Status-6 (Twitter)

#BREAKING: Mastercard and Visa suspended operations in Russia.

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Russian forces do not control all of the areas in red, and there have been a # of protests in the cities they have occupied. Russia's advance continues and it is inflicting damage, but there are good reasons to think it won't be able to achieve its ambitious political objectives.
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@roddreher:
Most of us hate to see it, but the fact is, Russia is winning this war. It is going to be an extremely costly victory, but it's going to be a victory. https://t.co/l0h31mdhI2

Danvan (Twitter)

RT @herooftheday10: Николаевская, минус орки https://twitter.com/herooftheday10/status/1500229338683383815/video/1

MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

.@Visa and @Mastercard suspend their operations in Russia, according to their official statements.
It’s still unknown whether the same will happen in Belarus.

Rob Lee (Twitter)

It is difficult to predict what will happen, but the popular resistance in the Russian-speaking areas Russia has occupied doesn't bode well for Moscow, especially if it intends to level Kyiv. Ukraine's economy is being destroyed and Russia can't fund reconstruction. 2/

 Идзанаги 🇺🇦 🇰🇿 (Twitter)

@RuslanLeviev @michaelnacke А в Шереметьево выключили свет?
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@Dobrokhotov:
Плиз, кто последний будет уезжать - выключите свет в Шереметьево https://t.co/FLkjk61Xs4

 Rob Lee (Twitter)

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@Dimi:
SCOOP - US working with Poland to supply #fighterjets to #Ukraine as Zelensky makes impassioned plea to US Congress for more support from Washington
https://t.co/exQ0uH6urY https://t.co/Zh476wXV2j

Rob Lee (Twitter)

It was always going to be difficult for Russia to translate military force into achieving ambitious political goals. Its best hope was that there would be little resistance and it could achieve a fait accompli. Tenacious Ukrainian resistance has made those goals hard to achieve.

 Rob Lee (Twitter)

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@idreesali114:
Visa suspends all Russia operations- Reuters.

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Russian soldiers in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast with a BMP-3 and supplies taken from a store. Reportedly from March 2.
https://t.me/Ugolok_Sitha/4727

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Rob Lee (Twitter)

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@RALee85:
Russian soldiers in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast with a BMP-3 and supplies taken from a store. Reportedly from March 2.
https://t.co/EPZVnTOQlw https://t.co/h4dpKtvZtL

Идзанаги 🇺🇦 🇰🇿 (Twitter)

@RuslanLeviev @michaelnacke Ладно.

Идзанаги 🇺🇦 🇰🇿 (Twitter)

RT @UAWeapons: #Ukraine: We can give the correct ID for this helicopter: an Mi-8AMTSh with tail number "RF-91165"

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1500215230093217799/photo/1

Rob Lee (Twitter)

A destroyed/abandoned Rosgvardia column in Kharkiv with OMON riot gear.
https://t.me/KharkivPolitics/7000

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Rob Lee (Twitter)

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@RALee85:
A destroyed/abandoned Rosgvardia column in Kharkiv with OMON riot gear.
https://t.co/hEYlFqpter https://t.co/odCBz71eNW

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Dan (Twitter)

59. In addition to new lost RU vehicles on route of destroyed Rosgvardia column in tweet 57-8, some previously abandoned may now be captured as UAF now seem in control (2 films in link). Corresponds to reports of a UAF advance to east of Kharkiv last week.
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@RALee85:
A destroyed/abandoned Rosgvardia column in Kharkiv with OMON riot gear.
https://t.co/hEYlFqpter https://t.co/odCBz71eNW

Dan (Twitter)

45. Also on the Sumy Axis as described. REM-KL repair and recovery vehicle, three Ural 4320 trucks and another unclear truck in the distance. Date and location not known.
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@UAWeapons:
#Ukraine: The Russian Army lost another convoy to Territorial Defence Forces in #Sumy, with 3 supply trucks captured as well as a REM-KL repair and recovery vehicle. Notice how tyres are shot out. https://t.co/r8xnV5K62d

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Ukrainian soldiers watching artillery strikes on Russian forces.
https://t.me/milinfolive/77995

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Rob Lee (Twitter)

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@RALee85:
Ukrainian soldiers watching artillery strikes on Russian forces.
https://t.co/2fEtrj6IYw https://t.co/nYuy7uKRSj

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Russian paratroopers with BMD-2 and BTR-D vehicles in Bucha with grocery bags. The video was posted yesterday.
https://t.me/rybar/27241

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Rob Lee (Twitter)

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@RALee85:
Russian paratroopers with BMD-2 and BTR-D vehicles in Bucha with grocery bags. The video was posted yesterday.
https://t.co/0NDNObOefa https://t.co/rVwemSphVG

Dan (Twitter)

46. In twt 30-33 we saw losses of 2nd Gds Motor Rifle Div in Sumy Obl. Here 2 more abandoned T-72B3M at 50.787116, 35.222078 h/t @azyakancokkacan+@khalfaguliyev. IMO from same unit as other B3M unit in area has clear unit symbols + is without ERA side bags
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@UAWeapons:
#Ukraine: The Russian Army lost 2 more T-72B3(M), with location so far unknown to us.

Note that once again the HMG have been stripped, probably for local use. https://t.co/TowZw5MMDm

 Rob Lee (Twitter)

I think the question is whether they can take Kyiv before there is a domestic backlash to casualties and economic disruptions. Putin clearly wants to take Kyiv before conducting serious negotiations, but it isn't clear Russia can do so fast enough, especially if Kharkiv holds out
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@jaylyall_red5:
I don't see how Russia has enough troops to encircle Kyiv effectively, lock down the other major cities, and fight an insurgency all at once. It has no operational reserves, Belarus and CSTO states aren't coming, & mass mobilization of reserves is politically risky (+low quality)