It's likely that this is a Luhansk People's Republic soldier. There were reports in mid-October that Russia had given the LPR some of these ancient weapons (see below). This is the first video I've seen of them apparently in use.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian soldier displays 73-year-old 152mm howitzer in Ukraine
1/ Here's a remarkable thing to spot on Russia's front line in Ukraine: a soldier showing off a 152mm D1 howitzer M1943, which would have been produced no later than 1949 (hence at least 73 years old).pic.twitter.com/Ov8g66bjyy
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 6 novembre 20221/ Here's a remarkable thing to spot on Russia's front line in Ukraine: a soldier showing off a 152mm D1 howitzer M1943, which would have been produced no later than 1949 (hence at least 73 years old).
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Kherson Zoo Animals Taken to Crimea
Animals from Kherson Zoo were stolen/โevacuatedโ to Crimea
— Special Kherson Cat ๐๐บ๐ฆ (@bayraktar_1love) 6 novembre 2022
/2 https://t.co/MDmkzLhPpjAnimals from the Kherson Zoo were forcibly relocated to Crimea under the guise of evacuation.
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Russian Patriarch: Existence of Russia Threatened, Nuclear Doctrine Cited
Russians are facing dangers that challenge very existence of Russia -Patriarch According to Russian military doctrine, the use of nuclear weapons by Russia is possible, in particular, when the very existence of the state is threatened. https://
euromaidanpress.com/2022/11/06/rus
sian-patriarch-kirill-declared-threat-to-very-existence-of-russia-this-is-written-in-nuclear-doctrin/?swcfpc=1
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Stirol building damage in Horlivka, Donetsk oblast geolocated
GeoConfirmed. "Stirol building damaged Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast" Geolocation Stirol Chemical Plant = 48.295534, 38.104403
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Russians stole the mini-train Chukh-Chukh from Kherson
Russians stole mini train "Chukh-Chukh" (ะงัั -ะงัั ) from Kherson pic.twitter.com/Qjv2OS4wQd
— Special Kherson Cat ๐๐บ๐ฆ (@bayraktar_1love) 6 novembre 2022Russians stole the mini-train "Chukh-Chukh" (ะงัั -ะงัั ) from Kherson
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Tomorrow Kyiv expects large electricity deficit
Tomorrow in Kyiv there is expected a large electricity deficit; emergency outages will occur, possibly starting from the morning
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Russia says it foiled Ukrainian attacks near Makiivka
15/ From 1 to 3 November, the Ministry of Defence reports that attempts by the Ukrainian armed forces to attack near Makiivka were foiled and the enemy "as a result of active action by Russian troops and artillery" were pushed back "to their initial positions".
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Russia: Offensives Repelled at Makiivka
14/ The official briefs of the Russian Defense Ministry for October 30 and 31 provide almost identical text stating that "the enemy attempted to conduct offensives" in the direction of Makiivka, but "all attacks were repelled."
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Survivors’ accounts from Makiivka
Survivors' accounts, collected by Verstka, refer to Makiivka, a settlement located about 30 km southwest of Svatove, in the direction from the border of the Belgorod region, where the battalion came from, to the border of the Kharkiv region.