Probably looted from Ukraine. The Russians looted a lot of SIM cards from Ukrainian shops so that they could use the local phone network (a really bad idea, but that's another story).
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Fire at a Donetsk brewery, no detonations
Burning brewery in Donetsk. It is reported that there were warehouses used by the Russian military. But no secondary detonations have yet been heard. #Ukraine
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Russians shell liberated village in Kharkiv Oblast
Russian forces shelled the liberated village of Staryi Saltiv in Kharkiv Oblast around noon on Aug. 10, killing two people. The Kharkiv Oblast police reported that Russian forces used what they believe were cluster munitions during the attack.
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Victim dies from Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv bus stop
Victim injured in Russian missile strike on bus stop in Mykolaiv dies in hospital. Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych reported that a man in his late 50s died on Aug. 9 after undergoing several surgeries, increasing the death toll of the July 29 attack in the city to eight.
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Satellite Images of Novofedorivka Airfield: Assessment of Destroyed Equipment
The first satellite images of the airfield near the village of Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea have appeared. You can assess the amount of destroyed equipment yourself, everything is clearly visible. http://t.me/censor_net/15327
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Ukrainian Wikipedia surpasses Arabic, ranks 16th globally by article count
Ukrainian Wikipedia outrun Arabic and became 16th in the world by the number of articles, out of 328 language versions of Wikipedia. As of August 2022, the Ukrainian Wikipedia has 1,185,139 articles while №1 English Wikipedia has 6,562,573 https://
blog.wikimedia.org.ua/2022/08/09/wik
irace-2022/#more-17080
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Soldier requests dismissal due to unit inaction and contract non-compliance
31/ "I see inaction and complete indifference towards me from the military unit … I am asking for help in solving this issue – dismissal from military service due to non-compliance with the terms of the contract on my part."
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Soldier with 17 reprimands cannot get dismissed
33/ One soldier racked up 17 reprimands but still couldn't get himself dismissed: "The military unit sends the documents for dismissal to higher authorities, but … a refusal comes from there for various reasons (either they find mistakes, or simply leave me…)."
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Soldats envoyés sans rotation malgré mission accomplie
27/ Even when they did go, soldiers found themselves fighting indefinitely without any rotation. One complainant wrote of what was likely the 488th Motor Rifle Regiment: "They have completed their initial task. They have received orders to go forward – or face criminal charges."
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Leningrad soldiers forced to fight in Ukraine under threat of jail
26/ The threat of jail was being used against soldiers in Leningrad region as well: "Members of the military unit 02511, Leningrad region are being forcibly sent to fight in Ukraine under threat of imprisonment. Please look into this as soon as possible."