(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Large group of Russian soldiers surrenders at Vovchansk [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-03 The situation at Vovchansk has improved for Ukraine, which now controls about 70% of the city on the border with Russia north of Kharkiv. About 60 Russians surrendered instead of waiting to become cannon fodder. x About 60 #ruZZians were taken prisoner near #Vovchansk This was reported by the spokesman of the "Khortytsia" OSU, Nazar Voloshyn. This happened on Sunday, June 2, the same day Voloshyn reported that Ukrainian units control most of the city - pic.twitter.com/JTzYKxQpoz — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) June 3, 2024 Remember how Ukraine using Western-supplied weapons inside of Russia was going to trigger World War III? Have the Russians seized Berlin and Paris yet? x Did any of yall notice how Ukraine shooting into Russia lead to Russia doing… literally nothing. You promised me nuclear war. I was looking forward to nuclear war. I was going to use that time to sleep. Now when am I supposed to sleep? — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) June 2, 2024 x Waiting for the ever promised massive Russian escalation and nuclear apocalypse resulting from Ukraine now firing US made weapons at targets inside Russia. pic.twitter.com/FimzSJcMwk — Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) June 2, 2024 This is some surprising video. Ukraine has had troops in Sudan to fight Russians there so this isn’t unheard of, but it is still amazing that Ukraine would be willing to send troops out of the country to fight Russians. x NEW VIDEO: Exclusive imagery obtained by the Kyiv Post shows Ukrainian Special Forces fighting alongside Syrian rebels to attack Russian targets on the ground in Syria. Free Syrians and Ukrainians continue to stand together after a decade of Russian terror. 🔥🔥🔥#freesyria… pic.twitter.com/AfXwKQIMP0 — Nedal Al-Amari (@nedalalamari) June 3, 2024 Ukraine takes out a Russian S-400 air defense battery northeast of Belgorod. x Long-delayed U.S. permission to use HIMARS GMLRS to strike across the Russian border starts to bring results. Here is footage of an S-300/S-400 missile system that Russia also uses in surface-to-surface mode to pummel Kharkiv. Location said to be in Belgorod region. Source:… pic.twitter.com/YiM5NmDrkZ — Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) June 3, 2024 x The destroyed S-300/400 air defense system was located in Melikhovo, Belgorod Oblast, RF. It may have been used to fire ballistic S-300 missiles at the city of #Kharkiv and other areas.#OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar #UkraineKrieg #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/CBCIcjNQOa — OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) June 3, 2024 There is now video of that Russian armored column in Kursk that got blasted by Ukrainian drones/artillery. x Kursk Oblast, Russia, Ukrainian forces conducted a highly successful ambush on a Russian column of 14 vehicles moving just over the border. Ukrainian forces hit a lead KamAZ truck with an FPV munition, before hunting down and destroying the rest of the convoy. pic.twitter.com/bXZD6XNRBN — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 3, 2024 He should be indicted as a war criminal — unless, of course, he is first paid a visit by a drone or a HIMARS rocket. x Suspilne journalists have identified the Russian who filmed the video of abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This is 32-year-old Alexei Leonidovich Kiprin with the call sign "Bars" from St. Petersburg. He has been fighting in Ukraine since 2014 and is currently the commander of… https://t.co/PGDtY0sn0F pic.twitter.com/bxa3tKTVwv — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) June 3, 2024 Bavovna x Ukraine's Special Operations Forces showed spectacular footage of the destruction of the Russian Kasta-2E2 radar station. The cost of such a station is about $100 million. Glory! pic.twitter.com/MP4Gz56fiS — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 3, 2024 A familiar Russian story — commander orders troops to assault Ukrainian positions; they take mortar fire, kamikaze drones and artillery shelling. They are cut to pieces but their commanders tell them to keep moving forward, no retreat. x A Russian soldier revealed the true meaning of the offensive near Volchansk. According to him, this is nothing more than another meat grinder, where untrained Russian soldiers are sent under machine guns and drones and are not allowed to retreat. Result: one after another, groups… pic.twitter.com/GvqUV59mB8 — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) June 3, 2024 New York is a town in Ukraine north of Donetsk.. x Russians drop three bombs on New York, then film as civilians run around putting out the fires. Bombs are here, roughly: 48.296328, 37.854077 48.296361, 37.853163 48.297132, 37.853138 pic.twitter.com/ojkgV5e33V — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) June 3, 2024 Good riddance. x Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview with the Belarusian state-owned All-National Television station that Hungary sees no point in going to the Peace Summit in Switzerland because Russia will not be represented there. "They tend to think that they too… pic.twitter.com/gmTR9HzkWm — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 3, 2024 Russia was going to deliver these earlier but couldn’t find enough chain-link fencing for them. x 2018. "India signs USD 5.5 billion deal with Russia to buy 5 units of the S-400 "highly capable" air defence system" 2024. "The Ukraine war has delayed the delivery. Russia has informed that it will now supply the 2 remaining S-400 by Aug. 2026". Meanwhile S-400s in ruzZia 👇 😄. pic.twitter.com/dyaV9Pc6lc — TheLvivJournal (@LvivJournal) June 3, 2024 Sanctions have more holes than Swiss cheese. x More evidence of growing cooperation on defense between China and Russia: a Chinese state trade body sought to buy drone-jamming equipment for Russian buyers last month. Weeks later, Dmitry Medvedev inspected the wares. with @leahyjoseph @sunyu1117 https://t.co/ACH2polL9Y — max seddon (@maxseddon) June 2, 2024 Getting hit by drones would probably improve the appearance/performance of these tin cans. x 1. Russian Telegram states, “we often see military equipment at the front tuned with metal meshes. The chain-link mesh creates a protective space over the car from enemy drops, and has already saved many lives.” But a Soviet-aera Saporoshez SAS 968 with an anti-drone cage? pic.twitter.com/rDKCqpgO3f — DanielR (@DanielR33187703) June 2, 2024 x 4. This must be some sort of commander’s vehicle (e.g., russian equivalent of an M1130). It is a relatively new russia-made Gaz 31105 Volga. The push bar is a nice touch. pic.twitter.com/VHqcX6h9ce — DanielR (@DanielR33187703) June 2, 2024 Russian propagandists calculate how many nuclear warheads it would take to erase Poland and all Poles from the Earth. x Attention, Poland! Russian propagandists threaten complete destruction of Poland and Poles. They are convinced that "no one will risk the security of France, Britain and the US" for Poland. They do believe what they say. pic.twitter.com/SQKJBhjOs0 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 3, 2024 Belarus is a strange place. x Bank employees in Belarus 🥴 pic.twitter.com/IE9twlI9my — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) June 2, 2024 Should have stayed home. x ☠️🐖 A Russian serviceman, commander of a medical platoon, with the call sign “Doc Yenisei” - Alexey Artamonov - died. He was a pediatric otolaryngologist. Previously, a video was also released with him, where he came out of the encirclement and showed his destroyed transport. pic.twitter.com/y15drbL8UO — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) June 3, 2024 More war crimes x Russians made a hype video celebrating their war crime. Let it be known what these scum are. They killed police officers who were evacuating disabled elderly people from a war zone. pic.twitter.com/0FAaD0gOxk — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) June 2, 2024 A joyful reunion with her mother for a Ukrainian woman who was released from Russian captivity after two years. x Such a long-awaited meeting with mom after two years of separation. ❤️🇺🇦 Video: weukrainetv https://t.co/Rag1ZogHW3 pic.twitter.com/8SWhisXFPT — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) June 3, 2024 Man’s best friend for sure. x “There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.” – Mira Grant ❤️🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/caWcxkRgta — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) June 2, 2024 Joe the cat finds a home. 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