@KyivIndependent Ukrainian propaganda is horrible
first Russia is weak and falling apart so they want Europe to negotiate
Now ur saying Russia doesnt want any peace talks or they wont even engage in peace talks
real sloppy fellas
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Rex Bourne 🇺🇸🦅
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geopolitics. death before dishonor 👹
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⚡️Russia clearly 'not ready' for peace talks, says Latvian Foreign Ministry official.
"The first main condition should be that Russia should be ready to actually talk. They are not. They are not ready to engage in meaningful peace talks," said Artjoms Ursulskis, deputy to Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze.
kyivindependent.com/russia-not-rea…
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@Tsahkna @MFAestonia @EEinEU Once you see “Estonia” then you know its pure nonsense to follow
damn that never fails
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Russia is weakening, and Putin needs to buy time. That’s why Moscow wants Europe cast as a “neutral mediator,” which is impossible.
Europe supports Ukraine and its own security. The focus must stay on increasing pressure on Russia until it is serious about peace negotiations.
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Poland warned Russia over possible strikes on diplomatic missions in Ukraine
The Polish Foreign Ministry stated that any Russian strike on Polish diplomatic facilities in Ukraine will be regarded as a deliberate action.
The statement appeared after new massive Russian attacks on Kyiv and Moscow’s warnings to foreign diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital.
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@WeWillBeFree24 they still seem to have this idea that giving Ukraine more money and more weapons will help them beat Russia
They still don’t realize they can still lose even if we send more weapons to Kiev
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Are people really believing Ukraine still? UN? NATO?
The place is a cesspool of corruption. People are literally shockingly ignorant.
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It’s official per @TheStudyofWar — Russia’s war in Ukraine is no longer a stalemate.
Kyiv is now calling the shots.
George Barros@georgewbarros
We’re calling it: The war in Ukraine has entered a new phase. @KatStepanenko and I have authored a new special report studying how Ukraine is actively challenging the positional character of the war that has dominated the battlefield since 2023. Data on Russia’s battlefield performance indicates that the character of the war is shifting in favor of Ukrainian forces – at least for now. Russian forces rates of advances are stagnating while Ukrainian forces are employing novel tactics and operational concepts in efforts to break out of positional warfare. Neither Russia nor Ukraine can conduct operational maneuvers yet, however. The bottom line is that the war in Ukraine is competitive and far from stalemated. Ukrainian forces are out-innovating Russian forces in both military technologies and in applying these new technologies in effective operational concepts that can help Ukrainian forces break out of positional warfare. Ukraine is employing mechanized equipment in tactical maneuvers in ways that were impossible 12 months ago. Russia’s ability to conduct infiltration missions will likely continue to degrade as Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign pushes Russia’s logistics and forward operating bases further away from the frontlines, reducing resourcing to sustain infantry tasked with infiltration missions. Ukraine may be able to scale these effects if they resourced properly by international partners. Ukraine’s advantage in intermediate range strikes is notably not permanent, and Russia will very likely eventually develop countermeasures to mitigate Ukraine’s advantages. Ukraine’s international partners thus have a rare and temporary opportunity to help Ukraine exploit favorable battlefield dynamics while Ukraine has the upper hand. Key Points of the report: • Russia’s rate of advance is plummeting during the Russian Spring-Summer 2026 offensive. • Russia is losing more soldiers to make fewer gains, with monthly Russian casualty rates reportedly outpacing monthly recruitment since December 2025. • Ukraine is starting to regain more ground than it is losing for the first time since 2023. • Ukraine’ recent counterattacks feature unique characteristics and deviate from key trends that defined the positional character of the war since 2023. • Ukraine is conducting a pattern of more frequent mechanized counterattacks at the tactical level for the first time since 2023. • The Ukrainian command’s operational planning is maturing. • Ukraine’s early 2026 counterattacks in the south were successful likely due to better planning and preparation of the battlefield. • Ukraine has been conducting a coherent campaign to suppress and destroy Russian air defenses since late 2025, in order to shape the battlefield as part of more sophisticated campaign planning. • Ukraine significantly intensified its intermediate-range strike campaign against dynamic targets in Spring 2026 in order to degrade Russian logistics at operational depths ahead of planned Ukrainian maneuver. • Ukrainian forces started actively disrupting Russian railway logistics in occupied Ukraine and Russian western regions in Spring 2026. • Ukrainian intermediate-range strikes are already achieving notable operational effects, including degrading Russia's ability to use the key Russian highway connecting Russia to occupied Crimea and GLOCs around Donetsk City. • Ukrainian forces decisively seized the initiative in intermediate-range strikes by fielding new technologies such as the US-made Hornet strike UAV, among other systems. • Ukrainian forces are achieving temporary tactical drone overmatch in some frontline sectors, which is slowing Russian offensive operations by degrading the effectiveness of Russian shaping operations. • Ukrainian forces likely achieved tactical drone overmatch in certain frontline sectors after degrading Russia’s drone capabilities in late 2025 to early 2026 - primarily by suppressing drone launch positions and increasingly intercepting Russian tactical UAVs. • Ukraine’s degradation of Russian forces at operational depth combined with tactical-level drone overmatch likely is creating vulnerabilities in the Russian lines. • Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign is likely far from its zenith, assuming continued support from Ukraine’s partners, and will likely intensify over 2026 as Ukraine fields new weapons capable of striking Russian’s operational rear. Link to full report: understandingwar.org/research/russi…
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@blr1999153474 @BanderiteAzov Finland isnt like Ukraine
Ukraine is larger with much more resources and its people are technically ethnically Russian.
Finland has been around for centuries
Ukraine is just Russians who broke away from the Russian empire/USSR
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@BanderiteAzov Finland joined nato in 2023, not a word. That completely breaks the nato arguement . Finland had an even larger land border with Russia than Ukraine
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@OTregub Guys that theory does not work. Thats what theyve been trying to do.
the only thing your doing is escalating the war and getting more civilians killed. Thats it. And even with more weapons and all the support its still no guarantee Ukraine can defeat Russia.
Wake up
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Europe loves saying Ukraine has “the strongest military in Europe.”
Fine. Then act like Ukraine is defending Europe now — not like it’s a buffer buying time for Europe to slowly rearm over the next 3–5 years.
Ukraine still lacks enough air defense, long-range capabilities, and strategic support to fully protect its people.
The goal should not be to help Ukraine survive.
The goal should be to increase pressure on Russia now — militarily, economically, and politically — so Russia wants to end this war. #globsec2026
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@grantshapps Ukrainian propaganda fucking sucks they need to hire new people 💀
this shit is getting old
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Russia fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine last night - the third time ever.
Each one costs an estimated $30–50 million. The stockpile: a few dozen at most.
Target? A market and an opera house in Kyiv.
Putin is spending irreplaceable, strategic weapons on civilian terror. That's the act of a man losing this war.
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I believe the Russo-Ukrainian War will escalate to Total War
Once it does..I pray for the Ukrainian citizens. It will not end well for Ukraine.
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@RepDonBacon this guy is definitely not posting these himself
hes keeps saying the same shit over and over
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Memo to President Trump: 70% of Americans stand with Ukraine. We stand with independence, free markets and rule of law. We oppose a dictator who invades a neighbor. We stand with honor and right… and we oppose evil.
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@LeoMaxLeonardo Russia has the capability to completely destroy your entire population at the click of a button
You keep bucking them if you want to lol
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@stationd5 Russophobia exists because you keep attacking neighbors
Crazy how that works right?
Stop being a dumb bitch 😂
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Dumbass doesn't understabd that physics won't let a building collapse from a grenade sized explosion
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The Ukrainian patriot is becoming a deadly threat for Ukrainian civilians. When you see the odd house or store hit consider the fact that PACs are slamming.
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@RealVanguardHQ And you have no proof either. AFU has been lying about the interception ratio for years now
If you believe Ukrainians propaganda that is blindly parroted by Western media then keep living in lala land
We go with factual information. Not 1 sides propaganda vs the other
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@stationd5 You have no proof that they were not real. Lets take your claim to be true. I'd rather believe the Ukrainian army and not the Russian army.
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@RG3424 @Moke1966758 @TheStudyofWar Europe cant beat Russia thats why they’re under our security umbrella
Hell we cant even defeat Iran who has significantly less capabilities than RU
Its time for yall to wake up man. Stop listening to Ukrainian propagandist. ISW has been wrong the entire conflict.
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@stationd5 @Moke1966758 @TheStudyofWar This is what they count on. Bluffing with nukes. This should've been dealt with 2 years ago. But Europe are a bunch of pussies with inept militaries.
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UPDATE: The Kremlin has threatened to systematically strike Kyiv, including government buildings, in violation of the spirit of the US-brokered Victory Day ceasefire. Intensified Russian strikes on Kyiv are likely meant to show Russia’s supposed strength in the face of the failures of Russia’s Spring-Summer offensive. Putin also continues to try to recover from the humiliation of having to beg Ukraine for permission to hold a Victory Day parade. Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv will not offset Ukraine’s edge on the battlefield, resulting from an increased overall drone advantage and an intensified campaign of intermediate-range strikes.
The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) released a warning on May 25 stating Russia’s intent to launch a “systematic series of strikes” against Ukrainian defense industrial and drone production facilities, decision-making centers, and headquarters.
The Russian MFA urged foreign citizens, diplomats, and NGOs to evacuate Kyiv as soon as possible, and warned Kyiv residents to avoid military and government infrastructure in the city. This warning shows that another purpose of these Russian strikes is to isolate Ukraine from its international partners.
Russia is likely planning to conduct large-scale missile and drone strikes because Ukraine has re-secured an overall drone advantage on the battlefield, causing Russian battlefield gains to flatline amidst the Summer 2026 offensive.
The Kremlin is trying to recover from Putin’s humiliation from having to ask Ukraine for permission to hold the Victory Day parade and to distract from his inability to shield the Russian population from the growing cost of his war, including Ukrainian long-range drone strikes.
Putin is also trying to exploit Ukraine’s shortage of air Patriot defense interceptors capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. Russia will continue to resort to large-scale missile and drone strikes to conceal its weakness.
The Russian threat – and the May 23-24 Russian combined missile, drone, and Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strike, which heavily targeted Kyiv City – violates the spirit of the three-day Victory Day ceasefire, in which Putin agreed that Russian forces would not strike government centers in Kyiv with large strike packages if Ukraine allowed Russia to hold a parade on Red Square.
Ukraine abided by the agreement and allowed Putin to hold a parade. Russia’s decision to conduct devastating strikes against Kyiv in the weeks following the parade, all the same, demonstrates Putin’s unfaithfulness to any agreements that do not heavily favor him.
Institute for the Study of War@TheStudyofWar
NEW: SPECIAL REPORT | Ukraine is actively challenging the positional character of the war that has dominated the battlefield since 2023. Russian battlefield gains are approaching net zero while Ukrainian forces are setting conditions potentially to break out of positional warfare by reintroducing limited elements of mechanized maneuver at the tactical level. Ukraine has re-secured an overall drone advantage and fielded systems capable of disrupting Russian forces throughout their operational depth in support of planned Ukrainian offensive or defensive ground operations. Neither Russia nor Ukraine is able to conduct operational maneuver yet, however. Ukraine’s success in blunting Russian advances and reversing Russian gains in some sectors of the line, in tandem with Ukraine’s limited reintroduction of elements of tactical mechanized maneuver may nevertheless mark the beginning of a new phase of the war. Combat in Ukraine will likely become less positional and feature more tactical maneuver until Russia’s innovation cycle renders Ukraine’s current operational concepts ineffective. Ukraine likely has a unique and time-constrained opportunity to exploit its current initiative while Russian forces remain vulnerable. Ukraine’s partners should expand their support to these Ukrainian efforts at a moment when Russia is reeling from both battlefield setbacks and Ukraine’s deep strike campaign with the aim of forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to reevaluate his approach to this conflict.
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@AnatoliUkraine Ukraine “held back” bc Putin told them what would happen if they struck the Victory Day parade
Russians literally threatened Z
Zelenskyy bent the knee then tried to make it look like the russians begged for mercy 😂😂
yall are pathetic liars man its crazy
@TheStudyofWar
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Putin wanted silence around his Victory Day parade so Moscow could pretend everything was under control for one more day.
Ukraine held back.
Now Russia is threatening “systematic strikes” on Kyiv and openly warning diplomats to leave the city.
That’s how the Kremlin always operates:
ask for restraint when it feels vulnerable, then return to missiles and intimidation the moment the cameras are gone.
And while Moscow keeps trying to terrorize civilians, Russia is still burning through men, drones and equipment for barely any real gains on the battlefield.
So the Kremlin goes back to the only thing it truly knows how to do —
bomb cities and call it strength.
Institute for the Study of War@TheStudyofWar
UPDATE: The Kremlin has threatened to systematically strike Kyiv, including government buildings, in violation of the spirit of the US-brokered Victory Day ceasefire. Intensified Russian strikes on Kyiv are likely meant to show Russia’s supposed strength in the face of the failures of Russia’s Spring-Summer offensive. Putin also continues to try to recover from the humiliation of having to beg Ukraine for permission to hold a Victory Day parade. Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv will not offset Ukraine’s edge on the battlefield, resulting from an increased overall drone advantage and an intensified campaign of intermediate-range strikes. The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) released a warning on May 25 stating Russia’s intent to launch a “systematic series of strikes” against Ukrainian defense industrial and drone production facilities, decision-making centers, and headquarters. The Russian MFA urged foreign citizens, diplomats, and NGOs to evacuate Kyiv as soon as possible, and warned Kyiv residents to avoid military and government infrastructure in the city. This warning shows that another purpose of these Russian strikes is to isolate Ukraine from its international partners. Russia is likely planning to conduct large-scale missile and drone strikes because Ukraine has re-secured an overall drone advantage on the battlefield, causing Russian battlefield gains to flatline amidst the Summer 2026 offensive. The Kremlin is trying to recover from Putin’s humiliation from having to ask Ukraine for permission to hold the Victory Day parade and to distract from his inability to shield the Russian population from the growing cost of his war, including Ukrainian long-range drone strikes. Putin is also trying to exploit Ukraine’s shortage of air Patriot defense interceptors capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. Russia will continue to resort to large-scale missile and drone strikes to conceal its weakness. The Russian threat – and the May 23-24 Russian combined missile, drone, and Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strike, which heavily targeted Kyiv City – violates the spirit of the three-day Victory Day ceasefire, in which Putin agreed that Russian forces would not strike government centers in Kyiv with large strike packages if Ukraine allowed Russia to hold a parade on Red Square. Ukraine abided by the agreement and allowed Putin to hold a parade. Russia’s decision to conduct devastating strikes against Kyiv in the weeks following the parade, all the same, demonstrates Putin’s unfaithfulness to any agreements that do not heavily favor him.
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@TheStudyofWar ISW continues to parrot Ukrainian propaganda and wonder why their engagement continues to drop
This isnt even a real assessment of the situation at hand 😂😂
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@anthmalu @TheStudyofWar Total weakness is yall keep looking for some other world leader to step in and save Ukraine
How can u call striking Ukraine weakness when ur the one crying out for help 😂😂
Oh and this strike was retaliation for AFU strike on the Luhansk college. that ceasefire was 2 weeks ago
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@TheStudyofWar Putin begged Ukraine for a ceasefire just to hold his parade, now he’s violating the deal by threatening & bombing Kyiv.
Total weakness. Trump claims he’s the ultimate dealmaker-why back a loser who can’t keep his word or win on the battlefield?
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@Moke1966758 @RG3424 @TheStudyofWar Dude if they strike the Kremlin there wont be much Ukraine can do after the retaliation.
Trying to kill Russian officials will spiral this war out of control
Russia can mobilize 2M men still. Ukraine cant.
wake up dude. We dont even have to mention nuclear weapons
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@RG3424 @TheStudyofWar The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday over reports of an overnight attack on a vocational school and dormitory in the town of Starobilsk in Ukraine’s Luhansk region which killed and injured multiple civilians, including children.
news.un.org/en/story/2026/…
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@RealVanguardHQ those interceptions are not real bro wake up to reality
you made ur assessments based on Ukrainian propaganda. Which is reiterated by Western media. We’ve seen these same type of assessments since 2023.
Same story different author
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You ignored the parts where i pointed out the military hits by Ukraine and the interceptions on a massive level. Yes they need money and support, that may not sound like victory to you but they are getting it. European countries just gave them 90 billion more, that's ungodly. Russia can't keep competing especially with all the sanctions
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