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2023-05-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Prigozhin says Russian troops are “fleeing” near Ukraine’s Bakhmut.

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#1 Ukraine's STALINGRAD: Hand-to-hand bayonet combat, phosphorus bombs and 'meat waves' of Russian convicts... The year-long battle for Bakhmut still rages but as when the Nazis exhausted themselves, it could yet be a turning point towards Putin's defeat

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-13 06:51|| 2023-05-13 06:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Nervous Russians shoot down own SU-34 and Mi-8 in Bryansk.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 08:40|| 2023-05-13 08:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Yesterday: Mi-28 helicopter crashes in Russian-occupied Crimea: pilots dead

Rumors about a lost Su-25 are also emerging. What is going on?

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 08:50|| 2023-05-13 08:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Two Russian Mil Mi-8 helicopters, a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet were shot down in Bryansk Oblast of Russia today, according to updated information.

According to a channel affiliated with the Russian Air Force, one of the downed helicopters was a Mil Mi-8MTPR-1, a rare electronic warfare variant employed for jamming.

It is equipped with Rychag-AV airborne jamming station.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 09:30|| 2023-05-13 09:30|| Front Page Top

#5 There were a lot of antiaircraft friendly fire incidents during the War in South Ossetia in 2008.

The Russian Army improved, with very, very few friendly fire incidents. Dunno why all the new shootdowns, though.

Posted by badanov 2023-05-13 09:34|| 2023-05-13 09:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Even wilder: Russian mil blogger claims the shot down aircraft were ambushed from Ukraine. Makes more sense than Russians shot down 4 of their aircraft in one day.

Readovka reports that the two helicopters and jets that crashed in Bryansk region were shot down from Ukraine's Chernihiv oblast. The report states that the aircraft was ambushed by the Ukrainian armed forces in a "carefully planned operation".

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 09:35|| 2023-05-13 09:35|| Front Page Top

#7 The four downed aircraft are said to from a strike package. Size of strike package not revealed.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 19:15|| 2023-05-13 19:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Russian mil blogger Shtirlitz writes Klischiivka has fallen to Ukrainians. Four Colonels mentioned as KIA. Major loss.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 19:21|| 2023-05-13 19:21|| Front Page Top

#9 Russian mil blogger Shtirlitz

Sorry: Ukrainian mil blogger. Didn't proofread.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-13 19:38|| 2023-05-13 19:38|| Front Page Top

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