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Sep 4 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
#Ukraine: We can reveal yet more Russian targets hit by Ukrainian Bayraktar TB-2 drones in recent days in #Kherson Oblast; what appears to be two 9A331 TLAR from the 9K331 Tor-M1 SAM system, as well as an unknown transport vehicle attempting to hide under foliage.
To aid in visual verification, here are different angles of what we believe to be 2x 9A331 TLAR.

Stay tuned for more to come.
In the interests of transparency, and as our ID wasn't totally sure by any means, we may be looking at two ancient T-62, with "cope cage" style covers, which massively change the appearance of the tank.

May only become certain from images on the ground.

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