Russian special military operation in Ukraine #22

ALAMO wrote:Margarita Simonyan reported a sabotage.
Crimea is among the heaviest defended areas in Russia. I would put a possibility of multiple penetration close to zero.

Edit : stored ammo detonation at Saki airbase near Novofedorovka. No casualties, no destruction of equipment. Su-24M and Su-30 are stationing there.

franco wrote:Colonel Ruslan Trihub, head of the Darnytsia territorial recruitment center (military enlistment office) in Kyiv, bitterly told that after the start of general mobilization, the flow of volunteers who wanted to fight in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had critically dried up. According to the military commissar, if a few months ago “there were some difficulties due to the large flow of volunteers who wanted to get weapons and go to defend Ukraine,” now the picture is completely different.

All the queues in the territorial centers that are shown on television are people who want to get a deferral, go through a medical commission, or those who came for some other issues. Out of a hundred volunteers, there will be about three - Trigub stated sadly.

FULL ARTICLE: https://topwar-ru.translate.goog/200068-iz-100-chelovek-ostanutsja-troe-o-masshtabah-dobrovolcheskogo-dvizhenija-na-ukraine.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Dforce wrote:

ALAMO wrote:Margarita Simonyan reported a sabotage.
Crimea is among the heaviest defended areas in Russia. I would put a possibility of multiple penetration close to zero.

Yeah, local partisans fed up with the occupation sounds much more plausible. Or SF roaming free with the help of locals is also possible.

Mir wrote:
Perhaps an accident? Someone on RT commented that the explosions occurred near the base but not on the base itself.

franco wrote: Formation in Russia of regional and "national" volunteer battalions

   The Kommersant newspaper published Andrey Vinokurov's article “Special Volunteer Operation. How the regions form units to participate in the SVO in Ukraine” about the formation in the Russian Federation of regional and “national” volunteer battalions to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine. Soldiers of the volunteer battalion "Tiger" formed in Primorsky Krai, July 2022 (c) press service of the Government of Primorsky Krai

   At the end of last week, it became known about the formation in St. Petersburg of three “named” volunteer units to participate in a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. The formation of such detachments has been going on in the regions for several months now: local authorities and veteran organizations are calling for them to join, volunteers are promised solid cash payments and provision with all the necessary equipment. Procedural issues are resolved through the military registration and enlistment offices, where those wishing to go to the NVO enter into a contract with the Ministry of Defense. As a rule, such units consist of fellow countrymen who are trained together and will also have to participate in hostilities together.

   Information about the creation in St. Petersburg of volunteer detachments "Kronstadt", "Neva" and "Pavlovsk" appeared on August 4 in the public "VKontakte" under the name "Point of selection for military service under the contract." According to the announcement, these units are staffed "exclusively by residents of St. Petersburg."

   The formation of such units has been going on in the regions since spring: according to Kommersant's estimates, more than 40 such units have already been created in at least two dozen subjects of the Russian Federation.

   Information about them is published in the media and social networks of the authorities, while they receive special names, one way or another indicating their territorial affiliation. As a rule, these units include residents of the very region where they are formed, who together undergo training and combat coordination, and then go together to the NWO.

   So, in Yakutia, a volunteer detachment is called "Bootur" - according to local legends, Elley Bootur is considered the ancestor of the Yakuts. On July 28, the head of the republic, Aisen Nikolaev, wrote about his forthcoming dispatch to the NVO “to liberate the friendly republics, strengthen the borders and defend our country” in his Telegram channel. According to the commander of "Botur" Alexander Kolosov, it includes drivers, mechanics, air defense gunners and machine gunners.

   “The main principle that we are forming here is fraternity… The battalion will come to its fellow countrymen prepared and will be a good support for the military units that are participating in the special operation in Ukraine,” governor Oleg Kozhemyako described the tasks of the Primorsky Tiger detachment. On July 9, the press service of the regional government announced the beginning of the formation of the battalion. Its fighters are being trained at the base of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet.

   “The idea is that the battalions should be formed only from the natives of Tatarstan, so that they stand shoulder to shoulder, know each other, walk together and carry out the assigned tasks,” explained the principle of the formation of the Alga and Timer battalions (from Tatar - “Forward” and “Iron”), the head of the selection point for military service under a contract in Kazan, Major Evgeny Tokmakov. And the press secretary of the President of Tatarstan, Lilia Galimova, assured that this initiative was born “at the call of the soul”: “As far as I understand, people who are directly involved in this made an appeal. I have not heard that the leadership of the republic made any appeals.” The Tatar battalions have their own Telegram channel, where campaign videos are periodically published. "I am Alexey. Every day I work in the field in my native Volzhsk, - says in one of them a volunteer, sitting in an infantry fighting vehicle. “I am Bulat, an IT specialist from Nizhnekamsk. I develop programs for large companies in the city,” says another.

   When enrolling in the Chuvash communications battalion "Atal" (from the Chuvash - "Volga"), which can also only be entered by residents of the republic, knowledge of the Chuvash language is considered a plus. To sign the contract, no experience of military service is required, but you need a signalman's education or a driver's license category B, C, D, E.

   In the Perm Territory, a motorized rifle company "Parma" of 90 people and a tank battalion "Molot" (about 160 people) are being formed. Another tank battalion named after Kuzma Minin is being created in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The Amur region, as reported in mid-July by local media, is gathering the Amursky motorized rifle battalion, which is expected to consist of 400-500 people. An announcement appeared on the website of the government of the Leningrad Region about recruiting for the Nevsky and Ladoga artillery battalions. And in the Tyumen region, they announced the formation of three units at once with different specializations: the Tobol sapper battalion, the Taiga sniper company, and the Siberia artillery battalion. According to the official version, Tobol was formed on the initiative of veterans of the Tyumen Higher Military Engineering Command School.

   Bashkiria prepared two motorized rifle battalions for the NVO. The formation of the first, named after Minigali Shaimuratov (a Soviet Bashkir military leader during the Great Patriotic War), was announced back in May by the republican organization Veterans of the Marine Corps and Special Forces of the Navy. And in June, “Veterans of the airborne troops and special forces of Bashkortostan” announced the creation of a battalion named after Alexander Dostavlatov (a Ufa man who died in the second Chechen war). The head of the republic, Radiy Khabirov, said that the total number of two battalions exceeded 800 people.

  Support units are being created in a number of regions.

   For example, the Seim logistics battalion from the Kursk region will transport fuel, food, ammunition, etc. The Omsk region announced the formation of a repair company, a logistics company and a medical unit under the names Irtysh, Avangard and " Om." Auto mechanics, logisticians, freight forwarders, supply managers and paramedical personnel are most in demand there. According to the Omsk authorities at the beginning of last week, 150 applications for service were received, 50 people have already passed the selection and are included in the order, and another 400 people called the contact number and declared their readiness to join nominal battalions.

   Among other "nominal" units - "Angara" (Irkutsk region), Chelyabinsk battalions "South Ural" (261 people) and "Southern Ural" (253 people), Tomsk "Toyan" (after the prince of the tribe of Eushta Tatars who lived on the banks of the Tom in the 17th century). The Ulyanovsk battalions "Sviyaga" (a river that flows through Ulyanovsk) and "Simbirsk" are expected to have 200 fighters each. According to Maxim Korzhov, deputy head of the central recruiting center in Ulyanovsk, the interest in concluding contracts is “very high”: more than 100 calls are received per day.

   In the Krasnodar Territory, volunteer detachments are formed on the basis of the Kuban Cossack army. Back in April, a detachment named after the ataman of the Black Sea Cossack army Zakhary Chepiga was created there, and in May - the Kuban detachment. In total, about 1.2 thousand Cossacks participate in the SVO, and a special training center for Cossack volunteers operates in the region. In addition, on July 22, information appeared on the website of the Union of Cossack Warriors of Russia and Abroad about the reorganization of the Don Cossack detachment into a brigade and the addition of the Terek battalion to it. The new brigade should also include the Kuban and the Yenisei unit. Earlier, the media wrote about the participation of the Cossack divisions Yermak and Taurida in the NWO.

   The Ministry of Defense is responsible for procedural formalities in all regions: volunteers sign contracts with it for a period of several months with the possibility of extension and receive the official status of contract soldiers.

   A typical scheme for the distribution of responsibilities in the formation of regbats for many constituent entities of the Russian Federation was previously described in an interview by the Primorye Governor Kozhemyako: in the case of the Tiger, ammunition (body armor and helmets) is supplied by the Pacific Fleet, the region takes care of clothing and special equipment (“various sights, walkie-talkies, quadrocopters” ), and the Ministry of Defense provides weapons.

   The promised benefits to volunteers vary from region to region. So, in the Omsk region they say that after arriving on the territory of the North Military District, the salary of contractors will be at least 130 thousand rubles. In other regions, higher figures are given, exceeding 200 thousand rubles. And in the Perm Territory, volunteers are promised at all that they will receive at least 300 thousand rubles. per month. Regional authorities, in turn, are ready for one-time payments (from 100 thousand rubles), but they are not always available immediately. For example, in Tatarstan, volunteers are promised to be paid only 60,000 at once, and they will receive another 200,000 after crossing the border. In addition, contract soldiers are entitled to various payments for the successful conduct of hostilities and daily allowances of 8 thousand rubles. "for each day of the offensive." Regional surcharges are also provided in the event of the death of volunteers: for example,

   Recall that Chechnya began to form nominal military units from local residents long before the events in Ukraine, and they participated in the NMD from the first days. In particular, these are the Akhmat OMON and SOBR detachments (named after the President of Chechnya in 2003-2004 Akhmat Kadyrov), the Yug battalion and the 141st motorized regiment named after Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov. At the end of June, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the formation of four new battalions to participate in the Northern Military District: North-Akhmat, South-Akhmat, West-Akhmat and East-Akhmat.

   As a well-informed federal official explained to Kommersant on condition of anonymity, contract units are formed on a territorial basis, since it is more convenient to work with volunteers.

   The regional authorities, according to him, were asked to provide, first of all, informational support, they also help with finances and raise funds for additional logistics. To the question of Kommersant whether after the NWO there could be problems with such units at the place of their formation, the interlocutor of Kommersant replied: “This is the principle of the lesser evil. Yes, and fight for a long time and in different directions.

https://bmpd-livejournal-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Serberus wrote:UPDATE: Explosions in Crimea Result of Accident at Ammunitions Depot – Defense Ministry
Huge explosions reported near a Russian military base in Crimea were the result of an accident at an ammunition storage facility, according to Russia’s MoD.
No one was injured in the accident and damage to the stored equipment has apparently been minimal, officials added. Emergency services are combating the flames on site. An investigation into the exact causes of the accident is underway.
RT

zorobabel wrote:Crazy video of the simultaneous explosions

https://twitter.com/mdfzeh/status/1557005287134986249

Werewolf wrote:

Serberus wrote:UPDATE: Explosions in Crimea Result of Accident at Ammunitions Depot – Defense Ministry
Huge explosions reported near a Russian military base in Crimea were the result of an accident at an ammunition storage facility, according to Russia’s MoD.
No one was injured in the accident and damage to the stored equipment has apparently been minimal, officials added. Emergency services are combating the flames on site. An investigation into the exact causes of the accident is underway.
RT

I would be cautious with statements right after something happened as it is impossible to tell if someone died or a mistake. There were no investigations yet and let alone someone being able to investigate one hour after the event.

There is also the motive to downplay something as it is normal behavior for both sides, but statements like these might be later used as "proof" that Russians always lie.

Dforce wrote:

ALAMO wrote:Margarita Simonyan reported a sabotage.
Crimea is among the heaviest defended areas in Russia. I would put a possibility of multiple penetration close to zero.

Yeah, local partisans fed up with the occupation sounds much more plausible. Or SF roaming free with the help of locals is also possible.

Dforce wrote:

ALAMO wrote:Margarita Simonyan reported a sabotage.
Crimea is among the heaviest defended areas in Russia. I would put a possibility of multiple penetration close to zero.

Yeah, local partisans fed up with the occupation sounds much more plausible. Or SF roaming free with the help of locals is also possible.

nomadski wrote:The size of explosions similar to 500 lb bomb . About 30 ~ 50 meter fireball . Near simultaneous . Spread over several hundred meters . Aircraft Ammo unlikely to be all of 500 lb size and go off together . Range from mainland Ukraine of 130 miles , together with size of explosions , indicates either BM  ( M48 - ATACMS ) or more likely cruise Harpoon . Unlikely site did not have AD . Therefore Harpoon went under Radar ? Or travel a bit over land in Russian region and attack from unexpected direction ?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OtyTTlHhtg

Dforce wrote:

Arrow wrote:https://t.me/breakingmash/37260

Apparently an airbase in the Crimea.

Those evil Ukrups, shooting on their own country!

caveat emptor wrote:I don't believe it was accident as area of explosions was too far apart. At the end of the day, someone in BSF command chain needs to be kicked out, as this is not the first **** up they did.

Backman wrote:

Dforce wrote:

ALAMO wrote:Margarita Simonyan reported a sabotage.
Crimea is among the heaviest defended areas in Russia. I would put a possibility of multiple penetration close to zero.

Yeah, local partisans fed up with the occupation sounds much more plausible. Or SF roaming free with the help of locals is also possible.

Speaking of penetration. Looks like the NAFO muttpack might have got in