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Unit Observer
@WarUnitObserver
Focusing about anything unit related in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Mar 12 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
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Russian Nuclear Forces are used as assault infantry in the Toretsk direction.
In November 2024, trucks belonging to the 🇷🇺 12th Main Directorate crossed the border into Ukraine near 47.845276, 39.762979.
At that time we didn't know what their purpose was.
Now we do.
Image How did we identify the trucks? The double digit number on the right side of the license plates, "39", is exclusively used by the 12th Main Directorate (12 GU MO) and can be seen on every vehicle. Image
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Feb 24 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
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More Kurakhove transfers
After fighting in the Mariinka -> Kurakhove direction since the beginning of the war, Russia has started to transfer the 103rd Motor Rifle Regiment (MRR), MUN 91708, of the 150th Motor Rifle Division (MRD) towards Toretsk.
This move isn't very surprising, after all the frontline in the area south and around Kurakhove has shrunken considerably in the last three months.
Shown below is a very simplified Order of Battle of the area. 20th Army, 68th Corps and 114th Motor Rifle Brigade will likely remain Image
Feb 9 • 19 tweets • 8 min read
1/19 The purpose of this thread is to inform on the variety of shapes of official Russian military patches/chevrons/heraldry and their meanings. Each post will have the shape of the patch and an example of a unit it belongs to. 2/19 This first shape signifies the branch of the Russian army. The example is for the Russian Strategic Rocket forces. Image
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Feb 8 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
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Around the end of December 24, the remaining elements of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade got moved from Pogrebki towards Kurilovka. Their positions at the northern Kursk frontline are now manned by the 34th Motor Rifle Brigade and the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment. Image
Image The 810th Naval Infantry Brigade is the Russian unit that has suffered the most losses during the fighting in Kursk, which is also due to the fact that they were deployed there since the beginning.
Feb 6 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
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Ukraine is currently conducting a counterattack on the eastern Kursk frontline. Who are the Russian units opposing them? A report from Romanov suggests
11th VDV Brigade
104th air assault div!
204th Akhmat
78th Akhmat
GROM Cascade
177th naval infantry
810th Naval infantry Image We will provide evidence and context for all these units.
Notably missing from this list is the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade, whereas Sudoplatov posted a video of one of their drones striking a Ukrainian T-64BV thats claimed to also take part in the attack. Image