Joining @donlemon on @DonLemonTonight to discuss latest @nytimes report of US intelligence provided to Ukrainian Army. “The pipes are open,” said General Milley. Add to that, Russian OpSec sucks. https://
nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/
politics/russia-generals-killed-ukraine.html
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Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Milley says US intel pipes open; Russian OpSec sucks
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Russia’s Ruthless Use of Incendiary Weapons and Calls for a Ban
Human Rights Watch and other campaign groups have been pressing for years for such weapons to be banned outright. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, Russia has opposed this, and has continued to use incendiary weapons ruthlessly in its wars. /end
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Use of weapons against populated places in Syria and Ukraine
Russia has used them repeatedly in Syria and Ukraine. In many cases, as apparently today in Mariinka, they've been used indiscrimately against populated places – a clear war crime. This is what it looks like on the receiving end. /9 pic.twitter.com/aHt1IWq89U
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 4 mai 2022Russia has used them repeatedly in Syria and Ukraine. In many cases, as apparently today in Mariinka, they've been used indiscriminately against populated places – a clear war crime. This is what it looks like on the receiving end.
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Russia’s incendiary attack on Mariinka: A war crime worse than phosphorus
Footage from Mariinka in eastern Ukraine shows an incendiary attack today by Russia against this town of 10,000 people. Although it's being described as a phosphorus attack, it's actually something a lot worse and yet another war crime. A 🧵 to explain. /1 pic.twitter.com/8uqcJEY1AX
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 4 mai 2022Footage from Mariinka in eastern Ukraine shows an incendiary attack today by Russia against this town of 10,000 people. Although it's being described as a phosphorus attack, it's actually something a lot worse and yet another war crime. A to explain. /1
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Russian missile destroys Dnipro rail infrastructure
The Russian missile fired at Dnipro destroyed the railroad infrastructure. Trains are stopped, no casualties reported – Dnipropetrovsk RegHead Reznichenko. This continues a series of Russian strikes at railroad infrastructure on 3 May
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Forest fires blaze in Kyiv region — close windows
Forest fires are blazing in the Kyiv region, close windows and do not stay outside, – Kyiv mayor
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Azovstal: Cold War Fortress, Ukrainian Resilience, and Survival in Mariupol
Why Azovstal became fortress for defenders of Mariupol:
built 1933, modified during Cold War: underground bunkers, huge territory
after 2014, we restored defensive structures
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Azovstal civilians faced propaganda, filtration; fate of some unknown
Civilians evacuated from Azovstal spent 3 days in filtration camp in Bezymenne where Russians tried to record propaganda videos with them. A part of civilians didn't pass filtration, their whereabouts unknown. Total # of remaining civilians also unknown, could be 200/400/more
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Azovstal CEO: Russian snipers and artillery targeted defenders during civilian evacuation
When Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol delivered 1st group of civilians from Azovstal to evacuation buses, Russian snipers and artillery used this moment to start shooting at the locations from where Army came out of Azovstal – Azovstal CEO https://
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Russians try to intensify attacks for May 9
Russians attempt to intensify attacks across the board to create an illusion of “success” for May 9, to take Mariupol by May 9. Each day, planes with weapons arrive in Ukraine, but they require time to adapt. Until May 9, we will fight with what we have now 2/2