Photos Ukrainian Military

[Gordus]

Rest in Eternal Peace Yaroslav Havryliuk.

 

[vonFeilitzsch]

 

[berkut76]

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whoa are these guys? Tavors with Israeli red dots. Totally "packaged". "My" Alfa unit sucks by comparison.

 

[berkut76]

Photos of the KIA and breakdown of every engagement during the month of October 2018 where Ukrainian military suffered losses.

https://translate.google.com/transl...SBaI44B8u3TycAN3hh6Jh-Y0iE&edit-text=&act=url

 

[BravoZulu]

^^Very sobering read @berkut76

 

[vonFeilitzsch]

whoa are these guys? Tavors with Israeli red dots. Totally "packaged". "My" Alfa unit sucks by comparison.

patch is of the NGU

 

[berkut76]

Reservists attached to the 3rd Special Forces Regiment conduct training exercises. How can a special forces regiment have reservists is beyond me, but my issues with "militia"-like attitudes and structure of Ukrainian Military have been well documented in this thread.

 

[Roundose]

Australian Army 1st Commando Regiment is a reserve special forces unit

 

[berkut76]

24-year-old Ihor Honcharenko died of his wounds near Zaitseve, Donetsk Oblast on November 1, 2018.
Ihor was born in 1994 in Stanyshivka, Zhytomyr Oblast. He served as assistant gunner in the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

Maksym Pasychniuk was killed by a sniper bullet in the war zone on November 4, 2018.
Maksym was born in Hubyn, Volyn Oblast on October 3, 1978. He served in the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!

 

[Gordus]

How can a special forces regiment have reservists is beyond me, but my issues with "militia"-like attitudes and structure of Ukrainian Military have been well documented in this thread.

There's quite a number of countries, including the US that have special forces units in reserve or national guard.

 

[Gordus]

Rest In Eternal Peace Ihor Honcharenko.

 

[adicontakt]

What a strange coincidence every time when a russian convoy pass the border, the fighting increase .
RIP

 

[berkut76]

What a strange coincidence every time when a russian convoy pass the border, the fighting increase .
RIP

It all depends on Russian military recruitment cycles... and exams at their military institutions. The latest draft was in August - September, exams are now in full swing, so here you go. Basically, whenever there is an increase in artillery and mortar strikes, which are widely inaccurate to boot, then "fresh meat" started rotation. Unfortunately, most of the losses right now are due to sniper activity.

 

[Gordus]

Rest in Eternal Peace Maksym Pasychniuk.

 

[berkut76]

There's quite a number of countries, including the US that have special forces units in reserve or national guard.

You know Ukrainians always put their own twist on idea. Remember that they are recruiting for an active duty in special forces by posting announcements on Job Boards. Plus, as you can see some of the reservists in the unit are better kitted out than active duty troops. This screams "thrill seekers" to me.

I re-watched a few Finnish movies about WWII. Striking similarities to the present day Ukrainian army in terms of how troops and lower rank officers behave and act out.

 

[berkut76]

Random photos:

I forgot this soldier's name, but his call sign is Canada. Why "Canada" you might wonder? He used to play minor (really minor ) hockey in North America

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

big gun to big man!

 

[berkut76]

One of the airbrone brigade positions somewhere in Donbas

 

[berkut76]

Random stuff.

Russian Orlan-10 UAV in artillery spotter configuration intercepted and brought down intact by the Ukrainian ECM team.

Jack Russell terrier of one of the senior officers from the 72nd Infantry Brigade.

 

[berkut76]

Blast from the past, Yak-28 in 1992

The cover of the most recent issue of the French Airpower magazine. Obviously, the central article about Ukrainian Air Force.

Italian Raid Magazine.

The inscription reads: "Tochka U" in refrence to OTR-21 Tochka Missle.

Italian "San Marco" Marines paid respects to the Ukrainian Marines who paid the ultimate price during the ongoing Russian - Ukrainian War.