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Artillery of 110th mech.brigade repelled next Russian armored assault on the north of Avdiivka in Vesele village area. Avdiivka direction still hot - Russians after small pause continued attacks, moving here the best (by Strelkov opinion) unit of DPR - 1st "Slavianskaya" motor-rifle brigade to southern flank and 136th motor-rifle brigade of RF to northern flank (at least one battalion, because units of this brigade are simultainously involved on V.Novosilka salient). Main direction of Russian attacks here is southern flank, where they concentrated many capable DPR units. Initially Russians/DPR had some advance - about 1,5 km north from Opytne, but UKR counter-attack soon restrored status-quo. On northern flank UKR troops recently pushed back Russians behind the dam near Vesele.

As I know our designers couldn't create properly working autoloader even as a model, so Bohdana prototype of 2018 hadn't it and as we can see, the problem still not solved. There was information Ukraine and Slovakia have negotiation about cooperative development of autoloader, but obviously, this is the future and for now private Mykola will be autoloader, lifting up 45 kg shells over his head. And very doubtful, that state than will pay a treatment of his spine deseases Visible difference of mod.2023 from mod.2018 is new сhassis and cabine - chassis of KRAZ-63221 was changed for MAZ-6317 (it has Belarusian origin, but probably we have localized manufacturing). Cabine of KRAZ was substituted on cabine simiular to Varta MRAP. There was information that projectille rammer was added, but I cant say it's present on the video or not. Maybe something new was implemented in fire control modules. All other combat features still the same as on 2018 model. There is a Bohdana 3.0 project, issued on picture on IDEX-2023 - at last the full-capable howitzer, based on Tatra chassis, but when it can be designed and produced - nobody knows...

Other video of 2S22 Bohdana mod.2023 work. Autoloader is criticallly needed...

No, black uniform is a feature of some specific police special forces or OMON riot police, but they have nothing to do here. I can assume either this armored vehicles crewmen, sent like infantry in the trenches after their vehicles where taken out, or maybe they are just convicts in dark robes (if MoD decided to save money for camo for this "penalty units")

Картина Маслом is not enough reliable source. He just interpretes different OSINTers and Mashovets in very optimistic manner and write "total victory day-by-day" posts. His post was based on UKR TG message about pushing of UKR troops in Hrusheva Balka (terrain name) between Pryyutne and Staromajorsk. But this TG post didn't say about significant breakthrough and whole regiment crumbling. Though, yes, 394th is already heavy battered for the month of fighting.

Behind Verbove it's already main defense line. In this place it approaches close to the "skirmish line"

Troops of 15th "Kara-Dag" operative brigade of National Guard (one of Offensive Guard brigades) assault enemy trenches probably in Bilohirya - Novopokrovka area on Zaporizhzhia front. Last days there were intensive clashes between UKR and Russian troops of 38th MBR, which tried to strike at flank left flank of UKR Robotyne groupment and even could advance on different sections from 700 m to 1,5 km. Novopokrovka is still contested. This guy likley from 15th NGU brigade Hold fists and pray for our lads of NGU near Orikhiv. It's very diffiuclt for them just now from early morning - for the sake of that result, which everybody expect. Just one moment of assault. These ones will be more hundreds-southands... According to this map (if it's correct), left flank of Robotyme groupment now secured by NGU troops: 15th "Kara-Dag" operative brigade, 3rd "Spartan" operative brigade (both are from Offensive Guard) and 11th brigade NGU (this is public order security brigade)

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Russian video, with UKR column of two tanks and several IMVs blows up by minefield allegedly near Novodarivka (V.Novosilka salient). Likely the video for 4th of June - this was a first day of offensive and this village was liberated in the same day (officilaly claimed on 12th of June) https://twitter.com/i/status/1677662403083788288

Some footage of 59th mot.inf.brigade Reportedly 2-3 days ago they advanced forward between Pervomaiske, Nevelske and Pisky seizing six Russian positions HMMWV assault of Russian position Russian tank approached to position of 59th brigade and got some AT projectille to right side https://twitter.com/herooftheday10/status/1677733472587116545

Destroyed Russian column near Chervonopopivka, Luhansk oblast, northern flank of Kreminna direction. According to some our servicemen claims Kreminna direction now is more hot than Zaporizhzhia, because Russians are desperately attacking and situation is very dynamic. Especially in forestry area on southern flank, where positions can change owner several times along days or even hours. Russians activated attacks on Kreminna, Svatove and Kupiansk directions, also they significantly increased shellings of border areas of Sumy oblast and attemts of recon-diversion groups infiltrating. All this doing to attract reserves from southern front.

Today we have 500 days of full-scale war and a birthday - 50 years of Valeriy Zaluzhnyi

About cluster munitions - Soviet Union had wide nomenclature of such ammo for all artillery assets, but among videos I didn't see wide usage of this ammuntion type neither from Russian side, nor from Ukrainian. DPCIM munition widely uses only by MLRS now maybe only by Russians, because probably all of UKR cluster ammunition for MLRS was destroyed in 2016-2017 in explosions on main arsenals and remains were quickly exhausted during first months of war) Maybe DPCIM was more technologically hard and expensive for manufacturing, so number of artillery cluster munition was realtively small in comparison with traditional HE and HEFRAG ammo.

Likely some business preferences in Ukrainian Crimea, maybe something related with future of Crimean Tatars role in Crimea... who knows... PS. Russian TG version: A source close to Roman Abramovich told unpleasant news: Turkey made decision to drift toward collective West because of Putin doesn't keep promises, given through Abramovich. And because of this Erdogan has announced a visit of president [Putin] to Turkey in August. Today's meeting of Abramovich [with MoD and FSB], directed to give a message to Russian establishment, that if we continue the war, that our last ally will turn away of us. Sending Azov commander to home this is first gesture of Erdogan, showing that jokes with him are bad.

This happened on northern outskirt of Zherebyanky village - next toward west from Pyatykhatky. Acording to Russian TG the village was taken by UKR troops yesterday, but no more information about this from both sides. According to one of soldiers, this was really mined trench. In result of explosions 2 KIA, 10 WIA. If this was really position of BARS-32 named after Sudoplatov as it says logo on the video (this is local Zaporizhzhia oblast collaborators battalion, established in Melitopol), then they have good chances not to be captured...

The line Nesterianka - Kopani - Robotyne and next village to south - Novoprokopivka lay on highest points of the ridge. Robotyne - 145 m, Novoprokopivka - 158 m. Starting line of attack for UKR troops was on the mark about 95-105 m. Zaporizhzhia oblast in this place is not flat steppe - but further to south - Tokmak and Melitopol - yes. Seizing this ridge will get advantage

Hm... Initially Bohdana was indended for artillery brigades. I can't understand a logic to give it to motorized infantry brigade (even not to mechanized), when some battalions of artillery brigades have Krab with slightly less range.

Interesting story, how near Kyiv during unexploded bomb removing and checking the ground around were found remains of eight Hawker "Hurricanes", which probably were deliberately scrapped by USSR after the war in order not to pay for Lend-Lease requirements for equipment, which remained intact. From the planes were removed all valuable equipmment and just its frames were towed to the ravine and burried by bulldozers. Now National Aviation Museum tries to excavate all remains for reassembling and putting to exposition at least one fighter. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65955365?fbclid=IwAR3dbUNjkOAfpuFc2RploevCWTRtInA2Sc_ZT2FNqBd6OK0xMFq0Se0Rl-0

Russian TG Orekhov [ukr.Orikhiv] direction The enemy launched assault actions on positions of 1430th MRR. Clashes are ongoing in present time. There is dense work of enemy and our artilelry. Foreign armor wasn't spotted by our outposts, except M113. Interesting that 1430th MRR according to Mashovets was deployed southern of Robotyne near Novoprokopivka village, but maybe it was moved to contact line. Today also appeared western-source information that several Russian companies, defending Robotyne abandoned own positions under prssure of UKR arty fire and UKR troops enetered to the village, but I can't see any hints of our side about this and no panic posts about Robotyne in Russian TGs, so likely this is fake.

Some alarms from Russian TGs Northern flank of Bakhmut. UKR 57th mot.inf.brigade restored own gains, lost two days ago and probably again entered to Berkhivka The enemy launched counter-offensive toward Berkhivka and could burst into important village on Artiomovsk [former Soviet name of Bakhmut]. Armored group of 57th brigade of AFU could breack through first defense line and enter on outskirts of this strattegical important settlement. Antonivskyi bridge area Russian attack failed again. The battle on Oleshky bridgehead is continue. According to mesages, after commander injury (I remind, clashes are going under continous fire from higher bank of Dnipro) our units withdrew from the bridge and the enemy again took theses positions. The hotel is our. All reprts about elimination of bridgehead turned out untimely The situation is getting out of control. We have wounded and killed. Yes, khokhol is dying too. But, situation came under their control. We believe. Clashes continue. As video illustrations - burning Tigr near the bridge and UKR Mavic bombing of Russians in Oleshky

No, no one TD brigade has changed own status. 110th TD Br and 110th MeBr are different formations. I can't understand MoD logic, giving the same numbers to different "infantry" units, which caused a confusion. Except 110th number there are intersections also in 101st, 115th, 116th, 118th, 128th numbers. Though, these brigades belongs to different Commands. Mechanized brigades are under Ground Forces Command and TD brigades are under Territorial Defense Forces Command.

Likely Russian Spetsnaz or recons, using AM1 ATVs of Russian production (indeed localized AM800 OdesAssaliant). One interesting note - about 2-3 months ago Russian MoD officially permited using of Multicam pattern as legal camo.

They are not "territorial" since beginning of 2022, when TD units were allowed to use out of their oblasts. All what left "territorial" is enlisting and deployment. Alas, training, motivation and equipment level VERY depends of battalions and brigade command. In hard spring and summer 2022, many TD were thrown in fire of positional warfare to compensate lack of infantry, because number of existing brigades (even together with National Guard, Foreign Legion, etc) didn't allow to cover all frontline. Commanders not always were competent, often higher commanders used TD units as "trench shell catchers" like and "rifle battalions" to save more regular troops TD brigades from western Ukraine as far as at beginning of war already looked as "space troopers" in comparison with TD units of rest of Ukriane (except large cities lile Kyiv, Dnipro or Kharkiv) - local civil volunteers and oblast authorities equipped them enough (and, alas, there were many incidents, when TD troops frorced volunteer buses, passing to east with equipment, to "donate" them their stuff), but they didn't hurry to go to frontline. Enough number of people especially in Transcarpathia, Lviv oblast enlisted to TD with a hope they will serve in own region and will not be sent to front. So, when these TD units were getting an order to move east, there were many of refuses and protests of their wives. So, many TD battalions and brigades initially were going to front as combined forces from those who were ready to fight. Alas, pre-war conception of TD forces showed many mistakes during the war, so for this 1,5 years were made some steps to increase TD units capabilities, gradually TD units have been receiving more of heavy infantry weapon, DP-27 and Maxims have been substituting on modern MGs, but this process is still ongoing. With support of "Back-and-Alive" charity fund was fundrised big program "Long hand of TD brigades" - to equip each TD brigade with a full-equipped 120 mm mortar battery with mortars, jeeps, UAVs, fire control equipment, radio and network equipmnet etc. Now is continuing fundrising for program "The teeth of TD brigades" - to equip TD ALL battalions with modern AGL, MG, HMG etc. So, TD gradually becoming a "capable light infantry", approaching to pre-war motorized infantry brigades

Author of video Valeriy Markus, he is not squad leader, he is in a rank of master-sergeant and he is chief sergeant of 47th brigade. Very ineteresting video, alas, only UKR subs. Some episodes - Markus detained Russian POW. He is convicted. Enlisted from correctional facility in May 2023. Nobody ask their agreement, they just were sent "to dig trenches". They dug trenches near Vasylivka, then were deployed near Tokmak. This guy told "alot of armor and Grads" around Tokmak in fields. To this place, where he was captured they were moved five days ago. He had AK-12 rifle. Markus says to him "nobody will risk to evacuate you now, so the only way for you to survive is that we must kill all your friends in next tree-line. This is a war" In trench Markus is planning tactiacal actions - he ordered to put two MGs on flanks and wants that artillery conduct short, but concentrated and intensive strike on enemy position, then assault group with fast attack wil burst into tranches In the night, Markus again plans next assault. He say there need two pairs, which have to silently crawl along tree-line, where Russian trenches and to throw grenades there, when other group will attack from other side. He says he will in this "grenadier group" and ask who are ready to go with him. One soldier answered, that nobody of them didn't do these things, so Markus says "If we don't take in dare rush this positions, we will must withdraw, because enemy artillery will smash us here" Looks like he has found volunteers, we are hearing sounds of explosions in the night and next cadre is a group of Markus after the rest in seized trenches. This is about Markus meant in short video where they are slept on corpses of Russians (and this turned out not a joke). Next Markus again plans mopping up the tree-line with two groups, which have to crawl along the plant and seek a trail, leading inside the tree-line, He ordered the sapper to move first and he checks the way in tree-plant with a probe tool. Next by radio we are hearing Russians withdrew to blindage and shooting is starting. Next cadres - UKR soldiers comletely captured enemy positions. They say Kadyrov troops were here, but on my opinion there was just regular troops of 42nd division, which mainly consists of Chechens.