The US claim to have credible evidence that a #Russian military unit operating in the vicinity of #Donetsk/#Novomykhailivka executed #Ukrainians who were attempting to surrender, rather than take them into custody.
🚨DISINFORMATION🚨
Russian outlets claim that Ukrainian Nationalists opened fire on 30+ servicemen of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the UAF.

FACT
Dozens of surrendering #Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were shot by #Russian soldiers of the 71st Motorized Regiment in mid-June.
These executions are part of a mounting list of war crimes #Russia has been accused of committing.

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Sep 6
The Battle for Balakleya so far:

▪️ 🇺🇦 is on the offensive, with a significant force of armored vehicles spearheading the advance.
▪️ Confirmed reports of 🇷🇺 retreat.
▪️ 🇷🇺 troops have been forced to destroy multiple bridges to slow the 🇺🇦 advance.
▪️ 🇺🇦 foothold established. ImageImage
Additional imagery provided by local sources in Balakleya.

The Russian retreat continues at pace.

Source: ba_novosti
#Ukraine #UkraineRussianWar #RussiaUkraineWar ImageImage
DEVELOPING: Heavy Russian losses have been reported around Balakleya.

Our team has visually confirmed at least 43 dead Russian soldiers.

#Ukraine #UkraineRussianWar #RussiaUkraineWar
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Jul 14
🇷🇺 We have received reports that a Russian SA-23 SAM System shot down its own Russian Su-35 aircraft.

This FRIENDLY FIRE event occurred in the Kherson region on May 27 2022.
We believe the missile was fired from a known Russian SA-23 SAM System located at:

46.574, 32.742
FIRMS data shows flashes occurring at the Russian SAM location and to the north where we believe the Russian Su-35 to have been downed:

47.190, 33.123

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…
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May 19
Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian R-330Zh Zhitel jamming station.
This electronic warfare (EW) system is designed for detection, analysis, locating & jamming of satellite & cellular equipment operating in 100-2000MHz range.

More on the R-330Zh below.
Before the invasion, in 2019 there was an sharp increase in R-330Zh jamming activity in eastern Ukraine, marked by drone losses in the Donbas region.

Previously, numerous EW units such as the Zhitel were sighted around the borders of Ukraine.
System consists of electronics vehicle (6x6 chassis), & trailer for diesel-electric power station & four telescopic active phased array transmitter antennas.

Azimuth search coverage: -90-120°
Elevation search coverage: -15 - +20°
Jam range: 20-30km (terrain/condition dependent)
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May 10
Photos of the #Russian Mil Mi-28N "Havoc" shot down near Kharkov. This is the third one destroyed by #Ukraine since the invasion started.

Twin seat, twin engine helicopter for attack and close air support. More details below.

#UkraineRussiaWar
Key facts:
Crew - 2, protected cabin
Power - 2 x turboshaft engines (2200hp each) powering 5-blade main rotor
Max speed - 320km/h
Range - 1100km
Ceiling - 5800m (rate 817m/min)

Note - this photo is of the shot down helicopter featured RF-13654
The all plastic rotor blades can sustain hits from 30mm shells
Energy-absorbing landing gear help in crash landing
Wing-tip mounted countermeasure pods
Armored cabin and windshield can withstand 7.62mm and 12.7mm bullets, and 20mm shell fragments
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May 9
Snake Island: #Russian forces have been unable to defend against #Ukrainian UAV/air strikes resulting in the loss of at least 8 pieces of Russian equipment.

Low quality due to Twitter's uploads. Screenshots in the thread 🧵
#Ukraine defending Snake Island from #Russian offensive on April 30 Image
#Ukraine defending Snake Island from #Russian offensive on May 2 Image
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Mar 9
Thread: Analysis of Chechen Military Assets

Please see below for details of weapon systems shown in this video ⬇️

#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineUnderAttack
Russian BTR-80

The BTR-80 (from Russian 'бронетранспортёр' meaning armored transporter) is an 8x8 wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier.

Its main armament can elevate to a maximum of 60 degrees, attacking from above this angle will provide the attacker cover from fire.
RPG-7V2

A portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

It has an effective range of 330m and a maximum range of 700m. The warhead self-detonates at approx 900m.

It is the most widely-used anti-tank weapon in the world.
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