"And we will show that we are brothers of the Cossack lineage!" – a girl wounded in Mykolaiv during a Russian missile strike sings the anthem. VIDEO https://censor.net/ua/v3351107
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian missile destroys Mykolaiv apartment; WCKitchen serves food, shares rescue
This morning, a Russian missile destroyed an apartment building in Mykolaiv. Our @WCKitchen team quickly arrived to serve residents & rescuers with food & water. But after so many recent attacks on civilians, we need something uplifting—so I want to share with you this 🐶 rescue! pic.twitter.com/yCbc2UcmpH
— Nate Mook (@natemook) 30 juin 2022This morning, a Russian missile destroyed an apartment building in Mykolaiv. Our @WCKitchen team quickly arrived to serve residents & rescuers with food & water. But after so many recent attacks on civilians, we need something uplifting—so I want to share with you this rescue!
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Zelensky: sanctions against Syria after Damascus recognition
After Syria recognizes the Donbas occupied territories as 'states', Ukraine will have no relations with this country and sanctions against Damascus will be intensified, says Zelensky
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Corruption’s impact on Russia’s war effort: equipment, troops, supplies, and potential gains.
44/ If there had been no corruption, Russia would have had more and better equipment, better trained troops with higher morale, and plenty of fuel and food. That might have been enough to enable it to seize Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa in the early days of the war.
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Russian generals’ unsecured calls lead to deadly Ukrainian attacks, NYT reports
42/ According to the New York Times in March, "many Russian generals are talking on unsecured phones and radios. In at least one instance … the Ukrainians intercepted a general’s call, geolocated it, and attacked his location, killing him and his staff." https://t.co/Lc1KKZCsxt
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 29 juin 202242/ According to the New York Times in March, "many Russian generals are talking on unsecured phones and radios. In at least one instance … the Ukrainians intercepted a general’s call, geolocated it, and attacked his location, killing him and his staff."
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Russian communications failures in Ukraine
The result has been a communications disaster for Russia's forces in Ukraine. Instead of using Azarts, Russian troops have used mobile phones and cheap Chinese-made analogue radios, making it very easy for the Ukrainians to listen in—and also drop artillery on them.
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Azart case: Stolen funds, Chinese parts replaced Russian military components
40/ And the cherry on the cake is that what's inside the Azart's case isn't even Russian. The contractors and corrupt officials stole a third of the 18 billion ruble budget by substituting cheap Chinese components for military-spec Russian ones and pocketing the difference.
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Corruption’s impact on communications: the R-187P Azart radio
35/ The impact of corruption on operational performance is likely to have been particularly serious when it came to communications. This is the R-187P Azart radio, dubbed 'the green crocodile' – an advanced software-defined radio said to be immune to interception.
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Ukraine and EU agree on liberalisation of international road transport
Ukraine and the EU have concluded an agreement on the liberalisation of international road transport. https://censor.net/ua/n3351079
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Component Substitution Scam: Cheap Chinese Tires Ruin Russian Trucks and High-End Systems
34/ Component substitution is a frequent scam. Russian trucks and even high-end wheeled systems were abandoned because the tires fell apart, reportedly because cheap Chinese tires had been substituted for better but more expensive Russian ones. https://t.co/v2H47FeayQ
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 29 juin 202234/ Component substitution is a frequent scam. Russian trucks and even high-end wheeled systems were abandoned because the tires fell apart, reportedly because cheap Chinese tires had been substituted for better but more expensive Russian ones.