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One year ago the RUAF started their strategic offensive in Donetsk oblast (especially in Pokrovsk area)

If the battle for Avdiivka is well known a heroic defence of a small village that lasted for 6 months is not.

The 79 brigade still holds positions at this direction. Thread🧵 Image
Ukrainian paratroopers showed how effective and heroic in the same time they can be.

For 6 months they destroyed 300 armed vehicles. And I am going to show part of them.
Two undocumented BMP-3 losses:

1) 155 marine brigade;
2) 10 tank regiment Image
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Two more destroyed BMP-3 from the 10th tank regiment: Image
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Two BMP-3 from 155 brigade after failed attack: Image
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A combination of destroyed BMPs: Image
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More BMPs. Two BMP-3 were, again, from the 155 infamous marine brigade: Image
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The first two BMPs are new: Image
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1) wrecks of destroyed BMP-1 and MTLB;
2) two destroyed T-80BV;
3) destroyed BMP-1(?);
4) heavily damaged and abandoned BMP-1 Image
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Destroyed and abandoned BMPs and MTLB: Image
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1) two destroyed MTLBs and abandoned BMP-1;
2) two abandoned MTLBs;
3) two destroyed MTLBs;
4) destroyed MTLB Image
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08.01.24: three Russians MTLBs tried to attack UAF positions but were stopped by land mines and a couple of artillery shells.

Two MTLBs were destroyed: Image
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Destroyed MTLB: Image
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Destroyed lonely standing MTLBs.

Fog, wind, cold weather. Attack after attack. But UA paratroopers are holding positions. January 24: Image
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1) destroyed BMP-1;
2) destroyed MTLB;
3) destroyed MTLB;
4) destroyed MTLB (right corner) Image
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1) old but gold: 4 MTLBs and BTR-50;
2) damaged and abandoned BMP-1 and T-62M;
3-4) destroyed MTLBs Image
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More destroyed MTLBs: Image
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Just more MTLBs. Not surprised they just gone from the storage bases: Image
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Seems like that some Russian general is a big fan of MTLBs: Image
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And more.

1-2 was a very strange move. Maybe it was a kamikaze MTLB that found a land mine and got destroyed. Image
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The last photo. He migh’ve thinking what he was doing somewhere in the field in Ukraine. Image
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A little bit tired of the amount of MTLBs… Image
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Two destroyed MTLBs. March 24 and December 23: Image
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We want to ask you to help us. My company needs a powerful Jackery 1000 Pro and paratroopers need special cables for their drones.

Goal is 5500$:

PP: osint4ua@gmail.com

BMAC:

BTC: 1FReGBr9vRwgyTKuwSqhKpuvB2MxrcrsSS buymeacoffee.com/ukranianmarine…Image
Unfortunately, we have an anti-record. Managed to gather only 450$.

Nevertheless, I am very grateful everyone who still supports Ukraine, my company and different fundraising that I have here for different units🤝 Image
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Dec 12, 2024
1/3

Today we were attacked by 9 BMD-2/4M. Only two of them managed to retreat.

With the help of mines my company stopped 2 BMD-2 and 1 BMD-4M (after that they were destroyed by FPV drones).

12.12.24 losses. 234 VDV regiment:

- 3 BMD-2;
- 4 BMD-4M;
- 1 IMR-2
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2/3

And it’s very funny to see how everyone thinks that FPV rules the way.

The rest of the column was stopped/destroyed by ATGMs. Only after that FPV drones started working.

In general, I see that approximately 10-15% of AFV were destroyed by FPV (I mean during the move).
3/3

Nevertheless, 10.12.24 was another attack by 237 VDV regiment.

Losses:
- 4 IMV;
- 1 BTR-D;
- 1 BMD-4M;
- 3 BMD-2

So for 2 days they have lost 12 AFV, 4 IMV and 1 IMR-2.
Read 4 tweets
Dec 7, 2024
Russian AFV losses during Kursk operation. Left flank. Part I❗️

Today I will show only part of them.

My company operates in Kursk area at this flank and we ask U for help (4 power stations):

BMAC:

PP: osint4ua@gmail.com

🧵👇 buymeacoffee.com/ukranianmarine…Image
Destroyed BMD-4M and damaged and abandoned BMD-4M.

07.11.24

51 VDV regiment. Image
Destroyed BMP-3.

07.11.24

51 VDV regiment. Image
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Read 53 tweets
Nov 11, 2024
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.
Read 10 tweets
Nov 7, 2024
Russian counteroffensive in Kursk area has started.

As I said before, they expect to liberate their territory for 2 or 3 months. Let’s see whether it’s a realistic desire.

AFU expected that RUAF will launch an offensive two days ago at the 5th of November🧵
A couple of days ago they had a rotation in Любимівка and 51 regiment changed 137 regiment there (VDV).

A couple of days ago 810 marine brigade received 40(!) new BTR-82A.

And remember what I wrote before about reinforcement of 5500 soldiers at the left flank.
So today 51 regiment and 83 VDV brigade launched an attack at the left flank together with 810 marine brigade at the North (Кремянноє-Погрєбкі).

Using a bad weather conditions (fog and wind) they attacked with the help of AFV.
Read 7 tweets
Nov 3, 2024
03.11.24

Photos from Ukrainian paratroopers from 79 brigade (we help them) from Kurakhove direction. Burning Russian MTLB.

This brigade is under massive enemy push since October 23. Right now the situation is close to critical because of the flanks of this brigade 🧵 Image
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In front of 79 brigade there is 20 division. And here it’s very unusual structure:

- 10 tank regiment;
- SPR;
- 1219 infantry regiment;
- 255 mechanised regiment;
- 33 mechanised regiment;
- 242 mechanised regiment;
- 57 mechanised regiment.
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): Image
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Read 6 tweets
Oct 31, 2024
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:



PP: osint4ua@gmail.com

Thread🧵 buymeacoffee.com/ukranianmarine…
Let’s start this thread with destroyed Russian tanks.

This one is special. Me managed to capture a signal from Russian FPV drone and found out that it finished Russian T-72B3M/T-90A: Image
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A total destruction of a Russian T-72B3M from 83 VDV brigade after a failed attack.

82, 103 and my company launched a couple of FPV drones. Not sure who exactly destroyed it. Image
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