โ Record casualties (old record of 1,380 set on Oct 20, 2023)
โ Equipment losses above 7-day average; biggest tank losses of 2024 so far
โ Greatly improved strike ratio; big drop in ๐ท๐บ strikes
โ Poternet: +368 ๐ท๐บ names added as KIA
Turtle Tanks, "Cope Cages" & Modified Vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, Evolution & Effectiveness
by #Perun
01:02:54
Perun looks at vehicle modification in Ukraine, examines some of the main classes of modification and ad-hoc vehicles and asks why they exist, and what sort of military value they might have.
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Perun is an Australian covering the military industrial complex and investment strategy
โ Most combat engagements this year so far, 3rd highest since start of reporting
โ High casualties but equipment losses below 7-day average
โ Unfavorable strike ratio development; more ๐ท๐บ strikes, fewer ๐บ๐ฆ ones
โ Oryx: 39 ๐ท๐บ 30 ๐บ๐ฆ added to records (net addition); 30-day ratio down to 2.5x
This is my foiled #drawing, Cat of Ukraine, and is based on a photo of a #Ukranian soldier with this fierce #kitty on her shoulder. The war has gone on for far too long...
Can Russia win in Ukraine with nuclear weapons?
by @anderspuck 13:52
Russia is again threatening the West with nuclear retaliation, but how close are we actually to nuclear war?
Cmdr. Nielsen discusses what will happen if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ #AndersPuckNielsen is a military analyst and Navy Commander at the Royal Danish Defence College. He studies #Russia's military since long before the 2022 invasion
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Estonian Startups fundraise for #MedEvacs
We are almost there!
Estonian Startups and #NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade are reaching the goal to fundraise 3 Medical Evacuation trucks for the 4th Brigade of National Guard Rubizh (the unit to which #OperatorStarsky belonged).
A little donation to save lives that would be lost without medical evacuation.
โ Combat engagements up between days; highest casualties of 2024 matched
โ Massive equipment losses including 55 artillery units
โ Increased ๐ท๐บ strikes; combined strike ratio at 7-day average
โ Visually confirmed ratio in last 30 days: Oryx 2.7x, Perpetua 2.8x
โ Fewer combat engagements; daily casualties dip below 1,000
โ Equipment losses well above average; notable MLRS losses
โ Air & artillery strike ratio combined due to GSUA reporting; improved ratio between days
โ Poternet: +199 ๐ท๐บ names added to database
THREE RUSSIAN REFINERIES RECORD STRIKE - BELGOROD ON FIRE ON MAY 9
by #AnnafromUkraine
09:06
Two oil depots were strike by Ukrainian drones in #Krasnodar region.
Drones attacked a #Gazprom oil refinery on the territory of #Bashkortostan, resulting in a fire.
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Anna Danylchuk is a professor of linguistics at Volyn National University in Lutsk, she vlogs every day, giving a perspective of an Ukrainian from inside war-torn #Ukraine.
1 battery was deployed in ๐ธ๐ฐ #Slovakia in exchange for Slovakia sending a #S-300 battery to ๐บ๐ฆ #Ukraine. It seems that this battery was then transfered to Ukraine after Slovakia turned to #russia's side
How Ukraine's Refinery Strikes Destabilize the Entire Russian Economy
by #WilliamSpaniel
19:16
Ukraine's attacks on oil refineries raises questions about the "Dutch disease" that Russia faces, how the Russian Central Bank resolved it and how Ukraine's bombing campaign puts it back into focus.
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William Spaniel is professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He makes research on war, nuclear security and game theory.
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Operator Starsky is an officer of the National Guard of #Ukraine, who joined during the war in #Donbass in 2014.
He partecipated in the successful defense of the #Hostomel Airport of #Kyiv in February 2022.
โ Fewer combat engagements & casualties; 7-day average still above 1,000 though
โ Daily equipment losses below average but record 7-days of artillery losses
โ Fewer strikes on both sides; ๐บ๐ฆ strikes combined by GSUA in today's report
โ Poternet: +453 ๐ท๐บ names added to database