The Russian An-124 RA-82078, operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and stranded at Toronto-Pearson Airport since early 2022, has finally been seized by the Canadian government, with the intention of working to deliver it to the Ukrainian government.
“Should the asset ultimately be forfeited to the Crown, Canada will work with the Government of Ukraine on options to redistribute this asset to compensate victims of human rights abuses, restore international peace and security, or rebuild Ukraine.”
Wargonzo may be right (I hate saying that), and I think he confirms that Staromlynivka is a trigger point for the commitment of more strategic Russian reserves, in line with Russian defensive doctrine.
Rybar reporting major Ukrainian advances in the Velyka Novosilka area, with Ukrainian forces capturing Neskuchne and Blahodatne "almost without a fight", and moving on Urozhaine and Novodonets'ke.
Ukrainian forces are pushing deep behind initial Russian lines in the area now
Notably, almost every vehicle seen abandoned in this engagement a few days ago suffered a mobility kill alone. The crews almost certainly survived and evacuated.
At this point, the goal should be refitting said crews as quickly as possible and sending them back out.
NATO platforms are doing exactly what they should, keeping valuable personnel alive and unharmed.
If these individual units can't be recovered, new material should be prioritized for future deliveries.
The Russian tank crew isn't going to be fighting anymore after their turret toss, the Leopard/Abrams crew is going to be ready to go after their ammunition storage blows out the side and they walk away.
Russians released photos of a combined Ukrainian mechanized assault utilizing Leopard 2A4s, 2A6s, M2A2 Bradley IFVs, and M113s in Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhia Oblast.
Solontsi, Kherson Oblast, has effectively become part of the Dnipro River, as floodwaters continue to rise nearly 36 hours after the Kakhovka dam breach.
Floodwaters have inundated a large portion of the low-lying areas of the City of Kherson, especially in the Ostrivska area.