(#) A very flat Russian Mi-8MTPR-1 downed by Wagner forces.
OSINTtechnical: Appears that the heavy smoke was a downed Russian helicopter near Pavlovsk, Voronezh Oblast.

(#) The Mi-8MTPR-1 is both a rare and valuable stand-off electronic warfare platform in Russian service, meant to jam both enemy early warning and GBAD capabilities, 3 of which Wagner forces downed yesterday.

(#) A Ukrainian H10 Poseidon VTOL UAS feeds back targeting information to a German-supplied PzH-2000 from the Ukrainian 43rd Artillery Brigade, resulting in the destruction of a Russian Strela-10 SAM system (most likely with a 155mm M982 Excalibur).

(#) Some shenanigans going on with the Russian MOD’s recent (proof of life) video posted about Shoigu, including blurred watches.
Mark Krutov: 1/2 The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video (t.me/mod_russia/278…) with Sergei Shoigu to show that he's alive and well after Prigozhin's mutiny attempt. The MoD doesn't claim when exactly it was filmed, but for some reason, they blurred Nikiforov's watch in it.

(#) Rybar, quoting the milblogger Boris Rozin (Colonelcassad), claims that the footage is from Friday.

t.me/rybar/49024

(#) 122mm D-30 howitzer in Ukrainian service

(#) The most interesting part of this, Prigozhin confirms that initial Wagner assault units had deployed and set up artillery south of Moscow, and were ready to start shooting.

“They decided that demonstration of the protest was enough, and turned around.”
Kevin Rothrock: Here it is, folks: Prigozhin’s full post-insurrection statement (I added the visual component), with English-language subnoscripts. For a quick summary, check @meduza_en‘s roundup here: meduza.io/en/feature/202…

(#) It’s becoming a bit clearer that at that point, Prigozhin reached the conclusion that his uncontested march to Moscow was about to become a contested March to Moscow, and didn’t have the nerve to start an actual shooting civil war.

(#) Shoigu was seen alive, sans uniform, today. twitter.com/sambendett/sta…
Samuel Bendett: 6/ Shoigu is wearing a civilian suit, not a military uniform. This may or may not be significant...

(#) Swedish-supplied Strf 9040C armored combat vehicle in Ukrainian service, somewhere in the east. This unit is also equipped with SAAB Barracuda MCS multispectral camouflage.

(#) Escadrone apparently has a new revised FPV loitering munition in service, named POMSTA, seen here repeatedly hitting a Russian T-80BV outside of Zavitne Bazhannya, on the Velyka Novosilka offensive axis.

(#) Escadrone apparently has a new revised FPV loitering munition already fielded in Ukrainian service, named POMSTA, seen here repeatedly hitting a Russian T-80BV outside of Zavitne Bazhannya, on the Velyka Novosilka offensive axis.

(#) Mi-8s, Mi-24P Hind gunships, and US-supplied Mi-17V-5s in service with Ukrainian Army Aviation