Six Ukrainian drone units that destroyed 22,700 Russian targets in July will receive over $190M in emergency funding
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Ukrainian Phoenix unit destroys Russian 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer in Kostyantynivka
❗️In the Kostyantynivka direction, the 🇺🇦Phoenix unit discovered and burned a 🇷🇺Russian 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer self-propelled pic.twitter.com/C3lbMwqNte
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 2 août 2025In the Kostyantynivka direction, the Phoenix unit discovered and burned a Russian 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer self-propelled
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Mandatory Personal Expenses for Defense Supplies: Ministry Only Provides Dry Rations
30/ "Everything necessary and required is purchased with your own money. The Ministry of Defense can only send dry rations. They will do in a famine. Vitamins? Ha-ha. Everyone buys all the vitamin complexes themselves. The market price is high, but you can't do without them."
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Ministry of Defence: Azart, Kirisuns given, but signalmen equip themselves.
19/ "What did the Ministry of Defence give? Azart, some amount of Kirisuns. But even in this case, the signalmen provide all the necessary equipment themselves.
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Volunteers and humanitarian workers bear 90% of costs, Ministry of Defence provides low-quality fuel.
11/ "90% are provided at the expense of volunteers and humanitarian workers, 10% at our own expense. Gasoline, spare parts, lubricants – at our own expense. Low-quality diesel fuel – from the Ministry of Defence. Well, thanks for that.
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Generator situation: New additions versus attrition and lack of state support.
10/ "From 5 to 10 new generators are put into operation per year, the old ones wear out in combat conditions, undergoing 1-2 major repairs along the way. Over the past two years, not a single generator has been allocated from the Ministry of Defence or the state.
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Black plates, custom buggy, and drunk soldiers: a complex acquisition process.
5/ …and add it to the unit's balance sheet in order to obtain the coveted black number plates. The process is not quick. Especially considering the factor of the perpetually drunk soldier. There is also a ‘buggy’. It was custom-made. Paid for with the soldiers' personal funds.
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Company’s UAZ vehicles: acquired privately or via humanitarian aid, not from state/MoD.
3/ "1. Light vehicles – the company has two UAZ "loafs" [UAZ-452] and one UAZ-Patriot. Neither the Ministry of Defence nor the state provided any of the above. They were purchased by the company's personnel at their own expense or received from humanitarian workers.
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Military registration for civilian vehicle due to idiotic movement restrictions
4/ "Spare parts, fuel, lubricants and tyres are also paid for out of their own pockets. Due to the latest idiotic requirements and restrictions on movement in rear areas for vehicles without military number plates, it was decided to register one ‘Bukhanka’ with the military…
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Russian soldiers supply own gear, drones, highlighting dire logistics
1/ Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine have to supply almost all of their own equipment, including drones, either at their own expense or through volunteer donations. A commentary on the state of logistics in an elite Airborne Forces unit depicts a dire situation.