Day: August 11, 2024

Another AFU strike on a Russian target in #Yenakijeve, occupied #Donetsk. No further info yet…#OSINT #UkraineWar #BreakingNews #BreakingNow #Ukraine #Russia

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— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) August 11, 2024

AFU Strike at a machine plant in #Horlivka, occupied #Donetsk, where the Russians stored equipment and ammunition. NASA FIRMS shows a fire acquired @1118 local (0818 UTC) located at or near the Holovsky Machine Building, CJSC, which manufactures heavy equipment for mining and… pic.twitter.com/IyR4BMmWLg

— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) August 11, 2024

How many more Russians need to die in this futile attempt to defend Russian soil? The traditionally Ukrainian #Kursk and #Belgorod regions should be returned and the Russian people there that speak Russian with a Ukrainian accent should be liberated. Demobilized katsaps in…

One can certainly understand the concern over the environmental impact of the large lithium mining project in 🇷🇸, but it still represents a huge opportunity for the country and a very important asset for 🇪🇺 and the green transition. https://t.co/DZgsUcSztj

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) August 11, 2024

Location: #Guevo, #Kursk, DPRK. Probably from 2 or 3 days ago.

Clean boots enhance moral…#OSINT #UkraineWar #BreakingNews #BreakingNow #Ukraine #Russia

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— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) August 11, 2024

On this day in 1984, a hot mic records President Reagan joking with aides before a national radio broadcast: “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” pic.twitter.com/Podpse7xUs

— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) August 11, 2024

On this day in 1972, the last U.S. ground combat units in Vietnam stand down. America’s air war in Southeast Asia will continue until the Paris Peace Accords are signed in January of 1973. pic.twitter.com/H0A2A8ef1t

— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) August 11, 2024

Again Palestinians in their thousands are displaced in Gaza as 🇮🇱 initiates new military operations in Khan Younis. And prospects for ceasefire talks – due to resume next week – still look bleak. pic.twitter.com/mrzsN4NLCu

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) August 11, 2024

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