1 day agoJuly 17 — Day 144 — Oil is thicker than blood, Stalled at Siviersk, Employment in the RF militaryHi FB! As noted I’m reducing the frequency of these reviews in part because the war itself is less dynamic, and also because for the next few weeks I’m going to have somewhat less times to write something up. There are a few of you readers that really make my…Ukraine7 min read
2 days agoJuly 16 — Day 143 — questions answeredAll, apologies for the delay. For the next three weeks I won’t be as close to a computer as usual so the updates aren’t going to be quite so frequent. Thanks to all of you who sent in questions. It really helps. Seriously. Typically when one is in the field…Ukraine20 min read
5 days agoJuly 13 — Day 140 — call for questionsHi All, Tomorrow I expect to back from the Mykolaiv sector and writing as normal. I spent time there with the patrol police and watching them do their job in and around the city. To be clear this was police work not the frontline: Response to rocket and missile strikes…Ukraine1 min read
Jul 11July 11— Day 138 — No updateHi All, for any interested I won’t be doing a review for the next few days, day job stuff, talk to you in a bit. Cheers, SBK1 min readJuly 11— Day 138 — No updateHi All, for any interested I won’t be doing a review for the next few days, day job stuff, talk to you in a bit. Cheers, SBK----
Jul 9July 9 — Day 136 — Tanked attack, Skittering Tarantuls, Reznikov predicts the futureHi FB! The fighting On the fighting line, some back and fort at a few locations, lots of shelling, and very little indeed from the southern sector. At the village Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Donetsk region, east of Siviersk, Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) made a limited counterattack, and took the village. This secured…Ukraine8 min read
Jul 8July 8 — Day 135 — Tanks for the tanks, HIMARS again, Dangers of collaborationHi FB! Today I’d like to draw your attention to a statistical blip, which is for most people boring; but also to some information about multiple tanks and explosions, and admit it, if you’re reading this then probably you’re thinking you might want to take a look at something big…Ukraine8 min read
Jul 7July 7 — Day 134 — The pause that refreshes, Body counts, Big sticksHi FB! Two videos to start you out with. The first comes from far away Buryatiya, where a human rights activist lady says that the Buryats in the military service had twigged that the Kremlin doesn’t really consider them proper Russian Federation (RF) citizens, i.e., it’s not OK to get…Ukraine9 min read
Jul 6July 6 — Day 133 — Slaviansk slog, Long-range swat, 3LogHi FB! I’ll start out with a video of Azov infantry cowering in foxholes and in terror of the mighty Russian army. Well, maybe not exactly. Note the dudes at the back end of the conga line that are out of step. Every real infantry squad has guys like that. Day 133 - Azov Dnipro Regiment... Azov Dnipro Regiment, clearly demoralized and intimidated seeing as they face the unbeatable Russian armywww.youtube.comUkraine8 min read
Jul 5July 5 — Day 132 — Pick six in Dnipro, Depot damage, Sweet southHi FB! Kyiv post newspaper published our story focusing on the men of the Azov regiment, we think it’s a solid article that came out well, if you want to take a look go here: https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-war/ukraines-defenders-12-hunting-for-nazis-in-ukraines-azov-regiment.html Before I get started on the daily shooting, I offer you a video of…Ukraine5 min read
Jul 5July 4-Day 131- Lysychansk Lost, SMArt Shooting, Melitopol MashedHi FB! First a gratuitously cute video courtesy of Azov Rgt Dnipro. Day 131 - Secret weapon Edit descriptionwww.youtube.com The fighting The big news is that Russian Federation (RF) forces on Monday completed occupation of the battleground town Lysychansk, giving the Kremlin full control of the Ukraine’s Luhansk region. This triggered all manner of RF propaganda and…Ukraine9 min read
