[kellyhound]

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Modified Mavic 3 UAV's hitting 2 Russian BMD-2 IFVs, barracks, KamAZ truck and a BTR-80 APC.

[kellyhound]

Night hunting drones on Russ.

[WonderMomma]

Posted about 19:15 UTC

"Tank cars containing oil are on fire in Shakhtars'k in temporarily-occupied Donetsk region.

Shakhtars'k is about 50 kilometres from the current battlefront. It's a Ukrainian town that has been controlled by the Russian fascist invaders since 2014."

[WonderMomma]

"(Photo 1)NEW: We reviewed more than a thousand pages of Russian military documents left behind in a command bunker in Balakliia, Ukraine. The documents shed new light on Russia's chaotic retreat from the Kharkiv area in Sept. Thread with some of our findings

(Video 1)The documents - some half burnt in a furnace in the bunker - show Russian troops anxious over the arrival of HIMARS and grappling with desertions and casualties. One soldier said it was like playing "roulette". Ukrainian strikes could land anywhere.

(Photo 2)From a roster of daily briefings and other documents seen in the bunker, here was the command structure in place in Balakliia. Ivan Popov headed the military grouping for "Balakliia". He's since been promoted to general, according to his wife.

(Photos 3-4)More photos from the command bunker. Propaganda posters warned that Ukraine would descend into Nazi rule if the Russian troops left. The furnace at the back of the bunker room was stuffed with documents. They left a plastic bag of more papers to be burned stuck to the furnace

A mixture of soldiers from Russia and separatist Luhansk occupied the building. The head of a Luhansk flame-thrower company recorded in one document that eight of his subordinates had previous convictions - including one man for rape and sexual assault.

Another document, a spreadsheet, showed the pay discrepancy between Russian and Luhansk soldiers. A typical Russian sergeant was paid 202,084 roubles a month in salary plus bonuses, while a sergeant in the separatist force received just 91,200. So less than half.

(Photo 5)Throughout July, Russian officers in Balakliia were increasingly anxious about equipment shortages. They finally got 3 quadcopter drones on July 20 but they weren’t ready to fly because their software wasn’t installed yet. They also needed to train soldiers to operate them

Morale was deteriorating. An officer wrote on July 24 that someone called Shtanko was a “bastard” facing disciplinary action because he “pulled back his platoon”. We found Shtanko and his dad. His dad said Shtanko refused an order to “send his men into artillery fire.”

In July, Commander Popov got even worse news: the FSB had learned that Ukrainians were moving HIMARS to the area. Precise strikes followed. An Aug. 30 spreadsheet showed that the force was at only 71% of full strength. The 2nd assault battalion had 49 personnel instead of 240.

Locals in Balakliia were routinely detained and tortured. Relatives of detainees like Tetiana would petition a military commandant called V. "Granit" and try to get them released. He'd turn them away. Granit's office sat across from the police station, where people were tortured.

(Photos 6-7)I found this unsigned curfew card by Granit in his office across the street from the police station. His men also held people in the basement. His name shows up in daily briefing rosters in the command bunker and it appears he attended the meetings in person.

(Video 2)In Sept the Balakliia bunker came under heavy attack. Locals saw soldiers throwing their guns and equipment away and retreating. In this telegram vid shared by @ RALee85, you can hear Ukrainian soldiers talking about the complex being hit with HIMARS"

NOTE: I think Video 2 has been previously posted but it was included with this story so I'm including here for context.

[WonderMomma]

Think the aftermath of the shelling was posted previously so I'm not including it here.

1. "40 dead Kadyrovskis and 100 more missing, that is the result after they posted their position on Telegram. Footage shows them before Ukrainians eliminated their base. # Chechnya # Ukraine"


2. "Kadyrovists special edition. The AkhmatSilaVZ telegram channel published a nice little memorial video of dead Kadyrovists that died in UA. The circumstances of their death as well as the full names are not known yet, but, take this as it is. « Ахмат Могила »

[WonderMomma]

I did a quick search for this one but didn't see it posted, but it might possibly be a repost.

1. "Rusnya, go home!"

2. "He prepared # Ukraine for defense against # russia: modernized army, abolishing the Soviet military model. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, iron general, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

And he is our hero"

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

2. "He prepared # Ukraine for defense against # russia: modernized army, abolishing the Soviet military model. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, iron general, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

And he is our hero"

I admire this man. It's not over, but a truly remarkable achievement.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- Nevske, Luhansk oblast is liberated. This is southwest of Svatove.

- Ukrainian thermal sniper

- Captured Rus

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- Workshop. Modified VOG grenades for Ukrainian drones

- D-20 artillery piece blew up. Worn barrel or bad munition

- Rifle struck by shrapnel saved Ukranian soldier's life, twice.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Izyum from a while back during the Kharkiv offensive. Filthy Ivan next to his sandbag igloo