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VICTORY DAY IN DONETSK

No mass celebrations or parades can take place in the DPR which remains vulnerable to Ukrainian attack. In fact the outskirts of the city was shelled in the morning with civilians wounded and a man was killed in Makeevka as his home was struck by Ukrainian forces, a sharp reminder that the battle against the ideological successors of the Nazis is still being fought today.

But people want to remember the 27 million men, women, children, soldiers and partisans that lost their lives during the Great Patriotic War. Nowhere more so than in Donetsk which, then known as Stalino, was occupied by the Nazis between 1941 and 1943 before it was liberated by the Red Army.

Statues and memorials across the city remember the heroes of that time, including Frank Gronkevich, whose T34 tank is on display at the Donbass Defenders memorial. He was killed in Zaporozhye region in October 1943 and his unit brought his body and tank back to Donetsk where he is buried.

Many families, serving soldiers and veterans came to lay flowers at the Eternal Flame while a motorcycle cavalcade made its way across the city to pay their respects to those who sacrificed so much for the freedom of so many.
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑโš”๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธIsrael-Gaza Conflict: May 9-10 (Recap)

1๏ธโƒฃ Israeli forces are forging ahead with operations in Rafah despite heavy international criticism, with PM Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel is ready to โ€œstand aloneโ€ if needed.

2๏ธโƒฃ Hamas authorities in Rafah have dismissed as โ€œnothing but liesโ€ Israelโ€™s description of its operations in the city in southern Gaza as โ€œlimitedโ€.

3๏ธโƒฃ Delegations from Hamas, the US and Qatar left the Egyptian capital Cairo without reaching a ceasefire agreement after Israel โ€œexpressed reservationsโ€ about a deal to end fighting in Gaza.

4๏ธโƒฃ The UNโ€™s agency for Palestinian refugees has shut down its headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem after Israelis โ€“ some armed โ€“ set fire to the compoundโ€™s perimeter.

5๏ธโƒฃ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told his Egyptian counterpart that the US opposes the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza.

6๏ธโƒฃ Netanyahu has said that Joe Biden has made a mistake by pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, in comments made on the US talk show Dr Phil. โ€œIโ€™ve known Joe Biden for many years, 40 years and more. We often had our agreements, but weโ€™ve had our disagreements. I hope we can overcome them now.โ€

7๏ธโƒฃ The UNGA is expected to vote later today on a resolution that would grant new โ€œrights and privilegesโ€ to Palestine and that, again, calls on the UN Security Council to favourably reconsider Palestineโ€™s request for full UN membership. The US vetoed a widely backed resolution on April 18 that would have paved the way for full UN membership for Palestine.

8๏ธโƒฃ Israeli forces are carrying out operations to blow up buildings in the east of Rafah city.
Intense artillery shelling targeting the Sabra and Zeitoun neighbourhoods of Gaza City has also been reported.

At least 34,904 people including more than 15,000 children, have been killed and over 78,514 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธโš”๏ธ Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 9 May 2024โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นIn the northern and central parts of the #Gaza Strip, the Israelis are conducting local operations to destroy Hamas infrastructure. At the same time, in the vicinity of Rafah, the IDF effectively suspended its offensive amid international pressure.

๐Ÿ”นOn the border with #Lebanon, the situation did not undergo significant changes over the past day. Hezbollah and the IDF exchanged strikes on a routine basis.

๐Ÿ”นIn the Red Sea Region, the Yemeni Houthis became more active, attacking three cargo ships at once in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.

๐Ÿ”นFrom #Iraq, pro-Iranian formations made statements about launching drones in the direction of the port of Eilat. However, not a single drone reached Israeli territory again.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ Briefly on the #Ugledar & #Avdeyevka Directions by Night on 10 May 2024 at 00:13โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ดThere are no days off in war. And parades are held in the rear, and at the front, instead of parade "boxes", they go into frontal attacks. And on 9 May 2024, our forces assaulted the enemy's positions:

๐Ÿ”ตIn the area of #Paraskoviyevka, just to the south of the settlement, we walk through the fields to #Konstantinovka village.

๐Ÿ”ตAt the southern part of #Pobeda, the enemy sits in adjacent landings and messes with an infinite number of drones.

๐Ÿ”ตIn #Georgiyevka, positional battles in the settlement.

๐Ÿ”ตIn #Krasnogorovka town, there are battles at the plant, aviation helps well.

๐Ÿ”ตIn #Nevelskoye, the enemy does not allow equipment to approach him in the settlement, we go in small groups.

๐Ÿ”ตMost of #Netaylovo is behind us. It remains to clear 1/3 in the west of the settlement.

๐Ÿ”ตWe have advanced into #Umanskoye. The statement about the capture of the grey is premature. The Ukros are sitting confidently in the settlement.

๐Ÿ”ตIn #Novopokrovskoye and further south in the landings of the settlement, fighting. (โญ๏ธ RFAF entered)

๐Ÿ”ตIn #Novoaleksandrovka, the enemy holds the line and tries to squeeze us out of the settlement. (โญ๏ธ So RFAF entered also)

๐Ÿ”ตIn #Arkhangelskoye, the cleanup continues in the settlement. (โญ๏ธ There is still no confirmation about the complete takeover)

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ Combat Situation in the #Kupyansk Sector at the End of 9 May 2024โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ดNear #Kupyansk, the Russian Army assaults #Berestovoe and threatens the logistics of the AFU group, breaking through to the shore of #Oskol:

๐Ÿ”ตIn the #Kupyansk sector, fighters of the RFAF have already broken through to #Berestovoye, the successful completion of the assault of which opens a direct way for our army to the banks of #Oskol.
๐ŸŸกOur units have plans to access the river south of #Kovsharovka, in the area of โ€‹โ€‹the villages of #Kolesnikovka and #Kruglyakovka.
๐ŸŸกNow daily battles continue near #Berestovoye, in which the Ukrainian Army traditionally and senselessly grinds down its own personnel.

๐Ÿ”ตSince the AFU are weak in counterattacking and holding positions, the RFAF are now threatening the command of #Nezalezhnaya with the capture of the most important rockade railway and the liquidation of the entire defensive system around the #Kupyansk urban agglomeration.

๐Ÿ“Œ The surrender of the AFU railway tracks, their most important logistics hub, will mean the end of the supply of the Ukrainian group in this area and the inevitable flight of the enemy from advantageous positions.

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๐Ÿ“‹๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ Two Majors #Report #Summary for the Morning of 10 May 2024; pub. 07:54๐Ÿ“

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Kherson direction, fighting on #Krynki, #Antonovsky Bridge and in the island zone near Cossack Camps.

๐Ÿ”นOn the #Zaporozhye front, it is reported that RFAF assault groups are advancing in #Rabotino from the centre to the northern outskirts. It is reported that there is heavy counter fighting. Northwest of #Verbovoye the RFAF repelled enemy attacks, covering the advancing units with mortar and artillery fire.

๐Ÿ”นOn the #Vremyevka ledge, there is fighting on #Staromayorskoye, our troops are advancing near the village.

๐Ÿ”นIn the #SouthDonetsk direction, the RFAF retain the initiative near #Paraskoviyevka and in #Krasnogorovka.

๐Ÿ”นFrom the #Pokrovskoyey direction (west of #Avdeyevka), the RFAF are reporting successes in #Umanskoye, up to the capture of the settlement. This has created a threat of encirclement of the enemy forces in #Yasnoborodovka. On the #Ocheretino ledge, high-intensity counter-fighting is taking place.

๐Ÿ”นIn the direction on #ChasovYar, high intensity of fighting also remains, but there are no significant changes in the passage of the line of contact.

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Kupyansk direction, the RFAF are conducting active offensive operations in the area of #Kislovka, #Kotlyarovka and #Berestovoye.

๐Ÿ’ฅIn the #Kursk region, the enemy attacked the village of #Tyotkino in the Glushkovsky district; the AFU set fire to three houses by dropping explosive devices from copters and attacking them with kamikaze drones. An Ukrainian aircraft-type UAV was intercepted in the Korenevsky district. Attacks by artillery and copters were recorded in the Belovsky, Glushkovsky, Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts. In #Tyotkino, another local resident was wounded during shelling. A local resident was killed as a result of a direct hit to a house. Another woman received shrapnel wounds. A drone dropped an explosive device on a petrol station. A fire broke out at an electrical substation near the petrol station. In Korenevsky district, 2 houses in #Gordeyevka were hit by shrapnel, in #Troitskoye a residential building was damaged by an explosion. In #Plekhovo, Sudzhansky District, 3 houses were damaged.

๐Ÿ’ฅIn #Belgorod region in Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky urban district, a civilian was killed as a result of Nazi shelling. The village of #Murom, Shebekinsky urban district, was attacked by the AFU using a kamikaze drone. The village of #Novopetrovka in Valuysky urban district came under AFU shelling.

๐Ÿ’ฅIn the #Bryansk region, three AFU aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed over the Trubchevsky district.

๐Ÿ’ฅIn #Makeyevka (#DPR), a civilian was killed as a result of Nazi strikes, and two civilians were wounded in #Donetsk.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ #Summary for the Morning of 10 May 2024: 08:03โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ By PETRENKO โœ™ REPORTS

๐Ÿ”ด In the #Kupyansk-#Svatovo front section, the enemy occupied a forest belt (1.24 km) east of #Sinkovka. Earlier, on 5 May 2024, the AFU stopped an enemy motorised rifle unit on the approaches to the forest belt, but subsequently the Russian troops increased pressure on the site.

๐Ÿ”ด In the #Seversk direction, the enemy continues to try to improve its tactical positions east of #Belogorovka (#Lugansk), south of the chalk quarry, east of #Verkhnekamenskoye, south of #Spornoye and in the direction of #Vyemka. Over the past month, both the number of attacks and the number of artillery strikes have increased on the part of the enemy.
Clarifications have been added to the map since the beginning of the assaults on 4 April 2024. โญ๏ธ On Map 1 is the #DPR's Belogorovka in same sector. #Razdolovka in the west is another RFAF aim. This part he reported on 9 Apr 2024 at 18:51.

๐Ÿ”ด In the #Pokrovskoye direction, fighting continues east and northeast of #Novoaleksandrovka, beyond #Umanskoye, in the central part of #Netaylovo and south of #Pervomayskoye.

๐Ÿ”ด In #Krasnogorovka, there are battles in the northeastern (along Nakhimov Street) and southern parts of the city. โญ๏ธ Map 2

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 10 May 2024; pub. 10:08โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ตOn the #Zaporozhye Front, without much change. Fighting in #Rabotino and positional battles northwest of #Verbovoye continue. (Fig. 1)

๐Ÿ”ตOn the #Donetsk Front, in #Georgiyevka, fierce oncoming fighting continues. Russian troops, supported by long range weapons, continue their assault on #Krasnogorovka. In #Netaylovo, our troops will continue to press the AFU, taking more and more positions under their control.
๐ŸŸกIn the area of #Umanskoye, as a result of assault operations, there is an advance of Russian troops in the settlement.
๐ŸŸกIn the area of #Novoaleksandrovka, without much change. (Fig. 2)

๐Ÿ”ตIn the #ChasovYar Direction, there are no significant changes in the frontline. The AFU continues to bring up new forces to defend #ChasovYar. The RFAF, supported by long-range weapons, are fighting in the eastern suburbs. (Fig. 3)

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โ—พImmortal Regiment was held in Beijing

โ—พParticipants carried portraits of relatives who fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War and flags of the Donetsk People's Republic and USSR.

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โ—พThousands of Estonian residents gathered in Narva near the Russian border to watch the Victory Day concert, which was broadcast from the opposite bank of the river - from Ivangorod.

โ—พThe broadcast of the concert in Ivangorod for residents of neighboring Estonia will be organized on May 9 for the second year in a row.

โ—พIn addition to the concert, the Victory Parade in Moscow was shown on the screen on the Russian side of the Narva River. About 2 thousand people became spectators from the Estonian side - not only residents of Narva, but also guests of the city and foreigners.

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Today there were relatively large protests in Yerevan, with the participation of the Armenian church, against further capitulation to Azerbaijan by the current westernophile government.

Protesters are asking for Nikol Pashinyan, the prime minister trying to turn the country into Ukraine, to resign.

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The Perverse Mythology

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Truth...

...presented a video clip about each of us individually and all of us together โ€” as a nation that has already entered history as a nation of Victors.

We are strong when we are united.


The statement is meant to inspire, but the response of Ukrainians tells a different story. The glorious victory that lies ahead is recognized as the false promise it is.

One comment stood out to me. To expand upon it, by condemning a shared past to create an identity that is antithetical to the Russian World, they've cast themselves as the rightful losers of the Great Patriotic War. They cast away the sacrifices of those generations who fought bravely against both the UPA and the Nazis.

Has Ukraine has cut off its nose to spite it's face? No, it's cut off its face to spite its heart.

Ukraine now exists under the yoke of the regime which created a pantheon of those who slaughtered not just Russians, Poles, and Jews, but all Ukrainians who wouldn't accept their perverse ideology. If this pantheon is complicated, it's so because of the disonance required to reconcile this false mythology with a real history of heros. Because of this Ukraine has become a tragic lesson; deny history at your peril. What is this free, independent, democratic Ukraine which abducts men to send them to fight in service of Western interests?

The real heros of Ukraine are the partisans and Red Army soldiers who fought against the Nazis and the OUN-UPA. There is little complication to be found in that.

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