No images, evidence or independent confirmation of the above at the moment.
It would be a change in Russian tactics if so. Thus far all Russian ABN troops landed in Ukraine have arrived by helicopter.
The Russians were spotted on satellite massing a new group of transport and gunship helicopters in Belarus.
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Key bridge outside of Odessa blown up by Ukr defenders.
No word (yet) of Russian movement along any of the previous axis of attack.
USAF CAP flights over Poland with F-35A's and F-15E's.
USAF/USN CAP flights over Romania with F-35's, F-16's, and F/A-18's.
RAF Typhoons up over Poland.
Lots of aerial tankers in the air, mostly for the Romanian CAP flights.
I'm assuming that both nations are also running their own CAP flights with their own F-16's.
Heavy fighting at numerous points around Kyiv and its western suburbs. CH-6 power station, and the zoo among others. Russian ABN troops committed in at least two locations.
The Ukrainians are giving them hell everywhere.
Still not seeing a lot of reporting of major fighting in the rest of the country.
So far all of the Russian troops committed to taking Kyiv tonight seem to be ABN and Spetsnaz.
These are professional contract soldiers, some with years of combat experience in places most people never heard of. In several locations Spetsnaz are reportedly in stolen Ukr uniforms or civilian clothes.
At least some of the Ukrainian regulars committed to the defense of Kyiv are Special Forces, some also with long combat records.
This (red marker) is the area were the 1st para plane reputedly went down.
There is a Ukrainian air base near there. It may still have functional air defense systems.
There is heavy fighting in that area as well, against Russian ABN troops.
Seeing video of Russian BMD ABN APC's burning or burned out in two other locations. Dunno if those are from tonight or yesterday.
I think the Russians really do believe that the fall of Kyiv or Zelensky himself means that the war will end and they can occupy a pacified population.
And they've wasted almost two echelons of their very best troops trying to prove it.
I'm trying to figure out which part of holding the line for eight years against Russian backed proxy forces they missed.
@Render Clever! 👍
@Render that's so cool!
@Render smart
@Render they've got balls of titanium I swear
@Render would you say they're pretty much on their own? Haven't seen anything about action with nato forces or other
@Render Isn't fighting while wearing the enemy uniform a war crime?
@rewerty Yes, it very much is. It's also an instant death sentence in most armies for any enemy caught doing so.
@Render thank you! I'm trying to keep up
@Render any news on the chechen soldiers on their way?
It was nice not hearing any Allahu Akbars...
@Bemet_Or Supposedly they joined DNR/LNR militias on the Mariupol front. But nothing has happened there of note since then.
Lots of small arms fire downtown. Intermittent.
@Render
Ukraine is losing ground??
@ketchup9080 Trading space for time, but still holding that space, for now.
@Render great, I think... Ukrainian dominate on the ground level and that's why Russia is bombing
@Render It's 3:18am in the UK and I can't sleep. But I must try. God Speed Ukraine
@Render Neither do i
@AkomoCombine @Render you mean that it was reported, less that it is happening?
@Thumprhare @Render Such vital supplies should never be posted on media - they can be hit from the air
@Thumprhare @AkomoCombine Yes. I've known about it since the air traffic over Ukraine was cancelled, mentioned it here once, never said a word about anywhere else.
Those convoys and that one in particular are now a rolling target for the Russian fighter bombers.
The Russians already knew about them too, that's why the aborted offensive south out of Brest, Belarus.
@Render Was Geraldo embedded? Jesus.
@Render this is not information you want the enemy to know. Why the efff are they broadcasting that?
@Render well they did want to learn how to make Molotov cocktails…Malcom nance a few days ago said before they left he was asked how to copper disc IEDs.
@Thumprhare @Render the longer this drags out, the more likely we are to see the IEDs people remember from OEF/OIF.
IEDs are extremely easy to make provided your enemy had dropped a ton of unexploded ordinace on you.
In OIF one of the crudest IEDs I saw was a washing machine timer hot glued to wiring that went to blasting caps/explosives.
Don't have to be fancy, just need go boom.
Fucking Insane......👊 🔥
@Render OMG! REALLY? This makes me so happy!!
"You See Comrade, sometime molotov ees better than boolet"
@Render oh my god. Those poor people
@Museek Video is from 2014.
I have Ukrainian friends here in Kansas City. I am proud to know anyone who comes from such a people.
I am in awe of their communal courage and tenacity
@Render holy crap ive never seen anything like that!!!!the Ukrainian people are determined!! And inspiring!
Vodka makes great molotovs!!
This really gives me hope for them. But I hope that heavy artillery on the way isn't used, even if the carnage of innocent people will completely, once and for all, expose Putin for the murderous POS that he's always been.
So also hope they're holding on to the big weapons (javelins etc) for the heavy Ru artillery on the way.
AND I also hope the Trumpist POS lackeys in Congress (Cruz, Blackburn, Hawley, Graham etc) pass an emergency "Lend Lease" for Ukraine.
Awesome!
@Render wow… utter chaos
Unimaginable that people should have to do this. It makes me think about history.. someone said yesterday to keep in mind that civilian targets are fair game because of this. I disagree. They should not fucking be there in the first place!
But they are and they’re committing war crimes. Tanks, aircraft and missile against untrained people with Molotov cocktails is NOT “fair game” David vs Goliath story here. May David be victorious. Russians need to go home.
@Render The world needs to see this. Everyone. This is what will happen to you if you try to start killing innocent people and take over their lives.
@Render oh .. yeah. They should keep that under wraps. I did see they were transporting animals and people to Poland.
1:55am Ukraine time. Light rain and 37F temps.
Heavy fighting reported near Vasylkiv south of Kyiv, where Russia is trying to set up a landing force.
This is in the same area as the claimed Il-76 shoot down.
(At the cross marker on the map.)