Here we go again-Ukraine once again

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For centuries, Russia has depended on its harsh winter weather to help turn back invaders. But as summer turns to fall in Ukraine, it might be Russian forces who find themselves on the losing side of the “rasputitsa” — the wet, muddy period caused by melting snow in the spring and heavy rains in autumn.

https://news.yahoo.com/the-return-of...183138153.html

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#Ukraine's "strategy of corrosion" is proving strikingly effective on the battlefield, says retired Maj Gen Mick Ryan @WarintheFuture
. "What we have seen is the Ukranians pulling the Russians in multiple different directions...attacking the Russians indirectly." https://twitter.com/holmescnn/status...52766771363840

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Entrance to Crimea signs were hacked. "Welcome to Ukraine"

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Originally Posted by Dargo

#Ukraine's "strategy of corrosion" is proving strikingly effective on the battlefield, says retired Maj Gen Mick Ryan @WarintheFuture
. "What we have seen is the Ukranians pulling the Russians in multiple different directions...attacking the Russians indirectly." https://twitter.com/holmescnn/status...52766771363840

Isn't this a form of modern guerrilla warfare ?

Markus

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Isn't this a form of modern guerrilla warfare ?

Markus

In the East it was also during WWII, a combination of a normal and partisan war.

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Chornobaivka Kherson Region results of Ukrainian strikes today ammunition cooking off.

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Originally Posted by Catfish

I do not know about Botulinum "type B", but normal botulinum can form in expired tins/cans under the absence of oxygen.
Long expired cans are known to have been given to russian soldiers by their own army

Oleksii Arestovych (Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine) commented on the mass poisoning in the Russian troops. “In the troops of the Russian Federation, something is not going well again - if not Himars, then canned food is unusable. Mass poisoning in the Russian troops - 22 people two hundredth at 17 pm, and some went to Sevastopol. We are lost in conjectures, but it seems that the rear services there have messed up something with canned food, ” he said.

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Danish TV2News wrote:

Attack on Crimea is a shock for Russians - and a worry for Ukrainians, says correspondent

A series of attacks has shown that the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula is a vulnerable target. But many Ukrainians fear Russian retaliation.

It is a new sensation for Russians and Ukrainians alike that Ukraine has now successfully attacked military targets on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula several times.

For the Russians, it is an unexpected blow to national military pride.

And for Ukrainians, it's a delight - mixed with worry about how the Russians will respond.

That's the assessment of TV2's correspondent in Ukraine, after Ukraine carried out the latest in a series of attacks on Crimea early Saturday morning.

The attack, carried out by drone, set fire to the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea.

- It's high stakes from the Ukrainian side. They know they are hitting Russia right in the heart. It hurts the Russians because ever since the annexation in 2014 they have been trying to reinforce the area militarily. That's why they didn't expect these attacks

The Ukrainians, on the other hand, are proud that the military is now able to carry out these attacks. But the pride is mixed with anxiety.

- These attacks cannot go unanswered from the Russian side. And many Ukrainians fear, for example, that the response will be a resumption of bombing of the capital Kiyv, as happened at the start of the war

Series of attacks against Crimea
Over the past few days, Ukrainian drones have not only attacked the Russian naval headquarters in Sevastopol. There have also been attacks on the port city of Yevpatoria north of Sevastopol and on Kerch in easternmost Crimea, where a large, newly-built bridge provides a direct link between the Crimean peninsula and Russia.

However, none of these attacks can match the significance of the one that hit the Russian Saki Airbase on 9 August. Here, a large number of Russian fighter jets were destroyed while standing idle on the runway.

Western experts have since estimated that that attack alone halved the Russian air force in the Black Sea region.

There are at least two possible explanations for why Ukraine is now stepping up its attacks on the Crimean peninsula.

Perhaps it is simply because Ukraine has received new and more powerful weapons from the West, making it now practical to carry out these attacks.

However, the fact that Saturday's attack on Sevastopol was not carried out with sophisticated long-range weapons, but with a low-flying drone that crashed into the building, militates against this explanation.

The other explanation may be that the Ukrainians will now try to retake the area around the major city of Kherson just north of Crimea.

- Russian forces in that area are being supplied with soldiers, weapons and ammunition from Crimea. So the attacks in Crimea, which among other things have blown up an ammunition depot and sabotaged the electricity supply, may be a preparation for a Ukrainian offensive against the Kherson area, Claus Borg Reinholdt estimates.

The bridge to the motherland
Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean peninsula have so far hit military targets or critical infrastructure - such as transformer stations - very accurately without causing major civilian casualties.

Now both sides are waiting anxiously for the Ukrainians to try to hit the target that is most important both practically and psychologically.

Namely, the new bridge between the Crimean peninsula and Russia, inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018.

- The Crimean bridge is the pride of the Russians, and was opened to great fanfare. Finally, there was a direct link between Crimea and motherland Russia. If that bridge is destroyed, it will really hurt the deep Russian feeling that Crimea is Russian territory

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

I think he's right Russia will retaliate these attacks and most likely they will go after Kyiv.

I hope not he(Putin) will use Nuke as some of you mentioned some weeks ago if UA manage to destroy or damage the Kerch Bridge.

Markus

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Danish TV2News wrote:

Do not think Russia has any answers left, else they would have done it week ago with the airport attack in Crimea and what is the point Russia only hits civilian targets is that the famous 2nd army of the world got no strategic value. Russia's bombing will not deter Ukraine will to fight.

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Originally Posted by Dargo

Do not think Russia has any answers left, else they would have done it week ago with the airport attack in Crimea and what is the point Russia only hits civilian targets is that the famous 2nd army of the world got no strategic value.

I can come up with some type of answers to the attack on the Russian heart in Ukraine-The biggest question is-Will they do it/Do they dare.

They will be the loser well we all will.

Not going to happen and I know I'm right on this.

We will se Russia leaving the entire Ukraine in some years from now.

Markus

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Originally Posted by mapuc

I can come up with some type of answers to the attack on the Russian heart in Ukraine-The biggest question is-Will they do it/Do they dare.

They will be the loser well we all will.

Not going to happen and I know I'm right on this.

We will se Russia leaving the entire Ukraine in some years from now.

Markus

Over 22,000 "precision" strikes have targeted Ukraine civilian infrastructure, just a little over 300 precision weapons used against Ukraine's military forces and Ukraine did not surrender now Ukraine target Russian and Russian occupied areas with a couple of attacks result is Russians flee a mass that tells a lot who is gone to win this.

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Russian social media are in hysterics as air defence alerts are issued throughout temporarily-occupied Crimea.

Crimean Tatar leader Refat Chubarov reported that in the Black Sea near Alupka 6-7 flashes were visible, and then an explosion was heard. https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1561101786286620678

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Successful assassination attempt in Moscow: a car blown up on Mozhayskoye highway. A female driver died on the spot. According to yet unconfirmed news it could be Darya Dugina, the daughter of Alexander Dugin (Putin right-hand man) Darya was a political figure in her own right. She used the name and image of her father to establish herself in Moscow high society and tried to play in political games. https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/stat...98120506769410

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Russia accuses Ukraine of poisoning several Russian servicemen in late July in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian government believes the servicemen may have eaten tainted food.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a number of soldiers were hospitalized July 31 with serious symptoms of poisoning. The ministry did not report how many people were involved. Tests reportedly showed that they had ingested botulinum toxin type-B. This neurotoxic substance is used in some medicines, but can also be misused to poison people.

On Telegram, Ukrainian Interior Minister Herashchenko comes up with a different statement. "The Russian ministry does not clarify that the poisoning could have been caused by spoiled meat, in which botulinum toxin is often found." According to him, there is a lot of tainted food in circulation among Russian troops in Ukraine.

The Russian ministry says it will soon come up with more evidence and send documents on the "chemical terror" to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The ministry also announced it would begin an investigation into an incident in which the Russian-appointed head of the occupied Kherson region fell ill, reports state news agency.

According to Russia, the United States has undertaken "biological military activities in Ukraine." In response, the UN agency WHO (the World Health Organization) said it was "not aware of any activities by the Ukrainian government that violate international conventions, in terms of chemical or biological weapons."

https://nos.nl/artikel/2441444-oekra...bedorven-vlees

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Originally Posted by Dargo

The Russian ministry says it will soon come up with more evidence and send documents on the "chemical terror" to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The ministry also announced it would begin an investigation into an incident in which the Russian-appointed head of the occupied Kherson region fell ill, reports state news agency.

According to Russia, the United States has undertaken "biological military activities in Ukraine." In response, the UN agency WHO (the World Health Organization) said it was "not aware of any activities by the Ukrainian government that violate international conventions, in terms of chemical or biological weapons."

As I wrote before it smells like a false flag operation

It also makes me worried.

Markus