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“The enemy is not going anywhere,” Prigozhin wrote in a Telegram messaging app post Thursday. “They organized defense inside the city, first by rail, then in the area of high-rise buildings in the western quarter of the city.”

Why on earth would you use the third person here?

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Bronco, Ukrainain are about too be cut off from supplies at Highway T506

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Where is Zelensky supporters solution,beside Russian should leave after 300 billion dollars,it still is not enough to pacify Putin war,you will be saying the same thing ,what are your solution, because you have none

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Russia also annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world also regarded as illegal.

Most of the world? Really? There are 195 countries in the world, 32 have any form of sanctions on Russia.

In terms of population, it is even less true. China and India support Russia, not a single country in the southern hemisphere is against Russia.

It should read... "a move countries subservient to the US regarded as illegal."

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Still waiting for a solution,or you all are having problem finding one

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Mr Kipling,the US is the only Superpowers in the Western Hemisphere,not one European countries,Canada and the US are the most White,but the Western Hemisphere makes up the Carribean and Latin American

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Blow the bridge and head towards the sea. It's an end run that will move the troops out and weaken the Eastern front...

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R,Are talking about the Ukrainian bridge near Bakhmut at 48.578,37.9616 on T506,these were physical papers in Russian control,they even had crease where they were copied,how did Russian get physical papers,unless their Ukrainian agents gave them,Biden trying to get them taking down,they were posted on Telegram ,which Russian control

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Mr Kipling

Russia also annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world also regarded as illegal.

Most of the world? Really? There are 195 countries in the world, 32 have any form of sanctions on Russia.

In terms of population, it is even less true. China and India support Russia, not a single country in the southern hemisphere is against Russia.

Nope. China sees the Crimean problem as an issue that should be solved within Ukraine. And thus, China argues that neither the involvement of Russia nor NATO is legitimate. India is neutral on the issue.

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British military officials said in their latest daily analysis that Russian forces have likely advanced into the center of Bakhmut and captured the western bank of the Bakhmutka River.

What planet does the British military official live on?

Russia crossed the Bakhmutka a long time ago, Wagner raised its flag on the government buildings that a far across the west bank,

This was last week according to pro Ukraine "deep state us".

This is old news

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Antique,the Russian had copies of the US and NATO battle plan and posted them online

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Here in this article are several prime examples of why not to take anything the UK, EU, USA, UA, or RU mouth pieces as real.

Every day we here stuff like this

British military officials said in their latest daily analysis that Russian forces have likely advanced into the center of Bakhmut and captured the western bank of the Bakhmutka River.

There is an entire community (actually 3 one pro Ukraine, one pro Russia and the neutral that revi6the other two compare and create a far more accurate assessment)

One very good on pro Ukraine is "deep state us" his team geolocates photos posted by Russians, Ukrainian, military, ect... Others do the same.

We know exactly where both sides are because of these 3 groups.

We know Russia broke through rose street know they are fighting near the staff, we know they have reached the railroad.

Seems "deep state us" is better informed than the British.

But he post daily on his map so perhaps UK should ask him.

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Yrral

Today 08:57 am JST

Antique,the Russian had copies of the US and NATO battle plan and posted them online

Yes now MSM and Ukraine are claiming "the military leak is fictional". That is the quote from Ukraine.

That tells me it is possibly real to some degree.

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Kremlin's strategic aim in Ukraine is 'new world order'

Moscow wants any Ukraine peace talks to focus on creating a “new world order”, the French press agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) quotes Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.

   Any negotiation needs to be based on taking into account Russian interests, Russian concerns. It should be about the principles on which the new world order will be based.

According to the agency, he added that Russia rejects a “unipolar world order led by ‘one hegemon’.”

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Ok, so what? I think everyone knows how to use the internet. Many sites have up-to-date maps based on geolocated photos/videos.

Ukraine is still in Bakhmut after 10(?) months of Russia throwing tens of thousands of bodies at it. Pretty incredible, right?

There is an entire community (actually 3 one pro Ukraine, one pro Russia and the neutral that revi6the other two compare and create a far more accurate assessment)

One very good on pro Ukraine is "deep state us" his team geolocates photos posted by Russians, Ukrainian, military, ect... Others do the same.

We know exactly where both sides are because of these 3 groups.

We know Russia broke through rose street know they are fighting near the staff, we know they have reached the railroad.

Seems "deep state us" is better informed than the British.

But he post daily on his map so perhaps UK should ask him.

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2020 Did Ukraine lease Crimea for 100 years Google Russian Crimea Lease

Ukraine wasn't leasing anything in Crimea in 2020 because by then it was already under the control of the russian occupiers.

Yanukovych extended the lease on the Black Sea naval base for 25 years in 2010, but he was Putin's b!tch who the Ukrainian people threw out. And surely any agreement was voided by the illegal occupation.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/21/ukraine-black-sea-fleet-russia

So No, Ukraine did not lease Crimea for 100 years in 2020.

Though there was a Ukrainian 'lawmaker', Andrey Artemenko, a member of the Radical Party(1), who in 2017 suggested that Crimea be leased to russia for 50-100 years as part of a 'peace plan' that also included lifting all sanctions on russia. A self-styled 'Trump-style politician', Artemenko was disowned by his own party and his 'plan' ridiculed by the kremlin mouthpiece Peskov.

https://archive.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/andrey-artemenko-ukrainian-member-parliament-peace-plan.html

(1) The Radical Party gained 22 seats in the 2014 election, and lost them all in the 2019 election.

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You're asking the wrong question.

The real one is why did Russia invade a sovereign country and illegally annex its land.

Now why all UA army and their related terrorists from everyeher fightnng in many different batallions like Azov,with all of NATO weponry,money funding and media support still cant broke neck and liberate Crimea etc...tomorrow?Hey local russian experts and factcheckers dont be shy and say WHY NOT YET?Are they waiting for real soldiers from east european NATO members as they own have fled country and hiding here and there and getting various social benefits-some are even in Japan?

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fallaffel

Today 09:15 am JST

Ok, so what? I think everyone knows how to use the internet.

Really? You wouldn't know that by many comments here.

For months based on a long debunked video from 2019 (debunked by multiple including Reuters) says Russia was preparing T34 T55 tanks.

But still every article some here post that same fake news.

So obviously they either don't know how to use the internet or deliberately ignore facts or spread false information.

Even after posting the Reuters debunk article some here still insisted on posting it was real and Russia was using T55.

So obvi

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My poor Bronco, Those weapons shipments that have arrived have been performing exceedingly well

Except that Russia has made more gains in the past few weeks than in previous months.

So if those new weapons and ammunition are doing great it must be on the Russian side seeing by all aspects it is Ukraine losing ground.

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Ukraine's leaders discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information on Friday after secret documents detailing U.S. and NATO efforts to help the country plan a counter-offensive against Russia's invasion reportedly appeared on social media.

A Ukrainian official told Reuters the documents contained a "very large amount of fictitious information" and the posts looked like a Russian disinformation operation to sow doubts about the offensive, which requires advanced Western weapons.

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Yrral

2020,Did Ukraine lease Crimea for 100 years Google Russian Crimea Lease

No.

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The Kremlin says it will not consider peace in Ukraine unless Kyiv accepts the loss of the territories Russia has annexed. Ukraine says it posed no threat to Russia and there can be no negotiations until Russia withdraws all its force

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Antiquesaving

My poor Bronco, Those weapons shipments that have arrived have been performing exceedingly well

Except that Russia has made more gains in the past few weeks than in previous months.

Yes. This is Russia's all out offensive. By all measures, it's more of a damp squib.

So if those new weapons and ammunition are doing great it must be on the Russian side seeing by all aspects it is Ukraine losing ground.

You want to might wait until Ukraine begins their spring offensive, before you pass judgement.

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Antiquesaving

Really? You wouldn't know that by many comments here.

For months based on a long debunked video from 2019 (debunked by multiple including Reuters) says Russia was preparing T34 T55 tanks.

Even after posting the Reuters debunk article some here still insisted on posting it was real and Russia was using T55.

What you fail to appreciate is that the video that you are talking about isn't the only indication that Russia may be using T-54 and T-55 tanks.

From the Washington Post:

According to photographs obtained by the Tbilisi, Georgia-based Conflict Intelligence Team, T-54 and T-55 tanks from the 1940s were spotted aboard a train departing from Arsenyev in the Primorsky Krai region of Russia’s Far East, heading west. Russia’s 1295th Central Tanks and Repair Storage Base is in Arsenyev.

The researchers could not confirm that the tanks were being sent for use in combat on the front in Ukraine. Both Russia, which occupies about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, and Ukraine are short on weapons and ammunition, and they are relying on extensive stocks of old weapons.

Here are the photos. From 2023:

https://notes.citeam.org/t-54

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cleo

2020 Did Ukraine lease Crimea for 100 years Google Russian Crimea Lease

Ukraine wasn't leasing anything in Crimea in 2020 because by then it was already under the control of the russian occupiers.

I think Yrral was referring to me with 2020... Not the year. Your post was otherwise correct.

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Russia has moved military equipment out of Crimea. Russia's defense ministry said it had begun returning troops and military units from annexed Crimea to their permanent bases.

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Here are the photos. From 2023:

> https://notes.citeam.org/t-54

Hahaha.

Those are the same photos from the video, 2023 Edited.

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People are needlessly dying every day and you people are arguing over which side's information warfare is working better?

You should be ashamed.

Putin started this. He can stop it easily without losing any more Russians or any part of Russian land. He should be ashamed. Where is his mother to slap him? Someone needs to slap him.

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What you fail to appreciate is that the video that you are talking about isn't the only indication that Russia may be using T-54 and T-55 tanks.

> From the Washington Post:

> According to photographs obtained by the Tbilisi, Georgia-based Conflict Intelligence Team, T-54 and T-55 tanks from the 1940s were spotted aboard a train departing from Arsenyev in the Primorsky Krai region of Russia’s Far East, heading west. Russia’s 1295th Central Tanks and Repair Storage Base is in Arsenyev.

> The researchers could not confirm that the tanks were being sent for use in combat on the front in Ukraine. Both Russia, which occupies about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, and Ukraine are short on weapons and ammunition, and they are relying on extensive stocks of old weapons.

> Here are the photos. From 2023:

> https://notes.citeam.org/t-54

Georgia Russian enemy, real reliable source.

Notice how all the background has been blurred out?

That is because they are fake, and mostly taken from the infamous Video and others already debunked!

The fact you posted it shows clearly that fake is what you like to spread.

Do a reverse search and one is from a parade infront of red square years ago, other are from more anniversary celebration preparation from 2019 .

But nice try

Here is how reliable western news is From Forbes 8 days ago

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/03/31/those-old-t-55-tanks-russia-is-pulling-out-of-storage-theyre-going-to-wrecked-in-night-fighting/?sh=478c1b3e47e3

But this has been available for

2 weeks.

https://jp.reuters.com/article/factcheck-soviet-tanks-idUSL1N35W0RS

So Forbes published its article after the violence was proven fake news.

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2020hindsights

Today 10:06 am JST

Next you will be posting the video of "Ukrainian drones dropping grenades into open hatches on Russian tanks"

Except Weeb Union, history legends and Willy OAM (this guy is pro Ukraine) all pointed out the video is fake .

The tanks were destroyed Ukrainian tanks shown in Russian videos months ago.

Ukraine used already destroyed tanks dropped grenades from drones posted it as recent footage.

This is why you need to look elsewhere that MSM and bias sources

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"Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air"

Propagandists can never just tell a story, they have to season it with their lies or it doesn't taste right to them and, here, "illegally annexed" is just such seasoning but never is this phrase used when describing events in Palestine nor are the people of Donetsk in concrete and razor wired concentration camps while their land is 'annexed', stolen from them daily. There is nothing that Russia could, or would, do in Ukraine that could equal the depravity we see the Palestinians suffering daily from their racist tormentors. And when propagandists are silent, that is the time to take a deeper look at what they are hiding.

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2020hindsights

Today 10:06 am JST

Why is the surrounding area pixelated out?

The article claim where the images were taken!

So why hide the background?

Well simple they learned from the previous video, don't leave identifiable landmarks.

So basically make it more difficult to trace what long ago video the images came from.

That was how Reuters tracked down the original video from 2019 the background.

Your article made it obvious it was hiding the true nature of the image by removing any identifiable surrounding.

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This comment section reeks of MAGA.

All of them do.

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So, are you admitting that Russia illegally annexed these lands? It's a nice first step.

"Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air"

Propagandists can never just tell a story, they have to season it with their lies or it doesn't taste right to them and, here, "illegally annexed" is just such seasoning but never is this phrase used when describing events in Palestine nor are the people of Donetsk in concrete and razor wired concentration camps while their land is 'annexed', stolen from them daily. There is nothing that Russia could, or would, do in Ukraine that could equal the depravity we see the Palestinians suffering daily from their racist tormentors. And when propagandists are silent, that is the time to take a deeper look at what they are hiding.

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proxy war on behalf of the global elitists seeking 'regime change' in Moscow naturally!

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proxy war on behalf of the global elitists seeking 'regime change' in Moscow naturally!

So the Russian government decided to invade Ukraine as part of the global elitists push for "regime change?" Riiiiggghttt...

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Simple narrative will not lead to peace thru negotiations, as most people recognize military conflict is two-way and complex in nature.

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This comment section reeks of MAGA

It is a very strong and familiar smell.

You find it on other threads regarding climate change, mask-wearing, EVs, LGBT issues, stolen elections etc.

So predictable, and so, so dull.

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that's B as in BILLION, USD$

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Let's all pray peace, as nobody wins in war except the military industrial complex!

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proxy war on behalf of the global elitists 

Might as well throw Nazis and Biolabs in there if you insist on being so 2022 gullible

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The decisions for peace can only be decided by Ukrainians and Russians and both want very different outcomes. Ukraine wants its country back. Russia wants to keep the land it occupies and much more.

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Antiquesaving

2020hindsights

Today 10:06 am JST

Why is the surrounding area pixelated out?

The article claim where the images were taken!

So why hide the background?

Well simple they learned from the previous video, don't leave identifiable landmarks.

So basically make it more difficult to trace what long ago video the images came from.

That was how Reuters tracked down the original video from 2019 the background.

Your article made it obvious it was hiding the true nature of the image by removing any identifiable surrounding.

Amusing how you scramble to suggest that they are fake, but you have no evidence.

And as the article said:

The researchers could not confirm that the tanks were being sent for use in combat on the front in Ukraine.

So, I'm not saying that they are even going to the front. But if you combine this information with the fact that Russia are losing an enormous numbers of tanks, and that they are refurbishing old tanks (which isn't disputed), then it's not unreasonable to assume that at some point they could be used in battle.

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William BjornsonToday  11:31 am JST

Propagandists can never just tell a story,

True.

"illegally annexed" is just such seasoning but never is this phrase used when describing events in Palestine

Right, because other than Jordan illegally annexing the West Bank for example, there is no "illegally annexed" land in the Palestine region, such as in Israel.

There is nothing that Russia could, or would, do in Ukraine that could equal the depravity we see the Palestinians suffering daily from their racist tormentors.

Well, I agree that the Palestinian Arabs are being tormented, but is Hamas racist? Certainly, which is why they commit terrorist acts upon innocent Israeli civilians.

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if you are talking about consequences you have better to go back to reasons and not start from middle of story...

The reason is that a tinpot dictator who cut himself off from the world through fear of Covid and let his aides tell him what was going on in the outside world got it into his head that he could take over his neighbour and snaffle its resources, and not only would there be no fight to speak of, the populace would come out cheering and waving flowers.

It really miffed him that the people of Ukraine threw out his stooge president and elected a real man to lead them in a democratic election, and that the people of Ukraine rejected his offering of soviet-style vinegar in favour of EU honey.

The reason is that Putin has lost the plot and needs to be removed, just as his conscripts need to be removed from Ukraine.

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I think Yrral was referring to me with 2020

Thanks for the heads-up. Yes, of course he was.

His English is sometimes hard to comprehend.

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2020hindsights

Today 02:24 pm JST

So you honestly believe that Russia is out of T-90s , T80s T-70 variants, T-60 variants and are now bringing up T-55 and T-54 .

You honestly believe that?

Wow?

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You honestly believe that?

Sounds like someone is unable to prove their claim. Hmmm

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The Russian military is incapable of conducting modern military warfare, so they do the only thing they still know how to do......destroy everything. However, the Russian military is on the verge of collapse, as is the Russian economy. Without a strong economy to keep his military supplied, Putin is doomed to failure. The big questions are, when will Russia give up, and will Putin still be alive at the end of the idiocy he started?

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