Ukraine / Russia Thread
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Lukashenko does not appear at Belarusian National Flag Day celebration
Self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko did not appear at the celebration of the Day of the State Flag, State Emblem and National Anthem of Belarus on 14 May following the news of his deteriorating health.
www.pravda.com.ua
If this is true, wow. Just wow.
In late January, with his mercenary forces dying by the thousands in a fight for the ruined city of Bakhmut, Wagner Group owner Yevgeniy Prigozhin made Ukraine an extraordinary offer.
Prigozhin said that if Ukraine’s commanders withdrew their soldiers from the area around Bakhmut, he would give Kyiv information on Russian troop positions, which Ukraine could use to attack them. Prigozhin conveyed the proposal to his contacts in Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate, with whom he has maintained secret communications during the course of the war, according to previously unreported U.S. intelligence documents leaked on the group-chat platform Discord.
Officials are now not allowed to resign in Russia.
www.themoscowtimes.com
Kremlin Bans High-Ranking Officials From Resigning Amid War in Ukraine – iStories - The Moscow Times
High-ranking Russian officials have been banned from resigning during the war in Ukraine under the threat of criminal prosecution, the iStories investigative outlet reported Monday, citing four sources familiar with the matter.
This also caught my eye. Russia's Achilles heel?
www.pravda.com.ua
Of course it is Pravda...
Russia concerned over its inability to intercept drones with air defence – UK Intelligence
The Russian leadership is increasingly concerned that the Russian air defence system is unable to intercept drones that attack targets on the territory of the country.
www.pravda.com.ua
Of course it is Pravda...
I think that's more because they're fast running out of officers than anything else. I read they lost something like 5 colonels in one day over the weekend.
I think that's window dressing. They're still trying to legitimize that "drone attack" on the Kremlin that they themselves obviously staged.
