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Near enough a squadron of Ukrainian military helicopters have been captured by Russian forces, and are in the process of demilitarization. Southern Ukraine
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Ukrainian Su-27 jet shot down today near the city of Kramatorsk
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Intense combat footage from Mariupol - Russian and allied troops advance through blasted streets, clearing out nationalist Azov forces building by building
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Ukrainian soldier decides to launch a drone, and barely survives it
The Russian ruble has gradually strengthened to near pre-conflict levels, propped up by Russia’s plans to charge rubles for oil and gas sales, rather than dollars and euros.

So much for Biden’s “We destroyed the Russian ruble!” boast
The Streets of Mariupol: dead Ukrainian “Azov” nationalists, ruined vehicles, bullet casings and shrapnel litter the city.

Hundreds of civilians hide in the basements of these buildings - predominantly pensioners who refuse to evacuate. Every time another shell or rocket launched by Ukrainian troops impacts nearby, they rush out to put out fires in their apartments, or what’s left of them.

We were escorted through the city by Chechen fighters, who lead the offensive and answer for evacuations in this sector of Mariupol
A Ukrainian sniper twice fires on our team at an intersection in East Mariupol.

He could clearly see the blue helmets and vests. This is neither the first, nor the last time Ukrainian “Azov” nationalists shoot at journalists and civilians.

Countless civilians in Mariupol have been killed as they attempted to escape from basements and homes in areas controlled by nationalists
Ukrainian Azov nationalists entrenched themselves in yet another Mariupol high-rise building, with machine gun and guided missile emplacements.

The DNR offensive stalled, infantry came to a stand still.

Tank support was called in to suppress Ukrainian troops, and we flew after the tanks. Here’s the footage.

Worth mentioning is that the remaining civilian population has long since learned to run for the basement when Azov nationalists set up in their apartment buildings. That is, if they let them…
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Back from Mariupol, here’s the latest:

Russian forces have advanced into the vast Azov Iron and Steel Plant from the South-East, along the shore.

Ukrainian counter-battery fire has seized almost entirely, Azov nationalist fighters are either short of guns or ammunition. They still have a number of mortar launchers, which they occasionally deploy to fire haphazardly around the city in a bid to slow the Russian advance.

The fiercest fighting in centered are the North-West of the left bank of Mariupol.

Thousands of civilians remain trapped in apartment blocks and neighbourhoods still under Azov militant’s control. They cannot leave, nationalists are still firing at any civilians trying to escape
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❗️First footage of the 267 Ukrainian marines who surrendered to Russian forces in Mariupol
NATO officers from France, Germany, the UK and “neutral” Sweden are stuck in Mariupol, according to reports in Russian press, and are apparently attempting to negotiate an evacuation corridor with Russia forces.

What they were doing in Mariupol, so close to the front lines, is not clear
Donetsk People’s Republic Grad MRLS launch a salvo at Ukrainian Azov nationalist positions inside the Azov Steel and Ironworks complex in Mariupol.

Multiple rocket launcher systems, be they Grad or others, are not deployed against targets in populated or civilian neighborhoods, due to risk of collateral casualties.

The withdrawal of Azov nationalists into industrial zones, and out of civilian neighborhoods, has enabled the use of MRLS
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Our drone captured the moment two salvos of Grad missiles hit two Ukrainian nationalist position in the Azov steel and ironworks complex in Mariupol.

Much of the fighting is now concentrated across the periphery of the industrial zone in the middle of the city.

The area is devoid of civilian infrastructure and housing, which means Russian and allied artillery will have a greater and greater role in the battle

See the full drone video on RT
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Donetsk People’s Republic separatist fires a captured British NLAW AT missile at Ukrainian forces.

Each NLAW unit is estimated to cost $30,000-40,000. Hundreds have now been captured by pro-Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine