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More Russian stuff blowing up and on fire [1]

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Date: 2023-05-21

Kaboom.

Mospyne is about 8 km southeast of Donetsk.

x Heavy explosions from Russian-occupied Mospyne, Donetsk Oblast. It says that an ammunition storage has been hit which would match with that explosion.



Additionally, according to the source a Pantsir air defense systems, which was supposed to protect it, was destroyed as well.… pic.twitter.com/c3natH159f — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) May 21, 2023

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Bonus points for destroying the road.

x Russians hid an ammunition storage under the highway next to the Donetsk airport. An Ukrainian drone detected it and the artillery fire turned it into ashes.



Source: https://t.co/03uNuwSj2w#Donetsk #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/5U7u7FxqQp — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) May 21, 2023

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Voronezh is northeast of Belgorod.

x In the Russian city of Voronezh, a fire broke out near the power plant. Water and light were lost in some parts of the city.



Local media write that "explosions" were heard before the fire. pic.twitter.com/ePolKV0cMZ — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 21, 2023

And another fire. There are several cities named Kuban in Russia east of Crimea.

x Russia on 🔥: Plastics factory YugTrubPlast on fire in Kuban. pic.twitter.com/Xt7SZ3SxWW — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) May 19, 2023

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Despite all the attention to Bakhmut, the war continues near Kherson.

x Heavy fires are reported in the Nechaevе area as a result of strikes.

PS: the area near Nechaevе is one of the most frequent places from where Russians are shelling Kherson. pic.twitter.com/dOcrNYJolc — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) May 21, 2023

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Meanwhile, in Moldova.

x Chisinau, Moldova today.



A demonstration of over 75,000 people in support of eurointegration for Moldova, including Molvova president Maia Sandu and @RobertaMetsola. pic.twitter.com/4LZMGsyjKg — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 21, 2023

x Moldova’s place is undeniably within the EU & today, our citizens made that resoundingly clear.



Inspired by the enthusiasm of the #EuropeanMoldova that showcased our unity & determination for a EU future.



Together, we will forge our path towards EU & build a prosperous Moldova. pic.twitter.com/ifrjaGaTQI — Maia Sandu (@sandumaiamd) May 21, 2023

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Turns out using untrained convicts has its limits.

x I think the Wagner model of using a large number of convicts mixed with professional fighters works best in dense urban terrain. It isn't as effective in open fields where commercial UAVs + artillery and machine guns are extremely lethal to unsupported infantry assaults. 2/ — Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 20, 2023

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The Russians also downed 5 photon torpedoes and knocked out the warp drive on Ukraine’s starship.

x Russian Media:



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The ministry also said that the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces shot down a US GBU-3212 (Paveway II laser-guided bomb)… pic.twitter.com/EIBxffEqTA — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) May 20, 2023

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Terrible shame. Terrible.

x A company of russian T-90s, which is up to 10 tanks, was destroyed by a #HIMARS strike at night.



The tanks were spotted by the #Poseidon UAV in the #Petrivsky district of temporary occupied Donetsk.



Orcs were supposed to take part in the assault on Maryinka. A lot of dead💀💀 pic.twitter.com/yHh4Ieg77p — АЗОВ South (@Azovsouth) May 19, 2023

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Uh oh. If we send F-16s, the Russians are gonna stomp their feet and threaten to nuke Berlin again.

x Russian Dep FM threatened against sending the F-16s to Ukraine: “We can see that Western countries continue to stick to an escalation scenario, which carries enormous risks for them.”https://t.co/xg7ev8xSKR



The Ukrainian President's Office replied: https://t.co/Cl84X5qyxM — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) May 20, 2023

Speaking of which:

x “If we all pull our weight and decisions are made quickly, I would estimate that end of September, early October, we could see the first F-16s flying in the 🇺🇦 airspace.” - an adviser to 🇺🇦 Ministry of Defense Yuri Sak said on Friday to The Washington Posthttps://t.co/SRT2u4xNcJ pic.twitter.com/SDzLP7NMZY — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) May 20, 2023

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Austria is just as worthless as Hungary.

x Austria claims that immediate participation in mine clearance in Ukraine violates neutrality



Austria has surpassed Switzerland as Europe's strictest adherent to neutrality on Russia — Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) May 20, 2023

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Once upon a time King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought the Romans during the Pyrrhic War. The king’s army won, but took unbelievable casualties at the Battle of Heracles in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC. Hence, his name went down in history to denote a victory that is so costly that it is actually a defeat.

Which brings us to Bakhmut.

Wagner chief Yevgeny “Pyrrhus” Prigozhin claims all of Bakhmut has fallen.

He seems anxious to declare victory and leave. Politically it would benefit him if he gets credit for taking the city and the Russian army gets the blame for subsequently losing it.

x Meanwhile, Ukrainian Pyotr Verzilov published footage of urban battles in Bakhmut, indicating that fighting didn't stop for a minute.



But I doubt Russians will be announcing the capture of Bakhmut a second time, so some conclusions can be made. pic.twitter.com/ntrYmoza2u — Dmitri (@wartranslated) May 20, 2023

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Maybe it’s a Reconnaissance Cat.

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Storm Shadow is proving to be quite effective.

x 2. Ukraine has begun to focus on destroying rail lines supplying Russian forces in southern Ukraine. Today Ukraine used a small drone swarm to strike near the Russian rail hub at ##Dzhankoi in northern #Crimea causing a derailment on the critical rail line. pic.twitter.com/LryvbSx6Po — Tim Hogan 浩勤 (@TimInHonolulu) May 20, 2023

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One of the luckier Russians.

x The 3rd Assault Brigade "Centuria" unit, formerly the Azov Battalion, rescued a wounded orc in #Bakhmut and are evacuating him to a hospital. #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWillWin pic.twitter.com/PEHtlKgfjR — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) May 20, 2023

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Respect for Ukraine’s heroes.

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