Update.
Maneuver element south is gone. Gone completely. Some survivors managed to break out, but the giant piles of destroyed and captured equipment tell a story quite unflattering for the Kiev government. Take a look.
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зри в корень - УкраинÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð°Ñ€Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ñ€Ð°Ð·Ð³Ñ€Ð¾Ð¼Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° в "Южном котле"
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - Конец-таки "котла"?..
http://i.imgur.com/MmDLhgu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dV5JsuV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/z6acS89.jpg
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223426&d=1407512228
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223419&d=1407504942
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223418&d=1407504933
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http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223407&d=1407504728
A column of Grads, allegedly captured from Ukrainian troops in maneuver element south.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu81QWr-glU
Border KPP Dolzhanskiy, now under rebel control.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223430&d=1407512356
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223429&d=1407512336
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223428&d=1407512319
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223427&d=1407512297
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223425&d=1407512203
However, the Kiev offensive seems to have knocked the rebels off of several hills surrounding Saur-Mogila. It's unclear whether the rebels still hold Saur-Mogila itself.
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - ЕдинÑÑ‚Ð²ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð°Ñ ÑегоднÑшнÑÑ Ð¸Ð½Ñ„Ð° по Саур-Могиле от ополченцев...
Government troops have also taken Krasniy Luch, Vakhrushevo, Khrustal'noe, and Bokovo-Platovo. The DNR is now surrounded and separated from the LNR. If they still hold Saur-Mogila then they may still have border access, but it's likelier that even if they have the hill, they don't have a corridor to the border. Strelkov blames the Cossacks, but I suspect the reality is that even had they fought, they would have (at best) bought some time.
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - Донецк в кольце?..
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Footage of the downed Ukrainian MiG-29.
Блог ÐлекÑандра Шакуна - СлаваукраинÑкий МиГарь, Ñбитый под Донецком 7.08.2014
Ukrainian government sources also confirm that an Mi-8 medevac was hit by anti-air, and forced to land.
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Lots of photos of Ukrainian troops and paramilitaries. The last couple of photos show the giant line of refugees at a Russian border checkpoint, fleeing the fighting.
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - Те, кто ÑпаÑÑÑ Ð¸Ð· Южного "котла", те, кто в "котёл" не уÑпел и беженцы на границе...
More photos of government troops and fighters.
http://i.imgur.com/IziHTjX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OfN2JIH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5aoSCXs.jpg
The new prime-minister of the DNR is a rebel fighter and leader, not a civilian with ties to Moscow. The rebels seem to be preparing for the eventual defeat of the conventional fight.
Officers from the Ukrainian 72nd Mech Bde have been arrested by Russia for warcrimes, namely use of white phosphorus munitions.
Personal comment: the Russian government must have lost it's mind.
Lukashenko has removed all trade restrictions with Ukraine. It appears that their trade-war is over.
Meanwhile the city of Nikolaev will have no hot water, due to gas shortages.
Personal comment: hmm, gas shortages in the summer...
More photos from the Maydan.
Журнал хорошего наÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ â˜º - Майдан ÑегоднÑ. Оральные баталии пахучих патриотов!
The US has issued a statement saying that Russia should not be providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, only international organizations should be doing this.
In Uzhgorod, Right Sector has attacked the local SBU building. One local police officer was shot and wounded in the fighting.
КрыÑа из нержавеющей Ñтали - Ð’ Ужгороде Правый Ñектор штурмовал СБУ
Despite Russian sanctions against western food importers, the Russian sanctions are just as full of holes as the western ones.
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Canadian C-17 bringing supplies for the Ukrainian border guards, in Kharkov.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg9aawUKioI
Another Russian journalist has disappeared in Eastern Ukraine.
Íîâîñòè NEWSru.com :: Âîåííûé ôîòîêîððåñïîíäåíò "Ðîññèè ñåãîäíÿ" ïðîïàë íà Óêðàèíå, âîçìîæíî, ïîïàë â ïëåí
Ukraine is threatening to block gas transit as part of sanctions against Russia.
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Maneuver element south is gone. Gone completely. Some survivors managed to break out, but the giant piles of destroyed and captured equipment tell a story quite unflattering for the Kiev government. Take a look.
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зри в корень - УкраинÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð°Ñ€Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ñ€Ð°Ð·Ð³Ñ€Ð¾Ð¼Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° в "Южном котле"
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - Конец-таки "котла"?..
http://i.imgur.com/MmDLhgu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dV5JsuV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/z6acS89.jpg
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223426&d=1407512228
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223419&d=1407504942
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223418&d=1407504933
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223417&d=1407504924
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223416&d=1407504857
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223415&d=1407504847
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223414&d=1407504834
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223413&d=1407504821
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223411&d=1407504791
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223408&d=1407504745
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223407&d=1407504728
A column of Grads, allegedly captured from Ukrainian troops in maneuver element south.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu81QWr-glU
Border KPP Dolzhanskiy, now under rebel control.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223430&d=1407512356
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223429&d=1407512336
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223428&d=1407512319
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223427&d=1407512297
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=223425&d=1407512203
However, the Kiev offensive seems to have knocked the rebels off of several hills surrounding Saur-Mogila. It's unclear whether the rebels still hold Saur-Mogila itself.
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - ЕдинÑÑ‚Ð²ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð°Ñ ÑегоднÑшнÑÑ Ð¸Ð½Ñ„Ð° по Саур-Могиле от ополченцев...
Government troops have also taken Krasniy Luch, Vakhrushevo, Khrustal'noe, and Bokovo-Platovo. The DNR is now surrounded and separated from the LNR. If they still hold Saur-Mogila then they may still have border access, but it's likelier that even if they have the hill, they don't have a corridor to the border. Strelkov blames the Cossacks, but I suspect the reality is that even had they fought, they would have (at best) bought some time.
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - Донецк в кольце?..
zloy_odessit -
Footage of the downed Ukrainian MiG-29.
Блог ÐлекÑандра Шакуна - СлаваукраинÑкий МиГарь, Ñбитый под Донецком 7.08.2014
Ukrainian government sources also confirm that an Mi-8 medevac was hit by anti-air, and forced to land.
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Lots of photos of Ukrainian troops and paramilitaries. The last couple of photos show the giant line of refugees at a Russian border checkpoint, fleeing the fighting.
Вахтенный журнал Ñтареющего пирата - Те, кто ÑпаÑÑÑ Ð¸Ð· Южного "котла", те, кто в "котёл" не уÑпел и беженцы на границе...
More photos of government troops and fighters.
http://i.imgur.com/IziHTjX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OfN2JIH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5aoSCXs.jpg
The new prime-minister of the DNR is a rebel fighter and leader, not a civilian with ties to Moscow. The rebels seem to be preparing for the eventual defeat of the conventional fight.
Officers from the Ukrainian 72nd Mech Bde have been arrested by Russia for warcrimes, namely use of white phosphorus munitions.
Personal comment: the Russian government must have lost it's mind.
Lukashenko has removed all trade restrictions with Ukraine. It appears that their trade-war is over.
Meanwhile the city of Nikolaev will have no hot water, due to gas shortages.
Personal comment: hmm, gas shortages in the summer...
More photos from the Maydan.
Журнал хорошего наÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ â˜º - Майдан ÑегоднÑ. Оральные баталии пахучих патриотов!
The US has issued a statement saying that Russia should not be providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, only international organizations should be doing this.
In Uzhgorod, Right Sector has attacked the local SBU building. One local police officer was shot and wounded in the fighting.
КрыÑа из нержавеющей Ñтали - Ð’ Ужгороде Правый Ñектор штурмовал СБУ
Despite Russian sanctions against western food importers, the Russian sanctions are just as full of holes as the western ones.
Íîâîñòè NEWSru.com :: Ìíîãèå åâðîïåéñêèå äåëèêàòåñû íå ïîïàëè ïîä ïðîäîâîëüñòâåííûå ñàíêöèè Ðîññèè, âûÿñíèëè æóðíàëèñòû
Canadian C-17 bringing supplies for the Ukrainian border guards, in Kharkov.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg9aawUKioI
Another Russian journalist has disappeared in Eastern Ukraine.
Íîâîñòè NEWSru.com :: Âîåííûé ôîòîêîððåñïîíäåíò "Ðîññèè ñåãîäíÿ" ïðîïàë íà Óêðàèíå, âîçìîæíî, ïîïàë â ïëåí
Ukraine is threatening to block gas transit as part of sanctions against Russia.
Íîâîñòè NEWSru.com :: Óêðàèíñêèé êàáìèí ïîäãîòîâèë ñàíêöèè â îòíîøåíèè 65 ðîññèéñêèõ êîìïàíèé è 172 ãðàæäàí è ãîòîâ ïðèîñòàíîâèòü òðàíçèò ãàçà