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For 4-5 days. Today at 19:00 General Staff again claimed Ka-52 was shot down. The fifth. But still no evidences. Russian TGs like FighterBomber and other tied with helicopters also keep silence

Probably this LPR public dramatizing enough, but it claims volunteer battalion "Shtorm. Osetia" (not assault "Shtorm" unit inside brigade or regiment]) from Southern Osetia (occupied part of Georgia) was wiped out in Pyatykhatky. Today tragical news came for all Southern Osetia. During SVO deputy commander of battalion "Shtorm. Osetia" Tekhov Ivanhoe get lost He is gone like true fighter and brave warrior, togather with own unit he was encircled in Piatikhatki [ukr. Pyatykhatky] on Zaporozhian direction. Nobody of fighters didn't retreat and they decided to fight to last stand and as a result almost all battalion was lost. Rthernal memmory to heroes! Other source also says about something bad for Osetia: The heaven has someone to mourn in these days, Osetia...

Damn, probably defenders got heavy shell-shocks anyway even if they hide in trenches

I don't know the source of this map. Twiter account posted it without any links

Hmmm....

Challenger 2 somewhere

Small UKR push on northern flank of Avdiiva sector

Heh... Special "Arctic" brigade of Northern Fleet Coastal troops in Ukrainian hot steppes %)

Russian TG says according to their source in General Staff, in result of today's strikes on ammo dumps in Kherson oblast was lost 15-20 % of ammunition, stored for defense of southern direction. As if also were lost about of 30 servicemen and dozens of vehciles, including tanks. Thought, it can be also disinformation

The strike on Russian SNAR-10 artillery radar near Verbove village (8 km east from Robotyne). SNAR-10 is old Soviet artillery recon asset, mostly used for tracking of own shells explosions (up to 10 km) and ajusting a fire by this data. It also can detect moving targets. But it hasn't counter-battery capabilities. Since 2002 Russian army got some number of upgraded SNAR-10M1 on MTLB base, but they also havn't counter battery usage. Usually this asset is a part of artillery regiment/brigade level, included in radiolocation platoon of BUAR (battery of control and artillery recon) along with ARK-1 - counter-battery radar on MT-LBu base

Kamyanske. Large village on the Dnipro bank. It divided in half by a river gulf. Northern part under UA control, southern - under Russian control. I think, he meant Russian forces retreated in derection Kamyanske, but not completely all to this village

Ukrainan aviation hit large ammo dump, deployed on grain elevator in Rykove settlement (also in some reports it named Partyzany - old decommunized name, existing before 2016) in 18 km north from Henichesk. Intensive detonations are lasting more than four hours so far. Probably the settlement will be badly damaged. Reportedly there were strikes on ammo dumps and troops deployments in Lazurne and Skadovsk, but no visual confirmations yet

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Fight in Kreminna forest

As you know, yesterday during a visit of African delegation of seven presidents, Russians conducted combined missile strike on Kyiv. During this strike delegation was in Bucha and sat in the shelter. Interesting how Russian propaganda and media several times changes shoes in flight Air raid alarm in Ukraine - Russian TGs: Mass attack. Combo of cruise and ballistic missiles, if we will trust to monitoring channels. I think, that today is the same day, when we decided that no more visitors to Ukriane! Suddenly, they find out this is African "peace initiative" delegation, which next day will meet Putin. Rhetoric changes itself - this is staged attack to show Africans how Russians are bad and what they are murderers! Very stupd statement of SAR press-secreter only fed the flame of Russian conspiracy. This guy was very surprised, that during or after air raid on the steets of Kyiv there are many people and he didn't heard any explosions Today's official Russian MoD statement issued by RIA Novosti: "In Friday Russian Federation has conducted a strike at one of decision making center of AFU with precision long range maritime- and aerial-based weapons. The objectives are completed, the target was hit" UKR AD report 6 Kalibrs, 6 Kinzhals were shot down (96th AD brigade thr best!) on approaches to Kyiv. We heard only several sistant explosions. Though, interesting, that weren't reports aboput MiG-31K take off, Kinzhal carriers. There were several photos of missile trails in Brinask oblast raising from the ground, so maybe it could be Iskander-M, but if Russian MoD now says about "aerial-based missiles", so this were Kinzhals, because no Tu-95 were in the air in this time Alas, fragments of missiles destroyed three private houses in Vyshhorod district (north from Kyiv) and fell down on small truck on the road. Seven civilains were injured.

Russians enlisted to VDV soldiers of unknown nation %) Syrians? Nepalian Gurkhas? Bangladesh? India? On the video allegedly Gurhas in training center in Belarus. One guy with obviously Indian name Sakh Anit Kumar from 217th VDV regiment. Contract signed on May 16 2023 for one year.

Units, which have origins from volunteer formations understand importance of media PR and feedback. More videos, more popularity, more potential recruits (new or from other units), more donations. Most of cadre units also try in PR, but mostly on official FB pages, but because most of responsible people for this work are just apoinnted by HQs, they often do this work very formally and they don't give enough feedback. Some active units or soldiers inside theese units have own Telegram, Twitter or TIk-Tok channels and upload different videos, but only in several units this work is making on cinematographic level, like in 3rd brigade, K-2, Azov and sometime in other brigades.

First day after destroying of the dam. SOF operators of 73rd Maritime Special Operation Center resque Russian Shtorm-Z convict fighters, who tried to save their lives on the trees. During operation RIBs of UKR soldiers were shelled with rifles and were forced to sail back. During interrogation, Russians even couldn't say their unit, just told "we were taken from correctional colonies"

Volunteer recon battalion "Sonechko" ("Sunny") assaults the house. Some dead Russians inside at the end of video.

Interesting situation in Pyatykhatky... Several hours ago Russian milblogger claimed small number of UKR troops still hold several houses in western part of village (yesterday they told about one tank and one BMP with assault group), but Russian command is doing nothing to push them off there! Only artilelry works on UKR positions. He says if nothing change and UKR brimg more reinforcements, they will be forced to abandon this village Russians havn't any free reserves to deal with less platoon-size unit %)

In peace time its were Operative Commands (OC). But now Operative-Strategical Groupings are appeared between brigade and OC levels.

UKR troops, repelling desperate Russian counter-attacks on Makarivka could expand zone of control to the east from the village toward Novodonetske Also UKR troops after two days of fierce fighting, according to reports of Russian milbloggers could enter to Pyatykhatky village on western Zaporozhian front. There are rumors that UKR forces seized the village and attacking on neighbour Zherebyache, but it's not confirmed yet. Reportedly Russians transferred to this area units of 34th motor-rifle brigade of 49th CAA, withdrew them from Kherson oblast.

Russians set minefields, reacting on threatens of AFU advance - but this GMZ minelayer already out of the action

On the one of front sections 47th brigade fights against 1430th motor-rifle regiment of Territorial troops. After one of clashes UKR soldiers hve taken a prisoner - wounded mobik from Moscow. He told he from third company, the company had 120 men, but after the fight at least half were killed or wounded. One man, who watch in thermal camera was teared apart by direct hit from Bradley gun. When they no more could stand and run he was hit in the leg. He told they spent many time in tree-plants, the command continuosly regroup them. They hadn't normal houshold conditions during months, couldn's wash themselves and their uniform properly. Their commanders don't go into the fight with them.

There is a video how Russian tank is stuck, trying to cross railway