Russian owned Yandex further exposes Russian invasion into Ukraine in summer 2014

Yandex maps has recently updated several satellite images at the border of the conflict area between Russia and Ukraine on locations that its equivalent Google Maps does NOT show (yet).
As such it reveals many new Russian positions, incursions and artillery attacks into Ukraine

The most important one is the location that shows a battery of BUKs:

UPDATE Now Yandex shows Russian BUK battery near Marynivka in its full glory #MH17 http://t.co/J1dhMeOWi4 @finriswolf pic.twitter.com/d9J3S5w6LH

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

Some more (other kind of) vehicles can be seen nearby too: https://t.co/1IeSpQ0JSl pic.twitter.com/20BZuYMY6I

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

MLRS and artillery positions

Yandex reveals yet another not seen before MLRS & artillery location from Russia into Ukraine https://t.co/DPdaoBb0QE pic.twitter.com/83vuX6Ygju

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

Yandex also shows a lot of Russian artillery positions at height of Komsomolske-Telmanove. pic.twitter.com/19trsHCgRz

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

Like these MSTA-S reported by @JulianRoepcke https://t.co/RlDRJ5coR4 pic.twitter.com/kONJFCDXql

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

But Yandex also revelas this battery of D-30 heavy artillery a little bit more south. https://t.co/wDcOMs988M pic.twitter.com/lAw3IvxuHy

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

This one is interesting, because the burned areas are large and there are only two (times two) positions. It means this must have been something (substantially) bigger than GRAD:

Yandex reveals Russian MLRS attack into Ukraine bigger than GRAD: Uragan, Smerch or Tochka-U? https://t.co/WnPAkhSgRO pic.twitter.com/lmHJonUa1m

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 19, 2015

Invasion and supply-route to Dmytrivka

Yandex reveals where Russians crossed the border to arm and supply their militia in Dmytrivka https://t.co/4hnqqMuW3A pic.twitter.com/wIcjIqzmNj

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

A larger map:

In Dmytrivka the Russians established a HQ at a former Ukrainian Border Guard building, where they had tortured and possibly killed Ukrainian POWs. See this blog.


Massive invasion to cut-off Ukrainian troops at Saur-Mogila and Stepanivka

Yandex shows where Russians massively crossed border to cut off Ukraine army at Saur Mogila https://t.co/GKxm2BHixZ pic.twitter.com/HUMVmnwdVu

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

Yandex still shows some military vehicles on that invasion route into Ukraine. https://t.co/UyOpWk4xGX @JmmJhnsn pic.twitter.com/GgyyxDKvsE

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 18, 2015

The wide tracks look similar to the tracks of the invasion that ambushed the retreating Ukrainian troops from Ilovaisk. See this blog. Or this one.


Russian field ammunition depot

Yandex reveals a Russian field ammunition depot south of Marynivka https://t.co/mKtcELMAuZ via @ravelin_by pic.twitter.com/mlooUGdeTc

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 19, 2015

It turns out that Google Earth now also shows the Russian ammunition depot south of Marynivka. pic.twitter.com/fFYLLtC4CZ

— Ukraine@war (@DajeyPetros) May 19, 2015

Note the long white truck that looks like the trucks used for the so-called 'humanitarian aid' convoys.

A photo of this depot: