Ukraine

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26941324

Summary

A massive Ukrainian drone strike targeted Russian oil refineries and infrastructure, including Moscow’s largest refinery, which supplies 50% of the city’s fuel.

The attack also hit the Druzhba pipeline control station, halting Russian oil exports to Hungary. With over 337 drones striking multiple regions, the operation exploited gaps in Russia’s air defenses.

Hungary, heavily reliant on Russian energy, called the pipeline attack a threat to its sovereignty.

Analysts suggest continued strikes could pressure Russia’s economy and energy dominance, potentially influencing ceasefire negotiations.

Stefan Korshak is one of the bloggers I follow regularly. I like his texts because they often bring up points other sources tend not to, and are written so that the point comes across very easily. He is a reporter who had moved to Ukraine long before the full-scale invasion of 2022.

Here's his latest text :)

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 16.03.25 (орієнтовно)

#NOMERCY #stoprussia

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Canada contributed another 50 million Canadian dollars ($34.8 million) to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on March 14.

Days prior, Ukraine received the first tranche of a loan of $1.7 billion covered by frozen Russian assets from Canada, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry announced on March 13.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/34176067

Sir Keir Starmer sent his strongest signal yet that allies will put troops on the ground in Ukraine to support a ceasefire

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ukraine-uk-peacekeeping-russia-war-ceasefire-starmer-b2715777.html

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Ukrainian soldiers performed a haka to honour a New Zealand soldier who was killed in combat near Vuhledar, Donetsk region in August 2022. The coffin of Dominic Abelen, who was of Māori descent, was covered with both New Zealand and Ukrainian flags. An official statement said the 28-year-old was a professional soldier in his native country, had participated in the war in Iraq and joined the International Legion in 2022. His body was returned to the Ukrainian side only recently. He was honoured with two medals for his service in Ukraine. Soldiers of the Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence International Legion performed the rhythmic Māori chant in tribute to Abelen, in footage released this week.

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/22648128

William, a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, has come to Ukraine to join the Ukrainian military in its fight against Russian aggression just days after his contract with the U.S. military ended in March.

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 15.03.25 (орієнтовно)

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cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/37049080

Despite Trump’s decidedly critical tone toward Ukraine and its president and warm gestures toward Russia, the level of overall American public sympathy with Ukraine and the lack of sympathy for Russia have not changed since the summer of 2024. If the intent of the public spat with Zelenskyy was to sour the American mood toward Ukraine, the latest poll indicates that it was a failure, not only in the continued high level of sympathy with Ukraine but also in that more people rated Trump’s performance as inappropriate than said the same about the Ukrainian president’s performance in that unprecedented meeting.

With only about one-third of Americans supporting his decision to suspend aid to Ukraine, Trump may have helped himself by quickly renewing the provision of aid and getting Ukraine to reportedly agree to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia.

As one might expect, the president has had some impact on his core Republican constituency. But the drop in Republican sympathy with Ukraine from 58% last summer to 45% now is modest if one considers that the Republican president is still in his early honeymoon period.

Trump received more support from Republicans for his aid suspension, with about two-thirds supporting the decision, and 21% opposing it. But while favoring Trump, one might expect more support for a president from his own party on a top and high-profile policy issue this early in his term.

Of course, a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war could impact public attitudes moving forward, especially at a time when polls show more Americans favor a quick end to the war. For now, though, the bottom line is that the American public appears to have made up its mind on Ukraine and Russia and Trump is cutting against the grain.

https://t.me/MAKS23_NAFO/41368

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The video shows the work. "Achilles", those who started as volunteers and have now grown into a regiment of unmanned systems>

Their result was four destroyed Russian Pantsirs , each worth about $14 million . In total, minus $56 million for the enemy army.

This is part of the darts from the "In the Apple" collection. And, as you can see, it turned out very well.

https://t.me/prytulafoundation/3018

Russia is manipulating global AI models by embedding its propaganda within them, a tactic termed "AI grooming," which raises concerns about the potential influence of these models on public opinion and the reliability of information disseminated by AI systems.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMBYE6jbV