War on Ukraine

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26.55 mins video including back and white and colour footage. 16mm film, Colour and black and white, possibly also digitised. Authorities in the southwesterly Odessa region said 18 people had been killed in a missile attack and at least six people were killed in Brovary, a town near Kyiv. Meanwhile, footage on social media shows roads jammed with traffic as residents attempt to flee Kyiv. Bohemia Interactive, the Prague-based developers behind the hyper-realistic military simulation Arma 3 released a blog post this week addressing the growing trend. The developers cited examples of their games being mistakenly cited in news coverage supposedly depicting scenes of war in Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, and increasingly, the Russian war in Ukraine.
"Today we stand with the President and all of Ukraine's people as they bravely fight for that future." Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge were the first to publicly support the Ukrainian people, taking to Twitter to share a poignant message of support. Though Buckingham Palace chose not to comment on the donation, saying it was a private matter, the Queen has sent a clear message; she's supporting the people of Ukraine. Days after returning to royal duties following her concerning COVID-19 diagnosis, the Queen has turned her attention to the devastating conflict in Ukraine. The story of an ex-Irish Army officer with service in Chad, Bosnia and the Middle East who then joined the Australian Army to serve with 6 RAR.

The three  "YouTubers" mentioned above don’t try and hide their support for Ukraine from their audience. They do not attempt to report on the war as emotionless, ideal observers. Bakhmut is the focus of Russia's slow advance through the Donetsk region. Forces trained tank and artillery fire on at least 10 towns in the area, including Bakhmut, Soledar and Bilohorivka, the Ukrainian military said. "There is new damage to critical infrastructure. Three energy facilities were destroyed by the enemy today," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his Wednesday night video address. Footage of people fleeing by boat across the Dnipro river were broadcast by Russian state television, which portrayed the exodus as an attempt to evacuate civilians before it became a combat zone.
Today, I can confirm that the UK has donated Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. Storm Shadow is a long-range conventional precision strike capability. It compliments the Ukraine Combat footage long-range systems already gifted, including HIMARS and Harpoon missiles, as well as Ukraine's own Neptune cruise missiles and longer-range munitions already gifted.

While he has threatened the use of weapons of mass destruction in the past, this time "it's not a bluff", according to the Russian ruler. Defence expert Marina Miron, from King's College London, said video of the attack "most certainly shows thermite, not phosphorus munitions", Nine News reported. "There are a number of videos showing what looks like incendiary munitions used on Donetsk tonight," he said. Ukrainian MP Roman Hryshchuk was one of many who shared the footage online. It's not known when the alleged attack took place but the location has been confirmed and verified, according to reports. Video footage circulating online shows streaks of white light high in the sky before falling down onto houses and buildings below.
"We have received credible allegations of summary executions of persons hors de combat, and several cases of torture and ill-treatment, reportedly committed by members of the Ukrainian armed forces," Bogner said. "Of course Ukrainian authorities will investigate this video," Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's deputy prime minister overseeing the country's push to join the European Union, said on the sidelines of a security forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He intentionally draws the attention of Australian police and films the interactions.
For the past few days we have been witnessing a remarkable Ukrainian offensive in Kharkiv. The speed of advance has been impressive, as tens of square kilometres turn into hundreds and then thousands, and from a handful of villages and towns liberated to dozens. Even as I have been writing this post paragraphs keep on getting overtaken by events. As tensions mount, social media videos shared from the region have been authenticated and geolocated, offering a closer look at what is unfolding. Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko alleged Russian forces attacked a town in the eastern Donetsk province with cluster munitions – banned by an international treaty – wounding one person.