[WonderMomma]

"Meanwhile, in the Zaporizhzhia region, the Russians dug a mega-trench with a length of 70 kilometers."

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

1. "Short look into recent Ukrainian force generation activities, which have ramped up over the winter in the western part of the country.

At the moment it appears to be anchored on a two week refresher infantry course, with supplemental training activity at the unit level."

2-3. "The first stage starts off and focuses on a lot of basic range work. "

4. "The second stage appears to focus heavily on small unit tactics, note the US-supplied HMMWVs used."

5. "Separate unit level training activities have also increased, seen here, a fairly large maneuver activity utilizing UK-supplied Mastiff MRAPs."

⚡6. NOTE: This video was originally posted here, from a Russian source saying it was Ukrainian troops gathering outside of Bakhmut. Turns out its just a training video. A pro-Russian source slapped a song on it with Zelenskyy talking about Bakhmut and claimed it was troops gathering outside of Bakhmut.

I've replaced it with the video that game with the rest of these training videos and there is no sound.

"Separate unit level training activities have also increased, seen here, a fairly large maneuver activity utilizing UK-supplied Mastiff MRAPs."

More training videos:

1. "Recruits of the 22nd Motorized Brigade are training to storm enemy positions with the support of armored HMMWVs."

2. ""Steel border" is preparing to strike.

This assault brigade of border guards, like other units of the "Offensive Guard", is being prepared by experienced instructors for future battles. One of them is "Hasid" - an instructor with powerful combat experience who served in the special forces of Ukraine and Israel. He has been training Ukrainian fighters since the first days of the war."

[WonderMomma]

"Armored vehicle UAT-D Gyurza from the new Ukrainian company UkrArmoTech.

According to the developers, this MRAP has:
• V-shaped double bottom that can withstand the detonation of explosives with a charge mass of 6 kg.;
• Reservation level: CEN Level B6;
• Dodge RAM 5500 Tradesman wheel base;
• Engine 6.7l L6 Cummins Turbo diesel."

[WonderMomma]

"The American short-range air defense system AN/TWQ-1 "Avenger" guards the skies of the northern front of Ukraine."

[WonderMomma]

"Zelensky put into effect the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council on the imposition of sanctions against Russian athletes and the daughter of Shoigu, Yandex and Rambler

Decree No. 228/2023 imposes sanctions on 82 Russian athletes, including figure skater Ilya Averbukh, gymnast Svetlana Khorkina, football player Igor Akinfeev. And also the daughter of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu Ksenia. She holds the position of president of the triathlon federation of the Russian Federation.

Decree No. 227/2023 imposes sanctions on 351 individuals and 241 legal entities, which, among other things, include Yandex, Rambler and other Russian IT companies and entrepreneurs."

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

""He definitely detects his colleagues- PMC Wagner's mercenaries- for characteristic callsigns, and things they say on the radios."

Andrey Medvedev, fugitive ex-mercenary from Wagner, claims that he recognized Wagner's mercenaries in the video of beheading a Ukrainian soldier."

I've been seeing multiple sources saying something about a huge report or announcement that's supposed to be coming on Monday that's likely to ruin Prigozhin's career.

"A Russian human rights activist from the Gulagu net organization, Osechkin, said that on Monday he would publish evidence of Yevgeny Prigozhin's direct involvement in the executions of Ukrainian soldiers. According to him, he has evidence for 20 of such cases, as well as the fact that Prigozhin personally ordered the killing of prisoners."

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

2. "Star Wars actor and United24 ambassador Mark Hamill spoke to the Ukrainian military

Mark Hamill raised $705,000 for RQ-35 Heidrun drones. The military thanked him for his help. The warriors told Mark how reconnaissance drones save the lives of not only the military, but also civilians."

The force is definitely with Ukraine !

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"The American short-range air defense system AN/TWQ-1 "Avenger" guards the skies of the northern front of Ukraine."

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[WhiskeyOutpost]

Putting this in here as to not jumble up the media thread with my babbling.

Originally Posted by William May ↗

The Abrams they used in the attack on Iraq also had to be followed around by tanker trucks with fuel. It was assumed this would be an Achilles Heel and U.S. planners were waiting to see how badly the fuel situation got, but apparently there were only 3 actual fuel tankers destroyed, so despite the fears about a combat debacle due to fuel supply issues, it turned out to be a big success and the Abrams smashed everything in their paths, with minimal losses.

We liked our fuelers, they were pretty johnny-on-the-spot most of the time... but as for our ammo guys... slightly different story

As for its success, the Abrams is an absolute technological murder machine. I'd be scared to be on the receiving end, they are no joke and neither are German Leopards, British Challengers, French Leclercs and South Korean K2's.

The M1 Abrams' turret stabilization system and the ballistic computer never ceased to amaze me... imagine a Toyota truck-sized target at 2,400 meters (well over a mile) when you are looking through the sight and hit the "lase" key. Not only are you determining range to target, it records the ambient temperature, ammo temperature, barometric pressure, altitude, wind, bore reference and relative humidity from the sensors in a split second and injects that new data into the "0" point of impact of your gun sight (reticle). You see the reticle "jump" a little bit as the computer compensates for the new data. You make a minor adjustment of where you're aiming. You bellow out a "ON THE WAY" and hit the trigger on your cadillacs, you feel the concussive blast push the tank's sight picture up and you momentarily lose sight of the target. You hear the "CLANG CLANG" of the aftcap ejecting out of the main gun breech, which bounces off the deflector and hits the steel turret floor. After less than a second you're still looking through the sights, the small amount of dust clears, you regain visual of your moving truck target right as you see the round strike the forward portion of the truck, right where you put it.

I was absolutely shocked.

[WonderMomma]

"An ABC News journalist showed a U.S. UH-60A Blackhawk helicopter in the service of the General Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The helicopter was purchased from a private owner for $6 million raised."