'Conservative #Russian groups proved to be talented actors online, recruiting “volunteers” to fight in #Ukraine'
https://globalvoices.org/2017/01/07/...rough-online/#
Russia's good at exploiting weakness but not all-powerful. Putin's mindset limits success. Excellent Kirillova piece
http://euromaidanpress.com/2017/01/0...rillova-says/#
@OSCE_SMM very clear pic of towed howitzer (152mm 2A65 Msta-B) (+ MLRS (122mm BM-21 Grad) & self-propelled howitzers) on 20/7/15
Azor...concerns Russian loses in Donbass.....
Dying for Russia in #Ukraine: My longer #YouTube video, revealing staggering numbers of unmarked graveshttps://youtu.be/fWYW7U1nNlg
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Last edited by davidbfpo; 01-08-2017 at 07:19 PM.
Some more context on Russia's history of info warfare
http://www.aei.org/publication/russi...gn=fdpaeideas#
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 01-08-2017 at 06:08 PM.
Azor.....
#Russia has capacity to start two large-scale mil operations in parallel, mobilizing up to 150 000 troops @FOIresearch
Last edited by davidbfpo; 01-08-2017 at 07:19 PM.
If so, then why did the Russians rely upon one Spetsnaz brigade to secure Crimea in early 2014, out of 25,000 Russian soldiers in Crimea? Why did it take 40,000 Russian soldiers massed on Ukraine's eastern borders only generate 9,000 men in Battalion Tactical Groups in Donbas? Why are Russian soldiers from the Donbas being sent to Syria?Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
If you have been following the Ukrainian thread since Crimea....the initial Russia invasion of Donbass was well on the other side of 15,000 troops all taken from their professional contract side of the house...some estimates placed the number closer to 17,000.
After the UAF was soundly beaten in an 2014 encirclement most of the invasion troops withdrew to just over the border...leaving a remaining 11,000 inside...that number has sunken to around 5-8,000 depending on what Russia is trying to pressure Ukraine on....
Remember in the initial Russian invasion UAF artillery mainly BM27s caught a Russian mech brigade on the move and Russian loses with wounded were in the range of 200 and ten were captured...virtually wiping out a Tactical BN....
Currently a stable 5,000 is in place...largely separatist unit commanders and XOs and logistics support...coupled with a Spetsnaz Brigade with artillery and armored units .....with elements of recce (UAV/EW) and logistics.....a large number of Russian trainers are "hidden" in the separatist units....
I have been retro posting info that now is being taken from Russian VK accounts and Ukrainian social media analysts are slowly piecing together the actual invasion units....and they talk about brigades not BNs......meaning multiple different BNs forming a common Russian brigade under command of that actual brigade commander...
Right now there is a stand off with spetsnaz...Russian spetsnaz has not launched any attacks in over two full months due to an ambush that caught and killed two full teams and the Russians are unsure just how the UAF found them...
Your last question is easy to answer....they are considered to be combat trained and experienced and if they are Russian usually spetsnaz, artillery and recce (UAV/EW types)....if separatists then with Russian PMU Wagner...
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 01-09-2017 at 09:41 AM.
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