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@Archer83Able

Jan 17

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Russian Defense Minister Shogiu chaired a meeting on the implementation of the decision of Putin to increase the number of military personnel in the Russian Armed Forces to 1.5 million.

He mentioned the decisions that are intended to be implemented in the years 2023-2026:

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- The creation of two new inter-service strategic administrative divisions of the Armed Forces - Moscow and Leningrad military districts, as well as "self-sufficient groupings" of forces in the Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russia.

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- The formation of an army corps in the Republic of Karelia, the creation of three motor rifle divisions within the Ground Forces and two air assault divisions within the Airborne Forces (VDV).

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@Archer83Able

Dec 21, 2022

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The new $1 billion US military aid package for Ukraine under the PDA program, as well as $850 million under the USAI program, includes:

🔸PDA package:

- a single Patriot battery & ammunition;
- Ammunition for HIMARS;
- 500 Excalibur 155mm precision guided shells;

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- 10 120mm mortars and 10,000 rounds for them;
- 10 82mm mortars;
- 10 60mm mortars;
- 37 Cougar MRAPs;
- 120 HMMWV;
- 6 armored general purpose trucks;
- HARM anti-radiation missiles;
- JDAM air-to-surface guidance kits;
- More than 2,700 grenade launchers and small arms.

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- Claymore anti-personnel mines;
- Night vision devices and optics;
- Tactical secure communication systems;
- Bulletproof vests;

🔸USAI package:

- 45,000 152-mm artillery shells;
- 20,000 122-mm artillery shells;
- 50,000 122mm rockets for BM-21 Grad MLRS.

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@Archer83Able

Nov 12, 2022

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On Nov 6, Ukraine's "Kraken" special unit released a massive, 27 minutes-long video material about the liberation of Kupyansk and surrounding areas in Kharkiv Oblast. It took place in September. Here, I provide the breakdown of the footage.

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The first part shows the members of the "Kraken" unit walking down the Svativska street (00:03 - the abandoned Russian T-72B3M tank) in Kupyansk and running through the road bridge on the Oskil river as Grad shelling can be heard and seen nearby.

49.710014, 37.616450

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In the next segment, an intense firefight ensues in the residential area the eastern part of Kupyansk, as the Ukrainian troops continue to move carefully from house to house.

"Zaoskillya" bus station - 49.709563, 37.6277533)

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@Archer83Able

Nov 11, 2022

Kremlin spokesman Peskov: Kherson Oblast is a subject of the Russian Federation, this status is enshrined, there can be no changes here.

(RIA)

Kremlin spokesman Peskov: Ukraine does not want negotiations, special military operation continues.

(RIA)

Kremlin spokesman Peskov: it is possible to achieve the goals of the special operation through peaceful negotiations, but they are now impossible due to the position of the Ukrainian side.

(RIA)

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@Archer83Able

Oct 20, 2022

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Polish Defence24.pl portal published a lengthy and insightful interview with a Pole who came to Ukraine as a volunteer paramedic and ended up as an artilleryman, operating the D-20 towed howitzer. I've translated the interview.

defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/z…

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The Polish volunteer tells the story clarifying how after initially helping Ukrainians as a paramedic, he ended up in the Donbas region as a part of a D-20 gun crew. He describes how the everyday life at the front-line looked like.

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In the next part, the interviewee provides details about the D-20 towed howitzer and the handling of it. Also mentions the case of communication and cooperation with UAV operators.

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