Picture of Il-76 RF-78777 at Millerovo air base with resting soldiers from 234 pdp (air landing regiment). The picture is taken around 18 august during an end of an exercise with 12 Il-76 and over 2000 soldiers and 12 vehicles. Some of them Strela-10. https://twitter.com/oplatsen The aircraft is nor...
The 234 pdp (air landing regiment) performed last days a validiation test (exercise) on two air bases. One of them Migalowo air base. The equipped forces is near a light infantry unit with 12 vehicles. One of them Strela-10, and Migalawo is close to Eastern Ukraine. The ground unit was backed up by ...
According information from AFP yesterday was the pro Russians get 23 armor vehicles from the other side of the border. Two British journalists were eye witness to the border transfer, one of them from the Guardian. Newly information states that among the 23 vehicles were a SA-10 air defence system, ...
I am very surprised of the low number of Russian helicopters spotting since the conflict start. There is several Russian spetsnaz troops in area, and several of them are reported in Ukraine. The pro Russians in Ukraine is former spetsnaz and vdv troops, residents in Ukraine. To short space for detai...
Russian cross the Ukrainan border with a Battalion BTG group equipped with BTR in Rostov area. At least 15 BTG in area. Reported by Guardian etc. 20:28 this evening. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/14/russian-military-vehicles-enter-ukraine-aid-convoy-stops-short-border No aircraft visible...
Saturday 9 August was it decided to decrease the fire fighting. The main firefighting is ongoing on ground. On monday get the fire fighters the real rain assets the natural way. 12 helicopters remain as fire fighters. The French planes remains as a strategic reserve. The rest of the planes and helic...
Now there are 21 helicopters and 6 fixed wing performing fire-fighting and commanding and communications efforts,. Russia asked to particpate with a Il-76 firefighter. But there are already 4 fixed-wing fire fighters all releasing water every 3rd minute. Very impressive. Now heavy crowded and there ...
Violations of Swedish airspace. NATO about air violations: Would stop the Russian military violations of Swedish air space. The Polish NATO Plan violated Swedish airspace on Christmas Eve went up to intercept Russian military aircraft near the Swedish border. It says NATO for DN. The Polish NATO Pla...