The War in the Ukraine

and why these "Independent medias" have to actually rely on a state backed aid ? Crowd funding is a thing and there are millions of NAFOs.

Footage of the fall of a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft near the village of Zaitsevo in Donbass. According to Ukrainian media, the plane was shot down by a Ukrainian MANPADS. But when watching the video, you can notice inconsistencies: when the missile was launched from the MANPADS, the sky was covered with clouds, while at the time of the fall of the Su-25, the sky was clear. Also in the video, the flying plane catches fire before the MANPADS missile is launched. Perhaps the video used associative footage, but the launch of the MANPADS missile is shown from another episode of the battle. A search and rescue team was sent to the site of the Su-25 crash on an Mi-8 helicopter, which was covered by an Mi-35 helicopter. At the time of the evacuation of the pilot, the Russian Mi-8 helicopter was attacked by three Ukrainian FPV drones, judging by the video, the Ukrainian drones were unable to hit the helicopter and the pilot was evacuated.

M777 gets taken out by a Lancet at Alekseevka. By the 238th Brigade.


Gerans destroyed the gas and condensate treatment plant in Vodyanoye, Kharkhov region.


Ukrainian SPG of the AFU 54th Brigade gets taken out by the 346th SPN Brigade in the Seversk sector. Once again long ranged equipment being destroyed by short ranged fiberoptic drones, a good indication that Russian special forces are deep behind Ukrainian front lines, which are just artificial lines in paper.


Ukrainian 2S1 Gvozdika SPG gets taken out by Russian artillery. South Donetsk.


Ukrainian FPV drone strikes windshield of KAMAZ truck and didn't explode. Instead it stayed there stuck. Lucky for the truck occupants.


Snipers of the 11th Brigade takes down a Baba Yaga which is going to be repurposed in the future to serve the Russian side.


Some place about to be Kalibrated.


Ammunition exploded and the M777 burning after something arrived at the site. Ukrainian viewpoint.


Ukrainian UAV launch site gets drone bombed and explodes from stored munitions.


Ukrainian UAV launch site gets hit by a fiberoptic FPV drone.


Destroyed Ukrainian T-72M1, Maxxpro and Cougar H towards Ulanok.


Winged FAB caught on footage in dive towards the target, then hitting. Ukrainian footage.


Ukrainian BMP-2 erupts and throws it's turret. Kupyansk direction.


Another 155mm Bogdana SPG gets taken out by a fiberoptic drone from Russian special forces, this time the Anwar unit. Kursk region. Fiberoptic drone should only have a range of 10km, while a 155mm howitzer can have a range of up to 50km using an Excalibur round.


Roads vital to Russian logistics being covered entirely with anti drones here the road from Artemovosk (Bakhmut) to Chasiv Yar.


A Russian drone from the Rubicon Center observes the many destroyed Ukrainian vehicles along the road to Ulanok.


Russian artillery and tanks suppressing Ukrainian fire points within the city as Russian DRGs infiltrate the outskirts of Pokrovsk.


Russians expanding the bridgehead over the right bank of the Zherebets River, threatening Yampolovka.


Russians counterattack and retaking Fanseevka and Konopelka.


Russian drone accurately drops bomb right over a Baba Yaga and takes it out. Near Toretsk.


TOS arrives at Ukrainian positions in the Kursk front by the 34th Brigade.


Russians captured Figolevka and expanded the bridgehead over the Oskol River threatening Kupyansk.


Russian soldier wearing only t-shirt and slippers fires MANPADS and takes out a Ukrainian UAV.

Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian UAV control point near Marivka.


FAB strikes on Ukrainian positions in Lebedevka.


Russian artillery strike at a Ukrainian stronghold.


Take downs of Baba Yagas by Russian drones in the Kursk region.


VT-40 FPV drone now converted to fiberoptic?


A Bradley and an M113 overturned as they tried to cross a destroyed bridge in the Sumy region. Just stupid I suppose.


Said bridge is knocked down by the 83rd Brigade.


D-20 howitzer working with the Akhmat forces in the Kursk region.


First combat launch of the Russian Italmas drone.


Ukrainian Gvozdikas taken out by fiberoptic FPV drones.


Russian unit flags raised in Toretsk.


Ukrainian BMP explodes after FPV drone strike. Could be carrying ammo supplies. Kharkov region.


Hidden Ukrainian SPG explodes after fiberoptic FPV drone strike. Seversk region. By the 346th SPN Brigade.


Two Ukrainian howitzers taken out by FPV drones in Novyi Myr. Heavy camouflage and coverings makes ID impossible for many units.


TOS arrives on Ukrainian positions in Volchansk.


'Grom' Tank Battalion opens suppressive fire on Ukrainian strongholds in Pokrovsk direction.


Ukrainian vehicle struck by fiberoptic drones somewhere near Toretsk.


Captured M113 with crosses.

An episode of Russian special forces snipers at work in the Kremensky forest. There is no actual battle, the group is waiting for the return of three scouts who went ahead to reconnoiter Ukrainian positions. Judging by the video, the scouts started the battle, after which they retreated to the positions of the main group, shown at the end of the video. A Ukrainian mortar fired at the scouts. As a result of the battle, one scout was wounded, at the end the group presumably went on the attack, the video is shortened.

FABs arrive on Ukrainian positions in Malaya Tokmachka.


Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian radar station near Solone.


Ukrainian dugouts destroyed by Seversk-V artillery brigade after being spotted by UAVs.


Ukrainian P-18 radar destroyed by an X-35 antiship missile, Ovcharnoye, Zaporozhye region.


M113 captured in the Kursk region.


Spartan APC knocked out by the 215th Reconnaissance Battalion of the Group South of forces in Chasiv Yar.


Russian fiberoptic drone strikes a Ukrainian ground drone with a machine gun. By the Vega unit.


ODAB-1500 arrive on Ukrainian positions.


Hyacinth-S working on Ukrainian strongholds with Group West.


Ukrainian stronghold on the right bank of the Dniepr is spotted by an Orlan-10 and guides a Krasnopol towards it.


D-30 howitzer in support of the Tula paratroopers in the Kursk region.


UAV launcher of the AFU 141st Brigade taken out by Krasnopol in Privolnoe in the Vremevsky direction.


Russian ground drone (Courier?) delivers a stack of antitank mines into a Ukrainian dugout.

3D printing is being used more and more in this war.

Footage of the attack of Russian modified FPV drones VT-40 Sudoplatov, controlled via fiber optic cable, on the Ukrainian IFV AIFV-B-C25. The AIFV-B-C25 infantry fighting vehicle is based on the M113A1 armored personnel carrier. The AIFV-B-C25 IFV was produced in Belgium, developed in 1979. One of the armament options of the AIFV-B-C25 IFV is a 25-mm Oerlikon KBA cannon paired with a 7.62-mm FN MAG machine gun. These IFVs were previously used by the Ukrainian 15th Mechanized Brigade "Steel Cordon". The Ukrainian IFVs were hidden in a hangar in the village of Kolodeznoye, in the Kupyansk direction. A Ukrainian armored car Roshel Senator was also stored there, they are produced in Canada. Judging by the video, all the equipment was destroyed by drones.

2S9 Nona-SVK of the Black Leopards Brigade working in the Pokrovsk direction. The loader is loading humanly at a fast rate, spamming 120mm mortar shells.


Russian mine thrown into a Ukrainian dugout.


FABs arrive on Ukrainian positions in Novopil.


Krasnopol hits Ukrainian dugout in the Vremevsky front.


FPV drones with thermobaric charges from the 40th Marine Brigade hits a Ukrainian vehicle and a dugout used as a UAV control point. Group East, South Donetsk.


TOS arrivals on Ukrainian positions in South Donetsk.


Ukrainian UAV crew and their minibus destroyed by a Lancet from the 238th Brigade.


Ukrainian M101 105mm howitzer in Dyleevka taken out by FPV drones.


LMUR strikes at a Ukrainian stronghold.


Winged FAB arrives at a Ukrainian position.


Ukrainian D-30 howitzer taken out by Russian artillery.


Yasenovoe captured by Russian forces, according to the Russian MoD.


Hidden Ukrainian UAV control point gets shelled and hit by a Russian D-30 howitzer.


Andreevka has almost fallen completely to the Russian forces.


Krab SPG hit by fiberoptic FPV drones.


Destroyed M109 SPG.


Ukrainian L119 105mm howitzer taken out by Russian artillery.

Ukrainian servicemen witnessed the impact of a Russian ODAB-500 bomb equipped with a UMPK module. The video is rare and archival, the location of the shooting is not reported, the bomb was presumably dropped by a Su-34NVO aircraft, the bomb exploded over the target. The ODAB-500 bomb was developed by GNPP Bazalt in the late 1980s, it contains ethylene oxide or piperylene, depending on the version. There are 4 versions of bombs in total: ODAB-500, ODAB-500P, ODAB-500PM and ODAB-500PMV. The damaging factor of the ODAB-500 bomb is a blast wave with a pressure of up to 120 atmospheres and thermal radiation of up to 2000 degrees, some call the bomb a vacuum bomb. The radius of destruction of the ODAB-500 bomb is from 30 to 300 meters, depending on the altitude of the explosion and the weather. The ODAB-500 bomb weighs 500 kg and can be equipped with a parachute. The bomb's TNT equivalent reaches one ton.