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Documentary with Wagner reported to be getting T-90Ms. I would call it it misreporting or miss grammar saying over 200 T-90s going to the DPR/ LPR, more like Donetsk and Luhansk fronts overall.

Prigozhyn has already said Wagner stopped recruiting prisoners since last year. Apparently they have more than enough recruits from the regular armed forces where members are leaving to join Wagner, which not only has better pay and benefits, but whose organization philosophies gets more potential out from a soldier than stifling them with bureaucracy and politics.

Tam said:

Prigozhyn has already said Wagner stopped recruiting prisoners since last year. Apparently they have more than enough recruits from the regular armed forces where members are leaving to join Wagner, which not only has better pay and benefits, but whose organization philosophies gets more potential out from a soldier than stifling them with bureaucracy and politics.

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No one in Moscow talks with Progozhyn (like Putin, Shoigu or Gerasimov) so he can talk all he wants. The prisoners are right now recruited through other private groups since they gave Prigozhyn a cold shoulder after Surovikin was demoted at the start of the year. The Wagner troops are estimated now to be somewhere between 7 to 10k men, mainly the "old" Wagner troops with experience from Syria and Africa. There were 30+k a few months ago but those were mainly used as cannon fodder (with about 5k being returned to freedom for a few months until they will be conspricted back later on this year, now as "free" men) sent with flashlights attached to their helmets to uncover Ukrainian artillery placements in places like Bakhmut for example.

That's why you're posting Prigozhyn videos from the frontlines in the recent months - he's got nothing to do in Moscow as no one even talks to him and his political aspirations were crushed by the Shoigu faction finally. I wouldn't be surprised if they were disbanded after the war and the troops will be taken by some other new private military group owned by some loyal oligarch.

Wagner could be destroyed and erased in it's entirety once current faction decides so (and Ukrainians can help there).

Janiz said:

No one in Moscow talks with Progozhyn (like Putin, Shoigu or Gerasimov) so he can talk all he wants. The prisoners are right now recruited through other private groups since they gave Prigozhyn a cold shoulder after Surovikin was demoted at the start of the year. The Wagner troops are estimated now to be somewhere between 7 to 10k men, mainly the "old" Wagner troops with experience from Syria and Africa. There were 30+k a few months ago but those were mainly used as cannon fodder (with about 5k being returned to freedom for a few months until they will be conspricted back later on this year, now as "free" men) sent with flashlights attached to their helmets to uncover Ukrainian artillery placements in places like Bakhmut for example.

That's why you're posting Prigozhyn videos from the frontlines in the recent months - he's got nothing to do in Moscow as no one even talks to him and his political aspirations were crushed by the Shoigu faction finally. I wouldn't be surprised if they were disbanded after the war and the troops will be taken by some other new private military group owned by some loyal oligarch.

Wagner could be destroyed and erased in it's entirety once current faction decides so (and Ukrainians can help there).

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Wagner was estimated at the height to be around 55k (US estimates) with 6k inside Bakhmut (again US estimates given by US gen and defense secretary Austin to Congress). Shoigu faction? Sorry but everything about Wagner suggests strong coordination between Wagner tactical commanders and Gerasimov as if they have a straight hotline with him. How could they obtain all the night fighting equipment, T-90M, Su-24 and artillery units? Not only that but they are in strong coordination with the LPR and Airborne, with the LPR protecting the supply lines and artillery, and Airborne covering flanks and providing artillery. To coordinate with Airborne means Wagner has direct lines with Surovikin, who is the head of the Airborne troops. I don't know what Shoigu does and if he ever has a faction at all. By the way Wagner got their resources the very next day after Prigozhyn complained and that means he got the direct backing of someone very high up, which might be Putin at best and Gerasimov at the least.

Wagner itself wasn't doing that much other than the Popasnya flower until Gerasimov entered the picture as the overall commander, and Surovikin back to handling Airborne. What happened shortly after Gerasimov took over, Soledar happened which was taken by Wagner in combination with Airborne. Do you ever wonder who is calling the shots for this operation, one that has the coordination of Airborne and Wagner? Who by the way, is Wagner's overall tactical commander and war leader? Prigozhyn is only the face, he doesn't call the shots on the ground. The only way you can get Wagner to closely coordinate with Airborne in such a capacity is you have Surovikin on board with someone higher than him, which is Gerasimov. This is at this point and juncture the Russians are suddenly using pincer and bypass movements and doing it at that level points more to Gerasimov doing the piece moving. It's no coincidence we also start to see similar encirclement and bypass tactics in Avdiivka despite no Wagner is involved there.

Since then we continue to see this strong cooperation between Wagner and Airborne, with Airborne acting as the shield and Wagner the spear. Wagner is now withdrawn from the flanks and thrown everything at Bakhmut sorry Artemevosk now, leaving Airborne, the LPR and Russian motorized to cover the flanks. That doesn't sound to me like the regular Russian military is leaving Wagner to dry, rather they are protecting them. Airborne in particular has been responsible for firebagging Ukrainian brigades at Kherson.

Overview of the Russian MANPADS "Igla-S". Footage of the work of Russian military personnel with the Igla MANPADS has been published. The third-generation complex entered service with the Russian army in 1981, and since 1994 it has been exported to more than 30 countries around the world. MANPADS "Igla" has been repeatedly modernized, the most modern version of the complex is MANPADS "Igla-S". In addition to aircraft and helicopters, the 9K338 complex can also be used to destroy cruise missiles and UAVs flying at speeds below 1600 kilometers per hour. MANPADS uses a new 9M342 missile weighing 11.7 kg, with a 2.5-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead. In the optical homing head of missiles, two photodetectors are used, which provide better selection of thermal noise. To achieve the maximum effect of defeat, the rocket is configured to hit not in the engine nozzle, but in the central part of the target. The probability of hitting a fighter-class target with a single missile is 80 to 90%. MANPADS "Igla" was used in all wars and has proven itself well. The complex is capable of hitting targets at ranges up to 6,000 meters and altitudes up to 3,500 meters. The mass of MANPADS in the combat position is 17 kg, the readiness time is 12 seconds. The price of the Igla-S MANPADS is 80 thousand dollars.

Overview of the Russian mortar 2B14 "Tray". Footage of combat work in Ukraine of Russian crews of 82-mm mortars "Tray" has been published. The 2B14 mortar was put into service in 1983 after tests in Afghanistan. To minimize the weight carried by soldiers, the mortar in Afghanistan was used even without a plate and bipod, the mortar barrel was simply held by hand. The mortar worked well, but insufficient strength of the lifting mechanism was revealed. The "Tray" mortar fires the same mines as the 2B9 "Vasilek" mortar, a link to it is in the comments to the video. The mortar has a fuse against double loading. The maximum firing range of the mortar is 3920 meters, the minimum is 80 meters. Rate of fire up to 24 rounds per minute, mortar crew from 2 to 4 people. The mass of the 2B14 mortar in combat position is 42 kilograms.

Overview of the automatic grenade launcher AGS-17 of Russia. Russian servicemen showed the preparation and firing of the Russian 30-mm automatic grenade launcher AGS-17 "Flame". The AGS-17 easel grenade launcher was put into service in 1971 and was first used in 1979 on the Vietnamese-Chinese border, the grenade launcher was also used in Afghanistan, where it received good reviews from soldiers. The AGS-17 grenade launcher tactically combines the properties of different types of weapons, the ability of mortars to conduct mounted fire, the high rate of fire of automatic cannons and the maneuverability of heavy machine guns. For aiming weapons, a PAG-17 mechanical and optical sight with a magnification of 2.7 is used, which allows direct fire at a distance of up to 700 meters. At night, it is possible to illuminate the sight scale using a special device. For firing, the AGS-17 can use several types of shots, among them VOG-17 and VOG-17M, the same ammunition is now being dropped from drones. The rate of fire of the AGS-17 grenade launcher is up to 400 rounds in bursts at a distance of up to 2100 meters, the grenade launcher uses boxes for 29 grenades, weighing 14.5 kg. The weight of the AGS-17 grenade launcher with a machine tool and a sight is 31 kg, the calculation of the grenade launcher is 2 people.

Overview of the Soviet howitzer D-1 used by the Russian army. The legendary Soviet howitzer D-1, model 1943, began to be used by Russian Wagner units in Ukraine. The 152-mm D-1 gun was produced from 1943 to 1949 and was actively used by Soviet troops in the Great Patriotic War. The howitzer turned out to be successful and had good characteristics for its time, the gun was reliable and appreciated by artillerymen. The production of these guns in 1943 was able to be established in just 1.5 months, since the howitzer used mechanisms and solutions from other M-30 and ML-20 guns. The firing range of the gun is 12.5 kilometers, the rate of fire is up to 4 rounds per minute, the weight of the gun is 3.6 tons, the crew of the gun is 8 people.

Test footage of Russian homemade robotic platforms of the Autobot series. Beginning Far Eastern developers are constantly improving drones and now they are presented in different versions, we will show you some of them. Unfortunately, there are few technical details on drones, all versions are prototypes. Let's start with the Autobot 08 drone version, the drone is armed with PKT / PKM machine guns, the drone is also equipped with an RPG 7 grenade launcher. The drone is designed to hold defense in a given area and also storm buildings. The drone can also be used for demining, in particular, removing stretch marks. Next version, drone Autobot 06.2. The drone is equipped with 12 grenade launchers. Depending on the tasks assigned, RPG 7, RPG 18, RPG 26 and RPG 27 grenade launchers can be used. Judging by the video, it turned out to be a mini MLRS drone. The drone has a laser sight and an optical zoom, the range of the drone, according to the developers, is up to 100 km, how it is implemented is not reported. The third development, the Autobot 04 drone, the drone’s armament can change, the drone can also storm buildings and hold the defense of the area, technical details are not reported. The project of Russian combat robots is developing thanks to people's help

Soldier30 said:

Test footage of Russian homemade robotic platforms of the Autobot series. Beginning Far Eastern developers are constantly improving drones and now they are presented in different versions, we will show you some of them. Unfortunately, there are few technical details on drones, all versions are prototypes. Let's start with the Autobot 08 drone version, the drone is armed with PKT / PKM machine guns, the drone is also equipped with an RPG 7 grenade launcher. The drone is designed to hold defense in a given area and also storm buildings. The drone can also be used for demining, in particular, removing stretch marks. Next version, drone Autobot 06.2. The drone is equipped with 12 grenade launchers. Depending on the tasks assigned, RPG 7, RPG 18, RPG 26 and RPG 27 grenade launchers can be used. Judging by the video, it turned out to be a mini MLRS drone. The drone has a laser sight and an optical zoom, the range of the drone, according to the developers, is up to 100 km, how it is implemented is not reported. The third development, the Autobot 04 drone, the drone’s armament can change, the drone can also storm buildings and hold the defense of the area, technical details are not reported. The project of Russian combat robots is developing thanks to people's help

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That thing is so funny. The design of this kind of drone go way back but never seen them build past test projects. We can remember the FIREANTS US drone with a giant shaped charge on top of a ATV in the 80s.


Radio control of something that find itself behind any transmission obstacle in an instant need to have a flying drone following him for data transfer to obtain some kind of range. AI will help in the future but damn, in open ground a flying drone with a bomb is way better.

Soldier30 said:

Test footage of Russian homemade robotic platforms of the Autobot series. Beginning Far Eastern developers are constantly improving drones and now they are presented in different versions, we will show you some of them. Unfortunately, there are few technical details on drones, all versions are prototypes. Let's start with the Autobot 08 drone version, the drone is armed with PKT / PKM machine guns, the drone is also equipped with an RPG 7 grenade launcher. The drone is designed to hold defense in a given area and also storm buildings. The drone can also be used for demining, in particular, removing stretch marks. Next version, drone Autobot 06.2. The drone is equipped with 12 grenade launchers. Depending on the tasks assigned, RPG 7, RPG 18, RPG 26 and RPG 27 grenade launchers can be used. Judging by the video, it turned out to be a mini MLRS drone. The drone has a laser sight and an optical zoom, the range of the drone, according to the developers, is up to 100 km, how it is implemented is not reported. The third development, the Autobot 04 drone, the drone’s armament can change, the drone can also storm buildings and hold the defense of the area, technical details are not reported. The project of Russian combat robots is developing thanks to people's help

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The one with PKT is kind of Joke TBH as, they seem to lack stabilization, fine if you intend to just spray and pray or to fool enemy that someone is occupying a position, but if it desire to hit something, a proper turret is needed with appropriate stabilization. Same goes for the RPG carrying variant.