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Mainly military related developments, focused on the Russian Army and everything else interesting Currently focused on World War Z Russophile Account

Mar 17, 2022, 133 tweets

#RussiaUkraine
#LPR troops during the night conducted successful battles against Ukrainian nationalists from several directions inside Severodonetsk and Rubezhnoye, - the Russian Defense Ministry
This is in the same general area as the attached post

#RussiaUkraine #Su25
#RuAF Su-25 in Ukr ...night footage
(Repost...better quality video)

#RussiaUkraine
The Russian Defense Ministry will soon provide new information about the work of American biological laboratories in Ukraine and developments in the field of biological weapons.

#RussiaUkraine #mercenaries
Foreign embassies and representative offices of Ukraine are recruiting foreign citizens to the "Zelensky corps".
/official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova/

#RussiaUkraine
Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to as yet officially unconfirmed reports, entered the city of #Chuguev, #Kharkov region.

The sign in the pic is for the Main Chuguev Police Station

#RussiaUkraine #Bayraktar
Reportedly, remains of a Ukr Bayraktar TB-2 #Drone shot down in the #Kiev area

#RussiaUkraine
Russian soldiers towing away a abandoned BTR-4 in the #Kharkov region....they say the Ukr are in retreat in this area

#RussiaUkraine
Rus #UAV footage of shelling of Ukr positions in the woods near #Kiev

#RussiaUkraine #BioLabs
⚡️Russia may invoke article 5 of the Biological Weapons Convention for consultations in light of the situation with US laboratories in Ukraine.
/ Russian Foreign Ministry/

#RussiaUkraine
UAF column passing thru the streets of #Rovno
Overnight, an ammo depot was attacked in nearby town of #Sarno which among other things housed missiles for the #Tochka_U System which the UAF uses frequently

#RussiaUkraine #Ka52 #Mi28N
Explanation for why the helicopters are firing upwards.
They're *lobbing* the rockets so as to avoid getting into range of Manpads

#RussiaUkraine #Artillery
Rus Army 2S7 "Malka' 203mm Hv Howitzer in Ukr.
1st footage of it being used there

#RussiaUkraine #VDV
Rus Paratroops setting up checkpoints & patrols to secure recently cleared roads in #Kiev area

#RussiaUkraine
Disabled Ukr MT-12 gun at #Tokmak

#RussiaUkraine #SouthOssetia
Column from the Russian Base in South Ossetia.
There is some speculation they might be on their way to Ukraine

#RussiaUkraine #SouthOssetia
Another view of the convoy. Volunteers fro S. Ossetia have apparently joined and they're headed for Ukr

Signing OFF

Till Next time...

#RussiaUkraine #Su25
Signing IN...
2 x UA-AF Su25s have been shot down in #Kherson region...reportedly 1 of the pilots ejected but due to the low altitude his chute didn't open properly and is presumed dead or seriously injured

#RussiaUkraine #Su25
Remains of UA-AF Su-25 shot down in #Kiev region

#RussiaUkraine #S300
Destroyed Ukr S-300 SAM battery in #Lugansk region.
4 launcher vehicles + 1 xRadar 7 support vehicles

#RussiaUkraine
#UAV footage of a Rus strike on Ukr #Artillery

#RussiaUkraine
Rus Tornado-G MRLS in #Kharkov area ,,,1st evidence of it's use in Ukr. It's a successor to the Smerch MRLS

#RussiaUkraine
An American portable AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar was captured by the #DPR Militia during the fighting for #Maryinka. There are reports that several American instructors / contractors have been killed in the fighting....waiting for more info atm

#RussiaUkraine
Pic of the Rus Forces in #Mariupol

I"ll be back in 2-3 hrs for more

1/2:
During the storming of #Marinka (stronghold of the 1st mech. battalion of the 54th brigade 🇺🇦) , Multiple NATO weapons were captured including #NLAW, #SMAW , AN / TPQ-48 radars and personal belongings of American “instructors”.

2/2 #Marinka
Tennessee flag & other items were found in a backpack near the remains of the killed. The bodies of 3 x Americans were ID among the dead:
Cpt Michael Hawker, Lt Logan Shrum & Lit Cruz Toblin

#RussiaUkraine
#Pentagon confirming the fall of #Izum

#RussiaUkraine
#Rubezhnoye has fallen to the #LPR /Rus Army..fighting is now ongoing in the adjacent town of #SeveroDonetsk & #Lisichansk. If this agglomeration falls it will be a heavy loss for the UAF in the wider Donbas area

#RussiaUkraine
UAF has fired 2 or maybe 3 x Tochka SRBMs at the city of #Melitopol (Rus held). 1 of them (or debris from it) caused a fire on the edge of town

#RussiaUkraine
The Ukr side admitted that during a missile strike in the city of #Merefa in the #Kharkov region, 21 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, another 25 were injured.

#RussiaUkraine
If #Zelenski does not conclude an agreement with #Putin, then he will be forced to sign an act of surrender
Lukashenko - President of Belarus

#RussiaUkraine
Ukr is testing the patience of #Belarus. 2 x #Tochka missiles have been fired flying over BR territory & Ukr officials have called for acts of sabotage in Belarus. If provocations don't cease, Belarus will be forced to act
#Lukashenko - President of Belarus

#RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
Video of presumably sister of an American volunteer in Ukr about events in Ukraine...note the "They Lied" message on the screen from the people organising the despatch of "volunteers"

#RussiaUkraine
Rus #Rosgvardia #Spetznas "visiting" the homes of known members of Nationalist Btns in #Kherson (now Rus held)

#RussiaUkraine #Tochka
Ukr Tochka-U Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)

#RussiaUkraine
The head of the border service of Ukraine, Major General Sergei #Deineko, on his official page promises to kill the wives, parents, children, brothers and sisters of Russian servicemen.in revenge for (as he claims) the killing of Ukr Border guards

#RussiaUkraine
Ukr machine gunner films his wounding during a firefight...I think near Kiev

#RussiaUkraine
The Red Cross Offices in #Kherson were used to store weapons & other materials

#RussiaUkraine
1st evidence of use by the #RuAF of the UPAB-1500В (K029BE) gliding bomb in Ukr.
1500 kg bomb designed to destroy protected underground & surface targets. With a gross mass of 1525 kg, the warhead weighs 1010 kg (presumably of a penetrating type).

#RussiaUkraine #HumanitarianAID
Rus Aid being distributed to residents of the #Chuguev district #Kharkov Region..reportedly 100 tons

#RussiaUkraine
Short video of Rus Troops taking cover during an attack....video is from the 1st day of the war

#RussiaUkraine
Missile strike in #lvov (west Ukr). Not yet known what the target was

#RussiaUkraine #Lvov
Upd: The target was the Airport

#RussiaUkraine
#SBU (Ukr Intell) office in #Kherson. They had to leave in a hurry and left a ton of documents behind

#RussiaUkraine
Reports say the city of #Chernigov (aka Chernihiv) is almost surrounded & some Rus. units have apparently entered the suburbs. (Rus Army = Red dots).
We'll see if more info comes in..

#RussiaUkraine #China
Chinese Foreign Ministry responds to western attempts to "embarrass" China on Ukraine

#RussiaUkraine #Drone
Video showing bombing of UAF ammo depots by #RuAF 'Forpost-R' Drones

#RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
Video of a group of Ukr soldiers & an English speaking foreigner coming under Rus fire....don't have location

#RussiaUkraine #RussianNavy
Black Sea Fleet ships have had their numbers & names painted over....presumably to make ID them more difficult

#RussiaUkraine #Su25
1 of the Ukr Su-25s from the attached video has been ID'ed as Blue 30 from 299th Base at Kubakino

#RussiaUkraine #Su25
The Su25 downed in #Kiev is Blue 39...don't have home base

#RussiaUkraine
Situation inside #Mariupol acc to Anna News...
Blue = Ukr
Red = Rus
via @200_zoka
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@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Video of Rus Helicopters on patrol in Ukraine

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Video of one of the Ukr #Tochka missiles fired on #Melitopol yesterday

@200_zoka #Russia #Survey
Almost 3/4 (71%) of the Rus population support the conduct of a military operation in Ukraine.

Shows data of 2 surveys conducted by a group of independent Rus sociologists VTSIOM with an interval of 1 & 1/2 weeks from the end of February to mid-March.

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Donbas
Rus Missile strikes on the #SBU HQ in the city of #Kramatorsk

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
#Chechen soldiers evacuating residents of #Mariupol from areas under Rus control. About 30 000 people have been evacuated in the last 2 days

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Mariupol
The center of the city and the large industrial complex (important Ukr stronghold) seem to be within sight of #DPR/Rus Forces

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
The base of the Ukr 79th Airmobile brigade in #Nikolaev was destroyed by missile strikes earlier today.
The 79th Bgd was given the nickname "bloody" by the Donbas Militia for it's conduct during the conflict since 2014

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #UCAV
#RuAF attack #drone targeting a Ukr Army Signals-communications position

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
DPR Militia checking for Ukr soldiers (especially #Azov soldiers) among evacuated citizens from #Mariupol...some of them reportedly got out in disguise a couple of days ago & a fight started with them in a nearby town

@200_zoka Video from the 1st day of war showing a Russian column next to railway whilst a Ukr train passes by...#Kherson region

@200_zoka Part-2 of attached video...

@200_zoka Signing OFF
Thanks for ur attention..
Till next time

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
3 x Georgian foreign fighters, David Ratiani and Gia Beruashvili, who took part in the battles on the side of the Ukr, were killed at #Irpen near #Kiev

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
Story of a Portuguese wannabe mercenary who survived the missile strike at the #Yavorovsky centre...same story as others, says he didn't even receive a rifle and that they were treated them as cannon fodder
cnnportugal.iol.pt/amp/guerra/ucr…

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Pics from a Swdish reporter on the site of the bombed base of 79th Bgd in #Nikolaev,,he reports that no less than 40 Ukr soldiers died

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
POV Video from a #Ka52 pilot taken during the #Gostomel Op on Feb 24. He says his job was to suppress Ukr positions & cover the landing of the transport helicopters. He was shot at by several MANPADS & made a forced landing. He was picked up by another helicopter

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
It's being reported that the airport in #Mariupol has been captured by #DPR/Rus Forces

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
The large Industrial complex "Azovstal" in #Mariupol under Russian fire...it's probably the most important position held by the Ukr forces

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
A series of air strikes were carried out on the UAF facilities in the #Sumy region

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Several #MiG29 fighters of the Azerbaijani Air Force were reported;y undergoing repairs at the aircraft repair plant in #Lvov, which became the target of yesterday's missile strikes.

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
Pics of American Military Contractors in Ukr. from the company "FOB" (?). They;ve apparently left Ukr after suffering significant losses in the #Yavorovsky centre & fighting on the front lines

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Rus Army #Spetznas soldiers posing for the camera in Ukr

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Compilation of footage of Ukr MRLS fire being directed by a #Bayraktar drone...Footage is from Feb 25 & some more recent from March 15 (with the yellow text)

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Ukr #Tochka Missile being fired (undated).
Before the war, Ukr is believed to have 38 mobile launchers & several hundred missiles in stock...not all were in serviceable condition

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Chechens
#Kadyrov posted a video of his boys ( Special #Rosgvardia unit from Chechnya) evacuating civilians from #Mariupol

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Three civilians were killed, two more wounded as a result of Ukr artillery shelling of Yeremino in the #LPR.
/JCCC/

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Rus Helicopters being transported in #Kherson
Mi-28, Mi-24 & Mi-8 can be seen in video

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
One of the #Tochka missiles that was shot down over #Melitopol by Rus Air-Def...it was armed with a cluster warhead

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
One of the decoys carried by Rus #Iskander missiles.
I posted about them a few days ago...

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
A #RuAF pilot made an interesting sign in the sky over #Crimea pointing in the direction of Ukr 😀

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Ukr Soldiers driving around in civilian cars marked as "PRESS"

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
#LPR Artillery at the #Severodonetsk section of the #Donbas Front

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
93 Ukr soldiers from #Mariupol, who dressed as civilians tried to make it to the Zaporozhye region have been liquated so far...
/ Rus. Army Colonel M. Mizincev /

@200_zoka #Russia #Putin
Massive crowd gathering for a rally at the #Luzhecki stadium in #Moscow on the 8 yr anniversary of Crimea's reunification with Russia... Putin held a speech there

@200_zoka #Russia #Putin
Putin speech at #Luzhecki stadium

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #RuAF
Reportedly a #Su34 carrying out a precision strike on a Ukr Grad MRLS

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
Trophy video taken from a Brazilian Mercenary of the Ukr Foreign Legion showing the first "meeting" with the Russian Army
Location & date unknown

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Ukrainian Humvee takes up position and runs into return fire

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Rus Army column around #Kiev
The Ukr announced a counter-offensive a day or two ago there but it looks to have been a virtual one AFAIK

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Mercenaries
Another "Resistance Fighter" goes back home
news.sky.com/story/ukraine-…

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Denazification
The Fetish for Nazi memorabilia seems pretty strong in Ukr....just your average house decoration

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Biolabs
Sample of documents so far discovered related to the Ukr Biolabs. Russia has lodged docs & data with the #UN but they say they don't have the mandate or technical capability to launch their own investigation atm 😀

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #denazification
Even the WAPO can't completely ignore the obvious

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
As a result of the fighting near #Kiev, peat bogs caught fire
The Ukrainian capital and suburbs are shrouded in smoke

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Pic of Ukr Nationalists in #Mariupol (undated) in the industrial zone. Kiev gov has rejected their pleas for an offensive to relieve them saying it's impossible. They've also rejected a Rus offer to disarm them & evacuate them. Basically they've written them off

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Air or Missile strike on the base of Military Unit (A3476) in #Nikolaev

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine #Ka52
Another Ka-52 video from Ukr...reportedly attacking camouflaged Ukr positions in the woods (that's what the pilots are saying)

@200_zoka #EU considering using confiscated funds of Rus Oligarchs to fund Ukr
It's noteworthy that these confiscations were carried out without declaring war on #Russia & without any court decisions. And it is not entirely clear what the western based oligarchs have to do with #Ukraine

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
The Ukr General Command admitted publicly that they have lost all access to the #AzovSea.
Unofficially, they've told their forces in #Kharkov not to expect much supplies or relief which is getting very difficult to provide..

@200_zoka Comedy break time...
I have it on good authority that preparations for the next Ukr offensive are well under way...
Here a logistics unit is bringing in the latest weaponry supplied via Poland

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Interesting find...
Rus. SNAR-10 M1 Recon Ground Radar vehicle in Ukr...2nd pic is drawing for better view
more info in link for those interested
armyrecognition.com/january_2019_g…

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Rus #UAV footage of a strike on a Ukr Recon unit riding in Humvees

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Wow...
⚡️The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
The aviation missile system "#Kinzhal" ("Dagger") with #hypersonic missile was used to destroy an ammunition depot in the #Ivano_Frankovsk region.

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
The Bastion coastal missile system was used to destroy the UAF radio and radio intelligence center in the #Odessa region.

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Bit more info on #Kinzhal / Dagger target
The strike was carried out on the 136th missile & ammunition supply center west of #Delyatin.
In Soviet times, it was a secret nuclear weapons storage base with a special underground infrastructure.

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
Rus #UAV footage of air or missile strike on a Ukr hangar

@200_zoka #Ukraine
Update
This is reportedly the previously posted #Kinzhal #hypersonic missile strike

@200_zoka #RussiaUkraine
The first train with passengers in 8 years arrived from Starobilsk to #Lugansk...since 2014 it was too dangerous due to Ukr fire

#RussiaUkraine
An episode from the fighting in #Mariupol...filmed from the #DPR side

That;s it for today boys and girls..

Signing off

Thanks for your attention

Till Next Time...

#RussiaUkraine #SuicideDrones
Video showing use of Russian Kamikaze Drones (loitering munitions) on Ukr targets

#RussiaUkraine #KH47M2
Said to be footage of the #Kinzhal #Hypersonic missile before impact on the underground Ukr weapons depot.
Looks legit but can't say 100% confirmed

#RussiaUkraine #TOS_1
TOS-1A MRLS (which fires rockets witht hermobaric warhead) in Ukr

#RussiaUkraine #TOS_1
Footage of TOS-1 "Flamethrower System" from past exercise (not Ukr) to better illustrate effect of thermobaric rounds

#RussiaUkraine
Some footage from Ukr Army side

#RussiaUkraine
Video of Ukr unit in training

#RussiaUkraine
Ukr blowing up a rail bridge in #Kharkov region

#RussiaUkraine
Report on #DPR Tank unit reportedly in the Marinika sector (not far from #Donetsk)

#RussiaUkraine #Bulgaria
Pro-Russia, anti-Nato rally in Bulgaria
Their PM announced that they'll be stopping the use of Rus Gas. Not clear what they intend to replace it with since the vast majority of their supplies come from Russia

#RussiaUkraine #Armenia
Armenian Pro-Russia rally in #Yerevan

#RussiaUkraine #Lebanon
Latest fashion accessories in a Lebanese store

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