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More Russian stuff blowing up: Russia cited for use of gas in attacks [1]
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Date: 2023-12-20
Big bavovna times 3.
x /2. Plus another Russian T-72B3M mod. 2022 from Krynky area by the 36th Marine Brigade of Ukraine.
https://t.co/RJFFn4gboc pic.twitter.com/w0wSsgdqoV — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 20, 2023
x Ukrainian SOF have adjusted M142 HIMARS fire to destroy enemy’s MLRS “Grad” as well as field ammunition depot on Southern operational direction pic.twitter.com/Cz7DTF4XoK — SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OF UKRAINE (@SOF_UKR) December 20, 2023
This CNN report says that Russia has been using gas in attacks against Ukraine.
The Ukrainians face relentless waves of Russian convict recruits, properly trained and equipped, backed by armor, and often – they believe – given a mix of drugs to bolster their attack. Ukrainian soldiers showed CNN drone footage of an injured Russian, his legs severed, yet a ghoulish smile on his face, seemingly oblivious to the pain. Those fighting in besieged Ukrainian trenches say they now face another threat: the use of gas as a weapon. Nine incidents have been recorded in recent weeks in this area, one Ukrainian combat medic told CNN, in which a caustic and flammable gas had been dropped by drones onto Ukrainian lines, causing one fatality. The gas is used to cause panic and followed by conventional shelling or drone attacks, soldiers impacted said. A Ukrainian intelligence official told CNN the substance deployed by the Russians was a form of CS gas. CS gas, a riot control agent also known as tear gas, is a chemical compound that can render people temporarily unable to function by irritating the eyes, nose, mouth, lungs and skin, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The use of riot control agents in warfare is prohibited under the United Nations’ Chemical Weapons Convention.
This BBC report details how the ridiculous rumor about Zelenskyy buying two yachts has helped hold up congressional aid to Ukraine because — of course — Republicans in Congress will believe any conspiracy theory.
A website founded by a former US Marine who now lives in Russia has fuelled a rumour that Volodymyr Zelensky purchased two luxury yachts with American aid money. Despite the false claim, the disinformation plot was successful. It took off online and was echoed by members of the US Congress making crucial decisions about military spending. It was an incredible assertion - using two advisers as proxies, Mr Zelensky paid $75m (£59m) for two yachts. But not only has the Ukrainian government flatly denied the story, the two ships in question have not even been sold.
That’s not Santa comin’ down the chimney.
x The marines sent a heavy greeting through the chimney pic.twitter.com/BHCSJXks8o — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) December 20, 2023
It’s like the old Roach Motel ad — roaches check in, but they don’t check out.
x Bradley IFV of the 47th Brigade 🇺🇦 ruins entrance to the basement after it was discovered that the group of Russian military had settled there. Stepove, Avdiivka front.
https://t.co/2npwrntnRy pic.twitter.com/ccif9O0FBV — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 20, 2023
Hopefully the body armor was made in North Korea.
x ⚡️ Z-propagandist Ivan Okhlobystin came under fire during a trip to Donbas. It is reported that the bullet hit the body armor. Nothing is known about Okhlobystin's current condition.
GOIDA? pic.twitter.com/VoVUOZYLjc — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 20, 2023
A tour of Mariinka, another town destroyed by Russia.
It’s great that Ukrainian troops are so resourceful, but they shouldn’t have to do this.
x AFU recovering submunitions from a Russian 300-mm 9M55K cluster submunition rocket that failed to deploy after being fired from a BM-30 "Smerch" MLRS. The bomblets will be repurposed for dropping from drones.#OSINT #Counteroffensive #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/dq7SM0m4RW — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) December 20, 2023
There was a massive artillery barrage directed at Kherson.
x This heart-wrenching news is Kherson's everyday reality. Innocent children, aged 2, 4 & 9, were hospitalized after Russian invaders shelled their homes where they were playing & watching cartoons. Restricting the aid for Ukraine means leaving kids more vulnerable & defenseless pic.twitter.com/fUIq36qvtQ — Olena Halushka (@OlenaHalushka) December 20, 2023
I’d call it soupy.
x Would you call this ground or water? Is this MT-LB in tank mode or boat mode? pic.twitter.com/1JiKGLCpHJ — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) December 20, 2023
Japan and the UAE step up.
x Japan is expected to formally approve changes that will allow it to export several dozen Patriot missiles to the United States, intended to be sent to Ukraine afterwards.
https://t.co/WJUWEwYYty — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 20, 2023
x Ukraine will receive 50 ambulances from the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Health reports. The transfer takes place with the assistance of the Embassy of Ukraine in the UAE. The first batch of 14 ambulances has already been delivered to Ukraine.
https://t.co/JAButIWa7U — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 20, 2023
Slovakia, unfortunately, steps on Ukraine.
Fico and Orban can fuck off. And when they get there, fuck off from there too. Then fuck off some more. Keep fucking off until they get back here. Then fuck off again.
x "I will block Ukraine's accession to NATO, as it will be the beginning of the Third World War. As long as I have the opportunity to influence the Slovak political scene, I will use the right to veto such a decision," Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico said.
https://t.co/EatF9tyjFM pic.twitter.com/D1urfNhakY — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 20, 2023
Yes, but are they free range eggs?
x Russian media report that egg queues have reached the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk.
https://t.co/kOK0hwqWPy pic.twitter.com/zOzRDdh2qs — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 19, 2023
They have real women in Russia. 😉
Russia’s “king of pop” is having a hard time buying luxury goods and services in Monaco and Dubai. It’s soooooooooooooo unfair. Boo hoo.
According to Kirkorov, his stylist received a call from a representative of the brand in Monaco and was informed that the Russian would no longer be served as a client. The singer was told that the decision was due to his support for the Putin regime and the continuation of the war against Ukraine. Kirkorov tried to assure that he was "indifferent" to this isolation. However, he added that he still decided to check whether he was really on the brand's international stop list. Thus, he tried to buy a bag at a Balenciaga store in Dubai, but complained that he could not pay for the purchase because the cashier issued a ban on the sale. Moreover, Kirkorov did not give up hope and called "his friend in the United States" and asked him to try to buy clothes from Balenciaga in his name. However, he was denied even there, as the French office sent a letter with the Russian artist's name on it and a ban on the sale of branded items.
x Russian singer Philipp Kirkorov has been blacklisted by the Balenciaga fashion house because of his support for Russia in a full-scale war against Ukraine. He said this in an interview with the propaganda YouTube project of Alexander Dobrovinsky.
According to Kirkorov, his…
https://t.co/mYa8fobGiu pic.twitter.com/1xwEmC6WPe — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 20, 2023
Meanwhile, the proletariat is partying like it’s 1899.
x Russians spent some time standing in lines for eggs in the cold, then went to the party Back to the USSR. I don't even know what their plans are for the evening. Putin on TV?
What do you think?
https://t.co/xXjGwuZ5Vr pic.twitter.com/DjBvSR3YFv — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 20, 2023
The Bill O’Reilly of Russia.
x Vladimir Solovyov arrived at work in such a good mood this morning, ready to mark Chekist (FSB) Day with his little Dzerzhinsky bust
But then it all went wrong
"What’s happening?! Are the producers capable of telling me or not? Or have you gone catatonic again?!" pic.twitter.com/FAOKlrMG2f — Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) December 20, 2023
Congratulations you are now cannon fodder a citizen of Russia.
x In St. Petersburg, 11 men were given summonses to register for military service during the citizenship obtaining ceremony - Russian media. pic.twitter.com/l3FgDOTwpF — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 20, 2023
And you new citizens need to remember — keep your mouth shut or you’ll get Navalnyed.
x As Russia sharpens repression of critics, the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny is missing in the prison system, and Boris Akunin, a writer of detective novels, has been branded a terrorist for criticizing the war against Ukraine.
https://t.co/IVtHCFE4xF — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 20, 2023
I’d say it’s doubtful that those 28 Nepalese are just allowed to go back home.
1/ Today, our channel InformNapalm published two interviews with #Nepalese citizens who fought on the side of #Russia against #Ukraine and were taken #prisoner. Each has their own story and experience. According to an internal document of the Russian army, which was distributed by Ukrainian hackers, after watching the first short videos with the captured Nepali, 28 Nepalese citizens cancelled their contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence and refused to fight. We hope that even more Nepalis will see the new videos and make the right decision not to go to war. Because Russian recruiters lure them with high salaries and sweet promises of safety. In reality, they become human shields for the Russian army. In just a few days, according to one of the captured Nepalese, 25 of his compatriots were killed in the war.
x 1/ Today, our channel InformNapalm published two interviews with #Nepalese citizens who fought on the side of #Russia against #Ukraine and were taken #prisoner. Each has their own story and experience. According to an internal document of the Russian army, which was distributed… pic.twitter.com/7hAAcqlptq — InformNapalm (@InformNapalm) December 19, 2023
Graham Dale was a hero.
x ‘U.S. Marine vet in Ukraine repulsed Russian attack in final moments: Graham Dale is among more than 30 US military vets who have died in Ukraine, and at least the 10th Marine Corps veteran.’
https://t.co/xo87ZcuezH — Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸 (@alexplitsas) December 18, 2023
Graham Dale was killed in close-quarters fighting on December 9. He was at least the 10th former U.S. Marine killed in Ukraine, according to a list compiled by Task & Purpose of U.S. veterans who have died in Ukraine since 2022. On Dec. 9, Dale and a team of Ukrainian troops left the safety of their defensive fortifications to prevent a Ukrainian position that was surrounded by Russian troops from falling, said U.S. Army veteran Ryan O’Leary, leads foreign volunteers in “Chosen Company,” which is attached to Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade. “Instead of retreating or hiding, he ran into the combat,” O’Leary told Task & Purpose. “Dale killed multiple enemy soldiers before being wounded. The enemy assault was stopped due to his actions, and those of the Ukrainians with him which prevented the line from collapsing.” Dale was wounded in the fighting, O’Leary said. As he tried to get back under cover, he was hit again after a Russian drone dropped two munitions. His teammates had brought him back to safety and performed life-saving measures on him, but he died of his wounds.
And so was Ethan Hertwick.
x Our dear friend and brother in arms, Ethan Hertweck, has died. 🇺🇦🇺🇲
A brave American volunteer, Ethan joined the 131st as a Combat Medic, he had recently transferred to a different brigade when he tragically lost his life resisting a Russian attack.
You're a legend Ethan 💙 pic.twitter.com/nw39FFveFZ — Macer Gifford (@macergifford) December 19, 2023
This is dangerous work. These men and women don’t get nearly enough credit.
x A glimpse into the work of a medical stabilization station near the frontlines.
In addition to shrapnel wounds, many soldiers also have hypothermia now, due to the weather.
📹: Suspilne pic.twitter.com/7U9DvJf81T — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 20, 2023
Some war poetry.
x In the Fields of Ukraine
The sepulchers of tanks
rusting amidst sunflowers
the tombstones of Mother Rus
https://t.co/mhckiByN3U — Todd Holjeson (@THoljeson) December 20, 2023
It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.*
*Does anyone remember American Bandstand?
x A musical pause 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/T3DR93BrER — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 20, 2023
Happy Birthday in the trenches.
x There is always a place for happiness.
Birthday celebration in trenches.
📹: @ng_ukraine pic.twitter.com/Q9zPAgybsJ — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 19, 2023
Merry Christmas from somewhere along the front.
x The Ukrainian Army soldiers know how to have fun despite the war. Stay strong, dear Armed Forces Of Ukraine and Ukrainians on the front line near Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblast, Kyiv, Odesa, and elsewhere. 🦾 #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar️️ pic.twitter.com/kYuujCltDB — Herry Rodin (@HerryRodinNapit) December 19, 2023
Christmas in Avdiivka.
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