Fwd from @dva_majors
We are told:
"Since I'm a bit familiar with the topic of the latest question (https://t.me/dva_majors/54352).
The problem is not that Yandex is covering something up. The problem is that the satellites (the companies that provide access to their imagery) are foreign, and accordingly, they censor their own bases when transmitting data to Yandex, but do not censor the potential adversary, and our satellites work in the interests of the military, but do not provide high-resolution civilian photos.
The only thing that would be nice is to somehow ask the respected Yandex not to publish photos of our military facilities. And Google as well. And in general, if you take OpenStreetMaps, there are even labels on the objects.
There was a just a funny situation with a friend who served in the Strategic Missile Forces and wanted to show his unit, on OSM even the hangar with Topol missiles is marked as "Hangar with Topol missiles" =)
Two Majors (https://t.me/dva_majors) Original msg (https://t.me/dva_majors/54353)
️ (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/10/04/20241004165148-4f9a8655.jpg)Siversk Direction: Battles on the northern approaches to Bilohorivka and successes of the Russian Armed Forces on the southern flank of the "Siversk salient"
Situation as of 6:00 PM on October 4, 2024
The Siversk direction has long remained a "static" section, but Russian troops have expanded control at key frontiers over the past two months.
▪️Units have occupied the western filtration station near Bilohorivka, creating a bridgehead on the left bank of the Siversky Donets River and threatening Ukrainian positions.
Likely, the Russian command will attack the Bilohorivka forest reserve to expand the semi-encirclement. Ukrainians still control the chalk quarry dump, allowing them to contain the Russian advance.
▪️Fighting continues in Verkhnekamenske, a key Ukrainian stronghold. The Russian MoD announced its liberation, which could lead to the loss of Bilohorivka and Siversk. However, our sources report Ukrainian forces remain in the settlement.
▪️To the south, Russian troops have succeeded in the Sporny area, driving the enemy out of forest belts in the Vezueva Gora nature reserve. This opens the possibility to attack the flank of Ukrainian positions near Ivano-Dariivka.
▪️On September 2, the Russian army liberated Vyemka, a major Ukrainian stronghold on the southern approaches to Siversk. Now, they face clearing the "pocket" south of Vyemka and preparing for further advance on Siversk.
▪️On September 10, footage showed a successful Russian assault on a Ukrainian stronghold southeast of Pryvillia. Original msg (https://t.me/rybar/64121)
