The city of Irpin in the Kyiv Oblast has been liberated from Russian occupiers. Cleanup efforts are currently underway. It is still dangerous to return to the city, according to Mayor Oleksandr Markushin.
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Russian occupiers can no longer fight
"Russian occupiers can no longer fight. Some of them bring out some units to restore their fighting capability," the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reported
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Russian attack damages Kharkiv nuclear facility
The Neutron Source research nuclear facility in Kharkiv was once again attacked by Russian forces and sustained severe damage. Due to ongoing hostilities, it is currently impossible to assess the full extent of the damage and its impact on nuclear and radiation safety.
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Ukraine’s SBU busts 5 bot farms, neutralizing over 100,000 fake accounts
Security Service says it has eliminated 5 enemy bot farms with a capacity of over 100,000 fake accounts They operated in Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Ternopil, Poltava, and Zakarpattia Oblast, the accounts were registered on various social media, SBU says
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Russian war criminals turned Mariupol’s courtyards into cemeteries
Russian war criminals turned Mariupol's courtyards into cemeteries
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Ukrainian military shoots down Russian plane and drone in Kharkiv
Ukrainian military shoot down Russian plane, drone in Kharkiv Oblast. This is the 124th Russian plane shot down in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, according to the official Ukrainian count.
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Zelensky faces challenges of morale, casualties, and manpower
Zelensky also faces challenges: 1. Sustaining the morale of the UA, UAF & Territorials…as well as UKR's civilians who are bearing the brunt of RU war crimes.
2. Treating large number of civilian casualties & balancing the manpower to support them. 17/ -
Ukraine faces tough challenges in Donbas resupply and legitimacy
3. Maneuvering & logistically resupplying his force to meet what may be a renewed massed attack of RU forces in the Donbas.
4. Maintaining his legitimacy on the world stage. From what I've seen, 2 & 3 will be the toughest. 18/ -
Putin’s pariah status increases; logistics interception difficult with imprecise targeting
4) Putin's pariah status increases with every new civilian attack
5) It is difficult to strategically intercept logistics with long range, imprecise targeting (like we've seen recently). 15/ -
Putin’s initial strategy poor, must shift east and reconstitute army
Bottom Line: Putin initial strategy & related operations poor. He must: 1. shift main effort to east
2. reconstitute a badly attrited Army
3. establish logistics support
4. replace & instill leadership
5. mass forces on one fight to "win"
6. intercept UKR's logistics 13/