The pro-Russian Telegram analyst "Atomic Cherry" uses data provided by the Russian LostArmour OSINT team combined with WWII and 20th century Soviet military studies to determine an estimated number of Ukrainian casualties in the 5+ months of the war between Ukraine...
We publish an excellent interview with Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, founded in 1997. Pukhov is quite closely affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defence and is a member of the board of experts within the...
Igor Girkin (Strelkov) provides two several updates on the frontline in Ukraine between 6-7 August. Today, he refuted his earlier claim that the Russian forces have advanced towards Blahodatnoe. The rest of his update appears mostly in line with what the Ukrainian...
Here at WarTranslated we've covered the livejournal blog of an old-school "LPR" blogger and volunteer Murz (aka Andrey Morozov) on a number of occasions. Murz is an engineering guy who repairs and accumulates various communications equipment for the so-called...
An account of a so-called DPR citizen on livejournal, named Artelyero, describes the difficult situation the local men are facing while being forcibly mobilised into the armed forces of the republic. The process which started at the end of February continues, and...
Igor Girkin provides the latest overview of the situation on the Ukrainian frontlines on 5 August, 2022 from the Russian point of view. The update is available on his Telegram channel. According to Girkin, the Russian offensive in the Donetsk area is moving but is...
Both the Russian and the so-called "L/DPR" forces are known for using crowdsourced equipment on the battlefield. The equipment purchased with money donated by regular Russian citizens includes everything from armoured vests to helmets, sights, and even...
It is known that certain units of the so-called LPR and DPR militia are being equipped with outdated weapons if more modern arms such as the AK assault rifles are available. Recently, several Russian military bloggers, some of whom are "in field" in Ukraine, shared...
The Russian Igor Girkin provides an update to the frontline situation in Ukraine, focusing on Donetsk and Kherson directions. He believes that the Russian forces achieved certain successes but unable to capitalise on those due to a lack of available infantry:...
On 28 July, footage emerged of a Russian soldier performing a brutal act of torture on a Ukrainian fighter. This caused an uproar in pro-Ukrainian sources, so we looked at reactions of their Russian counterparts. Except for a few users who condemned this brutality,...
Igor Girkin claims that the Russian and L/DPR forces today started an assault of Avdiivka which is a strongpoint in the Donbas under control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Avdiivka has withstood so far in the war and presents a danger to the Russian Armed Forces...
Igor Girkin provides on his Telegram channel an overview of the frontline in Ukraine as of 26 July 2022: Frontline situation Kharkiv frontline - positional fights and fights of local significance. Izyum frontline (Sloviansk direction) - the same. ...
Another depressing (for Russians) text was shared by ex-Ukrainian, now pro-Russian politician Dimitriyev (originally from Odesa, lives in Russia since 2014), whom we've already shared on a number of occasions. To be clear, this is not his own post, but one he...
Russian Wagner Group (Private Military Company) that is taking part in the war in Ukraine shares information about the alleged destruction of HIMARS, claiming all the messages appearing in the pro-Russian channels are fake: Even through the (near)front work...
Igor Girkin aka Igor Strelkov (responsible for downing of MH17 in 2014) released his update on the frontline situation in Ukraine as of morning of 18 July 2022: Frontline situation: There are fragmentary reports about a certain increase of activity of the RF AF in...
While browsing pro-Russian sources for interesting information in the morning of 15 July, we stumbled across a post that was shared by the pro-Russian Telegram blogger Dimitriyev. Dimitriyev appears to be looking at the situation fairly objectively so it was...
Summary of a broadcast with Igor Girkin (Strelkov) and military expert Maksim Klimov (very similar temperament to Strelkov). Original in Russian can be found here. Outlook and discussion Opinion of the colleague - strategic: Believes the current situation...
We've shared some weeks ago screenshots and translation of comments left by anonymous (and not only) users on the VK.com (Russian social network) page "Life in DPR". It is a page where users can share concerns, outcries, and general comments about life in the...