Posted on 08/21/2014 4:22:52 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans
IFV From Russian Airborne Division Captured In Ukraine
11:53 (GMT)
Ukrainian journalist Roman Bochkala reports that a BMD-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has been captured in the Lugutino district, to the south of Lugansk and near to Lugansk Airport. The vehicles bort number (3 digit identification code on the side of the vehicle) and documents indicate that it is from the Russian airborne forces.
The following text and photos are taken from Bochkala's Facebook page, (translation by The Interpreter):
[See link for more photographs- It is a live thread, so you will need to scroll down to find them.]
There is photo evidence of what was reported yesterday about the capture of Russian BMD-2 armoured vehicles in the Lutugino district in the Lugansk region.
Bort number 275, from the 1st paratrooper company, military unit 74268, Pskov Airborne Division (commanded by senior lieutenant Popov).
I've spoken with the guys who personally captured the Russian paratroopers. These are soldiers from the 24th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Storm Special Forces unit.
The battle took place near the village of Georgievka. The battlefield was strewen with blue berets and bricks of Rollton dried noodles.
The photographs show a combat vehicle and the PKT machine gun that was mounted on it, bearing the name of the machine gunner, Private N.D. Surnacheva.
The same surname and initials are listed in the evening roll call journal, alongside the names of other soldiers of Russian Army apparently fighting in Ukraine. For example, it can be determined from the passport of N.S. Krygin, that he is from the Pskov region and was born in 1994. This suggests that as Putin is having trouble with experienced recruits, young, unseasoned fighters are being thrown into battle.
There is other evidence that regular soldiers from the Russian armed forces are fighting in Ukraine. Look at what the wife of one of the servicemen in the Pskov Airborne forces wrote to me yesterday on Facebook: "Our men have recently been sent to Ukraine. 'On exercises.' They didn't know themselves where they were being sent. There have been no calls from them since then, not even a 'hello.' We're stuck waiting for them, crying!" I myself would add that with every day, there will be more and more tears in Russia.
The Pskov division is taking losses. Soon zinc coffins will be taken back to Russia, not containing anonymous mercenaries, but the young sons of the fatherland, whose deaths are inexplicable. And if what the woman wrote is true, then it demonstrates a particular cynicism on behalf of Putin towards his own citizens.
The Interpreter:
The vehicle seen here, and the manner in which the identifying numbers have been partially erased, closely resembles one seen in video footage from the border town of Sukhodolsk on August 18.
This footage, which was subsequently geolocated, came only days after a large column of VDV (Russian Airborne Forces) BMD-2s was seen near the border on the Russian side: first, at the junction of the road to the border near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, and then only 10 km from the border on August 15.
History repeats. These are Russian dirt bags are from the same Pskov based airborne unit the Kremlin sent to murder in Lithuania during 1991.
AWESOME GOOGLE MAP:
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=208012989756362787226.0004f69a6c3b7187d2629&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=48.864715,33.508301&spn=6.939452,14.0625&z=6&source=embed&dg=feature
~The photographs show a combat vehicle and the PKT machine gun that was mounted on it, bearing the name of the machine gunner, Private N.D. Surnacheva.
The same surname and initials are listed in the evening roll call journal, alongside the names of other soldiers of Russian Army apparently fighting in Ukraine. For example, it can be determined from the passport of N.S. Krygin, that he is from the Pskov region and was born in 1994. This suggests that as Putin is having trouble with experienced recruits, young, unseasoned fighters are being thrown into battle.~
Private Surnacheva?:) A female machine gunner in a Russian IFV? Ahahaha. Is it WWII again? Why there is an evening roll call journal in a vehicle? Wasn’t there a plan to capture Berlin, signed by Putin himself too? It also worth mentioning that Russian servicemen aren’t issued passports. They have “voenny bilet” instead. Also due to a conscription system 20 y.o. is not an “inexperienced recruit” there. He is actually older than average Russian soldier.
In short, Ukrainian KGB agents are busy scavenging dumpsters around army bases in Russia, also pickpocketing passports on public transit.
Maybe she wanted to be with her boyfriend, Russkie:
"Russian army officials said they accepted a 23-year-old woman who signed a contract to serve in the military so she could be with her fiance.
Anatoly Mochalkin, acting chief enlistment officer of the Perm Territory, said Yulia Pankova elected to sign a military enlistment contract after her fiance decided to continue to serve with the 76th Guards Air Assault Division in the city of Pskov, RIA Novosti reported Friday.
"She was found fit for military service," Mochalkin said. "A military unit has hired her as a nurse and anesthesiologist at the Air Force's airmobile hospital."
The enlistment made headlines in Russia because of the woman's reason for joining, the officer said."
Read more at http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/russian-woman-joins-army-so-she-can-be-with-boyfriend-1034481.php#iyAZ669CcMKvJP70.99
Hopefully the two lovers have not had their guts spread out across a Ukrainian countryside.
"Since 2008, women have been allowed to serve in the VDV, in combat positions, including as officers, after finishing studies in the academy."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Airborne_Troops
"About 115,000 women (40,000 officers) serve in the Russian forces out of a total force of 1.2 million. A woman has to carry the same equipment as any male soldier…"
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2011/02/page/3/
From the Pskov VDV Airborne:
Quite pretty, Russkie. A shame they're sending her to fight a war of aggression against a sovereign state.
Ok, it seems like they are back to accept broads into the military. Nothing good would come out of it.
Ok, it seems like they are back to accept broads into the military. Nothing good would come out of it.
I love it when a Russkie shuts his mouth.
Not sure if this is a voenny bilet
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=671627436266930
Googling the man’s name finds this story confirming his death fighting the “Kiev junta”
http://alaverin.livejournal.com/657902.html
Russian from Toliatti. “Lucky” relatives, at least they have the confirmation. There was a picture going around of a mass grave with nothing more than wood boards and a number on it.
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