Ukraine War Thread Part 2

[Dead on Time]

How do they rate cardboard as a flak jacket material?

Hear there is a shortage of body bags....when the wearer is deceased glue multiple flak jackets together to the shape of a casket for the #200s

DoT

[DogTailRed2]

Mythbusters showed that covering a Landrover in telephone books stopped everything except .50 and above. So didn't stop much but did stop small arms. Not sure where you would get a good supply of telephone directories these days though?

[fdr]

Mythbusters showed that covering a Landrover in telephone books stopped everything except .50 and above. So didn't stop much but did stop small arms. Not sure where you would get a good supply of telephone directories these days though?

maybe Google search on an android would stop some if you use say, A NY area code telephone search?

The thickest thing around would be the general command of the Russian Forces. They have not been overly bullet or blast proof to date, so miffbusta's may need to do a rerun on that experiment.

When the prisons are running short of supply of soon to be cold bodies to fill bags on back order, adding to the general excellence of the Russian logistics system, advancing from T80's T72's, towards T54's, when SU35's survive not at all, then perhaps the dear leader should rethink his retirement plan.

The prisoners that were taken on board and who against all odds survived to return have so far knocked off 28 locals on their return, which seems to ne an extra bonus for Vlads plan.

Note: the term "plan" is somewhat more suggestive of structured cognitive action. I'm not convinced that Vlad had any plan that extended beyond a triumphal procession into Kyiv on the 27th February 2022. Every action since then is lacking the necessary attributes and structure to be called a plan.

[Winemaker]

Here's a good article from the New York Times about the Ukrainian defeat of the Russian Navy. Although the NYT is paywall they do allow reading of 10 (?) articles each month for free. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/world/europe/ukraine-navy-admiral-black-sea.html

In a small, hidden office in the port city of Odesa, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy keeps two trophies representing successes in the Black Sea.

One is the lid from the missile tube used in April 2022 to sink the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/world/europe/russia-moskva-warship-ukraine-missiles.html), a devastating blow that helped chase Russian warships from the Ukrainian coast. On the lid is a painting of a Ukrainian soldier raising his middle finger to the ship as it bursts into flames.

The other is a key used to arm a British-made Storm Shadow missile that slammed into the headquarters of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula.

[NutLoose]

A Russian officer allegedly by his men carried out a summary execution for an insult!

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1723697325745270837

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1723697325745270837

[NutLoose]

Insecurity?

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1723732144265068892

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1723732144265068892

[FUMR]

A Russian officer allegedly by his men carried out a summary execution for an insult!



https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1723697325745270837

Perhaps we should hope that this officer gets insulted hundred of times more :E (Advisory: said tongue-in-cheek).

[Herod]

More likely he'll get "fragged" (if I have the right term). If I were him, I certainly wouldn't go and answer the call of nature.

[NutLoose]

More building of the Kherson bridgehead.

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1723728860125003871
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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1723728860125003871

[NutLoose]

Russian losses have cranked up again.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x1080/image_09927837eb60773196de9fd61990eb767803f1dd.png

[langleybaston]

More likely he'll get "fragged" (if I have the right term). If I were him, I certainly wouldn't go and answer the call of nature.

Fear produces the counter to constipation, so he is going to have to balance the go pills with the stop pellets. Free or motionless?

[NutLoose]

Slowly but surely the advance continues.

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1723487311567212665

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1723487311567212665

[Dan Gerous]

Perhaps we should hope that this officer gets insulted hundred of times more :E (Advisory: said tongue-in-cheek).

Nah, sentenced and jailed then a trip to the front line.

[NutLoose]

It looks like Russia is starting their winter campaign against the energy sector’s, strange really as it has been proven not to work and they probably have less to launch this season.

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1723396737514012709

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1723396737514012709

[ORAC]

✈️🇺🇦 "Ukraine will receive the F-16s this winter. Ukrainian pilots learn very quickly", -

ex-CIA director Petraeus

[ORAC]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-11-2023
Continued Russian milblogger discussion of widespread Russian infantry-led frontal assaults highlights the challenges Russia will face in using massed infantry assaults to offset the problems contributing to the current positional warfare identified by Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

One milblogger emphasized on November 11 that the Russian practice of conducting tactical assaults intended to storm Ukrainian fortified positions in forest areas of Donbas will not translate into a wider operational breakthrough anywhere on the front. The milblogger noted that there is no way to train enough Russian personnel for the intensive frontal assaults required for significant advances in Ukraine.

Another milblogger claimed that the Russian military is about to experience a "real renaissance of infantry combat" because there are fewer tanks, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), and armored personnel carriers (APCs) close to the frontline.

A critical milblogger responded to the "infantry renaissance" comment and remarked that the comment is a negative reflection of Russian equipment losses and poor frontline coordination that has created a reliance on assault tactics.

A Russian Spetsnaz-affiliated Telegram channel additionally complained that the reliance on infantry-led frontal assaults is heavily attriting all Spetsnaz elements that have deployed to Ukraine because the Russian command has reportedly been using Spetsnaz forces for frontal assaults since the beginning of the war.

Spetsnaz forces are not meant to conduct such infantry-led assaults like standard Russian motorized rifle infantry, and some Russian sources are clearly frustrated with the ramifications of the misapplication of such Spetsnaz elements.

ISW has previously observed that Russian forces are increasingly relying on such infantry-led frontal assaults, likely to compensate for a lack of adequately trained personnel and due to widespread equipment losses….

The Russian General Staff appears to be relying heavily on frontal assaults as the predominant tactic in Ukraine as an important part of the Russian solution to the problems of "military parity" laid out by Zaluzhnyi's essay on the issue of "positional warfare."

[NutLoose]

Do bears sh*t in the woods? Well this Russian bear was until he got disturbed.

​​​​​https://twitter.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1723816605442859073

https://twitter.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1723816605442859073

[rattman]

More building of the Kherson bridgehead.


Ruskies are reporting tanks across the Dnipro, going to make the assumption they know the difference between tanks and IFV's. Also theres a video of a cesear on a landing craft. Could be old video from snake island recapture or could be more current

[NutLoose]

It appears Russia is in a state of confusion,

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Two Russian state news agencies published alerts on Monday saying Moscow was moving troops to "more favourable positions" east of the Dnipro River in Ukraine, only to withdraw the information minutes later.

The highly unusual incident suggested disarray in Russia's military establishment and state media over how to report the battlefield situation in southern Ukraine.

The RBC news outlet quoted the defence ministry as saying: "The sending of a false report about the 'regrouping' of troops in the Dnepr (Dnipro) region, allegedly on behalf of the press centre of the Russian Ministry of Defence, is a provocation."

The Kremlin declined to comment, saying it was a matter for the military.

Last week, in a statement that Reuters could not independently verify, Russia's military said it had thwarted (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-thwarted-ukrainian-attempt-forge-bridgehead-river-dnipros-east-2023-11-10/) a Ukrainian attempt to create a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Dnipro and on nearby islands.

Russia retreated a year ago from areas it had seized on the western bank of the Dnipro, including the regional capital Kherson. If Ukrainian forces succeeded in crossing the river and establishing a secure bridgehead, it would represent a major advance.

In a series of three alerts on Monday, the RIA state news agency said the command of Russia's Dnepr group of forces had decided to relocate troops to "more favourable positions" east of the Dnipro.

It said that, after the regrouping, the Dnepr force would release some troops to be deployed in offensives on other fronts.

RIA said the Russian military command had agreed with the Dnepr leadership's conclusions and ordered the relocation of troops to start.

Minutes later, RIA withdrew all three alerts without explanation.

Another state agency, TASS, published just one alert on troops regrouping to more favourable positions, and then withdrew it, saying it had been released in error. It apologised to its readers.

In the past, Russia has sometimes used similar phrasing about moving troops to more advantageous positions in order to describe retreats.

Russian state media have privileged access to official briefings and typically report major military announcements shortly before they appear in the Telegram channel of the defence ministry.

Ukraine has said little about its military operations on the east bank of the Dnipro. The U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War said last week that Ukraine appeared to have conducted assaults across the Dnipro in Kherson region in mid-October, and noted that Russian military bloggers were reporting continued Ukrainian ground operations on the east bank.

In its latest update, the ISW reported that Ukrainian forces made a "marginal gain" on the east bank on Sunday.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an interview (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/reuters-next-zelenskiy-says-ukraine-has-plan-continue-fighting-after-slow-2023-11-08/) last week that Ukraine's five-month-old counter-offensive was making some gradual progress in the south and east, including what he called "good steps near Kherson region".



https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-moves-some-troops-more-favourable-positions-east-dnipro-river-ria-2023-11-13/

[NutLoose]

Russia is using motorbikes during daylight hours on the left bank as cars are an easier UAV target to hit, BEWARE the end shows bodies in clear detail. View at your own discretion.

https://twitter.com/Ukrainene/status/1723814679766569343

[NutLoose]

Fog over the Dnipro is aiding Ukraines crossings in places.

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1724032633733059035

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1724032633733059035

https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1724028528742580507

https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1724028528742580507

[NutLoose]

:sad:

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1722338011961041121

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1722338011961041121

[NutLoose]

The changing face of Warfare and a change that is going to be difficult to overcome.

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1723996543793947126

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1723996543793947126

[NutLoose]

Himars attack on Russian troops and boats, they are right out there from the main part of Crimea.

https://twitter.com/WarMonitor3/status/1720782630315049326

https://twitter.com/WarMonitor3/status/1720782630315049326

[NutLoose]

Avdiikva, the continuing russian stupidity. What an utter waste of life...

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1724021875628507219

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1724021875628507219

[NutLoose]

Aviation content:

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1724051701903086061

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1724051701903086061

[NutLoose]

The USA has bought 60 Gepards from Jordan for onward delivery to Ukraine, there is nothing about their condition though.

Cough, Cough Jordan also has 190 Challenger 1's

They are NOT gepard but cheetah , upgraded dutch version with a radar beam vs dish on the gepard.

Ukraine now receiving the #Gepard (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gepard?src=hashtag_click) CA3. This version is equipped with X-band search radar and Ka-band tracking radar. The CA3 was formerly used by the Dutch Army and later sold to Jordan.


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https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1724046273857114279

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1724046273857114279

https://twitter.com/gepardtatze/status/1584246018002292736

https://twitter.com/gepardtatze/status/1584246018002292736

[wondering]

Have they solved the 35mm shell supply? The Swiss were not willing to sell.

[NutLoose]

Have they solved the 35mm shell supply? The Swiss were not willing to sell.

Yes and they have been supplying Ukraine already.

A first shipment of new ammunition for the Gepard antiaircraft tank is now headed for Ukraine. Per agreement, Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has shipped a first lot of 35mm air defence ammunition as part of German support for Ukraine’s defensive struggle. By the end of this year, 40,000 rounds are to be produced and provided.

In Ukraine the shipments from Germany are eagerly awaited: with its 35mm twin guns, the Gepard has emerged as a decisive factor in the embattled nation’s fight to defend itself. The German government has made 46 of these antiaircraft tanks available, with another six to follow. For Ukraine, they play an essential part in the struggle to control its airspace, having proved highly effective in countering the kamikaze drones Russia uses to attack Ukrainian cities. They are almost permanently in action, making ammunition consumption correspondingly high.

Rheinmetall has long produced much of its ammunition for medium-calibre weapons in Switzerland; now, however, new production capacity for supplying the Gepard systems has been created in Germany, where a multimillion-euro figure has been invested in plant and equipment.

In February 2023 Boris Pistorius, the German defence minister, announced at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group that capacity for producing ammunition for the Gepard would be created in Germany at Rheinmetall. A contract for the rapid delivery of a total of 300,000 rounds of ammunition for the antiaircraft tank had already been signed several days earlier. Owing to the urgency and high political relevance of the project, the pressure to complete the new facility was immense from day one, requiring a true technological and logistical tour de force.

In the words of Rheinmetall AG executive board chairman Armin Papperger, “We keep our promises. Just six months after signing the contract, we’ve already started delivery, as agreed. My sincere thanks go to the men and women of Rheinmetall who have done so much to make this project a success, even working on weekends. Our subcontractors and vendors deserve praise as well, having helped us to achieve what at first seemed impossible. The pressure to succeed was huge – but so was our commitment to getting the job done. We want to help the people of Ukraine. Every drone that’s shot down saves lives!”

The German government left no stone unturned in its effort to supply Ukraine with fresh ammunition, including abroad – albeit in vain. In Germany stocks of the ammunition had dropped to zero, as the Gepard systems had been retired from service some fifteen years earlier. Other countries declined to make available existing stocks of ammunition, citing either political considerations or constitutional restrictions.

In the end, it was a tightly woven intermeshing of expertise of Rheinmetall technicians and engineers in Switzerland, Germany and Italy that made creating the new production facility possible.

The problem: earlier tools for producing the original ammunition were simply no longer there. The solution turned out to be a mix of reverse engineering and adaptive development quite unlike anything seen before: existing 35mm ammunition from the main armament of an infantry fighting vehicle was modified for use in the Gepard. Making sure that the Gepard fire control unit could reliably recognize the ammunition was a special challenge.

Despite their excellent performance, the electronics and fire control technology of the aging antiaircraft tank – developed in the 1960s – proved to be a veritable black box. At the same time, the supply chain for the new ammunition had to be expanded in order to minimize as far as possible the Swiss value-added share.

As Armin Papperger puts it, “We have an unbeatable strength at Rheinmetall: namely, the broad-based expertise that comes with being a systems house. Whether in ammunition development, mechanical production and materials knowledge, in the development of air defence weaponry, in comprehensive live fire testing, in the design and construction of production facilities – everywhere our experts worked with tremendous drive and great personal commitment to complete the project. They knew how urgently Ukraine needed the ammunition and the sooner, the better.”

Following multiple tests at the Group’s proving ground at Unterlüss in Lower Saxony, the verification programme was concluded in May 2023 when the ammunition was successfully fired by a Gepard antiaircraft tank.

Meanwhile, at one of Rheinmetall’s civil sector plants in Neuss, an LAAP line was designed and subsequently built at a Group facility in Lanciano, Italy, before being transferred to Unterlüss. LAP stands for loading, assembly and packing, the process in which the cartridges are loaded with propellant; the various parts of the round are put together; and subsequently packaged. The propellant powder comes from Nitrochemie, by the way, another member of the Group.

A total of 40,000 rounds are to be delivered this year. Ukraine will be receiving 150,000 rounds each of two different types of ammunition. One of these is a subcalibre APDS-T munition containing heavy metal penetrators, and thus especially suitable for engaging hardened targets. Rheinmetall is also supplying Ukraine with conventional HEI-T high-explosive incendiary ammunition designed for bringing down typical air defence targets, e.g., aircraft and guided missiles.


https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2023/9/2023-09-05-rheinmetall-supplies-35mm-gepard-ammunition-to-ukraine

[ORAC]

Bellingcat reckoning the Kaliningrad flights were moving all the S-400 systems back to Russia. Ties into the U.K. MOD reports of Russia pulling them from all the peripheral birder sites back towards Moscow.

Question is whether they’re destined for Ukraine or to protect Russian power infrastructures as winter sets in…

​​​​​​https://x.com/bellingcat/status/1724143012190486960?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A
Over late October and early November, military cargo flights in and out of Kaliningrad were at an uncharacteristic high. Bellingcat went to investigate what these flights could be moving using SAR imagery…

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1724143012190486960.html

[NutLoose]

A Russian UAV attempts to take out a Ukrainian boat.

https://twitter.com/Ukrainene/status/1724109808486256699

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/Ukrainene/status/1724109808486256699

[NutLoose]

:sad::(:mad:

Reportedly, the baby's family was returning from the hospital in a car which got attacked by Russian artillery. The car burned down. The baby's 36-year-old mother is in serious condition, and the driver (most likely the child's grandfather) died. The child was diagnosed with a head injury of moderate severity. Doctors are now fighting for the mother's life.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/531x469/image_b57fe883c00d5feb0befe6356700aacaa5a6f3f0.png


https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/status/1724038160336707740

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/status/1724038160336707740

[NutLoose]

Meanwhile back in Russia… family life goes on, that little kid really puts the boot in.

https://twitter.com/osint_69/status/1724017676710769066

https://twitter.com/osint_69/status/1724017676710769066

[NutLoose]

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1200x675/image_dc6022f4afa0de9ce8379eb48935744ae8592ab7.jpeg

[Winemaker]

Meanwhile back in Russia… family life goes on, that little kid really puts the boot in.



https://twitter.com/osint_69/status/1724017676710769066
Well, if 'it's totally legal' what can anyone do? What a defective society.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/pstyle0ne1/status/1724309699661599016?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


BREAKING ‼️ Ukraine again struck the Mashinostroeniya Design Bureau in Kolomna near Moscow.

This design bureau is developing missiles and ATGM among other weapons.

Four days ago (video), the Bureau was already attacked. As a result, the Russian authorities keep a tight ban on reporting (see printscreen of today).

Judging by the ambulances and the firefighters at the scene, the attack was certainly successful.

There are also reports of Ukrainian attacks in Bryansk and Tambov again (earlier a gun powder factory).

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[ORAC]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1723976893194539094?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian TASS now says the message* about the withdrawal from the Dnieper was a mistake.

"The news “The command of the Dnepr group decided to regroup troops to more advantageous positions east of the Dnieper” is CANCELED as it was released erroneously.

We apologise to our subscribers and readers."

It is hard to say if it was a blunder, a sabotage, or news going out a bit too early than expected.

[ * https://x.com/noelreports/status/1723974031756431740?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A ]

https://x.com/maria_avdv/status/1723988058247176334?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian state news agencies first wrote about the withdrawal of troops from the Dnipro River bank around Kherson. Then they "annulled" it, calling it a mistake.

It’s not a mistake, run…

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[fdr]

:sad::(:mad:



https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/531x469/image_b57fe883c00d5feb0befe6356700aacaa5a6f3f0.png




https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/status/1724038160336707740


In what universe do the Russians assume that at any point that hostilities conclude, by whatever means that their atrocities will not be remembered and retribution sought by the victims of their arrogance? There is enough justification for partisan action against Russia for a century. Money may talk, but the crimes committed by Russia are against humanity;

lest we forget, we are bound to repeat

[ORAC]

https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1724243300788457806?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


There are three hypotheses of varying likelihood for the release of the now-retracted reports of a #Russian regrouping on the east bank of #Kherson Oblast, discussed in the 🧵below.

More in tonight's update on https://isw.pub/UkrWar111323

[ORAC]

Confirmation of previous reports.

https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-ukraine-can-adapt-soviet-air-defense-systems-to-fire-u-s-missiles/

Air Force: Ukraine adapts Soviet air defense systems to fire US missiles

Ukraine has successfully converted Soviet air defense systems to fire missiles produced by the United States, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said (https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/viyna-v-ukrajini-radyanski-buki-pereobladnali-pid-amerikanski-raketi-novini-ukrajini-50367448.html) in an interview with Radio NV on Nov. 12.

"We have good results of the combat use of Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems on the training ground in the United States, which have been converted and adapted to American missiles," Ihnat said.

Ukraine inherited Buk-M1 anti-aircraft systems from the Soviet Union, but the weapons typically use missiles that only Russia produces.

It is therefore necessary to look for ways to convert and modernize such systems to strengthen Ukraine's air defense capabilities, the spokesperson said.

The main systems used by Ukrainian air defense are the Buk-M1 systems, as well as the S-300 and S-125 systems, Ihnat told (https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/viyna-v-ukrajini-ukrajina-zaminit-radyanski-sistemi-pvo-na-suchasni-novini-ukrajini-50321932.html) NV in May. He emphasized that Ukraine must eventually replace all Soviet air defense systems with modern versions.

Reports emerged in January 2023 that the Ukrainian military had found a way to modify its Buk launchers to fire Sea Sparrow (https://kyivindependent.com/politico-us-to-give-ukraine-first-sea-sparrow-anti-air-missiles/) missiles.

Sea Sparrows can be launched from the sea or ground to intercept aircraft or cruise missiles. The U.S. and most allies use the ship-mounted version, but the reports indicated that Ukraine is expected to use the ground-launched version, currently only operated this way by Taiwan.

[fdr]

There are three hypotheses of varying likelihood for the release of the now-retracted reports of a #Russian regrouping on the east bank of #Kherson Oblast, discussed in the 🧵below.

More in tonight's update on https://isw.pub/UkrWar111323

ISW's analysis is compelling. Of the options, it is unlikely that such bland terminology would have been used by a spoofing action from Ukraine. It is consistent with the "advance to the rear" diminutive statements that high command would issue, think that there is some Russian general that is having his suicide arranged momentarily.

For Incheon style initiatives, Ukraine may not have much marine assault capability, heavy equipment positioning is a problem, but, the advent of highly effective man pads and ATGW gives capability that then is only lacking artillery support, which drones and the most recent rocketry give some solutions. Grinding out from the shores of the Dnipro delta may not be their best surprise to Vlad. Last retreat showed that Russia was no less incompetent at retreat than advance, which at least has a natural balance to it. Good at fertilising soil in foreign lands, not brilliant at sanitation in the Rodina.

[Pali]

Meanwhile back in Russia… family life goes on, that little kid really puts the boot in.


Laws on domestic violence were loosened in the recent years. It is OK to beat your wife unless you break her bones then it would be an offence. They did the change because police was overwhelmed by the cases when men beat their women (though officers mostly sided with men because "everybody knows women deserve it") so Putin made sure police will not be bothered too much. Alcohol abuse plays important role in this behaviour as well.

If I remember well, in average every 47 minutes a woman is killed in Russia by her husband in domestic violence.

Cruelty is a an important trait in Russian society, some scholars think it is a heritage since Golden Horde ruled Muscovy. Anyway, this explains the horrible deeds perpetrated on civilians in Ukraine or why they seem to accept the unthinkable losses during human waves infantry assaults.

[ORAC]

Looks like cluster munitions may enjoy a renaissance in the inventory of many European nations….

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1724351188848586995?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian instructor of Storm Z penal units explains the impact that Ukrainian cluster munitions are having on the Russian infantry, not only killing and wounding them, but also disrupting logistics of evacuation, and overfilling the hospitals. He says that wounded Russian servicemen are returned to battle with shrapnel still stuck in their bodies.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/603x731/image_12d0cb51098bca88ae01347dd49e78df2eab1d41.png

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[ORAC]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1724333461551378836?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Footage [graphic footage] of the frontline positions in Avdiivka taken back by Ukrainian infantry from the 53rd Brigade.

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[ORAC]

https://x.com/beefeater_fella/status/1724178973028937859?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


BREAKING:
The US is targeting the Dark Fleet - this is BIG news!!

Reuters reports this evening that the U.S. Treasury Department has sent notices to #ship management companies requesting information about 100 vessels it suspects of violating Western sanctions on Russian oil, according to a source who has seen the documents.

At last there is action against the #DarkFleet and #GreyFleet!

The Group of Seven rich countries, the European Union and Australia imposed the $60 per barrel cap last December on sea-borne exports of #Russian crude to punish Moscow for its war on Ukraine. It bans Western companies from providing services such as transportation, insurance and financing for the oil sold above the cap. The price cap has caused a shift in global markets as #China and India purchase Russian oil, much of which had traditionally gone to Europe and other markets. A rally in global oil prices this year has meant much of Russian #oil has traded above the #cap.

In October 2023, the US has imposed sanctions on two companies shipping Russian oil, in its first enforcement of measures designed to choke off revenues to the Kremlin as continues its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. The US Treasury department on said the two companies, based in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, had used US-based shipping services while carrying Russian crude bought at a price greater than $60 per barrel, violating the oil price cap G7 countries imposed on Moscow last year.

The enforcement measures come amid G7 countries’ broader effort to restrict the flow of petrodollars to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war chest. The group issued a statement on Thursday outlining the “risks of violating” the price cap rules.

A senior Treasury official said the Kremlin’s oil tax revenue was down 45 per cent from January to August this year compared with the same months in 2022. But Moscow has increasingly dodged sanctions on most of its oil exports, with almost three-quarters of Russian crude travelling without western insurance in August. U.S. officials have said the cap has imposed extra costs on Russia for a "ghost fleet" of aging tankers, longer voyages and reliance on non-Western maritime services that have cut into the revenues it can spend on the war.

The notices, sent by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to ship management companies in about 30 countries on Friday, represent the biggest step of its kind by the United States since Washington and its allies imposed the price cap last year aimed at restricting oil revenues to Moscow as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, the source said. The requests for information are a routine step in sanctions investigations.

“Today’s action demonstrates our continued commitment to reduce Russia’s resources for its war against Ukraine and to enforce the price cap,” said US deputy Treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo. The new sanctions enforcement come as the Joe Biden administration tries to build pressure on the Kremlin for its war in Ukraine and to show support for Kyiv after Congress recently omitted more funding for the country in a stop-gap spending measure.

For more information on sanctions circumvention using the Dark Fleet and Grey Fleet - read my thread here 👇

​​​​​​​https://x.com/beefeater_fella/status/1694806379800711376?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A
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[Lonewolf_50]

For those wondering how long the support in armaments will continue to Ukraine, keep an eye open for the output of the EU defense ministers' meeting which starts today. There may be changes, and there may not.

EU will probably miss the 1 million shells pledge/order is one tidbit coming out of that. (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-miss-goal-1-million-shells-ukraine-germanys-pistorius-2023-11-14/)(Reuters) BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Union will miss its target of supplying Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells and missiles by next March, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday.

Arriving at a meeting of EU defence ministers in Brussels, Pistorius also questioned the wisdom of having set the target (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-agrees-plan-send-million-artillery-shells-ukraine-2023-03-20/) in March this year, with a 12-month deadline.

Pistorius's comments were the first public admission by a senior European minister that the target would not be met, although diplomats and officials have been expressing scepticism privately for months about the goal.
Mid-term, looks like F-16 training will go on.
https://youtu.be/jS1CY1pbAyU
As Ned Stark once said: Winter is coming.
https://youtu.be/_swexVLQ7Oo

[NutLoose]

The answer to the question is YES.

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1724340206126399953

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1724340206126399953

[NutLoose]

Erm... it's a wonder that the first people the Russian troops shoot at are not their own commanding officers.

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1724442859816857809

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1724442859816857809

[NutLoose]

More Russian rail problems

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1724142664768196888

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1724142664768196888

[ORAC]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1724474586861867488?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian "military reporter", read combatant, Romanov, shares screenshots of a conversation about partisan activities in the Luhansk Oblast, Kreminna district.

According to it, everything that Russians touch is being poisoned: food, alcohol, vapes. Energy drinks that are mixed with sulphur.

Romanov suggests people caught doing this should be killed (in their own country).

Who is it that keeps saying how eastern Ukrainians all want to be part of Russia?

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/789x683/image_ba98a2f3344a2c0639a00a10adac04ff6d1c09dd.png


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[ORAC]

🫣🤫😎😎

https://x.com/vanillatary/status/1724469066629280234?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1088x764/image_4df030f4d09e764bcc7dcad58eb1124110d9c91a.png

[ORAC]

Russian commentator telling some home truths and the host not liking it.

One of their regulars, but I wonder for how long…

https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1724535430106726548?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian propagandists admit that the West can offer so much more than Russia. The host really doesn't like that.

[WhatsaLizad?]

Erm... it's a wonder that the first people the Russian troops shoot at are not their own commanding officers.



https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1724442859816857809


Actually that punishment is somewhat lightweight compared to that described by Arkady Babchenko in "One Soldier's War"

18 year old draftee in 1st Chechen War, served in the 2nd as well. Complete savagery, corruption, incompetence and brutality in the Russian military ranks top to bottom.

Meshes well with their performance in Ukraine.

Amazon.com: One Soldier's War: 9780802144034: Babchenko, Arkady, Allen, Nick: Books

[Winemaker]

Russian commentator telling some home truths and the host not liking it.

One of their regulars, but I wonder for how long…



Russian propagandists admit that the West can offer so much more than Russia. The host really doesn't like that.
This is worth a watch, especially the last bit where the Russian panelist (?) claims life in Russia is better than in Germany.... Too bad VPN's are no longer allowed in Russia. The guest, IMHO, will accidentally fall from a balcony while admiring the great Soviet state.

[EDLB]

The Ukrainians with 1.3 Million Refugees in Russia and about 4.7 Million in the EU at peak times have a good idea of the differences.

[fdr]

Russian commentator telling some home truths and the host not liking it.

One of their regulars, but I wonder for how long…



Russian propagandists admit that the West can offer so much more than Russia. The host really doesn't like that.

Viktor Olegovich [.....] has been increasingly blunt on the actions of Russia towards Ukraine. That started over a year ago, and has been ramping up, he is always the voice of dissent to the rest of the panelists and the bias of the presenters. He has reasoned arguments and provides facts, the others retort with propaganda without any exception I can recall. The odd dynamic is that Viktor is a return presenter, there seems to be movement under the duckpond that is not just air escaping from the duck butt (Aviation content: that was our SAR escort activities way back when).

There is a glimmer of sense from the inclusion of him still in the discussion. Still, having a fast inflating neck collar might be handy, 6 floor windows would be best avoided.

"...all we want is peace..." stated by the contrary panelists who support Vlads criminal enterprise and the war crimes perpetrated by Russia. What a crock of blyat. Peace existed until 2014 in Ukraine, until 1993 in Grozny... until 1996 in Georgia... Peace/Mir are not on the agenda of Russia's emperor. What is, are more 200's in glued together cardboard stuffed flak jackets returning home to be exchanged for a new refrigerator. The wife wins that she gets rid of the drunken boor and gets the utility of whitegoods, seems like a fair trade all up. A good place to store the rotting fish that Russia was providing in compensation when they ran out of Lada's to the Primosrk and Kamchatka regions.

Peace and tranquility will not be easily returned to the region, the Ukrainians remember the Holodomor, 90 years back, they are certain to recall Bucha and every crime that Russia perpetrated spreading mir about by bomb and bullet and blade. Russia has no interest in being a apart of a civilised world.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1724716856731214074?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Denmark may block passage of Russian oil tankers to markets

Under new EU plans, the Financial Times reports, Denmark will be tasked with inspecting and potentially blocking Russian oil tankers passing through its waters.

By the way, about 60% of Russia's offshore oil exports are transported through the Baltic Sea - and they cross Danish straits on their way to international markets.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1213x1101/image_70fb591f2f388ac753e3da757110435858471e54.png
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[NutLoose]

The Eu is looking at banning the parts and tooling for export to Russia that can be used for making weapons and also the parts for drones. I cannot fathom why this wasn't done years ago.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1724765435743043800

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1724765435743043800

[DogTailRed2]

Russian commentator telling some home truths and the host not liking it.

One of their regulars, but I wonder for how long…



Russian propagandists admit that the West can offer so much more than Russia. The host really doesn't like that.
crocodile tears. They all drive western cars, consume western goods and the rich live in the west.

[NutLoose]

The previous thread i posted re the russians in a car being chased by the drone, this is the drones view.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1724388159893418394

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1724388159893418394

[NutLoose]

Ukranian forces clearing trenches

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1724492919019589790

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1724492919019589790

[NutLoose]

Russia arrested some of those responsible for the setting alight railway cabinets, one was not charged as his father is an FSB officer, the other families are demanding he is charged or none of them are.

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1724483674702532814

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1724483674702532814

[NutLoose]

From Helmets too....

Germany has increased the military aid for Ukraine.
The following items have been added: -
10x Leopard 1 A5 -
14x tracked all-terrain vehicles Bandvagn 206 (BV206) -
5x All Terrain Tracked Carrier Warthog Ambulances -
4x truck tractor trains 8x8 HX81 and 4x semi-trailers -
16x "Zetros" trucks -
13x trucks MAN TGS -
1x mine clearing tanks WISENT 1 -
10x reconnaissance drones VECTOR -
12x ground surveillance radars GO12 -
3x border protection vehicles (type not mentioned) -
1.4 million rounds of ammunition for fire arms -
1,020x 155mm ammunition -
10,000x safety glasses
Germany is gradually becoming what I want her to be, exceeding the nominal amount of help compared to all other nations (except the USA). This is promising but we are still see just glimpses of what the "German machine" is capable of.

:ok:

[NutLoose]

More classic Russian F*ck ups, actually it is probably the troops fault, as they never dispersed away from the vehicle far enough to allow it to maneuver.

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1724151282561114145

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1724151282561114145

[Lonewolf_50]

Glad to see the increase in support. Well done, Germany.
Took them long enough. :p

[B Fraser]

Nice promise, it's delivery that counts.

[Ninthace]

Out of interest, is the UK keeping up supplies in any quantity, or have we run out of government surplus now?

[Gargleblaster]

Denmark may block passage of Russian oil tankers to markets

Under new EU plans, the Financial Times reports, Denmark will be tasked with inspecting and potentially blocking Russian oil tankers passing through its waters.

By the way, about 60% of Russia's offshore oil exports are transported through the Baltic Sea - and they cross Danish straits on their way to international markets.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1213x1101/image_70fb591f2f388ac753e3da757110435858471e54.png

Can't see how that could be done legally. The Danish straits are international waters by various treaties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Convention_of_1857.

Also, the eastern half of Øresund / Öresund is Swedish, so this wouldn't only be a Danish matter.

[ORAC]

Out of interest, is the UK keeping up supplies in any quantity, or have we run out of government surplus now?
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https://x.com/frhoffmann1/status/1724793283128488040?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A
It's time to reassess Ukraine's consumption of Storm Shadow/Scalp-EG missiles and the sustainability of its remaining land-attack cruise missile arsenal. The analysis shows that in order to ensure a robust long-range strike capability, 🇺🇦 requires Taurus cruise missiles.​​​​​​​…


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1724793283128488040.html

[NutLoose]

The remains of a Msta-s SPG

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1724720788660466175

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1724720788660466175

[NutLoose]

Russian reinforcements arrive to the left bank and are temporarily housed in 2 buildings prior to being deployed, then depart the world…
They never even made it to the front.

https://twitter.com/Acontece_ndo/status/1724724857416384839


https://twitter.com/Acontece_ndo/status/1724724857416384839

[NutLoose]

A Russian blogger was so keen to get the story out about a 15 year old Ukrainian student who was arrested for sending details of Russian air defence sites, that he posted the locations in his own blog….. muppet :ok:

https://twitter.com/Acontece_ndo/status/1724866527734686185

https://twitter.com/Acontece_ndo/status/1724866527734686185

[NutLoose]

Aviation content: a near mid air SU25 Mi8.

Blimey! that was close.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1724824854803652925

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1724824854803652925

[ORAC]

https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1724819553601957957?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


The positional war in #Ukraine is not a stable stalemate, writes @criticalthreats’ Fred Kagan in a new essay for @TheStudyofWar. The current balance is in fact highly unstable and could readily be tipped in either direction by decisions made in the West: https://isw.pub/Ukraine111523

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[ORAC]

https://x.com/the_lookout_n/status/1724683585515344289?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


​​​​​​​Norway is to make the largest air defence investment of the past 30 years at a total of 12.6 Bn NOK, of which 5.1 Bn NOK is for replacing donations to Ukraine.

Package includes 8 launchers, 4 Fire Distribution Centers and AIM-9X, AIM-120C and AMRAAM-ER missiles.

[ORAC]

👀👀👀 Videos…

https://x.com/jayinkyiv/status/1724757907961458863?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


​​​​​​​ Not just mosques but now even Muslim weddings are a target from which Russian military recruiters are assured a steady supply of impoverished cannon fodder.

A Muslim wedding is raided, 50 men are dragged off to die in Ukraine.

[Winemaker]

👀👀👀 Videos…



​​​​​​​ Not just mosques but now even Muslim weddings are a target from which Russian military recruiters are assured a steady supply of impoverished cannon fodder.

A Muslim wedding is raided, 50 men are dragged off to die in Ukraine.
Wow. It sure seems like this sort of stuff is finally going to get a reaction from Russians, at least Muslims. So are the Russkies actually going in to a wedding(s) and carting men away then and there?

[meleagertoo]

Wow. It sure seems like this sort of stuff is finally going to get a reaction from Russians, at least Muslims. So are the Russkies actually going in to a wedding(s) and carting men away then and there?
Come on! Look at those videos! Eveyone's having fun, there's no aggro or trouble going on, people including the soldiers are laughing and enjoying themselves with totally relaxed body language. No sign of tension at all.
I don't believe a word of it.

[Winemaker]

Come on! Look at those videos! Eveyone's having fun, there's no aggro or trouble going on, people including the soldiers are laughing and enjoying themselves with totally relaxed body language. No sign of tension at all.
I don't believe a word of it.
What, soldiers in full battle dress and you don't believe they're just joining the festivities and having a good time with the wedding? Obviously they were invited! Don't we all invite armed soldiers to the wedding? I always did.






wqhat

[NutLoose]

Uk to buy ammo to replace that sent to Ukraine.

https://www.forces.net/ukraine/mod-invests-ps20m-restock-dwindling-supplies-rifle-and-machine-gun-ammunition

[NutLoose]

Ukrainain losses are being reported as an estimated 30,000 dead.

A Ukrainian civic group said it has confirmed the deaths of nearly 25,000 Ukrainian soldiers since Russia's February 2022 invasion by using open sources, and puts the total toll at more than 30,000.

Kyiv treats its losses as a state secret and officials say disclosing the figure could harm its war effort. A report in August by the New York Times, citing anonymous U.S. officials, put the Ukrainian death toll at close to 70,000.

Writing in the Ukrainian journal Tyzhden, historian Yaroslav Tynchenko and volunteer Herman Shapovalenko said Shapovalenko's Book of Memory project had confirmed 24,500 combat and non-combat deaths using open sources.

The real figure was likely higher, they added, noting that many of the 15,000 troops listed as missing were likely dead.

Reuters could not independently verify the figures.

"Obviously, the 24,500 names are not the final number of dead (deceased), but by our assessment it is no less than 70%," the authors wrote. "That is, the real number of dead (deceased) in combat and non-combat situations is more than 30,000 people."

Applying a 1:3 ratio, the authors also estimated that up to 100,000 troops had been wounded.

A spokesman for Ukraine's defence ministry told Reuters he could not comment on the figures.

The Book of Memory project, which has tracked Ukraine's war dead since Russia's first invasion in 2014, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tynchenko, in a message through his employer, the National Military History Museum of Ukraine, declined to comment on the article.

The article, published late on Tuesday, comes as Ukraine increasingly faces the prospect of fighting a long war with Russia.

Ukraine's top general wrote in the Economist earlier this month that the conflict was becoming static and attritional. A Ukrainian counteroffensive launched in June has made only incremental gains in the south and east.

The authors of the Tyzhden article said it was crucial to balance various estimates reported in Western media, which they described as given to "manipulation", with verifiable data.

"Should we talk about this topic in Ukraine during the war? We believe so, but only in terms of concrete data and open and trustworthy sources," they wrote.

Russia has also not disclosed the number of its war dead.


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ukrainian-group-says-more-than-30000-troops-have-died-in-russias-invasion/ar-AA1jYXR0

[NutLoose]

Another Russian military unit fire, this time in Volgograd region Russia.

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1725064573219127389

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1725064573219127389

more on that.

1/2: Video of an ammunition dump on fire last night at the RF 1061st MTS (Center for Material Technical Support) of the Southern Military District in #Koyluban (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Koyluban?src=hashtag_click), #Volgograd (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Volgograd?src=hashtag_click) Oblast, Russia. The base is about 225-miles (350 km) from the Ukrainian border and well within the range of UkrGUR long-range drones. Geolocation: 48.998058, 44.219209

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1725093296911872293

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1725093296911872293

[NutLoose]

Russia has been ousted from the UNESCO board...it is a start.

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1724874002441621998

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1724874002441621998

[NutLoose]

When you just know your screwed and life will soon pass you by.

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1725117715478614141

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1725117715478614141

[Lonewolf_50]

What, soldiers in full battle dress and you don't believe they're just joining the festivities and having a good time with the wedding? Obviously they were invited! Don't we all invite armed soldiers to the wedding? I invited a few dozen Marines to my wedding. Four of them were sword bearers. :ok: (And all of them were pilots). <======= Aviation content!

[NutLoose]

Do you think he is dead? Russian soldier literally gets blown apart, a bit graphic so quote only, view at your discretion

https://twitter.com/Azovsouth/status/1720504985790693469

[ORAC]

Vladimir Sviridov, former commander of the 6th Army of the Russian Air Force and Air Defense Forces, and his wife were found dead.

The body of the 68-year-old general was found in his house in the village of Andzhiyevsky, Stavropol Krai. The body of his 72-year-old wife Tatyana was found next to him.

According to Russian Telegram channels, the spouses died about a week ago.

Representatives of the gas service took tests in the house and found no exceeding of the permissible concentration of harmful substances.

The cause of Vladimir and Tatyana Sviridov's death is unknown. Only one thing is clear - senior military officials and those close to the Kremlin continue to die mysteriously in Russia.

https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1626191665739313153?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Marina Yankina, head of the financial department at Russian ministry of defense, was found dead.

She fell out of a window…..

[ORAC]

Finally the numbers have become combat ineffective?
https://x.com/secretsqrl123/status/1725040339004563631?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


its started.....

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1213x682/image_c6faebc050b69c3be92492343e786d1a69e6f814.png

[NutLoose]

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1725167378420367679

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1725167378420367679

10th of November, though the footage could be older

https://twitter.com/Blackrussiantv/status/1723071306512429508

https://twitter.com/Blackrussiantv/status/1723071306512429508

https://twitter.com/simpatico771/status/1724883486270423093

https://twitter.com/simpatico771/status/1724883486270423093

[NutLoose]

Ukraine combat footage.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1725188716858126796

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1725188716858126796

[Beamr]

Evidence is being gathered of Russians pre-planning to starve Ukraine. Yet another possible war crime case against Putin.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1725243038119649588

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1725243038119649588

[NutLoose]

That helicopter near miss I posted the film of, someone has captured the single frame off it…. The SU-25 in the film does a little hop over it.


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1200x800/image_eff968873108f6329f659cd28ed4fa6947a350bf.jpeg

[Mogwi]

Need to be a bit closer than that to do serious damage with wake turbulence at 1g. Must have been a bit of a ring-squeezing moment though.

Mog

[RedToo]

Anders Puck Nielsen. Analysis of the potential for Ukraine's crossing of the Dnipro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhON52gz6Bk

[fdr]

I invited a few dozen Marines to my wedding. Four of them were sword bearers. :ok: (And all of them were pilots). <======= Aviation content!

marines first, pilots second.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1725192250857029634?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


​​​​​​​Nikolai Patrushev, Russian Federation Security Council Secretary, has instructed Russian governors to prepare for the transition to a "mobilization economy".

The heads of regions and the leadership of federal authorities have been ordered to "ensure the formation of mobilization plans for the economy" and to take this task under "personal control".

It looks like soon Russians will be working around the clock and for free.…

[GlobalNav]

Nikolai Patrushev, Russian Federation Security Council Secretary, has instructed Russian governors to prepare for the transition to a "mobilization economy".

The heads of regions and the leadership of federal authorities have been ordered to "ensure the formation of mobilization plans for the economy" and to take this task under "personal control".

It looks like soon Russians will be working around the clock and for free.…

There must be some decent Russians somewhere. But they allow Putin and his henchmen send thousands of men into a death trap, believe incredible lies about Ukraine and Russia, and seem to gladly rape and pillage defenseless civilians whenever they can. If they had any decency at all, they would be up in arms against their criminal leadership and put an end to all this.

[Beamr]

Russian casualties climbing steeply. Yet another day wtih 1000+ troops, the 10k unit threshold is exceeded on APC's and other vehicles.
With current rate Russian losses will exceed 400k in February 2024 and 500k in June. And no one bats an eye in Russia.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1725395560029438400

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1725395560029438400

[fdr]

Russian casualties climbing steeply. Yet another day wtih 1000+ troops, the 10k unit threshold is exceeded on APC's and other vehicles.
With current rate Russian losses will exceed 400k in February 2024 and 500k in June. And no one bats an eye in Russia.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1725395560029438400


rephrasing an old adage,
"one death is a tragedy, 1140 deaths is Kremlin policy".

[NutLoose]

Russian casualties climbing steeply. Yet another day wtih 1000+ troops, the 10k unit threshold is exceeded on APC's and other vehicles.
With current rate Russian losses will exceed 400k in February 2024 and 500k in June. And no one bats an eye in Russia.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1725395560029438400

Probably because most of Russia do not know the true extent.

[Beamr]

UK MoD: Russia has started using their Beriev A-50 AEC&W aircrafts closer to the frontline. Would assume they are preparing for the arrival of western FJ's to the theater.
Would be a shame if one of the flight crew dropped a cigarrette mid flight...

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1725434086137704820

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1725434086137704820

[NutLoose]

Explosions reported near an aircraft factory in Smolensk

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1725449681252094417

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1725449681252094417

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725431993234575499

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725431993234575499

Russia says it was a radiator plant.

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725441130752348318

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725441130752348318

[NutLoose]

Hmmm. nothing like looking after ones troops... and this is nothing like it.

BREAKING:
Russian General Teplinsky sacrificed 76 soldiers to "distract" Ukrainians on the left bank

"The Cheka-OGPU learned that on November 10, 76 Russian servicemen were killed during an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
They decided to use them as a “distraction maneuver.” This fact is carefully hidden.

As the source said, on November 10, the command of the 35th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 41st combined arms army of the Central Military District received a combat order to march with the forces and means of two battalions to the Golopristansky district of the Kherson region.

This order was initiated by the headquarters of the Dnepr group with the aim of “misleading the Armed Forces of Ukraine” regarding the true intention of the command of the Russian Armed Forces in this area.

Based on the order received, the personnel of the 1st motorized rifle battalion of the 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade were loaded into a vehicle without proper equipment and, as part of two columns, left for the Gladkovka area.
While in Gladkovka, both columns of the 1st MSB were struck by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as a result of which 76 servicemen were killed.
According to the source of the Cheka-OGPU, as part of the investigation into this fact, an investigation into the true causes of the incident is not being conducted.
An attempt is being made to conceal the fact of an obviously criminal order from the group’s command, due to which the military personnel found themselves in the role of a living target."

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725439990639837561

This was it

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725456044397089236

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725456044397089236

[NutLoose]

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/900x888/f_ioekyxcaazqpx_bb1d02fcdf3928a098cabbe95997b17503993baf.jpg

[NutLoose]

It looks like Ukraine may have hit somnething in or near Crimea.


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/900x396/f_ia8imwyaanvue_02933de199f56c748ec0ab15885c2344bc0f5d53.jpg

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725437285926088939

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725437285926088939

[NutLoose]

Ukraine confirms Marines of the far bank of the Dnipro

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725430524888351163

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725430524888351163

[NutLoose]

Russia attempted to send an umanned MT-LB packed with 2 tons of explosive at the Ukrainian lines, it hit a mine and made a heck of a big bang.

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725232595833655443

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725232595833655443

[NutLoose]

A lone Ukrainian tank takes on an armoured column and destroys it.

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1725057476750397646

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1725057476750397646

[NutLoose]

This first guy needs to play the lottery, it shows that if your number is up, it is up.

Beware graphic content so quote only.

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1725213304249835978

[Beamr]

Former Russian Commander Who Criticized Putin Found Dead in Mysterious Circumstances
During his time as commander, Lieutenant General Vladimir Sviridov complained about the conditions and poor training of Russian pilots, suggesting things were better under previous presidents.

Found dead with his wife with no apparent signs of the cause of death. It's the tea, I'd say. Or underwear.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/24200

[fdr]

UK MoD: Russia has started using their Beriev A-50 AEC&W aircrafts closer to the frontline. Would assume they are preparing for the arrival of western FJ's to the theater.
Would be a shame if one of the flight crew dropped a cigarrette mid flight...

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1725434086137704820

preflight is better. Put the satay cook closer to the cabin door, overcook some pierogi.

[GlobalNav]

UK MoD: Russia has started using their Beriev A-50 AEC&W aircrafts closer to the frontline. Would assume they are preparing for the arrival of western FJ's to the theater.
Would be a shame if one of the flight crew dropped a cigarrette mid flight...

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1725434086137704820

Would be good to know their operating base.

[RedToo]

Would be good to know their operating base.

I would think the right people do.

[NutLoose]

Meanwhile at the front, Russia’s finest extortion continues.

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725619740301750675

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725619740301750675

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725619745095848123

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725619745095848123

[NutLoose]

It appears the strike on the airfield recently in Crimea took out two Mig 31 and possibly a third. :ok:

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725614000853901425

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725614000853901425

[NutLoose]

More Russian screw ups and long may they continue.

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725608114152525891

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725608114152525891

[NutLoose]

Russian soldiers kick the sh*t out of their Commander that sent them on a suicide mission…. Long may this continue too.

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725596707008721356

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1725596707008721356

[NutLoose]

Clearer film of the attack on the landing craft that happened recently.

https://twitter.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1722924321314591199

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1722924321314591199

[NutLoose]

Aviation content: Mig 31’s refuelling over the Black Sea.

https://twitter.com/amborin/status/1724952068027547876

https://twitter.com/amborin/status/1724952068027547876

They must have got the performance figures from the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Mach 9 lol.

[NutLoose]

A Czech fundraising group have purchased a Blackhawk for Ukraine!

https://twitter.com/TarmoFella/status/1724394141033906578

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/TarmoFella/status/1724394141033906578

[Winemaker]

Aviation content: Mig 31’s refuelling over the Black Sea.



https://twitter.com/amborin/status/1724952068027547876

They must have got the performance figures from the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Mach 9 lol.
Holy shyte! That must have been one gigantic boom. How gullible are Russian citizens? Quite, I suspect. (Yeah, I know speed doesn't make it louder)

[jolihokistix]

'Macho 9' has a better ring to it.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/tatarigami_ua/status/1725628555285893436?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Amid the ongoing debate about the number of operational Ka-52 helicopters on the frontlines, I've analyzed and compiled imagery of bases used for helicopter operations by the Russians. The findings are summarized in this 🧵Thread:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1725628555285893436.html
​​​​​​​

[spinex]

This time at least!

Holy shyte! That must have been one gigantic boom. How gullible are Russian citizens? Quite, I suspect. (Yeah, I know speed doesn't make it louder)

Better yet, the source of that tweet claims to be a UCLA PhD and to "stand with Russia", which no doubt explains his insight that "US aggression toward Russia is all part of an Army funded, Rand Corp plan". WTFTMB

One thing about these twats, Xites, call them what you will, they make even the more unbalanced Jetblast denizens look like mildly responsible, upright citizens with even a smidgen of real expertise to offer, and that's no easy task.

[Pali]

A Czech fundraising group have purchased a Blackhawk for Ukraine!


Well this is supported by Slovaks too, actually we just had a memorial day for 17th November 1989 when we started our struggle to liberate ourself from communists and from the grip of Kremlin in then Czechoslovakia.

We fundraised 266.000 € for this Blackhawk just in 24 hours. Our prime minister Fico is not amused...


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1584x880/_estm_r_2bdbeeec596a28110ceaabe4415a57c5f4e9dd71.jpeg
"Hope is not a conviction that something will end up well. It is certainty that something is worthwhile, regardless what the outcome will be." Václav Havel

[wondering]

Well this is supported by Slovaks too, actually we just had a memorial day for 17th November 1989 when we started our struggle to liberate ourself from communists and from the grip of Kremlin in then Czechoslovakia.

We fundraised 266.000 € for this Blackhawk just in 24 hours. Our prime minister Fico is not amused...

"Hope is not a conviction that something will end up well. It is certainty that something is worthwhile, regardless what the outcome will be." Václav Havel

That´s awesome. We all can make a difference.

[rattman]

First reports of GLSDB being deployed tonight are starting to come out

https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1725919887929864400/photo/2

[Rockie_Rapier]

'Macho 9' has a better ring to it.
to say nothing of a film showing IFR with a tanker still wearing the star of the Soviet Union.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1725789172718358894?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian serviceman explains ingenious drone work by Ukrainian operators who create "drone" ambushes by landing their FPV drones in frequently visited locations or even on top of Russian vehicles, waiting for the owners to return, and exploding while they're in it.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/603x810/image_ea8dd503e3b011320508391d8bc9029b550a5236.png
​​​​​​​

[DogTailRed2]

Thanks for the heads up.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/608x127/capture_883108753634eb62191761d85c0d9edfb4b2f6b2.gif

[The Helpful Stacker]

to say nothing of a film showing IFR with a tanker still wearing the star of the Soviet Union.

Russia still uses the five pointed star as it's a/c identifier.

[wondering]

US DoD pledge: $44.2bn and 90 days of spare parts for Ukraine’s F-16 fleetUS Defense Department ensures long-term viability for Ukrainian pilots with support.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/us-dod-pledge-44-2bn-and-90-days-of-spare-parts-for-ukraines-f-16-fleet/

[NutLoose]

Translation

A Leo2A6 in the Avdeevka area using typical Cold War NATO tactics, designed to confront waves of Soviet tanks. Shots of great power and precision and hide so as not to give the enemy time to target you. In Central Europe there would most likely be trees on both sides, you go out to a point with a good field of vision where the trees end, you shoot and come back.


​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/FONSEJ1/status/1726305482229395509

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/FONSEJ1/status/1726305482229395509

[NutLoose]

Damn.

https://twitter.com/GeromanAT/status/1726281877793976340

https://twitter.com/GeromanAT/status/1726281877793976340

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1726197966380417426

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1726197966380417426

[fdr]

Aviation content: Mig 31’s refuelling over the Black Sea.



https://twitter.com/amborin/status/1724952068027547876

They must have got the performance figures from the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Mach 9 lol.


TsAgI's flux capacitor at work. Fort Fumble rides again.

[fdr]

to say nothing of a film showing IFR with a tanker still wearing the star of the Soviet Union.

Was that the squint of Clint Eastwood lurking in that cockpit?

[BlankBox]

I'm seriously into fireworks...this meets the criteria...

https://t.me/Ukraine_365News/66501

[pattern_is_full]

to say nothing of a film showing IFR with a tanker still wearing the star of the Soviet Union.

You mean like today's German military jets "still wearing" the Eisernes Kreuz of the Kaiserreich (WW1)?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Unknown_Jagdstaffel.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/AGM-88_and_AIM-9_on_Tornado.jpg

There are only so many insignia/roundels out there that 1) have some national signficance, and 2) are easy to (re)paint - and to recognize in flight. Sometimes you just go with what you've already used.

[NutLoose]

Horses finally being evacuated from Avdiivka

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726328370802073995

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726328370802073995

[NutLoose]

A dry goods vessel from Odesa has run aground and split in two off Turkey, crew ok.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726298513376694561

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726298513376694561

[NutLoose]

The first snows have arrived in Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726359635123167719

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726359635123167719

[NutLoose]

The young Ukrainian who was deported to Russia and was worrying about conscription has been returned to his sister in Ukraine, he is 18 today. :)

flash

[NutLoose]

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1200x1200/image_095a2f986af52f24fd3c6e81c730bb4c811d6c6a.jpeg

[NutLoose]

More Russian recruitment shenanigans

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1725899573363626130

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1725899573363626130

[Ninthace]

One wonders at the quality of such troops. Little more than bullet catchers at best.

[NutLoose]

Hitting Russian Radar stations

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726560821709615449

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726560821709615449

[NutLoose]

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/900x900/f_xv0_9xqaarhu4_6ece8d0255e13bcfe15b75aacce12e80ef8bd4ee.jpg

[NutLoose]

Ukraine's working on the power grids before winter sets in and has all the nuclear reactors up and running.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726527022686433775

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1726527022686433775

[NutLoose]

Hmmmmm, they need a cat

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726571556732866721

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726571556732866721

[NutLoose]

The Zaporizhzhia front snow falls, I can see this slowing everything down.

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726511263730249833

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726511263730249833

[NutLoose]

Russian base hit, it seems a funny place to have AN-2's, if that was the runway to the right it appears to have been out of service for some time.

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726509520728592543

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726509520728592543

[NutLoose]

The killing of a Russian in a dugout by grenades. Beware although you do not see him, you hear his screams so posting quote only, viewers discretion

https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1726327833897955335

[NutLoose]

A drone fails to detonate so the Russian tosses it out a few feet and it detonates killing him...not the smartest of moves.

https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1725925031140536652

https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1725925031140536652

[Beamr]

The Zaporizhzhia front snow falls, I can see this slowing everything down.


No it doesn't if you are properly equipped. In that case it gives you the upper hand over poorly equipped opponent.

[DogTailRed2]

No it doesn't if you are properly equipped. In that case it gives you the upper hand over poorly equipped opponent.
Finland v Russia springs to mind.

[B Fraser]

There's no such thing as bad weather, there's only inadequate clothing.

[ORAC]

Something wrong with Russian tanks these days….

https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1726496026201370874/video/1
​​​​​​​

[NutLoose]

Something wrong with Russian tanks these days….


Thats an old post, even older than you. ;)

[NutLoose]

This is not good.

https://twitter.com/LVKitchen2014/status/1701659030312145124

https://twitter.com/LVKitchen2014/status/1701659030312145124


https://twitter.com/frontlinekit/status/1701341280058404904


https://twitter.com/frontlinekit/status/1701341280058404904


​​​​​​​

[NutLoose]

Leo’s 2

https://twitter.com/frontlinekit/status/1726528429674357121

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/frontlinekit/status/1726528429674357121

[NutLoose]

The Ukrainian lad who was deported to Russia and feared conscription talks of the lies they were all told, Ukraine had lost the war and his parents did not want him back!

https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1726406609058807972

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1726406609058807972

[NutLoose]

Ukrainian sniper makes world record shot, 3,800m. That is one heck of a weapon..

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/02/ukrainian-horizons-lord-anti-materiel-rifle-and-new-12-7x114hl-cartridge/

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1184x1280/image_1bbc388bc9899435728de97567709274dadd8c78.jpeg


https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1725992925065097449

https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1725992925065097449

[Winemaker]

There's no such thing as bad weather, there's only inadequate clothing.
True to some extent. I do solo mountaineering stuff and clothing and layers (and staying dry) are critical. Having said that, living in a muddy and freezing trench with constantly wet boots and socks et al for weeks or months on end and it becomes more than a matter of clothing.....

[ORAC]

Consequences…

https://x.com/clashreport/status/1726578080175505680?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


​​​​​​​Armenia will transfer Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile systems and Osa-AK anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, Russian source Rybar claims.

According to Rybar, agreements on this may have been reached during a meeting between Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's National Security Council and Ukrainian president’s powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak with the assistance of the Americans.

The exact number of available launchers and missiles is unknown: according to open sources, there were at least three, but according to Rybar, several more modernized Tochkas were transferred to the Armenians by Russia.

And all of them, along with an impressive ammunition supply (up to 200 missiles), could end up in Ukraine.

At the same time, the White House is actively pushing the issue of transferring the Osa-AK anti-aircraft missile systems, which are in service with the Armenian Armed Forces, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Their number, taking into account losses in the Second Karabakh War, can be up to 30-40 units.

[Beamr]

One muscovite chose not to go to war. Apparently he chose the only other option available for a regular Ivan.

A 23-year-old Muscovite shot himself at a shooting range after receiving a summons. Before his death, he wrote to friends that he did not want to go to war. Today he was supposed to arrive at the military registration and enlistment office

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1726913636206334181

[fdr]

Consequences…



Armenia will transfer Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile systems and Osa-AK anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, Russian source Rybar claims.

According to Rybar, agreements on this may have been reached during a meeting between Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's National Security Council and Ukrainian president’s powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak with the assistance of the Americans.

The exact number of available launchers and missiles is unknown: according to open sources, there were at least three, but according to Rybar, several more modernized Tochkas were transferred to the Armenians by Russia.

And all of them, along with an impressive ammunition supply (up to 200 missiles), could end up in Ukraine.

At the same time, the White House is actively pushing the issue of transferring the Osa-AK anti-aircraft missile systems, which are in service with the Armenian Armed Forces, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Their number, taking into account losses in the Second Karabakh War, can be up to 30-40 units.


So, Vlad, how's the plan going so far?


Door #1: a 72-hour SMO, met with garlands of flowers from a gratefully "freed" populace, happy to receive the mir of Vlad in contrast to those pesky national socialists with a funny march and salute;
Door #2: out of Ladas to give away, out of body bags, grovelling to NOK to give aid and comfort to the Kremlin, a collection of bodies underneath open windows, and the 2nd greatest military force inside the Moscow beltway. Retirement looking grand.

[ORAC]

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.
And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on;
While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on.

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1726629339733909996?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


“Baba Yaga” Ukrainian agridrone launching an FPV drone, extending its operational range.

[B Fraser]

To clear up any confusion, I was referring to the Ukraine land war and the relative disparity between western and Russian supplied kit. We should be doing all we can to widen the gap in terms of capability and effectiveness.

True to some extent. I do solo mountaineering stuff and clothing and layers (and staying dry) are critical. Having said that, living in a muddy and freezing trench with constantly wet boots and socks et al for weeks or months on end and it becomes more than a matter of clothing.....

Having waterproof boots and a spare set drying while you wearing another, will make a huge difference. Quality with quantity.

[NutLoose]

Err.. not what one would call a prospective home.

https://twitter.com/Turk_Slav_News/status/1723893365161295896

https://twitter.com/Turk_Slav_News/status/1723893365161295896

[Lonewolf_50]

Russia's Devastating New Weapon Hits Enemy Positions in War's First: Video (newsweek.com) (https://www.newsweek.com/russia-glide-bombs-cluster-munitions-rbk500-donetsk-video-1845124)

It would appear that the Russians have some cluster munitions, and they are using them.
The article describes a "glide bomb" whose warhead has cluster munitions.

[Mogwi]

Err.. not what one would call a prospective home.



https://twitter.com/Turk_Slav_News/status/1723893365161295896


Harry Potter long-range comms?

[ORAC]

Who gives two hoots?

[GlobalNav]

Who gives two hoots?
I regret that I have one hoot to give for my country.

[NutLoose]

Two of Putins security chiefs have got blown up in a car bomb. That must be worrying for Putin when his security staff cannot protect themselves, let alone Putin. That’s 2 more Lt Cols out of the way for a while.

Two of Vladimir Putin (https://metro.co.uk/tag/vladimir-putin/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK1)’s senior security officials have suffered serious injuries after a car bombing.

Deputy interior minister Lt-Col Oleg Shumilov and criminal investigations chief Lt-Col Vladimir Pakholenko are both fighting for their lives following the blast (https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/20/ukrainian-sniper-takes-russian-soldier-longest-combat-kill-19847509/).

The incident happened in the Ukrainian city of Luhansk (https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/21/zelensky-says-survived-six-assassination-attempts-russia-19853443/), which is under Russian occupation.

Footage from the scene shows an inferno raging from the UAZ Patriot vehicle after it blew up.



https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/21/two-putin-security-chiefs-fighting-life-car-bombing-19853287/

[NutLoose]

A fire is being reported near a Thermal power plant in Crimea another post says a CHP whatever that is?

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1727030924800639144

​​​​​​​ https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1727030924800639144

[ORAC]

CHP: Combined Heat and Power plant.

https://www.epa.gov/chp/what-chp

[Bengo]

A fire is being reported near a Thermal power plant in Crimea another post says a CHP whatever that is?



https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1727030924800639144

CHP is Combined Heat and Power. You get electricity and district heating from the residual heat left in a thermal power plant. Makes the plant more efficient and is common in former Soviet satellite countries.
Also popular in Europe for heating large buildings but here often based on a gas fuelled combined cycle plant.

N

[ORAC]

https://x.com/albafella1/status/1726954921264623727?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Avdiivka.
Video diary of a russian occupier:
​​​​​​​
“I don’t know what’s here, but the 200s [eliminated occupiers] are everywhere, fиcked up, on every fиcking corner. All of them in their armor are lying here in burnt heaps. Yesterday we lost 4 tanks, 7 or 8 armored personnel carriers, and not counting how many infantry fighting vehicles there are... And it’s all simple on an area of 100 by 100 meters.’’

He also says that out of 30 people, 5 from their group are still alive and cluster munitions are flying at them.

[fdr]

I regret that I have one hoot to give for my country.

"...but one hoot..."

throwing everything including the chick'n blink at the dOrks.

[NutLoose]

The show never went on, reported cluster attack on Russian awards ceremony.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1727047813614252324

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1727047813614252324

[langleybaston]

Avdiivka.
Video diary of a russian occupier:

“I don’t know what’s here, but the 200s [eliminated occupiers] are everywhere, fиcked up, on every fиcking corner. All of them in their armor are lying here in burnt heaps. Yesterday we lost 4 tanks, 7 or 8 armored personnel carriers, and not counting how many infantry fighting vehicles there are... And it’s all simple on an area of 100 by 100 meters.’’

He also says that out of 30 people, 5 from their group are still alive and cluster munitions are flying at them.

​​​​​​​Very high blink rate. ISTR from a body language course [no, not a body count course .......]

[Winemaker]

Avdiivka.
Video diary of a russian occupier:
​​​​​​​
“I don’t know what’s here, but the 200s [eliminated occupiers] are everywhere, fиcked up, on every fиcking corner. All of them in their armor are lying here in burnt heaps. Yesterday we lost 4 tanks, 7 or 8 armored personnel carriers, and not counting how many infantry fighting vehicles there are... And it’s all simple on an area of 100 by 100 meters.’’

He also says that out of 30 people, 5 from their group are still alive and cluster munitions are flying at them.
He's certainly clean shaven......

[rattman]

The show never went on, reported cluster attack on Russian awards ceremony.


Ironic that they got blapped by gmlrs because it was a concert for rocket forces day

[rattman]

Also looks like the single himars is for GLSDB.

Found this quote from a paywalled new site

A Boeing/Saab team is on track to deliver the first Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) and a new launcher to the Ukrainian military, a company official said on Oct. 9. “We’re on track to deliver in accordance with the government time line,” Jim Leary, a senior director of business...

[Tartiflette Fan]

Also looks like the single himars is for GLSDB.

Found this quote from a paywalled new site

I thought the GLSDB was a straight fit into existing launchers ?

Wiki

"The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is a weapon developed by Boeing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing) and the Saab Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Group) to allow Boeing's GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-39_Small_Diameter_Bomb) (SDB), originally developed for use by aircraft, to be ground-launched from a variety of launchers and configurations. It combines the SDB with the M26 rocket (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M26_rocket), enabling it to be launched from ground-based missile systems such as the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System) and M142 HIMARS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS).[9] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Launched_Small_Diameter_Bomb#cite_note-bmrc-9)[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Launched_Small_Diameter_Bomb#cite_note-Selinger_2022-10) It can also be fired from its own launch container, allowing it to be fired from sea.[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Launched_Small_Diameter_Bomb#cite_note-saabg-11)"

[Foxxster]

https://youtu.be/f_WiWZAowPM?si=_-zNwkbgBH7FI_k4

[rattman]

I thought the GLSDB was a straight fit into existing launchers ?



So did I. Imagine its a more of maybe its needs different hardware and software to program GLSDB. So they are sort hacking this one to rapidly prototype it but on later ones they can do a more systematic upgrade

[Ninthace]

From New Scientist today
​​​​​​​A European satellite that monitors sea ice thickness and soil moisture is frequently being blinded over Europe and the Russian Arctic due to heavy interference since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The interference is in a microwave frequency that almost all countries, including Russia, have agreed to keep clear.

“Since the Russia-Ukrainian war, we have been heavily affected and we lose significant amounts of data over Europe,” Klaus Scipal (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xfrJwgMAAAAJ&hl=en) at the European Space Agency told New Scientist.

The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite (https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/smos), launched in 2009, works by detecting faint microwave emissions from Earth’s surface. It exploits the fact that, for instance, wet soil emits more microwaves than dry soil.

Because ice emits more microwaves than liquid water, SMOS can also detect sea ice and how thick it is up to around a metre, but can’t tell if the ice is thicker than this. It also works only in winter when there is no thawing, says Lars Kaleschke (https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/expert-database/translate-to-english-lars-kaleschke.html) at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremen, Germany, who works on the sea ice data.

SMOS detects microwaves with a frequency between 1400 and 1427 megahertz – this includes the 1420 MHz frequency at which hydrogen gas emits, which is important to astronomers (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028091-200-missing-matter-where-did-half-the-universe-go/). This band is protected by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

“The decision to protect the band is agreed to by all ITU member states,” says a spokesperson for the ITU.



That means these nations shouldn’t use this frequency, and that all devices should be designed to ensure they do not accidentally produce signals at this frequency. Russia is a member of the ITU.

However, there has always been some low-level interference from devices such as wireless security cameras and radios that emit at these frequencies, either because their designers were unaware of the regulations or failed to ensure there were no unintentional emissions in this range.

“As these are illegal devices, we have the means to remove them and we closely work with national authorities to do so,” says Scipal. “It is a tedious work, but we manage to keep the numbers and their impact low.”

Interference from military radars and jammers is a different matter that, in practice, nothing can be done about, he says. “We clearly see those sources in regions of geopolitical tension.”

The interference isn’t continuous, so on some orbits the satellite is still able to get useful measurements from the region, says Kaleschke. “The data quality is reduced, but we are not totally blind,” he says.

NASA’s SMAP satellite (https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20111-satellites-could-keep-an-eye-out-for-floods/), which has a radar in addition to detecting natural microwaves, is also helping fill in some of the gaps, says Kaleschke. The SMOS and SMAP data were already being combined, he says, as SMAP’s radar can measure sea ice thickness of more than a metre, while SMOS is more accurate for thin ice.

One explanation for the interference could be Russian attempts to jam the signal that GPS-guided munitions used by Ukraine rely on, says freelance radar engineer Christian Wolff (https://www.radartutorial.eu/html/author.en.html). These operate at the frequencies of 1164 to 1215 MHz, 1215 to 1300 MHz and 1559 to 1610 MHz.

“These frequencies are actively jammed by the Russians,” he says. “It is quite possible that these jammers simply interfere in the entire range between 1200 and 1600 MHz.”

Some older radars can operate in the 1400 to 1427 frequency range, says Wolff, but he thinks it is unlikely these are being used in the war. That said, Russia’s extraordinarily high losses of equipment in Ukraine have forced it to pull older equipment out of storage (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/23/russia-t54-t55-old-tanks/)

[Thrust Augmentation]

Scott Ritter, a trustworthy, unbiased & stand up guy - not.

[NutLoose]

The combined work of a Ukrainain soldier and a sniper at night.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1727048483910320611

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1727048483910320611

[NutLoose]

The documentary 20 days in Mariupol is now available to watch. It says viewers discretion advised.

https://twitter.com/LenerdoDicrapio/status/1727196290747088947

https://twitter.com/LenerdoDicrapio/status/1727196290747088947

[Timmy Tomkins]

A lot of activity south of Kaliningrad this AM. Italian & Sweden air force, NATO and a JAKE Rivet, all orbiting close to the same area, plus a tanker. Further north a couple of CL-60 contractors as well

[rattman]

Scott Ritter, a trustworthy, unbiased & stand up guy - not.


You mean the twice convicted peadophile scott ritter ?

[ORAC]

They do seem to deliver them in pairs, so that’s 6 a year.

https://x.com/guyplopsky/status/1727275791439053147?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


UAC delivered another batch of new-build Su-34M* (Su-34 NVO) strike fighters to the VKS. This is the third batch of 2023. Unclear how many aircraft. Photos and video released by UAC show two or more.

*In press releases, the Russian MoD refers to the Su-34 NVO version as Su-34M.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1333/image_d8e9cc4b386b32a40d60eb77e3777cf05bb2d978.jpeg

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1912x1064/image_7535f859e4706bca8203e9b6cd68e0bb13d1c561.jpeg

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1333/image_df45711cd2d9d713fea2285cd82d5b87c08469f5.jpeg
​​​​​​​

[NutLoose]

You mean the twice convicted peadophile scott ritter ?

Correct, and now living in Russia and spewing forth Russian propaganda since the war started " as an American".


..

[Spunky Monkey]

The documentary 20 days in Mariupol is now available to watch. It says viewers discretion advised.



https://twitter.com/LenerdoDicrapio/status/1727196290747088947

I implore you all to watch just 3 minutes of this video, from the 20 minute mark.
Then come on here and listen to the Scott Ritter garbage and more utter drivel from Foxxster again.

I have a son a similar age to the child playing football in the video...I couldn't watch it anymore as I filled with anger and tears.
If that was my son, this retired Army Officer would not hold back until every Russian was out of my country either retreating on foot or in a sack of plastic.

The Ukrainians are loosing too many good people, we need to give the Ukrainians EVERYTHING, from Blackhawks to Apache and destroy these invading b*stards and their corrupt and despicable government.

[NutLoose]

A good read on the state of play of ATACMS, and the likes of Storm Shadow.

In October, Ukraine revealed it had quietly received, and then successfully used, the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) long-range weapon against Russia. In this new op-ed, John Hardie and Bradley Bowman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies argue that the US needs to send significantly more of the weapons — and not just the older variants that Ukraine has received so far.

Two weeks after Ukraine first employed the US-provided Army Tactical Missile System against Russian forces, top GOP lawmakers sent a letter (https://www.reuters.com/world/senior-us-republicans-urge-long-range-missiles-ukraine-2023-11-02/) to President Joe Biden arguing that “the job on ATACMS is only half-done.”

They’re right. Without more ATACMS deliveries, Ukraine will likely soon run out. And just as importantly, Kyiv would benefit from other ATACMS variants beyond the version already provided.
ATACMS is a ground-launched ballistic missile system operated by the US Army and several allied and partner militaries. It offers a highly survivable, all-weather long-range precision-strike capability that can respond to time-sensitive targets faster than a cruise missile.Obtaining ATACMS had been a top priority for Kyiv for more than a year. But only after bipartisan congressional pressure (https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/06/12/bipartisan-coalition-urges-biden-to-send-atacms-to-ukraine/) and growing concerns regarding the war did the Biden administration finally agree (https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/09/ukraine-might-finally-get-atacms-heres-what-that-means.php) in September to send ATACMS to Ukraine.
While that belated decision has helped Ukraine on the battlefield, the administration did not send the newest or most advanced version of ATACMS. Instead, Ukraine received (https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1714286709654143332) the M39 Block I, the oldest ATACMS variant (https://asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/atacms/). It has a maximum range of 165 kilometers and carries a warhead that disperses 950 anti-personnel/anti-materiel (APAM) bomblets. By contrast, modern versions of ATACMS have a 300-kilometer range and carry unitary warheads. The Pentagon reportedly (https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/17/biden-decision-send-longer-range-missiles-to-ukraine-00121969) agreed to donate the M39 because it’s not written into US war plans, as its warhead is inconsistent with US policy (https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/DOD-POLICY-ON-CLUSTER-MUNITIONS-OSD071415-17.pdf) discouraging the use of cluster munitions.

Ukraine quickly put the missiles to good use. In mid-October, Kyiv’s forces struck (https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/10/ukraine-now-has-atacms-but-will-soon-need-more.php) the Berdyansk and Luhansk airfields, located in eastern and southern Ukraine, respectively. In addition to destroying or damaging (https://twitter.com/JohnH105/status/1714236403712692303) numerous Russian helicopters, the strikes will likely force (https://twitter.com/bradyafr/status/1718787300300091866) Russian Army Aviation to operate from more distant bases, reducing its effectiveness.Heidi Grant, President, Business Development, Defense, Space & Security Global Services at Boeing, shares an industry perspective to this year’s theme of moving into the future with transformational insights.

From Heidi Grant - Boeing (https://bit.ly/3Qw0iOB)
Of course, ATACMS might’ve had a greater impact if Biden had sent them earlier. After Kyiv launched its counteroffensive in early June, Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters operating from Berdyansk helped (https://twitter.com/JohnH105/status/1667278666756177920) thwart Ukrainian advances. But late is better than never.

As the lawmakers note in their Nov. 1 letter, however, “the United States has only provided a smaller number” of ATACMS to Ukraine. Western officials told The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-atacms-attacks-russia.html) that the initial delivery consisted of just 20 or so missiles, while the Associated Press (https://apnews.com/article/atacms-ukraine-longrange-missiles-5fd95f32449d14da22b82d57d6ccab22) reported that Kyiv had received fewer than a dozen as of mid-October. Ukraine likely expended (https://twitter.com/JohnH105/status/1714350815379431495) most of those missiles (https://twitter.com/JohnH105/status/1714377282050003316) during its initial salvos (https://twitter.com/JohnH105/status/1714709222712095061). Absent additional supplies, Ukraine will soon run out — if it has not already.

In their letter, the lawmakers called on Biden to send Kyiv the rest of America’s ATACMS missiles with APAM warheads. This would include both the M39 as well as the M39A1 Block IA. The latter also carries a cluster warhead but has a 300-kilometer range, allowing Ukraine to hold at risk targets in all of Crimea. If the Pentagon doesn’t need the M39 due to its cluster warhead, then the same presumably applies to the M39A1. The US Army reportedly (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/09/22/atacms-ukraine-cluster-munitions/) had nearly 1,500 ATACMS missiles as of late August, including over 360 with APAM warheads.

In addition to the APAM variants, the lawmakers also urged Biden to give Ukraine some ATACMS missiles with unitary warheads. Whereas the APAM variant is effective against soft-skinned targets such as aircraft and air defense systems, its warhead is ineffective against targets such as bridges (https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/08/kyiv-strikes-bridges-supporting-russian-forces-in-southern-ukraine.php) and hardened command posts. Destroying those targets requires a powerful unitary warhead like those found on modern ATACMS variants. Europe is too important, and Russia too great a threat in the Far East, to put Ukraine on the backburner in favor of Taiwan, argues AEI Asia expert Michael Mazza.
By Michael Mazza (https://breakingdefense.com/author/michael-mazza/)


RELATED: Armed with Storm Shadow, Ukraine could ‘starve’ Russian front lines of logistics, leadership (https://breakingdefense.com/2023/05/armed-with-storm-shadow-ukraine-could-starve-russian-front-lines-of-logistics-leadership/)

Ukraine does have other long-range missiles with unitary warheads, most notably its Storm Shadow (https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/05/12/uk-sends-long-range-missiles-to-ukraine-even-though-u-s-refused/) and SCALP-EG (https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/07/france-sends-scalp-eg-missiles-to-ukraine.php) air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs), provided by the United Kingdom and France, respectively. But Kyiv likely has few (https://twitter.com/FRHoffmann1/status/1688579209004761088) of those missiles left, and London and Paris cannot (https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-urges-allies-to-help-ukraine-endure-another-winter-of-war-7226655b) soon provide many more.

Also, because those missiles have a maximum range of just 250 kilometers, Ukrainian pilots would have to put themselves at great risk to strike targets deep in Crimea. This includes the Crimean Bridge (https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/07/crimean-bridge-damaged-by-ukrainian-strike.php), which Russia uses to transport equipment and supplies to southern Ukraine. Disabling that bridge could facilitate Ukrainian gains during a renewed offensive in the spring. While Germany’s Taurus ALCM (https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/26/washington-is-finally-sending-ukraine-long-range-missiles-now-its-berlins-turn) would probably offer the best solution thanks to its over 500-kilometer range and sophisticated fuze (https://twitter.com/FRHoffmann1/status/1690731787465506816), Berlin has refused (https://www.politico.eu/article/why-germany-scholz-rattled-sending-taurus-missile-ukraine/) to provide it.

Pentagon officials (https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2023/09/29/ukraine-in-the-balance/) have argued (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bidens-latest-weak-excuse-for-not-sending-atacms-to-ukraine) that the United States doesn’t have enough unitary ATACMS to spare (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/ukraine-us-long-range-missiles/). These missiles are certainly a high-demand asset. But the US military plans to soon (https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-106059.pdf) begin fielding a more capable replacement, the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), within the next two years. Indeed, deliveries of PrSM Increment 1 could (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/one-argument-against-giving-atacms-to-ukraine-is-about-to-erode) begin as early as 2024. As the US Army’s top procurement official said (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/one-argument-against-giving-atacms-to-ukraine-is-about-to-erode) in September, the PrSM’s imminent arrival could “make it less risky from a readiness standpoint to provide some number” of ATACMS to Ukraine.

RELATED: Army taps teams to build new Precision Strike Missile for targets beyond 1,000 km (https://breakingdefense.com/2023/03/army-taps-teams-to-build-new-precision-strike-missile-for-targets-beyond-1000-km/)

Moreover, ATACMS remains in full-rate production at Lockheed Martin. The company makes “about 500 per year,” a spokesman told (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/ukraine-us-long-range-missiles/) The Washington Post in July. Currently, 209 missiles are planned for sales to foreign countries in fiscal year 2024. Washington could ask one or more of those countries to delay receipt so the missiles can either go directly to Ukraine or backfill US donations. Better yet, Congress could appropriate funding this year to procure more ATACMS for Ukraine.

ATACMS has proven to be a useful addition to Ukraine’s arsenal of long-range precision-strike capabilities. But it’s too soon for Washington to pat itself on the back.

The Biden administration should deliver the Pentagon’s remaining APAM missiles to Ukraine without delay and send as many ATACMS with unitary warheads as possible without jeopardizing US military readiness; that would likely include at least several dozen. For their part, Republicans in Congress should support quickly passing (https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2023/10/06/congressional-inaction-damages-both-ukrainian-and-us-militaries/) a supplemental Ukraine aid bill.

Ukrainians are determined to defend their homes against Russia’s unprovoked invasion. But success on the battlefield requires more than determination. It also requires the right weapons. That’s why Washington should provide Kyiv with additional ATACMS without delay.


https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/on-atacms-for-ukraine-dont-settle-for-a-job-half-done/

[NutLoose]

Update on the Donbass weather

https://twitter.com/DakdaR22/status/1726292843537600974

https://twitter.com/DakdaR22/status/1726292843537600974

[NutLoose]

says it all really..

https://twitter.com/EwaGM3/status/1727300552353013913

https://twitter.com/EwaGM3/status/1727300552353013913

[NutLoose]

The left bank..

https://twitter.com/intermarium24/status/1727296663986008261

https://twitter.com/intermarium24/status/1727296663986008261

[ORAC]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1727245191713632431?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russian volunteer revealed Russian positions in Kreminna on his Telegram. The next day, the positions were attacked by Ukrainian drones and artillery resulting in casualties and vehicle losses.

As reported by Russian combatant Romanov, the man took many photos of the freshwater delivery he had made to Kreminna from Russian territory, and published on his channel on 14 November. Ukrainians carried out geolocation of the concealed position, which turned out to be a gas station, and shelled it continuously for several days.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/709x683/image_1941ef0c22e2712ad5bc1fc6f56d564f6158122b.png

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/603x1345/image_0a23a422f2d84620705c1f2cdf738ec92bea8656.png
​​​​​​​

[DogTailRed2]

Russian volunteer revealed Russian positions in Kreminna on his Telegram. The next day, the positions were attacked by Ukrainian drones and artillery resulting in casualties and vehicle losses.

As reported by Russian combatant Romanov, the man took many photos of the freshwater delivery he had made to Kreminna from Russian territory, and published on his channel on 14 November. Ukrainians carried out geolocation of the concealed position, which turned out to be a gas station, and shelled it continuously for several days.

​​​​​​​While good propaganda is it wise to let the enemy know their mistake?

[Spunky Monkey]

Russian volunteer revealed Russian positions in Kreminna on his Telegram. The next day, the positions were attacked by Ukrainian drones and artillery resulting in casualties and vehicle losses.

As reported by Russian combatant Romanov, the man took many photos of the freshwater delivery he had made to Kreminna from Russian territory, and published on his channel on 14 November. Ukrainians carried out geolocation of the concealed position, which turned out to be a gas station, and shelled it continuously for several days.

These are my favourite stories!
It would seem that OPSEC still isn't a thing with the Orcs, nor is stopping Civilians coming into military areas.
As has been said before, the Ukrainians are lucky that the Russians are so feckin' stoooopid.

[tdracer]

The Ukrainians are loosing too many good people, we need to give the Ukrainians EVERYTHING, from Blackhawks to Apache and destroy these invading b*stards and their corrupt and despicable government.

While I don't particularly disagree with your sentiment - the Apache is a very complicated aircraft to fly and maintain. It reportedly takes two years for a helo qualified pilot to transition to an Apache, and the maintenance requirements are similarly complex.

I sure hope this still isn't going on two years from now...

[NutLoose]

Didn’t I read they may get F-16’s at the end of the year as they are learning faster than expected.

[langleybaston]

While I don't particularly disagree with your sentiment - the Apache is a very complicated aircraft to fly and maintain. It reportedly takes two years for a helo qualified pilot to transition to an Apache, and the maintenance requirements are similarly complex.

I sure hope this still isn't going on two years from now...

It cannot be that difficult: a certain person hacked it.

[Tartiflette Fan]

Didn’t I read they may get F-16’s at the end of the year as they are learning faster than expected.

Well, they may..............or they may not.

[NutLoose]

There is something about this that just does not instill one with confidence.

Their problem it would seem is that along side Putins goal to bring Russia into the 20th century and to move Russia away from the West to become a modern isolated powerhouse with domination aims.

He appears to have forgotten one slight flaw in his cunning plan, and that was the only way he could modernise Russia was to buy in most of the infrastructure and equipment and modernisation from the West making the Country in effect totally reliant on the supply of modern parts and equipment.

As such they now struggle to keep the whole system running as spares run out and no replacements are become available, and it will only get worse. In some ways I can see the car industry becoming like Cuba once was, ageing foreign vehicles kept on the road while technology passes them by.


https://twitter.com/NikolaReports/status/1726559703654953123

https://twitter.com/NikolaReports/status/1726559703654953123

[NutLoose]

The graves of the Ukrainian people of Mariupol. :(

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1725771214122348563

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1725771214122348563

[NutLoose]

More Russian volunteered.

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1727458669024211063

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1727458669024211063

agree with this post

​​​​​​​Happy to see this happening right in Moscow. We need more conscripts from cozy St. Petersburg and Moscow to face the stark reality of this war and *maybe* these selfish Russians might just actually consider finally doing something about it.

[NutLoose]

The second kamikaze boat captured by Russia in Crimea. Let’s hope they do not learn how to defeat them or copty them.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1727353002825331067

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1727353002825331067

[NutLoose]

Some of the latest Russian equipment destroyed, they only started deliveries one month ago.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1727402322576523274

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1727402322576523274

[NutLoose]

Crikey, mud, mud and more mud…

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726925083170779627

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1726925083170779627

[NutLoose]

Bulgari to transfer 100 older APC’s

https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1727378899745624128

​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/parrot_reborn/status/1727378899745624128

[fdr]

I implore you all to watch just 3 minutes of this video, from the 20 minute mark.
Then come on here and listen to the Scott Ritter garbage and more utter drivel from Foxxster again.

I have a son a similar age to the child playing football in the video...I couldn't watch it anymore as I filled with anger and tears.
If that was my son, this retired Army Officer would not hold back until every Russian was out of my country either retreating on foot or in a sack of plastic.

The Ukrainians are loosing too many good people, we need to give the Ukrainians EVERYTHING, from Blackhawks to Apache and destroy these invading b*stards and their corrupt and despicable government.


Once upon a time, a guy called Scott Ritter wasn't full of hot air;
The air was only slightly fetid;
it was once, and the time was a very long time ago.

[fdr]

The second kamikaze boat captured by Russia in Crimea. Let’s hope they do not learn how to defeat them or copty them.



https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1727353002825331067


needs a remote det.

[fdr]

While I don't particularly disagree with your sentiment - the Apache is a very complicated aircraft to fly and maintain. It reportedly takes two years for a helo qualified pilot to transition to an Apache, and the maintenance requirements are similarly complex.

I sure hope this still isn't going on two years from now...


give them A10A's, there are a few out at D-M, these guys are driven and educated, they know what to do, they have survived against odds with hands tied behind their backs, there is as much shame as honour in what we have offered people defending their country from naked aggression (and I don't mean Vlad cuddling up to his white horse...!)

[Tartiflette Fan]

give them A10A's, there are a few out at D-M, these guys are driven and educated, they know what to do, they have survived against odds with hands tied behind their backs, there is as much shame as honour in what we have offered people defending their country from naked aggression (and I don't mean Vlad cuddling up to his white horse...!)

I agree with the general priciple voiced by Spunkey Monkey, but the suggestion of A10s has often been raised and shot down (sorry :} ) Where would you use them ? Neither side dares to overfly the front-lines, and the A10 certainly does not have any special properties that allow it to disregard AA missile defences. Per se it has to be very close to what it is attacking, and in the conflict as it curently is, that is likely death. If things open up significantly, it could , possibly, be useful in other circumstances

[wondering]

There is something about this that just does not instill one with confidence.

Their problem it would seem is that along side Putins goal to bring Russia into the 20th century and to move Russia away from the West to become a modern isolated powerhouse with domination aims.

He appears to have forgotten one slight flaw in his cunning plan, and that was the only way he could modernise Russia was to buy in most of the infrastructure and equipment and modernisation from the West making the Country in effect totally reliant on the supply of modern parts and equipment.

As such they now struggle to keep the whole system running as spares run out and no replacements are become available, and it will only get worse. In some ways I can see the car industry becoming like Cuba once was, ageing foreign vehicles kept on the road while technology passes them by.




https://twitter.com/NikolaReports/status/1726559703654953123

Unfortunately, China will keep Russia afloat. China may not have all the expertise and technologies Russia used to receive from the West but she is certainly not only a manufacturing power house. Semi cons, mobile phones, consumer goods, cars etc. China got most of it. Trade between Russia and China skyrocketed since the beginning of the war.

[wondering]

I agree with the general priciple voiced by Spunkey Monkey, but the suggestion of A10s has often been raised and shot down (sorry :} ) Where would you use them ? Neither side dares to overfly the front-lines, and the A10 certainly does not have any special properties that allow it to disregard AA missile defences. Per se it has to be very close to what it is attacking, and in the conflict as it curently is, that is likely death. If things open up significantly, it could , possibly, be useful in other circumstances

Wasn't the A-10 specifically designed for Central European tank battles during the Cold War with the same heavy air defenses? Russia still has plenty of armor.

[GeeRam]

I agree with the general priciple voiced by Spunkey Monkey, but the suggestion of A10s has often been raised and shot down (sorry :} ) Where would you use them ? Neither side dares to overfly the front-lines, and the A10 certainly does not have any special properties that allow it to disregard AA missile defences

Ukraine are still actively flying their Su-25's on parts of the front line, pretty much at zero feet, and lobbing rockets from pods at the Russians.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/kyivindependent/status/1727511826848502103?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Parts of Moscow Oblast without power as explosions hit energy plants.

Several areas in Moscow Oblast including the entire town of Lytkarino are without power after explosions were reported near electricity substations early on Nov. 23 , local Russian media report.

​​​​​​​https://x.com/jayinkyiv/status/1727560139949875591?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


​​​​​​​With most of Russia's air defense units busy being destroyed in Ukraine, targeting the Russian military production chain around Moscow has never been easier (for those interested in such a thing).

[videos of] Substations, in South East Moscow, 1am.

[Tartiflette Fan]

Wasn't the A-10 specifically designed for Central European tank battles during the Cold War with the same heavy air defenses? Russia still has plenty of armor.

I wouldn't say the situations are comparable. Attacking hundreds of dispersed tanks advancing at speed over open no-man's land with some accompanying mobile AA, is very different from crossing over static, fortified positions that have been carefully developed and constructed over many months. What, in your view, would they be attacking there ?

Ukraine are still actively flying their Su-25's on parts of the front line, pretty much at zero feet, and lobbing rockets from pods at the Russians.


Yes...and ...? I see no similarity between that and the A10's CAS role: do you ? Additionally, addressing your specific Su-25 point, I have no idea how effective these rocket lobs are. The "aiming" is rudimentary ( especially when "lobbing" ) so I have no idea what kind of targets they are hoping to hit

[NutLoose]

Whist staring through the bottoms of his Vodka bottles, Medvedev has a cunning plan..

The head of Ukrobanderostan has said that Russia is getting ready to launch an operation called “Maidan 3” in Kiev, aimed at overthrowing him.
Hell… Upset the cart. Exposed the plan.
Everything was otherwise ready: the right people, tons of weapons, and Russian prankers calling the fleet-footed grandma Nuland to cook pies for maidaners.
Will have to adjust the groundwork now.
P.S. Remarkably, the very name of Russians’ cunning scheme, “Maidan 3”, shows that Kiev has admitted that the first two maidans were nothing but coups.
And all the talks about the legitimate will of the people is nothing but bull****.

https://twitter.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1725527080631144750

[NutLoose]

Practising for when they get issued with Muskets ;)

https://twitter.com/200__zoka/status/1724449661497250128

https://twitter.com/200__zoka/status/1724449661497250128

[NutLoose]

As the Dnipro level is falling more dead WW2 soldiers are appearing.

https://twitter.com/cctvidiots/status/1726469430325153920

https://twitter.com/cctvidiots/status/1726469430325153920

[NutLoose]

So you take a dump next to a knocked out APC and get killed by a drone, chances are he probably got the contents of his bowels back as well.

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727598664292466979

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727598664292466979

[NutLoose]

Ermm I am not sure about this, yes if they are in Ukraine, they are fair game and should be removed one way or the other, but adding music to the poor sods final moments?

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727072928213446848

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727072928213446848

[Barksdale Boy]

Whist staring through the bottoms of his Vodka bottles, Medvedev has a cunning plan..
Here that would be asking for the bill. Perhaps he is!

[langleybaston]

So you take a dump next to a knocked out APC and get killed by a drone, chances are he probably got the contents of his bowels back as well.



https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727598664292466979

That was some f@rt ................ bad taste to laugh but .......................

[Tartiflette Fan]

Ermm I am not sure about this, yes if they are in Ukraine, they are fair game and should be removed one way or the other, but adding music to the poor sods final moments?



https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727072928213446848

The choreography is more allegro but your post # 6730 also has musical accompaniment. Where do you see a difference ?

If I were a Ukrainian - given what the Russian bastard hordes have inflicted on both civiklian and military Ukraians - then every dead Russki would be worth a celebratory dance/lyric ( if I had the time and energy )

[ORAC]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1727666398636236854?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Will be occasionally posting some exclusive stuff I get from soldiers. This is from Novomikhaylivka, Donetsk Oblast.

Comment: "More and more Russians are using portable EW. They've installed the EW on their own destroyed vehicles. On the MT-LB, they installed it during the assault".

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/603x340/image_41255ea997271db00b139f02782713109a1e425f.png

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/602x339/image_eb4322122809fce1ba8fd6aa38036b06d26bc227.png

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/603x340/image_304abd740d2a7b81b24d519f48d8ba9b06b343e6.png

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/602x339/image_d6766feeb234df0bda31be7500e40d6445a124a7.png
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[Lonewolf_50]

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Unfortunately, China will keep Russia afloat. China may not have all the expertise and technologies Russia used to receive from the West but she is certainly not only a manufacturing power house. Semi cons, mobile phones, consumer goods, cars etc. China got most of it. Trade between Russia and China skyrocketed since the beginning of the war. I am pretty sure that China sees this as an opportunity.

[DogTailRed2]

As the Dnipro level is falling more dead WW2 soldiers are appearing.



https://twitter.com/cctvidiots/status/1726469430325153920
I thought I saw these images a year ago or are these more heads?

[MightyGem]

While I don't particularly disagree with your sentiment - the Apache is a very complicated aircraft to fly and maintain. It reportedly takes two years for a helo qualified pilot to transition to an Apache, and the maintenance requirements are similarly complex.

UK Conversion To Type(how to fly it) course is 26 weeks followed by 26 weeks Conversion To Role(how to fight it).

[fdr]

So you take a dump next to a knocked out APC and get killed by a drone, chances are he probably got the contents of his bowels back as well.



https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1727598664292466979


"happens"

If he was in his own country and defending against a criminal invader, I would have far greater sympathy.

All for one.... man, one killing all.

[ORAC]

https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1727887163558408343?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


Russia: Major electrical substation "Chagino" is on fire in southern Moscow. A different substation in Moscow was knocked out yesterday.

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[ORAC]

https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1727781889425961311?s=61&t=rmEeUn68HhlFHGKbTPQr_A


​​​​​​​Russian "military correspondent" Maxim Fadeyev admits that there is no longer a pro-Russian population left in the Ukrainian-controlled territory.

After everything that Russia has done, even those who used to treat Russia well, now hate it and help the Ukrainian army.

[ORAC]

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-parliament-passes-budget-raising-military-expenditures-to-1-3rd-of-all-expenses-for-2024/

Russian parliament passes budget with record military expenditures

The Russian parliament passed a budget for 2024 that increases military spending to more than one-third of total government expenditures, Russian independent media outlet Meduza reported (https://meduza.io/feature/2023/11/23/gosduma-prinyala-byudzhet-s-rekordnymi-voennymi-rashodami-kak-obychno-bez-osobyh-diskussiy)on Nov. 23.

If combined with funding for domestic law enforcement agencies, the figure rises to 40%.

According to Meduza, state expenditures on Russia's military sector will exceed social payments for the first time.

The budget has passed through all but one of the necessary steps in order to become a law, with only the signature of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin remaining to bring the budget into force.

The budget had gone through 900 amendments since its first draft, Meduza wrote, with an additional 725 billion rubles ($8.2 billion) being allocated to the country's military sector in the second draft.

In addition, Russia has earmarked a significant amount of money, at least $2.6 billion, to be spent on the territories of Ukraine that it illegally annexed in September 2022.

In order to fund the increased military expenditures, Russia will need increased revenue. Funding the first draft of the budget, which was smaller than the final version passed, would reportedly require a 22% increase in government revenue from 2023.

The Russian government is considering raising taxes to account for the discrepancy, sources told Meduza.

[Low average]

Unusual activity on "X" at the moment.

It seems to go through propoganda cycles. For the past month it's been almost 100% successful Ukranian strikes, but only in the last few days, Russian strikes are starting to appear. Any reason for the change I wonder?

[NutLoose]

Wounded Ukrainians asking those not wounded to leave them a machine gun and get out of there as they are surrounded, they all made it out eventually.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1727947511136952468

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1727947511136952468

[NutLoose]

:E Excellent

https://twitter.com/Doktor_Klein/status/1727814715546406918

https://twitter.com/Doktor_Klein/status/1727814715546406918

[NutLoose]

Well, Russian training for medics, chop bit off deserters, hands, legs etc then practice on them.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1727990217846497509

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1727990217846497509

[NutLoose]

Mud, what mud?

https://twitter.com/simpatico771/status/1727889198395306215

https://twitter.com/simpatico771/status/1727889198395306215

[NutLoose]

A drone goes into a dugout but failes to detonate, so what does your savvy Russian do, he pushes it outside, gets out beside it and begins to bash the **** out of it with a shovel..... Not the smartest soldier in the world!

https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1727079099141947664 (https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1727079099141947664https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1727079099141947664)

https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1727079099141947664


.. (https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1727079099141947664https://twitter.com/bigSAC10/status/1727079099141947664)

[NutLoose]

Ok, I have seen this but it just does not hold true in my eyes, if you detonated 500 KG of explosive at the end of a tunnel, then there would be no tunnel to put your troops through. All shades of WW1

https://twitter.com/simpatico771/status/1727957242618507471

https://twitter.com/simpatico771/status/1727957242618507471

[NutLoose]

Update on the Dnipro / Kherson front.

https://twitter.com/realpeacenotwar/status/1727961993171316863

https://twitter.com/realpeacenotwar/status/1727961993171316863

[NutLoose]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1727716010134737238

https://twitter.com/i/status/1727716010134737238

[NutLoose]

:)

https://twitter.com/MFA_Ukraine/status/1728050850134622492

https://twitter.com/MFA_Ukraine/status/1728050850134622492

[NutLoose]

A moscow substation is on fire, that's another one not yesterdays..

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1727887163558408343
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1727887163558408343