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

Land forces crossed into Russia. It appears to be a Russian rebel group, but they might be Ukrainian. They crossed from Ukraine into Belgorod, Russia. It took days to repel the attack, and it might not be fully repelled. It appears Russian forces are so near collapse they cannot even hold their own territory.

Not a good sign for Russia.
 
Charging and firing the American self-propelled guns M109 of the army of Ukraine.

Published footage of the crew of the American 155-mm self-propelled howitzer M109 of the army of Ukraine. The video shows the process of preparing a howitzer for a shot by the crew of the Ukrainian army. Earlier, Ukraine received M-109 howitzers of different versions from Latvia, Norway, Great Britain and Italy. Howitzers began to be produced in 1962 and were delivered to many countries of the world. Over the years, the howitzer has been upgraded many times, the latest version being the M109A7. The howitzer uses separate cartridge loading charges. The rate of fire of the howitzer is up to 4 rounds per minute.

 
Details about Danish Caesar 8x8 howitzers received by Ukraine.

The first footage from one of the 19 155-mm Caesar self-propelled guns transferred by Denmark to Ukraine on the Tatra T815 chassis has been published. In 2017, Denmark ordered these self-propelled guns from France, but the self-propelled guns could not be received for a long time, as they corrected defects associated with the gearbox, gun barrels and general design adjustments. On January 19, 2023, the Danish Minister of Defense announced that a decision had been made to transfer all 19 self-propelled guns to Ukraine. At the same time, the minister admitted that the ACS ordered by Denmark on the Tatra T815 chassis had structural defects, Ukraine was informed about this. Differences between the Danish CAESAR self-propelled guns on the Tatra T815 chassis and the French, an automated gun loading system and an armored cabin. The calculation of self-propelled guns was reduced from five to 3 people, the ammunition load was increased from 18 to 36 shells. The mass of self-propelled guns has increased from 18 to 32 tons. The Caesar 8x8 self-propelled guns are equipped with a 410 hp Tatra V8 engine.

 
Destruction by drone Lancet MLRS "Bureviy" of the Army of Ukraine

Published footage of the impact of the Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" in the new Ukrainian MLRS "Bureviy" near Artemovsk. MLRS "Bureviy" with a caliber of 220 mm, placed on the Tatra T815-7 chassis and put into service in 2022. The MLRS was designed to replace the Soviet Uragan MLRS, the MLRS firing range is up to 65 km. Technical information about it is on the channel. As a result of the impact of the drone "Lancet", the rockets detonated in the MLRS "Bureviy".

 
Overview of the American boats Sea Ark Dauntless of the Ukrainian army.

Ukraine has published footage of exercises with the landing of a river assault using American boats Sea Ark Dauntless. The Sea Ark Dauntless high-speed patrol boat is manufactured by US Watercraft and is used by the US Navy to protect naval bases and operations of landing and sabotage forces. The US has 117 of these boats, but they are being replaced with newer models. The 11m aluminum boats can be armed with two 7.62mm M240 machine guns or two 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns. Some models of boats can be equipped with grenade launchers. Sea Ark Dauntless type boats are capable of taking on board seven people and are equipped with two engines with a total power of 850 hp. and two Hamilton water cannons. The boat develops speed up to 85 km/h.

 
Overview of Ukrainian UJ-22 UAVs attacking Moscow on May 30.

A large-scale Ukrainian UAV attack took place today at 4 am on Moscow and the Moscow region. According to the latest data, 32 UAVs of various models were involved in the attack. One of the used UJ-22 Airborne UAVs manufactured by the Ukrainian company Ukrjet. The UAV is made of carbon fiber and equipped with a communication system with two independent data transmission channels. The UAV can fly at an average speed of 160 km/h, at a range of up to 800 km, with a maximum flight altitude of 6000 meters and a takeoff weight of 85 kg. UAV payload weight 20 kg. Flight time up to 14 hours. As it turned out, part of the drones carried an industrial shaped charge KZ-6 with a warhead mass of 1.8 kg. As a result of the attack, 19 UAVs were reportedly shot down by Russian air defenses, 10 UAVs fell on their own in the fields, and 3 UAVs crashed into residential buildings. The remains of the UAV are studied by specialists and local residents who took them as souvenirs. As a result of the UAV attack, none of the residents in Moscow was seriously injured, two people sought medical help.

 
Overview of Turkish armored cars Otokar Cobra 2 of the Ukrainian army.

Turkish armored vehicles Otokar Cobra II began to use the Ukrainian army. The multi-purpose tactical armored vehicle Cobra II was developed by Otokar and was first introduced in 2013. The armored car was developed on the basis of a prototype Hummer XM-1211 armored vehicle, with which the American company AM General tried to replace Hammer armored vehicles in the US Army. The armor of the vehicle provides protection against bullets of various calibers, fragments and explosive devices weighing up to several kilograms, depending on the configuration. The exact level of protection is not disclosed. Vehicle armor can be reinforced with overhead modules; vehicles were delivered to Ukraine without additional armor. The first version of the armored vehicle was very popular and was purchased by many countries, only weak armor was noted, this was corrected in the second version of the armored vehicle. Strengthening armor protection led to a strong increase in curb weight - this parameter reached 18.5 tons, the first version of the Cobra armored vehicle weighed only 6 tons. The vehicle can be fitted with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm Browning machine gun, or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. Some of the vehicles were equipped with remotely controlled combat modules. The car is equipped with ABS, tire inflation system, video cameras and air conditioning. The armored car is equipped with an engine with a capacity of 360 to 400 hp and has a speed of up to 110 km / h, a cruising range of 700 km. Part of the armored vehicles can float. The five-wheel version of the car can accommodate up to 11 people.

 
Published footage of the evacuation of a damaged Russian tank by two Russian engineering vehicles, under the blows of Ukrainian artillery. The video was filmed in the Uludar direction and shortened, showing the brightest moments.

 
Underground fortified area of the Ukrainian Army, drone video

Video created by the engineering troops of Ukraine, a powerful underground fortified structure, created in the form of a square. In the drone video, you can see the many entrances to the underground structure, connected by an extensive network of underground tunnels.

 
Assault Ukrainian tank Challenger 2 anti-tank line of defense.

The Ukrainian army has published footage of exercises to break through the fortified defense line with the help of Challenger 2 tanks, information about these English tanks is on the channel. It is worth noting that the Russian army, in order to prevent the displacement of concrete tetrahedra, fastens them with iron cables. This significantly complicates the tank to overcome concrete gouges.

 
Teachings of the Ukrainian army, overcoming the fear of tanks.

Footage of the training of Ukrainian mobilized military personnel at one of the training grounds has been published. In the video, the soldiers are taught to overcome the fear of the tank, judging by the video, one of the soldiers still needs to train. Such a psychological exercise is also carried out by Russian military personnel, we have previously talked about this.

 
Lancet drone strikes a German Leopard 2A6 tank of the Ukrainian army. The work of kamikaze drones will soon become a problem for tank manufacturers around the world and simple lattices on tanks do not always save them. The German tank Leopard 2A6 of the Ukrainian army, possibly abandoned by the crew, also came under attack from the Russian Lancet kamikaze drone. A kamikaze drone hit the back of a Leopard 2A6 tank, no detonation occurred, but the tank was damaged.

 
The episode of the battle with the use of the Ukrainian army, the American infantry fighting vehicle M2A2 Bradley. This is footage of the June 8 battle, when a large convoy of Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Leopard 2A6 tanks, as a result of an attack on Russian positions, hit mines and were hit by Russian artillery. The video is shortened, showing the fire of an M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and a vehicle of the same type hitting a mine. After that, the Ukrainian soldiers put up a smoke screen and try to evacuate, at this the video recording of the battle stops.

 
The battle of the ship "Priazovye" of Russia with sea drones of Ukraine. The Ukrainian army again used maritime drones to attack ships of the Russian fleet on June 11. Today, the Russian medium reconnaissance ship "Priazovye" of project 864 was attacked. The attack of sea drones took place 300 kilometers southeast of Sevastopol on the Black Sea. The Priazovye ship performed the tasks of monitoring and ensuring security along the routes of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines. The armament of the ship is 2 six-barreled AK-306M submachine guns and Igla MANPADS. The drone attack was reportedly repulsed and all of them were destroyed.

 
Details about the British trucks Foden 8×6 of the army of Ukraine.

The ex-president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, together with volunteers, continues to purchase military equipment in England for the needs of the Ukrainian army using the funds of his foundation. This time he purchased used English Foden 8×6 trucks manufactured in 1988. The machine is equipped with a 340 hp Rolls-Royce engine, an Allison automatic transmission and a Multi lift transfer device for interchangeable containers up to 18 tons. Used DAF military trucks have also been purchased.

 
The armor of the T-72B3 tank withstood 2 hits of the Stugna Ukraine ATGM. Published footage of the battle of the Russian tank T-72B3. The tank used up its ammunition and began to return to replenish ammunition. Reportedly, at that moment the tank was attacked twice from the Ukrainian ATGM "Stugny", despite being hit, the tank withstood the blows and returned to the unit. It is worth noting that the Ukrainian ATGM "Stugna" is a fairly effective weapon for destroying tanks, but apparently the additional armor of the tank turned out to be more effective in this battle.

 
Footage of a mobile crew of the Ukrainian army armed with an SPG-9 Spear mounted anti-tank grenade launcher. The effective firing range of such a grenade launcher against armored targets is up to 1300 meters. For more information about the SPG-9 grenade launcher, see the link to the video in the comments to the video.

 
The Ukrainian army is modernizing the T-72M1 and T-64BV tanks. The Ukrainian army began the modernization of the T-72M1 and T-64BV tanks. Earlier, Poland handed over to Ukraine T-72M tanks, which are an export version of the T-72A tank developed in 1979. The export version of the tank is distinguished by the device of the collective protection system and shells. Also, the T-72M received a monolithic turret armor instead of a combined one. The Ukrainian army is modernizing tanks, equipping them with dynamic protection and anti-cumulative gratings, and other improvements are being carried out, but there is no data on them yet.

 
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