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Leading the attack on the ground were infiltrated Russian Spetsnaz special operations forces disguised as Ukrainian police and driving a police car who reportedly gunned down soldiers at a checkpoint near Vasylkiv airbase, the home base of the agile MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters of Ukraines 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, located just 11 miles southwest of Kyiv. Politics. Original Reporting. Many joined the military because they needed money and were informed of their deployment at the last minute. And thats it. In Maxims calls with his wife, war and peace collide. The night-time attack occurred in the context of unsuccessful Russian efforts to take Kyiv rapidly by storm using special operations forces infiltrated within the city as well as airborne and mechanized forces approaching from the northwest. And day after day, you sit there alone with those thoughts, he tells his girlfriend. Russian Sukhoi Su-35S, Su-34 and Su-30SM jets fly over Red Square during a military parade in Moscow on June 24, 2020. 'Having suffered serious losses in manpower and equipment, the enemy was forced to retreat. You know where they shoot themselves?, Leonid: The bottom part of the left thigh., Mother: Its bull, Lyonya. RELATED: UN to vote on resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine. Look at their laboratories. 'The Russian Federation will simply abandon them according to its old tradition.'. 'Over the past day, our soldiers repelled more than 60 enemy attacks,' the military said early today, including on the villages of Yadhidne and Berkhivka just north of Bakhmut. But its become normal for him. That said, some of the paratroopers may have been able to bail out of the transports after they were hit. He told his mother Russia would win this war. ONE: Ivans road to war. A photo shows him at 12 years old, smiling with a big Airsoft rifle and a slimy splotch of green near his heart a sign of certain death in paintball. A royal tease! You have my blessing.. Debris is scattered all around them on the scorched stretch of road. Leonid returned to Russia in May, badly wounded, but alive. Ex-Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman was rushed to hospital twice last month following fears he suffered a Edvard Munch painting that was hidden from Nazis in a barn alongside his famous work The Scream sells at Aldi releases list of 30 sites where it wants to open stores - is one of them near you? WebA Ukrainian tank has blown up a house being used for cover by Vladimir Putin 's soldiers, and a Russian armoured convoy has been ambushed by paratroopers with Javelin missiles, two As the scene is brought into focus, the tank - camouflaged slightly in the snow - comes into view. But the tank is not finished. No one thought it would be so terrible, his mother said. 'It's disgusting and inhumane!' A royal tease! Beaming Prince Harry and Meghan enjoy a date night at exclusive $4,200-A-YEAR Repli-Kate! The vehicles have rusted, suggesting they were destroyed some time ago. 'The fate of our land and of our people is being decided. Leonid: I just wanted to call you again. And I bless you for everything, everything! Citing and using materials in offline media, mobile apps, Smart TV are allowed only with written permission from Ukrinform. Always keep a cool head., Ivan: Oh, come on, Im not charging around., Mother: Yeah, right! Looting and drinking offered moments of rare reprieve. Lviv paratroopers shot down a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter by Stinger MANPADS. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost about 90 people per day in the Kupyansky and Krasnolimansky directions. But she agreed to listen to some of the intercepted audio and confirmed it was her speaking with Ivan. #Ukraine #Kyiv #Russia #Vasylkiv pic.twitter.com/sJ1XR8ffvc, Prolific News (@ProlificGlobal) February 25, 2022. Furthermore, the downed Il-76s might also have been carrying parachutable BMD armored vehicles or heavy weapons, and thus a smaller complement of personnel. "Today [] an air defense unit of the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully shot down a Russian Su-25 Grach attack aircraft," the statement said. The AP verified these calls with the help of the Dossier Center, an investigative group in London funded by Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky. WebShocking video 'shows graves of dozens of Russian paratroopers, including GRU military intelligence special forces, slain in Ukraine' Video emerged from the town of Mikhailovsk In the calls, there is an obvious moral dissonance between the way Leonids mother raised him and what he is seeing and doing in Ukraine.Still, she defended her son, insisting he never even came into contact with civilians in Ukraine. Alone with your thoughts. I am f shocked.. It is not clear how to rationally use all this.". Russia had earlier attempted to soften up the airbase with strikes. We will never forget you. Over the past day, the enemy sustained the biggest losses in Novopavlivsk, Kurakhove, and Sievierodonetsk directions. Though they ultimately seized the island, losses were so heavy that Hitler forbade airborne operations for the rest of the war. She declined to listen to any of the intercepts: This is absurd, she said. The brigade does incorporate a security company, as well as communications and technical support battalions and two fighter squadrons. The attack by the disguised Spetsnaz apparently kicked off an attempt to seize the aerodrome in a coup-de-main. A split-second later, smoke explodes from the nearby house as is is struck. The Ukrainian government has been intercepting Russian calls when their phones ping Ukrainian cell towers, providing important real-time intelligence for the military. pic.twitter.com/gnCKdW5uvN, Bashkarma (@Karmabash) February 26, 2022, Footage of an explosion at the Vasylkiv Air Base, Kyiv Oblast ?? His mood darkens. Since 1846, AP has been covering the worlds biggest news events, committed to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism. Im so proud of you, my son! 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Between February 24, 2022 and May 22, 2022, the enemys total combat losses included also 1,285 tanks, 3,141 armored fighting vehicles, 599 artillery systems, 201 multiple launch rocket systems, 93 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 204 aircraft, 170 helicopters, 2,194 motor vehicles and fuel tanks, 13 warships/cutters, 470 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 43 special equipment units. A massive loss for Russia? To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. British paratroopers who jumped "a bridge too far" at Arnhem were surrounded and ultimately destroyed by German mechanized troops during Operation Market-Garden in September 1944. Everybody wants to live. Prince Andrew 'fears he won't be able to afford Royal Lodge if King Charles cuts his 250K grant - but is Can you solve this trivia riddle? Coronavirus literally started there., Maxim: Yeah, I also saw somewhere that they used bats., Mother: All of it. He warned us that although wed be bombed and shot at, our aim was to get through., Mother: Mhm. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. News and publications marked as "Advertisement" and "PR" and articles in the section "Releases" include promoted content, and an advertiser is responsible for the content. The hunt for locals men, women and children who might be informing on them to the Ukrainian military is constant. A Reuters reporter who visited the area yesterday said he saw no sign of Ukrainian forces withdrawing and that reinforcements were arriving despite constant Russian shelling. These are the stories of three of those men Ivan, Leonid and Maxim. He said he might not make it home alive. 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