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deployment🇷🇺 Near the front line (exact location not specified); mentions travel from Smolensk to Tula and then to the front
RT profile describes Russian mobile fire group defending against Ukrainian drones near the front
A Telegram post profiles a member of a Russian mobile fire group tasked with defending against Ukrainian UAV raids and also serving as a fire truck driver. It claims drone raids often cause forest fires in the area of operations, but provides no specific incident date or location.
DETAILS
Type
deployment
Reported
2026-08-16
Location
Near the front line (exact location not specified); mentions travel from Smolensk to Tula and then to the front
Coordinates
64.6863, 97.7453
Confidence
45 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Mentions forest fires attributed to Ukrainian UAV raids and multiple large firefighting deployments; no specific damage figures or sites given.
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