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2023-07-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukraine attacks with substantial mechanized assets, partial breakthrough

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Posted by lord garth 2023-07-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Ukrainians have already reached main line of defense near Verbove. Video showed them using a BMP as a minefield detector and driving it (assumed unmanned) into an anti-tank ditch.

According to LiveUAMap, the area from Robotyne to Pshenychne is in play.

FWIW, Russian voenkor: Russians preparing to withdraw from Rabotyne, Staromaiyorske (too late) and Urozhaine?

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-07-28 16:43|| 2023-07-28 16:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Ukrainians have already reached main line of defense near Verbove. Video showed them using a BMP as a minefield detector and driving it (assumed unmanned) into an anti-tank ditch.

According to LiveUAMap, the area from Robotyne to Pshenychne is in play.

FWIW, Russian voenkor: Russians preparing to withdraw from Rabotyne, Staromaiyorske (too late) and Urozhaine?

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-07-28 16:50|| 2023-07-28 16:50|| Front Page Top

#3 If it's worth saying it's worth saying twice as my grandpa used to say.

Posted by jpal 2023-07-28 18:52|| 2023-07-28 18:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Video showed them using a BMP as a minefield detector and driving it (assumed unmanned) into an anti-tank ditch.

Another popped up showing an MRAP that bypassed the dragon's teeth under artillery fire doing a little scouting.

10th Corps has also been confirmed as committed and it is the one that has all Western equipment and training.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-07-28 21:38|| 2023-07-28 21:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Word is that some classes of Russian At mines have a delay, enough so a vehicle can drive over it, detonate it, but not until it is well passed the location of the mine.

Posted by badanov 2023-07-28 23:31|| 2023-07-28 23:31|| Front Page Top

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