33/ "By the way, I want to ask those who claim the opposite (that Novoiehorivka is ours). How did it happen that the village has been ours for 10 days, a scandal has been erupting over it for 8 days, and there is not a single real footage of our control from there?
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian Soldier from 84th Battalion Commits Suicide, Video Released
31/ Yuriy Podolyak publishes a video on his channel of a despairing or wounded Russian soldier from the 84th Reconnaissance Battalion shooting himself in a wooded area, presumably at Novoiehorivka. "I don't see the point in hiding it," he writes.
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Special footage for ‘responsible comrades’ to stop covering up for criminals.
32/ "I don't usually post such things. But this is a special case. Let the 'responsible comrades' watch this footage. Maybe something will stir in them and they will stop covering up for the criminals."
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‘Two Majors’ shares Novoiehorivka battle messages: ‘Driving head-on with assault rifles.’
28/ 'Two Majors' reports on messages sent to the channel's authors from the battle for Novoiehorivka: "I called in the morning, they were driving me head-on to Novoiehorivka with assault rifles."
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Needless reports instead of victories
17/ "We're desperate for someone's 'nice report' at the top, when with proper preparation, the point could have been secured without so many losses. So who needs such reports? The fifth column? Those who crave stars and a full wallet, but not our victory."
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Enemy drones dominate the sky, even injuries are ignored without a firefight.
12/ …the sky of which is occupied by enemy FPVs, Mavics with bombs, or a Baba Yaga [heavy drone] on duty, well, and if you are lucky enough to run and you are 300 [wound], then suddenly this "doesn't count", because there was no firefight,…
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Soldiers sacrificed for swift, secret goals, commander’s trouble avoided
9/ "The boys lie down to carry out orders, advance without proper artillery preparation [or] planning, because they need to take it quickly and secretly, to put the flag where they have already reported, so that [the commander] doesn't 'get into trouble'."
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Russian troops suffer heavy losses due to ‘captured’ target policy in Novoiehorivka
6/ However, it has had disastrous effects for the troops on the ground, who have often had to fight on without artillery or air support because the target has officially been 'captured'. Russian troops are reportedly being killed in large numbers in Novoiehorivka because of this.
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Russian commanders faked war successes with staged photos and videos.
5/ This sort of false reporting has been a consistent theme throughout the Ukraine war. Russian commanders have frequently lied to their superiors, submitting staged photographs and videos as evidence of successes and completion of orders.
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Russian soldiers suffer heavy losses in failed Novoiehorivka offensive
1/ Russian warbloggers say that Russian soldiers are taking huge casualties trying to capture the strategically unimportant Ukrainian village of Novoiehorivka, because commanders have prematurely and falsely claimed that they have already captured it.