LMCane said:

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I saw some of the footage of the motorcycle attacks - it was so bizarre

three motorcycles with 2 men on each- just trying to drive through deep underbrush near a tree line until they are all wacked and then set on fire.

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Yeah in Russia you don't just die a usual bullet riddled death. It's that and then fire. Always fire.

Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons

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President Joe Biden has given permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with American munitions, though he has restricted their use so Kyiv can only hit targets over the border close to Kharkiv after Russia made significant advances around the city in the northeastern part of the country close to the Russian border, two US officials told CNN.

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Reports of strikes on the Russian port of Kavkaz near Kerch, and an attempted strike on the port in Novorossiysk. Details to come. Apparently the attack may still be ongoing.

Really hope Ukraine brings down the Kerch Bridge. Would be great, doubly so if they can figure out a way to hamper the railways in the occupied South.

One of the limited possibilities for Ukraine to disrupt the movement of trains on the new Donetsk-Mariupol railway line is to strike this bridge in Hranitne, which has been recently completed, as the @planet HR image taken on May 24th shows. https://t.co/EckupRvB0m pic.twitter.com/vqb09EISRk

— Mark Krutov (@kromark) May 30, 2024

'Worse than hell.'

“Russia is beating western capitals in securing artillery supplies on international markets, the Czech government has said, warning that delayed payments to arms companies could lead to millions of ammunition rounds being sent to Moscow instead of Kyiv.”
https://t.co/WHV94f9tL3

— Franz-Stefan Gady (@HoansSolo) May 31, 2024

During two years of war, not a single pipeline exporting Russian gas to Europe was damaged pic.twitter.com/sXwralMKdL

— senore_amore (@SenoreAmore) May 30, 2024

Sitrep:

Rybar Live: Special military operation, May 30
Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian think tank Rybar: «On the Avdiivka direction, it appears that we have leveled the front line from Solovyevo to Berdychi and managed to somewhat cut the pocket where the AFU had been» pic.twitter.com/FbJStgf4EK

— Rybar Force (@rybar_force) May 31, 2024

Big losses for orc yesterday. 14 tanks not including MLTBs.

Andrew notes the ferries damaged as rail ferries. Would like to see more info on that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1d4t75n/a_high_number_of_abandoned_russian_armored/#lightbox

"The Ukrainian General Staff released satellite imagery of what it says was a U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) strike on Russian ferries in Kerch. The ferries have been critical for transporting Russian troops and materiel heading to the front lines, especially during interruptions with traffic on the bridge." These are very large ferries, capable of loading entire freight trains, for example. Report includes other updates from the front.

Today's SITREP.

This is a big deal.

"The President recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use U.S.-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region so Ukraine can hit back against Russian forces that are attacking them or preparing to attack them," a U.S. official told The War Zone. "Our policy with respect to prohibiting the use of ATACMS or long-range strikes inside of Russia has not changed."

"Russia is staging its forces across the border and firing from there, this includes launching airstrikes using glide bombs from Russian territory. This would presumably allow Ukraine to now fire on all these target types, taking away this safe haven for Russian forces."

This reads as the US giving Ukraine permission to use our weapons for short-range attacks into Russia in the Kharkiv region, but not long-range attacks as, for example, the UK and France have allowed. Regardless, the "Kharkiv region" can be liberally interpreted to include most of northeastern Ukraine and adjacent Russian territory. Since that region has been the focus of Russian offensive ops for some time now, this allows Ukraine to go after Russian troop assembly points and materiel depots before they move into Ukraine. We should take the gloves all the way off, but this policy adjustment is a step in the right direction.

WEAPONS
NATO

Of course we are only seeing the topside but besides the hole on top of the deck it doesn't look like it destroyed the ships, just damaged. Even damaging them is a big win, just wish they had something else that could destroy the bigger ships that don't have their own munitions on them where you get secondary explosions.

P.U.T.U said:

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Of course we are only seeing the topside but besides the hole on top of the deck it doesn't look like it destroyed the ships, just damaged. Even damaging them is a big win, just wish they had something else that could destroy the bigger ships that don't have their own munitions on them where you get secondary explosions.

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"The strike inflicted substantial damage on two ferries responsible for rail and vehicle transportation. One of the ferries ran aground, effectively blocking the entire Kerch crossing."

Another REPORT.

P.U.T.U said:

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Of course we are only seeing the topside but besides the hole on top of the deck it doesn't look like it destroyed the ships, just damaged. Even damaging them is a big win, just wish they had something else that could destroy the bigger ships that don't have their own munitions on them where you get secondary explosions.

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It's possible it minor, but that sure looks like the warhead detonated down below after passing through the deck to me.

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P.U.T.U said:

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Of course we are only seeing the topside but besides the hole on top of the deck it doesn't look like it destroyed the ships, just damaged. Even damaging them is a big win, just wish they had something else that could destroy the bigger ships that don't have their own munitions on them where you get secondary explosions.

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"The strike inflicted substantial damage on two ferries responsible for rail and vehicle transportation. One of the ferries ran aground, effectively blocking the entire Kerch crossing."

Another REPORT.

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That is a win, now destroy the tugs that come get them