Ukraine War Update NEWS: Overnight & Other News
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"Ukraine is now one of the largest and well-armed armies in the world and Ukraine is seen as more independent and separate from Russia than before the war started"
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides the latest update on the Ukraine War for 25th May 2023.
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🪦 DISCLAIMER FOR GENERAL STAFF LOSSES DATA
- These are real people with real lives and real families who love them. Don’t let the numbers sap your humanity.
- These numbers probably aren’t accurate but they’re the best we have and we don’t need them to be accurate to be indicative of patterns of activity.
- All losses are estimates. Losses cannot be counted with accuracy because of the conditions on the ground.
- Both sides would see it to be of their advantage to minimize their own losses maximize the other side’s losses.
- Neither side releases their losses but we have enough transparency from the Ukrainian side to have confidence in they are indicative.
- Personnel losses are hard to count. If a soldier gets injured, heals up, and returns to the front line only to get injured again, is that one loss or two? Also, how to deal with losses from PMC’s or soldiers fighting with RF from occupied territories?
- Equipment losses are hard to count. If an AA complex involves several parts and one part gets disabled, is that a loss, or a fraction of a loss? If a tank gets disabled, repaired, back into the fight, then disabled again, is that one lost tank or two?
- All recorded losses are vulnerable to multiple reporting. We have already seen numerous cases of multiple drones in the air reporting the same loss from different angles as multiple engagements.
- Losses are not always reported on the same day they occurred. It is frequent that drone losses are reported at least 24 hours after other terrestrial equipment losses. Certain losses may not be reported for days or weeks for military intelligence reasons.
Russian Losses
- 500 liquidated Russian personnel (slightly lower than recent days)
- 3 tanks, 8 APCs (fairly heavy losses)
- 20 artillery systems lost (phenomenal daily losses even if 50% accurate)
- 36 drones lost overnight (all claimed to be shot down by Ukrainian air defences which are improving)
Prigozhin Interview
- Prigozhin admitted Wagner lost 20,000 troops dead in Bakhmut (implies 40-50,000 total casualties, in line with Ukrainian/NATO estimates)
- He said Russian invasion resulted in opposite of stated goals - Ukraine now has one of largest, well-armed armies and is seen as more independent
- Prigozhin recommends Russian elites send their children to war, only then will it be seen as fair
Belgorod Incursion
- Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom of Russia Legion carried out attack in Belgorod, Russia
- Groups claim 2 dead, 10-12 wounded in total (much lower than 70 Russia claimed)
- Belgorod local said "we got what we fought for" suggesting not all are pro-war
- US officials investigating if US equipment was used, Jonathan thinks this should be kept quiet
Attacks and Explosions
- Loud explosion heard in Mariupol, visuals awaited
- Storm Shadow attacks reported on Berdyansk, Tokmak heavily hit by HIMARS
- Railway lines sabotaged in Russia, fire on balcony of Russian MOD building in Moscow
- Jonathan senses underlying chaos in Russia with fires, sanctions, military losses
Military Aid and Training
- UK begins training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, Norway to support
- 110 Leopard 1A5 tanks coming from Denmark
- More infantry fighting vehicles seen on trains to Ukraine
- US approves sale of NASAMS air defence system to Ukraine for $285M
- Ukrainian soldiers learn to repair M270 MLRS in UK
- Japan donates trucks and rations in notable move given military constraints
- Iceland donates 10 fuel trucks, Latvia pledges €2M to rebuild Chernihiv
Geopolitics
- EU and US lawmakers push to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
- Ex-Polish Deputy Defence Minister says Poland should prepare for uprising in Belarus
- Ukraine investigating Belarus' role in forced transfer of Ukrainian children
- Ukrainian FM Kuleba meets African Union leaders as Russia/China deepen economic ties
Wrap up
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