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.
@Render 🇺🇦💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Render one of those moments I hold two emotions at once…and this is the way
@Render I believe in the Ghost.
@Render lot of troopers in there I bet
@Render You called that it would be hell for the RU Paras. Seems you were right. If confirmed, of course.
@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 It's 3:18am in the UK and I can't sleep. But I must try. God Speed Ukraine
@Render Neither do i
@Render Was Geraldo embedded? Jesus.
@Render this is not information you want the enemy to know. Why the efff are they broadcasting that?
Ukrainian Air Force chief says they have shot down a Russian IL-76 transport plane with paratroopers on board south of Kyiv.