9/ In the context of emerging reports of potential Russian attacks towards Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv (in my opinion, this information is part of Russia's reflexive control mechanism [see https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexive
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…]), Kyiv was faced with the dilemma of choosing a priority area.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russia’s reflexive control and Ukraine’s strategic dilemma in choosing priority areas
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US aid won’t change war’s course, long-term solutions needed.
7/ But what comes from the US will not change the course of this war, it will only delay it. We continue to wait for long-term and systemic solutions, both from the US and Europe, and the presentation of a concrete plan for Ukraine's military support in this war …
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Reducing asymmetry, not parity: Ukrainian gun access restrictions.
6/ But we are still talking here about reducing asymmetry, not about reaching parity. Ukrainian restrictions on access to guns and barrels will effectively affect the number of bombardments the Ukrainians can conduct.
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Ukraine artillery ammo shortage: 70-90% expenditure drop since summer 2023
4/ To illustrate the shortage of artillery ammunition, it is enough to mention that there are units on the Ukrainian side whose expenditure has decreased by 70-90% compared to the summer of 2023.
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Limited artillery, crucial US aid to counter Russian numbers
5/ Artillery fire is limited to a minimum and often has to be authorised by brigade commanders. In this context, US assistance is now crucial, as it will reduce the disparity between Russian and Ukrainian numbers.
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Current frontline situation: dire, no improvement expected
I invite you to a short thread about the current situation on the frontline. In short, the situation looks very bad and is not expected to improve in the coming weeks.
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Three key issues plague Ukraine: ammo, manpower, fortifications.
3/ There are three reasons for the current state of affairs and in principle there is nothing revelatory here, as the problems on the Ukrainian side have been known for a long time: lack of ammunition, manpower, fortifications.
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Russian missile attack burns down Kivalov’s seized coastal ‘Palace of Students’
In Odesa, as a result of a russian missile attack, the house of regional leader Serhiy Kivalov, which he built right on the seashore after seizing the coastal protective strip, burned down. Kivalov registered this building for his business and called it the "Palace of Students
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Kudrytsky: Difficult to predict power outages in summer
It is difficult to predict whether there will be power outages in the summer, – Kudrytsky http://
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Vice-Rector Killed in Russian Strike on Odesa
Due to the Russian strike on Odesa on April 29, Borys Vasilyev, the vice-rector of the International Humanitarian University, was killed. This information was confirmed by the educational institution.