Russian special military operation in Ukraine #39

Offtopic but couldn't resist before ammunition runs out and we have nothing to dissect.

Pretty awesome review of the K-13 IR seeker, amazing how much things they can fit into a metal tube and how they put everything in a resin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbxcS1AwquA

He got a call from Putin. 


Next meat grinder in the making.

East of Bakhmut is under control.
Short note: in typical 6th columnist manner Rybar put in 4 small red arrows for russian advances and more and bigger arrows for mythical 
Ukro advances.

"Clearly a ukrainian passport"

The Demon of Kremmenaya 

@AZgeopolitics
Iran secretly supplied ammunition to Russia
2 cargo ships under the Russian flag left the Iranian port on January 10 and 12.
Container ships could carry about 100 million bullets and about 300,000 shells.
According to an investigation by British Sky News.....

"PMC "WAGNER" DESTROYED A SIGNIFICANT UKRAINIAN COMMANDER. AND THIS IS A TREND.

Dmitry Kotsyubaylo, who was killed on March 7 in Artyomovsk, was not just a battalion commander of the 67th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Nazi organization "Right Sector" and fought under the GUR, not just "meat" from a special recruitment, but a man from ward groups, with a great history.

So what is the meaning of your attention to this event? Yes, the fact that the death of significant Ukrainian commanders is a trend of the current period of the NWO. There was a change of place. The first year we lost our commanders: Volodya Zhoga "Vokha", Olga Kachura "Korsa", Yegor Gorshkov "Volga" ...

Now the losses of the creators of the Ukrainian nationalist movement have begun. And this means that Kyiv already has to throw such people into battle. This means that the ones for which the soldiers go into battle on their own, without persuasion and coercion, are already running out.

I want to be honest: we also had such a difficult period of the NMD, quite a long one, it was hard to get people into battle, especially not soldiers of Donbass. Those who raised the fighters to attack, even the generals, perished. Now a galaxy of attack aircraft has been born in the Ministry of Defense, and in PMCs, and in mobilized units.

We jumped out of that dangerous hole, jumped out and went forward, gaining strength. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the contrary, are losing their potential before our eyes, and are sliding into a deadly pit louder and louder. Significant commanders are trying to prevent the collapse, but they themselves are dying, destroyed by our forces.

I have an interesting thought, which today not everyone will like: if the current enemy were not infected with the black idea of Nazism, such commanders could fight against NATO together with us. For the freedom of Ukraine. Perhaps many Ukrainian military will come to this idea, it would not be too late."


https://t.me/sitreports/5496

Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (03/08/2023)

In the Kupyansk direction , as a result of strikes by assault and army aviation, artillery fire from the "Western" group of forces, enemy manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Berestovoe, Sinkovka, Krakhmalnoye of the Kharkov region and Rozovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.

In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Tabaevka, Gryanikovka, Olshana of the Kharkiv region, Artemovka, Novoselovskoye and Stelmakhovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, the actions of ten sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were suppressed.

During the day, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction .

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops (forces) "Center" hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye, Novolyubovka, Chervonopopovka, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The total losses of the enemy in this direction per day amounted to 130 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, three vehicles and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer .

In the Donetsk direction , as a result of the active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire, more than 180 Ukrainian military personnel, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, five vehicles, self-propelled howitzer "Acacia" were destroyed in a day and self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika" .

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions , operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of forces defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Pavlovka, Novoselka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novodanilovka of the Zaporozhye region.

During the day, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, as well as the Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in these areas .

In the Kherson direction, as a result of artillery fire, over 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two cars and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed in a day .

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 87 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 207 districts.

In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Novoaleksandrivka of the Donetsk People's Republic, a Ukrainian radar station for detecting low-flying air targets 36D6 was destroyed .

Also, the headquarters of the 59th AFU motorized infantry brigade was hit near the village of Memryk, Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, air defense systems shot down four rockets of the HIMARS MBRLS and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka, Nikolaevka, Kherson region, Chervonoarmeyskoye, Zaporozhye region, Nikolskoye, Donetsk People's Republic, and Shipilovka, Luhansk People's Republic.

GraphicW
@GraphicW5
The words of Prigozhin who says the full power of the Russian military and best equipment has not yet been used yet...

In reality, the world hasn’t met yet the real, Russian army. Those that are extremely well equipped and that haven’t joined the fight yet. Whom are ideally prepared with the latest tech and whom are just waiting for their go. Then the whole world will tremble - Prigozhin

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In fact, Russia is not using its massive power. The tactic is clear, war of attrition, destroying manpower and equipment.
At the same time increasing the production of equipment.

Prigozhin will come out of this campaign extremely strengthened, it is not for no reason that the commanders of the regular forces were jealous.

Alamo: I agree with you but don't underestimate the Chinese army today. Almost unlimited manpower, firepower and absurd production capacity are indisputable credentials for success in any conflict. Certainly, it does not have combat experience like that of Russia, which no one else has in a war of this scale.
If I were the Chinese, I would be with the Wagners and the Russian Command learning as much as possible, since Taiwan is inevitable.

Prigozhin at the T-34 monument near central Bakhmut. Badass

Battle hardened troops only last 20-30 years at most, as once the men retire the experience goes with em.

Its a plus in a short span of time sure but not long term, samething for commanders, in peacetime doing things by the book and boot licking tend to win out over knowing actually decent war tactics, one just has to look at history anytime a military was a top dog it was because it was in a huge conflict every few decades so the troops remained battled hardened and the experienced war commanders where constantly needed once peacetime set in the quality of the troops and officers slowly degrades happened to the soviets etc, Rome and the other great militaries in history

When this war will be over, the Russian army will be much, much stronger than it was before.

The illusion of the west is that they think the war is weakening Russia.
But currently Russia is like a wrestler or boxer pumping iron. You sweat,
you burn calories and loose some weight, but with the right food you gain
muscles.


Cauldron is forming

Su-57 armed with 4 long-range air-to-air shovels and 2 GLONASS-guided washing machines.

Twitter news:
The pilot situation in UA getting more desperate. Yesterday another SU-24M crew got buried who got hit near Bakhmut.
A 22! year old pilot who only few 100 hours overall in any plane and a 55! year old brought back to millitary service from
a civilian airline.

Next cauldron forming around Avdevka?

Yes.



So the S in Tornado-S stand for Shovels. 

Mercouris mentioned something in one of the last Duran episodes.
The whole last year(s) Prigozhin was hiding in the shadows. This year
he is all over the place.
This reminded me of the Chechens.
From mid March to June the Chechens were everywhere. A thousand videos
daily showing them shooting guns and RPG´s at people/buildings. In the
summer they were mostly gone.
In September/October Surovikin took over in the media.
Now Prigozhin gets all the airtime.

Considering the overall panorama, quite deadly ...

SMD - Shovels of Mass Destruction.

Anti-tank shovels are waiting for Leo2 tanks. 

Mines collected by russian sappers are detonated