Operation Bloodhound - Red Shadow Air Cushion Landing Craft

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Russian forces in Marinka.



Russian army T72BM in action with Russian forces in Marinka.



Russian forces after 2km advance yesterday.

An outtake from a Vice documentary about the June battle around Marinka was finally published in last days ... filmed from the Russian side ...

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This time last year, after the disaster at Ilovaisk, the Russians sent in regulars after Novoazovsk on the hitherto unafflicted coastline along the Sea of Azov.

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A flavour of the tempo of the last few days.



In other news:

New Russian officers deployed in theatre.

Russian footsoldiers deployed.

New Russian armour deployed.

Heavy weapons caches opened.

Armour concentrated around Debaltsevo.

Russian diesel handed out from resupply convoys.

Russian exercises across everything west of Novosibirsk commenced.

Additional Russian troops +25% deployed via Simferopol to units in Crimea yesterday evening.

Political leadership of Luhansk and Donetsk evacuated.

Russian air assets over Luhansk today.

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But still no full-scale offensive.

.. and Ukrainian independence day was yesterday.

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They are marketing those hard at every international airshow.

Cessna is involved IIRC. Looks like the whole idea of close air support has changed since the A-10's were put into production.

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It is hard to make sense of any of it, Quickfire. So many conflicting reports from both sides.

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Heavy shelling around Mariupol last night, substantial number of Ukrainian military KIA.

Meanwhile a young Ukrainian soldier decided to make a video about life under artillery fire.

This is my checkpoint, there've been two flashes, - a shell will fly in ten seconds ... the third flash has appeared.. the first shell has fallen not far away you heard? ? the second is flying, the third will immediately come in

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Interesting statement from LNR leader this morning, claims LNR and DNR will take all of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, specifically citing Mariupol, Slovyansk and other major towns for capture. Let's see. All the kit is ready.

Anyway, Dnipro 1 battalion put a drone over Donetsk airport environs about a week ago to locate the GRU warlord Givi's base and armour assets etc. Haven't uploaded many vids of him because he's usually stating an intention to torture or murder and then proceeds so to do.



Some interesting pics of Russians and new Russian army trucks in theatre floating around, might post later.

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Russian Air Force put the strategic bomber VHF radio net up again yesterday, usually for Blackjacks or Bears, thought the Bears would be coming over the top again, but, no, instead it was two of five combat ready Blackjacks heading straight into UK air defence area somewhere over the North Sea...









Last night was the first night without shelling in fifteen months across the ATO in SE Ukraine. Resumed again this afternoon.

Well, Russia perhaps needed some peace and quiet as a cover to get troops on ships in Crimea for a shortish voyage south to warmer climes ...

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The waters turn dark.

Soon, winter will come.

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New documentary on the Battle of Donetsk Airport - with English subtitles.