A short thread/update about one day on the South of Avdiivka near Vodiane.
For the last 10 days in this part of Ukraine it’s foggy. Very foggy.
And at 15.12.23 RUAF decided to use weather conditions and attack positions of UAF🧵👇
RUAF decided to use a lot of smoke ammunition. Was it helpful for them? You look at the photos.
BTW, it’s rare that two sides are using smoke.
It was hard to find them because of the fog and smoke.
But it was clear that they used two groups: tank + BMP-2 in both groups for different directions.
The tank from the first group found an anti tank mine and became disabled.
And Russians started retreating.
Try to guess who was the first to run? Exactly, the crew of the tank.
Retreating infantry 👇
Damaged and destroyed Russian tank from the failure attack.
On the different direction I have no clue what happened there but they left their BMP-2.
Then the tank from the another group was found. As the result of this attack 3/4 left at the ground.
I have no clue what was that. It was not even close to our positions when they have been stopped. They achieved nothing.
In some kind of way UAF we’re lucky back then. I need to say that we are lack of ammunition. We just don’t have ammo for mortars and Mk-19 (40 mm) — the main weapon of a battalion. And it’s very, very awful to see how Russians are walking without punishment.
Like here. This is their evacuation. Normally they would be destroyed. But we don’t have opportunity to do this.
That’s FPV drones for Ukraine is an analog of artillery shells (122-155 mm).
That’s really our artillery right now. That’s why we need drones all the times.
Yes, sometimes we use lonely tanks with brave tankers. But it’s not enough.
So I really ask U when U see a post that someone is gathering money for FPV drones - help them. You buying artillery shells for Ukraine. Just right. And we need them now. Not in a year.
Very bloody battles are going on in Kursk oblast. After a failed attack at the first day of operation the enemy used a bare minimum in terms of using AFV at my flank and in the centre.
But today, 11.11.24, four attacks took place only in my flank.
Kursk update🧵
After a short brake Russians attacks continued.
What is going on in Kursk area is unique.
09.11.24, for example, they used 4 BMD-4M/BMP-3. Somehow they manage to reach out positions.
When they dismounted infantry they started retreating and one BMD-4M was destroyed by👇
Our tank. Somehow(!) our two tanks were coming back from the task.
Russians didn’t see them. Tanks also didn’t see the enemy. Only when RUAF dismounted 15 VDV stormtroopers one BMD was destroyed by a tank.
Divisions from SMD received a lot of new BMP-3 from the factories. Due to the info from a company commander from 79 airborne brigade, Russians used BMP-3 and modernised BMP-2 for almost 3 months.
Right now they use «Tigers» and MTLBs (firstly for a long time):
Today I have a birthday. I’m 28. Right now my company operates in Kursk area and this thread will be about Russian losses (destroyed by different units).
And I have a crucial fundraiser today. More details via the link: