11/ Vuhledar Area of Operations: It is curious that many Western defense analysts have downplayed the Russian capture of Vuhledar in early October. The seizure of Vuhledar has been the most significant operational development of the 2024 Autumn Russian Campaign. The 23-month
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian Main Effort: Donetsk Operational Direction
9/ Operational Direction Donetsk: The Donetsk Oblast is the decisive Operational Direction for the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation (SVRF). The conquest of southern Donetsk Oblast is very likely the main effort of all OUGRV-Ukraine operations. The conquest of the southern
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Pishchane Operations and Russian Efforts
8/ Pishchane Area of Operations: The SE Kupyansk Area of Operations is the main effort for the 1st Guards Tank Army and OSV Zapad. The Oskil River serves as a natural defensible barrier and is almost certainly the demarcation line the Russian Federation aims to establish as a new international boundary.
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Donbas: Russia’s main push toward Pokrovsk
6/ Donbas Strategic Direction: There is no change to the assertion that the Donbas Strategic Direction (SD) is the decisive SD of the Ukrainian TVD. The SVRF will maintain their Main Effort toward Pokrovsk, however the focus of operations will be the penetration of the strategic
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Northern Strategic Direction: ZSU operations potential to shift Ukraine’s strategic initiative
3/ Northern Strategic Direction: The Northern Strategic Direction (SD) is now the TVDs secondary SD. There is remote potential for ZSU operations in this SD to shift the strategic initiative in Ukraine’s favor. Despite some tactical and operational success in Kursk, the
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Call to fully restore Ukrainian sovereignty, stop appeasing Russia
@RichardHaass We haven’t even tried to help Ukraine win. Appeasing Russia and our failure to commit to helping Ukraine win has led to the self-fulfilling prophecy coming true. Why not set our objective to be the full restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty?
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UN: Russia’s torture of Ukrainians is a crime against humanity
Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and POWs is a crime against humanity – UN investigators
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North Korean troops in Ukraine, missile tech flowing, global uproar missing
We will see more of this. As North Korean troops are now fighting in Ukraine for Russia, missile technology is surely flowing to NK. It's insane to me there isn't more uproar about North Koreans fighting in Eastern Europe (or Iran drones) – this is not just a Russia-Ukraine war.
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Ukrainian drone unit destroys Russian Buk-M2 air defense system in Luhansk Oblast
Ukrainian drone unit strikes Russian Buk-M2 air defense system in Luhansk Oblast Ukraine's 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade used reconnaissance drones for targeting and FPV drones for the attack.
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Ukraine Railways Day: heroes keep trains running and save pets
Today is Railways Day in Ukraine and I want to recognize personal heroes @AKamyshin & @Pertsovskyi_O who have saved countless lives — and kept the trains running on time despite the war. And of course, they helped us evacuate pets from the front lines.