interesting watch.
a retired american infantry opinion, design, structure, etc on russian trenches taken by Ukrainian forces. this is surprisingly one of the better trenches.

The 46th Air Mobile Brigade uses FPV drones to attack Russian infantry in the area of Novoprokopivka.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1695...4265512132?s=20

Kiev’s forces lose 1,000 men since July in repeat assaults on single village
It is emphasized that the Ukrainian army’s losses are colossal
Military operation in Ukraine 25 Aug, 17:28

MELITOPOL, August 25. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces have lost over 1,000 men from the 10th Army Corps in persistent assaults on the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye Region, since the end of July, Vladimir Rogov, leader of the We Are Together With Russia movement, told TASS.

"As for irrecoverable losses - those killed and seriously wounded who will no longer return to military service - it is more than 1,000 men. In all, including the wounded who can return to the ranks, the losses are estimated at several thousand. The Ukrainian army’s losses are colossal. The 10th Army Corps has been involved in the assaults [on Rabotino] since late July," Rogov said.

Earlier, he told TASS that the Ukrainian command was transferring fresh units from the 10th Corps, the Marun tactical group and the 47th brigade, to the Rabotino area to augment the 82nd brigade already located in this sector of the line of engagement.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian army has been attempting to mount an offensive since June 4, thus far unsuccessfully. According to the Russian military, Ukraine has lost more than 43,000 men and about 5,000 items of various weaponry, including 26 airplanes and 25 Leopard tanks, in just two months. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the Ukrainian troops had not achieved any success whatsoever in any direction.

Crimea is already within range.

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Russian milblogger Romanov reports strikes in Sadove, Skavovskyi district in occupied Kherson region, two strikes were recorded, presumably HIMARS 👿

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1695...9343572226?s=20

Russian forces put end to activities of Ukrainian sabotage group in DPR
As stated by the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the enemy’s sabotage and reconnaissance group was in the area of ​​the settlement of Urozhaynoye
Military operation in Ukraine 26 Aug, 21:11

MOSCOW, August 26. /TASS/. Russian forces put an end to the activities of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group near the Urozhainoye settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said.

"The activities of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were suppressed near the Urozhainoye settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic," he noted. "In the south Donetsk area, the forces of Battlegroup East, in coordination with army aircraft and artillery units, repelled two attacks by Ukraine’s 31st Marine Brigade near the Staromayorskoye settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic," Konashenkov added.

According to him, the enemy lost up to 200 troops, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, a US-made M109 howitzer and a Polish-made Krab howitzer, as well as two D-20 howitzers.

Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, a Russian tank hits a large AV mine.

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1...0383364233?s=20

Katsap prisoners from the eastern front. Although they are getting older on average, they do appear to have more teeth. This is a clear sign that they are running out of ChMobiks from the poorest Cannon Vodder Republics.

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1695203884875018326?s=20

Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 26, 2023)
⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(26 August 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, during active operations, the units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have improved the situation along the front line. In addition, 5 attacks by assault detachments of 115th mechanised, 25th airborne and 68th jeager brigades of the AFU have been repelled close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Novosyolovskoye, Raigorodka, and Novoegorovka (Lugansk people's republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and 2 D-20 howitzers.

▫️1 field ammunition depot of the AFU 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Kislovka (Kharkov region).

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops, supported by aviation and artillery, repelled 3 attacks by units of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU Strategic Reserve near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 115 Ukrainian servicemen, 7 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 1 M777 artillery system, and 1 U.S.-manufactured M119 towed howitzer, UK-manufactured FH-70 gun, 1 D-30 howitzer, as well as 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 radar station of counter-battery warfare.

▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled 6 attacks by AFU assault groups close to Minkovka, Kleshcheevka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 225 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 2 Msta-B howitzers, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

▫️1 field ammunition depot of 54th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Netailovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, 2 attacks by assault groups of 63rd and 67th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 1 pickup truck, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with Army Aviation and artillery, have repelled 2 attacks by the 31st Marine Brigade near Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The actions of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin, and Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In Kherson direction, the enemy losses wer up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 5 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 139 areas.

▫️1 command post of the 100th Territorial Defence Brigade has been hit close to Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️1 P-18 radar station for detecting and tracking aerial targets has been destroyed near Chuguevo (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▫️Air defence facilities have shot down 12 projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.

▫️In addition, 37 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Olshana (Kharkov region), Volcheyarovka, Privolye, Zhitlovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Vasilyevka, Kirillovka, Yakovlevka (Donetsk People's Republic), Ilchenkovo and Tarasovka (Zaporozhye region).

📊 In total, 464 airplanes, 246 helicopters, 6,122 unmanned aerial vehicles, 433 air defence missile systems, 11,513 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,144 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,062 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,441 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

So far Ukrainian propagandist claims that Zelensky's corrupted nefarious regime to have full control of Robotyne is nothing more than a fantasy and mere fabrication.

The 🇸🇪Swedish Bofors L70 40-mm automatic gun is in service with the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine. Ukraine received 36 such guns from 🇱🇹Lithuania

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...6973651426?s=20

Special forces of the 2nd detachment of the National Guard of 🇺🇦Ukraine "OMEGA" special forces center destroy/damage 🇷🇺Russian military equipment

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...6857462157?s=20

A pyrotechnics warehouse is on fire in Kemerovo, Russia. Locals report multiple explosions and fireworks popping.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1695...4897140821?s=20

Ukrainian forces believe they have broken through the most difficult line of Russian defences in the south and will now be able to advance more quickly, a commander fighting in the south told Reuters.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1695...8909883500?s=20

According to the 205th's TG Channel, they have lost three companies now fighting on the island near Kozachi Laheri on the left bank of the Dnipro River in occupied Kherson, Ukraine

(200 = dead, 300 = wounded)

Audio recording without subtitles.

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<<Devils, namely, the Brigade Commander 'T' and the head of the Intelligence Unit 'D' send our boys without artillery support, without copters - they put the boys in packs!!!

"The intelligence unit gave orders to move to the island to perform tasks. The Company of the RGR, all 200-300, GUYS went. Next comes the 1st Reconnaissance Company, 200-300 + in captivity, our 2nd Reconnaissance Company went, 200-300, there is no artillery support, we lose a company in 2 days">>

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1695411840249954619?s=20

Kherson direction
situation as of 19.00 on August 26, 2023

Near the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to "probe" the soil, sending one reconnaissance group after another, in order to gain a foothold on the islands southeast of Kherson.

🔻Yesterday, two enemy DRGs, five people each, on two boats, tried to land on Melky Island. One of the boats was destroyed by artillery fire, and the other was able to unload the group and land the wounded members of the TRO.

On the way back, having come under heavy fire, the boat was also hit along with five people on board. The evacuation was disrupted, but there is still a DRG of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the observation post on the island.

The command of the Ukrainian group "Kherson" sent another group closer to the night. The boat was moving to the Dnieper along the Ingulets River, where it was destroyed by an attack drone of the Russian Armed Forces.

🔻Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to gain a foothold on the islands are currently unsuccessful. Russian fighters stand ready, shelling the approaches to the shores. However, the enemy transferred additional fire groups of the 406th OABR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Kherson-Tyaginka line, intending to strengthen the fire cover of the assault groups.

Summer Operations | Ukrainians Use Wagner Tactics In The South. Military Summary For 2023.8.26

The SHERSHEN company, part of the 3rd assault brigade, destroyed a Russian APV and at least wounded the crew in the Bakhmut direction.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1695...3925479814?s=20

The 🇺🇦Ukrainian military destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian 152-mm self-propelled gun 2S19 "Msta-S" with the help of a GMLRS missile near Skelyuvaty Zaporizhzhia region.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...2685792532?s=20

With all the latest tech, they still can't see mines?