The BBC reports that the Southern Military District will now be in charge of the operation in Ukraine. This makes sense for a few reasons: 1) its commander, Army General Alexander Dvornikov, outranks the other district commanders who are Colonel-Generals. bbc.com/news/live/worl…
Dvornikov has also been the commander of his district the longest, since 2016, and the Donbas is a priority for that district. This also makes sense because the focus of Russia's operation is now on S/SE Ukraine, which has been the Southern Military District's responsibility. 2/
I think the Western official is wrong to focus on Dvornikov's time in Syria. All of the district commanders commanded Russian forces in Syria, and Zhuravlyov and Chayko both commanded forces there twice and have more experience in Syria. 3/
Awful images from the railway station in Kramatorsk this morning after it was reportedly struck by two missiles (looks like Tockha-U 9M79-1 tactical ballistic missiles). Initial reports are that more than 30 were killed. facebook.com/pavlokyrylenko… hromadske.ua/posts/okupanti…
Video of destroyed or abandoned Russian equipment in Moshchun, including a BREM-1, a pontoon bridge, BMD vehicles, and an IMR-2. facebook.com/igor.lutsenko/…
Actually, it looks like an IMR-3M and an additional destroyed VDV BMD-2. 2/
Another example of Russian soldiers leaving behind booby traps in occupied areas they’ve left. This is an F-1 hand grenade reportedly left behind in Makariv. t.me/dvish_alive/11…
Another F-1 hand grenade allegedly left behind in a house by Russian troops as a booby trap. 2/ instagram.com/p/CcBSlM7IdKL/
Video allegedly of a Russian OZM-3 anti-personnel mine in a building in Bucha. 3/ t.me/operativnoZSU/…