They became averse at using Mi-26's near combat zones after one was shot down in Chechnya with 140 soldiers onboard.
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The War in the Ukraine
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The text on the 6 unmoving trucks in Kherson area with some blocking small road is a bit lame, they are probably using them for road block/gates... They move one when convoy pass and block the road when not. So no suicide truck or something can go blow the pontoon. The guards have somewhere to wait and it's not a target of value for a strike like a pair of IFV ...
The objective of any transposition operation is to bring the power of combat through a water obstacle, ensuring the integrity and impulsion of forces. Crossings must be as fast, timely and confidential as possible, and it is essential that the rivers be crossed without wasting time, giving continuity to ongoing operations. Air support during the execution of a watercourse crossing must be to ensure the air superiority of the site, in the crossing area, not to transport cargo/soldiers.
I don't know if during the landing in Hostomel, they used the Mi-26, because they had some of the models in Belarus in bases close to the Ukrainian border, there is even a photo and video of it at that airport. If I remember correctly, I haven't seen them using the Mi-26 in the images released so far, but they probably must have used it during the landing in Hostomel, I follow a Telegram channel that they post some videos of this operation, for now it's still in doubt whether still employed or not.
I agree with that. But in a watercourse crossing operation, while the enemy is still strong enough to repel the crossing and is organized in a defensive manner on the opposite bank, it forces the attacking force to make a stop to plan and concentrate the necessary means. crossing the watercourse. This is another hypothesis.
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It's seems AFU is pouring even more resources at the direction of Andriivka bridgehead after the bridges are blown, Bereznehuvate is about 15km behind the river on Ukraine side with a road to it.
Well does look like the Russians have the Ukrainians by the balls. Nothing to it but to desperately try and pry them out.
No wonder the silence is deafening from Ukrainian side and US online army.
Reading US state sources, they're just constantly repeating the unverifiable claims of 100s of Russian casualties each day and Russians running out of supply "any moment now".
Live maps of the battle are curiously completely absent from Ukraine reddit. No points for guessing why.