Quite apart from anything else, I've no doubt there'll need to be a huge effort to rebuilt the Ukrainian military after the war. Russian losses have been getting all the attention but as @oryxspioenkop has recorded, the Ukrainians have lost a lot too (and had less to start with).
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Fuel depot burning near Kharkiv
The fuel depot this morning – burning fiercely.
— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) 1 avril 2022
This should help increase the pressure on already shaky Russian logistics around Kharkiv. pic.twitter.com/0euaWeFdq4The fuel depot this morning – burning fiercely. This should help increase the pressure on already shaky Russian logistics around Kharkiv.
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Cold Yar residents in Kharkiv region found abandoned TOС-1A
Residents of Kholodnoharivka in Kharkiv region showed an abandoned Russian heavy transport-loading vehicle from the heavy flamethew system TOС-1A “Solntsepek.”
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More footage of helicopters leaving the area after the airstrike
More footage of the two helicopters leaving the area after the successful airstrike.
— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) 1 avril 2022
Apparently the Russians hadn't considered the possibility of such an attack and didn't bother to deploy any air defences around this obvious target.pic.twitter.com/oOG3VK1VXcMore footage of the two helicopters leaving the area after the successful airstrike. Apparently the Russians hadn't considered the possibility of such an attack and didn't bother to deploy any air defences around this obvious target.
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Airstrike video on fuel depot
CCTV footage of the airstrike. You can see the FFAR rockets being fired and impacting the fuel depot from at least two Mi-24 'Hind' helicopter gunships.pic.twitter.com/Djof5EMR2Y
— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) 1 avril 2022CCTV footage of the airstrike. You can see the FFAR rockets being fired and impacting the fuel depot from at least two Mi-24 'Hind' helicopter gunships.
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Ukrainian helicopters strike Russian fuel depot
Overnight a pair of incredibly brave Ukrainian Mi-24 "Hind" helicopter gunship crews flew into Russian airspace and blew up a fuel depot in Belgorod.🔥🇺🇦pic.twitter.com/FmUZdIYZbd
— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) 1 avril 2022Overnight, a pair of incredibly brave Ukrainian Mi-24 'Hind' helicopter gunship crews flew into Russian airspace and destroyed a fuel depot in Belgorod.
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Ukrainians likely push Russians back from Chernihiv and Desna River foothold.
I'd expect that the Ukrainians will continue pushing the Russians back from the east of Chernihiv, most likely seeking to throw them out of their wider foothold on the south bank of the Desna River. /end
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Russian encirclement attempt south-east of city thwarted, M01 access secured.
They formed part of a Russian salient to the south-east of the city. The Russians were clearly trying to carry out an encirclement and cut the M01, blocking Ukrainian resupply or retreat. That will be much harder to do now. /2
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Ukraine recaptures Sloboda and Lukashivka villages near Chernihiv
The recapture of Sloboda ("Freedom", appropriately enough) and Lukashivka will be very helpful for the Ukrainians. Both villages are roughly south-east of Chernihiv, near the M01 highway to Kyiv. /1
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Russian Kingdom deploys 18th Division east of Ukraine
Russia reportedly relocates units of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division from Kaliningrad Oblast to Ukraine’s east, though this oblast is surrounded by NATO countries. According to HUMINT sources of the international intelligence community InformNapalm