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Russian stuff blowing up: The war in Ukraine enters year four [1]
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Date: 2025-02-24
The fourth year of the war has begun.
x 1/3: Maidan Plaza ceremony marking the 3rd-year of full-scale Russian war of aggression and three years of remarkable heroism of the Ukrainian people. #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar
[image or embed] — OSINT (Uri) (@urikikaski.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This didn’t age well.
x Three years ago, Russian propagandists wrote:
“The Ukroreich regime will fall very soon.
The tactical encirclement of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Kherson is being completed.
The losses of the Russian army on the scale of such an operation are minimal.”
t.me/notes_vetera...
[image or embed] — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine (@killedinukraine.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
A Russian author offers an explanation for Russian behavior towards the war.
Instead of waging a genocidal war to “heal and awaken” their country, Russians should have overthrown the autocratic government and seized the stolen assets of oligarchs and cronies.
x 1/ The third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a time for mourning, Russian nationalists say – not because of the destruction and huge loss of life, but because the war has failed to 'heal and awaken Russia' from its "thirty-year bad dream" since the USSR fell. ⬇️
[image or embed] — ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
2/ The Russian pro-war 'Soldier's Truth' Telegram channel suggests that the war's anniversary allows a reappraisal of the 33-year-old project of the post-Soviet 'New Russia'. The author writes: 3/ "The Special Military Operation has convincingly shown that "New Russia" turned out to be a weak likeness, a pale shadow of historical Russia – either the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. 4/ "And therefore, forecasts for the further "development" of this "New Russia" are exclusively negative, and the future today seems gray and sad. Why did the SMO show this? 5/ "People born in the 50-80s of the last century were brought up on the example of the Great Patriotic War [World War II]. Or, if you like, on the myth of that war. The Great Patriotic War was a large part of the culture that we absorbed and that can no longer be “pushed out”. 6/ "We played at war, where the “enemies” were always the Fritzes, and “ours” were the Soviet soldiers. We wanted to fight like them, and, if necessary, die like them, in that war. 7/ "We read books and watched films about the war, many of us still cannot calmly hear German speech – it evokes strong negative emotions. But we did not fight, we are only children and grandchildren of those who survived the war, but ... still. 8/ "And then the SMO began – in a different country, but still in ours. And most of the older generations (from which the overwhelming majority of the “leaders” came) perceived it as THAT war. 9/ "Moreover, similar words were spoken, and the actions of the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic were also very similar to those of the Fritzes. We were waiting for something similar to THAT war.
Burn, baby, burn.
x Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery for the 3rd time in 2025, a key facility processing 17.1M tons of oil annually. It produces fuel vital for Russia’s military. Fires erupted after the strike
[image or embed] — Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If the anti-tank mine didn’t get them, the drone surely did.
x Russian BMP-2 got fully roasted! Firstly, it blows up on an anti-tank before an FPV drone of the 🇺🇦77th Airmobile Brigade flies into it.
[image or embed] — Challengerinua (@challengerinua.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A Russian armored vehicle drives over at least five mines before it plunges into a hole and is finished off.
x A day in the life of a Russian mobile shed. Having broken through to Ukraine positions, it hit mines but the shed continued moving. But then it fell into a hole, and an FPV drone popped in to say, "Welcome to hell piggies!"
🇺🇦47th Separate Mechanised Brigade.
[image or embed] — Challengerinua (@challengerinua.bsky.social) February 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just call these Deathmobiles.
x Ukrainian soldiers report Russian attack attempt on 5 KamAZ trucks: «In the Kurakhovo direction in the Andriivka area, Russians recently attacked Ukrainian positions with 5 KamAZ trucks. Previously, such trucks were seen near the front line and in the Pokrovsk direction» t.me/officer_alex...
[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Russia continues its terror campaign against civilians.
x Today, russian troops bombarded the small village of Tsupkivka in Kharkiv Oblast, destroying or damaging at least 20 houses. Four civilians were wounded, two of whom are in critical condition.
[image or embed] — Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The jackals are fighting the hyenas.
x #Ukraine Intel reports an explosion in the office of a traitor/collaborator in the occupied zone. However, they claim Roman Podsudevskyi was targeted by his own side - the FSB in #Moscow being blamed for the attack in #Primorsk in the occupied part of #Zaporizhzhia.
Unverified.
[image or embed] — Tim White (@twmcltd.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beware politicians saying they are following the will of God.
A Ukrainian helicopter takes down a Shahed drone.
There are 34 fewer Russian officers.
x At least 5 596 Russian officers have been eliminated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022.
Weekly update: +34 newly registered.
Source: public Russian obituaries and graves.
[image or embed] — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine (@killedinukraine.bsky.social) February 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This tally confirms Russian deaths through obituaries and other postings.
x ⚡️100 000 confirmed dead Russian soldiers.
The Goryushko telegram channel, which counts the liquidated Russian occupiers using the same method as we do (obituaries, funerals, memorial plaques) has just reached 100 000 confirmed dead soldiers of all ranks.
t.me/pechalbeda200
[image or embed] — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine (@killedinukraine.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
A Chechen commander died, reportedly from drug addiction.
Russians, however, claimed he died from a lack of sleep. Or maybe it was a heart attack.
x ☠️ Yesterday, the commander of the 2nd MSB of the 4th Brigade of the Armed Forces and the special forces "Akhmat" Zelimkhan Batukayev, call sign Shustry, died. 🔥 It is reported that the cause of his sudden death was his drug addiction.
[image or embed] — MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This tally estimates Russian deaths at 160k to 165k, not counting those from Luhansk and Donetsk or foreign mercs.
The clearest takeaway from the last three years of fighting is that Russia’s losses have steadily increased each year. In the first three months of the full-scale war, Russian forces were losing an estimated 40 to 60 soldiers per day. By the same period last year, daily losses had risen to 250. However, these mounting casualties had little visible impact on the battlefield map. In total, Russia has lost nearly twice as many soldiers each year as the year before: 2022: Approximately 20,000 Russian soldiers were killed
Approximately 20,000 Russian soldiers were killed 2023: Another 47,000 to 53,000 Russian soldiers died
Another 47,000 to 53,000 Russian soldiers died 2024: The estimated death toll was nearly an additional 100,000
Another 1,050 Russians brings the three-year running total to more than 868k dead and wounded.
Big Brother found him.
x Russia: 25-year-old Nikita B. called up for conscription but evaded the military was identified on surveillance camera footage in the Moscow subway, arrested, and promptly sent to the military unit.
[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Future scrap metal.
x Russia is sending more armor to the frontline in Ukraine.
1V119 Reostat artillery command & control vehicles and BRDM 9R148 scout vehicles, typically equipped with anti-tank guided missiles.
[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I find it amusing that Russia actually has a human rights commissioner.
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said an agreement had been reached to evacuate residents of Russia’s Kursk region who are currently in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, reported RIA Novosti. “There are individuals [residents of the Kursk region] who are already in Sumy. And there is an agreement with the Red Cross and the Ukrainian side that they will be evacuated through Belarus to Russia,” Moskalkova said. She did not provide further details, including how many people from the Kursk region remain in Sumy. The exact number of residents evacuated to Ukraine after Ukrainian forces entered the region is unknown. The Washington Post previously reported that about 100 people were in the Sumy region, most of whom left Russia after a strike on a former boarding school in the town of Sudzha, Kursk region.
Gosh, I wonder who didn’t show up.
Did anyone tell Zelenskyy that if you want Trump to read something, you have to use a lot of pictures and make sure not to use big words.
x Zelenskyy sent Trump list of all 'ceasefires' violated by Russia. "Peace cannot be concluded in an hour, a day, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. — Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The US shamefully voted no, along with Russia, Nicaragua, Niger, Sudan, Eritrea, Hungary, Haiti, Equatorial Guinea, Belarus, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Israel, North Korea and the Central African Republic.
The company you keep.
x The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution initiated by Ukraine and European countries. It designates Russia as an aggressor state and demands the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine's internationally recognized borders. The United States and several other countries voted against it.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Australia and NZ step up.
x ⚡️Australia, New Zealand impose new sanctions against Russia. Australia has introduced the most extensive package of sanctions since the beginning of the all-out war, while New Zealand imposed restrictions on over 50 individuals and entities.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) February 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ireland steps up.
x "The Irish government will provide radar systems to protect settlements in Ukraine." - The Irish Times. These are outdated Giraffe Mark IV radars, which have a range of 50 km and can track up to 20 targets simultaneously.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The UK, Norway, Spain, Denmark and Sweden step up.
x 1/4: United24 Media: Partial list of EU 3rd Anniversary Gifts - The UK will provide Ukraine with $5.6 billion in military aid this year. Prime Minister Starmer also announced the largest package of sanctions since the first days of the war against the Russian... #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar — OSINT (Uri) (@urikikaski.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The UK will provide Ukraine with $5.6 billion in military aid this year. Prime Minister Starmer also announced the largest package of sanctions since the first days of the war against the Russian shadow fleet and Russian and Chinese companies supplying military components.- Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez announced a billion euros in aid to Ukraine in 2025. He also announced the creation of a Ukrainian hub in the province of Alicante. Norway will allocate 3.5 billion euros in 2025 to support Ukraine, including a billion for humanitarian support and 300 million for energy, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said. Sweden will transfer another more than 100 million euros for air defense, Prime Minister Kristersson announced. Denmark will provide Ukraine with about $285 million for weapons and ammunition, the government said in a statement.
Canada steps up.
x Breaking: Canada will provide Ukraine with 25 LAV III infantry fighting vehicles, 4 F-16 trainers, ammunition and $5 billion in frozen Russian assets. The latter is a game changer if the trend spreads to the EU... #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar — OSINT (Uri) (@urikikaski.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Merz is Germany’s new chancellor.
Europe still has a long way to go.
x EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, - The Guardian EU bought €21.9bn of Russian oil and gas in the third year of the war, despite the efforts under way to kick the continent’s addiction to the fuels that fund Putin’s war chest.
[image or embed] — Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Trump agrees to shut down US military base in Greece at Putin and Erdogan’s request.
The decision marked a shift in U.S. military strategy in the region and raised concerns among Greek officials. The base in Alexandroupoli has been a key logistical hub for U.S. and NATO operations in southeastern Europe. Its presence had been a point of contention, particularly with Turkey, which has long opposed U.S. military operations in the region. According to Greek media, Trump’s decision to dismantle the military presence in Alexandroupoli came after a joint request from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As noted by the Greek newspaper, if confirmed, the move represents a diplomatic concession that could alter the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean. Greek press reports highlight that the closure is seen as a strategic loss for Greece, which has strengthened military ties with the U.S. in recent years. The Alexandroupoli base played a role in regional security and military logistics, particularly in supporting NATO’s presence in Eastern Europe.
Another human sacrifice.
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