The Lookout (Twitter)
RT @DefMon3: Ukraine update🧵 January 11th
This thread is brought to you by NATO encircling Russia. I have figured it out. After a long time watching Geroman I figured out everything is plausible if the arrows are big enough.
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RT @DefMon3: Ukraine update🧵 January 11th
This thread is brought to you by NATO encircling Russia. I have figured it out. After a long time watching Geroman I figured out everything is plausible if the arrows are big enough.
It would be helpful if you like and retweet this tweet. https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1613248727053135872/photo/1
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IgorGirkin (Twitter)
RT @DefMon3: As you can see the fortified area west of Klishchiivka (top of image) is most likely more important than the village. This is a google image from 2018 so I'm not revealing any secrets. Considering it was built over 5 years ago, it's probably very well fortified. https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1613248934348214274/photo/1
RT @DefMon3: As you can see the fortified area west of Klishchiivka (top of image) is most likely more important than the village. This is a google image from 2018 so I'm not revealing any secrets. Considering it was built over 5 years ago, it's probably very well fortified. https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1613248934348214274/photo/1
Def Mon (Twitter)
RT @jackryan212: @DefMon3 Scott ritters attack on NAFO was repelled as well. He was seen fleeing in this van…the other side has a Z on it. https://twitter.com/jackryan212/status/1613249848970469378/photo/1
RT @jackryan212: @DefMon3 Scott ritters attack on NAFO was repelled as well. He was seen fleeing in this van…the other side has a Z on it. https://twitter.com/jackryan212/status/1613249848970469378/photo/1
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Def Mon (Twitter)
Great news. Poland are the first to announce sending western tanks to Ukraine. I'm sure more are to come.
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@CasualArtyFan:
Tanks for Ukraine.
20 mins ago the Polish President agreed to send a company of Leopard 2s to Ukraine. #FreeTheLeopards has finally worked 🔥 https://t.co/UWg1XA6L1E https://t.co/1i5rHT1LKz
Great news. Poland are the first to announce sending western tanks to Ukraine. I'm sure more are to come.
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@CasualArtyFan:
Tanks for Ukraine.
20 mins ago the Polish President agreed to send a company of Leopard 2s to Ukraine. #FreeTheLeopards has finally worked 🔥 https://t.co/UWg1XA6L1E https://t.co/1i5rHT1LKz
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Rob Lee (Twitter)
A good thread by Mark. I think it is important to ask why this change is happening now. If Putin thinks Gerasimov will improve the Russian military's performance, why didn't he appoint him sooner? Russian C2 seems to have improved under Surovikin.
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@MarkGaleotti:
Putin's decision to appoint Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov as new overall commander of Ukraine op is significant. A quick thread 1/
A good thread by Mark. I think it is important to ask why this change is happening now. If Putin thinks Gerasimov will improve the Russian military's performance, why didn't he appoint him sooner? Russian C2 seems to have improved under Surovikin.
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@MarkGaleotti:
Putin's decision to appoint Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov as new overall commander of Ukraine op is significant. A quick thread 1/
The Lookout (Twitter)
Thread by @MassDara. She's always worth listening to on these subjects.
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@MassDara:
Today Shoygu and Gerasimov demoted Surovikin, and put Gerasimov in charge of the operation in Ukraine, demoting their most competent senior commander and replacing him with an incompetent one. This is a story that has it all: infighting, power struggles, jealousy /1 https://t.co/yrhLN6qUwN
Thread by @MassDara. She's always worth listening to on these subjects.
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@MassDara:
Today Shoygu and Gerasimov demoted Surovikin, and put Gerasimov in charge of the operation in Ukraine, demoting their most competent senior commander and replacing him with an incompetent one. This is a story that has it all: infighting, power struggles, jealousy /1 https://t.co/yrhLN6qUwN
Necro Mancer (Twitter)
Добрый старший лейтенант Алексей Пащенко 1985 г.р. из Алтайского края в сложный период не забздел, вернулся в погоны и 08/01/23 умер https://vk.com/wall1324889_4541 https://vk.com/wall-212657241_21440 #всрф #потерьнет #груз200
Добрый старший лейтенант Алексей Пащенко 1985 г.р. из Алтайского края в сложный период не забздел, вернулся в погоны и 08/01/23 умер https://vk.com/wall1324889_4541 https://vk.com/wall-212657241_21440 #всрф #потерьнет #груз200
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Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)
A video from the much-loved category "Russian servicemen's complaints"
In this episode - Russians complain to Putin and FSB that they are being blackmailed by their own commanders.
A video from the much-loved category "Russian servicemen's complaints"
In this episode - Russians complain to Putin and FSB that they are being blackmailed by their own commanders.
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The Lookout (Twitter)
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Even if the battles for Bakhmut - Soledar eventually results in a Russian tactical victory, from a strategic perspective a few km's gained changes little.
What matters is attrition and the resources consumed, for both sides.
For Rus this is a substantial effort.
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@DefMon3:
Bakhmut N
The AFU repulsed attacks around Spirne, Rozdolivka, Vesele and Bakhmut. The situation in Soledar is still unclear, but it think it's likely RU forces control about 75% of it. https://t.co/xb3DEWDbHA
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Even if the battles for Bakhmut - Soledar eventually results in a Russian tactical victory, from a strategic perspective a few km's gained changes little.
What matters is attrition and the resources consumed, for both sides.
For Rus this is a substantial effort.
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@DefMon3:
Bakhmut N
The AFU repulsed attacks around Spirne, Rozdolivka, Vesele and Bakhmut. The situation in Soledar is still unclear, but it think it's likely RU forces control about 75% of it. https://t.co/xb3DEWDbHA
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Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)
@TheDiscoSteve If they were smart enough not to point guns at their heads, they wouldn't be sitting in trenches in a foreign country right now.
@TheDiscoSteve If they were smart enough not to point guns at their heads, they wouldn't be sitting in trenches in a foreign country right now.
The Lookout (Twitter)
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For Ukraine though, increased Rus pressure can force commitment of reserves intended for other purposes. We might be seeing a Rus attempt to prevent a Ukr offensive by forcing a battle on upon them, on Russian terms.
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@KofmanMichael:
I don’t think the outcome at Bakhmut is that significant compared to what it costs Russia to achieve it. Those costs may impinge on RU military strategy. But this costly battle could also impact Ukraine’s offensive plans, and the fight for Bakhmut looks increasingly uncertain. https://t.co/Yrxy2z4Phf
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For Ukraine though, increased Rus pressure can force commitment of reserves intended for other purposes. We might be seeing a Rus attempt to prevent a Ukr offensive by forcing a battle on upon them, on Russian terms.
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@KofmanMichael:
I don’t think the outcome at Bakhmut is that significant compared to what it costs Russia to achieve it. Those costs may impinge on RU military strategy. But this costly battle could also impact Ukraine’s offensive plans, and the fight for Bakhmut looks increasingly uncertain. https://t.co/Yrxy2z4Phf