Kraft

Interpreting of last Mashovets posts
During last 5 days Russians have been crossing to active preventing of further advaning of AFU on Svatove - Kreminna section. They are trying to win a time for more solid defense establishing and want to seize more advantageous forward positions
NW from Svatove Russians are counter-attacking in area Kolomyichykha village with forces about 1,5 BTG of 1st GTA, mainly consisting of 27th MRB units
W and SW from Svatone Russians countering UKR troops on the line Raihorodka - Karmazynivka and also on direction Krasnorichynske - Makiivka. Here Russian forces consists of mainly of 3 BTGs of 254th MRR of 144th MRD and 55th MRB (moutnain), elements of some Spetsnaz brigade (likely 16th, but maybe 3rf too), elements of reservists volunteer battalions BARS-13 and BARS-16
Most active attempts not only to delay UKR forces, but even to retake the line Terny - Torske, enemy has conducted 4-5 days ago, atatcking of Terny and yesterday, shifted attack of Torske. Initially they have thrown forward 6th assault detachment of Wagner PMC, completely consisting of former jailed - 110 men. They attacked by two groups per 40-45 men with recon groups ahead, but anyway were spotted by UKR troops and shelled with mortars and artillery. Later Russians moved forward 2nd echelone - reinforced company of 752nd MRR of 3rd MRD, two platoons of BARS-13 reservists, and a rifle company of DPR mobiks (on the map mistakingly depicted as LPR) from 119th rifle regiment. Ememy had too small number of armor (likely only in 752nd MRR company and likely abot 50 % of full composition), but actively used artullery and mortars fire to support own troops. Russian attack was repelled, Wagner assauult unit lost about 30 % of personnel, at least one jailed was captured. He told about on their section soon will arrive one more assault detachment from the former jailed and about 30 % of personnel have high motivation to fight. Yesterday assault of Torske also was repelled, though Russians likekly could reach outskirts of the village - one soldier wrote "Russians are really in Torske, but only dead"
If we will take whole sector Svatove - Siveroidonetsk, Russians formed here two conditional groupings - "northern" (Svatove area) and "southern" (Kreminna - Rubizhne - Siverodonetsk).
Total their defense consists of 10-11 BTGs in first line and 6-7 BTGs in second line as tactical reserve. 4-5 more BTGs are in deep rear on replenishing.
Theese forces are from 2nd, 20th, 41st CAAs, 1st TA and elements of one Spetsanz brigade (16th or 3rd): 2 BTGs of 21st MRB, 2 BTGs of 30th MRB, 2 BTGs (remains) of 200th MRB, 1 BTG of 55th MRB (mountain), BTG of 27th MRB
Also here 2 BTGs of 4th MRB of LPR, 4 rifle battalions of mobiks from two rifle regiment (one of them 119th rifle regimeny of DPR), 7 battalions of LPR Territorial defense and mobiks, 6 detachments of different BARS and regional voulunteer battalins (total strength is about of 1,5 standard battalions)
Need to know, that Russian BTGs after Balakliya disaster in real in better case are "2 company-sized" or "reinforced company-sized". BTGs also lost from 30 % and up to 50-60 % of own vehicles
Russian grouping wich covers remained part of Kharkiv oblast and border area (Tavilzhanka - Troitske - Nyzhnia Duvanka) has 6-7 BTG: 2 BTGs of 55th MRB, 1 BTG of 15th MRB, 1 BTG of 252nd MRR of 3rd MRD, remains of BTG of 200th MRB,  remains of 59th TR of 144th MRD, combined battalion - remains of 18th coastal MRD of 11 Army Corps 
   
 

As telling, after they chat with the female factory worker, there is no Western handshake / grip-and-grin / thank you for your hard work, the people inspecting just turn their backs on her and carry on talking.  Culture.  And the guy operating the high-tech laser cutter isn't wearing safety glasses 🙄 in spite of sparks flying.  

For those scoffing at Russia preparing defences prompted by the Tweet showing a linear obstacle being created, I might suggest that many would say something along the lines of "they've had months to prepare defences but didn't bother ... how amateurish" had they not done so - in fact there are a bunch of posts to this effect on this thread regarding ground that Ukrainian forces have recently liberated.  Integrated obstacles are a key element of any deliberate defence and are as relevant in the 21st Century as they have been since the advent of warfare as I'm sure @The_Capt will pitch in and confirm.  If this debate is to remain informed, we need to beware the confirmation bias that is evident from this criticism of Russia preparing defences as well as other related influences.  Objective and informed analysis should be our watchwords.

I believe that is an anti tank ditch, not a trench

Perhaps not connected, but about Russian roots in German state apparatus running deep:
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cybersecurity-chief-faces-sacking-over-russia-ties-reports/a-63387771
Son of former General Inspector Of Bundeswehr and major CDU politician, btw.
 

I'm enjoying some of these "Historical" unit reviews :
 

@sburke
Major Valeriy Golubev, unit and data of death unknown. His schoolmate writes he was in HQ, during developing of "strategic offensive operation" and enemy missile has struck the building, causing his death and all 20 of personnel, who were in HQ in this moment
Lt.colonel Aleksey Kondrashov, artillery battalion commander, unit and data of death unknown.
Lt.colonel Oleg Tashmatov, battlion commander (by other info - deputy of brigade commander) of 83rd air-assault brigade, Eastern military district. Got killed on 24th September in Kherson oblast from missile strike. 
 

I dont know what kind of explosive that is (looks like VOG-17) but they appear to far outperform whatever my Pixeltruppen are using in CMBS
 

yep that is the big concern for France...someone is going to attack.  I've heard rumblings from Luxembourg.  They are violently aggressive. 

You might enjoy this album of 20 of these fine creations:
The Tapestry Tales of Muscovite's March and the Daring Defense
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/xx4kvt

You might enjoy this album of 20 of these fine creations:
The Tapestry Tales of Muscovite's March and the Daring Defense
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/xx4kvt

"Ukrainian soldiers atop a Ukrainian tank, near Borova, Friday, October 7, 2022. FRANCISCO SECO / AP"
* T-80BV


"Ukrainian soldiers, outside Svyatogirsk, October 7, 2022. ANATOLII STEPANOV / AFP"

You might enjoy this album of 20 of these fine creations:
The Tapestry Tales of Muscovite's March and the Daring Defense
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/xx4kvt

I dont know what kind of explosive that is (looks like VOG-17) but they appear to far outperform whatever my Pixeltruppen are using in CMBS
 

I dont know what kind of explosive that is (looks like VOG-17) but they appear to far outperform whatever my Pixeltruppen are using in CMBS
 

I think it's worth reconsidering the lethality of the AGS-17 in CMBS

Fascinating interview, from 1995, guy was right about a LOT.

Someone graciously wrote the briefing for one of your CM 2022 missions Steve, you just have to add it after you add that mission 

Someone graciously wrote the briefing for one of your CM 2022 missions Steve, you just have to add it after you add that mission 

Beaten to death, revived, beaten again, returned as a zombie... Yeah, let's keep away from it

Meanwhile, both Rybar and other channels mention UA activity in the southern part of Kherson , near Posad Pokrovske. Combined with alleged retreat from Snihurivka, this means that the southern grouping will be in huge trouble very soon too. Tomorrow will be a very interesting day - either we'll see Russians man and hold the pre-prepared secondary (tertiary?) line, or there will be a total collapse of the whole western bank. I expect my productivity at work to be rather negligible
Edit: and more good news - not confirmed from now, but I understand the source is telegram of one RU brigades:
 

Thanks mate, appreciating. They took my phone at hospital so I needed to convince one nurse (golden woman, God bless her) to bring me fresh detailed news from the front every day for a week.😉
Oh, I read lone Topol missile launcher is reportedly making rounds at the streets of Moscow to show Putin is not joking. Which looks like he is in fact joking...😎 But even his speech (yes, that one with LGBT satanists) was as we can tell relatively nuke-free. Ok, maybe I will leave a topic as it was probably talked here many times already.

Someone graciously wrote the briefing for one of your CM 2022 missions Steve, you just have to add it after you add that mission 

Some things don't get old with time.

Someone graciously wrote the briefing for one of your CM 2022 missions Steve, you just have to add it after you add that mission