Footage of the repelling of an attack by Ukrainian UAVs on a train train near Tokmak in the Zaporizhia region. In the video, servicemen of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces fire at drones with small arms. The type of Ukrainian UAVs is not reported.
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The Russian army in the battles in Ukraine has begun to use kamikaze drones "Geran-2" with direct control by operators. The drone has a built-in 4G modem and a Ukrainian SIM card, thanks to which the drone can be used throughout the territory of Ukraine. Most often, drones are used to strike at temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian army located in buildings. The video shows drone attacks in the area of the settlement of Novoekonomicheskoe and in the area of the settlement of Shakhovo in the Yuzhno-Pokrovsk direction.
Rare footage, close-up from the ground, of a strike by a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile. The Iskander-M missile struck a temporary Ukrainian army base in a building in the Odessa region of Ukraine. There is no more accurate data on the footage yet.
The Russian army launched a missile attack on a Ukrainian ammunition depot. Presumably, a Russian 300-mm GLONASS-guided 9M542 rocket from the Tornado-S MLRS was used in the attack. The location of the shooting is not reported. Judging by the power of the secondary explosion, the depot was completely filled with ammunition.
Marché noir et matériel défectueux: comment les sanctions plombent l'industrie militaire russe
Black market and defective equipment: how sanctions are crippling the Russian military industryLéa Polverini – 27 June 2025 at 12:00 p.m.
Deprived of access to Western technologies, Russia is attempting to maintain its arms production through parallel channels. However, the components delivered are often defective or counterfeit, delaying deliveries and weakening its military capabilities.
The sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia, which include a ban on the export and import of certain goods and are worth more than €139 billion, have significantly affected the economy of the country responsible for the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The independent Russian media outlet The Insider examined the effects of these sanctions on a key sector in Russia today: the military industry.
In the defence sector, Moscow has been forced to implement a parallel market to continue sourcing military technology, and the manoeuvre has brought with it a host of complications. According to the newspaper, the market is saturated with commercial disputes and conflicts between suppliers and the state, particularly due to the delivery of defective components that often turn out to be Chinese counterfeits intended to replace Western brands that Russia is now deprived of.
One of the biggest smuggling cases uncovered by The Insider involves ARP Investment Limited, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, a Caribbean tax haven, which was supposed to supply the Russian Ministry of Defence with microchips via the St Petersburg-based company Northern Star LLC... and which was not paid after delivering poor-quality components.
While the Caribbean company filed a lawsuit for 65 million roubles (nearly 707,600 euros), court documents state that the electronic components normally subject to sanctions came from Chinese manufacturers, with ARP being used to circumvent the export ban.
Have you considered refurbished goods?
Elsewhere, Russian arms technology giant Zaslon JSC refused to pay for a shipment of used and refurbished microchips delivered by importer ITC LLC. The latter, which had claimed nearly €850,000 in court, had its complaint dismissed by the court, which recognised the poor condition of the goods supplied.
This type of case is becoming increasingly common, as banks in Central Asia and Turkey are closing exporters' accounts at the first sign of dubious deliveries, and the Russian Defence Ministry is struggling to source high-quality electronic components, which are the cornerstone of modern weaponry.
As a result, the Russian army is facing several delays in the delivery of equipment such as drones, which are essential in the field, surveillance antennas, and intelligent target recognition systems for its air defence units, radars and missile guidance systems.
It is also impossible for Russia to set up a local production chain: the failed attempt by the Priboy factory in Taganrog to supply control equipment clearly showed that Russian manufacturers were unable to produce certain essential electronic components, which are usually manufactured abroad and therefore subject to sanctions.
It would take Russia between 15 and 20 years to develop a competitive national electronics sector, a long time that it does not have today in its war with Ukraine. In the meantime, the disorganisation of the Russian military industry testifies to the direct material impact of economic sanctions on the functioning of the Russian military-industrial complex.
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High-quality footage of the use of the Russian combat vehicle TOS-1A "Solntsepek", possibly TOS-2 "Tosochka", in the Kharkov region of Ukraine. In order to avoid losses in personnel, combat vehicles were used during the assault. The video shows strikes on the Ukrainian Volchansk oil extraction plant in the city of Volchansk in the Kharkov region. There was a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian army there. Thermobaric missiles were used to strike the plant; the temperature at the epicenter of the explosion of such ammunition reaches three thousand degrees.
Russian FPV drone operators from the 83rd Guards Airborne Assault Brigade showed the defeat of a Ukrainian Strv 122 tank in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The Strv 122 tank is a Swedish modification of the German Leopard 2A5 tank, the main change in it is additional armor. In Ukraine, the tank was also reinforced with "Mangal" type protection. The Strv 122 tank was attacked by several drones. The fate of the crew is unknown.
Footage of the destruction of Ukrainian naval drones by a Russian Su-30 fighter. The video was filmed in the waters of Crimea, presumably Ukrainian Magura naval drones were used. The Su-30 used missiles to destroy the naval drones, the type of missiles is not reported.
The commander of the 116th "Steel Brigade" of the Russian National Guard spoke about the specifics of using electronic warfare in combating drones in Ukraine. Russian Electronic Warfare Laboratory in Ukraine.
Russian units evacuated a Ukrainian Leopard-2A6 tank, made in Germany. The Leopard-2A6 tank was evacuated from the area of the settlement of Darino in the Kursk region of Russia. The tank was hit in the winter by an FPV drone operator of the Tula paratroopers. The tank's final drives jammed, so the tracks were removed and the evacuation was carried out on rollers. The tank is partially operational, more details in the video
Footage of Russian FPV drones attacking a rare Ukrainian IVECO Puma 6x6 armored personnel carrier. The video was filmed near Seversk in the Donbass region. In Ukraine, the APC was reinforced with a lattice protection type "Mangal". The Puma 6x6 APC was developed in Italy, in 2001 it was adopted by the army. In addition to the three-axle version, there is also a Puma 4x4 version, both versions have light bulletproof armor. The Puma 6 × 6 reconnaissance armored vehicle is equipped with a 180 hp engine and can reach speeds of up to 100 km / h. The APC crew is one driver and 8 paratroopers. Armament is a 7.62 mm MG 42/59 machine gun or a 12.7 mm M2NV heavy machine gun. As a result of drone attacks, the Puma 6x6 APC was destroyed. This is the first IVECO Puma APC destroyed in Ukraine.
Residents of Poltava have published footage of Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" striking the building of the Ukrainian regional military registration and enlistment office in Poltava. It is worth noting that the drones "Geran-2" have already been modernized. According to Ukrainian media, as a result of the attack of kamikaze drones "Geran-2" there are dead and wounded.
An episode of the assault by a Russian unit, a stronghold of the Ukrainian army. In the video, a Russian soldier throws a TM-62M anti-tank mine into a Ukrainian dugout. This method has become quite often used in battles in Ukraine. The location of the video is not reported
An episode of combat operations of the Russian SAM "Pantsir-S1" in the Donetsk area. In the video, the air defense "Pantsir-S1" shoots down Ukrainian cruise missiles Storm Shadow, possibly SCALP-EG, of Anglo-French production. The video was filmed by local residents.
Footage of Russian Geran-2 kamikaze drones striking buildings of Ukrainian UAV assembly plants. The video was filmed in the Konotop area of Ukraine's Sumy region. It was not possible to determine what UAVs the company assembled
Episode of repelling an attack by Ukrainian sea drones in the waters off the Russian city of Novorossiysk. Presumably, the Ukrainian drones were destroyed by an ATGM. The video shows only one drone, how many were unknown. Perhaps the rest of the drones were destroyed far from the coastline. It is also possible that one sea drone was sent into the attack, in which case the coast guard may mistake it for an ordinary vessel.
Ukrainian servicemen showed an episode of counteraction to the Russian FPV drone in the Donetsk direction. The servicemen noticed the drone and started firing at it with small arms, but they were unable to destroy the drone. Since there could have been several drones, the soldiers retreated and used the forest belt as cover. As a result of a short battle, the drone destroyed the pickup truck. The video has been shortened.
The Russian army continues to use Geran-2 kamikaze drones to strike Ukrainian military registration and enlistment offices. The video published by residents of Kremenchuk shows Geran-2 drone strikes on the local military registration and enlistment office. The drone strikes were confirmed by Ukrainian journalist and video blogger Anatoly Shariy. Technical information about the drones is on the channel. The consequences of the drone strikes on the Kremenchuk military registration and enlistment office are shown at the end of the video.