A Hero of the DPR, the commander of the “Somali” Independent Ilovaysk Guards Motor-rifle (assault) battalion, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh died today. Without question, he was one of the strongest officers in the DPR army, and he was a symbol of the entire resistance. This is a difficult loss. Continue reading
Russell Bentley aka ‘Texas’ comments on relevant political situation within the United States.
Our comrade Texas talks about the end of elections in the USA and Trump’s unexpected victory.
Here is the second part of our report from the front positions of DPR People’s Militia in Zaytsevo village. Our filming crew spent a night duty together with the soldiers of the 3rd brigade on one of the positions.
Recently, the ‘Essence of Time’ crew spent 24 hours at the frontline, on the position of the 3rd Independent Motorized Brigade of DPR People’s Militia. This position is located in the north of Gorlovka, in Zaytsevo village.
We have recently visited the shooting range of the Republican Federation of Tactical Shooters in DPR, where the contest between the divisions of DPR Interior Ministry Internal Troops took place.
A considerable number of foreign volunteer fighters from all the world are still coming to Donbass. They comprise by and large European communist and anti-fascists, following their noble intentions to fight Bandera Nazism and inspired by the example of interbrigades of Spanish Civil war of 1936–1939. However, it is often the case, that these people are coming having no military training, speaking not a word of Russian, and physically and morally unfit to the hardships and rigors of the everyday fighting. We have witnessed on multiple occasions volunteers who failed to find their place in DPR army leave. For this to happen less frequently, our comrade Texas has a set of recommendations to foreign volunteers.
In September DPR held a tank competition between the military divisions of Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. The tankers competed in speed, maneuverability and aiming accuracy. The participating crews were best in their republic. The battle was intense. Watch the detailed overview in this episode of “Donbass with Texas”.
We had a chance to see the battalion combat exercises of the DPR Army. Gun practice, counter-attacks by the infantry and armored forces, crossing water barriers, constructing a pontoon bridge – you will see all this and more in this episode of “Donbass with Texas”.
It’s time to test the weapons and ammunition captured in battle. What kind of ammunition pierces through the bulletproof vest? Watch it in our new episode of “Donbass with Texas”.
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