Offshoot

As funny as it is, it is from a TV/film set. Somewhere on Twitter someone posted a picture of him with a clapper board in front of his face but I can't find it now. But that is why the pedestrians aren't acting realistically. EDIT: found it

The Ukrainian journalist who interviews Russian POWs has a video on a prisoner exchange in Bakhmut. It's quite long and not very focused (and the captions stopped working well half way through), but it gives a few glimpses and insights into life in a frontline city, the conditions for Ukrainian POWs and Russian interrogations (they seem to be obsessed with foreigners fighting for and training and equipping the Ukrainians).

His message seems inconsistent. He is saying that the government are conducting the "SMO" badly and things need to change, and if they don't change, terrible things will happen. But then he says that people within the administration who are trying to change things are being treasonous and attempting a coup. Is this because the people he thinks are attempting the coup are not the right people (not the real Russian patriots)? Who or what faction is he pointing the finger at?

Wagner is (supposedly) run by Prigozhin, who is a possible contender for the crown, so it might not be such a good idea.

Kherson Cat thinks they might be separate incidents (yesterday was possibly a Su-24)

There was this video. A Russian reporter talks about reinforcements coming to Kupyansk (one vehicle of which bears the 3rd army corps marking?). Later the same vehicle is shown abandoned/destroyed. https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/xaznhu/russian_state_tv_war_reporter_talking_about_how/

I wonder if this wreck is recent and where it is exactly. And if you want to stay secret, don't write your name on your barrels.

No, not verified and stress usually makes you lose hair, not regrow it, so I doubt it is the Lt Gen.

I hope they have an Operation Washing Machine. Followed by Operation Flush.

All of the mainstream media I have seen report that he has openly criticised the invasion or, perhaps more correctly, that Lukoil, the company for which he was the chair of the board of directors, did so. “Calling for the soonest termination of the armed conflict, we express our sincere empathy for all victims who are affected by this tragedy,” the board of directors of Lukoil said. “We strongly support a lasting ceasefire and a settlement of problems through serious negotiations and diplomacy.” (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/russian-oil-executive-dies-in-fall-from-moscow-hospital-window) Another Lukoil employee "died" in May (the shaman dude), so who knows if the timing has meaning or if they were just waiting for the CCTV at the hospital to break.

Ukrinform report for Aug 30 (https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3561420-almost-120-russian-troops-killed-over-30-equipment-units-destroyed-in-ukraines-south-aug-30.html) "According to verified reports, Ukraine’s strikes eliminated 117 invaders and destroyed nine T-72 tanks, three Grad MLR systems, a Hyacinth-S self-propelled gun, a Msta self-propelled howitzer, 18 armored vehicles, and four ammunition depots in Bashtanka, Beryslav, Kakhovka, and Kherson districts."

The fourth pic showing the barge bridge also shows the entire bridge as of 25th August. Is that recent enough or were the night strikes after that? (Ninja'd)

Not video but this is the latest. The bridge still stands and the barge bridge is around 2/3 complete. It is also quite narrow compared to the bridge, at least from directly above, so is it an easily hit target?

Or he's the videographer sitting behind his camera and is more aware of or knows the person taking the photo, or even triggered it remotely himself. At this point, I'm hoping it was the Ukrainians who did it, with the simple purpose of sowing chaos. Given the effort and thought put into figuring out who did it and why around the internet, imagine the growing confusion and paranoia among the FSB, GRU, Russian nats, Kremlin, et al.

Memes - in this case, the elevation of cumulative small victories (or enemy's failures) into something more: St Javelin Himars o'clock What airdefense doing? etc.

An interview with Podolyak, adviser to Zelenskiy: "Ukraine aiming to create chaos within Russian forces, Zelenskiy adviser says" (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/creating-chaos-zelenskiys-adviser-outlines-ukraines-military-strategy) "The adviser, often described as the country’s third most powerful figure, said Kyiv’s approach ran counter to Moscow’s use of blunt artillery power to gain territory in the Donbas region to the east, which has seen Russian troops destroy cities such as Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk in order to gain territory. “So Russia has kind of taught everybody that a counteroffensive requires huge amounts of manpower like a giant fist and just go in one direction,” he said, but “a Ukrainian counteroffensive looks very different. We don’t use the tactics of the 60s and 70s, of the last century.”

Given all the speculation and different tip offs, I have a feeling the Ukrainians are reveling in trolling the Russians about the Novofedorivka strike and the Russians' response to it. The official Ukrainian Ministry of Defence statement (https://www.facebook.com/MinistryofDefence.UA/posts/pfbid0ntt9NdkRyKTJcdCecrnwNBC8gidK8ABj2w712bM5U77giiCah66GmVccJFs3cJhpl) Google translate: "Regarding the fire on the territory of the airfield "Saki" in the area of the settlement of Novofedorivka in the Crimea temporarily occupied by Russia. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine cannot determine the cause of the fire, however, it once again reminds of the rules of fire safety and the prohibition of smoking in unspecified places. The fact of a fire can be used by a terrorist country in an information war. We do not rule out that the occupiers will "accidentally" find some characteristic "chevron", "business card" or even "DNA". Please note that cotton clothing is very hygienic. Keep calm and believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine!"

To underline what people have been saying here, the best Russian advance recently has been towards Bakhmut, a whole 10 km in 30 days

Following that thread, the pic might be a fake. The bridge is in bad shape anyway.

I had my own technology failure and a premature posting. The CM reference is just a joke.

Given the recent discussion on the state of Russian technology and engineering, will this be modelled in CM? It is claimed to be the barrel of a BMP. Posted on the Ukraine reddit (no video to worry about autoplay) but without information on it's original source. If it's bogus, it is still an interesting way to troll the Russians.

The censor.net article might expand on the story. Unfortunately I can't access censor.net for some reason. And a news item about the raid (but no subtitles). The google translated title says "Raid on the occupied territory: HUR soldiers killed Russian prison guards and rescued prisoners". No idea why these particular prisoners though.

This must be the same one with location

Given Boris Johnson's prominent support, his resignation is unfortunate timing for Ukraine. The usual Russian suspects have reacted as you would expect - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/glee-in-russia-and-sadness-in-ukraine-as-boris-johnson-quits And perhaps with some hubris: "The Russian embassy in the UK tweeted a Bloomberg headline from last month which quoted him as saying he planned to stay on as prime minister until the mid-2030s. “Something must have gone wrong,” the embassy’s caption above the headline said." Putin himself passed a law that could see him be in power until the mid-2030s. We will see if he lasts.

From the old Time interview with Zelensky: "Such outings were rare. Though he received frequent updates from his generals and gave them broad instructions, Zelensky did not pretend to be a tactical savant. His Defense Minister was seldom by his side. Nor were any of Ukraine’s top military commanders. “He lets them do the fighting,” says Arestovych, his adviser on military affairs." https://time.com/6171277/volodymyr-zelensky-interview-ukraine-war/