Strategic Communications Center and Information Security of Ukraine reports DDoS attacks against Privatbank, one of Ukraine's largest state-owned banks. A number of other government websites are also affected, reports say, including the Ministry of Defense.
NATO defence ministers are expected this week to set in motion a plan that could establish four multinational battle groups in southeastern Europe in response to Russia's military build-up in Ukraine, three diplomats said.
Four.
Multinational.
Battle groups.
How large are these "battle groups"? What are they equipped with? Will they speak a common language? Who is providing the logistics (fuel, ammo, food/water)?
Where was this a month ago?
Russian propaganda video and civilian cell phone videos all showing Russian tanks and SP artillery moving west (not east).
Russian army field hospitals also moving west, not east.
It's currently 8pm Ukraine time.
This isn't pulling back. It's still getting bigger.
Top left - 60 helicopters on the Crimea coast. Mixed transport and attack.
Top right - Motor Infantry battalion tactical group (4 companies of mech infantry, 2 tank companies, 2 SP artillery companies. Plus command and support vehicles. Belograd.
Bottom - 1 squadron of Su-34 fighter bombers, 1 squadron of Su-25 attack aircraft. Rostov-on-Don.
Yesterday, a closed meeting of Ukraine's regional representatives of law enforcement agencies was held in Kharkiv. During the meeting, a plan for the defense of city in case of the Russian invasion was presented.
Overall, it was reported that more than 50,000 personnel was supposed to be involved in the defense of Kharkiv, with 81st Airmobile Brigade playing a key role.
The Ukrainian 81st Airmobile Brigade is air mobile in name only.
Two battalions of motor infantry with wheeled BTR-70 APC's. One battalion tactical group, also with BTR-70's. One tank company (probably equipped with 12 to 14 T-80 tanks). One sniper platoon. One battalion of 122mm SP guns. One battalion of towed 122mm guns. One battalion of 122mm rocket artillery trucks.
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All of the artillery is out ranged by Russian artillery (which means no counter battery fire). The towed artillery battalion is a death trap, they might get off one volley before Russian counter battery eliminates them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_Airmobile_Brigade_(Ukraine)
Rest of US 101st ABN div flying into Europe to join 18th ABN Corps Task Force Dragoon.
Reports that the B-2's are up and "practicing" around Whitman air base.
US Truman Carrier battle group in the Mediterranean was joined by the French Charles DeGaulle and the Italian carrier Cavour a week ago. Don't know if all three are in the Adriatic or not.
Russian Tu-22M3 bombers equipped with anti-shipping missiles and MiG-31 interceptors arrived in Syria today.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that's probably not where any of the F-22's need to be at the moment.
1st Guards Tank Army T-80BV tanks in Tomarovka, Belgorod.
Russian tank tech at its not so goodest...
Steering via to levers, manual transmission.
They're laying waste to the roads of that town with the skid steering.
And they are not heading east or north...
Shades of Ardennes Forest.
The Russians have built a pontoon bridge across the Prypyat River in Belarus 4 miles north of the Ukrainian border...and just north of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
It wasn't there yesterday.
(Spotted by OSINTTechnical, followed up by Amelia Smith)
That's just south of where the Russian 58th CAA is stationed.
1 pontoon bridge does not an army cross, at least not in a hurry. But still...That's one front I expected no movement from.
Forte11 is an RQ-4B recon drone. This one is obviously under manual control (as opposed to automagically flying from way point to way point.)
That pontoon bridge in the Belarus radiation zone really got a lot of people's attention. For obvious reasons.
USAF Air Mobility Command showing its muscles. All of these are C-17's and all of them are heading for Europe.
It's an aluminum air bridge.
Three U.S. Navy P-8's dealt with unsafe and unprofessional intercepts by the Russians over the Mediterranean Sea in international airspace: Pentagon.
U.S. has engaged Russia through diplomatic channels about the incident.
Incidents occurred over the weekend, Pentagon officials said. CNN first reported on this.
Light and medium artillery fire increasing along the demarcation line between Ukrainian and Russian separatists in occupied Ukraine.
It never stopped, but the Russians kept it limited to 82mm and below.
Today is seeing 120mm mortars, 122mm artillery, and 122mm rockets. Still in single shots, not battery fire.
But in the post WW1 world that would be known as "ranging fire" from individual batteries...before they begin salvo fire.
Voronezh, heading west.
T-80 tanks with mine clearance vehicles. Note the fuel drums on the back of the tanks.
Tula heading west to Rostov. BMP-3 APC's, MT-LB command vehicles, and 152mm SP guns. That's an entire battalion tactical group.
@lacuda In slow motion, but yeah. It seems so.