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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - September 8
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
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The last couple of days of advances have been crazy. UA army spirit is at its highest in months and Russians are demoralised. Calls for RU backups which aren’t coming.
It’s very uplifting to see. Loads of liberation videos floating around if you want a bit of heartwarming action in all this senseless violence.
Analysis: Ukraine blindsides Russia with northeastern thrust at supply hub (Reuters)
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Russian grip on northeast Ukraine collapses after Kyiv severs supply line (Reuters)
Ukrainian forces appear to retake Kupiansk amid advances in north-east (The Guardian)
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Related: Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine’s Kharkiv area (AP)
Moscow Municipal Lawmakers Demand Putin's Resignation
https://www.rferl.org/amp/moscow-municipal-lawmakers-demand-putin-resignation/32027762.html
The three longest days of February. The beginning of the great war which no one thought would come
Interesting account of the days right before and the day of the invasion.
What a superbly well written article. Please post it standalone!
Standalone thread is here:
https://tildes.net/~misc/12li/the_three_longest_days_of_february_the_beginning_of_the_great_war_which_no_one_thought_would_come
Geopolitics Decanted, a podcast often featuring Michael Kofman (a well regarded open source expert on Russia and the war), put out a double feature today.
Russian Northern Front Collapses: Latest on the Ukrainian Counteroffensive (recorded 10 September)
Like Ants to Wet Sugar: How Ukraine Won the Battle of Kharkiv
Amid Ukraine’s startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing (Washington Post)
Another story by reporters visiting liberated towns:
In liberated towns and villages, occupation officials were already imposing Russian school curriculum (Washington Post)
Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal (Reuters)
Ok, who lost their bet thinking this would end in defenestration?
A turning point in Ukraine leads to a turning point in Russia: Longtime Kremlin supporters are now calling the war a ‘disaster’
Ukraine war: Russians 'outnumbered 8-1' in counter-attack
(See map in the story.)
Found via the latest update from Jumani of the West on Twitter, (unrolled) which has a more detailed map.
Ukraine Just Captured One Of Russia’s Most Capable Aerial Electronic Warfare Pods (TheDrive/TheWarZone)