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.
▪️ 🇺🇦 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.
Additional imagery provided by local sources in Balakleya.
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.
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
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
#Ukraine defending Snake Island from #Russian offensive on May 2