Operation Bloodhound - Red Shadow Air Cushion Landing Craft

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Ukraine forces get the minimalist morning hate earlier today



Volunteer Batt Dnipro-1 get their PR on



Russian resupply ready for offensive in T -1.5 days (...) shame none of the diesel goes to the petrol stations



Plenty of RU armour on site at MH17 crash site today, nice to see Russian paras looking after everyone at this difficult time from the comfort of their vehicles, hopefully plenty of sunscreen to go around.

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Bezler AKA Bez AKA Demon one year ago today.

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Luhansk today.

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More fighting around Avdiivka since 12 July, especially the last days, site of Europe's largest coking plant, it's kept working most of the time but has now been heavily targeted by artillery too.

Ukraine troops setting up mortars



Locals trying to put out fires



Fraternal visitors on a humanitarian tour



Incoming Russian fire



A bit of perspective from the Ukrainian side

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From June 29, Ukrainian Paras around Avdiivka, features the unit in a previous post who were in contact a few days before (inevitably there's a recap in this vid).



The bridge they're shown using as cover/base has also sheltered a few bits of UA armour since.

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Lot of controversy in Ukraine about whether the town of Shyrokyne east of Mariupol has been abandoned by Ukrainian troops. Well, the volunteer battalions left, replaced by regular Marines.

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Russian army fiddling with drones inside Ukraine.

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Ukrainian drone footage of a Russian exercise near Donetsk.

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Belated Royal 2xTyphoon Squadron Force footage of a recent-ish set of intercepts the Baltic.



In the press it was even stated that the United Scrotum Coat of Eternal Cockwomblery Inc. is the lynchpin of European security etc. etc. etc.

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6 Sqn