VIDEO
1. The Patriot system already operating in Ukraine | Military Mind
TVP World [TVP is a Polish public broadcast service.]
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Apr 27, 2023 4:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyPsizjIlKo
A long-range system by design, the Patriot will add a powerful protection layer for Ukraine, although one must remember that it is not designed to protect against attacks by enemy drones due to the cost of the individual interceptor missile.
2. Ukrainian artillery unit fires American-made howitzer near Bakhmut
The Sun
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Apr 27, 2023 3:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-j1KSWVKI
A Ukrainian artillery unit fired an American-made howitzer near Bakhmut on Tuesday (April 25) as Ukraine’s military was rumored to be preparing for a counter-offensive.
Andrii, a 22-year-old gun commander, told Reuters in a hideout near the artillery position, that although the American-made M119 howitzer was first used in the 1980s, it had one big advantage over Soviet-made guns.
“This (howitzer) is easy to handle. Our (Soviet-made howitzers) are more complicated to handle, which costs us time. And as you know, we don’t have much time,” he said.
Spotting targets in Bakhmut for Andrii via reconnaissance drones, 24-year-old Yaroslav added that it had become more difficult to hit Russian troops in the embattled town.
“We often observed large groups of soldiers moving around, it was very illogical... they adapted, and now we see them moving in small groups, two to four people that move around, keeping 20 to 30 meters distance,” Yaroslav said.
The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces, in a report on Facebook, said fighting gripped Bakhmut and nearby areas. It said Russian forces had failed to advance on two villages to the northwest. At least a dozen localities came under Russian fire.
ARTICLE
Russians offer convicts a six-month contract for war in Ukraine instead of imprisonment - AFU General Staff
Censor.NET
28.04.23 00:03
https://censor.net/en/news/3414923/russians_offer_convicts_a_sixmonth_contract_for_war_in_ukraine_instead_of_imprisonment_afu_general_staff
To replenish losses in manpower, the Russian occupiers continue to actively recruit people with criminal records or those facing criminal charges, in particular for terrorism.
This is stated by Censor.NЕТ with reference to рress center of AFU General Staff.
“According to available information, about 500 such invaders are being trained in one of the field camps deployed by the enemy in the temporarily occupied territory of Starobilsk district of Luhansk region. It is also known that instead of imprisonment, the convicts are offered a contract for military service with participation in hostilities in Ukraine for a period of six months,” the statement said.