If the explosions in Crimea sent shockwaves through the Russian media spaces in the pas weeks, yesterday's assassination of Darya Dugina (Platonova), the daughter of a notable Russian propagandist, can only be compared to a nuclear blast in terms of its media...
Russian military commentator “Atomic Cherry” believes Ukraine now has at its disposal long-range weapons capable of breaking through the Russian air defence and reaching deep rears of the Russian forces. This was shared in a Telegram post on 19 August. He believes...
The so-called "People's Republics" of the Donbass are left without running water. This is a translation of a text by a resident of Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, telling about the situation with water supply in the Donbass. They haven't had almost any running water for...
Ukrainian Special Forces are carrying out informational and psychological operations in Crimea that prove to be very effective. In this post, the ex-Ukrainian defector Oleg Tsaryov, now wanted by Ukrainian authorities, shares on his Telegram channel a case where...
August 16th was certainly an eventful day for residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea. Several explosions rocked the peninsula, including a large blast at the ammunitions stockpile located in the town of Dzhankoy. While a certain number of Russian commentators...
While the popular pro-USSR, Russian nationalist and author Maksim Kalashnikov (and also a friend of Igor Girkin) traditionally has never been shy of spelling his criticisms about the current regime in Russia, his recent livestreams and posts certainly emit an aura...
The "LPR" blogger and volunteer Murz in his latest post describes the shocking manner in which the Russian propagandists are slamming the "forced mobilisation" in Ukraine, meanwhile in the Donbas shops lack basic products due to the delivery drivers being afraid to...
The "LPR" battalion staff commander is seen complaining about the state in which his mobilised reservist forces are taking part in the "liberation" of the Donbass. According to him, apart for fuel and provisions they have almost no supplies, including medicines,...
The so-called "LPR" blogger and volunteer Murz, a long-standing character from the made-up "Novorossiya" kingdom whom we featured on a number of occasions here at WarTranslated, published on 11 August a text titled "Why is everything so slow and difficult?",...
"DPR" "Vostok" battalion commander Aleksandr Khodakovsky, currently on the frontline in the Donbass, spoke on his Telegram channel about recent losses in his unit, and pointed at markable difference in approaches to artillery between Russian and Ukrainian armies....
On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 9, a series of massive explosions occurred in the village of Novofedorovka in the Saki district of annexed Crimea, as a result of which one person died and seven more were injured. Being the largest explosion in Crimea since...
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...