"They just changed the flags, and everyone carried on living as they always have. It seems to me that this contradicts the very idea of security." Andrey says he feels "contempt and hatred" from the so-called "waiters" – people who are waiting for Ukraine to liberate them.
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Military vehicles seen as a risk
The military police are aware of these situations, but they don’t realize that the same vehicles transport ammunition—you don’t send five boxes of ammunition to the front line in a truck under drone surveillance. So, in their view, the military’s personal vehicles are a liability.
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Russian soldier’s testimony from occupied Ukraine
10/ Andrey, a Russian soldier serving in the occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhia region, comments that without one, "[the bastards], for whose sake we’ve gathered here, won’t let him pass [the checkpoint], they’ll give him a slap on the wrist and put him in a pit for ten days."
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Russian military criticized by milblogger
According to a Russian milblogger interviewed by Sever.Realii, "Military police always behave like that. They haven’t seen a real war, they can’t even compare in experience with volunteers. They work where it’s almost safe."
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Civilian vehicles replace Russia’s destroyed fleet
Two years of relentless artillery and drone strikes have devastated much of Russia’s military transport vehicle fleet. In response, volunteers and soldiers have procured or received donations of numerous civilian vehicles, which are now used to transport ammunition, supplies, and personnel.
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Russian units reduced to 50 cars for 5 trucks
Due to constant attrition, according to Russian soldiers, a unit that would originally have had five trucks to transport its men now has to rely on around 50 passenger cars. At best, however, it likely only has five or ten, which frequently break down or are destroyed.
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Ukraine faces military vehicle shortage
A chronic shortage of military vehicles has left the Russian army in Ukraine dependent on civilian vehicles. This is leading to conflict—sometimes with weapons drawn—between Russian troops and military police, who are trying to confiscate the vehicles.
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Combats récents dans la région de Koursk en Ukraine
Looking at sat images it looks like fighting for the two settlements began sometime around the 18-22nd of August. Ukrainian officials stated that offensive operations continue in Kursk. There's been no other movement really since I started this thread,
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Initial Russian claim of liberation around here unverified
The first reports about fighting around here came on the 22nd in the form of a Russian claim of liberation. I did not believe that claim at the time as most people did not believe Ukraine captured it. https://t.co/ZLu5T4Sodj
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) 30 août 2024The first reports about fighting around here came on the 22nd in the form of a Russian claim of liberation. I did not believe that claim at the time as most people did not believe Ukraine captured it.
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Ukraine gains 5 km² in Kursk Oblast
Reports today indicate that Ukraine has captured 5 km² and possibly two settlements in the Kursk region. These are reportedly the two settlements marked in orange on the map, with a combined total of around 15 houses.