Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

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Spoiler: *Russian Gas Nominations for Slovakia Rise, Operator Data Shows — Reuters

*Russia's Gazprom: Continues Gas Shipments Via Ukraine, Monday Volume At 68.4 Million Cubic Metres

 

[andybird123]

It's well outside their range, their range is supposed to be 40km, they'd have had to be fired within Russia if it were struck by them. Also, they're not all that powerful, used for targeting vehicles.

That's the 300, the switchblade 600 has a max range of 80km and is designed to take out tanks. And the rumours are the new "ghost phoenix" version has a flight time of several hours. Any explosive could start a fire at a fuel depot though, why would it need to be particularly powerful?

Having said that, the helicopter attack in Belgorod was a Russian false flag operation, so this could be Russia trying to whip up the nation ready for declaring all out war.

 

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Past 1hr:
*Russian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs: Some Countries Are Trying To Cause Trouble For Russia On The Southern Border And Undermine Peacekeeping Efforts In The Transcaucasus, Which Is Destructive To The Region — RIA
https://ria.ru/20220425/rossiya-1785221529.html

*Russian President Putin Congratulated Macron On Re-Election
*Russian Ministry Of Defense: Air Force Struck 56 Ukrainian Military Infrastructure Facilities Overnight — TASS
*Russian Ministry Of Defense: The Russian Military Used High-precision Long-range Weapons To Successfully Destroy The Oil Refining Facility And Petroleum Product Warehouse In Klimenzug, Ukraine
*Russian Ministry Of Defense: During The Night Of April 24, Russian Missile Forces Launched A Total Of 19 Attacks, Destroying 4 Command Posts And 3 Ammunition Depots Of Ukrainian Nationalists

Spoiler: *Five Railway Stations Come Under Fire in Ukraine, Casualties Reported- State Rail Company — Reuters

*Turkish Defense Ministry: Turkey Is Trying To Keep Its NATO Allies Away From The Black Sea, Where There Are No Warships From Countries Outside The Region

Spoiler: *Greenpeace Says Activists Block Oil Tanker From Delivering Russian Oil to Exxon Mobil Terminal in Norway — Reuters

*Russia Says It Has Destroyed Facilities at Ukraine’s Kremenchug Oil Refinery and Oil Depot — RIA

Spoiler: Another update on the Bryansk fire this morning — Reuters

 

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Spoiler: *Russia Says It Will Fully Develop and Invest in Kuril Islands (Northern Territories for Japan) in Response to What It Regards As False Japanese Assertions About Its Illegal ‘Occupation’ of Some of Islands — TASS — Reuters

Spoiler: *The Leader Of The Donetsk People's Republic, Pushlin, Said That There Are About 400 Foreign Mercenaries In The Mariupol Azov Steel Plant — RIA

*Polish Prime Minister's Office: Poland Has Provided Ukraine With A Large Amount Of Weapons, Second Only To The United States In The Supply Of Weapons

 

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*Russian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs: Some Countries Are Trying To Cause Trouble For Russia On The Southern Border And Undermine Peacekeeping Efforts In The Transcaucasus, Which Is Destructive To The Region

Interesting. So they are seeing trouble on other borders and will have to keep a strong mitary presence there, preventing them moving forces away and to Ukraine.

 

[VincentHanna]

Interesting. So they are seeing trouble on other borders and will have to keep a strong mitary presence there, preventing them moving forces away and to Ukraine.

Kazakhstan or Mongolia?

Oh apparently that's Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

 

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Spoiler: *Russia Warned United States Against Sending More Arms to Ukraine — Reuters

*Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Konashenkov: Since Russia Launched A Special Military Operation, The Russian Military Has Destroyed 141 Ukrainian Aircraft, 110 Helicopters And 566 Drones
*Russian Defense Ministry Released a New Batch of Ukrainian Casualties and Disclosed the Details of Ukrainian National Guard Casualties and Deserters — RIA

*Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko: The Meeting Between The Russian And Ukrainian Foreign Ministers In Istanbul Has Not Yet Been Put On The Agenda
*Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko: Once There Is A Substantive Agreement, The Russian And Ukrainian Delegations May Have Face-to-face Talks, But So Far (such An Agreement) Has Not
*Russian Minister Of Industry And Trade Manturov: Russia Recommends That The Eurasian Economic Union, The BRICS And The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Partner Countries Expand Their Local Currency Settlements

*Turkish Defense Minister Akar: Turkey Urges The U.S. Government Not To Let Congress Use The Russian S-400 Issue As An Excuse To Deny F-16 Fighter Jets

 

[Andrew_McP]

this could be Russia trying to whip up the nation ready for declaring all out war.

I've lost the Twitter rabbit hole I disappeared down last night after this attack/sabotage, but there was talk of Russians collecting Ukrainian helicopter wreckage and shipping it into Russia for some unknown reason. Sounds implausible, what with transport being full of washing machines and iPhones, and it could be Ukraine trying to spread a bit of disinformation, but in a battle for whose info to believe less, the Russians are going to win every single time.

Ultimately I guess we just have to accept that every Russian setback can and will be twisted to their benefit if at all possible. And if they want an excuse to declare all out war, they could have it in ten minutes if Putin wishes.

 

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Spoiler: *German Government to Decide on Fighting Vehicle Deliveries to Ukraine ‘Soon’ — RTRS

*Novikov, General Manager Of Russia's "Diamond-Antai" Aerospace Defense Konzern: The New Air Defense And Anti-missile System S-500 Designed And Produced By Our Company Has Started Mass Production

*Russia Says It Will Open A Humanitarian Corridor For Civilians To Leave Azovstal Plant In Mariupol On Monday — Interfax
*Sputnik: Russian Troops And Donetsk Troops Stopped Combat Operations Near The Azov Steel Plant

 

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*Russia Intends to Discuss Issues Related to Mariupol and Azovstal Plant in Talks With UN Secretary General in Moscow — RIA
*Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Russia Sees No Risks In Transdniestria, Wants Peaceful Settlement Of The Situation There — IFX

 

[NickK]

I suspect Putin's next war will be at the top of Japan, creating options for China to partner and then extend the hostilities south into Taiwan and the South China Sea.

 

[bingham67]

Fuel going up is probably Russians been paid off to do so let's be honest an economy tanking and don't earn much anyway.

 

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*Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: The United States May Become The Leader Of Ukraine's Future Security Country
*Biden Nominates Bridget Brink, Current Ambassador to Slovakia, to Be U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine — White House

*Putin Participates in an Expanded Meeting of Prosecutor General’s Office Board
*Putin: Federal Security Service Thwarted Attempt Of Russian Journalist Murder
*Putin: Russia Faces Unprecedented Sanctions Pressure
*Putin: The Russian Economy Is Capable Of Operating Stably And Smoothly In The Current Environment
*Putin: Urges Prosecutors To Respect The Rights Of Entrepreneurs, But If There Is Collusion Behind The Scenes, It Must Be Stopped
*Putin: There Are Provocations Against the Russian Military Using Foreign Media, These Must Be Stopped
*Putin: The West Is Failing To Divide Russian Society
*Putin: Russian Entrepreneurs Should Be Supported As Much As Possible, Including Measures To Reduce Their Administrative Burden
*Putin: Foreign Special Services, Including the CIA, Appear to Be Advising Kyiv on Attempted Murder of Russian Journalists
*Putin: Russia's Attorney General's Office Should Help Refugees From Donbass
*Putin: Violations Of International Law, Including Murders, By Ukrainian Nazis Were Found In Special Military Operations (Russia)

*Russia Says It Arrested Members Of Nationalist Group Planning To Assassinate Journalist Vladimir Solovyev — IFX
*Russia Says Those Arrested Were Acting On Ukraine Special Service's Orders — IFX

*The BRICS May Hold An Online Meeting In June, Which Will Be Hosted By China
*Russian Energy Ministry: There Is No Threat To Fuel Supplies In Bryansk Region

Spoiler: *UK MoD Map - 'The map below is the latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 25 April 2022'

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1518545382896189441

 

[bris]

I suspect Putin's next war will be at the top of Japan, creating options for China to partner and then extend the hostilities south into Taiwan and the South China Sea.

Russia will not be having a next war for a very long time. They need to rebuild a lot of equipment and train a lot of men due to the heavy losses they have suffered.

They threw their best at this war and they have lost a hell of a lot of them.

It will take them years and with money they dont have due to sanctions.

 

[bris]

It's also good to see the war taken to Russian soil, to show them they can be reached.

It will be getting the civilians talking , the "Special Operation" is on their land now too.

 

[Grim5]

Update on bryansk , it appears that the attacks were possibly carried out by drones. One of the depots hit is a pump station for the oil pipeline to Europe.

So there is a chance that once that fire is controlled and damage inspect, they may find Russia can no longer send oil to the EU. For now it's still on fire

https://mobile.twitter.com/GirkinGi...Update_269af642-c449-11ec-9275-86adc575ed2f/0

 

[bris]

Prices at the pump will go up again then, as if theyre not high enough.

Still can't feel bad for them, it a fair indirect consequence of the war they started.

 

[Regy53]

Update on bryansk , it appears that the attacks were possibly carried out by drones. One of the depots hit is a pump station for the oil pipeline to Europe.

So there is a chance that once that fire is controlled and damage inspect, they may find Russia can no longer send oil to the EU. For now it's still on fire

https://mobile.twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/1518427062100533249?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1518427062100533249|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https://www.redditmedia.com/mediaembed/liveupdate/18hnzysb1elcs/LiveUpdate_269af642-c449-11ec-9275-86adc575ed2f/0

Thats a good way to try and get the west to help...

 

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*Indian Crude Oil Purchases From Russia 40mln bbl Since Feb. 24 vs 16mln bbl in Whole of 2021 — Reuters Calculations

Spoiler: *China cuts forex RRR by 1 percentage point.

*China's Central Bank: Starting From May 15, The Foreign Exchange Deposit Reserve Ratio Of Financial Institutions Will Be Lowered By 1 Percentage Point, That Is, The Foreign Exchange Deposit Reserve Ratio Will Be Lowered From The Current 9% To 8%
*Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang: At Present, We Must Attach Great Importance To The Impact Of Unexpected Changes In Domestic And Foreign Situations On China's Economy
*Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang: In The First Half Of The Year, Most Of The Policies And Measures That Have Been Determined Will Be Implemented, So As To Stabilize Employment, Stabilize Prices And Supply, And Effectively Stabilize The Economic Fundamentals

 

[Nerusy]

It will take them years and with money they dont have due to sanctions.

Money is not going to be an issue as long as oil and gas are being exported. https://tass.com/economy/1434127?ut...m_campaign=google.com&utm_referrer=google.com

The main obstacle in rebuilding their military capabilities over the next couple of years will be lack of high tech parts, especially semiconductors. Would be interesting to see if they would be able to create domestic production to replace it. In any case their capabilities will likely take years to be replenished after their isolation from the developed western world.