Time/date of this video is unconfirmed but reportedly today in the vicinity of Mariupol.
What can be confirmed is that these are not Russian regulars. This is a separatist armored battalion with elderly T-64's and BMP-1's. Neither vehicle is used by the Russian Army but large numbers are held in reserve stockpiles.
Apologies for the (cut-n-paste) all caps to follow.
NOTAM over Kharkiv, Ukraine up to 16,500 ft "POSSIBILITY OF INTERCEPTION FOR OFFENDERS."
E) TEMPO RESTRICTED AREA CENTERED ON 49580N 036243E
WITH RADIUS 10 KM ACTIVATED.
FLIGHTS OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ARE PROHIBITED.
FLIGHTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT
*That's above shoulder fired SAM and AA gun range. But well within all other SAM ranges.
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.
Ukr gov claiming no Russian landings or airborne troops in Odessa (yet).
CNN video show Russian tanks crossing the Belarus border into Ukraine in broad daylight, without artillery preparation.
Very good and short thread...
https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1496701773884628992
@Render the app still works. DEFCON warning system got attacked too
@AkomoCombine Yeah. That's about half of Ukraine's MiG-29 force.
They keep most of those in pairs in reinforced hanger bunkers. Unlikely that Russia got them all (yet).
Surprised to not be seeing any runway cratering going on yet.
@AkomoCombine Never mind. The Russians are using cratering munitions on at least some of the airports.
@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.
Massive RU military column spotted moving north through Armyanks in #Crimea.
LiveUAMap website lost its site briefly to a DDoS attack. Blocked Russia and Belarus and the attack stopped.