The Cynic A brief summary of the local offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (preservation of the "fog of war") and the general situation:1. Local offensive operations are gaining momentum: Ukraine is fortifying itself in strategic sectors of the front, simultaneously inflicting deep strikes on vulnerable points of the “five-step defense”. The defense was "impressive, but unbalanced", which, according to sources, makes it ineffective, since "vulnerable zones allow for deep penetration, as a…

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Tomorrow, June 12, on Russia Day, a large online marathon of solidarity in support of political prisoners will take place.The Russian authorities are trying to convince everyone that all of Russia supports the invasion of Ukraine. However, in the first year of the war alone, more than 20,000 Russians were detained for their anti-war stance. Someone was sent under administrative arrest and fined, someone received a Stalin term for telling the truth about war crimes…

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After an accurate and correct statement of the goal of the information operation, it is necessary to determine its general strategy - a general, not detailed plan covering a long period of time, a way to achieve a complex goal. The strategy may look like this: financial weakening of a competitor due to the formation of distrust among its major partners, customers, and creditors. Or, for the goal of “motivating the audience to stop resistance,”…

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A document from the Russian Ministry of Defense (Shoigu's order) is circulating on the network, according to which, from May 25, 2023, any mention of the Wagner PMC in the Russian media is equated to discrediting the Russian army. Chief editorselectronic periodicalsMINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF RUSSIA) DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND MASS COMMUNICATIONSMoscow, 119160May2023«4»I would like to inform you that in the interests of ensuring the activities of the…

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In total, the launches of 17 missiles of various types and 31 strike drones were Russian will attack Ukraine again at night.In total, the launches of 17 missiles of various types and 31 strike drones were recorded:– 10 Kh-101/kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95ms aircraft from the Caspian Sea region;– 7 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles from Tokmak district (so-called Zaporizhzhia region);– 31 strike UAVs of Iranian production "Shahed-136/131" from the southern and northern directions.The Air Force…

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Rocket strikes on Ukraine have again intensified. What's the plan? - The Cynic Many may have noticed that after a long pause, Russia suddenly began to carry out (not very) massive rocket attacks. Dynamics is typical here: a sharp increase between the periods February-April and the end of April-May. While some experts are looking for an answer to this question in very strange planes, the answer is "in plain sight." Moreover, the answer has nothing…

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The Russian Volunteer Corps announced the creation of its own armed underground in Russia. A statement is attached to the video with the appeal of the RDK commander:"Friends! The flames of the coming struggle for the future of Russia are already beginning to emerge. Our allies across the country are preparing for action. Let them not yet equipped like professionals, but they are armed and motivated! Get up and you in the ranks of the…

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Inspiring statistics were collected by the edition "Layout." The data of a journalistic study suggests that in May, there was a sharp surge in partisan activity in Russia.From January 1 to May 12, at least 57 guerrilla attacks took place on the territory of Russia, as well as in the annexed Crimea, on railways, objects of the Ministry of Defense and energy facilities. Almost 25% of them occurred in only 13 May days. The statistics…

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The US has arrested two Russians, reports The New York.According to the publication, deliveries were made through a network of front companies in the USA, Turkey and Russia, and the final buyers were the airlines "Russia", "Aeroflot", "Ural Airlines", "S7", "UTair" and "Pobeda". In eight months of 2022, more than five thousand shipments of US-made aircraft parts worth $14.4 million were sent to Russia. Of that amount, $8.9 million was for Boeing-branded parts.Some of the…

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Every day, there is a new reason for hysteria among the Z-public. This time, Ukraine managed to destroy 4 units of Russian aircraft.Over the territory of the Bryansk region, two Mi-8 helicopters and two Su-34 aircraft were shot down. None of the 9 pilots managed to escape.All destroyed aircraft were part of one air group. The fighters were supposed to launch a missile and bomb attack on the Chernihiv region, and the helicopters were supposed…

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