1/ Igor 'Strelkov' Girkin warns that Ukraine's drone offensive is setting the conditions for a direct attack on Crimea, by chopping Russian forces in the south of Ukraine into isolated fragments with limited manoeuvrability caused by a lack of fuel. ⬇️
Russian shadow fleet oil tankers are now sailing closer to the German coast to stay far away from Swedish waters, as Sweden has boarded and seized several sanctioned Russian vessels in recent months.
The Russians are convinced that Germany doesn’t have the guts to seize a a Russian ships.
136 oil tankers have taken the new route since the start of March, even entering the twelve-mile zone of Germany’s territorial waters on 31 occasions.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 SNYDER SAYS TRUMP MAY HAVE MADE RUSSIA’S DAMAGE GREATER
Timothy Snyder 🇺🇸 - "At this point Ukraine’s position is stronger than Russia’s. And I think, in a strange way, Trump has been bad for Putin because he's de facto helped Russia. But he’s helped them extend a war they can’t win, so by helping them, I think he’s made the damage for them greater."
The paradox Snyder points to is brutal for Moscow: help that prolongs an unwinnable war is not victory, it is deeper attrition. Russia is being pushed further into losses, economic strain and strategic exhaustion while Ukraine’s position keeps hardening.
❗️❗️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian SBU heavy warhead drones strike hangars at Saki military airfield in Crimea housing Russian Su-30 and Su-30SM fighters.
🔥🚀 After the attack, a fire was recorded in the hangar where the Su-30SM was located, indicating a successful strike on the target. The estimated cost of each such aircraft, depending on the configuration, ranges from $30 to $50 million.
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Hunger Games begin in Russia, as logistics breakdown not only affecting agriculture but now basic food delivery.
But remember, as bas as things get for Russians, the LAST thing they'll give up will be the war.
The more severe the punishment the Czar inflicts on his people, the more his subjects are convinced of his power, and the more they embrace him.
More fallout from last night's drone strike on the Donetsk–Mariupol highway bridge
Earlier, another bridge near Novoazovsk was also destroyed.
Kyiv appears to be methodically tightening the logistical noose around Russian-controlled Donetsk.
At today's Federation Council meeting, senator from the Tomsk region Viktor Kress, acting on behalf of agricultural workers, raised the issue of the "catastrophic situation" with the fuel supply to the industry.
"Without engine oils, everything will come to a standstill. We will lose everything that the entire country has worked so hard to build in the agro-industrial complex over the past few years," he said.
In response, Federation Council chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko urged not to "exaggerate the drama," noting that the government is making all the necessary decisions. However, "it will take time" to remedy the situation.
If Russia continues its insane, bloody aggression against Ukraine and directs all its fuel toward waging war, it will face hunger. Furthermore, the country will be unable to export grain, as agricultural enterprises lack an adequate amount of fuel for harvesting.
Russia will most likely fail to meet its grain export obligations.
IN DENMARK 🇩🇰 we don’t celebrate Independence Day, because 🇩🇰 were never ruled by any other nation.
🇩🇰 went to war more than 200 times & we lost some, but we never fully lost our sovereignty.
Foreign National flags are BANNED in our kingdom. Except the flag of #ukraine 🇺🇦
Since 2022, an exemption in our flag-law allows flying the Ukrainian flag, because we acknowledge that Ukraine is protecting OUR SOVEREIGNTY‼️
SLAVA UKRAINI 🇩🇰🫡🇺🇦
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⚡️NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Russia remains the biggest threat to the Alliance's security.
He noted that Moscow's attacks on Ukraine confirm this, and also emphasized the close cooperation of the Russian Federation with China, Iran and North Korea.
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In recent months, Ukraine 🇺🇦 continued to reinforce its fortifications across the country
6 months ago, Zaporizhzhia direction was lacking defensive preparation, it now has 5 defensive lines, which shows how fast Ukraine can adapt.
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