Russian special military operation in Ukraine #13

kvs wrote:

Arkanghelsk wrote:https://t.me/swodki/79591?single

В Тирасполе (Приднестровье) произошёл теракт

По зданию Министерства госбезопасности Приднестровья в Тирасполе был нанесен удар из ручного противотанкового гранатомета — МВД

В некоторых близлежащих домах повылетали стёкла, рядом обнаружены гранатомёты.

Looks like they hit Tiraspol with some kind of mortar or rocket

https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/20/39/25/54/img_2075.jpg

This was to be expected.   NATzO propaganda now yaps about Russia attempting to invade Moldova.

Thank goodness Russia still has peacekeepers there. If need be, they can force their way into western Ukraine into the Odessa direction while the Russian Marines help concentrate attacks on Odessa to give support to those peacekeepers.

Arkanghelsk wrote:They can't do shit except stage these damn attacks and sabotage and assassinations

Which in themselves do nothing except create the illusion for hohol that they can somehow pull a win

Today this is the  fight against the most brainwashed and zombified people

This Donbass operation needs to begin and sealed, then filter the pocket, because other objectives need to be completed

Exactly. They are left to either commit terrorism or sporadic attacks. They expose Russia's weakpoints to which will allow the Russian authorities to close these gaps.

Only thing now is Russia will just have a lot more military gear to replace - more specifically Su-34's.

sepheronx wrote:

kvs wrote:

Arkanghelsk wrote:https://t.me/swodki/79591?single

В Тирасполе (Приднестровье) произошёл теракт

По зданию Министерства госбезопасности Приднестровья в Тирасполе был нанесен удар из ручного противотанкового гранатомета — МВД

В некоторых близлежащих домах повылетали стёкла, рядом обнаружены гранатомёты.

Looks like they hit Tiraspol with some kind of mortar or rocket

https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/20/39/25/54/img_2075.jpg

This was to be expected.   NATzO propaganda now yaps about Russia attempting to invade Moldova.

Thank goodness Russia still has peacekeepers there.  If need be, they can force their way into western Ukraine into the Odessa direction while the Russian Marines help concentrate attacks on Odessa to give support to those peacekeepers.

Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria are lightly armed and and only have few dozen APCs. Also, there's only 1500 of them. I don't think they'll be used for any offensives.

caveat emptor wrote:

sepheronx wrote:

kvs wrote:

Arkanghelsk wrote:https://t.me/swodki/79591?single

В Тирасполе (Приднестровье) произошёл теракт

По зданию Министерства госбезопасности Приднестровья в Тирасполе был нанесен удар из ручного противотанкового гранатомета — МВД

В некоторых близлежащих домах повылетали стёкла, рядом обнаружены гранатомёты.

Looks like they hit Tiraspol with some kind of mortar or rocket

https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/20/39/25/54/img_2075.jpg

This was to be expected.   NATzO propaganda now yaps about Russia attempting to invade Moldova.

Thank goodness Russia still has peacekeepers there.  If need be, they can force their way into western Ukraine into the Odessa direction while the Russian Marines help concentrate attacks on Odessa to give support to those peacekeepers.

Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria are lightly armed and and only have few dozen APCs. Also, there's only 1500 of them. I don't think they'll be used for any offensives.

You are right, they may not but if entrenched enough, they can at least provide necessary defense for now.  But there is also possible of volunteers from Transnistria.  Anyway, all the Ukrainians have left as Arkanghelsk said, is these petty small attacks.

Arkanghelsk wrote:Su34 really was lost in small numbers anyway

We talk of 3 or 4 planes

The real question is, what is the reward for donbass ?

Is there really 40-70,000 hohol army there?

Because those forces need to be cut off there

If the bulk of Hohol fighting force can be trapped there and here we see su25 flying low to hit em :

https://t.me/swodki/79593

Then it means we won't let them escape, and the fight for Slavyansk and Kramatorsk will be the end for the VSU

But question remains of how many VSU are there in Donetsk?

They should not be allowed out

https://t.me/swodki/79592

Poddubny said the taking of Zarechnoye with the approach from Izyum creates encirclement of Slavyansk

That's good news in itself

But once we're cleared here, MOD wants Odessa and Nikolayev, some rumors say there is forces massing near Krivoy Rog

I think this force near Kharkov need to be dealt with too, they are the ones attacking Kursk, and Bryansk

After Donbass area for most part, it will be multifront again and Kharkov will be further encircled and squeezed while Russian forces concentrate more on the coastline. At that point, no forces exist in numbers in Ukraine to mass an counter offensive on that.

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision long-range weapons destroyed 6 traction substations near Krasnoe, Zdolbunov, Zhmerinka, Berdichiv, Kovel and Korosten, through which foreign weapons and military equipment are supplied to the Ukrainian troops in Donbass.

During the day, high-precision air-based missiles hit 27 military assets of Ukraine.

Destroyed: 4 command posts, 1 ammunition depot near Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic, the headquarters of the Right Sector terrorist group in Novogrodovka, as well as 16 strong points and areas of manpower and military equipment concentration.

Operational-tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 82 military assets of Ukraine.

Among them: 4 command posts, 76 areas of enemy manpower and military equipment concentration, and 2 fuel depots.

Missile troops carried out 15 strikes.

Destroyed: 1 launch position of Tochka-U tactical missile system, 3 command posts, 1 artillery battery and 10 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration.

Up to 40 personnel, 17 Ukrainian armoured vehicles and cars were destroyed.

Russian air defence means shot down 4 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Izyum, Donetsk and Kharkov during the day.

In total, 141 aircraft and 110 helicopters, 570 unmanned aerial vehicles, 265 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,554 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 283 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,104 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,380 units of special military vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed during the operation.

Arkanghelsk wrote:

Su34 shooting kh29

2 KH-29's and then throwing flares and maneuver away i see.

Poddubny said the taking of Zarechnoye with the approach from Izyum creates encirclement of Slavyansk

That's good news in itself

But once we're cleared here, MOD wants Odessa and Nikolayev, some rumors say there is forces massing near Krivoy Rog

I think this force near Kharkov need to be dealt with too, they are the ones attacking Kursk, and Bryansk

I don't think they should go further north without liquidation of Nikolaev grouping.
As far as area south of Izyum, that's the hardest terrain for fighting as it is relatively hilly with a lot of forest cover and with several urban agglomerations. West and south of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, terrain favors Russians as it is mostly clear country and very rural until Pavlograd.

kvs wrote:The pacing of this Russian operation is not slow even if all sorts of "experts" are bitching.    Using the US template for the 1990 invasion
of Iraq, Russia should have deployed 2 million troops and spent three months bombing everything into ruble first.    Instead, it is
deploying about 200,000 troops (not including reserves) and minimizing civilian damage.   The closing of the Donetsk cauldron is
proceeding well from what I can tell.   I thought it would be faster, but I am just an armchair general like the rest.    The Kiev regime
has invested itself completely in the LDNR fortified positions and this is its last stand.    I think reports of 100,000 Ukr troops are
more realistic than 44,000.  

The 200,000 soldiers is also including LDNR forces. Russia has a tendency to only bring in limited amount of forces, almost making an equal number to the enemies. This was seen as example in 2008 conflict with Georgia an the 58th.

The forces Ukraine has in the DNR area are the top of what Ukraine had. These guys were the most trained most well equipped and given most special attention by NATO. Once they are gone, the only thing they have left is the Special units in Kiev area, fresh recruits with some basic, real quick training by NATO (Very green) and volunteer sympathizers (scumbags). So those guys wont pose nearly the threat that the ones in DNR do.

sepheronx wrote:

caveat emptor wrote:
Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria are lightly armed and and only have few dozen APCs. Also, there's only 1500 of them. I don't think they'll be used for any offensives.

You are right, they may not but if entrenched enough, they can at least provide necessary defense for now.  But there is also possible of volunteers from Transnistria.  Anyway, all the Ukrainians have left as Arkanghelsk said, is these petty small attacks.

Best way is to just leave them there, as i don't think Ukrainians will try anything, since they consider it part of Moldova.

caveat emptor wrote:

sepheronx wrote:

caveat emptor wrote:
Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria are lightly armed and and only have few dozen APCs. Also, there's only 1500 of them. I don't think they'll be used for any offensives.

You are right, they may not but if entrenched enough, they can at least provide necessary defense for now.  But there is also possible of volunteers from Transnistria.  Anyway, all the Ukrainians have left as Arkanghelsk said, is these petty small attacks.

Best way is to just leave them there, as i don't think Ukrainians will try anything, since they consider it part of Moldova.

Never underestimate the stupidity of a failing force. Ukraine may try anything as desperation (as we are seeing) grows.

Arkanghelsk wrote: Сегодня в районе Балаклеи потерпел крушение российский истребитель, лётчики катапультировались и были спасены Ми-8.

Su34 pilots were rescued

Great news. kudos to those SAR Birds we previously seen.

flamming_python wrote:A T-90M with Nakidka near Kharkov somewhere
https://t.me/intelslava/26734

Ain't this the Nakidka our friend RTN was ranting Russia for having but not using against the miiiightyyyy Javelin?  
Or am I mixing someone up here?

Well maybe they have a reason to reduce the tank's thermal signature anyway. Or they just want to try the Nakidka out.

They have now enough Javelins, NLAWS and most probably other ATGMs with thermal image targeting systems to try out how good the missiles are and under what conditions accessories like Nakidka work or not work.

Would be also interesting to see actual tests at Kubinka like they did with WW2 tanks and AT weapons. Would be interesting to see Javelins launched at T-72 with and without ERA with statistics how well/bad ATGM or T-72 performance, but I guess we will see such tests only in 15+ years or even later.

Arkanghelsk wrote: Сегодня в районе Балаклеи потерпел крушение российский истребитель, лётчики катапультировались и были спасены Ми-8.

Su34 pilots were rescued

What is Ukraine using to shoot down SU-34?