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Russian stuff blowing up: Putin dismisses ground forces commander [1]
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Date: 2025-05-15
Putin is reported to have fired Gen. Oleg Salyukov, commander of ground forces. He was supposedly given a new job as a deputy to former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
I suppose that’s better than an invitation to see the beautiful view from a 15th-floor window.
Russia sent a Potemkin delegation to Turkey.
x ❗️“We have a top-level delegation, while the Russian one looks more like a mock-up,” – Zelensky. “We’ll see whether they even have a mandate to make decisions. After my meeting with Erdoğan, we’ll reassess the format.”
[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This guy who I’ve never heard of, Vladimir Medinsky, is the head of the Russian delegation in Istanbul. He was born in Ukraine and was once head of Russia’s Culture Ministry. Now he is an aide to Putin and is known as an ultra-nationalist.
Patron’s job would be to piss on the Russians’ legs.
x I think we should send Patron Dog to Istanbul, not our delegation... although he has a higher status than those clowns Putin sends 🤷🏻♂️
[image or embed] — MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
x "We can't be running around the world looking for Putin," – Zelensky. "I feel disrespect from Russia. No meeting time, no agenda, no high-level delegation—this is personal disrespect. To Erdogan, to Trump," – Zelensky at a press conference in Turkey.
[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
x ⚡️'Bark from Moscow' — Kyiv hits back as Russian Foreign Ministry insults Zelensky. "Not the first time the Russian Foreign Ministry becomes a laughing stock," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said after Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called Zelensky a "clown."
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
And, of course, Trump says no deal is possible until he meets with Putin.
x Donald Trump has said that “nothing is going to happen” on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal until he and Vladimir Putin meet, damping expectations for talks between Russian and Ukrainian ministers due in Turkey.
www.ft.com/content/a590...
[image or embed] — Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) May 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Russia is so anxious for peace they are making forces for a new offensive.
x Russia is quietly amassing forces near the front for a new offensive aimed at seizing more territory, CNN reports. US officials say Putin still seeks gains in eastern Ukraine—possibly even near Kyiv—despite US calls for a 30-day ceasefire. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...
[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I had such high hopes for Merz.
What the hell is one guy on a motorcycle doing driving across an open minefield by himself?
And this Russian thought he was Evel Knievel.
This guy thought it was his lucky day.
It wasn’t.
WARNING: Video shows dead Russians.
These Russians seem amused at the destroyed bridge in Snagost, which is in the Kursk region.
x In the morning, unidentified missiles completely destroyed a bridge in the village of Snagost, Kursk region — but the Russians are having a great time nonetheless.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Russian naval base being built on the Red Sea coast of Sudan apparently came under attack.
x Very interesting, although RSF is supported by Russia via Wagner so something might be lost in the fog of war here
[image or embed] — H I Sutton (@covertshores.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Russia loses another 31 confirmed dead officers for a total of 6,000.
x At least 6000 Russian officers have been eliminated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022. Milestone update: +31 newly registered.
Sources: public Russian obituaries and graves.
[image or embed] — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine (@killedinukraine.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Another 1,220 Russians who should have stayed home.
The EU should sanction Starlink.
x Please watch and share! “The communication system in almost ALL units of the Russian army in the occupied [Ukrainian] territories is based on the Starlink satellite system.” - Vladimir Osechkin, the founder of Gulagu.net in an interview with “I Gryanul Grem” youtu.be/cAfbStyTAco?...
[image or embed] — Natalka (@natalkakyiv.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Rest in peace.
x Maksym Nelipa, well-known Ukrainian actor, TV presenter and Defender, died at the front during a combat mission. Maksym Nelipa was born in 1976 in Kyiv. He became famous as a comedy show star and host of many shows on several Ukrainian TV channels.
[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
x This family celebrated son's growing milestones by blowing out candles over video calls while the father was defending Ukraine on the frontline. When Pavlo fell in battle in January 2025, the candles didn't stop burning. Inna continues their tradition of capturing these precious family moments.
⤵️
[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today is V Day in Ukraine.
Jim Morrison’s vyshyvanka reportedly was a gift from Andy Warhol.
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