Russian Defense Ministry video, posted 05MAR2022, showing an abandoned Ukrainian army camp near the village of Radensk, Kherson Oblast. The capturing force vehicles are marked with ‘Z‘ indicating Donbas Area of Operation (AO). The troops are wearing white arm bands on their left arms. The intact Ukrainian vehicles now in the hands of the Donbas are BMP-1s, BTRs, BRDMS and T-64BV, plus crates and crates of various ammo:
Video report posted on 05MAR2022, the liberation of the town of Trekhizbenka by Russians who are wearing white bands on their left arms and Russian ‘liberation’ armbands on their right shoulder. Some soldiers are wearing white bands around their right leg. Video shows packages of 12.7mm ammo and RPG rounds left behind by Ukrainians. Villagers tell the reporter the Ukrainians took military control of their town in 2014. It appears the Ukrainians gave-up the town without a fight:
Yet another abandoned Ukrainian BTR-4E, along the Kharkiv-Poltava highway, 04MAR2022.
Video posted 04MAR2022, Russian vehicles (BTRs, BMP-1, 2S3 SP guns) marked with ‘V‘ indicating Kiev AO (apparently near the cities of Bucha, Gostomel [Hostomel?] and Irpin’):
A Donetsk militiaman (indicated by his red arm band) with a NATO Javelin antitank missile, abandoned by retreating Ukrainians, 04MAR2022.
Video posted 03MAR2022, ‘Z‘ marked Donbas AO 2S1 self propelled artillery guns:
‘Z’ marked 2S1.
Invasion stripes? This Hind rotary wing gunship is marked with a ‘Z’, indicating Donbas AO.
This video, posted 01MAR2022, shows Donetsk militia (Donbas AO) wearing red bands on their left arms, their vehicles are marked with ‘Z‘ and some have red cloth tied to them. They have just overran a Ukrainian checkpoint, which includes an abandoned T-64BV:
Vehicle I-D: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BOTH SIDES USE THE SAME WEAPONS? Operational markings of Russia/Donbas militias.
