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Ukraine shared video of four Russian armored vehicles being destroyed over the winter. The drone's-eye-view video shows the first of the four armed vehicles being struck with an explosion. The footage, shared on December 28 and set ironically to the tune of Wham! A month after the assault, Russian forces are still trying to advance on Kupiansk, a crucial railway hub for the region. The Russian army is behaving "recklessly," he said, adding that it has "intensified the use of armored vehicles, actively deploying tanks and infantry combat vehicles."
Persons: , Volodymyr Fito, Fito, Tabaivka Organizations: Service, 14th Mechanized Brigades, Facebook, Wall Street, Ground Forces, Ukrainska Pravda Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Kupiansk, Berlin, Russia, Synkivka
Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the east and south of the country despite rainy and snowy weather conditions, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War noted Tuesday. The ISW also noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the need to strengthen Ukrainian capabilities before winter during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday. So-called "milbloggers" have also been commenting on deteriorating weather conditions. Milbloggers have become a key feature of the Russian pro-war information space, although some have been critical of the defense ministry and its war strategy. "Russian milbloggers also claimed that muddy conditions are complicating vehicle movements but that both Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to maneuver and operate in all directions," it said.
Persons: Lyman, Serhiy Khlan, Nadiya Zamryha, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Defense Lloyd Austin, Russian milbloggers, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: 21st Mechanized Brigade, Institute for, Ukrainian 14th Mechanized Brigade, U.S, Defense Locations: Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian, Kherson Oblast, Kherson, Kharkiv, Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier explained how his unit took out a Russian attack helicopter using a howitzer. According to the report, which Insider was unable to independently verify, the unorthodox attack took out a Russian Mi-24 helicopter. Even hitting a landed helicopter in a live battle would be tough with artillery, given that they tend not to stay still for long. —Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 29, 2023Stanislav's unit was using a M-109 Howitzer, a self-propelled artillery unit whose usual target, he explained, is enemy soldiers, tanks, artillery, or other vehicles on the ground. According to the open-source weapons-tracking website Oryx, Russia has lost just five Mi-24 helicopters since the start of the full-scale invasion, although it has not listed this particular instance.
Persons: Stanislav Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, 14th Mechanized Brigade, Locations: Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Ukraine, Russia
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