The War in the Ukraine
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An episode of intense close combat between a Ukrainian and a Russian serviceman. The video was filmed on a GoPro camera of a Ukrainian serviceman, his identity has not yet been established. On the Russian side, a serviceman from Yakutia, the 39th separate guards motorized rifle brigade, participated in the battle. The video was filmed in the village of Trudovoye, in the fall of 2024.
In the video, Ukrainian units storm the village of Trudovoye, in one of the houses there is a Russian serviceman. The Ukrainian soldier approaches the house and fires small arms, but is slightly wounded by return fire, after which he gets up and continues the assault. Going to the house, the Ukrainian soldier throws a grenade into the house, but the Russian soldier manages to leave the house. After this, hand-to-hand combat begins between the soldiers, using teeth and a knife. The Ukrainian soldier is wounded in hand-to-hand combat and asks the Russian soldier to leave. The video is shortened. The episode of hand-to-hand combat has been removed. The continuation of the battle in the link to the telegram channel. The video has English subtitles of what the Ukrainian soldier said. The Ukrainian soldier is losing the hand-to-hand fight. He asks the Russian soldier to leave and let him die in peace. After the Russian soldier leaves, the Ukrainian soldier blows himself up with a grenade
In the video, Ukrainian units storm the village of Trudovoye, in one of the houses there is a Russian serviceman. The Ukrainian soldier approaches the house and fires small arms, but is slightly wounded by return fire, after which he gets up and continues the assault. Going to the house, the Ukrainian soldier throws a grenade into the house, but the Russian soldier manages to leave the house. After this, hand-to-hand combat begins between the soldiers, using teeth and a knife. The Ukrainian soldier is wounded in hand-to-hand combat and asks the Russian soldier to leave. The video is shortened. The episode of hand-to-hand combat has been removed. The continuation of the battle in the link to the telegram channel. The video has English subtitles of what the Ukrainian soldier said. The Ukrainian soldier is losing the hand-to-hand fight. He asks the Russian soldier to leave and let him die in peace. After the Russian soldier leaves, the Ukrainian soldier blows himself up with a grenade
War is hell man. Makes you think when we observe this war daily watching map updates the actual combat is bloody and brutal. Clearing out the trenches, brutal urban combat, taking over villages and town with high pitch combat, intense artillery barrages etc. The movements on the maps has individual stories and struggles. Puts things really in perspective.
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This Russian FPV compilation video looks almost like a training film to teach drone operators where to hit tanks for their weak spots. Passive defenses on tanks have improved considerably, making them more resistant to drone attacks unless you carefully aim for the weak spot. In this case, careful flying using a fiber optic drones becomes a must to assure a high smooth bandwidth and framerate and no interference on the connection.
Ukrainian UAV control site and a separate mortar site gets taken out by a MSTA-B of the 238th Brigade, likely using Krasnopols.
Drone stalks then rams a Baba Yaga off the air. The crippled Baba Yaga is captured by the Russian drone crew, who then proceeds to repair and restore it. The ex-Baba Yaga drone is tested and ready to work for it's new masters.
Another M577 gets taken out.
Russian Spetznaz unit Vega uses restored captured Maxxpro and Kozak vehicles.
Russians created a bridgehead across the river at Liman.
M109 Paladin gets taken out by artillery from the 238th Brigade.
M119 howitzer gets taken out by a Lancet launched by the 238th Brigade.
Yet another M119 is also taken out by the 238th using a Lancet.
Three Leopards struck by fiberoptic drones on their weak spots.
Natural gas prices rise in Europe after Gazprom shut the flows off.
2S22 Bogdana SPG gets attacked by a Molinya winged FPV drone.
## human casualties resulting from the SPG crew where the drone directly struck. ##
Uragan MLRS firing at Ukrainian positions.
Rooks special unit and members of the 5th Brigade storms abandoned building with Ukrainian troops stubbornly holed up inside. Should be in the Kurakhovo sector.
## One Ukrainian soldier was captured; the rest didn't make it out alive. ##
GBR launched an investigation to the 1700 that deserted from the 155th Anna de Kyiv Brigade.
Burning Ukrainian vehicle being finished off by an FPV drone in the area of Group Center responsibility.
TOS striking at Ukrainian positions in the area of responsibility of Group Center.
Recently captured village of Shevchenko has a mine that has acknowledged Lithium ore deposits.
Ukrainian stronghold hit by Kornet ATGM in the Kurakhovo sector.
Kub drone hits a Ukrainian firing point in the Kursk region.
Timely support from a Grad MLRS enabled the Russians to repulse a Ukrainian counterattack. An officer of the Grad gets awarded.
Russians captured a working and intact Ukrainian T-72AV.
Ukrainian ammo depot taken out by artillery in Kamianske.
Ukrainian tank hit by a Lancet in Ivanovka.
Ukrainian UAV control site and a separate mortar site gets taken out by a MSTA-B of the 238th Brigade, likely using Krasnopols.
Drone stalks then rams a Baba Yaga off the air. The crippled Baba Yaga is captured by the Russian drone crew, who then proceeds to repair and restore it. The ex-Baba Yaga drone is tested and ready to work for it's new masters.
Another M577 gets taken out.
Russian Spetznaz unit Vega uses restored captured Maxxpro and Kozak vehicles.
Russians created a bridgehead across the river at Liman.
M109 Paladin gets taken out by artillery from the 238th Brigade.
M119 howitzer gets taken out by a Lancet launched by the 238th Brigade.
Yet another M119 is also taken out by the 238th using a Lancet.
Three Leopards struck by fiberoptic drones on their weak spots.
Natural gas prices rise in Europe after Gazprom shut the flows off.
2S22 Bogdana SPG gets attacked by a Molinya winged FPV drone.
## human casualties resulting from the SPG crew where the drone directly struck. ##
Uragan MLRS firing at Ukrainian positions.
Rooks special unit and members of the 5th Brigade storms abandoned building with Ukrainian troops stubbornly holed up inside. Should be in the Kurakhovo sector.
## One Ukrainian soldier was captured; the rest didn't make it out alive. ##
GBR launched an investigation to the 1700 that deserted from the 155th Anna de Kyiv Brigade.
Burning Ukrainian vehicle being finished off by an FPV drone in the area of Group Center responsibility.
TOS striking at Ukrainian positions in the area of responsibility of Group Center.
Recently captured village of Shevchenko has a mine that has acknowledged Lithium ore deposits.
Ukrainian stronghold hit by Kornet ATGM in the Kurakhovo sector.
Kub drone hits a Ukrainian firing point in the Kursk region.
Timely support from a Grad MLRS enabled the Russians to repulse a Ukrainian counterattack. An officer of the Grad gets awarded.
Russians captured a working and intact Ukrainian T-72AV.
Ukrainian ammo depot taken out by artillery in Kamianske.
Ukrainian tank hit by a Lancet in Ivanovka.
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Ukrainian 82mm mortar site taken out by a 152mm shell from a MSTA-B howitzer.
Ukrainian strongholds being taken out by a MSTA-B howitzer of the 2nd Artillery Brigade in the Vyemka area. Drone observation is by the 88th Brigade.
Iskander arrival in Chernigov leaves a column of smoke.
Four FABs arrive somewhere in the front.
Two Iskanders arrive on a Ukrainian force concentration belonging to the AFU 82nd Brigade somewhere in Yukanovka the Sumy region.
Destroyed FV103 Spartan somewhere in the Donbass.
Russians advance in Chasiv Yar and in Dachne.
Russian MoD confirms the capture of Nadiya.
Ukraine prepares to mobilize 18 year olds.
Russian MT-12 Rapira fires on a Ukrainian dugout.
Ukrainian IFV runs under artillery fire then hits a mine.
Russian BM-21 Grad attack on Ukrainian positions
Russian soldiers showed trophy flags of European nations found in Kurakhovo.
NARS attack from Russian helicopters on Ukrainian positions in South Donetsk.
Ukrainian APCs under heavy FPV drone attacks in Velikaya Novoselka.
Ukrainian T-72 fails to escape an attack of FPV drones in Sukhie Yaly by the RuAF 38th Brigade.
Ukrainian Olkha MLRS gets taken out by Lancet.
Gerbara decoy drone with Xmas lights flies over the Sumy region.
Anger over defective mortar shells furnished to the AFU 151st Brigade. Defective mortar shells were also received by the 59th and 155th Brigades.
Ukrainian strongholds being taken out by a MSTA-B howitzer of the 2nd Artillery Brigade in the Vyemka area. Drone observation is by the 88th Brigade.
Iskander arrival in Chernigov leaves a column of smoke.
Four FABs arrive somewhere in the front.
Two Iskanders arrive on a Ukrainian force concentration belonging to the AFU 82nd Brigade somewhere in Yukanovka the Sumy region.
Destroyed FV103 Spartan somewhere in the Donbass.
Russians advance in Chasiv Yar and in Dachne.
Russian MoD confirms the capture of Nadiya.
Ukraine prepares to mobilize 18 year olds.
Russian MT-12 Rapira fires on a Ukrainian dugout.
Ukrainian IFV runs under artillery fire then hits a mine.
Russian BM-21 Grad attack on Ukrainian positions
Russian soldiers showed trophy flags of European nations found in Kurakhovo.
NARS attack from Russian helicopters on Ukrainian positions in South Donetsk.
Ukrainian APCs under heavy FPV drone attacks in Velikaya Novoselka.
Ukrainian T-72 fails to escape an attack of FPV drones in Sukhie Yaly by the RuAF 38th Brigade.
Ukrainian Olkha MLRS gets taken out by Lancet.
Gerbara decoy drone with Xmas lights flies over the Sumy region.
Anger over defective mortar shells furnished to the AFU 151st Brigade. Defective mortar shells were also received by the 59th and 155th Brigades.
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Rare footage of a Russian FPV drone attack in Ukraine, armed with a grenade launcher. Previously, footage of a Russian drone testing an RPG-26 grenade launcher was published. Presumably, the drone is equipped with a Russian RPG-18 "Mukha" grenade launcher, the grenade launcher can hit targets at a distance of up to 200 meters. The location of the shooting is not reported, the drone attacks a pillbox of the Ukrainian army located on one of the roads. The second part of the video, an FPV drone with a grenade launcher, attacks a stronghold of the Ukrainian army located in one of the buildings.
OTRK Iskander strikes at a location in the Sumy region where a concentration of forces from the AFU 82nd Brigade was spotted.
Ukrainian sea drone fires R-73 missiles at two Russian Mi-8, who were shooting at the drones with machine guns. Although Ukraine claimed two Mi-8 kills, it does not appear in the video that the missiles hit anything. Against the first helicopter, the helicopter fired off flares. An Su-27 appears to fly overhead, while the sea drones appeared to have taken out a barge.
Russian FPV drones taking out Ukrainian BMPs which were not sufficiently grilled for protection.
Compilation of Lancet kills by ZALA for commercial publicity, with ZALA interested to export the Lancet to Russia friendly countries. I should note that M777 sightings gave become much rare recently which I believe to have been mainly decimated in the battlefield.
Ukrainian mortar site and a BMP taken out by a Russian strike, which can be a mortar or drone.
Ukrainian drone shot down by AD over the Rostov region.
Baba Yagas are being rammed with wooden batons on Russian FPV drones.
Ukraine is losing an average of 20 square kilometers a day.
Russian assault on Toretsk, which now appears to be mostly in Russian control.
Russians have taken 8 villages south of Pokrovsk since the New Year.
Shell fire from a Russian D-30 howitzer arrives on a Ukrainian UAV control site with communication and Starlink antennas. Chasiv Yar.
Artillery and MLRS fire arrives on a Ukrainian UAV control site with antennas, coming from both a Hyacinth-S SPG and a Grad MLRS. When it comes down to it, opposing drone crews are still taken out by artillery means, and their locations are spotted using their antennas and tracking down their drones.
A 2S22 Bogdana SPG gets taken out by a Lancet strike.
This time, FPV drones strike on a Ukrainian 2S22 Bogdana 155mm SPG in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian tank struck by a Lancet in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian sea drone fires R-73 missiles at two Russian Mi-8, who were shooting at the drones with machine guns. Although Ukraine claimed two Mi-8 kills, it does not appear in the video that the missiles hit anything. Against the first helicopter, the helicopter fired off flares. An Su-27 appears to fly overhead, while the sea drones appeared to have taken out a barge.
Russian FPV drones taking out Ukrainian BMPs which were not sufficiently grilled for protection.
Compilation of Lancet kills by ZALA for commercial publicity, with ZALA interested to export the Lancet to Russia friendly countries. I should note that M777 sightings gave become much rare recently which I believe to have been mainly decimated in the battlefield.
Ukrainian mortar site and a BMP taken out by a Russian strike, which can be a mortar or drone.
Ukrainian drone shot down by AD over the Rostov region.
Baba Yagas are being rammed with wooden batons on Russian FPV drones.
Ukraine is losing an average of 20 square kilometers a day.
Russian assault on Toretsk, which now appears to be mostly in Russian control.
Russians have taken 8 villages south of Pokrovsk since the New Year.
Shell fire from a Russian D-30 howitzer arrives on a Ukrainian UAV control site with communication and Starlink antennas. Chasiv Yar.
Artillery and MLRS fire arrives on a Ukrainian UAV control site with antennas, coming from both a Hyacinth-S SPG and a Grad MLRS. When it comes down to it, opposing drone crews are still taken out by artillery means, and their locations are spotted using their antennas and tracking down their drones.
A 2S22 Bogdana SPG gets taken out by a Lancet strike.
This time, FPV drones strike on a Ukrainian 2S22 Bogdana 155mm SPG in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian tank struck by a Lancet in the Kursk region.
Ukrainians going into full attack on the Kursk front with full armor columns. Russians meeting these columns with FPV drones, artillery and tank to tank direct confrontation. Some Ukrainian vehicles already reportedly destroyed.
Russians are moving into Sudja.
The 114th Brigade raises it's flag over Petropavlivka, village between Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo.
Russian assault with four vehicles, one tank and three BMP, suddenly encountered a Ukrainian tank column as the Ukrainians launch a counterattack on their own. Just so happens the two columns managed to meet each other resulting in a full on tank to tank engagement with two Ukrainian tanks versus one Russian tank. The Russian tank managed to take out one Ukrainian tank and the other Ukrainian tank finished off by FPV drones. This takes place near Pokrovsk.
The Sudoplatov is at it again. This time a Leopard 2A4 is blown up after two FPV drone hits. This is in stark contrast to a video where a Leopard 2A4 only managed to get stopped after eleven drone hits. My guess is that the number of shells the tank is packing has a direct bearing on the detonation of the ammunition.
The 5th Brigade and the Rooks Spetznaz detachment raised the flags over the westernmost building of Kurakhovo indicating full capture of the city.
The Maxim Krivonos unit is at it again, taking out an M113, an M80A, an ammo depot and a Starlink array.
Ukrainian drone shot down over Taganrog.
Ukrainian vehicles attacked by FPV drones in the Kursk region.
Kub drone attack at Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.
Russians are moving into Sudja.
The 114th Brigade raises it's flag over Petropavlivka, village between Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo.
Russian assault with four vehicles, one tank and three BMP, suddenly encountered a Ukrainian tank column as the Ukrainians launch a counterattack on their own. Just so happens the two columns managed to meet each other resulting in a full on tank to tank engagement with two Ukrainian tanks versus one Russian tank. The Russian tank managed to take out one Ukrainian tank and the other Ukrainian tank finished off by FPV drones. This takes place near Pokrovsk.
The Sudoplatov is at it again. This time a Leopard 2A4 is blown up after two FPV drone hits. This is in stark contrast to a video where a Leopard 2A4 only managed to get stopped after eleven drone hits. My guess is that the number of shells the tank is packing has a direct bearing on the detonation of the ammunition.
The 5th Brigade and the Rooks Spetznaz detachment raised the flags over the westernmost building of Kurakhovo indicating full capture of the city.
The Maxim Krivonos unit is at it again, taking out an M113, an M80A, an ammo depot and a Starlink array.
Ukrainian drone shot down over Taganrog.
Ukrainian vehicles attacked by FPV drones in the Kursk region.
Kub drone attack at Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.
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Footage of a rare, equal-value head-on tank battle in Donbas has been published. In the video, a Russian armored group consisting of two tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles enters the village of Vozdvizhenka in Donbas. Upon entering the village, the Russian group encounters two moving Ukrainian tanks. The Russian tank fires first and hits the first Ukrainian tank on the road with several shots. The first Ukrainian tank also fired back, but missed. Fire was also directed at the second Ukrainian tank, but the tank apparently did not receive serious damage; the Ukrainian tank reversed and left the battle. The models of the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles could not be determined.
Footage of a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone being intercepted by a Russian FPV drone. The Russian drone operator spotted the Ukrainian drone attempting to attack a Russian tank, and to prevent the attack, the Russian drone rammed the Ukrainian drone. As a result of the ramming, the Ukrainian drone's propeller blades were damaged, after which it fell to the ground. The location where the battle was filmed is not reported.