🇺🇦 Oleksiy Reznikov was dismissed from the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1699016017601503692
🇹🇷🇺🇦 Erdogan about Ukraine:
- Our position regarding the war in Ukraine has always been for peace, dialogue and diplomacy;
- We will facilitate peace negotiations in the same way as we were mediators in the exchange of prisoners, ZNPP;
- I hope peace is on the horizon.
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1699014920631664704
👀 President Zelensky signed a law on changing the administrative-territorial structure of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The law provides for decommunization and the introduction of a new regional division + temporary territorial communities (military administrations).
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1699004283130163605
🇱🇹🇺🇦 "Corruption in Ukraine slows down the supply of weapons", - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.
P.S. Sad but true...
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1698996144859234464
Our strong warriors in the Bakhmut sector. The 93rd, 28th, and 92nd mechanized brigades.
Together with General Syrskyi, we spoke with commanders and soldiers. All the issues will be on the Staff’s agenda.
I awarded the best warriors and thanked everyone who fights for Ukraine.
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1699019820916719650
"Most NATO training areas are severely restricted in the types of UAVs that can be flown and how they can be used. This is because of fears that UAVs will malfunction and fly into controlled airspace, such as the area around civilian airports." https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699019543895568441
"most Ukrainian battalions are generating approx two platoons of troops...fully capable of leading assault actions. While the rest of the battalion provides reinforcement...the size at which formations can conduct offensive action is severely constrained." https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699018919762108570
If you were to inquire Ukraine whether they would want the F-16s despite their age, I'm fairly confident they would answer affirmatively. However, Belgium seems to believe it understands Ukraine's requirements much better than the Ukrainians themselves.
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1699006854427451443
Russian propagandists discuss growing gas prices in Russia while claiming that the Russian economy is "coping with sanctions."
This is an older video, but the situation with gas prices in Russia has actually worsened since then.
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1699021184925364395
Russian President Vladimir #Putin reiterated #Russia’s unwillingness to rejoin the #BlackSeaGrainInitiative until all of Russia’s extensive terms are met at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan. http://isw.pub/UkrWar090423
https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1698857435044225533
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1699014515512484126
This red kitten was rescued after Kakhovka HPP was destroyed by Russians.
It was adopted. Later, the kitty and his owners were able to raise money and buy a kamikaze drone for the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. The drone was used to destroy a Russian tank. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1699018268801962224
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1699018268801962224
Putin's favorite complaint over the past two years: how the West has fooled Russia.
Here's a compilation.
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1698992436901560797
These guys definitely need to organize.
https://twitter.com/FPVDronesUa/status/1699010675182325982
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1699011058680119491
"there is still a high loss rate of platforms [vehicles]. These platforms are often mobility killed rather than destroyed. But rebuilding them demands a consistent provision of spare parts." https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699017605485330733
"With 17 artillery systems...replacement barrels cannot be produced for all [so] vital that Ukraine’s partners invest [in] a sustainable supply for a consolidated artillery park, focusing on maintaining a more limited range of guns at greater scale" https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699016924615647464
"trend appears to be towards maximising accuracy & reducing ...no. of rounds necessary to achieve the desired outcome rather than resorting to saturation fire. This is a concerning trend, as over time it will likely significantly improve Russian artillery" https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699015836626022891
"growth in the complexity, diversity & density of Russian UAVs is concerning. The gains in both effect of the warhead and the economy of its design between Lancet-3 and Lancet-3M demonstrate how the Russians are actively improving their fielded equipment." https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699015938425659875
Interesting detail on Russian improvement of Iranian Shahed drones. "Modifications to loitering munitions to achieve noise reduction on Shahed-136 and to harden navigation are also notable." https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699016437069647983
Russian "production of Krasnopol 152-mm laser-guided shells has been prioritised, with newly manufactured shells being widely available across the front. The use of UAVs to designate for Krasnopol has also been increased" https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699015619209781736
"These tactics were fairly binary in their viability. If Russian electronic warfare (EW) was active, the UAVs could not get in and usually were not committed. If there was a relaxation in electronic protection, the effects could be dramatic" https://static.rusi.org/Stormbreak-Special-Report-web-final_0.pdf
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1699012282947105143