Ukrainian special forces spent six months establishing a bridgehead across the Dnipro River after a blast destroyed the dam upstream.
![How Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/4cdf6b5e-32cb-44f5-97fd-74c40339c126.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Ukrainian special forces spent six months establishing a bridgehead across the Dnipro River after a blast destroyed the dam upstream.
![How Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/007330fe-e72f-44eb-b2d4-37813f51da4c.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
At a shelter for displaced Ukrainians in Dnipro, volunteers prepare for the second New Year’s under the shadow of all-out war. Speaking with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, residents are finding small ways to celebrate, each act of gratitude a small victory over Russia’s drive to break their spirit.
![Grief And Gratitude: Displaced Ukrainians At Dnipro Shelter Prepare To Ring In New Year](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/a1a83856-c179-439f-9ea8-6b7401d512bb.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
At a shelter for displaced Ukrainians in Dnipro, volunteers prepare for the second New Year’s under the shadow of all-out war. Speaking with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, residents are finding small ways to celebrate, each act of gratitude a small victory over Russia’s drive to break their spirit.
![Grief And Gratitude: Displaced Ukrainians At Dnipro Shelter Prepare To Ring In New Year](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/21e91656-7a8d-4ce4-8fb0-901b1ea6a880.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
From a “drone-pong” competition to a “revenge crowdfunding” drive, raising cash for the army has become a feature of wartime life for millions of Ukrainians, marrying patriotism with a sense of self-worth and community. But if Western financial support dwindles, these donations won’t fill the gap.
![Donation Nation: How Ukrainians Support The Army Amid Financial Uncertainty](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/9d79bff0-6595-4b00-ad40-2df0da3acc50.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
From a “drone-pong” competition to a “revenge crowdfunding” drive, raising cash for the army has become a feature of wartime life for millions of Ukrainians, marrying patriotism with a sense of self-worth and community. But if Western financial support dwindles, these donations won’t fill the gap.
![Donation Nation: How Ukrainians Support The Army Amid Financial Uncertainty](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/0a9b403c-c4d1-4c68-86bf-1a504aea1159.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
After Russian forces occupied her town near Kyiv in the early days of the February 2022 invasion, 14-year-old Ukrainian student Tanya Bondarchuk remembers feeling shocked and in disbelief. He…
![Ukrainian students fight Russia in their own way — even making drone parts](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/b020f23d-923c-4654-91c0-3ba8e78aa3a7.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
After Russian forces occupied her town near Kyiv in the early days of the February 2022 invasion, 14-year-old Ukrainian student Tanya Bondarchuk remembers feeling shocked and in disbelief. He…
![Ukrainian students fight Russia in their own way — even making drone parts](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/cbcd1b23-d6a1-4ce0-ab99-60d418a6e564.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Yes, it is possible, here: https://itarmy.com.ua/?lang=en You are welcome to the club 🪖💻🖱️
Experience the poignant fusion of holiday classics and a stark reminder of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers perform iconic Christmas hits with modified lyrics.
![Ukrainian military members performed famous Christmas hits to remind the world of the war and the importance of supporting Ukraine](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/0cff3a24-46fe-4176-9e54-65bca71d0b29.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Experience the poignant fusion of holiday classics and a stark reminder of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers perform iconic Christmas hits with modified lyrics.
![Ukrainian military members performed famous Christmas hits to remind the world of the war and the importance of supporting Ukraine](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b2e9b427-4989-442d-90fc-0740f88c8857.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
In recent days, Russia lost five bombers in southern Ukraine as Russians claim that Ukraine finally received F-16…
![Frontline report: Russian-claimed first Ukrainian F-16 strikes rattle Russian aviation](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/ac2364b9-4b09-46d8-a3fd-28ab4d045975.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
In recent days, Russia lost five bombers in southern Ukraine, while reports suggest that Ukraine finally received F-16…
![Frontline report: First Ukrainian F-16 strikes rattle Russian aviation](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/7503a123-70e3-4ac1-b850-2dafc378bc89.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
To include American guided glide bombs into the arsenal of Ukrainian fighters, engineers created not just a holder but a special rail launcher, which significantly increases its combat effectiveness
![Integration of JDAM-ER onto MiG-29 Fighter Turned Out More Complex and Advanced Than Expected (Photo) | Defense Express](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/5b98e9ee-ad36-4788-bf9e-dc7fdc1b4066.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
To include American guided glide bombs into the arsenal of Ukrainian fighters, engineers created not just a holder but a special rail launcher, which significantly increases its combat effectiveness Aaa
![Integration of JDAM-ER onto MiG-29 Fighter Turned Out More Complex and Advanced Than Expected (Photo) | Defense Express](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/b0e2ff98-8d05-4ca5-a302-89c86df00f19.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The soldiers complain that they have only just learned they will be sent to the front and haven’t even seen a rifle during the two weeks they’ve been training.
![Russian Recruits Learn They're Going to the Front, Outraged at ‘Lying Commanders’](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/1072f486-ddb7-46eb-954c-d8e5eb90d848.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The soldiers complain that they have only just learned they will be sent to the front and haven’t even seen a rifle during the two weeks they’ve been training.
![Russian Recruits Learn They're Going to the Front, Outraged at ‘Lying Commanders’](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/fa5a74d3-bd47-4bcd-8ff9-abd7cae2f694.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Commanders in the key battle for Avdiivka in Donetsk fear the town will be lost in a matter of days if more international aid cannot be secured – and that huge casualties will be suffered in the process. Arpan Rai reports
![Ukraine will suffer ‘insane’ losses if US stops aid, warn frontline troops](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/34ce9177-ad07-416d-a167-bbde63698bc1.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Commanders in the key battle for Avdiivka in Donetsk fear the town will be lost in a matter of days if more international aid cannot be secured – and that huge casualties will be suffered in the process. Arpan Rai reports
![Ukraine will suffer ‘insane’ losses if US stops aid, warn frontline troops](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/d9d53737-2bf3-4e74-a647-3682b0697e5e.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Yes, people tend to think in black and white, going from one extreme to the other. But reality is much more nuanced.
It's important that democracies learn from crises. Even the current crisis in the US is leading to an important public discussion between the parties, which will lead to better mutual understanding.
At the same time, dictatorial regimes tend to exacerbate crises by creating another one to cover up the causes of the previous one.
The corrugated paper is cheap, has vertical channels on the inside, and its quantity creates a large area flame. Standard wicks would only produce a small flame with little heat.
As for the Azov battalion - Ruscist propaganda actively exploits racist statements made by Andriy Biletsky in 2006-2010, several years before he founded this battalion. He changed his views and hasn't made a single racist statement since 2014. The Azov battalion included several Jews from the very beginning, so Biletsky isn't an anti-Semite now. And since November 2014, the Azov battalion has a different commander.
So for the Azov battalion, any Nazi leanings are a thing of the distant past: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/06/ukraine-military-right-wing-militias/ It's rather Ruscists who tend to project onto others what they hide from themselves.
IMHO, Russians are a mixed bag - both untrained slave mobiks on the frontlines and some shrewd elite specialists behind. A hundred years ago the Russian Empire also fought in such a way.
Their archaic way of fighting is anyway grotesque nowadays, to say the least. They continue to finance the war by selling oil and gas extracted in their Siberian colonies - but their capabilities are noticeably eroding.
Thank you for letting me know about nERA. Hopefully we'll get to know what this stuff really is.
Lemmy:
ukraine@sopuli.xyz Ukraine@kbin.social Ukraine_UA@kbin.social russo_ukrainian_war@lemmy.world ukraine@lemmit.online war@group.lt ukraine@lemmy.world
Mastodon:
https://newsie.social/@Tendar https://mastodon.social/@ChrisO_wiki https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum https://bird.froth.zone/users/tatarigami_ua https://bird.froth.zone/users/phillipspobrien https://bird.froth.zone/users/warinthefuture https://bird.froth.zone/users/kofmanmichael https://bird.froth.zone/users/hoanssolo
Lemmy:
ukraine@sopuli.xyz Ukraine@kbin.social Ukraine_UA@kbin.social russo_ukrainian_war@lemmy.world ukraine@lemmit.online war@group.lt ukraine@lemmy.world
Mastodon:
https://newsie.social/@Tendar https://mastodon.social/@ChrisO_wiki https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum https://bird.froth.zone/users/tatarigami_ua https://bird.froth.zone/users/phillipspobrien https://bird.froth.zone/users/warinthefuture https://bird.froth.zone/users/kofmanmichael https://bird.froth.zone/users/hoanssolo