Russian special military operation in Ukraine #42

Mir wrote:And now they want to teach these monkeys how to fly an F-16

Hey come on now! I want to see F-16s doing kamikaze on Kiev.

Lmfao

I think that the West will think carefully about sending the F-16 because even though in the West they like to say "we can sacrifice the F-16 because we have the F-35 and we will withdraw the F-16 soon" since the shooting down of those planes will certainly have a negative impact on the imaginary and media artificially created a story about the superiority of Western aviation. And when the Western planes start to fall as well as the Russian ones, then we will see the accelerated development of rocket systems, missiles, and the re-mass production of tanks and howitzers all over the world.

Before pictures. Now we wait for the afters.

Better definition at https://twitter.com/stellarman22/status/1658879378275590145

Stellar Man
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50.4056, 30.4493. Kiev Patriot System Air Defense coordinates that got damaged confirmed by new hi-res satellite imagery taken the morning before the strikes on May 15th. Original geo location by @DefensePolitics
and @chris__759
. We can visibly see 6 dugouts of equipment #Kiev

Stellar Man
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This confirms at least 2 launchers and the rest of the support equipment for the Patriot as we see 6 equipment dugouts at Sikorsky international airport  pop up on recent sat imagery. It seems Ukraine deploys these systems in more open areas not obscured by trees or buildings.

Wooltiger Herder
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Mentioned it yesterday but as it's cloudy today we don't currently have an image of the crater to compare to the Sentinel data from two days ago. The resulution isn't sufficient to ID launchers/radar/command.










PAC-3 4 pack

Artemovsk


Odessa receiving some love tonight.

Both the Odessa hits were at the same moment

According to some sources on Twitter up to 10 explosions. Warehouses.

Hole wrote:

Quoted for the truth...

Dunno what the UK plans to send, given that it doesn't have any F-16s.

Probably left overs from the Netherlands Air Force which are in storage and nobody wants (they very old, lot of hours and the wings are at their end of life (cracks forming)

Remember, for each vehicle, missile of aircraft given to UKR you get financial compensation from NATO. So it is an economic way to dump your old sh.t and get at least some money for it.

The Ministry of Defence announced the destruction of the radar and five Patriot launchers, 05.17.2023.

Ministry of Defence: On May 16, a radar station and five launchers of Patriot air defense systems were completely destroyed in Kyiv.

The Ministry of Defence announced the destruction of the Patriot in Kyiv on May 16. According to CNN, the complex received "minimal damage." The Russian military department stressed that the radar and launchers of the air defense system were completely destroyed.

On May 16, a Kinzhal hypersonic missile hit and completely destroyed a multifunctional radar station (RLS) and five launchers of the Patriot air defense system in Kyiv, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

“According to reliable data, on May 16 of this year, as a result of an attack by the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system in the city of Kiev, a multifunctional radar station was hit and completely destroyed, as well as five launchers of the US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system,” the report said.

Earlier, CNN, citing sources , reported that the Patriot air defense system, the destruction of which was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defence on May 16, received minimal damage and could be repaired on the territory of Ukraine.

A Patriot SAM battery usually consists of five to eight launchers with four missiles each, a radar complex, as well as a control center and power supply. Battery personnel - from 70 to 90 people.

According to the US Center for Strategic and International Studies, the cost of one Patriot battery is about $1.1 billion. According to the army, there are now 15 Patriot battalions in service (one battalion consists of four batteries).

https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2023/64651aac9a7947172b77cce1

Russia and Iran ink deal for rail link as part of intercontinental trade route

Rasht-Astara railway will form part of International North-South Transport Corridor; leaders Putin and Raisi declare it will diversify global traffic, improve Moscow-Tehran ties

The 162-kilometer (100-mile) route will run along the Caspian Sea coast and through Azerbaijan. It will be a key part of the International North-South Transport Corridor, a 7,200-kilometer (4,473-mile) combined road, rail and sea route aimed at moving goods from Russia via Central Asia to India, slashing shipping costs and times.

“The unique North-South transport artery, of which the Rasht-Astara railway will become a part, will help to significantly diversify global traffic flows,” Putin said, according to a Reuters report.

(Admins move as you see fit, this is pretty ground breaking for sanctions war, so I put here)

From what I understand, Azerbaijan will benefit immensely

Couple that with resumption of flights to Georgia, the whole Caucasus and Caspian region is being integrated by economy, running counter to Washington's goals

Turks, Azeris, Georgia, Iran, Russia, India can all benefit from this, so why engage in Washington's games?

New photo. Is it for real? Brilliant lighting isn't normal Kiev at night, that's Russian lighting



Spriter
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The U.S. confirms that the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine is "in working order" despite damage, AFP reported, citing a U.S. defense official.

Damage caused by an unidentified projectile that landed near the system is still being assessed, he said.

US officials do not consider it necessary to withdraw Patriot air defenses from Ukraine for repairs.

The Russian gifts just keep on coming. Think this reflects yesterday and Hole's comment above plus maybe more now.



Estimated list of destroyed military facilities in Odessa
Krasnoselka - BC warehouses
Settlement of Kotovsky - hangars with equipment
Zatoka - hangars with equipment
Nerubayskoye - BC warehouses
The Tsentrolit plant (Suvorovsky District), where military equipment was located, can also be added to the list of probable targets. Under Zatoka there is a railroad track on which NATO carries weapons through Romania.

Faytuks News Δ
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#UPDATE: During the last 30 minutes or so, missile attacks have occurred on Odesa oblast. Russian strategic aviation is airborne and communicating on combat frequencies. Missile strike is probable later tonight.
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In Odessa, the warehouses of the Odessa CENTROLIT plant (located in the south of Ukraine, a few kilometers from Odessa) were hit. Warehouse and industrial facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are traditionally used to shelter the most expensive NATO equipment.

Reports that Shahed drones are also airborne

Spriter
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Ukrainian pro-government social networks are in a panic: they report ten Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS and four Tu-22s lifted into the air

Spriter
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The Ukrainian army published a notice in which it warns citizens not to post on social networks:
photo/video materials of air defense operations;
photo/video materials of firing positions where air defense assets are located;
your observations about the types of air defense weapons and the zones they cover;
Stating the numbers of how many systems there are, rockets, how many missiles were launched.

JohninMK wrote:Spriter
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The U.S. confirms that the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine is "in working order" despite damage, AFP reported, citing a U.S. defense official.

Damage caused by an unidentified projectile that landed near the system is still being assessed, he said.

US officials do not consider it necessary to withdraw Patriot air defenses from Ukraine for repairs.

Yeah, not necessary to withdraw it as there's nothing much left to withdraw

And after the attempts of Ukrainian officials to spin the damage "a Patriot system consists of several components spaced apart from each other, a single missile can't take out all of them", etc... this new claim about something landing near the system is as comical as that other report in Yahoo News about how the Patriot may have been damaged by debris from a shot-down Kinzhal.

flamming_python wrote:
And after the attempts of Ukrainian officials to spin the damage "a Patriot system consists of several components spaced apart from each other, a single missile can't take out all of them", etc... this new claim about something landing near the system is as comical as that other report in Yahoo News about how the Patriot may have been damaged by debris from a shot-down Kinzhal.

Well this is what Putin and Biden meant by unstoppable super weapons, clearly. If the missile itself doesn't get you, the debris from shooting it down will?


In all seriousness, if they parked these things out in an airfield, Russia should have high-res shots of the destruction there available at least the morning after to show the impact sites (if not the wrecks of the systems - though they likely cleaned that up in 8+ hours). It's not like they aren't curious as to what they actually hit and didn't...

Sounds like both sides would just prefer to keep things a mystery. Oh well, time will tell what really happened.

I know for sure the US side would very much prefer to keep its aura of invincibility around its weapon systems and its sales numbers for Raytheon as high as it can get them

Debris my ass

They won't post confirmed kills though. After this, Wikipedia and other sources say PAC 3 has "confirmed" destruction of 7 or whatever Kinhzal missiles because Ukrops and Pentagon will say so, regardless the footage/pictures of the PAC 3 blowing up from direct hit or fact Russians didn't launch as many Kinhzals as proclaimed.

And 10+ years from now, if this site is still up, we will have members who will say and quote the western sources and say "see, PAC 3 works because it shot down 7 Kinhzals" or whatever nonsense.

...and there are still those that believe Patriot saved the day against Sadam's Scuds