This is a cluster bomb, banned around the world. It delivers a payload of multiple smaller munitions that do tremendous damage, killing & maiming people. And yet, this was fired at Ukrainian civilians. The rocket landed near one of the hospitals @WCKitchen serves outside Kharkiv.
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UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to backfill Poland’s T-72s for Ukraine
Boris Johnson said tanks would be sent to "backfill" Poland's release of T-72s for Ukraine. https://
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Russian losses assessment in 72 hours
Battle Damage Assessment: VKS have lost multiple strike aircraft and attack/utility helicopters (along with several Orlan-10 UAVs), 92 Russian soldiers KIA, 3 tanks, 22 vehicles, and 2 artillery systems destroyed in the past 72 hours.
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Kremlin seeks war success amid Kyiv defeat, Moskva loss, and high casualties
16/ After the defeat in Kyiv, the loss of the Moskva, the failure to take Kharkiv, the tenuous hold on Kherson, and the admission of high casualties the Kremlin desperately needs to provide some sort of success to keep support for the war alive.
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VKS Aerial Assessment in Ukraine
14/ Aerospace Assessment. Recent American intelligence briefs suggest the VKS has increased daily air sorties by 1.5 times the previous assessed daily 200 sorties. MANPADS remain the primary anti-air threat to the VKS in the Donbas.
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Military tensions in Kherson and Kryvyi Rih
12/ Odesa-Kherson OD. Oleksandrivka, west of Kherson, remains contested. Russian troops attempted an assault on Trudolyubivka south of Kryvyi Rih but failed. Anecdotal reports suggest Russian units in Kherson remain heavily damaged. #Kherson
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Russian strikes unlikely to force Mariupol surrender; Ukrainian defense key to victory.
11/ It is unlikely Russian air, artillery, and missile strikes will compel the Ukrainian defenders to surrender. No matter how the Kremlin tries to spin their occupation of Mariupol, as long as a sizable Ukrainian force remains at the heart of the city victory will be elusive.
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Azovstal’s Nuclear Bunker Labyrinth
This complex is a vast maze of underground bunkers, tunnels, and passageways designed to withstand a nuclear attack. There are an estimated 1,500 – 5,000 Ukrainian troops defending the Azovstal area, enough to hold the area for weeks even under a degraded state.
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Russian activity in Zaporizhzhia targeting Mariupol and stalling forces
8/ Zaporizhzhia OD. Russian activity in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast remains focused on the capture of Mariupol. Russian attacks between Vasylivka, through Huliaipole, to Velyka Novosilka are likely meant to fix Ukrainian forces from reinforcing the Donbas. #Zaporizhzhia
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Ukrainian forces 50-70 km from Velykyi-Burluk, Kupyansk
Ukrainian forces are about 50 km from Velykyi-Burluk and roughly 70 km from Kupyansk. An attack by Ukraine toward either decisive geographic point would require at least one brigade supported by an additional artillery group, with potentially one brigade in reserve.