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Russian stuff blowing up: Highly decorated Russian sniper eliminated [1]

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Date: 2025-05-21

Good riddance.

His callsign means Grandpa, though he was only 51.

x One of Russia’s top snipers, Vitaliy “Ded” Shapovalov, was eliminated near Chasiv Yar. He had served in the military for over 20 years, having fought in Chechnya and Syria, and had been part of the so-called “special military operation” since day one. Decorated with numerous medals and orders.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM

Speaking of people who won’t be missed.

If Ukraine arranged this, it will likely cause problems with Spain.

x Former Yanukovych aide Andriy Portnov was shot several times in the back and head and killed by a group of gunmen outside a school near Madrid, Spain’s interior ministry confirmed. The assailants fled the scene into a wooded area. Story w/ @barneyjopson.bsky.social.

www.ft.com/content/5f11...



[image or embed] — Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) May 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM

x Ex-Ukrainian official with ties to pro-Russian ex-president Yanukovych was shot dead in Spain. Andriy Portnov, 52, was fatally shot around 9:15 a.m. local time outside the American School Madrid in the wealthy suburb of Pozuelo de Alarcón, where he reportedly dropped off his children.⤵️



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM

Ammo Dump Jesus has blessed this bavovna.

Hit it again.

x 💥 Aftermath of a Ukrainian drone strike on the Bolkhov Semiconductor Devices Plant in Russia’s Oryol region — key facility tied to military tech production.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM

It is notable that Russia still has a presence in Syria and notable that Assad’s allies may have turned on their former friends.

x 👀🔥 Today unidentified gunmen launched an attack on several Russian military checkpoints around the Hmeimim Air Base in the western Latakia countryside, - ANHA ❗️The attacking group is likely affiliated with armed factions allied with the Damascus government.



[image or embed] — MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM

The drone will find you.

x Fiber optic FPV drone found a Russian tank hidden in the hangar while exploring it from the inside t.me/BBpS_28/835



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM

More evidence of Russian war crimes. When will someone be indicted for executing prisoners?

x Intercepted Russian radio chatter obtained by CNN appears to correspond with drone footage showing the suspected execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war last year. The killing of surrendering Ukrainian troops is alleged by Kyiv and international experts to be part of an orchestrated Russian policy.



[image or embed] — CNN (@cnn.com) May 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM

Russia hit a Ukrainian base near Sumy.

x Video from Russian sources of the Iskander strike today on an AFU National Guard training base in the Sumy region just 50-km from the border. There are multiple casualties and a lot of questions about how the local command allowed to happen. #OSINT



[image or embed] — OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Casualties dip below 1,000 again. And only one tank for the fourth day.

x These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of May 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM

When ya gotta go, ya gotta go.

Speaking of feces, this Russian is outraged that raw sewage has flooded a military cemetery.

“Fear God, bitch,” he says.

x A Russian patriot is absolutely outraged. The scene: a cemetery of Great Patriotic War veterans is literally flooded with sewage.

It seems, once again, Russia couldn’t care less about its own "heroes."



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM

If it was so effective, why did they let it sail away?

x ⚡️Poland intercepts Russian sanctions-evading ship near critical Baltic power cable, Tusk says. "After the effective intervention of our military, the ship sailed to one of the Russian ports," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM

Well, it’s cheaper than rebuilding.

x The 'authorities' of the so-called 'DPR' have announced plans to turn the cities of the Donetsk region destroyed by the Russians into museums The territories of such cities as Avdiivka,Vuhledar,Bakhmut, etc.,are planned to be preserved Russians want to preserve evidence of their war crimes



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM

And if Russia drags its feet the Vatican is prepared to send a million 155 mm artillery shells to Ukraine.

Just kidding.

x Pope Leo XIV confirmed his willingness to host in the Vatican the next round of negotiations to try to end the war between Russia and #Ukraine - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM

Russia rejects any ceasefire.

x 💬 Lavrov: “No more ‘ceasefire – then we’ll see.’ We’ve been there before, we’re not doing it again.” Russia’s FM says EU plans to rearm Ukraine and slams Macron, Starmer & others for “hysterically demanding” the US join tougher anti-Russian actions.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM

And they want to put the band back together.

x Putin's adviser said the USSR continues to exist,the war in Ukraine is an "internal process." The legal procedure was violated during the collapse of the USSR,constitutional law experts should assess the unlawful collapse of the Union,Anton Kobyakov said during the 13th International Legal Forum



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM

The cult is alive and well.

x Russia in one video: a man is praying to the statue of Stalin recently installed at the Taganskaya subway station in Moscow.



[image or embed] — Natalka (@natalkakyiv.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM

Marco hasn’t been the same since he questioned the size of Trump’s “manhood” and it blew up in his face.

x 🇺🇸🗣️ "You teamed up with Trump to throw the Ukrainian people under the bus. Putin is playing you like a fiddle. […] I regret voting for you," — Senator Chris Van Hollen clashed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio



[image or embed] — Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM

This is the sober reality. There will be no peace agreement until Russia decides it cannot win.

x There's no diplomatic solution to the Ru-Ukraine war; there's never been one and there never will be. Ru wants to take over Ukraine and won't back off until its capacity to continue dwindles, either because the Ru economy or the Pu regime face collapse. Diplomacy plays no role in these processes. — Maria Popova 🇨🇦 (@popovaprof.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM

Further evidence that Trump believes whatever the last person he spoke with says.

x 🇺🇸❗️In a subsequent call with European leaders, Trump signaled that he was convinced Russia was winning, repeating a number of the Kremlin’s talking points, according to people familiar with the exchange, - Bloomberg



[image or embed] — MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM

Oh, isn’t that romantic? 🙄🙄

x They called each other by their first names and played the 'No, you hang up first' game. Awww, I'm almost crying 🥹



[image or embed] — Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Pathetic and embarrassing.

x Politico — The U.S. is opposed to including “further support” for Ukraine in a G7 statement that is being hashed out by finance ministers in Canada. Washington is also reluctant to describe Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as “illegal” in the text www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM

Where’s a drone swarm when you need it?

x ⚡️ Putin visits Kursk Oblast for first time since Moscow claimed its recapture. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein, heads of local municipalities, and members of volunteer organizations, the Kremlin's press service said.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM

Graham is so full of shit it’s oozing out of his ears.

x ⚡️US Senate to vote on new Russia sanctions unless peace efforts progress soon, Senator Graham says. The U.S.-mediated negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have stalled, as Moscow continues to refuse a ceasefire.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM

Turning artillery shells into drone grenades.

x 🇨🇳⚠️ The Chinese have developed planning and correction modules for conventional 155mm/152mm artillery shells, which turns them into small high-altitude aerial bombs for UAVs.



[image or embed] — MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM

How long would Adam Kadyrov last if his father suddenly dropped dead?

x Adam Kadyrov, son of Chechen leader don-don Kadyrov, has received another medal for his role in developing the Russian National Guard and participation in the SVO. His cabinet will soon be too small to hold all these awards.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM

Or just send all those bothersome old people to Ukraine.

x Russian propagandists on Solovyov's show suggest canceling pensions, claiming elders should be supported by children they "gave birth to," otherwise they "should die." Russian society.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM

This is a smart decision. Polish troops in Ukraine would just give the Russians an excuse to point to it as evidence of Polish aggression.

I can certainly understand not wanting to die in a war, but it’s sad that so many Ukrainians are unwilling to step up and defend their nation.

x ⚡️Almost 50,000 draft-age men detained trying to illegally cross border since 2022, Border Guard says. The number of cases has "significantly increased" since the beginning of martial law, according to Ukraine's State Border Guard Service.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM

Oh no. They had to leave the bees behind.

x "We took all the animals away.I only couldn't take the apiary.My wife even took the fish from the aquarium in a bucket." Andrii Yevtushenko,a farmer from the village of Myropillia, Sumy region,2km from the border with Russia,evacuated several dozen cows,20 horses,40 dogs,as well as sheep,goats,pigs



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM

A tiger cub’s best friend.

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