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Russian stuff blowing up: Russia loses another Su-25 fighter [1]
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Date: 2025-06-13
The only thing better than a Russian Su-25 blowing up by Ukrainian fire is a Russian Su-25 brought down by the Russians themselves.
Doesn’t matter if it was his wingman, pilot error or shoddy maintenance.
x The wing that flew off wasn't in any line of fire by its wingman. Either something else hit it, or the maneuver coupled with the sudden reduction in stores weight caused it to fly off. In either case, scratch one RuAF Su-25.
[image or embed] — Evergreen Intel (@vcdgf555.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ukraine hit a Russian ammo dump in occupied Zaporizhzhia. Ammo Dump Jesus gives his blessing.
x A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet struck a Russian drone operator command post with guided bombs, while a second bomb destroyed an enemy ammunition and fuel depot. "Thanks to our partners for the precise and effective ‘arguments’," the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Russia continues its scorched earth strategy against Ukraine’s cities.
x Russia continues to drop what I can only describe as poorly guided Volkswagen-sized bombs, essentially hatchbacks packed with explosives and fitted with makeshift wings, into densely populated civilian areas, including their own, 60 times the last time I checked.
[image or embed] — Shaun Pinner (@olddogua.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
And Ukraine continues to pound targets in Crimea.
A Russian vehicle is hit by drones and HIMARS finishes off the building.
x What time is it!🍞🔥
HIMARS strikes as Russian troops tried to extinguish the blaze on a Navodchik-2 UAV system, which was hit by a Shark UAV. Russians look like they are now sleeping it off!
[image or embed] — Challengerinua (@challengerinua.bsky.social) June 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It’s getting so an occupier can’t even hide in a pipeline without being found by drones.
A Russian soldier gets his ass blown up.
WARNING: Video shows a bare-ass Russian.
The oil depot at Engels gets hit again.
x A fire is reported at the "Kry Stal" oil depot in Engels. Local groups say another fuel tank is burning, with smoke covering the city. The plant stores various fuels, including aviation fuel for Engels' military infrastructure and Russia’s long-range aviation. This is the third strike this year.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Russia gets a head start on the next million.
Add another 20 to the pile.
x Ukrainian forces struck four buses and a military Kamaz with HIMARS near occupied Makiivka, carrying Russian fighters. Over 20 killed, many wounded, per reports.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Here is a different analysis of Russian combat deaths.
x I have counted 34,943 Russian combatant deaths over the past 289 days since I began tracking. This number will increase, as I have not finished error-checking, and we typically undercount during the first pass through the data.
[image or embed] — Andrew Perpetua (@andrewperpetua.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
You can see that this year, the average daily deaths rose from around 110 in mid-February to about 127 in mid-March, then to roughly 180 in mid-April. It dropped to about 140 in mid-May and is now around 90. The minimum occurred in the first week of June, and since then, we have seen a slight upward trend. These 34,943 deaths are only the ones we can see. They are confirmed through visual evidence such as photographs and videos posted publicly, mostly by Ukrainian brigades sharing footage of their combat operations. These videos are primarily used to raise money for fundraisers and are not official casualty reports. This number reflects a strict minimum. It does not include the crews of destroyed vehicles, the missing, or those who die from wounds after the footage ends. It is a count of what is visible, not what is complete. To understand what is being missed, consider this: A shell hits ten men. One dies instantly. Two more die within half an hour. Three could be saved with timely medical care, but that rarely happens now. Helicopter evacuations are no longer possible, and there are few safe routes out. Of the remaining four, three are immobilized and could survive with basic first aid and transport within five hours. But even that is usually not possible. They die too. The last two are walking wounded. They must make their way back to safety on their own, often walking five to ten kilometers under threat from drones. If they are lucky, they might be picked up by a vehicle. ….. If we extend this rate over a full year, based on the current daily average of 121 deaths, we project the following: Minimum confirmed deaths over 365 days: approximately 44,165 Adjusted total accounting for wounded who later die: 44,165 multiplied by 2.33 equals approximately 102,902 So when we say 34,943 Russians have died, we are really saying that at least that many died on camera. The real number is far higher. Most of them die out of sight, slowly and alone, in places where rescue is impossible.
Russians continue to die in the desert. Azawad is the Tuareg region of northern Mali.
WARNING: Video shows dead Russian.
Russia continues to pound Pokrovsk.
x Russian airstrikes intensify on Ukrainian second defensive line northeast of Pokrovsk Satellite analysis shows nearly 1,000 recent strikes between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/13/r...
[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
She needs to stay away from open windows. She says if all the Russians in the war should die, she’d drink wine to celebrate.
x Just WOW 🔽 “What f*cking holiday? Russia Day? Do you f*cking have something to be proud of?” A blogger from Irkutsk didn't hold back expressing what she thinks about “Russian SMO heroes” Z-patriots are already calling for her head to roll.
[image or embed] — Natalka (@natalkakyiv.bsky.social) June 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Another reason to boot Hungary out of NATO.
x Orbán’s propagandist and former Fidesz candidate Georg Spöttle turned out to have maintained a close relationship with the Russian military intelligence service. vsquare.org/germany-hung... Quelle surprise!
[image or embed] — Anton Shekhovtsov (@shekhovtsov.substack.com) June 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Ukraine’s new ballistic missile has a warhead of 1,058 pounds.
x 🇺🇦🚀 The Ukrainian ballistic missile "Sapsan" successfully passed combat testing in May 2025 and is being launched into serial production, — Valentyn Badrak, Director of the Center for Army Research. ❗️This missile is a powerful weapon — its warhead weighs 480 kg.
[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Here’s a nice juicy target for Ukraine’s new missile. But wait until they are almost finished with it.
x Of great interest There are also barges positioned to protect the dry dock there where the massive Assault Carrier (LHD) Ivan Rogov is under construction
[image or embed] — H I Sutton (@covertshores.bsky.social) June 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Russia to Iran: Thanks for all the drone help. Good luck with Israel.
x ‼️ Russia: “The Russian expeditionary corps should not be expected in Iran, Alexey Zhuravlev,…told NEWS.ru. According to him, the relevant points were deleted from the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic at the request of Tehran.” news.ru/vlast/v-gosd...
[image or embed] — Prune60 (@prune602.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
x In retrospect, the Russians really screwed over the Iranians. The Russians got drone and missile factories, the Iranians got absolutely nothing in return except that Europe now also hates them and doesn't want to negotiate with them. — Kraut (@derparrot.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Israel’s attack on Iran is unlikely to result in much of a dent to Shahed drone production by Russia.
Russia makes its own Shaheds now and even the engines now reportedly come from China.
x Regarding Shahed drone production used against Ukraine, today’s strikes in Iran are unlikely to have a direct impact. Russia has not only localized production for some time now, but has also modernized and improved the systems to make them more resilient to countermeasures — Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Oil prices immediately shot up after Israel’s attack on Iran. That’s good news for Russia.
x Israel’s attack on Iran to revive Moscow’s oil revenues In April, Russia’s Urals crude was priced at just $50, dragging the country far from its budgeted $70 mark. Now, the price has already risen to $65.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/13/i...
[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The only thing negotiations have accomplished so far has been a prisoner exchange.
x 🇺🇦‼️ Foreign Minister Sybiha: "Ukraine is no longer interested in continuing negotiations with Russia if a ceasefire is not agreed upon." 🗣️ "We saw the complete inadequacy of the Russian delegation, they demand our surrender."
[image or embed] — The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
He should listen to his mom.
x It has long been known that Russian soldiers returning from Ukrainian captivity are not allowed to go home, but are sent straight to the trenches. They are considered unreliable and must "atone" for their guilt at having been taken prisoner.
[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Putin moved his bombers as far from Ukraine as he could. Kamchatka is way the hell on the Pacific coast of Russia. Maybe they won’t be safe there either.
x After Operation “Spider Web,” Russia moved Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 bombers to Kamchatka. Launching X-101 missiles now requires flights up to 12,400 km, lasting up to 23 hours—meaning aircraft must stay airborne for nearly a full day to strike Ukraine.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Russia should have been evicted from Transnistria a long time ago.
x ⚡️ Russia may provoke crisis in Transnistria ahead of Moldova's elections, Sandu warns. "All these years, Russia has been using the residents of Transnistria and can provoke an even greater crisis at any moment," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This story demonstrates the difficulty in enforcing sanctions — transfers through third parties.
x 🔴 Belavia has acquired three 23-year-old Airbus A330-200s from Gambia’s Magic Air, bypassing Western sanctions. Two may enter service by late 2025, introducing both Airbus and wide-body aircraft to the airline’s fleet for the first time. 📸: Unknown #belavia #airbus #avgeek
[image or embed] — Airways Magazine (@airwaysmag.bsky.social) June 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
When you have to reassure your child that missiles aren’t coming just because you are in the bathroom.
x 💔This is the reality of Ukrainian families. When a mother is in the bath, and her child worries: "What if the missiles are coming again?” Because many families are hiding in the bathroom when air alert is start. Having more chances to survive. Russia is a terrorist state!
[image or embed] — 24Hours Ukraine (@24hoursukraine.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Combat cat and his human.
x This is chief sergeant Viktoriia "Runa"with Krymchanka the cat Viktoriia serves in the 56th Motorized Brigade in Donetsk region.”Runa" joined the army voluntarily when she was 19.Since then,she has gained respect among brothers-in-arms&became the commander of an anti-aircraft crew 📷N.Hrushetska
[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Dad’s home.
A Ukrainian soldier demonstrates his new three-wheel assault vehicle.
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