Yuri Chornomorets & Warriors of Light

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It's far better to be overly cautious about whom we support than to support the wrong people

We help those who are at the very tip of the spear, those who are in the heart of the fiercest fighting. But at the same time, they must be highly professional, highly effective combat units that never shy away from carrying out their missions and - just as importantly for us - do everything they can to protect their people. So when the news breaks that a certain unit disgracefully retreated (thank God, the last time that happened was about a year ago), it turns out we recognized the cowards immediately and never gave them anything. Now, when stories emerge about units that failed to protect their own people, it turns out we saw that from the very beginning as well, and we never supported them either. Harsh? Perhaps. But my kindness ran out long ago, back in 2023. Since then, we have evaluated effectiveness using a strict and comprehensive system. We had mostly followed it before, but sometimes made exceptions because kindness got the better of us. Among those asking for help, w...

Good news and challenges

All news falls into one of two categories: good news and challenges—and thank God for that! The good news is this. We have summed up the results of supplying our best sniper teams with top-quality ammunition, and we are pleased that we accomplished far more than we originally planned. Yet even that proved to be barely enough, because in several corps not only the designated marksmen—who have been doing an outstanding job supporting assault operations—but also the snipers have been performing exceptionally well. The biggest success has been the .375 caliber Desert Tech rifles: short, lightweight, yet extremely accurate. Compact and precise bullpup systems like these are the future, even in the age of drones. Every extra inch and every extra kilogram becomes a burden in drone warfare. Every extra centimeter creates another camouflage challenge. A precise bullpup is exactly what today's battlefield demands. Other .375 caliber systems are performing well too, though not nearly as inte...

We need a different team of generals capable of winning the war

I can confirm that throughout 2023–2024 we suffered enormous losses because of repeated counterattacks to retake tree lines and ruins, and it all followed the same pattern. Our troops occupied advantageous positions and destroyed the enemy as if at a shooting range. Enemy losses were 17–25 times greater than ours. But then someone decided the line on the map wasn't neat enough, and the endless orders began: "straighten the line," "retake the previously lost positions." The result was losses that were impossible to justify, with two consequences. First, the casualty ratio dropped to only three to one. Second, our infantry was often too small in number and disoriented, allowing the enemy to break through not only the "retaken positions" but also the previously stable defensive line where they had earlier failed again and again despite enormous losses. This is how we lost an enormous number of people—so many that, had they been preserved, there would ha...

The increasing use of higher-powered drones by the enemy

The Holosun DRS-TH thermal imaging scope with a 2 MOA dot and 65 MOA allows you to detect an enemy drone at a distance of 300 meters, assess its approach speed, and roughly determine what class of drone it belongs to. We always mount two-thirds of these scopes on smoothbore shotguns used to shoot down small enemy drones at distances of 35–50 meters. We always mount one-third of these scopes on rifled firearms with automatic fire capability for two reasons. The first reason is that unexpected encounters with enemy groups are possible at night, and this scope allows them to be clearly detected and hit at distances of 300 meters and closer. On one occasion in southern Ukraine there was a firefight at 500 meters, and the scope performed well that night too, allowing the enemy to be neutralized. The second reason why one-third of these sights are mounted on assault rifles is that the enemy is increasingly using drones that are slightly larger than standard FPV drones, with excellent...

Yangol's interesting post about the training of snipers and marksmen

When I say that we support the very best, these are not just words. These are people who have proven their deep theoretical knowledge in practice and are able to pass on their invaluable experience to the next generations of snipers and marksmen. We are always happy to help Yangol and those who fight alongside him , and we wish we could do even more, because the guys are now holding the very edge of our defenses in Sumy Oblast. ⬇️ We would like to share with you Yangol's interesting post about the training of snipers and marksmen and hope to be rewarded with donations and reposts. "Recently, I shared some methods from my work as an instructor involved in training military personnel. While I have a free moment, I would like to tell you about several additional instructional techniques that I developed back during the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) years. For a long time, I worked as an instructor training marksmen and snipers. I never bragged about my achievements because I ...