#Ukraine #SmallRuSuccessCrushed #FlagwavingRuAnnihilated

Remember those Russian bloggers boasting about their flags in 'conquered' territory ?
They got what was coming. AZOV for the win !!

"RUSSIAN FLANKS COLLAPSED! Incredible Ukrainian Operation! | RFU News" [5:20 min]
by RFU News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTBkX9g9PVI

Quote by RFUN:
"Aug 17, 2025
Today, the biggest news comes from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, the Azov army corps has taken up full operational control over stabilizing the Russian breakthrough at Pokrovsk. With the situation reaching critical levels and threatening to overturn a year of Ukraine’s fortification work, Azov and its battalions are immediately getting to work on smashing the Russian salient back across the river.
As Russians took Ukrainians by surprise, they broke through 18 kilometers deep behind the Ukrainian front line and penetrated through Ukraine’s new Donbas defense line while it was unmanned. However, as the reality of the situation got through to the Ukrainian high command, they acted quickly and redeployed Ukraine’s 1st national guard army corps, led by the famed Azov brigade at its head. The Russian salient is deep but narrow, enough so that it could be pincered, cut off from reinforcements, and destroyed if the Azov corps was up to the task.
The recently redeployed forces immediately got to work, as the first step was to prevent the Russians from expanding their salient, allowing them to entrench and threaten Ukrainian logistics further on an operational scale. Open source military analysts show that the 1st Da Vinci assault regiment attacked the Russian breakthrough head-on, and during the first day of clashes, they were able to blunt the spearhead and push the Russians back to Zolotyi Kolodiaz. Recent reports from various Russian, Ukrainian, and Western military analysts now show that they conducted a follow-up operation the next day, and pushed Russians out of the settlement and are overrunning Russian positions up to 4 kilometers below; recapturing the New Donbas Defense line in the process.
Further south along the thin Russian salient, elements of the Azov brigade launched rapid counterattacks on the Russians’ left flank, as the 93rd mechanized brigade assaulted the Russians from the east. Satellite data shows numerous impact craters of Russian aviation glide bombs all over both sides of the salient, the locations of which indicate the Ukrainian attack was very successful and resulted in the capture of Kutuzivka, with prominent Russian and Ukrainian sources noting Ukrainians have fully encircled the Russians in two separate pockets.
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Notably, while Russians have crossed the Kazenyi Torets River, they did not take control of any major river crossings or a particularly wide base to transfer manpower and logistics over. Therefore, Russian sources report that Ukraine’s highly mobile drone detachments have now focused their fire on the base of the Russian salient at the river. Russian analysts note they have completely lost control over this area, as Ukrainians have now officially and effectively cut off the Russian breakthrough through drone fire control, without having to expend any manpower to conduct a physical counterattack. Notably, Ukrainians were then able to physically move into Nykanorivka and Nove Sakhove, with the rest of the area being returned to the grey zone and under tight Ukrainian drone control.
Overall, Ukrainians have curbed the immediate threat of the Russian Dobropillia breakthrough and completed the encirclement of an estimated 800 Russian soldiers, hundreds of whom have already been eliminated in the fighting of the past few days. The Azov army corps' decisive actions have been highly successful, blunting the Russian spearhead, pushing Russian forces away from critical supply lines, dismantling additional attempts to branch out, encircling Russians in several pockets with little cover to hide, and most importantly, clearing Russians out of the New Donbas Defense line; eliminating the operational-level threat posed by the Russian salient only days earlier. Now, Ukrainians are poised to finish the job, to completely destroy what remains of the already brutalized Russian soldiers."

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#Ukraine #GasPipelineExplosions #CentralAsia

"Explosive Sanctions! Russian Gas Exports to Asia SHUT DOWN! | RFU News" [5:22 min]
by RFU News — Reporting from Ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-wbY-KoSqk

Quote by RFU:
"Aug 10, 2025
Today, there are interesting updates from the Russian federation.
Here, Ukraine continued its own version of sanctions by successfully hitting Russia’s main Central Asian gas pipeline. This puts not only Russia’s influence in Asia under threat but also stops the work of some of its most important military factories due to the lack of resources.
In a bold escalation of its long-range strike campaign, Ukraine has struck one of the most critical arteries of Russia’s gas infrastructure, the Central Asia Center pipeline. Explosions rocked the Volgograd region, knocking the pipeline out of service and forcing an indefinite shutdown. This strategic attack, confirmed by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, not only disrupted the gas transit but also directly affected energy supplies to multiple key military-industrial facilities across Russia, dependent on energy plants that fully receive their gas from this pipeline. Among those impacted are the Demikhovsky Machine-Building Plant, MiG Aircraft Corporation, and the Magnum-K ammunition factory, central players in Russia’s war machine. Local emergency crews rushed to the site as Gazprom, the pipeline operator, initiated damage assessments and repairs, halting gas flow across the region.
The Central Asia Center pipeline is a 4,000 kilometer-long linchpin in Russia’s gas export network, designed to transport gas from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan to Russia and vice versa. This pipeline is a geopolitical leverage as it enables Russia to exert influence over Central Asian energy while simultaneously channeling gas toward its own industrial needs. It is an important tool to keep the energy networks of Russia and the Central Asian countries interlinked and interdependent. With the Nord Stream pipelines now crippled by sabotage and geopolitical isolation, and the Power of Siberia pipeline to China bearing the full hope of Russia’s Asian gas strategy, the Central Asia Center pipeline became an even more vital fallback.
Striking it isn’t just symbolic but strategic, as Ukraine has targeted a highly vulnerable and deeply exposed piece of infrastructure. All Russian pipelines span vast, often remote terrain with limited protection, making them soft but critical targets. If Ukraine decides to repeat such attacks or target the Power of Siberia pipeline as well, the ramifications for Russia could be immense. Constant disruption of the lines due to the easy repetition of the strikes would undermine Russia’s ability to pivot away from lost European markets, weaken its hold on Central Asian energy dependencies, and slash billions from its energy revenue. Repeated strikes could also create logistical nightmares, reduce supply reliability, and destroy investor confidence, key levers in Russia’s geopolitical influence. As a result, Moscow would be hard-pressed to maintain energy flows even for domestic needs, let alone sustain the illusion of dominance in the global energy market.
The pressure is already prompting signs of panic in the Russian government. Reports suggest Russia may be considering a limited air ceasefire by halting drone and missile strikes in hopes of reducing the tempo of Ukrainian retaliation. The last month alone has seen several dozen successful Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and depots, air defense systems, railway logistics, and factories deep in Russian territory. With drones hitting Sochi, Ryazan, Samara, and now a strategic gas pipeline, Russia’s rear is on fire, both literally and figuratively. A temporary air truce would give Moscow the breathing room it desperately needs to regroup and reinforce, but few in Ukraine are ready to fall for this trap. Ukrainian officials and analysts understand such a ceasefire would only pause Russia’s terror campaign, giving it time to replenish stockpiles and come back later to strike even harder. It’s a tactical ploy, and Ukraine has no reason to trust it.
Overall, the attack on the Central Asia Center pipeline marks a turning point in Ukraine’s long-range strategy. With one strike, Kyiv has exposed a critical vulnerability in Russia’s energy empire and opened the door for further precision sabotage. As Western sanctions grind on slowly and often without immediate impact, Ukraine is delivering its own version - swift, targeted, and devastatingly effective. Each drone strike against energy and military infrastructure does more than destroy machinery, it shatters the myth of Russian invulnerability. If Ukraine continues on this path, it may not only cripple Russia’s battlefield logistics but also bring its broader war economy to a breaking point."

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'Russia is not expected to pay voluntarily'

"Russian Oil Companies Give Ukraine $7.3 billion to Fight Russia! | RFU News" [5:17 min]
by RFU News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E75vELkpkRc

Quote by RFUN:
"Aug 7, 2025
Today, the biggest news comes from Ukraine.
Here, Kyiv has secured over 6 billion dollars in arbitration awards against Russia and Gazprom, an unprecedented legal victory that could see Russian oil and gas money rerouted directly to the Ukrainian state. This outcome does not just reaffirm international law; it essentially gives Ukraine billions of dollars from the Russian pocket to spend on the war against Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine has now won 5 billion in arbitration rulings tied to Russia’s illegal seizure of energy infrastructure in Crimea. The funds are owed to Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state energy company, and the rulings are enforceable in courts across multiple jurisdictions across the Western Hemisphere. The legal basis for the award stems from Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, when Moscow seized control of gas pipelines, storage facilities, and other Naftogaz infrastructure across the peninsula. Rather than compensate the company or negotiate terms, Russian authorities moved to fully nationalize those assets. Ukraine responded with a series of claims under international investment agreements, arguing that the expropriation violated binding treaty protections. Arbitration panels agreed, and after years of proceedings, issued rulings assigning direct monetary liability to the Russian state and its state-owned entities. In practical terms, this means Russian revenues, especially those linked to Gazprom or state-controlled energy holdings abroad, could be frozen and redirected.
The case is now a landmark for state versus state legal battles and may encourage other Ukrainian firms to pursue similar claims. Zelensky framed the outcome as clear proof of accountability and the power of international law, and emphasized that Ukrainian diplomats would begin executing the next steps for recovery immediately.
Whether Ukraine receives the funds now depends on enforcement, because Russia is not expected to pay voluntarily. Instead, Ukraine will move to seize Russian assets abroad under legal mechanisms already recognized by courts in Europe, North America, and beyond. This could include freezing bank accounts, confiscating real estate, intercepting revenue streams, or taking control of Gazprom subsidiaries. The legal path resembles the strategy used, mirroring past cases where courts allowed Russian state assets to be seized abroad after legal defeats. But Ukraine now has a crucial advantage: growing international momentum to make Russia pay for its actions, which gives Kyiv more leverage in pushing through asset seizure without political resistance.
This is also not Ukraine’s first such win, because just last month, Naftogaz prevailed in another arbitration case against Gazprom, centered on a broken transit deal worth 1.37 billion dollars. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Gazprom halted all payments that covered Russian gas transiting through Ukraine, betting on a swift Russian victory and hoping that meant they wouldn’t have to pay. With this reasoning, Gazprom chose to violate the terms of a multi-billion-dollar contract with Ukraine and its state-owned energy company, assuming no one would hold them accountable. But that gamble failed, as Ukraine’s legal institutions, particularly those tied to Naftogaz, have proven unexpectedly resilient and aggressive.
To understand the scale of this victory, it is worth comparing the total over 6 billion dollars in arbitration awards to the actual military aid Ukraine receives. Britain’s military support for Ukraine this year totals about 3.2 billion dollars, while Germany’s is just under 6 billion dollars. These are crucial lifelines, but what makes the arbitration rulings remarkable is that they match or exceed this level of support, and they do so using Russia’s own money. In effect, Ukraine has just secured the financial equivalent of a top-tier European aid package directly from Russia, and unlike peace negotiations, these arbitration awards are active, internationally enforceable, and concrete.
Overall, Ukraine’s legal victories mark a strategic shift in how the war’s economic front is being fought, because rather than rely solely on Western sanctions or goodwill, Kyiv is turning to arbitration and treaty law to make Russia pay, literally, for its aggression. If enforcement proceeds successfully, Russia could face a steady drain of assets over the coming years. Not through sanctions or diplomacy, but through court orders. In this war, the courtroom is now an extension of the battlefield, and Ukraine is learning how to win on both."

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