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Battle Of Chasiv Yar
The battle of Chasiv Yar is an ongoing military engagement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for control of the city of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages. The battle began on 4 April 2024 with the first direct assault on the city by Russian forces, and has thus far seen the confirmed capture of the Kanal district and the claimed capture of the Novyi district by Russia, the two easternmost of the city, and the advance of their forces to all land east of the Siverskyi Donets – Donbas Canal separating the city. Due to its high elevation and strategic location in Donetsk Oblast, Chasiv Yar is regarded as a pivotal provincial city. According to analysts, a Russian capture of Chasiv Yar would likely allow further Russian advances towards the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the two largest settlements in Donetsk Oblast not under Russian occupation. Background The hilltop city of Chasiv Yar has served as a front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Ukraine Campaign
The eastern Ukraine campaign is a theatre of operation in the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that affects three provinces ( oblasts) in the eastern part of Ukraine: Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast (collectively the Donbas) and Kharkiv Oblast. The invasion is an escalation or intensification of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which had been waged between Ukraine and Russian proxies since 2014. The battle of Donbas is a major offensive in this theatre of operations and is considered to be the second strategic phase of the invasion. By July 2022, Russian forces and their separatist allies had captured the cities of Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Rubizhne and Izium. However, in early September, Ukraine launched a major counteroffensive in the east, which recaptured the cities of Izium, Balakliia, Kupiansk, Sviatohirsk and the strategic city of Lyman. Outside of the Donbas, there are ongoing battles in the cities of Kreminna and Svatove. Overview Sporadic fighting ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm-Z
Storm-Z (russian: Шторм-Z, Shtorm-Z) is a series of penal military units established by Russia by April 6, 2023, at the latest. On June 24, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law disbanding Storm-Z and replacing it with new Storm-V units. However, on 12 February 2024, Dmytro Riumshyn, the commander of Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade, claimed that Russian forces were deploying regular troops, sabotage groups, as well as both "Storm-Z" and "Storm-V" penal units in Avdiivka. Later, on 27 February 2024, Illia Yevlash, the spokesman for the Khortytsia operational-strategic group, claimed that Russian commanders were using human wave tactics involving Storm-Z and Storm-V. History Formation The existence of the Storm-Z units was first uncovered on April 6, 2023, when Ukrainian forces captured documents detailing their penal recruitment and formations. The Russian Ministry of Defence modeled the units after the Wagner Group's penal recruitment after their fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two million reserve personnel. Their branches consist of the Ground Forces, the Navy, and the Aerospace Forces, as well as three independent arms of service: the Strategic Rocket Forces, the Airborne Forces, and the Special Operations Forces. In 2021, Russia had the world's fifth-highest military expenditure at . The Russian Armed Forces possess the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. They operate the second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines, and are one of only three national militaries (alongside those of the United States and China) that operate strategic bombers. With certain exceptions, Russian law mandates one year of military service for all male citizens aged 18–27, though conscripts are generally not depl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraken Regiment
The Kraken Regiment ( uk, Спецпідрозділ «Kraken», translit=Spetspidrozdil «Kraken») is a Ukrainian military volunteer unit, part of the spetsnaz units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Named after the mythical sea creature, the regiment was formed by veterans of the Azov Regiment and has successfully liberated several occupied villages during the fighting, later also taking part in counter offensives and sabotage operations, becoming one of the more high-profile volunteer units in the war. History Origin Many of the eventual members of the Kraken Regiment were amongst those who gathered in the Kharkiv hideouts that had been stashed with arms in preparation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. At the same time, Kostiantyn Nemichev, who was at the time head of the local National Corps, was gathering volunteer soldiers. They took part in the defence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomsta Brigade
The 3rd Border Detachment named after the Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevgeny Pikus, also known as Pomsta Brigade, ( uk, помста, , Revenge) is an assault brigade of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine that is part of the Offensive Guard. Details The Brigade was formed out of the Luhansk detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, since during the invasion of Ukraine the entire Russian-Luhansk border has been occupied by Russia and it's proxy, the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). Prior to the brigade's formation, five members of the Luhansk detachment where awarded the Hero of Ukraine, four of them posthumously, due to their role as being the first line of defense during the invasion. The unit saw the first casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Master Sergeant Denys Tkach being killed by a Russian DRG at 03:40 on February 24, 2022 at a border checkpoint in Zorynivka. The unit is named for Yevgeny Pikus, the Luhansk detachment's former colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)
The 26th Artillery Brigade is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Berdychiv. It traces its history to the 117th Guards Rifle Division of the Second World War. After the war, and several redesignations, the 117th Guards Rifle Division became the 117th Guards Tank Training Division. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the 117th Guards Tank Training Division was succeeded by the 62nd Mechanized Brigade, which, in turn, was created 26th Artillery Brigade (based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18.06.2004 № 312/1/014). The brigade is operating Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers gifted by Germany and the Netherlands during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, artillery used in the Battle of Bakhmut. Cold War In 1945, the 117th Guards Rifle Division became the 32nd Guards Mechanized Division. It moved to Berdichev and later became part of the 8th Mechanized Army. On 4 June 1957, the division was converted into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
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5th Assault Brigade (Ukraine)
The 5th Separate Assault Brigade () is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. History The 5th Assault Brigade was founded by Pavlo Palisa. The Brigade is closely affiliated with the 58th Motorized Brigade, as Palisa previously served in the brigade and was originally slated to become its deputy commander. Under the command of Colonel Palisa, the 5th Assault Regiment is part of the Operational Command North. In October 2022, the regiment fought in the Battle of Bakhmut, alongside Ukrainian naval infantry and national guard forces. On February 24, 2023, the regiment was reformed into a brigade and the famous 24th Assault Battlion Aidar was assigned under its command. Structure As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows: * 5th Separate Assault Brigade ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company ** 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion ** 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion ** 1st Assault Infantry Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
67th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade () was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces between 2022 and 2024. The brigade was formed on the basis of the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps, the armed wing of Far-right politics, far-right political party Right Sector. In April 2024, the Brigade was disbanded, mainly due to the loss of territory in the Battle of Chasiv Yar, defense of Chasiv Yar caused by preferential treatment given to Right Sector veterans and failure to reform the old Volunteer battalions, volunteer battalion structure into a standard Ukrainian Armed Forces unit. History Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian command decided to bring all volunteer formations under the command of the Ukrainian Army. One of the largest volunteer formations at that time was the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (known as DUK), which was formed by Right Sector after the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Russian annexation of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
93rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade Kholodnyi Yar () is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. In October 2022 American military correspondent David Axe described the formation as "one of the most brutally effective" of Ukraine’s front-line brigades. History The brigade traces its history back to the 93rd Guards Rifle Division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed at Valuki in April 1943 from 13th Guards and 92nd Rifle Brigades. The division fought at Kursk, Kharkiv, Budapest, and Prague, and was serving with the 53rd Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in May 1945. After a period as a 35th Guards Mechanized Division, and then 35th Guards Motor Rifle Division 1957–65, the division was redesignated as the 93rd Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1965. It served with the Southern Group of Forces in Hungary during the last years of the Cold War, and after the fall of the Berlin Wall was withdrawn to Ukraine from October 1990 to January 1991. There it became part of the Ukrainia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
92nd Assault Brigade (Ukraine)
The 92nd Assault Brigade "Ivan Sirko" ( uk, 92-га окрема штурмова бригада, translit=92 okrema shturmova bryhada), abbreviated 92 OShBr (), is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Its honorific name is after Cossack military leader Ivan Sirko. The unit was formed in 1999 as the 6th Mechanized Division based on the 6th Division of the National Guard of Ukraine. In 2000 it was reorganized as the 92nd Mechanized Brigade. Following the Russo-Ukrainian war and the 2015 decommunization in Ukraine, the brigade's Soviet honors and heritage were purged. In August 2023, 92nd Mechanized Brigade was reformed to 92nd Assault Brigade. 48th Rifle Division (1920–1992) Names 2nd Tula Rifle Division48th Rifle Division118th Motor Rifle Division48th Motor Rifle Division Early history The division traces its heritage to the Soviet 48th Rifle Division that was established on 26 February 1920 by renaming the 2nd Tula Rifle Division. It became a territorial division a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espanola (battalion)
Espanola, Espaniola ( Spanish: Española) is a Russian military formation created from radical fans of football clubs, including CSKA, Spartak, Torpedo, Zenit, Lokomotiv, Orel and other teams. The detachment commander is a representative of the Red-Blue Warriors group Stanislav Orlov, call sign ''“Испанец”'' (Spaniard). At the beginning of its existence, the formation existed under the Vostok battalion of the self-proclaimed DPR. Currently, the battalion is controlled by the PMC "Redut". Some of the members of the battalion espouse right wing to far right views. History Initially, the battalion was formed as a volunteer unit, and then was integrated into the armed forces of the DPR. According to The Times, created by Stanislav Orlov and Alexander Khodakovsky. The unit took part in the fighting during the assault on Azovstal, as well as on the Kherson and Zaporozhye fronts. In the spring of 2023, Espaniola announced that it had become a private military c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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