/\ Excellent post and link. Thank you Clusosh."So you're interested in joining the .....? Well, the key to the benefit program really is, not getting killed."
~ Peter Falk as Joe Diamond, 'The Enlaws' 1979.
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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Day 63 of invasion; Day 9 of Battle of Donbass |
| 2022-04-28 |
| from militaryland.net and understandingwar.org link below is to former Russia gained more territory, (about anther 5 km) in North Central Donbas south and south east of Izium. This area is not heavily populated and was, perhaps, not heavily defended. A theory is that this is the beginning of a Rus offense to outflank the Ukraine positions further south. Elsewhere, Russian forces, infantry and armor, are slowly approaching the heavily defended perimeter of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Most analysts think the Ukraine positions there are supported by armored vehicles but how many is uncertain. Not much territory change elsewhere. Substantial bombardment of positions (Ukraine by Rus, Rus by Ukraine) continues. Ukraine forces still holding out in small part of Mariupol. less than 2 weeks until May 9 when Russia traditionally celebrates victory with parades |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #2 /\ Excellent post and link. Thank you Clusosh. "So you're interested in joining the .....? Well, the key to the benefit program really is, not getting killed." ~ Peter Falk as Joe Diamond, 'The Enlaws' 1979. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-04-28 10:05 |
| #1 According to Nolan Peterson on Twitter, Manus McCaffrey and Paul Gray, two American combat veterans and volunteers working with the Ukrainian military were wounded in action today in Ukraine. Manus McCaffrey, a former Army Ranger, and Paul Gray, formerly of the 101st Airborne, were both wounded in action at 1435 EEST when Russian artillery struck their position as they waited to ambush a Russian tank. McCaffrey suffered serious injuries from shrapnel to his face, head, and torso. Gray was sheltered from a majority of the shrapnel, however was injured when a nearby rock wall collapsed on his leg. They were taken to a nearby hospital with McCaffrey being conscious and speaking the last time he was seen. Both men are currently being treated for their wounds in an undisclosed hospital inside of Ukraine. “We were ready for a tank to come down the road when the artillery hit us. A concrete wall protected me but then fell on me. Manus took the hardest blow and shrapnel.” Gray said in a message to reporter Nolan Peterson. “We were next together this entire deployment. Every minute,” Gray added about McCaffrey. “He’s such a great fighter.” Funker530.com |
| Posted by: Clusosh Floluter6074 2022-04-28 08:47 |