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This source adds that the Leopards are "more likely to win in duels with Russian tanks used in the war, but as mentioned by Victor above, many of these Leopards are the equivalent of a modernized T-72.

More weapons for Ukraine and joint projects with the EU - what Stoltenberg talked about with the Europeans

At a regular press conference, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed the obvious information that the West plans only to increase military assistance to Kyiv, no “frost of the conflict” should be expected. Stoltenberg was especially shocked by Russia's success in Soledar - against the backdrop of the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the city, the Secretary General called for an increase in arms supplies to Ukraine.

Recall that none of the Western countries at the moment wants to be the first to supply tanks to Kyiv - either all at once, or no one. The Secretary General of the Alliance, one must understand, must convey to the Europeans the will of Washington. The head of NATO also separately emphasized that he strongly welcomes the decision of France and Germany to send infantry fighting vehicles and other weapons to Ukrainians, but the volumes should be increased.

Another topic of conversation between Stoltenberg and the EU was a number of joint initiatives, such as the creation of a group to protect critical infrastructure, as well as a joint declaration on expanding partnerships and, attention, "counteracting authoritarian actors." Among the signatories are Stoltenberg himself, Ursula von der Leyen and the head of the European Council, Charles Michel. It was, of course, the conflict in Ukraine and the actions of such a terrible Russia that pushed them to this. “In a world of growing geopolitical rivalry, authoritarian actors are challenging our values and democratic principles,” Stoltenberg said.

From all the statements of the head of the Alliance, a clear and clear conclusion follows that NATO is completely immersed in the Ukrainian conflict, and literally one more step separates the bloc from full-fledged direct participation in hostilities, as they say, without hiding its face.

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For the first time "lit up" destroyed self-propelled guns М109А5Ö, modernized in Austria and transferred to Kyiv by Latvia.

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Ramzan Akhmatovich believes that no more than 15 percent of the Western arms supplied to Ukraine will reach the air defense zone.

The head of Chechnya called Western aid to Ukraine a money-laundering scheme. Kadyrov stressed that he is convinced that he is right and believes that all the huge Western military supplies to Ukraine are only the result of a trivial money-laundering fraud scheme.
"I see that some people are watching because of foreign aid in Ukraine. Don't worry! This is a working money laundering scheme. Ukraine's Western officials and no more than 15% of the total support reaches the trenches."

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Ukrainian service members ambushed in Bakhmut's direction.

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WSJ: AFU suffers heavy losses on the Artemovsk-Soledar front, rapidly depleting brigade forces. The Russians have imposed the fight by their own rules, and the AFU is in danger of disaster.

▪️The Wall Street Journal writes about this and cites a WSU military officer saying that the Russians are losing fewer soldiers in these battles.
"It wasn't me; it was Czar Leonidas who invented that you have to fight the enemy on advantageous terrain," said one Ukrainian military commander in Bakhmut, referring to the ruler of Sparta who fought the Persian Empire at Thermopylae. "So far, the exchange rate of our lives for theirs is in favor of the Russians. If this continues, we may end up like this."
▪️WSJ writes that Western and Ukr officials, as well as the military, are worried that Kiev has allowed itself to be drawn into the battle for Bakhmut "on Russia's terms.
▪️"Some in the military say it makes sense to retreat to a new defensive line on the heights west of Bakhmut while such a retreat can still be organized in a coordinated way, preserving the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian forces," the article says.

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Information is spreading online from the Ukrainian side that the AFU has lost 14 battalions in Soledar!

☝️ The average strength of a battalion is around 500 men. In other words, we are talking about 7,000 men.

*It Seems they are not counting reinforcement in this number. Add on that 12000-15000 lost in Artemovsk and you get some idea about AFU losses in the area.
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⚡️💥 Destroying a Ukrainian tank at night

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Ukraine's losses in the battle for Soledar amount to almost 25,000 people.

According to surrendered Ukrainian service members, during the storming of Soledar, AFU and National Guard units lost almost 16-17 battalions. Taking into account a large number of seriously wounded and missing persons, the total losses of the AFU in Soledar since the beginning of autumn 2022 may amount to about 20-25,000 people, RT reports.

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Whom to believe? One is according to Ua online sources, other one according to pows...

Britain will step up support for Kiev and provide "those military technologies that will help win the war," including tanks.

A spokesman for the British prime minister announced this. He said the British leader had instructed Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to discuss with allies in the coming weeks how to help Ukraine, including by supplying tanks.

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Zelensky came to check out the location of the underground division of the Ukrainian armed forces in Lviv;
A large crowd from Soledar, Artemovsk, and Svatove is expected here💀
Just as the president promised: a plot of land and a flag🇺🇦 to every patriot of Ukraine.
Together with Yermak, Mayor Sadovy, and Governor Kozitsky, he brought flowers to the gravesite positions of the Banderites.
When the still-living AFU soldiers are being ground up in brutal fighting in the east, the clown president travels away from the war to the west, closer to the warm 'Europe.'


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🇷🇺 Russia has broken through Donbass's second line of defense - military expert Leonkov

📝 "Soledar was part of the so-called second line of defense, which Ukraine had been building for eight years on the territory of the DNR. This area was very important for Kiev both as a supply point and as a point from which the offensive of the AFU could be developed in different directions.

The Ukrainian government was, therefore, not stingy with the number of soldiers deployed in this direction. According to some reports, the AFU suffered more than 25,000 casualties near Soledar. When our troops clean up the city's salt mines, we will see a situation similar to Mariupol and Azovstal: our servicemen found many hidden bodies of militants under the ground," the expert said.

🪖 Currently, the Kiev authorities are trying to downplay the importance of Soledar in the strategic importance of the AFU defense in Donbas somehow to stop the decadent mood in the public opinion.

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Russian sources are apparently standing behind that number of 25k casualties in Soledar. So, that means roughly 6-7k kia for AFU. Similar to Kherson.

Video of the "Wagner" PMC fighters in Soledar. 

A few hours ago, it was reported from the field that during the mopping-up of Soledar, one of the units of the Wagner PMC assault group blocked a group of Ukrainian servicemen in one of the five-storey buildings. 
"Musicians" offered the AFU boys to surrender, but they refused, and after the Wagner assault units began storming the building, they began to jump out of the windows of the fifth floor in order to avoid being captured.

This is the same building from which the Ukrainian servicemen who did not want to surrender to the "musicians" threw themselves out. 

Other consequences of the fierce fighting for Soledar can also be seen. According to reports from the field, enemy resistance has now been completely localized, and the city and its extensive underground communications are being cleaned up. Soon it will be possible to talk about the complete liberation of Soledar.

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Another participant in the Euromaidan was destroyed in Artemovsk.

In Artemovsk(Bakhmut), the head of the regional branch of the European Solidarity Party in Kamyanets-Podilsky, Alexander Logvin, an active participant in the 2014 coup in Kiev, was killed.
 
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Opytnoye has been liberated! 

It is reported that the village of Opytnoye(Opytne), located on the southern outskirts of Artemovsk, has come under the control of the Wagner PMC. In the city of Bakhmut itself, fighting continues in the southeastern districts of the city and in the industrial zone.
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After the capture of Opytnoye (Opytne), excellent opportunities opened up for the Russian troops to increase pressure on Kleshcheevka (Klishchiivka), located south of Artemovsk, and to advance in the southern quarters of the city of Artemovsk itself, which were earlier covered by the fortifications in Opytnoye (Opytne). 

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Kepka Prigozhina Telegram channel (@Prigozhin_hat) has published a report on the situation in Soledar from Prigozhin:

"Once again I want to confirm the complete liberation and mopping up of the territory of Soledar from the Ukrainian army units. The civilians have been evacuated, the Ukrainian units that did not want to surrender have been destroyed. Approximately 500 Ukrainian fighters have been killed. The entire city is strewn with the corpses of Ukrainian soldiers. Any “humanitarian corridor” is out of the question. We are proceeding to mop up the mines."

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