Sunday, June 5
Russia’s 12th general killed. Also, the Severodonetsk Trap is real and the Russian loss is staggering.
🇺🇦 Pictured: The Severodonetsk Trap is real and the Russian loss is staggering.
🇺🇦 Russia lost up to 1100 troops in UA’s Severodonetsk counter-attack trap. It might be as high as 2000 by Monday
🇺🇦 Severodonetsk is very defendable, to the point where UA observers recognized the trap as it was happening (Thanks Wade C)
🇺🇦 Reminder: Severodonetsk is the city in Luhansk Oblast which the Kremlin has concentrated the majority of its forces on capturing
🇺🇦 Western news outlets, such as The Guardian, are now reporting that Russia is suffering staggering losses at Severodonetsk.
🇺🇦 Allegedly 80% of Severodonetsk was liberated by the Ukrainians
🇺🇦 Russian commanders have been ordered to take all of Luhansk by June 10th. lol
🇺🇦 Besides Severodonetsk, Ukrainian forces continued to conduct localized counterattacks against Russian positions throughout Ukraine
🇺🇦 Russia destroyed a major Ukrainian grain export terminal in Mykolaiv that plays a crucial role in international food security.
🇺🇦 In an interview, French President Macron stated “Russia must not be humiliated because we need to leave a window for diplomacy”. Everyone is upset at him, but honestly, Putin’s whole selling point is he can offer the Russian people strength…and here is Macron going “come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!”
🇺🇦 Ukrainian forces killed a 12th general, Major General Roman Kutuzov. Come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!
🇺🇦 According to Russia Today, Sergey Lavrov has cancelled his visit to Serbia because sanctions basically made it impossible to get there. Come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!
🇺🇦 France’s few Caesar self-propelled howitzers have already destroyed 80 Russian artillery systems since arriving 12(?) days ago. Come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!
🇺🇦 Norway's self-propelled howitzers are already at the front line. Come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!
🇺🇦 Spain will send state of the art tanks to Ukraine and will train Ukrainian military in Latvia. Come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!
🇺🇦 According to The Economist, Ukraine resistance fighters are hitting Russia behind their own lines. Come on you guys, stop humiliating Russia!
📢 Countries apply to be in NATO. NATO doesn’t seek to expand. Saying NATO is encroaching on Russia is Kremlin messaging. Russia has three primary propaganda efforts directed at the West, and that’s the first.
📢 Yes, Ukraine has a nazi problem, but it’s a very small percentage of the country, and not representative of the whole. Using a small group to smear the entire group is called “guilt by association.” Russia has three primary propaganda efforts directed at the West, and that’s the second.
📢 If you ever hear anyone say “What about America…” in an effort to redirect attention away from Ukraine and onto the west, that is called “Competitive victimhood” and the associated meme is *always* created by Russian-backed media. Russia has three primary propaganda efforts directed at the West, and that’s the third.
⚠️ Note: I got lazy with my citations and I apologize. My top sources are: Current and former military planners, singularly-focused pundits, and all manner of vetted open-source intelligence. Top cited open source pundits and sources include: CP Scott, Institute for the Study of War, Kyiv Independent, Aaron Parnas, John Aravosis, Malcontent News, and mainstream news with high levels of journalistic integrity and track records. Sadly I can’t source private individuals, of course.
⚠️ Speaking of sources, thanks to all of you who have forwarded me tips. You’re the private individuals I wish I could source publicly
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