Here you can see a dart drone. It is basically a fixed wing FPV drone. Shares many common parts from what I understand. Longer range due to being fixed wing, but obviously will require repeaters to reach that range. Russians have a similar drone called Molniya.
Serhiy Prytula is doing a fundraiser to buy these drones, you can see more here:
"According to the investigation, on October 5, 2024, at around 3:30 p.m., using methods of warfare prohibited by international law, the enemy drone attacked a bus traveling through the territory of the Rychkiv community of the Sumy district.
As a result of the attack of the occupiers, three passengers were injured - a 65-year-old man and 54-year-old and 63-year-old women."
I am not convinced Russians actually control the area west of the canal in Chasiv Yar. We’ve been geolocating Russians there for a while, if you scroll back through our map you can see the geolocations and you can see the videos. You can see what the area looks like.
That area is not conducive to being controlled by anyone, Ukraine has thick drone coverage, and anyone who passes through the area has a very high chance of dying. Furthermore, the structures are completely destroyed and there arent many suitable places for defense.
I doubt anyone controls this area. I doubt anyone could control the area no matter how much they wanted to or how many resources they put into it.
Russia is currently bombing Kurakhove into nothingness. They are systematically bombing the entire place into dust. Dropping every weapon they have on it. Glide bombs, tactical cruise missiles, artillery, rockets. They are trying to turn it to dust, to completely erase it.
Kurakhove is the anchor to the Ukrainian defensive strategy, it links their eastern line to their southern line. You can think of two concentric circles. There is the outer circle, that is Kurakhove. And the inner circle, that is Kurakhivka. Together they form this anchor.
Between the two is a giant reservoir. Russia is attacking Kurakhivka from the north. They are moving closer and closer to it. And now they are turning Kurakhove to dust.
The Russian advance on Pokrovsk is really bad. Personally, I don’t care about Pokrovsk, I am much more worried of Russia moving south and bypassing by Kurakhove and Pokrovsk, and getting behind the Zaporizhzhia defensive line. I think this is the worst case scenario, and I think it has been Russia’s goal since mid 2022.
I do not believe the situation is caused by lack of infantry or lack of ammo or any other excuse being floated around. I believe blame rests squarely on leadership. Both civilian and military. They have shit the bed with endless mistakes, and Russia is taking advantage.
Instead of accepting blame, admitting mistakes, and working to address those mistakes, everyone is pointing fingers and blaming everyone else. This behavior is pathetic and stopping Ukraine from finding solutions. And the people amplifying these arguments are contributing to the problem.
Twitter doesn't allow me to share what I actually think about this video. They chase down a civilian and kill him. You should watch it. Especially if watching an old man die would bother you. Because you should see what the Russians are doing. Video in next tweet.
The video takes place here, in Kindiyvka. Kindiyvka and Antonivka have had over 50 civilians wounded, and at least 4 have died (maybe 5 here), over the past 3 weeks.