Map of Russia's special operations in Ukraine, the advance of Russian troops, militar

Footage of an attack by Russian Mi-28NM helicopters using Vikhr-1 guided missiles on a Ukrainian military column. The video was filmed near the border of Russia's Kursk region. The Ukrainian column consists of 4 armored vehicles; the models of the vehicles could not be identified. Technical information on the Russian 9M127-1 Vikhr-1 missiles is in the link to the video in the comments to the clip.

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An episode of the assault by a Russian unit, a stronghold of the Ukrainian army, using two TM-62M anti-tank mines. This method of assault has become quite common, anti-tank mines are used instead of grenades, since the effect of their use is stronger. The TM-62M anti-tank mine was developed in the USSR in the early 1960s, it is used by many armies, the mass of explosive in it is up to 10 kg. The video is shortened and filmed in Donbass, the exact location is unknown, as a result of the battle, several Ukrainian servicemen surrendered, shown at the end of the video.

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Footage of Russian FPV drones attacking a Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 tank. The video was shot near the town of Stepanovka in the Donetsk direction. The Leopard 1A5 tank was created in Germany in 1987, it is a modernization of the first Leopard-1 tank, it has already been decommissioned. When creating the Leopard 1A5 tank, the designers relied on a powerful gun and excellent mobility, while the tank has weak basic armor. Judging by the video, the drone hit the place where the tank driver is located. Because of this, the Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 tank became uncontrollable and drove into a trench, where it eventually got stuck and was destroyed by drones.

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Footage of the explosion of a Ukrainian armored vehicle "MaxxPro", American-made, on a mine barrier in the Kharkov region of Ukraine. The mine barrier of TM-62M mines was installed on the road using the Russian homemade robotic complex "Miner". The tracked drone "Miner" was created by military engineers of the "West" group of forces, judging by the video, they have established small-scale production, there are no technical details on the ground drone "Miner" yet.

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The Ukrainian army showed the Soviet S-200V/M Vega air defense system, used for firing at ground targets. The S-200 air defense system was adopted by the USSR in 1967, it can hit targets at an altitude of up to 40 km and a range of up to 255 km. This air defense is still effective. Launches of Ukrainian 5V28 missiles are carried out from stationary 5P72 launchers. It is worth noting that the S-200 air defense systems were removed from service by Ukraine in 2013 and were in storage, but since 2022 they have been used again. It is currently unknown how functional the missiles are, presumably some of the missiles were received from Europe. Ukrainian missiles received a new inertial navigation system, as well as a GPS correction module, the range of the missiles was increased to 450 km.

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On May 16, the Ukrainian Air Force reported losing contact with an F-16 fighter jet that was performing missions to repel an air attack by drones. An abnormal situation occurred on the plane, and the pilot ejected. According to open data, the Ukrainian Air Force has already lost three F-16 fighter jets. The General Staff of Ukraine reported the loss of the first F-16 in August 2024, without providing details of the incident. Then, Verkhovna Rada Deputy Maryana Bezuglaya claimed that it was mistakenly shot down by a Ukrainian Patriot missile. After this, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force was removed from office. On April 12, 2025, the Ukrainian Air Force reported the loss of another F-16, in which the pilot died. On April 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the F-16 was shot down by air defense.

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Footage of the interception of a Ukrainian UAV by the Russian Yolka interceptor drone. The drone has been in use for a year now, the video was recorded in September 2024, but there is no technical information on the drone. The Yolka interceptor drone has homing and carries out kinetic interception of the Ukrainian UAV. The drone can also be equipped with a warhead. The interceptor operates on the principle of "fire and forget". This method allows you to quickly and safely respond to threats from drones

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Footage of training and combat work of Russian snipers of the "Center" group, in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. Snipers work at extremely long distances of up to 1.5 kilometers, not only against manpower but also against heavy drones. Russian sniper rifles Dragunov, Orsis, Lobaev, models "Urban" and "Vozmezdie" are used. The video is shortened, moments of defeat of Ukrainian soldiers are removed from the video

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Footage of an attack by a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber with FAB-500 aerial bombs with UMPK modules. The video was filmed in Kherson, showing a strike by a Russian FAB-500 aerial bomb on the command post and communications center of the 124th territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The video also shows another bomb strike, perhaps the second bomb missed the communications center, or it had a different target. Technical information about the FAB-500 bombs is in the link to the video in the comments to the video.

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Russian kamikaze drones "Geran" attacked Ukrainian military airfield deployment points in Vasylkiv, Kyiv region, on the night of May 18. There is no footage from the military airfield, but eyewitnesses can hear explosions and detonation of ammunition in the video. It is reported that 273 "Geran" drones were used for the attacks that day. It was previously reported that F-16 fighters are based there.

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New footage of the use of the Russian Yolka interceptor drone in combat in Ukraine. It is worth noting that the Yolka drone was also used to protect the parade that took place on May 9 on Red Square in Moscow; one of them was spotted with an employee of the Russian Federal Protective Service. The video shows the interception of the Ukrainian Lelek reconnaissance UAV by the Russian Yolka interceptor drone. The location of the shooting is not reported.

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footage of the strike of the Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile on the Ukrainian training base of the 1st separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The training base for soldiers is located near the city of Shostka, Sumy region of Ukraine. The base was filmed by the Supercam S350M UAV. As reported in various media outlets, as a result of the Iskander-M missile strike, about 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed, including instructors, an ammunition depot and vehicles were damaged.

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The first motorcycle company has been formed in the Ukrainian army as part of the 425th separate assault regiment "Skala". At the same time, Ukrainian media noted that motorcycles and ATVs have been successfully used in the Russian army since last year. It is worth noting that the Ukrainian army has already begun to use ATVs, but the use of motorcycles was previously usually ridiculed. As reported, the assault regiment "Skala" is now conducting intensive training on motorcycles, sometimes up to 14 hours a day. According to Ukrainian servicemen of the regiment "Skala", the use of motorcycles allows for the rapid delivery of infantry, changing the direction of attack and reducing the risk of being hit by drones

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Clear footage of an attack by a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber with three FAB-500 aerial bombs equipped with UMPK modules. The strike with Russian FAB-500 bombs was carried out on a Ukrainian hangar with military equipment in the Kherson direction. The exact location of the shooting is not reported. The video also shows an explosion in the hangar, presumably of some equipment.

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