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Just now - 72nd brigade have defeated Ruusian troops near Baryshivka, east from Kyiv. Two armored vehicles destroyed, three abandoned, Russians scatterd. Yesterday forward Russian group advanced from Pryluky direction and came close to Brovary town (10 km from Kyiv), they even made a probe on Brovary checkpoint, but withdrew and stood in Peremoha village, expecting support. Next column arrived soon throug Baryshivka, but after they crossed, the bridge over Trubizh river was demolised and Russian east group near Kyiv turned out in the trap.

No. His last duty was deputy commander of 41st Army. Russian social networks say either sniper shot or precision arty strike. Yesterday there was an information about UKR forces hit Russian command center near Dytiatky village nrthern from Kyiv. Maybe these news are related.

Nonetheless, Ukraine won’t survive without the West, and the support of the West can become quite tenuous if the war starts to be perceived as “both sides” for war crimes, or more of a civil war with Ukrainians turning on each other and abandoning the rule of law.  Just how it is.

OK a question for our Ukrainian friends what's the Sand for?

One witty (meant in good humour to our German allies) response...
Answers funny or truth on a postcard...

Google translate:
Due to the successful actions of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian occupiers are losing not only equipment and manpower.
In a panic, they leave secret documents. Thus, we have at our disposal the planning documents of one of the units of the battalion tactical group of the 810th separate brigade of marines of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
Among the received documents are a work card, combat mission, call sign table, control signal tables, hidden control tables, personnel list, etc.
Based on the information received, it is known that the planning documents for the war with Ukraine were approved on January 18, 22, and the operation to capture Ukraine itself must take place within 15 days, namely from 20.02. till 06.03.
The enemy unit was to disembark from the Orsk VDK in the area of the Stepanovka-1 settlement and further act with the military units of the 58th Army of the Russian Federation, namely with the 177th Separate Regiment of Marines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The ultimate goal of these forces was to blockade and take control of Melitopol.
So, when once again one of the prisoners says that he came to study and got lost - do not believe it! They knew, they carefully planned and prepared. And we will say one thing to the Russian occupiers: leave your equipment and secret documents in the future, we will need them, the first for our defenders, and the second for The Hague.

OK a question for our Ukrainian friends what's the Sand for?

One witty (meant in good humour to our German allies) response...
Answers funny or truth on a postcard...

This to me is a huge point. Between Ukrainians inherent attitude, the UA's grit on the field and Russian mistakes Putin has got them thinking they can win outright. That's a huge blunder. The whole point of the decapitation wave was to forestall that. Worse, Putin has made the EU think the Ukrainians can win outright. If the EU didn't think so, if the EU wasn't quite literally inspired by Ukrainian resistance those arms transfers simply wouldn't be happening. There were a lot of factors in this, not least that the US admin did a great job of anticipating Russian actions, pre-organizing responses and priming EU countries but Russia wrongfooted itself from the beginning in really dire ways. 

OK a question for our Ukrainian friends what's the Sand for?

One witty (meant in good humour to our German allies) response...
Answers funny or truth on a postcard...

Excellent post George, we need to try and shift the narrative. 

Interesting thread on maps and narratives. 
 

The drone of "Azov" targets mortar fire on Russian troops
 

Russians landed airmobile unit from four helicopters in the outskirt of Mykolaiv
Reportedly four Russian Il-76 landed on Hostomel airfield.
UKR 93rd brigade seized most of the E101 road Bachivsk - Kipti and entered to Ukrainian border in Bachivsk area (Sumy oblast)
Russians entered to Konotop (Sumy oblast) and put ultimatum to the mayor to give up the town, else it will be grounded with artillery
Russian forward group entered to Peremoha village on Brovary direction
95th air-assault brigade is conducting some offensive actions in Horlivka direction, but there is many controversal information
Russian ship on the horizon in Odesa

There are always going to be whackos in any country.  that particular conference is run by a rabid white nationalist and the participation there by two republicans has drawn a response form the republican leadership in congress so I wouldn't put too much on that.  As Mitt Romney said in response to that event. "we have morons on our team".

Because democracy in Ukraine was working.

There is light storm near Odesa, Russians can't approach for landing in Odesa area. 
Russian jets bombed Kharkiv, the bomb hit residential building, 8 KIA. Reportedly this plane was shot down and fell in the "Losk" market area.
Yesterday Russian aviation used heavy thermobaric bombs at Oktyrka town, Sumy oblast. The faciliteis of 91st operative support regiment (engineer unit) almost comletely destroyed also fuel storage hit. 70 militaries were killed.
 
 

And has added ZERO value Everyone please stop feeding the troll..

And has added ZERO value Everyone please stop feeding the troll..