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    Taranis got a reaction from CAZmaj in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Ukraine forms 10th Army Corps
    Newly formed Marine Corps gets rebranded
    Source : https://militaryland.net/
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    Taranis reacted to Splinty in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    The Redeye, Stingers predecessor was developed in 1961. The Stinger didn't enter service until the early '80s.
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    Taranis reacted to cesmonkey in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Pretty-funny trolling from the Ukranian MoD:
     
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    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.  
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    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
     
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    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. 
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    Taranis reacted to Fenris in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    ISW today - actually was yesterday's report so might have already been discussed
     
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    Taranis reacted to danfrodo in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    I suspect Bakhmut is an operation of opportunity that RU feels forced to respond to.  RU can't afford to have a breakthrough that threatens supply lines in the rear.  UKR will probably push as long as it makes sense from standpoint of attrition & fixing RU reserves.
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    Taranis reacted to danfrodo in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Finally have something useful to contribute.  Below has info on swedish-trained brigade (21st mech) being deployed around Bakhmut.  Stridsvagen 122 (Leo2 ~A5-ish) + those very very very lovely CV90s w 40mm death dealing cannon.  Why Bakhmut?  Author believes it's because it's less well defended than some other areas and offers opportunity to threaten Donetsk area from the rear if that front breaks.  Seems to also be attracting RU reserves -- but UKR reinforcing also, so not sure how the math works out there.  Maybe good area to get the 21st Mech some battle experience? 
    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/1/2178584/-Ukraine-Update-Swedish-Brigade-deploys-to-Bakhmut-new-long-range-missiles-possible-for-Ukraine
     
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    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 
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    Taranis reacted to poesel in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    We had this one a few pages ago and IIRC we were puzzled why it exploded that way. Here it is why:
    (apologies if we already had that)
     
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    Taranis reacted to poesel in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Good to see that stuff gets salvaged.
     
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    You can imagine how is Soviet light armor vulnerable, if UKR soldiers say that M113 and especially YPR-765 have better protection %) 
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Some words about survivability of modern western armor. 
    Other words of soldier of 47th mech.brigade: "If we didn't have it [western armor], our brigade would no longer exist"
    47th brigade has most unpleasant and hard work - to gnaw through most dense defense lines, attracting the enemy on itself. Yes, they lost destroyed and damaged already many vehicles, but this brigade moves steady tree-liine for tree-line through totally mined fields and enemy artillery fire. Any other brigade on Soviet BMPs or even on M113 already would be lost own offensive capabilities. 
     
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    Taranis reacted to _Morpheus_ in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Usage of kamikaze drone against infantry:
     
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    Taranis reacted to DesertFox in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    LOL! "Z" Letter formed by StormShadow.
     
     
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    Taranis reacted to DesertFox in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Apparently on the move. Lets see what the next hours bring.
     
     
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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    Russian TG:
    Now contact line near Rabotino [ukr. Robotyne] is along this white line. UKR need to overcome just one field to reach northern part of the village

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    Taranis reacted to Haiduk in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?   
    The soldier, who dug up his comrade says him at the end: "Now you will have callsign "Mole" %)
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