⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ No #Summary for the Morning of 16 May 2024 at 08:03⚡️

🔴 In the #Velikonovosyolka direction, the enemy continues to press from the south in #Staromayorskoye and #Urozhaynoye. The AFU attacked enemy armoured vehicles in #Urozhaynoye on the site of an abandoned farm at the point:
📍 47.74361, 36.82042
➡️ A grey zone has been added.
💬 Reported 15 May 2024, 22:16 ⭐️Map, This is consistent with already 👉 reported Russian advance. His grey zones are mostly Ukro copium.

🔴 In the #Orekhov direction, in #Rabotino, the situation has not changed significantly. The northern part remains under the control of the Defence Forces. The centre is partly own partly grey zone. The southern part is in the grey zone. The Rabotino fortified area is under enemy control.
💬 Reported 15 May 2024, 22:22 ⭐️See also 👉 battle report from yesterday afternoon

⚠️ My comments are marked with ⭐️. This is the second day in a row without a morning report. Most of his grey zones you can see as red. Otherwise the map is really good:

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🪖From neutrality to going nuclear: roots of Sweden's militarization

Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson announced on May 13 that Stockholm has no plans to send military personnel to Ukraine — but may consider the options proposed by its new NATO allies.

The same day, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sweden was ready to allow the deployment of nuclear arms on its territory in the event of war. Stockholm has shifted to openly bellicose rhetoric after nearly 200 years of neutrality formally declared by King Karl XIV John in 1834.

🔺Sweden's neutrality stemmed from its crushing defeats and loss of nearly third of its territory during the Napoleonic wars (1803–1815).

🔺It kept its neutral status during WWI, but joined the League of Nations in 1920 seeking collective security protections.

🔺During WW2, the Swedish government remained neutral but nonetheless granted passage to Nazi German forces, while at the same time sheltering European and Jewish refugees.

🔺After the end of Cold War, Sweden joined NATO’s ‘Partnership for Peace’ in 1994. In 1995 Swedish troops served under the NATO command for the first time.

🔺From 1995 onward, Sweden increased cooperation with NATO and the Baltic states which joined the military bloc in 2004.

🔺Sweden announced its plans to join NATO on 16 May 2022, and was admitted to the bloc on March 20, 2024.

🔺Since February 2022, Sweden has sent 15 military aid packages to Ukraine, ranging from protective gear to Leopard 2 tanks.

🔺Sweden has increased military spending by 28 percent in year 2024 and raised the annual armed forces draft from 5,500 conscripts to 10,000.

Sweden's quick transition from neutrality to bellicosity raises concerns among the nation's former officials and experts, who warn of the risk of NATO confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia.

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🇨🇿🇺🇦🤔 COMPLETE 180 FROM CZECH PREZ WHO NOW WANTS PEACE IN UKRAINE: Pavel had been fanatical pro-Kiev warmonger but now he's changed his tune, admitting West needs to be "realistic" about future of Ukraine:

What we need is to stop war, and then start negotiations about future arrangement. There might be compromise, but this cannot be done without Ukraine, without Russia and without countries that would be guarantors - Pavel admits (00:18).

All this coming from infamous Russophobe and Kiev fanboy - what happened Pavel, did you hit your head and finally see sense?

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Maria Zakharova Comments on NATO Secretary-General's Statement Regarding Ukraine

Maria Zakharova commented to "Izvestia" on the NATO Secretary-General's statement that there would be no point in rebuilding Ukraine in the event of its defeat. She stated, "The future of Ukraine is of interest only in this context. The future of the Ukrainian people does not interest them at all." This comment underscores a critical perspective on how external interests are focused more on Ukraine as a geopolitical entity rather than on the well-being of its citizens.

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The "Alligator" is getting more dangerous

K-52 and K-52M helicopters have a pilot navigation system. Accuracy is ensured when hitting and destroying area linear targets to an accuracy of plus or minus 50-100 meters. This accuracy in combat use is excellent because the radius of shrapnel dispersion of their unguided weapons exceeds 200 or 300 meters.

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