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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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Sep 28
Short and very unusual thread for this page — about the enemy in Kursk area.

My friend showed me a map that he captured during the attack. It has been redrawn by @wildwildmapper

In this thread I will show you the amount of enemy forces before and one month after the invansion🧵 Image
My opinion as to this operation hasn’t changed. I am strongly negative as to that operation from the military point of view.
But in the same time I am a supporter from the political perspective.

If it’s a war two sides must suffer.

Link for download: ibb.co/d6Nrk6B
Nevertheless, there are two reasons why I write this article.

1) I hope that in the future we will a high quality analysis as to that operation. I hate being an alive witness how people rewriting history.

The second reason I will say in the end of🧵 Image
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Jul 14
NOVOMYKHAILIVKA THREAD PART I

Russian strategic advance in Pokrovsk have started at 10.10.23. They deployed 3 CA to capture Avdiivka and all our attention was there.

But there was one more big battle. The Battle for Novomykhailivka that costed them 300 armed vehicles.

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I need to figure out that there will be a couple of parts about that battle. Need to say that I will try to post only undocumented losses.

And this part will be about tanks.

The first recorded loss of T-54B tank. This tank was lost on December 2023. Image
Another destroyed T-62M.

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Jun 18
The only thing I can say about the battle for Vovchansk — that’s only the beginning.

I think we have here a new «record» — 13 guided bombs (KAB) for one hour.

It’s hard for them right now to stop our advance and they are deploying new forces. About that and more below🧵
Frankly speaking, the only reason I a writing this it’s Russian guided bombs.
Pain in the ass.

Yesterday from 21:00 to 22:00 they dropped 13 bombs. And from 22 to 23 6 more bombs.

If U are asking yourself whether it’s a lot or not — it’s huge.
This thread will be short and kinda more technical then the previous ones.

1) Russians are using only infantry without armed vehicles. Only a couple of tanks and AFV were destroyed here.

My company destroyed 2/5 BMP. Yes, I am showing off.

These were destroyed by 82 brigade. Image
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Jun 9
My friend Danylo, who serves in Ukrainian SOF, shared with me some footages from the part of the front where he is «working» every day as a part of a fire support unit.

Since April Russians have become more active at Southern part of D oblast and attack them almost every day🧵
That the tank that was destroyed at the video🔥

Danylo shared with some of his thoughts about Russian tactics, artillery and the enemy forces 👇 Image
Yeap, that pretty lady is a part of his group🫡 Unfortunately I cannot show you her face.

So. If we compare, for example, Vovchansk and the part where Danylo is it’s totally different. From one point of view. Image
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Jun 2
The battle for Vovchansk continues. And it feels like that this is only the beginning.

It’s totally clear that RUAF will use at this direction more reserves and will try to do that have been written here a couple of weeks ago — they will try to cut the logistics near Kypansk🧵


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They have started that advance at this direction mainly with 138 brigade and some assault companies from different regiment.

Right now they deployed at least one battalion of 25 mechanised brigade and one air assault battalion (also recon company, snipers company) of 83 VDV unit
From day to day the launch a different amount of guided bombs. The last time I had a task they used 17 guided bombs.

I don’t whether it’s a lot of not.

But we continue digging.

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May 26
Yesterday we had a task near Vovchansk and I have a couple words to say about Russian tactics, artillery ammo, some politician bullshit from the USA and others.

A short thread🧵👇 Image
My guys and I left our base at 4:00 in the morning. At 5:00 we were in Vovchansk.

Firstly it was calm. Even bugs didn’t fly a lot and weren’t disturbing me.

We had a task to find/prepare a normal place for our future recon operations.
A couple of places we have found were quite bad and dangerous so we moved forward.

Apart from my gun and ammo I carried approximately 35 kg on me. Firstly it was not bad.
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