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[stonedyou] 28/1/2025 17:13

Russian Victories Increase Pressure On Kupyansk

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On January 28th, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially confirmed another victory of the Russian army. The village of Dvurechnaya in the Kupyansk direction came under the full Russian control.

The first reports about Russian victory came from the battlefield the day before. The village is located on the western bank of the Oskol river. It was an important logistics hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Kupyansk because there is a large road junction in Dvurechnaya.

Russian Defense Minister Alexander Belousov congratulated the command and personnel of the 25th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Sevastopol Red Banner Brigade named after Latvian Riflemen for successfully completing combat missions during the liberation of Dvurechnaya settlement.

Russian control of Dvurechnaya increases Russian bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskol River and increases pressure on the Ukrainian garrison in Kupyansk. After their victory, Russian forces continue offensive operations advancing west and north. As a result of their recent attack, they advanced about 3 kilometers along the both banks of the local Nizhnyaya Dvurechnaya River, leaving the enemy no chance to hold defense along the natural obstacle. The Russian army is already approaching the village of Kutko

At the same time, Russian forces continue attacks from their positions in the recently captured Zapadnoe located south of Dvurechnaya. Russian assault groups are moving towards Kupyansk, expanding their zone of control on its northern outskirts.

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[scruff1] 28/1/2025 16:56

Bloody he'll M2. A seaburn cruise. I thought they had finished with ships in sunderland. Bloody freezing on that N Sea. Get yer sen to Benidorm like other yorkie playboy globe trotters

[careful] 28/1/2025 16:15

Such grand holidays.
Such a rich country is Starmer's Britain.
Cruises for working class retirees, what next.
Used to be the privilege of the upper classes.

What's wrong with 1 week per year at the B&B in Blackpool?
For the better off 1 week at Butlins.

Too much conspicuous consumption.

[hardup1] 28/1/2025 15:57

Lloyds to spend £200 million to upgrade its Scottish Headquarters in Edinburgh. Hmmmmmm

[gotnorolex] 28/1/2025 15:18

Or just flat deck cargo ships stacked with adapted shipping containers flaunting portholes!

[sigmund freud] 28/1/2025 15:14

i even got the chance to "wave" at the german ship as it went past, if you know what i mean

[mikemichael2] 28/1/2025 14:58

My last cruise was 30 years ago on one of those tenement blocks, this second trip was brilliant and nothing like your descriptions, will be booking again shortly for a week in the med, what what sport.

[scruff1] 28/1/2025 14:53

Im surprised the HR lawyers havent got these grooming gang chaps off and awarded a payout from the public purse. After all in Afghanistan and other must do ports of call on the Jewel of The Ocean worldy cruise the age of consent has been reduced to about 5 years old so it must be illegal infringing their cultural rights. Wondered why there were so many old blokes like M2 on those floating tenement blocks.

[stonedyou] 28/1/2025 13:00

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[scruff1] 28/1/2025 12:51

As what do you classify a)poor b) elderly? Could you provide a figure for each?

Prison is probably like a cruise. Confined to your cell with deck exercise once a day. Eat altogether in the canteen and if you behave are allowed out once every few days.

[stonedyou] 28/1/2025 12:47

Military operation in Ukraine28 Jan, 12:25

Russian troops score big win with liberation of Dvurechnaya — official

According to Vitaly Ganchev, Dvurechnaya serves as a springboard for further advance in the Kupyansk District, in particular, towards Veliky Burluk and the Volchansky District

MOSCOW, January 28. /TASS/. The settlement of Dvurechnaya in the Kharkov Region is the first big populated area on the right bank of the River Oskol to be liberated by Russian forces, Vitaly Ganchev, head of the regional military-civilian administration, told TASS.

"Previously, only smaller settlements on the right bank of the Oskol had been liberated. Dvurechnaya, however, is quite a big settlement; it’s not like other villages on our troops’ path. Until 2020, Dvurechnaya was an independent administrative center. It serves as a springboard for further advance in the Kupyansk District, in particular, towards Veliky Burluk and the Volchansky District. That said, it will give our forces much more room to operate. For us, this is significant strategically, because the enemy used to control the high right bank of the Oskol," he said.

Ganchev pointed out that "the shelling situation will now somewhat ease" for the people who live in villages along the line of contact on the left bank of the River Oskol.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the liberation of Dvurechnaya in the Kharkov Region.

[stonedyou] 28/1/2025 12:44

Military operation in Ukraine 27 Jan, 11:14

Russia pounds Ukrainian military airfields, UAV assembly workshops over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 355 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported


MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) assembly and storage sites over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck the infrastructure of military airfields, production workshops and storage sites of unmanned aerial vehicles, a fuel base of the Ukrainian army and amassed enemy manpower and equipment in 149 areas," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 15 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 15 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted casualties on formations of a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Velikiye Prokhody and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 15 personnel and three field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 355 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 355 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Redkodub, Kutkovka, Kupyansk, Zagoruikovka, Glushkovka, Boguslavka, Zelyony Gai and Kopanki in the Kharkov Region, Kolodezi and Yampol in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 355 personnel, seven pickup trucks and five artillery guns, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed three ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 250 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 250 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Seversk, Vasyukovka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Dachnoye and Ulakly in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 250 personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles and two field artillery guns, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 610 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 610 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units kept moving deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade and a jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian army, two National Guard brigades and Ukraine’s national police brigade in areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Baranovka, Shevchenko, Slavyanka, Yasenevoye, Novoyelizavetovka and Andreyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 610 personnel, four armored combat vehicles, seven motor vehicles and six field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts over 160 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 160 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, "Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Velikaya Novosyolka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of decisive operations and inflicted casualties on formations of a tank brigade and a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Bogatyr and Vremevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours totaled more than 160 personnel, a tank, four motor vehicles and four field artillery guns, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 35 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 35 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Pridneprovskoye and Antonovka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 35 personnel and four motor vehicles in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russian air defenses destroy 64 Ukrainian UAVs, four HIMARS rockets over past day
Russian air defense forces destroyed 64 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four HIMARS rockets over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down four rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 64 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 652 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 41,571 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 20,858 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,510 multiple rocket launchers, 21,010 field artillery guns and mortars and 30,830 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

[utrickytrees] 28/1/2025 12:26

Latest ONS report predicting UK population to reach 75M by 2030 according to the radio, which is a 10M hike in the last 10yrs. I'm finding it difficult to work out why when our national debt is similarly out of control? Surely if immigration was in our best interests, national debt would go down? Perhaps immigration should be linked to National debt? Just a thought?

[mikemichael2] 28/1/2025 12:01

Another one with a preconceived notion who has never been.

[gotnorolex] 28/1/2025 11:55

You're all a cutty lot today!

[geckotheglorious] 28/1/2025 11:18

Cruises are for the hoi polloi and the elderly.

No thanks.

400 people, 300 staff MikeMichael.

Oh god, that's 98 other fellow passengers! most of whom will be 75 plus.

Yawnfest. Pass.

But each to their own. Glad you had a good time.

[min ping] 28/1/2025 10:54

ohhh an anchor !

silly me eh

edit - I see you have amended it ..... wise son, very wise.

[mikemichael2] 28/1/2025 10:26

One of those things that drop out of ships ping.