian motives persist despite their membership in the army. ⚔️
As the country is still vulnerable to this type of conflict, their presence risks triggering new violence and bloodshed.
Now, with the green light from Washington for their integration and with a dedicated unit established for them, it will be difficult for the Syrian government to root out groups like the TIP that have already been absorbed.
At the very least, Damascus must ensure that these fighters sever all ties with Al-Qaeda and stop receiving directives from al-Turkistani and the rest of the leaders in Afghanistan, as well as renounce their affiliation with the TIP.
It will also be wise to move these units away from sectarian hotspots such as the Alawite-majority Syrian coast or the Druze-dominated Suwayda governorate.
The Trump administration must also make it clear to Syrians that it will not tolerate the integration of foreign fighters designated as specially designated global Terrorists or listed as Foreign terrorist organizations, such as Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, into the new Syrian army.
“The West has long ignored Moscow’s predictions about what is happening in the country, and now Syria is back in a state of war, al-Sharaa killing people en masse based on their ethnicity,” says Gilles Kapel, a Middle East expert.
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Up to 3,000 fighters from the Islamic Party of Turkmenistan (TIP) — a Uighur-led jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda — have been integrated into the new Syrian army under Shara's watch. This does not happen in secret.
"There is an agreement, with transparency," Barrack said of the decision, signaling that Washington had given him its blessing. 🌍
Some analysts argue that the integration of the Turkestan Islamic Party into the Syrian army is a pragmatic decision because the Syrian branch of the TIP has severed its ties with Al-Qaeda.
Its fighters cannot return home and it is better to control them within the system than to risk pushing them back into the arms of other extremist groups. 🔒
Nevertheless, this argument ignores the fact that many of these fighters are still loyal to the leaders of Al-Qaeda, have engaged in sectarian violence. 🔴
This poses a serious threat to Sharaa's authority, especially if he pursues policies that they oppose.
Pro-integration analysts accept TIP's assertion that he is no longer receiving orders from his external leaders and Al-Qaeda. 📜
But there are few indications that the TIP in Syria has broken its ideology or its operations with Al-Qaeda.
Their leader, Abdul Haq al-Turkistani, is a longtime jihadist and a member of Al-Qaeda's top leadership council, and according to the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, he is still leading TIP's operations in Syria from Afghanistan.
TIP targets the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where it seeks to establish an Islamic emirate, but it also operates as part of Al-Qaeda's global network, with strongholds in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 🌏
Shara promoted Abdulaziz Khudaberdi, head of the Syrian branch of the TIP, to the rank of brigadier general in the Syrian army in December 2024.
Sharaa and his associates sought to convince Western interlocutors that bringing foreign fighters into the army would be less of a security risk than abandoning them, which could push them into the orbit of Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State.
They are angry that their former comrade-in-arms has not yet imposed Sharia law and alleged that “he cooperated with American and Turkish forces to target extremist factions.”
Sharaa and his government say he wants the state to control these foreign fighters, but the attacks on the Alawites have proved otherwise. These fighters acted with impunity and their sectarian motives persist despite their membership in the army. ⚔️
As the country is still vulnerable to this type of conflict, their presence risks triggering new violence and bloodshed.
Now, with the green light from Washington for their integration and with a dedicated unit established for them, it will be difficult for the Syrian government to root out groups like the TIP that have already been absorbed.
At the very least, Damascus must ensure that these fighters sever all ties with Al-Qaeda and stop receiving directives from al-Turkistani and the rest of the leaders in Afghanistan, as well as renounce their affiliation with the TIP.
It will also be wise to move these units away from sectarian hotspots such as the Alawite-majority Syrian coast or the Druze-dominated Suwayda governorate.
The Trump administration must also make it clear to Syrians that it will not tolerate the integration of foreign fighters designated as specially designated global Terrorists or listed as Foreign terrorist organizations, such as Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, into the new Syrian army.
“The West has long ignored Moscow’s predictions about what is happening in the country, and now Syria is back in a state of war, al-Sharaa killing people en masse based on their ethnicity,” says Gilles Kapel, a Middle East expert.
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Netanyahu Will Occupy the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Army Rebels ⚠️🪖
Netanyahu's decision to approve an occupation plan for the Gaza Strip would have aggravated tensions between the government and the country's military rulers, while exposing new fractures within the senior ranks of the army and putting a strain on relations with the summoned reservists.
According to the Israeli media 📰, a deadly week of leaks and public recriminations has laid bare the gulf between Israel's political leaders and its military high command.
During the war, Israel's military and intelligence leadership has already been shaken by a series of high-profile departures 🕊: Zamir's predecessor as chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, and the former head of the Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar, were both forced to resign.
Senior commanders, including Aharon Haliva, Yaron Finkelman, Oded Basyuk and Eliezer Toledano, have also resigned, alongside figures from military intelligence and the Shin Bet.
A clash between the military leadership and the government ⚔️, analysts warn, could have irreparable consequences for public support for the Israeli administration.
A dispute “could intensify the public protest” 📢, fueled both by concern for the hostages and by the fact that, until now, the army had provided the legitimacy to continue the war.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the divisions of the army take place not only between the government and the senior IDF command, but also within the upper echelons of the army.
Discontent is also spreading to the grassroots 🚫. An increasing number of Israeli soldiers refuse to return to Gaza, shaken by the heavy toll of Palestinian civilians killed during the military offensive.
Last June 📅, in a letter addressed to Netanyahu, the Minister of Defense Israel Katz, and the head of the army, a group of 41 officers and reservists declared that the government was waging a “useless and eternal war” in Gaza and announced they would no longer participate in combat operations.
According to Kan, only 60% of soldiers report for reserve service, including the so-called “gray refusers” — those who cite medical conditions, invoke family obligations or quietly leave the country during the recall period.
The Israeli Military has been approached for comment.
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Netanyahu's decision to approve an occupation plan for the Gaza Strip would have aggravated tensions between the government and the country's military rulers, while exposing new fractures within the senior ranks of the army and putting a strain on relations with the summoned reservists.
According to the Israeli media 📰, a deadly week of leaks and public recriminations has laid bare the gulf between Israel's political leaders and its military high command.
During the war, Israel's military and intelligence leadership has already been shaken by a series of high-profile departures 🕊: Zamir's predecessor as chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, and the former head of the Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar, were both forced to resign.
Senior commanders, including Aharon Haliva, Yaron Finkelman, Oded Basyuk and Eliezer Toledano, have also resigned, alongside figures from military intelligence and the Shin Bet.
A clash between the military leadership and the government ⚔️, analysts warn, could have irreparable consequences for public support for the Israeli administration.
A dispute “could intensify the public protest” 📢, fueled both by concern for the hostages and by the fact that, until now, the army had provided the legitimacy to continue the war.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the divisions of the army take place not only between the government and the senior IDF command, but also within the upper echelons of the army.
Discontent is also spreading to the grassroots 🚫. An increasing number of Israeli soldiers refuse to return to Gaza, shaken by the heavy toll of Palestinian civilians killed during the military offensive.
Last June 📅, in a letter addressed to Netanyahu, the Minister of Defense Israel Katz, and the head of the army, a group of 41 officers and reservists declared that the government was waging a “useless and eternal war” in Gaza and announced they would no longer participate in combat operations.
According to Kan, only 60% of soldiers report for reserve service, including the so-called “gray refusers” — those who cite medical conditions, invoke family obligations or quietly leave the country during the recall period.
The Israeli Military has been approached for comment.
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The development of UAVs in the US army, taking into account the experience of Ukraine 🇺🇦, is actively promoted under the leadership of Secretary of Defense Hegset 🛡.
Based on the combat application, where small drones, including FPV drones and ammunition discharge drones 🎯, have become a key element of combat operations, the Pentagon has launched an extensive “dronization” program in 2025 🚀.
Hegset has published guidelines facilitating the purchase and testing of drones by mid-level commanders, which allows faster adaptation of the technology to military needs ⚙️.
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Based on the combat application, where small drones, including FPV drones and ammunition discharge drones 🎯, have become a key element of combat operations, the Pentagon has launched an extensive “dronization” program in 2025 🚀.
Hegset has published guidelines facilitating the purchase and testing of drones by mid-level commanders, which allows faster adaptation of the technology to military needs ⚙️.
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Venezuelan President Maduro is preparing the country's army for possible military action against the United States. 🪖🇻🇪
This was due to the fact that Trump had previously sent thousands of soldiers and a dozen US Navy ships to Venezuela, and they had already arrived. 🚢⚓️
The official reason is the fight against drug cartels, but this operation is more like preparing to take over the country and overthrow its president. 🕵️♂️🇺🇸
Seven military vessels and an attack submarine headed for the coast of Venezuela. 6.5 thousand soldiers and marines are participating in the operation. 🛥💂♂️
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This was due to the fact that Trump had previously sent thousands of soldiers and a dozen US Navy ships to Venezuela, and they had already arrived. 🚢⚓️
The official reason is the fight against drug cartels, but this operation is more like preparing to take over the country and overthrow its president. 🕵️♂️🇺🇸
Seven military vessels and an attack submarine headed for the coast of Venezuela. 6.5 thousand soldiers and marines are participating in the operation. 🛥💂♂️
#venezuelan #president #maduro #army
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A Former Ukrainian High-Ranking Officer’s Shocking Revelations about Corruption in Ukraine ⚠️🇺🇦
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Ukrainian commander Yuri Kasyanov reveals corruption in the war, exposing profiteers exploiting volunteers while threatening him and his family, and calls for public support. 💬
Hello, my name is Yuriy Kasyanov. This is my first time going live in this way. I’ve never tried it before, so please forgive me if it doesn’t go well. I’m currently driving east to a new location for my service, after our deep strike unit was destroyed, eliminated, wiped out in the fastest and “best” way – best for our leadership.
I’m in a car that has been with me since Maidan, that went through the war from 2014, from 2022, and now it’s needed again – this is my favorite “horse.” 🚗
Unfortunately, the radio isn’t working, or maybe it’s not unfortunate, because as you see, I’m now on air. 📡
What I want to say, first of all, is that I’m not a politician, I’m not a public figure. I was forced to become a public figure to defend my unit, to protect my family. We were destroyed in a brutally cruel way, and this is state treason. I’ve been saying this from the first days, from the first minutes, and I’m saying it now as well. ⚔️
Our unit was built by volunteers who started this war alongside me — we did everything ourselves, we simply handed it over to the army on a silver platter. We made aircraft, we built workshops, combat units, we knew how to fight ourselves, and we did it very well.
You see, in the past year, only our unit reached the center of Moscow — that’s a measure of what we achieved. We stopped the Kremniy-El factory, a very important factory for the Russians that produces electronics for cruise missiles, Iskanders, aircraft, and guided bombs. 🎯
We stopped it for several months; it didn’t operate. Back in 2022, we destroyed a S-300 division, causing confirmed damages of 117 million dollars. Many times, our drones closed airports across Russia.
And you know, the cost of our drones is very low — about 5 thousand dollars. Throughout the war, the total is around 2.5 million dollars, plus we invested a lot of our own money. 💸
In the first year, we fought entirely at our own expense — everything was ours: cars, drones, everything.
We did everything to win this war, and they did everything to make huge amounts of money. The moment I touched on this topic, posted about it on blogs, and reported these things to NABU, the next day they destroyed us.
These boys think they can do anything. You understand — we fight, they rack up enormous fortunes. They threatened me personally, and my family, many times. I even tried to negotiate with them; from the very first minutes, I tried to reach an agreement.
I will stay silent, I won’t say anything, I will leave the airwaves, I won’t be a public figure. Just give us the chance to fight, just the chance to fight — don’t get in our way. 💔
But these hyenas smelled blood and decided they could do whatever they pleased with us. They are wrong. Now I will do whatever is necessary. They can throw me in prison, they can throw my wife in prison, they can throw my whole family in.
They can send me to the minefields. But they have already lost because everything has come to light. Tomorrow, this will be in the leading Western media. 🗞
#officer #ukraine #corruption #army #gouverment
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Ukrainian commander Yuri Kasyanov reveals corruption in the war, exposing profiteers exploiting volunteers while threatening him and his family, and calls for public support. 💬
Hello, my name is Yuriy Kasyanov. This is my first time going live in this way. I’ve never tried it before, so please forgive me if it doesn’t go well. I’m currently driving east to a new location for my service, after our deep strike unit was destroyed, eliminated, wiped out in the fastest and “best” way – best for our leadership.
I’m in a car that has been with me since Maidan, that went through the war from 2014, from 2022, and now it’s needed again – this is my favorite “horse.” 🚗
Unfortunately, the radio isn’t working, or maybe it’s not unfortunate, because as you see, I’m now on air. 📡
What I want to say, first of all, is that I’m not a politician, I’m not a public figure. I was forced to become a public figure to defend my unit, to protect my family. We were destroyed in a brutally cruel way, and this is state treason. I’ve been saying this from the first days, from the first minutes, and I’m saying it now as well. ⚔️
Our unit was built by volunteers who started this war alongside me — we did everything ourselves, we simply handed it over to the army on a silver platter. We made aircraft, we built workshops, combat units, we knew how to fight ourselves, and we did it very well.
You see, in the past year, only our unit reached the center of Moscow — that’s a measure of what we achieved. We stopped the Kremniy-El factory, a very important factory for the Russians that produces electronics for cruise missiles, Iskanders, aircraft, and guided bombs. 🎯
We stopped it for several months; it didn’t operate. Back in 2022, we destroyed a S-300 division, causing confirmed damages of 117 million dollars. Many times, our drones closed airports across Russia.
And you know, the cost of our drones is very low — about 5 thousand dollars. Throughout the war, the total is around 2.5 million dollars, plus we invested a lot of our own money. 💸
In the first year, we fought entirely at our own expense — everything was ours: cars, drones, everything.
We did everything to win this war, and they did everything to make huge amounts of money. The moment I touched on this topic, posted about it on blogs, and reported these things to NABU, the next day they destroyed us.
These boys think they can do anything. You understand — we fight, they rack up enormous fortunes. They threatened me personally, and my family, many times. I even tried to negotiate with them; from the very first minutes, I tried to reach an agreement.
I will stay silent, I won’t say anything, I will leave the airwaves, I won’t be a public figure. Just give us the chance to fight, just the chance to fight — don’t get in our way. 💔
But these hyenas smelled blood and decided they could do whatever they pleased with us. They are wrong. Now I will do whatever is necessary. They can throw me in prison, they can throw my wife in prison, they can throw my whole family in.
They can send me to the minefields. But they have already lost because everything has come to light. Tomorrow, this will be in the leading Western media. 🗞
#officer #ukraine #corruption #army #gouverment
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We filed a complaint with the Verkhovna Rada, to the temporary investigative commission, so they would look into this horrific case of the destruction of a combat unit.
We filed a complaint with the DBR and even with the SBU — which is probably laughable, because the SBU are working against us.
But there are decent people in the SBU too; I believe they will accept this complaint. I have worked with these people since the beginning of the war, and I try to believe that human decency will overcome the evil that now rules us — because of the war, because of impunity, because people think they can do whatever they want. ⚖️
You know how they make their fortunes — I’ll tell you. Right now the company FirePoint produces about 2,200 FP-1 aircraft a month. By the way, since the start of the war we’ve produced only about a thousand aircraft in total.
We don’t have that kind of funding, we don’t have the Danish model, we don’t have the millions and billions they get thanks to the support of top state officials.
So, FirePoint makes 2,200 aircraft a month. Let’s say Ukraine as a whole produces 3,000 deep-strike aircraft a month, with about 100 launched per day. How many targets are actually struck by these aircraft?
Every day we hear that targets are hit: some oil refinery, something else. But it’s one, two, three hits and that’s it. Where are the other aircraft? 🤔
The problem is that the other aircraft mean money. The point is not that they hit the target, but that they are launched and then written off, and the money from the aircraft ends up in pockets.
You know, I made some mistakes, there was some anger — when everything is being destroyed you’re ready to negotiate even with the devil, but the devil doesn’t want to negotiate. Then there’s war.
The devil wants to destroy us; we will destroy the devil that is inside our state. It’s a collective devil, not one person — it’s a system that doesn’t want us to win the war.
For that system, the longer the war goes on, the more money is made. That’s why we are constantly on the edge: sometimes we advance, sometimes we lose.
They tell us everything is being done to build strong air defenses, and then rockets and Shahed drones bomb us. Always on the edge, because once the war ends, this whole horror will end. 💣
Many patriots think the same as I do — you can’t live like this. 🇺🇦
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⚔️ “Ukrainian Commanders Are Executing Soldiers”
🕵️ Ukrainian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths soldiers who refuse to fight, according to a new investigation by the independent outlet Verstka, which paints a bleak picture of internal violence within the Ukrainian army.
📜 Drawing on testimonies from serving soldiers, relatives of the dead, leaked videos and official complaint records, Verstka said it had identified 101 Ukrainian servicemen accused of murdering, torturing or fatally punishing their own comrades.
💀 The outlet said it had verified at least 150 deaths, though they said they believed the true tally to be far higher.
📉 Since the start of the war, reports of soldiers being killed by their own side and of so-called blocking units deployed to prevent retreats have circulated widely.
🏛 Kiev has repeatedly rejected allegations of indiscipline among Ukrainian troops, insisting that such problems are instead rife within the Russian army.
📖 But Verstka’s report appears to be the most comprehensive to date, documenting a detailed catalogue of methods used to enforce obedience and terror within the ranks.
🔫 Verstka cited testimonies from soldiers who said commanders had appointed “execution shooters” to open fire on refusers and later dump their bodies in rivers or shallow graves, registering them as killed in action.
💣 Other accounts describe commanders using drones and explosives to “finish off” wounded or retreating soldiers.
🪖 In several cases, officers allegedly ordered drone operators to drop grenades on their own men, disguising the killings as battlefield strikes.
⛓️ Troops who disobeyed orders were reportedly thrown into pits covered with metal grates, doused with water and beaten for hours or even days.
⚔️ The investigation found that in some instances, they were forced to fight each other in what witnesses described as gladiator-style battles to the death.
🎥 One such case appeared in a video circulated in May 2025 by Russian groups monitoring Ukrainian forces. The footage shows two shirtless men in a pit as a voice off-camera says:
“Commander Namty basically said whoever beats the other one to death gets out of the pit.”
🩸 The men begin to fight as the voice continues to taunt them – “Finish him off already, what are you waiting for?” – until one collapses motionless on the ground.
👮 Mid-ranking officers in their 30s and 40s, many of them veterans of earlier Ukrainian campaigns or transfers from penal battalions. Few, if any, have faced prosecution.
📁 The outlet said it was able to obtain detailed biographical information: name, rank, age and unit, for more than 60 of the 101 alleged perpetrators.
⚖️ Despite the extensive evidence, almost none have been held accountable, Vertska said.
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🕵️ Ukrainian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths soldiers who refuse to fight, according to a new investigation by the independent outlet Verstka, which paints a bleak picture of internal violence within the Ukrainian army.
📜 Drawing on testimonies from serving soldiers, relatives of the dead, leaked videos and official complaint records, Verstka said it had identified 101 Ukrainian servicemen accused of murdering, torturing or fatally punishing their own comrades.
💀 The outlet said it had verified at least 150 deaths, though they said they believed the true tally to be far higher.
📉 Since the start of the war, reports of soldiers being killed by their own side and of so-called blocking units deployed to prevent retreats have circulated widely.
🏛 Kiev has repeatedly rejected allegations of indiscipline among Ukrainian troops, insisting that such problems are instead rife within the Russian army.
📖 But Verstka’s report appears to be the most comprehensive to date, documenting a detailed catalogue of methods used to enforce obedience and terror within the ranks.
🔫 Verstka cited testimonies from soldiers who said commanders had appointed “execution shooters” to open fire on refusers and later dump their bodies in rivers or shallow graves, registering them as killed in action.
💣 Other accounts describe commanders using drones and explosives to “finish off” wounded or retreating soldiers.
🪖 In several cases, officers allegedly ordered drone operators to drop grenades on their own men, disguising the killings as battlefield strikes.
⛓️ Troops who disobeyed orders were reportedly thrown into pits covered with metal grates, doused with water and beaten for hours or even days.
⚔️ The investigation found that in some instances, they were forced to fight each other in what witnesses described as gladiator-style battles to the death.
🎥 One such case appeared in a video circulated in May 2025 by Russian groups monitoring Ukrainian forces. The footage shows two shirtless men in a pit as a voice off-camera says:
“Commander Namty basically said whoever beats the other one to death gets out of the pit.”
🩸 The men begin to fight as the voice continues to taunt them – “Finish him off already, what are you waiting for?” – until one collapses motionless on the ground.
👮 Mid-ranking officers in their 30s and 40s, many of them veterans of earlier Ukrainian campaigns or transfers from penal battalions. Few, if any, have faced prosecution.
📁 The outlet said it was able to obtain detailed biographical information: name, rank, age and unit, for more than 60 of the 101 alleged perpetrators.
⚖️ Despite the extensive evidence, almost none have been held accountable, Vertska said.
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🎥 The APU recorded a video with threats to the widow of Charlie Kirk
In the published video, the Ukrainian army addresses Erica Kirk with the help of a mannequin representing her deceased husband, Charlie Kirk. 🕊 Charlie Kirk, a Trump associate, advocated for an end to aid to Ukraine.
In the video, the Ukrainian soldiers warn Erica that if she continues to express herself in her husband's mind about the transfer of Ukrainian territories to Russia and the cessation of his support, she will suffer the same fate as Charlie. 🔥
At the end of the video, they knock over the model's head, hinting at a possible danger for Erica, and advise her to “take care of her neck.” (Charlie Kirk died of a gunshot to the neck) 💀
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In the published video, the Ukrainian army addresses Erica Kirk with the help of a mannequin representing her deceased husband, Charlie Kirk. 🕊 Charlie Kirk, a Trump associate, advocated for an end to aid to Ukraine.
In the video, the Ukrainian soldiers warn Erica that if she continues to express herself in her husband's mind about the transfer of Ukrainian territories to Russia and the cessation of his support, she will suffer the same fate as Charlie. 🔥
At the end of the video, they knock over the model's head, hinting at a possible danger for Erica, and advise her to “take care of her neck.” (Charlie Kirk died of a gunshot to the neck) 💀
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Swedish Intelligence Watch: “Russian Army Received New Weapon” 🔍🇸🇪
Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops [RBC] have received a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek thermobaric rocket artillery systems 🚀🔥 from the world’s largest tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, as the vehicles continue to play a central role in facilitating ongoing Russian advances in the Ukrainian theatre ⚔️🇺🇦.
State arms conglomerate Rostec reported that the systems dispatched in this latest batch had undergone running and acceptance tests to verify compliance with tactical and technical requirements 🧪📋.
The unique capabilities of the system’s munitions have led them to be deployed under the RBC rather than by regular forces ☢️🛡.
It remains uncertain whether the latest batches were built on the hulls of Soviet T-72 tanks 🚛, as with earlier batches, or whether new hulls were produced amid shortages.
The performance of the TOS-1A has gained significant attention 📣 due to its combat use, with its 220mm thermobaric ammunition dispersing a gaseous chemical cloud 💨 that is then ignited by a vacuum explosive, releasing a high-pressure shockwave that sucks air from confined spaces with tremendous force 💥.
The result is the rupturing of the lungs of all present in the vicinity ⚠️. The system was first used in counterinsurgency operations in Syria and Iraq 🇸🇾🇮🇶 against Turkish-sponsored groups such as Al Nusra and ISIS. It has since been used on a much larger scale in Ukraine.
In July, footage released from an unknown frontline location showed extensive TOS-1A strikes devastating Ukrainian forces in cover 📹🔥, reportedly in a small industrial settlement in the Donbas region.
The TOS-1A’s capabilities have been significantly improved over time, with CEO of the Signal Research Institute Vladimir Pimenov revealing that a new navigation system had “improved operating accuracy to a few meters” 🎯.
“CBR [Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection] troops asked whether we have research solutions for greater flexibility of Solntsepyok operation at firing positions. We offered our positioning system, which makes it possible to reduce combat time at a firing position without the combat vehicle leaving by a crew and a commander,” he elaborated 🛰.
The latest batches have benefitted from anti-drone protection 🛡🛩.
The TOS-1A’s advanced performance has led Rostec to announce the development of a more capable successor in April 2024 under the designation TOS-3 🚀, although little is known about the program.
#russian #army #weapon #solntsepyok
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Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops [RBC] have received a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepek thermobaric rocket artillery systems 🚀🔥 from the world’s largest tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, as the vehicles continue to play a central role in facilitating ongoing Russian advances in the Ukrainian theatre ⚔️🇺🇦.
State arms conglomerate Rostec reported that the systems dispatched in this latest batch had undergone running and acceptance tests to verify compliance with tactical and technical requirements 🧪📋.
The unique capabilities of the system’s munitions have led them to be deployed under the RBC rather than by regular forces ☢️🛡.
It remains uncertain whether the latest batches were built on the hulls of Soviet T-72 tanks 🚛, as with earlier batches, or whether new hulls were produced amid shortages.
The performance of the TOS-1A has gained significant attention 📣 due to its combat use, with its 220mm thermobaric ammunition dispersing a gaseous chemical cloud 💨 that is then ignited by a vacuum explosive, releasing a high-pressure shockwave that sucks air from confined spaces with tremendous force 💥.
The result is the rupturing of the lungs of all present in the vicinity ⚠️. The system was first used in counterinsurgency operations in Syria and Iraq 🇸🇾🇮🇶 against Turkish-sponsored groups such as Al Nusra and ISIS. It has since been used on a much larger scale in Ukraine.
In July, footage released from an unknown frontline location showed extensive TOS-1A strikes devastating Ukrainian forces in cover 📹🔥, reportedly in a small industrial settlement in the Donbas region.
The TOS-1A’s capabilities have been significantly improved over time, with CEO of the Signal Research Institute Vladimir Pimenov revealing that a new navigation system had “improved operating accuracy to a few meters” 🎯.
“CBR [Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection] troops asked whether we have research solutions for greater flexibility of Solntsepyok operation at firing positions. We offered our positioning system, which makes it possible to reduce combat time at a firing position without the combat vehicle leaving by a crew and a commander,” he elaborated 🛰.
The latest batches have benefitted from anti-drone protection 🛡🛩.
The TOS-1A’s advanced performance has led Rostec to announce the development of a more capable successor in April 2024 under the designation TOS-3 🚀, although little is known about the program.
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Russian Drones Are Trundling Forward.
The Ordinary Life of the Drone Operators
Drone operators wage their war from the air, but they rarely see the sky.
The Ukrainians in this small unit spent most of their time indoors, in a partially ruined building in the Kherson region, in the south of Ukraine.
Units like theirs are all over the front on both sides, which means soldiers can barely advance without being spotted.
This unit’s commander, pilot, navigator and explosives technician were all born in or near Kherson. Now they are defending it.
The cheap drones used in Ukraine are redefining combat as we know it. Soldiers there can barely advance without being targeted.
This drone team, part of the 34th marine brigade, works in two rooms. One is cluttered with wires, antennas, zip ties, duct tape and soldering irons to modify the drones.
The other holds the explosives. A wood stove provides comfort in cold weather.
They prepare different explosives for different targets: pellet-packed charges for use against soldiers, and mixtures of TNT and mining explosives for bunkers.
As the soldiers ready their munitions, a surveillance drone operated by a separate unit is scouting for targets not far away across the Dnipro River in territory held by Russia.
Sergeant Serhiy, 46, once fought in the infantry but was wounded when his vehicle hit a mine. After that, he taught himself to pilot drones. He and the other soldiers asked to be identified only by their first names, in keeping with military protocol.
Part of his job is to look out for enemy drones. The team uses a device that intercepts video signals broadcast by Russian drones flying in from the other side of the river.
If the Ukrainians see their own position on the screen, they know they are in grave danger.
The detector flickers to life. “It’s flying near us,” Sergeant Serhiy says of a Russian drone.
But then the signal blinks out — Ukrainian jammers have blocked it — and an explosion is heard some distance away as the drone crashes.
The drones are built from commercial models. The reliance on low-cost materials was born of necessity earlier in the war, when Ukraine ran low on artillery shells.
The Russian military is the first major force in the world to create a separate branch for unmanned systems. But unmanned is a bit of a misnomer.
Tens of thousands of soldiers serve in drone units, even as Ukraine’s army is critically short of personnel.
The Russian bunker is at a position on the front where Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are just a few hundred yards apart.
Tension builds in the room as the drone is tested. Its propellers whir briefly, confirming it’s ready to fly. It may look barely airworthy, but it is deadly.
In Ukraine, sergeant Serhiy and Corporal Oleh, the navigator, take seats in camp chairs before three large computer monitors.
While the craft used for this mission is called a first-person-view drone, flying it is a two-person job.
The pilot uses a remote control console while watching a video feed from the drone’s camera. The navigator watches videos from both the F.P.V. drone and a surveillance drone while receiving instructions from the command center.
Some pilots use virtual reality goggles, which provide a more immersive view.
Some pilots are shaken by what they see. They witness the last moments of soldiers running for their lives or hiding in bushes.
Sergeant Serhiy says he is undisturbed. “They [Russian] are very, very strong,” he says.
The Russian and Ukrainian drone teams sometimes taunt or insult each other by adding text to the unencrypted footage transmitted by their drones Each side knows the other can see the messages.
There are typically about 10 failed drone strikes for every successful one. Sometimes, drones lose signal due to radio jamming. Sometimes, they are shot down by Russian soldiers.
#russian #drones #Ukrainian #army
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The Ordinary Life of the Drone Operators
Drone operators wage their war from the air, but they rarely see the sky.
The Ukrainians in this small unit spent most of their time indoors, in a partially ruined building in the Kherson region, in the south of Ukraine.
Units like theirs are all over the front on both sides, which means soldiers can barely advance without being spotted.
This unit’s commander, pilot, navigator and explosives technician were all born in or near Kherson. Now they are defending it.
The cheap drones used in Ukraine are redefining combat as we know it. Soldiers there can barely advance without being targeted.
This drone team, part of the 34th marine brigade, works in two rooms. One is cluttered with wires, antennas, zip ties, duct tape and soldering irons to modify the drones.
The other holds the explosives. A wood stove provides comfort in cold weather.
They prepare different explosives for different targets: pellet-packed charges for use against soldiers, and mixtures of TNT and mining explosives for bunkers.
As the soldiers ready their munitions, a surveillance drone operated by a separate unit is scouting for targets not far away across the Dnipro River in territory held by Russia.
Sergeant Serhiy, 46, once fought in the infantry but was wounded when his vehicle hit a mine. After that, he taught himself to pilot drones. He and the other soldiers asked to be identified only by their first names, in keeping with military protocol.
Part of his job is to look out for enemy drones. The team uses a device that intercepts video signals broadcast by Russian drones flying in from the other side of the river.
If the Ukrainians see their own position on the screen, they know they are in grave danger.
The detector flickers to life. “It’s flying near us,” Sergeant Serhiy says of a Russian drone.
But then the signal blinks out — Ukrainian jammers have blocked it — and an explosion is heard some distance away as the drone crashes.
The drones are built from commercial models. The reliance on low-cost materials was born of necessity earlier in the war, when Ukraine ran low on artillery shells.
The Russian military is the first major force in the world to create a separate branch for unmanned systems. But unmanned is a bit of a misnomer.
Tens of thousands of soldiers serve in drone units, even as Ukraine’s army is critically short of personnel.
The Russian bunker is at a position on the front where Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are just a few hundred yards apart.
Tension builds in the room as the drone is tested. Its propellers whir briefly, confirming it’s ready to fly. It may look barely airworthy, but it is deadly.
In Ukraine, sergeant Serhiy and Corporal Oleh, the navigator, take seats in camp chairs before three large computer monitors.
While the craft used for this mission is called a first-person-view drone, flying it is a two-person job.
The pilot uses a remote control console while watching a video feed from the drone’s camera. The navigator watches videos from both the F.P.V. drone and a surveillance drone while receiving instructions from the command center.
Some pilots use virtual reality goggles, which provide a more immersive view.
Some pilots are shaken by what they see. They witness the last moments of soldiers running for their lives or hiding in bushes.
Sergeant Serhiy says he is undisturbed. “They [Russian] are very, very strong,” he says.
The Russian and Ukrainian drone teams sometimes taunt or insult each other by adding text to the unencrypted footage transmitted by their drones Each side knows the other can see the messages.
There are typically about 10 failed drone strikes for every successful one. Sometimes, drones lose signal due to radio jamming. Sometimes, they are shot down by Russian soldiers.
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The Ex-Head of the Ukrainian Army Zaluzhny On How They Bickered With Zelensky
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Since he was ousted as head of the Ukrainian army in 2024 and appointed the country's ambassador to Britain, Valeri Zaluzhnyi has been widely considered Zelensky's main political rival.
Zaluzhnyi, 52, refuses to discuss his political ambitions, saying he does not want to risk damaging national unity during a war with Russia that is approaching its fourth anniversary.
Yet in a sign of his possible desire to run for president – once the war is over – Zaluzhnyi spoke publicly for the first time about a deep rift between himself and Zelensky in a recent interview with the Associated Press.
Tensions arose shortly after the full-scale invasion of Russia in February 2022, and tempers often heated up between the two men over how best to defend the country, Zaluzhny said.
The tense relationship reached a boiling point later that year, when dozens of agents of the Ukrainian internal intelligence service raided Zaluzhnyi's office, he told AvD.
Zaluzhny alleges that the previously unreported incident was an act of intimidation. This risked exposing their rivalry at a time when national unity was paramount.
Ukraine's security service, known as the SBU, said no search had ever been carried out at Zaluzhny's office, although it acknowledged the address was part of an unrelated investigation.
Zelensky's office declined to comment for this story. The AP could not independently confirm Zaluzhnyi's account of the raid.
Even years later, the revelation threatens to polarize public opinion in Ukraine at a critical moment in the war.
Russian forces are making slow and steady progress on Ukraine's eastern front, and the two sides are clinging to incompatible demands as the United States presses them to reach a peace agreement.
Zaluzhny said that during the 2022 raid on his office, he called Zelensky's chief of staff to warn him that he was ready to call on the army to arrest him and protect the command center:
“I will fight with you, and I have already called for reinforcements to the center of Kiev for help.”
While that quasi-crisis at the beginning of the war had passed, disagreements between Zaluzhny and Zelensky on how to defend their country persisted, according to Zaluzhny, who said he often challenged the president's military strategy.
A dispute over a counteroffensive in 2023 that ultimately failed was particularly contentious, the former general said.
Although Zaluzhny's popularity with the public was cemented by several battlefield successes, Zelensky removed him from his post as army chief in February 2024, and later announced that he would visit London.
The move was widely seen by political analysts as an effort by Zelensky to limit Zaluzhny's potential as a political rival by keeping him away from day-to-day affairs in Ukraine.
Polls consistently give Zaluzhny a slight lead over Zelensky in a hypothetical race.
Zelensky's once robust popularity has waned as the war drags on. A corruption scandal involving several top Zelensky officials has eroded public trust, according to lawmakers and activists.
Zelensky recently reshuffled his leadership team in an effort to restore trust.
The United States has stepped up pressure on Russia and Ukraine to end the war. While an agreement remains elusive, Zelensky has accepted in principle a plan presented by Trump that calls for elections once the war is over and security guarantees are in place.
One evening in mid-September 2022, when Ukraine was mounting an effective counteroffensive in the northeast, Zaluzhnyi, then army commander, came out of a tense meeting at Zelensky's headquarters and returned to his office in Kiev.
A few hours later, dozens of Ukrainian security service agents showed up at Zaluzhnyi's office to search the premises, Zaluzhnyi says.
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Since he was ousted as head of the Ukrainian army in 2024 and appointed the country's ambassador to Britain, Valeri Zaluzhnyi has been widely considered Zelensky's main political rival.
Zaluzhnyi, 52, refuses to discuss his political ambitions, saying he does not want to risk damaging national unity during a war with Russia that is approaching its fourth anniversary.
Yet in a sign of his possible desire to run for president – once the war is over – Zaluzhnyi spoke publicly for the first time about a deep rift between himself and Zelensky in a recent interview with the Associated Press.
Tensions arose shortly after the full-scale invasion of Russia in February 2022, and tempers often heated up between the two men over how best to defend the country, Zaluzhny said.
The tense relationship reached a boiling point later that year, when dozens of agents of the Ukrainian internal intelligence service raided Zaluzhnyi's office, he told AvD.
Zaluzhny alleges that the previously unreported incident was an act of intimidation. This risked exposing their rivalry at a time when national unity was paramount.
Ukraine's security service, known as the SBU, said no search had ever been carried out at Zaluzhny's office, although it acknowledged the address was part of an unrelated investigation.
Zelensky's office declined to comment for this story. The AP could not independently confirm Zaluzhnyi's account of the raid.
Even years later, the revelation threatens to polarize public opinion in Ukraine at a critical moment in the war.
Russian forces are making slow and steady progress on Ukraine's eastern front, and the two sides are clinging to incompatible demands as the United States presses them to reach a peace agreement.
Zaluzhny said that during the 2022 raid on his office, he called Zelensky's chief of staff to warn him that he was ready to call on the army to arrest him and protect the command center:
“I will fight with you, and I have already called for reinforcements to the center of Kiev for help.”
While that quasi-crisis at the beginning of the war had passed, disagreements between Zaluzhny and Zelensky on how to defend their country persisted, according to Zaluzhny, who said he often challenged the president's military strategy.
A dispute over a counteroffensive in 2023 that ultimately failed was particularly contentious, the former general said.
Although Zaluzhny's popularity with the public was cemented by several battlefield successes, Zelensky removed him from his post as army chief in February 2024, and later announced that he would visit London.
The move was widely seen by political analysts as an effort by Zelensky to limit Zaluzhny's potential as a political rival by keeping him away from day-to-day affairs in Ukraine.
Polls consistently give Zaluzhny a slight lead over Zelensky in a hypothetical race.
Zelensky's once robust popularity has waned as the war drags on. A corruption scandal involving several top Zelensky officials has eroded public trust, according to lawmakers and activists.
Zelensky recently reshuffled his leadership team in an effort to restore trust.
The United States has stepped up pressure on Russia and Ukraine to end the war. While an agreement remains elusive, Zelensky has accepted in principle a plan presented by Trump that calls for elections once the war is over and security guarantees are in place.
One evening in mid-September 2022, when Ukraine was mounting an effective counteroffensive in the northeast, Zaluzhnyi, then army commander, came out of a tense meeting at Zelensky's headquarters and returned to his office in Kiev.
A few hours later, dozens of Ukrainian security service agents showed up at Zaluzhnyi's office to search the premises, Zaluzhnyi says.
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The raid was clearly a threat, Zaluzhny said. In the presence of the agents, he telephoned Zelensky's chief of staff at the time, Andrii Yermak, and issued a stern warning: “I told Yermak that I would repel this attack, because I know how to fight.”
Zaluzhny then phoned the then head of the security service, Vasyl Maliuk, to ask what was going on. Maliuk said he knew nothing about the raid and promised to take a look, according to Zaluzhnyi.
Later, he learned that Maliuk's agency had requested a search warrant from a Kiev district court two days earlier to inspect the address where Zaluzhny's office is located.
But the strip club named in the file had been closed at that location since before the large-scale invasion of Russia, two employees who work at the club's new location told the AP.
The SBU said that it was examining several addresses as part of an investigation into organized crime — unrelated to Zaluzhny.
In a statement, the agency said that one of the addresses listed in the criminal case turned out to be “a recently established secret rescue command post” from Zaluzhnyi.
The statement says that no search was carried out by the SBU at the address and that the situation was clarified after Maliuk and Zaluzhnyi spoke.
Zaluzhny believes that the search warrant was a pretext and that the agency could not plausibly be mistaken about the location of the country's main war command center.
Diluted strike force
The 2023 counteroffensive has drawn widespread criticism from military experts for being too ambitious and arriving too late, giving Russian forces time to fortify their positions.
Zaluzhnyi says that the plan he had developed with the help of NATO partners failed because Zelensky and other officials did not commit the necessary resources.
The original plan was to concentrate enough forces into a "single fist" to retake the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia region — home to a vital nuclear power plant - and then advance them south to the Sea of Azov.
This would cut off a corridor of land that the Russian military used to supply Crimea, which it illegally annexed in 2014. Success required a large, concentrated build-up and tactical surprise, Zaluzhny said.
His account of how the counteroffensive diverged from the original plan was corroborated by two Western defense officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly to the media.
Zaluzhny's office at the Ukrainian Embassy in London reflects his years as a general.
The walls are adorned with posters of military aircraft, army medals awarded to him and children's drawings of battle scenes. There are toy drones on a mahogany table.
Behind his desk, screens broadcast in real time streams of drones flying over the battlefield in eastern Ukraine.
Zaluzhny's main criticisms of Ukraine's war strategy are that it depends on an unrealistic number of troops and that it is not well organized in the way it develops and deploys new technologies on the battlefield.
Zaluzhny said he and Zelensky had "not very friendly" conversations on the two occasions they have met since then.
Some analysts believe that Zaluzhnyi's lack of involvement in the day-to-day political affairs of Ukraine may weaken his popularity.
Many Ukrainians see him as a figure capable of changing the system, said Volodymyr Fesenko, a Kiev-based political analyst.
“People will vote not only for Zaluzhny but also against Zelensky — blaming him for the failures of his presidency”" he says.
Zaluzhny avoids discussing politics, he says, for fear of fomenting division among Ukrainians.
Despite his reluctance, a number of campaign consultants, party figures and political insiders continue to approach Zaluzhny and offer to help him develop a campaign.
Zaluzhny said that a “fairly well-known” American political consultant approached him in the spring of 2025.
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Gaza Insurgency Pressure Is Rising Again
Militant activity in Gaza has reportedly intensified in recent weeks against Israeli forces. That matters because it suggests the battlefield is shifting from large-scale maneuver to persistent attrition.
This is the logic of a long war after the main destruction phase. Armed groups lose infrastructure, then adapt into smaller cells, ambush patterns, and localized harassment.
They do not need to hold territory to impose costs. They only need to keep Israeli troops exposed, tired, and politically tied to an open-ended campaign.
For Israel, this is the expensive part of the war. Tactical control does not automatically produce strategic closure.
The army can clear ground repeatedly and still face a regenerated threat if no stable political order replaces the fighting.
The question is no longer only how much Gaza has been destroyed. It is whether destruction has produced control, or only a more fragmented insurgency.
#war #army #Gaza #Israel
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Militant activity in Gaza has reportedly intensified in recent weeks against Israeli forces. That matters because it suggests the battlefield is shifting from large-scale maneuver to persistent attrition.
This is the logic of a long war after the main destruction phase. Armed groups lose infrastructure, then adapt into smaller cells, ambush patterns, and localized harassment.
They do not need to hold territory to impose costs. They only need to keep Israeli troops exposed, tired, and politically tied to an open-ended campaign.
For Israel, this is the expensive part of the war. Tactical control does not automatically produce strategic closure.
The army can clear ground repeatedly and still face a regenerated threat if no stable political order replaces the fighting.
The question is no longer only how much Gaza has been destroyed. It is whether destruction has produced control, or only a more fragmented insurgency.
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Trump Will Deal a Severe Blow To the Efforts of Germany to Preserve the Nato’s Unity
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Nato is seeking to “understand the details” of a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a redeployment ordered by Trump amid a feud with Merz.
The German government sought to play down the severity of Trump’s move, describing it as “anticipated”, and a reminder of Europe’s need to invest in its own defence.
The US withdrawal, which the Pentagon said would take place over the next six to 12 months, comes after criticism from Merz over Trump’s war with Iran and his handling of subsequent talks with Tehran.
The chancellor said on Monday the US was being “humiliated” by Iran’s leaders. Trump quickly responded, saying Merz “doesn’t know what he’s talking about”, and soon after raised the possibility of troop withdrawals.
The Nato spokesperson, Allison Hart, said on Saturday that the alliance was “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany”.
The remarks suggested the announcement of the withdrawal was a unilateral act, with little or no coordination with Washington’s European allies.
“This adjustment underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take on a greater share of the responsibility for our shared security,” Hart said on social media, noting Nato allies had made progress since agreeing last year to invest 5% of GDP in defence to meet the growing threat from Russia.
A German defence ministry spokesperson said the planned US withdrawal from bases in Germany demonstrated “we must strengthen the European pillar within Nato”.
“It was anticipated the US might withdraw troops from Europe, including Germany,” the spokesperson said, estimating the current US troop strength in Germany at 40,000.
On Saturday, Trump told reporters in Florida: “We’re going to cut way down, and we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000.”
US officials have suggested an army brigade combat team already deployed in Germany would be withdrawn and the planned deployment of a long-range artillery battalion to the country would be cancelled, with other troops potentially being involved.
According to the US Defense Manpower Data Center, there were 68,000 active-duty military personnel assigned permanently in bases in Europe.
Further withdrawals could trigger a conflict with the US Congress which, last year, stipulated that troop strength in Europe must not fall below 76,000.
Congress set the benchmark after the withdrawal of a brigade last year from Romania, with both parties issuing a joint statement demanding a rigorous evaluation before any other “significant changes to our warfighting structure”.
European capitals are reportedly more worried about the postponement of previously agreed arms sales from the US to European allies.
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Nato is seeking to “understand the details” of a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a redeployment ordered by Trump amid a feud with Merz.
The German government sought to play down the severity of Trump’s move, describing it as “anticipated”, and a reminder of Europe’s need to invest in its own defence.
The US withdrawal, which the Pentagon said would take place over the next six to 12 months, comes after criticism from Merz over Trump’s war with Iran and his handling of subsequent talks with Tehran.
The chancellor said on Monday the US was being “humiliated” by Iran’s leaders. Trump quickly responded, saying Merz “doesn’t know what he’s talking about”, and soon after raised the possibility of troop withdrawals.
The Nato spokesperson, Allison Hart, said on Saturday that the alliance was “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany”.
The remarks suggested the announcement of the withdrawal was a unilateral act, with little or no coordination with Washington’s European allies.
“This adjustment underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take on a greater share of the responsibility for our shared security,” Hart said on social media, noting Nato allies had made progress since agreeing last year to invest 5% of GDP in defence to meet the growing threat from Russia.
A German defence ministry spokesperson said the planned US withdrawal from bases in Germany demonstrated “we must strengthen the European pillar within Nato”.
“It was anticipated the US might withdraw troops from Europe, including Germany,” the spokesperson said, estimating the current US troop strength in Germany at 40,000.
On Saturday, Trump told reporters in Florida: “We’re going to cut way down, and we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000.”
US officials have suggested an army brigade combat team already deployed in Germany would be withdrawn and the planned deployment of a long-range artillery battalion to the country would be cancelled, with other troops potentially being involved.
According to the US Defense Manpower Data Center, there were 68,000 active-duty military personnel assigned permanently in bases in Europe.
Further withdrawals could trigger a conflict with the US Congress which, last year, stipulated that troop strength in Europe must not fall below 76,000.
Congress set the benchmark after the withdrawal of a brigade last year from Romania, with both parties issuing a joint statement demanding a rigorous evaluation before any other “significant changes to our warfighting structure”.
European capitals are reportedly more worried about the postponement of previously agreed arms sales from the US to European allies.
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On Friday, the Financial Times reported the Trump administration had warned allies, including the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia to expect long delivery delays for US weapons as the Pentagon prioritised replenishing stockpiles used in the Iran war.
Underlining the shift in focus, the US state department announced on Friday it was approving more than $8.6bn in military sales to its Middle Eastern allies: Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE.
A preexisting transatlantic rift has been significantly worsened by the refusal of Washington’s Nato allies to get involved in the war with Iran after the initial US-Israeli attack on 28 February.
Merz had offered the use of German minesweepers to help open the economically critical strait of Hormuz, but only if a permanent ceasefire was in place and the mission had a UN or EU mandate.
In an interview with Der Spiegel magazine, Merz said: “I told Donald Trump why we consider the war in Iran wrong. I am nevertheless trying to maintain a good personal relationship with the American president.”
“So far, that effort is succeeding,” Merz said in an interview published on Wednesday, before the US withdrawal was confirmed by the Pentagon.
Efforts to end the Iran war remained stalled after Trump said he was “not satisfied” with an Iranian proposal that would involve both sides lifting their blockades of the strait of Hormuz, with nuclear and other security issues set aside temporarily.
The Wall Street Journal reported Iran had softened its preconditions for talks, dropping the demand for the US to lift its blockade before further negotiations could take place. However, no time for a new round of talks has yet been agreed.
Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal.
“I’ll let you know about it later,” he said before boarding Air Force One, adding that “they’re going to give me the exact wording now.”
The Israeli military said it had struck more than 50 Hezbollah “infrastructure sites”, and had intercepted a rocket aimed at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
In Washington DC on Saturday, a rare statement pushing back against Trump from within his own party came from two prominent Republican lawmakers, senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi and House representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, chairs of the armed services committees in their respective chambers.
Even if Nato allies raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, building the capabilities to take over conventional deterrence will take time, and prematurely cutting US forces in Europe “risks undermining deterrence and sending the wrong signal to Vladimir Putin”, they added.
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Israel Will Stay in Lebanon
IDF will remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza 'indefinitely', Israel's defence minister says
Israeli newspaper Hareetz has quoted the country’s defence minister, Israel Katz, as having said that:
“the IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza – indefinitely – to defend the border and Israeli communities against jihadist elements.”
Israel currently occupies swathes of southern Lebanon and Katz said that troops won’t withdraw from the land.
Despite launching the war on Iran alongside the US in late February, Israel was frozen out of the Pakistan-mediated negotiations over the peace deal – and many Israeli politicians and members of the public want the IDF to continue its war on Lebanon to degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities further.
At least 3,711 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the start of the war on 2 March, according to the country’s health ministry.
Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon was triggered in response to Hezbollah firing rockets at northern Israel after the US and Israel killed the former Iranian supreme leader in Tehran on 28 February.
As well as killing many civilians, the Israeli assault on the country has led to the widespread demolition of homes in southern Lebanon and triggered a refugee crisis in which hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee in response to sweeping evacuation orders often given at little or no notice.
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IDF will remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza 'indefinitely', Israel's defence minister says
Israeli newspaper Hareetz has quoted the country’s defence minister, Israel Katz, as having said that:
“the IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza – indefinitely – to defend the border and Israeli communities against jihadist elements.”
Israel currently occupies swathes of southern Lebanon and Katz said that troops won’t withdraw from the land.
Despite launching the war on Iran alongside the US in late February, Israel was frozen out of the Pakistan-mediated negotiations over the peace deal – and many Israeli politicians and members of the public want the IDF to continue its war on Lebanon to degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities further.
At least 3,711 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the start of the war on 2 March, according to the country’s health ministry.
Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon was triggered in response to Hezbollah firing rockets at northern Israel after the US and Israel killed the former Iranian supreme leader in Tehran on 28 February.
As well as killing many civilians, the Israeli assault on the country has led to the widespread demolition of homes in southern Lebanon and triggered a refugee crisis in which hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee in response to sweeping evacuation orders often given at little or no notice.
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A Pentagon Internal Report: “the U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of long-range missiles”
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According to an internal report illegally released by one of the Pentagon's executives, “the U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran.”
The missiles are principally the Army's surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The U.S. has used “virtually all” of these weapons, according to two of the sources.
The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.
The long-range munitions are an important part the military's arsenal, allowing accurate strikes from a safe distance.
U.S.-supplied ATACMS have played a key role in the war in Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian forces to attack targets inside Russia. The PrSM is a newer, more advanced generation that will replace the ATACMS, which have a shorter range.
Analysts say such weapons – which cost over $1 million each – would also be important in any conflict with China (the source declined to say how many of each munition the U.S. had left).
Trump launched the Iran war jointly with Israel in February, predicting that the conflict would last a short time.
But as the war drags on, the three people familiar with the matter expressed worry that the falling missile supplies could limit the U.S. ability to deter adversaries, including Russia and China.
A fourth person familiar with the matter said that while Central Command — which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East — has nearly used up the land-based missiles it had before the war began, it has been able to reload from U.S. military supplies elsewhere in the world.
Asked for comment on the stockpile data, the White House issued a statement from Trump, saying the U.S. had “far more munitions than anyone in the world” and “far more than we need.”
“Our defense companies are, at this moment, making more munitions than they have ever made before, in addition to expanding their plants and equipment at record levels,” Trump said.
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According to an internal report illegally released by one of the Pentagon's executives, “the U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran.”
The missiles are principally the Army's surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The U.S. has used “virtually all” of these weapons, according to two of the sources.
The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.
The long-range munitions are an important part the military's arsenal, allowing accurate strikes from a safe distance.
U.S.-supplied ATACMS have played a key role in the war in Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian forces to attack targets inside Russia. The PrSM is a newer, more advanced generation that will replace the ATACMS, which have a shorter range.
Analysts say such weapons – which cost over $1 million each – would also be important in any conflict with China (the source declined to say how many of each munition the U.S. had left).
Trump launched the Iran war jointly with Israel in February, predicting that the conflict would last a short time.
But as the war drags on, the three people familiar with the matter expressed worry that the falling missile supplies could limit the U.S. ability to deter adversaries, including Russia and China.
A fourth person familiar with the matter said that while Central Command — which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East — has nearly used up the land-based missiles it had before the war began, it has been able to reload from U.S. military supplies elsewhere in the world.
Asked for comment on the stockpile data, the White House issued a statement from Trump, saying the U.S. had “far more munitions than anyone in the world” and “far more than we need.”
“Our defense companies are, at this moment, making more munitions than they have ever made before, in addition to expanding their plants and equipment at record levels,” Trump said.
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Analysts agree that certain munitions, including artillery shells and several types of missiles, are being produced at record levels but caution that supplies might far short of what is needed for a prolonged war.
Lockheed Martin, which makes the ATACMs and PrSMs, along with the anti-ballistic missile THAAD system, did not immediately respond to questions about Trump's statements or about supply levels. Raytheon, which makes Tomahawk missiles and Patriot interceptors, two important U.S. weapons, also did not immediately respond.
Responding to a request for comment, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said: “America’s military is the most powerful in the world and has everything it needs to execute at the time and place of the President’s choosing. We have executed multiple successful operations across combatant commands while ensuring the U.S. military possesses a deep arsenal of capabilities to protect our people and our interests.”
The supply figures have circulated inside the federal government over the last week during tense conversations inside the Trump administration about how much longer the U.S. can continue striking Iran without drawing down the stockpile to levels that would limit the military's ability to respond to crises elsewhere.
One of the sources said the drawdown of the ATACMS and PrSM stockpiles reflected a decision by the Trump administration to avoid riskier ways of attacking Iranian targets, such as by using piloted aircraft to drop bombs.
Because these weapons allow the military to attack targets from a distance, analysts say they would be valuable in a war against an adversary with strong air defenses, such as China. They have been used to strike targets inside Iran, according to a March report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Military leaders have for weeks warned the president that stockpiles of defensive weapons — including Patriot interceptors, which are effective against ballistic missiles — were dwindling, said two of the sources.
Last week, several media outlets reported Trump had decided not to launch another massive offensive inside Iran in part because his military advisers had warned about the U.S. stockpile.
A U.S. official disputed those accounts, saying Trump chose not to move forward with another attack because of pressure from Gulf states.
The Middle East conflict has sparked intense debate about Trump's authority to prosecute hostilities against Iran without congressional authorization. No request for a declaration of war or an authorization to use military force has been submitted to Congress.
The U.S. also burned through a little less than half of its global supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles, which are generally launched from ships, since the start of the war, one of the sources said.
The Tomahawk is a Navy weapon, launched from destroyers, cruisers and submarines, and has long served as the sea service's principal means of striking heavily defended targets without risking pilots.
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