There is now a 10 mile traffic jam on the E105 highway to Kharkiv from Russia. And it's all Russian Army vehicles.
In western military terms that's the MSR (Main Supply Route).
Video posted tonight from Crimea. Per video author, caption says, "Hundreds of vehicles go to the border with Ukraine."
In the video is a Russian Naval Infantry unit. Surprisingly the 2nd vehicle seen in the video is an elderly PT-76 amphibious tank. Supposedly the Russian Navy only has about 30 of those remaining in service.
Traffic jams are reported in Crimea on the only road leading north into the rest of Ukraine.
(for once the TicTok music is fitting the occasion)
Russia's Speznaz attack on Ukraine Crimea border posts, more missiles onto Mariupol, and lights out in major cities.
This, Mariupol, is not the main attack. It has objectives, but it is a diversion from the center of gravity. What the Germans called the schwerpunkt (main emphasis) is elsewhere.
It's designed to draw Ukrainian reserves away from that schwerpunkt.
Live stream from Kharkov, Ukraine.
Looks like the camera view is from west of the city looking east. Not sure.
UAV shoot down confirmed.
Fighting in and around Kyiv confirmed.
Odessa strike appears to have taken out most or all of Ukraine's tiny navy.
More bombers reported airborne over Russia.
Most of those are coming from the Engels-2 air base. The range of their missiles means that they have only to take off, reach launch altitude, and fire, before returning to the base landing pattern.
It appears both Mariupol and Odessa being subjected to some form of amphib operation.
1st Guards Tank Army at the gates of Kharkov.
Increasing reports of Russian paratroopers fighting in Kyiv (do the Russians have stealth paratrooper delivery aircraft?) More likely is these are elements of 45th Guards Spetsnaz who have been in place and waiting for days if not longer.
And the Furball (large aerial battle between fighter aircraft).
Video of Ukrainian Su-27's engaging Russian fighters over Ukraine.
Unconfirmed, location unknown, and fighters seen are too close to each other for missile fire, at knife fight range (guns).
But they are definitely dueling.
Very good and short thread...
https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1496701773884628992
@AkomoCombine @Render
Wondering if moldova is heavily in play too
Just out loud you all have your hands full
@damselfly59 Almost certainly. @AkomoCombine
@AkomoCombine could you share a link to that map (no need to include Render. He is in batcave mode)
@_Ms_J It's accurate minus the missile strikes around Lviv. @AkomoCombine
Ukrainian causalities are starting to come in now.
Deleted. Disinfo. From an Iranian source.