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Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv

It is holding off Russia’s attack — for now
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Ten days after the start on May 10th of Russia’s offensive in Kharkiv province, the pace of the advance has slowed. For now, Ukraine is holding the Russians roughly halfway through Vovchansk—a town, just 5km from the border, that is now being turned to ashes—and at positions roughly 9km inside Ukraine further west, near Lyptsi.
Many of the soldiers in Kharkiv are angry that Russia was able to advance so far so quickly. Others suspect that incompetence, or even treachery, played a more significant role. Official Ukrainian narratives that present a rosy picture are not helping to calm nerves. “[President Volodymyr] Zelensky is being kept in a warm bath,” complains Mr Yaroslavsky. “We think the president should tune into the situation on the ground and not ape Putin, a man whose life revolves around the papers his aides bring him.” A government official, who asked to remain anonymous, suggests that Mr Zelensky had already sensed he might not be receiving the full truth. “That’s what he yells at his generals, at least.”
 
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Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv

It is holding off Russia’s attack — for now
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Ten days after the start on May 10th of Russia’s offensive in Kharkiv province, the pace of the advance has slowed. For now, Ukraine is holding the Russians roughly halfway through Vovchansk—a town, just 5km from the border, that is now being turned to ashes—and at positions roughly 9km inside Ukraine further west, near Lyptsi.
Many of the soldiers in Kharkiv are angry that Russia was able to advance so far so quickly. Others suspect that incompetence, or even treachery, played a more significant role. Official Ukrainian narratives that present a rosy picture are not helping to calm nerves. “[President Volodymyr] Zelensky is being kept in a warm bath,” complains Mr Yaroslavsky. “We think the president should tune into the situation on the ground and not ape Putin, a man whose life revolves around the papers his aides bring him.” A government official, who asked to remain anonymous, suggests that Mr Zelensky had already sensed he might not be receiving the full truth. “That’s what he yells at his generals, at least.”
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Nothing new about this in nation state affairs. Zelinski seems to have been out and about during this war. More than can be said for Putin.
Ukraine has a young national identity and culture of National military hierarchy. Such as the US did during the revolutionary war. Washington fought to hold the army together and in the field as much as he fought the British.
Lincoln had the same troubles in the civil war.
 
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Ukraine Reportedly Hits Russian Electronic Warfare Complex​


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WATCH: Ukraine Reportedly Hits Russian Electronic Warfare Complex

Military analysts noted that Russian troops have employed the R-330Zh Zhitel station since 2014 in Donbas, with earlier versions used during the first Chechen campaign.
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This is especially interesting to me because it’s jammy nav signals such as GPS Galileo Glonoss and whatever the hell, the Chinese system is called.

This means it had to be done with a mark one eyeball or a laser designator or both. That means that Ukraine has sophisticated drones with laser designators. Not for locating targets and then they are serviced with rockets or artillery. We’re talking about Copperhead type laser guided artillery rounds or hellfire missiles which would be a significant step up AFAIK

It could be a JDAM but IMO the loitering time over the target once it’s serviced is excessive for a manned aircraft who normally would normally enter the “get the puck out of Dodge” mode
 
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Zelenskyy pushes allies for direct involvement in Ukraine’s war with Russia

Ukraine’s leader seeks help intercepting Russian missiles, says battlefield situation ‘most difficult’ since invasion.
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Ukrainian leader seeks help intercepting Russian missiles, saying situation on the battlefield is ‘one of the most difficult’ since 2022 invasion.
“It’s a question of will, but everyone says a word that sounds the same in every language: everyone is scared of escalation,” the 46-year-old leader told the Reuters news agency in Kyiv on Monday. “Everyone has gotten used to the fact that Ukrainians are dying – that’s not escalation for people,” he said.
Zelenskyy proposed that the armed forces of neighbouring NATO countries could intercept incoming Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory to help Ukraine protect itself.
 
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Russia mysteriously deletes threat to redraw Baltic Sea border

Defense ministry plan had sparked alarm among NATO allies.
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This is a weird story that’s been floating this morning, sounds like it might just be a clarification of the border rather than an attempt to change it but we’ll have to wait and see.
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Russia Sets Out Plan to Shift Baltic Sea Border With NATO Rivals

A Russian Defense Ministry proposal to change the country’s Baltic Sea border and territorial waters next to NATO rivals that prompted sharp responses from Lithuania and Finland was removed from a government website without explanation.
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Seems the plan was withdrawn so not sure if they were just probing or it wasn’t intended to be nefarious and was misinterpreted or what, but seems like they’ve backed down for now.
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reportedly currently pushing the White House to allow Ukrainian forces to hit Russian missile and artillery launch sites in Russian territory, using US-supplied weapons.

This comes as Secretary Blinken returns from his surprise trip to Kyiv.
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Under Relentless Russian Assault, Ukraine Adopts a Defensive Crouch

BILYI KOLODYAZ, Ukraine — At a high point for Ukraine in its war against Russia, when its army was sweeping Russian forces from the country’s northeast, a small-town police chief proudly hung a Ukrainian flag on his newly liberated city hall. A year and a half later, the police officer, Oleksiy...
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BREAKING: Russia warns that British targets could be struck if British weapons are used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory
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David Cameron's comments greenlighting Ukraine's use of British weapons set this into motion and Russia's simulated tactical nuclear weapons drills have been linked to these calls

Now the Russian Foreign Ministry is making this explicit threat
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1793618177332797740
 
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