Meanwhile the MSM are panicking with headlines such as this:
[Reuters] Ukrainian city of Melitopol not in Russian hands, British minister says
From Day 2: The Republic of Chechnya is mobilising to assist other Russian forces in Ukraine:
25 Feb 2022 3:03pm MSK
Кадыров: совет Зеленскому, пока он не стал действующим экс-президентом Украины. Глава Чечни выступил перед несколькими тысячами чеченских силовиков и попросил Зеленского извиниться перед Путиным.
Kadyrov: advice to Zelensky until he becomes the current ex-president of Ukraine. The head of Chechnya spoke to several thousand Chechen security officials and asked Zelensky to apologize to Putin.
25 Feb 2022 7:30pm MSK
Подразделения чеченских сил состава РФ, которые мы видели ранее сегодня, направляются в Украину. #Z скоро встретится с #V а затем с О.
The units of the Chechen forces of the Russian Federation, which we saw earlier today, are heading to Ukraine. #Z will soon meet #V and then O.
Videos: https://t.me/s/anna_news/21730
It is the Chechen fighters who will pass through the hottest spots in Ukraine - Kadyrov's statement.
“Today we see that many terrorists have taken refuge there. There are also those who in the Chechen Republic killed our brothers, sisters, women, children and the elderly, and then fled from responsibility to Europe under the auspices of various special services,” Kadyrov wrote. on your VK page.
He expressed confidence that in the coming days it would be possible to celebrate the liberation of the multi-million population of Ukraine from violence and murder.
"For eight whole years, Bandera's people have been killing citizens of two republics - the DPR and the LPR," the head of Chechnya said.
Russia has now taken control of Melitopol:
9:28 am MSK
Минобороны России: Российская армия установила полный контроль над городом Мелитополь в Запорожской области.
Russian Ministry of Defense: The Russian army has established full control over the city of Melitopol in the Zaporozhye region.
1:22 pm MSK
Российские военные поднимают флаги в Мелитополе: Российские военные контролируют основные объекты городской инфраструктуры в Мелитополе Запорожской области.
Russian military raising flags in Melitopol: The Russian military controls the main objects of urban infrastructure in Melitopol, Zaporozhye region.
1:39 pm MSK
Российские военные в Мелитополе Запорожской области Российские военные укрепляют свои позиции в Мелитополе Запорожской области.
Russian military in Melitopol, Zaporozhye region: The Russian military are strengthening their positions in Melitopol, Zaporozhye region.
UPDATE: Russia is now developing their advance from Melitopol to Zaporozhye
4:11pm MSK
Российские военные быстро продвигаются к Запорожью Колонны российской армии активно продвигаются к Запорожью. Сопротивления пока не встреют, все ловят "шпионов".
The Russian military is rapidly advancing towards Zaporozhye Columns of the Russian army are actively advancing towards Zaporozhye. Resistance until they meet, everyone catches "spies" (Reference to neo-nazi gangs playing "spy-mania").
Meanwhile the Donetsk People's Republic, with Russian amphibious support, is developing their advance upon Mariupol
4:15pm MSK
💥📷Народная милиция ДНР при поддержке ВС РФ готовится развивать свой успех на Мариупольском направлении.
The people's militia of the DPR, with the support of the RF Armed Forces, is preparing to develop its success in the Mariupol direction.
4:31pm MSK
Красивые русские танки идут в Бердянск, а мэр соседнего Мариуполя Вадим Бойченко бежал из города.
Beautiful Russian tanks are marching into Berdyansk (port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast), and the mayor of nearby Mariupol, Vadim Boychenko, has fled the city.
UPDATE 2: On their westward advance to Mariupol, Russian-supported DPR forces have captured the village of Donskoye, Volnovakha, directly north of Mariupol. There are also reports that DPR forces have entered the Mariupol's eastern suburb of Sartana
4:43pm MSK
Республиканские силы НМ ДНР подходят к Мариуполю Республиканские войска НМ ДНР выбили украинскую армию из села Донское, Волноваха. Сейчас украинские военные сообщают, что армия республики вышла к Сартане. 📌Сартана - ближайший пригород Мариуполя.
Republican forces of the NM DNR are approaching Mariupol: Republican troops of the NM DPR drove the Ukrainian army out of the village of Donskoye, Volnovakha. Now the Ukrainian military reports that the army of the republic has reached Sartana. 📌Sartana is the nearest suburb of Mariupol.
Meanwhile, on the northward push from Melitopol to Zaporozhye, a tank battle has been reported in the town of Tokmak:
4:36pm MSK
Российская армия вошла в Токмак в Запорожской области Сегодня жители города Токмак в Запорожской области публикуют видео поврежденного танка российской армии. Что бы не писали украинские активисты это говорит об одном. Наши войска вышли в тыл мариупольской группировке ВСУ. А значит, Мариуполь скоро будет освобождён.
The Russian army entered Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region: Today, residents of the city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region publish a video of a damaged tank of the Russian army. Whatever the Ukrainian activists write, this says one thing. Our troops went to the rear of the Mariupol grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This means that Mariupol will soon be liberated.
UPDATE 3: The Current Situation in Zaporozhye Oblast with map:
5:37pm MSK
Ситуация в Запорожье следующая.
Предположительно, колонны сил Z наступают на Бердянск и Мариуполь (на восток) с двух направлений: Молочанск — Токмак — Черниговка и Приазовское — Орловка — Приморск.
Под Молочанском была уничтожена колонна ВСУ.
В Энергодаре и Васильевке на северном направлении идут бои, населенные пункты ещё под контролем ВСУ. Противник стягивает силы к Васильевке, в городе раздаются силы. Со стороны Великой Белозёрки к Энергодару приблизилась «заблудившаяся» колонна ВСУ. #Россия #Украина
The situation in Zaporozhye is as follows.
Presumably, the columns of Z forces attack Berdyansk and Mariupol (east) from two directions: Molochansk - Tokmak - Chernigovka and Priazovskoye - Orlovka - Primorsk.
A convoy of the Armed Forces was destroyed near Molochansky.
In Energodar and Vasilievka, fighting is taking place in the north, settlements are still under the control of the Armed Forces. The enemy pulls off forces to Vasilievka, forces are heard in the city. From the Great Belozerka side, the “blown” column of the Armed Forces approached Energoron.
They are essentially 2nd amendment advocates but only for druggies, murderers and madmen:
В Киеве - тотальный ХАОС и АД.
Это происходит прямо сейчас. Пишет очевидец из боярского чата
In Kyiv - total CHAOS and HELL.
This is happening right now. Writes an eyewitness from the boyar chat
Я наконец дома, родные целы. В Киеве сейчас ад, добираться через него практически нереально, везде перестрелки, недалеко от дома горит то ли бмп то ли машина. Не работает никакой общ. Транспорт, ни одно такси, в банках денег нет, продукты сметены с полок. Чуть не был подстрелен шизом на улице. БУКВАЛЬНЫЙ КЛИНИЧЕСКИЙ ШИЗ ОРУЩИЙ САМ С СОБОЙ БЕГАЛ НО УЛИЦЕ С ВАЛЫНОЙ И ЕБАШИЛ В ПРОИЗВОЛЬНОМ НАПРАВЛЕНИЫ. Я не знаю скольких он успех подцепить, кого в жилых домов задела пуля. Я не знаю, чтобы я делал не попадись на давнего знакомого который помог с машиной. Я не знаю, как я доехал, когда рагули расстреливают гражданский транспорт наугад "в поисках диверсантов". В Киеве мрак, И самое страшное что зто может быть только началом, учитыивая какую гору оружия тут вываливают буквально на всех. каждая улица - либо рагули из "территориальной обороны", либо одиночные шизы. сколько из них тепорь прячется по квартирам и начнет палить по русским из окон жилых домов...
Русским воинам - победы, удачи, сил, терпения.
Сейчас они - единственный луч света и порядка в авсолютном мраке хаоса и безумия.
I'm finally home, my family is safe. It’s hell in Kyiv now, it’s almost impossible to get through it, there are shootings everywhere, either an infantry fighting vehicle or a car is burning near the house. No community is working. Transport, not a single taxi, no money in the banks, food swept off the shelves. Almost got shot on the street by a shiz. LITERAL CLINICAL SHIZ SCREAMING HIMSELF RUN ON THE STREET WITH A HANDGUN SHOOTING IN A RANDOM DIRECTION. I don't know how many he successfully picked up, who was hit by a bullet in residential buildings. I don't know how I did it, but I didn't get caught by that old friend who did a number on my car. I don't know how I got home when the hillibillies were shooting at random civilian vehicles "in search of saboteurs." There is darkness in Kyiv, and the worst thing is that this can only be the beginning, considering what a mountain of weapons they dumped here literally on everyone. Each street is either hillybilly from the "territorial defense" or a single shiz. How many of them now hide in apartments and start firing at Russians from the windows of residential buildings ...
Russian soldiers - victory, good luck, strength, patience.
Now they are the only ray of light and order in the absolute darkness of chaos and madness.
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No, you misunderstand. They're not going on rampages, and some of those handed guns will only use them for genuine defence. However, the fact of the matter is that firearms have been also put into the hands of the treacherous and the criminally-minded. These range from drug-addicts and looters to neo-nazi terrorists
Thus within hours of the distribution of weapons, two murder-ambushes were documented on video, and at least one of these has been used to frame Russians who weren't even there.
EDIT: Forget what I just said. I haven't kept up to date. The situation is worse than what I last heard.
Update from The Russian Ministry of Defense: [ANNA news, Machine-Translated]
Yesterday a successful landing was carried out in the area of the Gostomel airfield in the suburbs of Kiev.
More than 200 Russian helicopters were involved in the operation. The success of the landing was ensured by the suppression of the entire air defense system in the landing area, the complete isolation of the combat area from the air and the active conduct of electronic warfare.
During the capture of the airfield, more than 200 nationalists from the special units of Ukraine were killed. There are no losses in the Russian armed forces.
The main forces of the airborne troops connected with the units of the Russian landing on Gostomel, blocking Kiev from the west.
Reconnaissance data show that Grad MLRS installations have been deployed on Shevchenko Square in Kiev to strike at the area of the Gostomel airfield.
According to the ministry, Pentagon and CIA advisers taught the Ukrainian military leadership how to place rocket-propelled artillery systems in residential areas to provoke return fire on local residents.
"The use by the Kiev regime of residential areas to cover the firing positions of its artillery is a war crime. This handwriting is familiar to us. These methods are actively used by terrorists supervised by the CIA in the Middle East and other countries"
"Your nationalist leadership uses the same methods as the terrorists. They want to use you as a human shield. The Russian armed forces will not inflict any strikes on residential areas of the Ukrainian capital"
https://t.me/s/anna_news/21650
Edit: Evidence of Grad MLRS placement in Residential areas:
Ukrainian war crimes:
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence had the extremely bright idea of distributing thousands of assault rifles to a frenzied and panicked local population in Kiev.
🇺🇦Раздача огнестрельного оружия гражданским Киеве, 25 февраля 2022 года
Военные раздают оружие прямо из КамАЗов, не спрашивая никаких документов, Оболонь, Киев. Последствия их уже мало волнуют.
Видел: соцсети
🇺🇦Distribution of firearms to civilians Kiev, February 25, 2022
The military distribute weapons directly from KamAZ trucks without asking for any documents, Obolon, Kiev. They don't care about the consequences anymore.
Seen: social media
This has already led to horrific incidents of Ukrainian troops being fatally ambushed in residential areas, and of murder-ambushes against innocent civilians on urban roads. These were then pinned on "Russian saboteurs" and are related to the later intentional Strela-10 collision.
Раздача оружия всем подряд уже привела к первым жертвам в Киеве
Вооруженные формирования украинского "национального сопротивления" расстреляли машину с мирными жителями в Оболонском районе Киева.
📌Сегодня утром там была перестрелка, а убитые неизвестные в украинской форме были объявлены "российскими диверсантами".
Одновременно с этим и в том же месте ЗРК "Стрела-10" ВСУ давила машины мирных жителей.
The distribution of weapons to everyone has already led to the first victims in Kiev
Armed formations of the Ukrainian "national resistance" shot down a car with civilians in the Obolonsky district of Kiev.
📌This morning there was a shootout, and the dead unknown people in Ukrainian uniforms were declared "Russian saboteurs".
At the same time and in the same place, the Strela-10 air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine crushed the cars of civilians.
Warning: Extremely Graphic depictions of death:
Фото с места расстрела Урала и «диверсантов».
Photo from the place of execution of the Urals and "saboteurs".
[Patrick Lancaster] "Rebel" MP's Join Russia In The Fight Against Ukraine
[South Front] Overview of Military Developments in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces killing civilians (videos)
Russian troops have entered the northern city limits of Kiev. Russian special forces had been sighted in Bucha near the town of Gostomel (south of the airport) and gunfire could be heard throughout the Obolon District. Within the past hour, clashes were being reported on Heroiv Dnipra Street in Obolon.
Российский спецназ в Буче, рядом с Гостомелем, под Киевом. Работайте братья!
Russian special forces in Bucha, near Gostomel, near Kiev. Work brothers!
Сообщается, что боестолкновения идут уже в районе улицы "Героев Днепра" в Киеве
It is reported that clashes are already taking place in the area of Heroiv Dnepr street in Kiev
False flag alert: If you have eyes and ears beware. Several hours prior to Russian entry a Ukrainian 9K35 Strela-10 ran over a car in Obolon, Kiev. This is possibly to frame the incoming Russian forces as hostile to local civilians.
Хохлы на "Стреле-10" давят своих сограждан. Киев.
Khokhols on "Strela-10" crush their fellow citizens. Kyiv.
Кадры с Оболони на севере Киева.
На заднем плане отлично видно, как снимают кино про «российских диверсантов».
Footage from Obolon in the north of Kiev.
In the background, you can clearly see how a movie about "Russian saboteurs" is being made.
Edit: More detailed information can be found in this article:
Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMEsQxBJqHE
Translation in Description:
Special military operation continues.
Groupings of troops of DPR and LPR continue counter-offensive operations against units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with fire support from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The grouping of troops of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Volnovakha direction, overcoming the stubborn resistance of the enemy, advanced one more kilometer deep into the defence of the nationalist battalions.
The grouping of troops of the Luhansk People's Republic in the Stepovoe area advanced to a depth of up to 9 kilometers.
During the hostilities, more than 150 servicemen of various power structures of Ukraine laid down their arms and surrendered.
In the area of Zmeiny Island, 82 Ukrainian servicemen laid down their arms and voluntarily surrendered to a unit of the Russian Armed Forces. At present, they are signing a refusal to participate in hostilities. In the near future they will be returned to their families.
Another 11 servicemen of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered near Nikolaevsk settlement. Also, one of the units of the marines of the 36th separate marine brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine contacted the command of the people's militia of the DPR and requested a corridor to enter the territory of the republic. After laying down their weapons, they will also be able to return to their families.
After the stabilization of the situation in the combat area, all surrendered Ukrainian servicemen will be released home.
In the course of a special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 118 military facilities of the military infrastructure of Ukraine.
Among them: 11 military airfields, 13 command posts and communication centres of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 14 S-300 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, 36 radar stations.
Shot down: 5 combat aircraft, 1 helicopter, 5 unmanned aerial vehicles.
18 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 7 multiple rocket launchers, 41 units of special military vehicles and 5 combat boats were destroyed.
Yesterday, February 24, units of the Russian Airborne Troops took full control of the territory in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
An agreement was reached with the servicemen of a separate battalion of protection of the nuclear power plant of Ukraine on joint security of the power units and the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
The radioactive background in the area of the nuclear power plant is normal. NPP personnel continue to maintain NPP facilities in the normal mode and monitor the radioactive situation.
The joint actions of Russian paratroopers and Ukrainian servicemen of the NPP security battalion to defend the plant is a guarantee that nationalist formations or other terrorist organizations will not be able to take advantage of the current situation in the country to organize a nuclear provocation.
Be mindful that the current Anonymous Official organisation has been co-opted by the DS. Note that there are have been several groups over the years known as Anonymous, such as "Anonymous Charity, The Collective Q", which is now known as George News. This non-official group, which has not posted as Anonymous Charity for some time, does not cooperate with the official MSM-verified group nor undertake hacking activities.
Hal Turner is doing a great job with updates:
Bulletin: 18 Planes With Paratroopers Headed for Kiev?
Ukraine War - Day 2 : UKRAINE FIGHTER JET SHOT DOWN OVER ITS OWN CAPITAL CITY BY RUSSIAN MISSILE
The Saker with some geopolitical analyses:
A few disjointed thoughts about the current military situation
https://thesaker.is/a-few-disjointed-thoughts-about-the-current-military-situation/
The collapse of Banderastan: tomorrow will be a crucial day
https://thesaker.is/the-collapse-of-banderastan-tomorrow-will-be-a-crucial-day/
Anna News on Telegram is a good Russian-language telegram channel with lots of video footage:
EDIT: Adding Colonel Cassad
Posted 2 hours ago:
The DPR and LPR have their own task, and Russia has its own
https://mailbd.net/news/the-dpr-and-lpr-have-their-own-task-and-russia-has-its-own-12157/
Very fast developments including the following:
Head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov reported that desalinators in the Crimea will not be needed and gave the order to prepare the North Crimean Canal to receive Dnieper water.
This is also reported by Russian news agency Interfax:
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/73993/
For those who are aware, the only way that Crimea gets its fresh water for irrigation is overland from the Dnieper river via the North Crimean Canal. As we know, we had the Coup of 2014 and the Accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation. As a result, the Ukrainian authorities dammed up this essential supply link with a concrete dam, causing crops to fail in Crimea--essentially an international crime against humanity. The construction of the Crimean bridge helped ease some of the water supply issue but it wasn't enough to replace a fully-constructed canal.
Now it appears that Russian ground forces have made headway into the Kherson Oblast, and are making substantial changes that are going to stick, and stick for good, and not just be about "demilitarization".
EDIT: Added a link to a map with the following caption:
Украинские ресурсы публикуют карту на которой отмечены районы в которых проводится наземная фаза демилитаризации
Machine Translated:
Ukrainian resources publish a map on which areas are marked in which the ground phase of demilitarization is being carried out
They've been waiting for Russia for years.
A very large portion of Ukraine is Russian: for a time Kiev was the capital of Russia (Kievan Rus) before Moscow was even dreamt of, and Chersonesus in Sevastopol, Crimea was the place where all Russia was Christianised.
The takeover was a gradual process beginning at the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and intensifying at the 2014 coup. Oligarchs amassed power and influence in Ukraine without the same resistance that Russia was able to offer against hers: think oligarchic Russia, but without President Putin's intervention against the DS.
[Hal Turner Radio Show] Some earlier live updates:
[South Front] Reports and videos of Kalibr missiles striking military targets as far in-land as Ivano-Frankovsk, which is the capital of the westernmost oblast of Ukraine
[South Front] First reports of Russian casualties
[The Saker] Discussions and analysis about the situation in Ukraine:
https://thesaker.is/the-situation-is-about-to-quickly-escalate-probably-in-the-next-days/
https://thesaker.is/open-thread-special-military-operation-in-the-peoples-republics-of-donbass/
[Rossiya-24 ][Vesti News] News Coverage from the Russian Federation for Russian-speakers. I recommend enabling CC, as the auto-generated translation (Russian to English) is surprisingly good (I reckon 90% to 98% accurate).
Vesti (Primary news program):
https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/вести
Latest Vesti News report:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox88lvGEPm8
Parent Channel:
Biolaboratories
Relevant articles by Octogon Media (Russian language):
Russian special operation coincided with the launch of US military laboratories in Ukraine
https://octagon.media/vojna/specoperaciya_rf_sovpala_s_zapuskom_voennyx_laboratorij_ssha_na_ukraine.html
US embassy deletes data on its military laboratories in Ukraine
https://octagon.media/novosti/amerikanskoe_posolstvo_udalilo_dannye_o_svoix_voennyx_laboratoriyax_na_ukraine.html