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@sburke @Kinophile ”Major” Maxim Sokolov, deputy battalion commander in PMC Wagner:

Probably T-72B obr. 1990g. Note the addition of the meteo sensor mast.

Looks like continuation of previously seen (from a different viewpoint) combat at pit mine in Bakmuts’ke (48.67652° N, 38.10503° E):

@sburke @Kinophile Lt. Col. Dmitry Kochetkov, Commander 1st Motor Rifle Battalion, 70th Motor Rifle Regiment, 42nd Motor Rifle Division:

Uh-huh.

I doubt Ukraine expected to be exploiting their offensive all the way past Lyman and that, more than unexpected resistance, likely explains their inability to breakthrough in depth that far.

Today I learned that Ukrainians refer to PKMs as “Pokémons.”

RU claims of a UKR breakthrough on the left flank of the UKR Ingulets bridgehead. Not sure if out of existing bridgehead or a new crossing.

@sburke @Kinophile Lt. Col. Pavel Krivov, battalion commander, 137th Guards Airborne Regiment, 106th Guards Airborne Division, killed in an ambush near Izium on Sept. 9th:

Ukrainians using a captured modernized BMP-3 against former owners:

They already have access to centralized piles of cash to pay mercenaries. They want the Oligarchs to leverage their own loyalty networks for “volunteers.”

Seems more like T-72B obr. 1989 (with field mod Kontakt-1 ERA added).

Hmm...

Looks like a UKR road ambush somewhere behind the lines:

Bunch of interesting things in this: @0:48, bunch of smaller munitions airbursting in rapid succession? Later, strike on the bridge out of Kup’yansk.

Absolutely the same event. There are two vertical poles that provide the best points of reference. But second team is on a BMP-1.

Total meltdown (yet still likely carefully managed):

Dmitri added some subtitles:

That white cross looks very photoshopped.

Crazy helmetcam footage from Ukrainian infantry assaulting a fortified Russian position:

@sburke @Kinophile Lt. Col. Pavel Matashuk, unknown 49th CAA unit. Killed by HIMARS while crossing Antonovsky Bridge:

Claims on both RU Telegram and from UKR officials that Russian forces have pulled out of Svatove, Luhansk Obl. Maybe confusion based on repositioning forces, but if true, then their defense along the Oskil north to the border is already collapsing.

Okay, Bilbo v. Trolls.

Presumably this is the previously-mentioned 78th Motor Rifle Regiment raised for the 42nd Guards MRD.

@sburke @Kinophile For the list: Captured Lt. Col. Artem Khelemendik (correct spelling?), Chief of Supply Base? ( @Haiduk @Grigb?), 79th MRR, 18th MRD: Lt. Col. Kirill Evstigneev, Wagner PMC field commander (not sure if rank is within Wagner, or former military): Captured, dead or ran away without papers (?) Lt. Col. Sergey Deev, battalion commander, 49th Machine-Gun Artillery Regiment, 18th Machine-Gun Artillery Division: