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More Russian stuff blowing up; rogue goat takes out a whole squad [1]

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Date: 2023-05-19

Russia uses incendiary munitions to gain control of the remaining Ukrainian positions in the extreme western part of Bakhmut. But they will have gained nothing but a burned-out pile of rubble.

x Bakhmut is Burning as Incendiary Munitions launched from Russian Artillery and Aircraft fall from the Sky over the Last remaining District of the City still under the Control of the Ukrainian Military. pic.twitter.com/QhIXFkWsdI — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 19, 2023

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This armored vehicle doesn’t just blow up. It’s freakin’ obliterated.

x #Ukraine: In the vicinity of Avdiivka, #Donetsk Oblast, a Russian MT-LB loaded with AT mines was hit by the Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade using 40x53mm HEDP grenades dropped from a drone, vaporising the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/RcL3fgVuM9 — 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 19, 2023

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Boom goes the airport in Mariupol.

x Explosions rang out through Russian-occupied Mariupol, said an advisor to the mayor Petro Andriushchenko



According to him, several blasts occurred at the Mariupol International Airporthttps://t.co/ssYXGRat3W pic.twitter.com/pSscPEoeK3 — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) May 19, 2023

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This is really baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad for Russia.

x Always remember the GOAT: https://t.co/ynM7fCMvig — Def Mon (@DefMon3) May 19, 2023

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The Stormer air defense system took a hit from a Russian Lancet but is still operational.

x #Ukraine: The damage to this Stormer HVM targeted by a Lancet loitering munition is now clear- it suffered fragmentation damage to the launcher assembly, but the HEAT jet hit at a very shallow angle, not penetrating the armor.



As claimed, it'll return to service after repairs. https://t.co/dSHkVuOFqn pic.twitter.com/SOk9sqky3W — 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 19, 2023

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Good question. It appears to be Russians (or maybe Chechens) demonstrating how to get your ass blown up by running in a pack through the open.

x What the fuck is this? pic.twitter.com/YGMDFcAETk — ✙🍉 Constantine 🍉✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) May 19, 2023

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The article at the link in the tweet has some interesting charts quantifying Russia’s missile usage and what it likely has left.

x Great overview by @pavel_luzin on best guestimates for how long Russia can continue to do these massed strikes without impacting nuclear readiness. Rightly calls out that for all the conversation on microelectronics, engine production and staff key. https://t.co/9jCxUF87aO — Eric Woods (@Er_Woods) May 19, 2023

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Russia has not only lost influence in the West, it is seeing its influence over the former Soviet republics in Central Asia slip toward China.

x China expands its zone of influence in Central Asia in the military and economic sphere



China has offered a military and economic alliance to the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union. On Friday, Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,… pic.twitter.com/GvYqDKQqAc — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 19, 2023

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Here’s my take on F-16s to Ukraine:

Yes, it is a complicated and it requires a large support infrastructure. But the support issue has been overcome with other weapons systems — Patriots, Leopards, etc. — and it can be solved for F-16s.

Yes, Russia has a formidable air defense system and some of those F-16s are likely to be lost. But F-16s can also be used as standoff launch platforms for air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles.

The news that the US will support European nations training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s is welcome news. If the Europeans want to go first and provide some of their F-16s, let them. Let those planes show how effective they are in fulfilling missions and avoiding air defenses.

Sending F-16s to Ukraine also silences the biggest remaining criticism of the West — that we are refusing to give Ukraine the weapons it needs to win.

x The year is 2023 and finally 🇺🇦Ukraine will receive different types of western planes including F-16 fighter jets.



We have to finish this once and for all.



Huge victory is coming

Heróyam sláva!🇺🇦🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/SkmbG1x7sY — АЗОВ South (@Azovsouth) May 19, 2023

However, there are alternatives to the F-16 — the F-18 Hornet, for instance.

x If it's F-16s that's great! But training isn't forking over dozens of airframes. I have been pushing this for 14 months, there are good options. Hornets are one of them. The will has been the issue. From March of last year laying this all out: https://t.co/7jwRhG93Es — Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) May 19, 2023

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Honor to these heroes of Belarus.

x Heartbroken by the death of five members of the Belarusian Kastus Kalinouski Regiment @belwarriors fighting for 🇺🇦 in Bakhmut.



The regiment reported that a commander was killed as he enabled the evacuation of the wounded.



Four dead soldiers remain buried under the rubble… pic.twitter.com/PCXLwpkawz — Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya) May 19, 2023

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Hungary again demonstrates that it is a worthless ally.

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