[Faust]

Originally Posted by Roosta ↗

What matters is that the drone operators are becoming more efficient at liquidating these brainwashed invaders & therefor the neutralization rate is going up & up & up !

The invaders are not brainwashed, they are merely given orders by the Ukrainian government to try and retake the Donbas regions
Show a little more respect for the Ukrainian troops

[kellyhound]

Russia Denies It's Seeking To Destabilize Moldova As Chisinau Calls For 'Maximum Vigilance'

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has called for "maximum vigilance" after receiving documents from the Ukrainian intelligence services that she said showed that Russia planned to destabilize Moldova by using agents provocateurs to attack government buildings under the guise of public protests.

"Documents received from our Ukrainian partners show documentation of the locations and logistical aspects of organizing these subversions," Sandu said on February 13.

"The plan also involves the use of people from outside the country for violent actions."

Reports about the alleged plot are "deeply concerning," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on February 13.

While reports about the plot have not been independently confirmed, it is "certainly not outside the bounds of Russian behavior, and we absolutely stand with the Moldovan government and the Moldovan people," Kirby said.

Russia's Foreign Ministry on February 14 rejected the reports, saying, "Such claims are completely unfounded and unsubstantiated."

Russia blamed Ukraine for stirring tension between Russia and Moldova, saying Kyiv was trying to draw Moldova "into a tough confrontation with Russia."

Sandu's news conference came amid a government crisis after Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned on February 10. Seeking to prevent a deepening of the crisis, Sandu immediately appointed Dorin Recean, her defense and security adviser, to lead a new government.

The Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) confirmed on February 9 that it had received information about the alleged plan from its Ukrainian counterpart, but said it could not give any more details "because there's the risk of jeopardizing different ongoing operational activities."

The alleged plan came to light earlier that day when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told an EU summit in Brussels that Kyiv had "intercepted the plan for the destruction of Moldova by Russian intelligence."

Zelenskiy said the plan was very similar to the one devised by Russia to take over Ukraine. He added that he did not know whether Moscow ultimately ordered the plan to be carried out.

On February 13, Sandu said that plan involved "diversionists with military training and camouflaged in civilian clothes," and that instructions were discovered for citizens from Serbia, Russia, Belarus, and Montenegro to enter Moldova to carry it out.

Russia's goal, Sandu said, was to change "the legitimate power from Chisinau to an illegitimate one," as well as to thwart Moldova's European integration efforts and to use Moldova in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Sandu said that anti-government demonstrations that took place in Moldova from September to November were also part of an effort to undermine the country.

The protests, organized by the Russian-friendly Shor Party, called for early elections and the resignation of the pro-Western Sandu.

"Attempts to undermine the state also existed last fall, but they did not achieve their goals, thanks to the prompt action of our security and public order institutions," Sandu said.

"In autumn, the focus was on the energy crisis, which was supposed to cause major discontent among the population and lead to violent actions."

Sandu called on state institutions to exercise "maximum vigilance" and for the parliament to quickly adopt draft laws aimed at strengthening the SIS's role in preventing and countering internal and external threats to Moldova's security.

[WonderMomma]

"Tennessee volunteer: This war is hell, the stuff you see here will be with you forever. I saw a lot of sh*t before i came to Ukraine, but nothing comes even close."

[WonderMomma]

english subs

"Update from Bakhmut, 15 February - while routes to Bakhmut are not safe, in areas such as Konstantinivka highway, the enemy is being pushed back. Wagner PMC is not getting reinforcements and is being replaced with Russian army. The city is holding as before - Madyar."

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- Kremmina Update (far to the north in Luhansk oblast)

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- Bakhmut update. Also reported by LiveUAmap and DeepState, There are reports of a successful Ukrainian counterattack on the Russians' (Wagner) southern salient. They are now further from the main highway supplying Bakhmut, along with smaller roads supplying the city further to the north.

[marekparek]

Russians are so extended to west, that they were asking for flanking maneuver. This is easier said than done. But im happy that UA army is capable to do that

[Faust]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"Tennessee volunteer: This war is hell, the stuff you see here will be with you forever. I saw a lot of sh*t before i came to Ukraine, but nothing comes even close."

“This war is not sustainable… for either side”

[Faust]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

english subs

"Update from Bakhmut, 15 February - while routes to Bakhmut are not safe, in areas such as Konstantinivka highway, the enemy is being pushed back. Wagner PMC is not getting reinforcements and is being replaced with Russian army. The city is holding as before - Madyar."

Russia wants the non-mercenaries to claim victory as a pr move

[WonderMomma]

EDIT better info and more media:

"Ukraine returns 100 soldiers and one civilian from captivity.

The head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, said that they were National Guard, border guards and military of the Armed Forces. Among them are 63 defenders of Azovstal."