Yesterday the Ukrainian's pushed the Russians back a short distance near Marinka (in The Corner between eastern front and southern front and just west of Donetsk city). Not sure if Ukr 35th Marine brigade or 79th Air Assault brigade, both are in the area.
Today the Russians are squealing about a Ukr recon in force south of Orikhiv (western end of southern front). Ukrainian forces here include 128th Mountain brigade, 65th Mech brigade, and 2 new mech brigades (116th and 118th).
BREAKING: Biden administration expected to send 1,500 active-duty service members to the southern border to support Border Patrol ahead of Trump-era Covid restrictions ending next week, officials say. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-expected-send-active-duty-troops-southern-border-covid-restricti-rcna82429
Ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd during George Floyd's murder, found guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/us/tou-thao-george-floyd-trial/index.html
Russia Lost 100,000 Soldiers in Four Months in Battle of Bakhmut
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-lost-100000-soldiers-four-months-battle-bakhmut-us-1797689
Former US Marine killed near Bakhmut
Cooper was killed alongside other fighters in Ukraine. He was part of the Foreign Legion and later the Resistance Committee. He was ambushed by Russian forces whilst defending evacuees.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/us-volunteer-killed-action-near-025023285.html
Prohibilitons to sleep, sit and bathe, beatings and constant moral pressure, tortures, absence of normal food and medical help, threats of rape, sexual violence - these are the realities that Ukrainian women have to face in Russian captivity.
There cases of humiliation when women were forcefully shaved or were threatened to cut off or burn their hands because of pro-Ukrainian tattoos.
#Ukraine
Ukrainian women returned home from Russian captivity.
Andrii "Celt" Liniichuk died defending #Ukraine . He was considered the most efficient anti-aircraft gunner of the Ukrainian Army. Andrii shot down 16 Orlan-10 drones, 1 Zala UAV, and a Ka-52 helicopter, for which he received the Order of Courage.
Glory to hero!
Would be interesting to see if there is more corroborating information with regards to this... #Ukraine
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the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Uman 2 days ago killed 23 people, including 6 children.
Three boys aged 1, 16 & 17 and three girls aged 8, 11 & 14.