Russian special military operation in Ukraine #12

Dr.Snufflebug wrote:UA Su-25 shot down near Izyum:
https://t.me/RVvoenkor/8559

Guess it's from yesterday.

edit: 3 days ago, didn't see the description, just saw it posted.

Dr.Snufflebug wrote:

Dr.Snufflebug wrote:If Ukrainian civil defense is anything to go by, expect large cruise missile (and perhaps Iskander) attacks in the coming hour. Air raid warnings are active in *every* region right now.

TG just exploded with comments of, well, explosions.

Strikes of "unprecedented intensity", both aerial and artillery, along the entire line of contact from Nikolaev to Kharkov.

Also, FAB-3000s were supposedly indeed used on Azovstal earlier today. No official confirmation yet. Just seen videos of smoke though, but it's become common that drone footage shows up a day or two later.

edit: Kiev currently being hit too, locals say.

flamming_python wrote:Dead black guy in civilian clothing on a bench near the Azovstal' factory

https://t.me/boris_rozhin/43230

Nope, not suspicious at all..

flamming_python wrote:Graham Phillips bagged an interview with that Cossackgundi merc



Man, this Aiden guy either has a really bad case of Stockholm syndrome, or the Russians threatened him with Black Dolphin unless he co-operates

Probably a mix of both

Donbass source: "No one has ever seen something like this. Even very experienced ones. Lines of planes strike without stopping. They unload and go to new circles. Again, again. Without stopping. I don't know,  what will be left of the positions of the AFU in the morning“

Dr.Snufflebug wrote:After having done some research, apropos Russian UCAV capabilities, it does indeed seem like the new Kronshtadt factory in Dubna is only partially operational still, despite its official inauguration being nearly 5 months ago. Most are still coming from the old assembly lines, which are very slow.

But what's kind of stupid isn't that, but the future bottleneck will be... A simple 100hp piston aviation engine. They are powered by the same type of western-made Rotax that Predators use, as well as countless light civilian recreational planes, and while a Russian-produced substitute for the Orion is finally in development *now*, it'll take a good while before it's fully available.

Frankly, that's just kind of silly. It's not exactly rocket science, and there are plenty of domestic manufacturers of piston engines in other weight/power classes already. They should have been tasked with this many years ago.

Of course, going for readily available off-the-shelf stuff is far quicker and more cost effective than to develop and produce an entierly new product at all times, that goes without saying.

But for important weapons systems, in a country like Russia that must have expected more and more sanctions coming over the past 8 years (as they have), come on.

nero wrote:

Donbass source: "No one has ever seen something like this. Even very experienced ones. Lines of planes strike without stopping. They unload and go to new circles. Again, again. Without stopping. I don't know,  what will be left of the positions of the AFU in the morning“

https://t.me/levigodman/706
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zorobabel wrote:Very short clip of the Moskva on fire

https://t.me/swodki/73515

Eugenio Argentina wrote:

zorobabel wrote:Very short clip of the Moskva on fire

https://t.me/swodki/73515

"We actually saw these shots. But we can't say how authentic and true they are," Peskov said.

https://life.ru/p/1487796?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop