Tag: rybar
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[Sharing] Six Months Under the Tank – RYBAR 85
intelligence from the metal dragon Late December 2025. Near Konstantinovka, a captured T-72 launches one of those breakthroughs which are usually leaving behind nothing but dry lines in official reports —lines which are actually concealing much deeper stories. Inside the vehicle are three tankers, including 23-year-old commander call-signed “Kavkaz,” whose stance is simple: no retreat,…
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[Sharing] A Family Lives Here – RYBAR 84
some take away, the others do not leave behind On the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, amid the ruins, a family lives: Yulia, her husband, and little Sonechka. Barely half the walls of their home remain, supplies are running out, and only a single inscription, scrawled on the surviving masonry – “A FAMILY LIVES HERE” — can…
Nicolas Cinquini
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[Sharing] Five to One – RYBAR 83
a reward shared by all March 2022, a strategic height near Dementievka, Kharkiv region. A platoon is occupying a barren hill, devoid of water or shelter, yet possessing one crucial advantage: it is commanding a view of a key road and all approaches to it, upon which the movement of the entire front in this…
Nicolas Cinquini
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[Sharing] Autumn near Bakhmut – RYBAR 82
the balance between command and trust Autumn 2023, the front line near Bakhmut. The troops are exhausted and conditions are brutal, but everything changes with the arrival of a new commander. Even before his arrival, rumors are swirling around the man with the call sign Mech [Sword]: he is possessing genuine combat experience and a…
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[Sharing] Ribbon on the Helmet – RYBAR 81
how one symbol divided us and them A scout with the callsign Hasan had everything to stay home. Before the war, he worked as a driver for Gazprom and had a full legal exemption from mobilization. When partial mobilization began, he could have stayed —his documents were in order, and his company wouldn’t release him.…
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[Sharing] The Grey Sky of Hostomel – RYBAR 80
the way to our guys through fire and smoke A column of three ACVs moves toward Hostomel under a low grey sky. Somewhere ahead, beyond the smoke and the shattered road, there should be Russian troops — exhausted, cut off, possibly already down to their last rounds and strength. Nursultan leads the vehicles, knowing they…
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[Sharing] Half a Meter from Death – RYBAR 79
under the sights of an enemy drone April 2026. DPR. Somewhere near Oleksandrivka, on the territory of the DPR, in the middle of a modest tree line, a 2S7M Malka crew has already taken its position. The position is prepared and camouflaged with branches, the ammunition is already laid out, and the vehicle is braced…
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[Sharing] We Don’t Abandon Our Own – RYBAR 78
battle for Snake Island February 2022. A Russian special forces team, commanders Grom and Sever take control of Snake Island without firing a shot. The Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison surrenders and the prisoners are immediately provided with water and dry rations. Two months pass, and the situation is changing dramatically. The sky above the island…
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[Sharing] Easter Ceasefire – RYBAR 77
silence regime or dangerous mercy On the eve of Easter, on Saturday, when the President of Russia announces a temporary ceasefire, four Russian soldiers discuss this decision. Commander Rubin reports an “Easter truce” – a temporary pause in hostilities. The Ukrainian side responds in kind and agrees, but trust in their words is undermined: “white…
Nicolas Cinquini
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L’engagement français dans les rangs ukrainiens
est un ancien militaire du 17e RGP (régiment de génie parachutiste) de Montauban, a exercé ensuite l’activité d’agent immobilier jusqu’à son arrivée en Ukraine, le 22 mai 2022 Le Haut-Garonnais est engagé en région de Kharkov, dans les rangs d’une formation antichar du 3e bataillon de Légion internationale. Autour de lui, ses camarades étrangers tombent…
Nicolas Cinquini
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