弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫

Vladimir Makarov:
I love Russia.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

New Russian Shahed drone with a night camera hit a moving train in Chernihiv region; first striking the locomotive, then other cars.

Despite Russian claims of fuel tank hits, prosecutors showed photos of a grain wagon.

[弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫 @CCCPGodzilla]

@ukraine_map @clashreport All of Ukraine's drone technology was stolen from Shenzhen, China.

[𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖊 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖕𝖍 @praisethesteph]

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

Flyer 72 Light Duty (Flyer F72-LD), M1297 A-GMV in 🇺🇸US designation, made by Flyer Defense, in service with the 4th Separate Special Purpose Regiment "Ranger".

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[Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast]

Some more rare Spetsnaz footage. Russian special forces team ambushing a Ukrainian pickup truck. Contains both action cam and drone footage.

Viewer discretion advised

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️Ukrainian Su-27 pilot Oleksandr Borovyk killed during combat mission in Zaporizhzhia sector of front line.

The causes and circumstances of Oleksandr Borovyk's death are under investigation, according to a statement.

https://t.co/LKs9giNZAy

[Еспресо @EspresoTV]

Захищає від куль, вибухів і може проїхати 1000 км на одній заправці: що таке бронепікап UAT-TISA, створений на основі бойового досвіду https://t.co/F24lsF9BR8

[ayden @squatsons]

An industrial warehouse in Kiev was double tapped by Iskanders. A large fire started immediately after the strike.

At the end you can see an interceptor missile self destruct over the impact site.

[GAU @deaidua]

Since I have seen a lot of fake news about alleged German security guarantees, I thought I would talk briefly about this. Plenty of major accounts reported that Germany plans to deliver around 480 IFVs yearly. This is not true. Let's dive into it.

The SPIEGEL article, which is the original source, states that the German government plans to equip four Ukrainian mechanised brigades as part of its security guarantees. Here we already have the first discrepancy. Various accounts have referred to a report in The Telegraph, which quotes the SPIEGEL article but speaks of five Ukrainian mechanised brigades instead of four. I guess a simple mistake on The Telegraph's part?

According to the SPIEGEL article, this involves around 480 vehicles yearly. However, contrary to what has been shared here, it doesn't mean that all vehicles are IFVs. The original source itself also just speaks of deliveries “including IFVs”. Part of mechanised brigades are all kinds of vehicles, not just IFVs.

I've talked to @Jeff21461 about this and to his knowledge part of a mechanised brigade are three mechanised battalions as well as a tank battalion. This would leave us with a total requirement of 396 IFVs OR 372 APCs (or a mix) and 124 MBTs as per official Ukrainian army requirement list from 2018 (no other has been published since then).

Depending on whether Germany would fully equip or just partly equip Ukrainian mechanised brigades (like France which funny enough said it would fully equip them), all kinds of other equipment and vehicles would also have to be delivered. Logistical and engineering vehicles, medical stuff, drones, rifles and so on. The list is really long.

I cannot say why the article mentions the delivery of 480 vehicles “per year”. That does not make sense to me. After all, IFVs etc. that have already been delivered do not need to be replaced annually as if they had an expiry date, but of course, it's true that it would take Germany more than a year to deliver the equipment needed for four mechanised brigades.

Before I end this tweet here, just a quick note about the remaining security guarantees that were proposed today, according to SPIEGEL.

The delivery of additional air defence systems, further investments in the Ukrainian industry to finance the production of far-reaching weapon systems, continuing EUMAM UA, Ukraine's accession to the EU. Nothing mentioned in the SPIEGEL article involves anything that Germany is not already doing or has not already promised to do. It is up to each individual to decide for themselves whether these are genuine security guarantees.

[弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫 @CCCPGodzilla]

@ukraine_map @sentdefender In my eyes, you're just a pro-Ukraine piece of shit who's jealous of others' technological achievements. 🤡

[RT @RT_com]

Dueling RATS put on a show for New York City subway riders

Become social media stars

What’s next? Their own Broadway musical?

[Militarnyi @militarnyi]

🇺🇦The tank unit of the 425th Assault Regiment Skala has received M1 Abrams tanks, becoming the second user of these vehicles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

https://t.co/TBhCaay3mi

[WarVehicleTracker🇵🇱 ☧ @WarVehicle]

For the first time in this war, Russia managed to succesfully track the complete launch sequence of a Ukrainian Neptune subsonic Cruise Missile, and afterwards heavily damage it with a Iskander.

The main warhead missed, but cluster hit the Launcher, seen by the missile cookoff.

[弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫 @CCCPGodzilla]

@WarVehicle The sailors spotted the target but did not fire

[弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫 @CCCPGodzilla]

@WarVehicle What were the consequences of the attack? Did it turn into a submarine?

[弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫 @CCCPGodzilla]

@Jeff21461 @NedSnow2019 Why don't the French provide tanks? Ukraine has plenty of these light vehicles.

[Jeff2146🇧🇪 @Jeff21461]

Military aid to Ukraine updated with:

Delivered;

- 🇫🇷 11 ACMAT Bastion Armoured Personnel Carriers

Pledged

- 🇫🇷 50 ACMAT Bastion Armoured Personnel Carriers

Source provided by @NedSnow2019

https://t.co/GCnv3eA85k

[弗拉德米尔·马卡洛夫 @CCCPGodzilla]

@deaidua These appear to be older batches of HX81, right?
They still have the MAN logo on them.

[GAU @deaidua]

These four videos made public in July and August show various HX81 tank transporters, of which Germany has delivered 90 to #Ukraine, in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The vehicles are partly marked with the military sign used by the AFU during the Kursk offensive.

[GAU @deaidua]

The 47th Mechanized Brigade has shared a video of the destruction of a Russian truck towing an artillery piece which tried to cross a destroyed bridge over a river. The truck was destroyed by either an AQ 100 Bayonet or an HF-1, of which Germany has so far officially delivered 1,950 units to #Ukraine.

[Audax @AudaxonX]

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Close-up footage shows a somber cluster of UA vehicle losses on the bridge linking Shcherbynivka to Katerynivka and Kleban-Byk

1| https://t.co/BCRxNVsiGc 17/04/25
2| https://t.co/vqsAzPPVj7 05/05/25
3| https://t.co/xtFweeWGuL 09/06/25
4| https://t.co/D8om1AMvHC 08/08/25