Today a couple of posts on liveuamap reported new sightings of supposedly Russian tanks and military hardware.
There's a few things about these sightings I think could be interesting to discuss:
1: Militia column in Makiivka, January 30, 2015 > https://twitter.com/RobPulseNews/status/561961182031253504
> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q88q5DHB2BQ
The video is a little strange, it cuts at 2:30 and replays a part of the column already seen. Not sure why. The column seems rather large and does not seem to have seen combat before, at least no visible damage. Haven't found its exact geo-loc yet, but Yandex has panorama for a lot of Makiivka, so should be possible if its recorded there. There seem to be white-painted circles at the same location as Russian peace-keeping forces usually have their emblem. Is this just a random accident or Russia disguising peace-keeping units to be used as separatist ones?
EDIT: Pretty sure this is the geo-loc (+panorama). Heading North out of Makiivka.
2: T64-B tank spotted in Donetsk, Russian flag and H-0200 marking, February 1st. > https://twitter.com/OnlineMagazin/status/561959784799543297
> Geo-loc + streetview of the exact perspective the picture was taken at.
This one is interesting, mainly because of the H-0200 marking which I have read is supposed to mark a vehicle as "big military cargo" in the Russian railway system. Can someone confirm this?
It's also very well maintained and does not look like it has been damaged in any way before. Also flying Russian flag, but so does a lot of separatists.
I'm sorry if these have been posted individually before, but I thought it may be interesting to have a conversation about them in connection to each-other. If they are indeed Russian, are they part of an assault-force to be used in Debel'tseve or
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