Муҳаррир

Feed them biryani, not bullets

[Муҳаррир @konstutituta]

Вильнюс вчера #хуёвыйвильнюс

[Денис Казанський @den_kazansky]

Trostyanets, Sumy region, Ukraine

October 2023

[Нова пошта @NP_official_ua]

Харківський інноваційний термінал.
Щойно в нього влучила ракета. Є загиблі та поранені, зокрема важкі. У них не було шансу встигнути добігти до укриття, бо сирени прозвучали за секунди до. Наразі всім постраждалим надається медична допомога, ми на звʼязку з лікарнями та сімʼями постраждалих. Та це, звісно, не поверне наших людей. Співчуваємо — кожному.

Завтра Нова пошта оголошує день трауру. Ми будемо працювати та вшановувати кожного загиблого героя Нової пошти. Кожного загиблого в цій війні.

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

❗️59 people were killed as a result of Russia's strike on the village of #Hroza in the #Kharkiv Region, Ukraine's Interior Ministry reports.

All the dead were local residents: pensioners, medics, farmers, teachers, entrepreneurs.

📷: Alex Babenko

[Муҳаррир @konstutituta]

@cavidaga https://t.co/zPDEKYwLSt

[твій друг Стус @slovyanskasil]

Наступальні дії на півдні Бахмута тривають, але все дається великими зусиллями. Техніка і обладнання виходить з ладу і знищується, а часу на відновлення маєм досить мало. Банка на розвідників і фпвістів тут:
https://t.co/VcSUDqdy99

[Mariia Kramarenko @KramarenkoMari3]

#Kherson. Sunday. Russia fires at the church during the Sunday service.

[Michael A. Horowitz @michaelh992]

Drone view of the music festival in southern #Israel that was targeted by #Hamas, and where at least 240 party-goers were killed

[Michael A. Horowitz @michaelh992]

Many Asian foreign workers are present in Israel close to the border with Gaza. They're quite clearly unrelated to the conflict. And yet there's been footage of extreme violence against them during the #Hamas attack - and deaths now confirmed by at least two countries

[Michael A. Horowitz @michaelh992]

20 Israelis police officers were killed inside the Sderot police station. The attackers are still inside the station, #Israel, #Gaza

[Trey Yingst @TreyYingst]

Active ground fighting continues along the border. We hear machine gun fire in the distance. Multiple Israeli soldiers being loaded into ambulances next to us.

Lots of confusion in the air. Israeli police believe dozens of Palestinian militants are still inside Israel.

[Nathan Ruser @Nrg8000]

Inghimasi teams slaughtering entire families in their homes in Southern Israel. This is an an explicit terrorist campaign of a scale unprecidented in modern times in Israel. When the dust clears this will be very very very nasty.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Some of the images coming out of Sderot over the last few hours are reaching degrees of horror that I dont really think I can use words to properly describe. Truly disturbing acts of terror directed at civilians.

[Filip Horký @FilipHorky]

i24: Hamas oznámil, že unesl 35 izraelských vojáků a civilistů do Gazy.

Kromě toho nemocnice v Tel Avivu a Ber Šeevě informují o ošetřování více než 100 zraněných.

[Neri Zilber @NeriZilber]

Saturday morning of Simchat Torah holiday. Make no mistake: Israel is now at war. Response by this govt will be immense - esp given likely casualty count in south Israel + almost certain hostages taken into Gaza (alive or dead). Entire Israeli strategy vis Hamas/Gaza has crumbled

[Tatarigami_UA @Tatarigami_UA]

Recently, I've tried to refrain from making negative statements about the overall situation. However, over the past two months, I've come across a continuous stream of statements that I find not only incorrect but also potentially harmful.

One of the most recent trends I've observed is the assertion that the russians lack reserves and are running out of troops. This information is not only inaccurate but also lacks substantiated data on the location and availability of russian reserves.

In the past, I made a similar comment when regiments from the 76th division started moving southward.

Unfortunately, I continue to witness the deployment of additional units and reserves across various parts of the frontline. While I harbor doubts about their potential for an offensive, they appear to be deployed in the areas where Ukrainian forces might breach defenses. Their purpose seems to be slowing down Ukrainian troops and severely limiting their ability to exploit any breakthroughs.

Ultimately, russian forces may not need to advance at this moment but aim to minimize Ukrainian gains from this counter-offensive. They aim to undermine both political and military support for Ukraine.

The enemy remains formidable and capable, despite all their shortcomings. They still possess significant anti-tank capabilities, the ability to deploy remote minefields, employ loitering munitions, maintain artillery and counter-battery capabilities, and continue fortifying their defenses. When individuals push the narrative that the russians are on the verge of collapse and have exhausted their reserves, it fosters unrealistic expectations and diverts attention from the necessity for long-term planning and vision. It can lead to an overemphasis on short-term optimism and hinder the recognition of mistakes, the need for change, or an increase in support.

To an observer, it may seem that advances can continue endlessly. However, this situation underscores the fact that Ukraine does not possess an unlimited supply of ammunition, much of which was provided by South Korea through the US. Furthermore, Ukraine does not have an inexhaustible pool of personnel in the already deployed brigades along the front lines.

Maintaining a healthy optimism is absolutely necessary as our troops make further progress. It's true that russian troops have suffered severe degradation, and counter-battery fire degraded their artillery capabilities. Their captured soldiers have testified about a lack of discipline and a diminishing will to fight. However, this optimism shouldn't transform into delusional hopefulness.

Earlier this spring, I cautioned against setting unrealistic expectations and the belief that russian defenses would collapse within weeks or days, leading to celebrations in liberated Crimea. I emphasized that a counter-offensive alone would not win this war and that we needed to plan for the long term. I hope that now, my message will resonate more strongly.

[Tobias Schneider @tobiaschneider]

There are images of piles of dead civilians in bus stops. People on their way to work, dragged from their cars and shot right there in the streets. Militants taking selfies next to normal people murdered in their living rooms. I'm sorry I do not get those trying to justify this.

[Anna Ahronheim @AAhronheim]

If the videos that I’m seeing are real….this is bad. REALLY bad. Yom Kippur failure bad.

[Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي @NTarnopolsky]

💥Shlomi Eldar: "I've covered hundreds of incidents. Its never happened that no official said anything. Nothing. Shocking pictures on WhatsApp [of kidnapped soldiers] fear, shock– and no one says a word. A nation operating with no leadership at all."

[Tobias Schneider @tobiaschneider]

Unbelievable images out of southern Israel this morning. Hamas streaming into Sderot and nearby communities. What appear to be videos of abduction and slaughter of civilians. Israeli security forces apparently caught off guard.