Rybar says that elements from Ukraine's 35th and 36th Marine Brigades have captured the town of Poima and are fighting for Pishchanivka on the left bank of the Dnipro river in Kherson Oblast with the aid of artillery and FPV strikes. t.me/rybar/53351
Rybar shared a post from the Two Majors channel two days ago warning of a Ukrainian buildup and preparation for a crossing of the Dnipro. 2/ t.me/rybar/53264
According to several Ukrainian sources, Russia began a large-scale assault on both flanks of the Avdiivka front yesterday with armor, artillery, and aviation.
Video from Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade showing strikes on Russian armor in the Pisky area. 2/ t.me/donbassrealii/…
Footage from Ukraine’s 53rd Mechanized Brigade of ATGM (some look like Javelins) and FPV strikes on Russian armor in the Avdiivka area from yesterday. 3/
Agree with this thread. There is variance in the credibility of Telegram channels. Without mentioning the original source, you make it difficult to determine the credibility of the footage. Some accounts also misrepresent the context provided by the original source.
I've also noticed that many people, including professors, retired military officers/officials, and journalists, struggle to identify credible "OSINT" accounts. One of the growing issues with misinformation is people with credibility retweeting/legitimizing misinformation accounts
When I see a tweet that recounts something from a Russian Telegram channel but doesn't specify which channel, I just immediately dismiss it. These sometimes come from small anonymous channels that I've never heard of, and thus, can't determine their credibility.
A # of Russian Telegram channels posted videos of explosions and a fire reportedly at the 13th Ship Repair Plant in Sevastopol, possibly from a missile strike.
Thread on Russia’s Army 2023 defense expo. The Russian MoD has reportedly signed a contract for a batch of armored “Mad Max” Tigr-M SpN vehicles with Arbalet-DM remote-operated turrets.
Russia's Military Industrial Company is also demonstrating a modernized version of the BTR-82A with a different hull. They previously showed off the BTR-87. This might be an option instead of the Bumerang. 3/
Something happened to the Crimean Bridge over night. Eyewitnesses say they heard an explosion and footage shows smoke rising and the lights turned off on part of the bridge.
Photos from the site of a reported explosion on the bridge. The Mash Telegram channel says there were two explosions about 20 minutes apart. One span was reportedly destroyed. 2/
"Sergei Surovikin...has not been seen since recording a hostage-style video in the early hours of Saturday morning as the mutiny began, according to several people familiar with the matter."
@maxseddon @polinaivanovva @NastyaStognei @felschwartz
https://t.co/PdlZt7v7N1ft.com/content/1d084f…
"Prigozhin’s plan for the mutiny...was widely known in Russian security circles in the days before the former Kremlin caterer declared his “march for justice” on Friday evening, according to people familiar with the matter."