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seems like this trench, which the Russians struck with artillery, was manned by Ukrainian mannequins. I recall seeing a close up of similar dummies being used by the Ukrainians, will post it below if I find it
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quite a useful graphic - typical composition of a Russian battalion tactical group (BTG)
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DNR troops with Mosin Nagants and interestingly with TA-57 field telephones (these were used by the Soviets in the 1950s)
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there is a gap of around four minutes between retreating elements of the Ukrainian army and advanced Russian elements passing on this road.
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At this point I’d say it’s fairly clear that Russia’s leadership intends for the 3rd Army Corps (3AC) to be used offensively. Russia has held back a lot of high end kit including BMP-3, T-80BVM, T-90M, and even the latest AK-12 models (h/t
@JakOSpades
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LNR commanders appear to be using Google earth print outs of Rubizhne from 2018
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Russian and Ukrainian vehicles literally pass each other here and neither side does anything
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I found this on a pro-separatist telegram channel, still a fairly interesting example of how media can be manipulated
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newly stood-up Ukrainian unit equipped with British MK6 (black) and MK7 (tan) helmets -- probably part of British aid since the war began
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Pretty remarkable:
"The Russians were so confident that they would succeed [in capturing Kyiv] in hours that their support
apparatus had rented apartments around the key sites from which their special forces were
supposed to operate in Kyiv."
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footage of what I think is the first confirmed BM-30 Smerch loss near Izyum
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more images of a Ukrainian ops room. Can now add Discord to the list of commerical-off-the-shelf platforms used for C2.
still find it fascinating how the Ukrainians use Google Meet to coordinate UAV operations
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The Central Military District's commander Alexander Lapin was seen wearing what almost certainly a Soviet flag patch on his helmet while presenting medals to troops in Ukraine.
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It’s going to interesting to how/if the volunteers making up the 3AC can fulfil their offensive goals. For the most part the unit is manned by old, often out of shape, men. One of the units making up the 3AC is this volunteer battalion from Bashkortostan.
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This piece of footage shows the opposite of what Russia claims is going on. The T-72B3M are moving from Otreshkovo and its railway station to the Postyalye Dvory training ground not away from the camp there.
Correction: he said some of the those units had completed their part in a large-scale exercise and were returning. Other units are still taking part in the exercise but he said these would end soon, which is what Shoigu said yesterday as well. 2/
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Aside from a pretty poor manpower pool the 3AC will also suffer as
@RALee85
has pointed out from a lack of experienced officers and NCOs. Most of the current volunteer battalion commanders I’ve id’d are local officials and heads of veteran’s associations.
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Russians releasing old footage claiming it’s from current Ukrainian op
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This is in pretty stark difference to other volunteer units (like this Ossetian one) which Russia flung into Ukraine with minimal training and very outdated kit (T-62, BMP-1, MT-LB etc.) This is probably an indicator of how bad Russia’s manpower situation was at the time.
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meanwhile the Ukrainians are wearing brand new British Army Virtus helmets
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First instance I have seen of a Russian vehicle in Ukraine with these markings.
Image uploaded in late May likely in Zaporizhzhia.
Russian units received new instructions for vehicle markings. According to the guidelines, the markings must be 60 cm long and 20 cm wide, divided into equal halves - red on the left, white on the right.
P.S: It's quite reminiscent of Tommy Hilfiger. What's next? Calvin Klein?
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Russian reservist from BARS-4 with a (huge and rare) DShK sniper rifle
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As a final point, there’s a lot we don’t know about the 3AC. They don’t from what I’ve seen have much in the way self-propelled artillery, we don’t know what their air defence looks like, or what % of the manpower requirement has been fulfilled.
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chechen rosgvardia entering Ukraine through the Chernobyl exclusion zone early in the war
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Some more info from the ever brilliant
@CITeam_ru
. First look at 3AC air defence assets, further confirmation of the T-90M being fielded by the corps, and indicators forward elements are beginning to deploy.
Мы давно наблюдаем за формированием в России 3 армейского корпуса. Похоже, его недавно стали перебрасывать к границе — пока что куда-то под Таганрог
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Russia has to give Turkey 8 days notice before it passes ships through the Bosporus into the Black Sea as per the Montreux Convention. NATO will likely know well ahead of time if/when Russia chooses to move the LSTs.
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Insignia of their uniforms indicates these are Malian and Palestinian officer cadets training at Russian military academies in RUSSIA. No indication they are fighting or part of Wagner.
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hard to believe there's anything left of the 90th Tank Division at this point
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View a series of Janes analysis on the Russian build up on the Ukrainian border that leverages our persistent monitoring of Russian troop and equipment sightings
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geo-location of alleged Russian armour destroying a civilian vehicle
50.463860° 29.795898°
28.02.2022. Макарів, Київська область🇺🇦. Черговий військовий злочин російської армії. Обстріл цивільного автомобіля з БМП. В кадрі також помічена російська вантажівка "Урал", БТР-82А та паливозаправник.
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Russian forces in eastern Ukraine have dropped 3D printed bomblets from UAVs on Ukrainian positions.
The bomblets contained 500 g of plastic explosives and steel ball bearings.
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DNR/LNR fighters with a BMP with improvised armored. One of the guys is wearing a motorcycle helmet.
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seems the Russians aren’t the only ones moving old MBTs around. Apparently these are Ukrainian T-72s seen on the move recently
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BMPs and MBTs from at least six different units being moved to repair facilities in central Russia
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Fairly confident this is a 3rd Army Corps unit, same marking visible in this photo from training at Mulino
We area also seeing a grouping with a bear paw mark starting to show in the Donetsk area.
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looks like an Mi-24/35, hard landing might be an understatement
Telegram rumor indicates that FAMa/Wagner helicopter was moving wounded from Tin Zaouatine to Kidal, across several hundred km of territory held by CSP forces armed with small arms and MANPAD, forced to make hard landing in Kidal. Visible in this footage from CSP forces.
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@DefMon3
’s ORBAT is pretty representative at f what the corps is intended to comprise. Worth noting “air defence division” == battalion in Russian parlance.
The other day i talked about RU trying to set up a new unit, the 3rd Army Corps. I've been trying to work out the names of the units, it was a bit tricky since they were all in Ukrainian and abbreviation. This is what i came up with. h/t
@sovietarmyfan
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Ropucha Class LST being towed back into Novorossiysk
Ladies and gentlemen, the attack on the russian Black Sea flees was a success. 🇺🇦💪
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only missing the Garmin GPS stuck to the window
Rare insight into the cockpit of the Russian Sukhoi S-35S multi-role fighter jet.
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I haven’t seen the 201st Military Base in 🇺🇦 up to now. It’s a really interesting spot — if true, this is one of the few units I expected 🇷🇺to keep in garrison. The unit is normally based in Tajikistan and was intended to form the core of 🇷🇺’s central Asian RRF
The Ukrainian General Staff posted a photo of a damaged Russian military column reportedly from Russia's 201st Military Base in Tajikistan.
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more stories like this coming out, fairly interesting this is being shared by a fairly mainstream social media channel (400,000+ followers)
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photos claiming to show Russian mobiks conducting river patrols in the swamps south of Kherson
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"Evidence indicates activity from all of Russia's major regional commands"
"Russia also appears to be activating some troops and may be beginning to move aircraft and ground-support crews to operational air bases."
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LNR troops wearing captured Ukrainian helmets.
Doesn't seem wise to keep the Ukrainian camo covers on them.
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looks like three damaged and one destroyed M113 APCs probably in Kherson
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This footage easily demonstrates a multi division/brigade 1GTA deployment, that is regardless of your opinion, well outside the army’s normal training pattern
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still find it fascinating how the Ukrainians use Google Meet to coordinate UAV operations
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citizens in Berdyansk are currently (peacefully) protesting Russia's occupation of the town
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Quick recognition guide for Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia)
Vehicles, typically lightly armoured trucks and BTR-80 like these.
Unlike the military trucks often have a yellow stripe down the side of them and vehicle numbers include a letter before the three digit number.
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Ukrainian soldier doing a bit of on the job training with a Stinger and Youtube.
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T-62MV and patches from the BSF’s 126th Coastal Defence Brigade in Kherson
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🇷🇺 Army in 2022 somehow with worse DIY armor that 🇺🇦 volunteer battalions in 2014
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Russian MoD appears to have blocked access to its website to none-Russian IP addresses today.
Left = IP from Europe
Right = One from Russia
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they forget to mention the attack and the footage was filmed on the second day of the war.
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even if Russia is undercounting, that is a lot of dead and wounded in six days
⚡️ Минобороны: среди наших товарищей, участвующих в специальной военной операции, есть потери - 498 российских военных погибли при исполнении воинского долга, 1597 наших товарищей получили ранения
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Last night I found the account of a Moscow based freight company that seems to be involved in transporting a lot of Russian MoD prototypes/rarely seen kit.
They quite like uploading pictures of what they carry.
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Ukrainian counterintelligence arrested a Russian "spotter" in Mykolaiv. He was sending positions of Ukrainian troops to what looks like the RVvoenkor telegram channel.
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💁♀️
If you are at war and have been reduced to constantly begging other nations for money and weapons, I hate to break it to you, but you already lost.
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Claims Ukraine used Neptuen ASMs to target three Russian landing craft heading to the Mykolaiv coast in the first couple of days of the war. None were hit but the ships were apparently forced to turn back.
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