🇺🇦 Pictured: Someone finally made a St. HIMARS picture
🇺🇦 Russia's S-300 and S-400 missile systems are 100% ineffective at intercepting NATO weapons. Sorry China
🇺🇦 The Russian Defense Ministry has started prosecuting the manufacturer of Russia's S-300 and S-400 missile system after they've proven 100% ineffective at intercepting NATO weapons.
🇺🇦 Russians are deliberately moving ammo depots to sensitive areas so they can claim Ukraine is causing warcrimes by targeting them
🇺🇦 Resistance news: Guerrillas in Mariupol set fire to an oil refinery
🇺🇦 The Russian-installed government in Kherson has fled the administrative building out of fear of HIMARS. To the Ukrainian citizens who thought it would be fun to play Russian for a few weeks…I hope it was fun!
🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Armed Forces destroyed another RU ammunition depot in Kherson region, southern Ukraine.
🇺🇦 44 settlements in Kherson have been liberated
🇺🇦 After the above, Russian soldiers were seen changing into civilian outfits and fleeing in stolen cars.
🇺🇦 Zelensky has given “Hero of Ukraine” awards to 3,500 fallen soldiers
🇺🇦 Ukraine is emphasizing that they will not let western heavy equipment fall into enemy hands. While perhaps assumed, it’s reassuring to know they understand this and are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen, and for the commander in chief of the armed forces to make an announcement like that
🇺🇦 Edit: oh, the above is likely part of UA lobbying for more equipment. Still, good, I’m glad they’re focusing on that!
🇺🇦 Russia is giving thousands of Russian passports to Ukrainians in occupied areas in order to quickly integrate them into Russia. EU announced they will not recognize these passports.
🇺🇦 The Security Service of Ukraine found a $650m scheme for civil servants to defraud Ukraine. Suspects have been apprehended. Ukraine had a corruption problem before the war, and at least during the war, it seems to not be tolerated anymore (or as much, anyway).
🇺🇦 Russia continues to perform limited ground assaults around Ukraine, though a larger operational pause is ongoing.
📢 Countries apply to be in NATO. NATO is a defense alliance that has never, and does not, consider offensive operations. 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 this thing America did…” 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.
⚠️ Sorry about the typos or awkward sentences!!!! This is the inevitable result of putting out a finalized research product once every 24 hours, with no staff. If anyone feels like giving me staff, we can polish this b right up!
⚠️ 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, 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 or given me data from the front line. You’re the private individuals I wish I could source publicly
⚠️ Though my awesome employer taught me everything I know about OSINT, these posts are not affiliated with my employer, nor done during my employer’s time. Every item I report is from my own research, my own opinion, and written during my own time.
⚠️ Note: War happens fast and even high fidelity news needs a ton of corrections after the dust settles.
🇺🇦 Sorry to my Substack readers who get this weird “ua” symbol instead of a flag emoji!