Ukraine War Upd. EXTRA: RU Trenches, Donetsk Opinions, & Crimean Partisans
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"In 10 years, you've only brought sorrow to me, not joy."
Hello Team!
Jonathan is on holiday with his family but has found time to record a quick update video with some extra tidbits and nuggets to give a greater understanding of the war in Ukraine. He's having a cheeky cup of tea in his hotel room while his family are getting ready.
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Differences between Ukrainian and Russian trenches
- Trent Telenko discusses the differences between Ukrainian and Russian trench works on Twitter
- Ukrainians have competent late World War II Soviet era "bracelet and bangles" trench works, Russians do not
- This involves enfilading rifle and machine gun fire on troops stacked up at obstacles and mines in front of trenches
- Ukrainians had to develop this due to Russian artillery superiority from 2014-2023
- Russian army lacks the non-commissioned officer corps or well-trained junior officers to construct these
- Storm Shadow missiles have destroyed Russian ammo depots and logistics, hampering their ability to blanket areas with mines
- Rotation of fresh Ukrainian 10th Corps armoured vehicles to the front raises possibility of mobile operations in the coming weeks if they can break through weakened Russian minefields
Heated argument in occupied Donetsk
- Video shows a desperate local man armed with a hatchet accusing a Russian occupier of Nazi-like behaviour in Donetsk
- The local says the Russians have only brought him sorrow in 10 years of occupation since 2014
- He claims to have been tortured by the invaders
- The occupier threatens there will be consequences for the man the next day
- This indicates the mood on the ground in occupied Donetsk is not what Russia wants people to believe, with some strong anti-Russian sentiment
- Jonathan wonders how Ukraine will handle reintegrating places like Donetsk and Luhansk that have been occupied since 2014 if they win the war
Crimean partisans resist Russian occupation
- An article in the Kyiv Independent discusses the resilience and importance of Ukrainian partisan resistance in occupied Crimea
- The Ukrainian National Resistance Center helps organise, train and expand these resistance movements
- Crimean partisans carry out bombings, arson and sabotage against Russian military targets and infrastructure
- The Crimean Tatar group ATESH is one of the main partisan organisations, motivated by persecution from Russian authorities
- They claim to have killed hundreds of Russian soldiers and even offer an online course teaching Russians how to destroy their own equipment to survive the war
- The Yellow Ribbon group counters Russian propaganda with non-violent methods like defacing occupation symbols with yellow paint to cause psychological stress to occupiers
- The Crimean Combat Seagulls partisan group also carries out numerous attacks and has over 1000 members
- Partisans play a crucial role in psychological and physical warfare against occupiers but it is extremely dangerous if they are caught by Russians
Wrap up
That's all Jonathan has time for in this quick update video. He hasn't had a chance to edit it as he's on holiday with his family. He appreciates all the support from his viewers and will speak to you again soon.
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