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There was the news bit that the Pentagon wanted to buy Starlink Terminals which the Elmo Muppet cannot turn on and off based on his ruble bank account. 
But I guess using this alternative won't hurt either. Too bad the two systems cannot interlink to form a network.

Meanwhile, in Russia:
That is a chunky, visible, photogenic mushroom cloud.

Pretty blatant double tap.  Exactly what they would do in Syria against the White Helmets. 
Goddamn scumbags. 

47th mech.brigade shot down Russian Ka-52 with MANPAD near Robotyne. Russian TG Helicopterpilot confirmed this - the crew is lost.
Since offensive beginning UKR side claimed at least 8 Ka-52 were shot down, Russian TGs confirmed 2.

 

not every day but many times in CM   🤣

One of Russian milblogger TG complains that operation of complex strike on Starokostiantyniv airfield failed, because Ukraine substituted real Su-24 on airfield on well-made decoys, which were took for real jets by satellite reconnaissance and local informators also confirmed this is real Su-24. As result all "12 destroyed Su-24" turned out false and huge number of missiles, especially valuable Kinzhals were wasted. Russian milblogger in angry wrote "ineffective informators have to be cleaned"
On other hand Ukraine AF representatives said, that Ukraine has many airfields and highways, which allow to disperse planes and work of intelligence and surveillance allows to react quickly on missile strike threat. 
Some twitter accounts also added, Starokostiantyniv airfield was reinforced in Cold War times, so it can survive even tactical nuke strike, not only Kinzhal missiles. I can't comment true this or not.    

Chonhar bridge now from air
 
Henichesk bridge

Reportedly both bridges were attacked - Chonhar and Henichesk. Early Henichesk bridge was closed for civilian passing and used for military movement. 

Allegedly damages on Chonhar bridge

Henichesk bridge. Video of impact and photo of results - the flame on background is of gas pipe 

 
A few moments before. A SCALP missile on the bridge with personal autograph of Zelenskiy )

Now with first person view:
 

I will not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.

And so on. 

Actually, there have been a large number of studies that show that the majority of people aren't 'selfish & brutal' and are altruistic in many ways ... perhaps most ways ... sure, there will always be sociopaths, psycopaths, malignant narcissists and others with anti-social personality disorders, but they are in a minority.
The problem is when such people gain control over the levers of power ... they can do a heck of a lot of damage.
Putin in Russia, the Kims in Korea, Xi in China are all good (bad?) examples ... 

New feature request 😉

Now compare crew losses from Soviet/Russian armor to NATO/Western armor.

In the event of the breakdown of central authority control across Russia, this proliferation of armed organizations would magnify opportunities for one or more of them to seize control of nuclear weapon facilities. An emerging warlord/governor could devise blackmail strategies to suppress rivals around Russia and secure their allegiance. Until another warlord succeeds in seizing nukes in their territory. Or simply looting the material for sale to highest bidders around the world. I imagine this is a low probability scenario right now. But the idea behind it cannot be entirely absent from at least some Russian entities…mafiosi…plenty of players and wannabes. Especially after the near coup or whatever it was.

Yes, yes, arm the regional governors…

This guy has confused National Guard and Territorial Defense. If he meant 7th battalion "Arey" as "national guard/TD", which raised only in Feb 2022, then he is wrong. "Arey" exists since 2015 and had enough combat experience and motivation. This battalion of Ukrainian Volunteer Army just was included to 129th Territorial Defense brigade, but by quality it was on a level better. And probably even equal to forces of 35th marines brigade. 
BTW term "elite" in current terms is conditional, except SOF troops. Yes, marines and air-assuult units have more strict selection of conscripts (but not always and you can meet 45+ man with health problems as air-assault rifleman), they have more better weapon (but also not always) and better training. But in average they often just slightly better than usual mech.unit. Under artillery fire all are equal.  

From the horses mouth, summary from foreign instructor of situational update as of yesterday; 
The liberation of Staromaiorske was carried out by the 35th infantry brigade together with the "Arej" battalion of the 129th national guard brigade. This is interesting because the media is now spreading the information that it was a massive heavy attack from our side. We used several tanks and about 12 MRAP-type infantry vehicles, as well as a lot of mortar and artillery fire. The Russians enjoyed them for about a week and a half and when we destroyed enough of their armor that they retreated yesterday.
They left a lot of material, including tanks, which we will use now. So, the forces liberating the settlement were a combination of the elite force and the national guard, and according to reports from first-hand, the cooperation worked flawlessly. This shows the quality of our national guard forces, especially considering WHERE and HOW we started training those national guard soldiers in February 2022. We didn't even have uniforms for them and training took place indoors in basements and unfinished skyscrapers. We were able to move outdoors only in April 2022 and under very primitive conditions. It was impossible to train for attacks and entering the trenches, only theoretical training. Now our NG is as capable as the armies of many countries. Another interesting thing that appeared were videos of one of our vehicles approaching the barriers and dragon's teeth at Verbove.
A lone vehicle (probably unmanned) crosses the open ground, drives into the tank pit. The minefield is clearly missing and no Russians tried to destroy it upon approach. This confirms what I said earlier; the main line of defense is not as strong as the Russians claims. That is why we see so much resistance from Russians between the main line of defense and the front line itself. The quality of Russian' personal equipment is also shown by video footage from Staromaiorske itself; low quality and in many ways self-made. Even many attempts to design personal water purifiers show that they fall short of potable water. We can assume for probable reasons that the Russians holding the main line of defense will be retreating troops who are now fighting on the front line, troops that have not been allowed to rest for months.
Contrast this with the media's hysterical bluster that Russians have mobilize as many people as possible. If this is the case; why do you use the same forces and material delivery routes all the time. The Russian army is closer to collapse than one might think. We will see more liberated areas during the day, that's for sure.

Again about toughness of western armor. MaxxPro survived RPG shot in rear hull and then after explosion by mine, crew could abandon vehicle to escape on own legs
 

Ukrainian units of 35th marines brigade and 7th battalion "Arey" of Ukrainian Volunteer Arny (of Dmytro Yarosh) libereated Staromajorske village  (V.Npvosilka salient)
Yesterday situation map for this sector

Now we are talkin fireworks!🎇 

Russian Ka-52 was shot down today by marines of 38th brigade on Donbas. 
Russian TG Fighterbomber confirmed the loss of helicopter along with the crew. Interesting he and TG Helicopterpilot rejected all Ukrainaian claims about six Ka-52, which allegedly were shot down on the southern front, since offensive is started.

UPD. According Russian sources, Ka-52 was shot down with three missiles, launched from Stormer (probably this exaggregation as Stormer hit the target with three kinetic "darts"). In composition of the crew was very competent and skilled commander in enough high rank. I think, we will know soon who it was.

GUR Assesment of curernt Russian missile stocks

Newsflash: if there's a nuclear exchange nothing matters.

I would never risk myself or family getting incinerated on behalf of eastern Ukraine and every single person who has two brain cells to rub together thinks the same. Your bloodlust and suicidal tendencies exist only on paper.