Russian special military operation in Ukraine #46

Speeded up by the look of it. Save the best bang for last

They finally made a decision. So no sale of current parts.

Zlatti71
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Ukrainian Leopards will be repaired in Poland, but only A4 series

According to the representative of the German Ministry of Defense in the Cabinet, Mitko Müller, the more modern A5 and A6 models will be serviced by the German defense industry.

“The German-Polish efforts were crowned with success - both states and their industries provide an opportunity for the repair of Ukrainian Leopard 2 tanks,” he said.

Muller did not specify where workshops for equipment repair will be created.

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (24 July 2023)

The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in Krasny Liman and Donetsk directions.

In Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by Yug Group of Forces, 6 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled near Belogorovka LPR and Kleshcheevka DPR.

Enemy units have been hit close to Veseloye, Bogdanovka, Predtechino, Belaya Gora and Dyleevka DPR.

The enemy losses were up to 160 servicemen, 1 tank, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, 1 British-manufactured FH-70 howitzer, and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.

1 ammunition depot of the AFU 110th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Avdeevka DPR.

In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of actions by the Tsentr Group of Forces, 5 enemy attacks have been repelled near Nevskoye LPR, and Serebryansky forestry.

AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Karmazinovka LPR, Yampolovka, Torskoye and Serebryanka DPR.

The activities of 1 SRG have been suppressed near Novolyubovka LPR.

The enemy losses were up to 195 servicemen, 4 IFVs, 4 AFVs, 3 pickup trucks, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

In South Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by the Vostok Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Makarovka DPR and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye).

In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of actions by aviation and artillery, AFU units have been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov, and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye).

The actions of 1 SRG have been disrupted close to Mirnoye (Zaporozhye).

The enemy losses were up to 120 servicemen, 3 AFVs, 2 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.

1 ammunition depot of the enemy 128th Mountain Assault Brigade has been destroyed near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye).

In Kupyansk direction, as a result of actions by the Zapad Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Tabayevka and Peschanoye (Kharkov).

The enemy losses were up to 95 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 3 pickup trucks, and 1 French-manufactured Caesar self-propelled artillery system.

1 munition depot of the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov).

In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 45 servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

1 ammunition depot of an AFU unit has been destroyed close to Zmiyevka (Kherson).

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 102 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 137 areas.

1 signal node of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade has been hit near Dzerzhinsk DPR.

1 command post of the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and a fuel depot for military hardware of the enemy 33rd Mechanised Brigade have been hit close to Orekhov and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye).

Air defence facilities have destroyed 1 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectile.

In addition, 35 UAVs have been shot down close to Kolomyichikha, Kuzyomovka, Topolevka, Kremennaya, Kovalyovka LPR, Berezovoye, Belogorovka DPR, Zelenyi Gai, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye), Novaya Kakhovka and Sagi (Kherson).

@Slavyangrad

You think, attacking the front of a tank (T72?) with the weapon a 4 rotor FPV can carry isn't going to do much. Then...............................

ucmvulcan wrote:
Lets see lancets, troops, oil, money, winter clothing, self propelled guns and mortars, rockets twice, gun barrels, shells ans munitions, tanks, planes, helmets and body armor, night vision optics (or was it that theu didn't have them and so Ukraine would win by fighting at night), generals, microchips, and I think the latest cope is landmines.  The glorious Ukrewhrmacht is going to go all of a sudden take all sorts of territory because all of Russia's land mines have been detonated by "probes."

I had a thought today.
Ukrowehrmacht has been equipped with Switchblade drones more than a year ago.
Smaller 300, and bigger 600 in Summer of the last year.
Along with Polish Warmate and tons of others...
A spin towards was mindblowing. Rewind your sources a year back, and re-read it.
Every single fukin' western shitstream was full of masturbation how about gamechanger those are.
And what I find extremely hilarious considering the outmatch, is how high-tech will prevail hordes of Mordor ...
Oh, high tech western bred Ukro Wehrmacht will kill Moscovite horde of orcs that uses showels and washing machines ...
A year passed ...
It hasn't changed a single thing.
Opposite!
It is Russkie drones that decimate them. Simply decimate - thousands of them just seeking prey.
Every single spin made by the west in this war turned to be just a propaganda lie.
Sole lets say to be effective system is MLRS that they have made in the 80s, because the gap in firepower for the WarPac was mindblowing and someone in the US finally get a notice ...
Yet it turns out, that Russkie either jam it and make flying in a random directions, or just intercept using Pancyr or Tor with close to 100% probability. We can just watch the YT movies where 12 pcs salvo is just being taken down one by one, by a sole Pancyr system standing ...

A monument can have significance in different ways : Religious , national pride , historic , economic or political . Sometimes in more ways than one . And sometimes more importantly in one way than another . I thought about monuments in Kiev . The Golden dome and the Angel are standing , like the statue of liberty . More a sign of national identity and pride . The steel Cubes hit Cheese or Brick wall ?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PzEBp9EV2pg&pp=ygUaV3cyIG5hemkgc3ltYm9scyBkZXN0cm95ZWQ%3D

In the Vinnytsia region, Ukrainian military commissars handed conscription papers to an mentally disabled man.


From the source:

In the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine, military commissars handed conscription papers to a man with an severe mental handicap.
According to their medical commission, the man is fit for military service. And this is despite the fact that he has a disability since childhood.
The commissar states he can not do anything about it. Despite his mother bringing him to the recruitment office to show them he is handicapped.

Russkie determined to run out of ...

Will be difficult to achieve.

Western copium addict: Mirrors. Mirrors. Everywhere are mirrors!

Bergepanzer hit by ATGM

That´s why the last "aid" package of the US included so many towing and evacuation vehicles.

It is Russkie drones that decimate them.

Started with a handful of "successful" Ukro FPV drone strikes. Now they regret that they ever used such drones.

 Despite his mother bringing him to the recruitment office to show them he is handicapped.

Future Abrams commander. In a few weeks he will be in the US teaching american officers how to use them properly, thanks to his superior IQ.

Regarding the attacks on harbors along the Danube and Black Sea coastline:
Some western and other pundits still claim that this is the "revenge" for the attack on the bridge.
Nope. This is a long planned operation for the day the grain deal is finally terminated.
The real revenge will come in a few days. 

It is not a joke but a prophecy bro...

ALAMO wrote:It is not a joke but a prophecy bro...

Dead right. I suspect that the Russians will hit a similar or equivalent target, something that is transport critical, like a bridge on the railway mainline to Poland, the one Western bigwigs use.

Open the thread. There are like 20 video of drone attack against various expensive nato equipement.

No doubt a better use was found for the money, in a bank account in Cyprus

Spriter Team
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In Transcarpathia, a strategically important bridge across the Teresva River collapsed - the road from it led to the border with four EU countries.

The bridge was supposed to be repaired back in 2021 under the Big Construction program, but the repair was never done.

Divisions Brewing Between Pentagon and White House Over Biden's Ukraine Gamble, by Ekaterina Blinova for Sputnikglobe.com. 07.24.2023.

Western leaders in private conversations cast doubt on Kiev's odds of winning at the Aspen Security Forum despite previously hailing Ukraine's alleged progress on the battlefield, according to the Western press. What's behind the change of heart?

Earl Rasmussen, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and international consultant, told Sputnik that both Western officials and Washington insiders are "somewhat delusional, especially on the political level" when it comes to the Ukraine conflict.

"I think the overall perception is one of disappointment," Rasmussen said. "I think that a lot of the Western and Washington circles are somewhat delusional, especially on the political level. I think the military level knew that the whole adventure here was probably not the best."

"Ukraine was not going to win overall, but I think there was a lot of political pushing and this offensive was geared to break through. I'm not sure on the Pentagon side, but on the political side, I think a lot of them still did not fully realize, they still don't grasp the strength, the strategic position, the resolve on the Russian side, nor do they really understand the cultural issues and a lot of things they don't understand. And they're set on the one path."

Apparently, Team Biden still believes there would be a Ukrainian "breakthrough," and that the Russian military wouldn't be able to resist it, per the US military veteran. He referred to the US mainstream media that had been repeating for months that the Russian military was doomed to lose.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently insisted that Russia "already lost" while speaking to an American broadcaster. Commenting on Blinken's remark, CIA veteran Larry Johnson wrote on his blog on July 23 that "it is alarming that America’s top diplomat is so divorced from reality."

Unlike State Department officials, the Pentagon military leadership most likely understands Ukraine is unable to prevail, per Rasmussen.

US defence officials could hardly ignore heavy losses sustained by Ukraine in terms of military equipment and manpower since the beginning of the counteroffensive. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukraine has lost 26,000 servicemen, 21 airplanes, five helicopters, some 1,244 Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles, including 17 Leopard tanks, five French AMX wheeled tanks, 914 units of special vehicles, two air defense systems, and 25 MLRS vehicles.

"And so there's a shift in thought," Rasmussen said. "I think there's a division in thought processes between the military and the political leadership. But either way, I think everyone is, I would say, disappointed or disillusioned and are actually only now starting to realize this is not going good. And I think they feel trapped in a way."

In some respects, this shift in thought has been reflected in the recent reports by US press that, according to the expert, is no longer independent. In fact, some US leaders have realized they've gone down a rabbit hole and are now trying to shape public opinion through the media, the official noted.

"So, the media is actually validating some of the shifting and some of the discussions going on amongst the elite," the retired lieutenant colonel suggested.

Team Biden's Ukraine Project Started in Obama Era

At the same time, Rasmussen has drawn attention to the political inertia of Team Biden that has invested a lot in the Ukraine project. Per him, "a lot of this started back" during the Obama administration.

It's the same group of people that's involved in Ukraine, he noted, referring in particular to Blinken, US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan. For instance, Nuland actively participated in events surrounding the February 2014 coup d'etat in Kiev. An intercepted phone conversation in which she disparaged the EU and gave instructions on how to shape the future Ukrainian government stole headlines at the time.

"This is their lifelong project, their whole career projects and planning for this. And the offensive is a part of it. But it's kind of a last gasp to try to move something forward," Rasmussen said.

According to the US military veteran, the Ukrainian counteroffensive is doomed: the Ukrainian military are likely to face heavier losses. However, Team Biden does not care about it, as they are proceeding with their larger geopolitical plan, he noted.

Biden Can't Admit Defeat Before Elections

To complicate matters further, the Biden administration cannot admit its defeat in Ukraine before the 2024 election, he continued.

"No president in a wartime situation has ever lost a reelection," the expert remarked. "So they're hoping that somehow they can garner support to get [US President] Joe Biden across the finish line again. And notice all the opposition within the Democratic Party. [GOP 2024 contender] Robert Kennedy [Jr.], who's opposed to the war here, he's being demonized by the media and the political elite. You've got [former US President] Donald Trump, the counterpart on the other Republican side who's the primary opponent. He's being demonized and has five court cases now thrown against him."

"So there you got the Democratic primaries are no longer going to have any debates. It's just not a democracy anymore. Instead, we got free speech being put down, we've got censorship occurring," Rasmussen continued.

Dangerous Gambling by Biden Administration

Despite growing national debt and government deficit, the Biden administration is likely to double down on spending because the NATO proxy war in Ukraine benefits the US military industrial complex that contribute immensely to politicians, according to the retired lieutenant colonel.

"So they just will not accept the settlement, and will continue to go down," Rasmussen said. "It is like an addicted gambler. He loses a couple of hands, so he doubles down, loses more, he doubles down. 'I'm going to win it eventually.' And that's what it is. They just keep throwing money and money and money. And they're hoping, maybe that's going to at least get us through the election period and we can win the election and maybe then we can look for an off-ramp."

https://sputnikglobe.com/20230724/divisions-brewing-between-pentagon-and-white-house-over-bidens-ukraine-gamble-1112118516.html

Not trying to start this discussion again but thought it worth posting.

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A post by a well-known Ukrainian journalist on Facebook:

"Today, I received information from my sources in the SBU: As of today, the number of deceased soldiers of the AFU is over 310,000. Thanks to Zaluzhnyi."

Over 700 angry comments filled with pain and denial.

Even Ukrainian media can no longer find the strength in their hearts to hide such a monstrous crime and genocide of a whole nation by the Ukrainian authorities.

like a bridge on the railway mainline to Poland, the one Western bigwigs use.

Hopefully in the second some "brilliant western leader" crosses her. 

There will be plenty of ammunition

That's another thing. This blind firing in the air ("Arab wedding"), those projectiles will come down eventually.

Most of the civilian dead in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor died from the frantic and uncoordinated U.S. AA response, the shells and bullets eventually coming down again, IIRC.

Now, of course there has to be AA, so I'm not suggesting that the defenders should refrain from defending or anything. It's just that, knowing Ukraine, they'll frame *any* damage or causalty as deliberate Russian action. Like it was all pre-planned by evil Moscow.

And western media will just go along with it.

Others quite readily admit that AA can result in unfortunate side-effects. Russia itself admits it each time it occurs. Ukraine not so much, in fact never. They still haven't taken responsibility for the Polish mishap, as far as I know. Let alone that infamous UA Buk that accidentally slammed into an apartment highrise in Kiev a year and a half ago.

They lied about it, and even though all evidence was plain to see, western media decided to turn a blind eye and just lazily regurgitate Kievan propaganda. It became the "poster child" of how evil the Russians were, the go-to picture that underpinned the myth of the "genocidal" Russians. Ridiculous. And it's been ongoing, non-stop since.

Dr.Snufflebug wrote:These smallish Ukrainian terror/nuisance drones fly so low that more than half of them just collide with trees, power lines, random constructions etc on their way to their intended targets. In the coming days, expect many more to be found wrecked here and there.

In addition to their extremely low flight altitude - their diminutive size (large bird-ish) and unremarkable speed makes them extra difficult to detect by legacy ground-based AD radar, even with filters adjusted. IMHO Russia needs to invest in some tethered balloon radar surveillance that can be on station 24/7 and detect them from above (look-down), because this nuisance won't end anytime soon.

Regarding the many UA drone attack attempts on say Moscow since I wrote that. Still, same pattern. And some wrecks from old attempts are still found here and there, having collided with whatever.

Biggest achievement so far seems to be that the two uppermost floors of French hardware chain Leroy Merlin's Moscow office building were blown out. Not its intended target, for sure. The videos shot by locals show the UA drones flying erratically over the Moscow outskirts, under the influence of EW, and while that's good and all it'd still be better if they didn't get that far in the first place.

So, again: tip to Russia, get look-down radars to spot these small, low-flying things.

That's why UA tends to spot the Gerans so early, because of NATO (well, U.S.) airborne surveillance.

General Mordvichev: Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to conduct offensive operations until the end of summer

The counteroffensive of the armed forces of Ukraine will be completed by the end of the summer, by which time their forces suitable for conducting offensive operations will run out, Lieutenant General Andrei Mordvichev, commander of the Center grouping, said in an interview with the Solovyov Live channel.

“They have enough time for an offensive until the end of August, they will pull even before the end of August. Then there will be a short break. In the winter, they won’t do much of anything. Well, by spring, I think it will all be over, ”said Mordvichev.

The general added that at present, the sponsors of the Kyiv regime are “putting their entire investment in” by giving Ukraine everything they can.

“But it is already clear that these are elements of agony. Yesterday they used here, so to speak, the advertised 155-millimeter cluster munition. M use was, fire impact. But no definite result was achieved. There is no effect expected for the enemy for such ammunition. Noisy, dusty. Elementary old, antiquated methods of fortification save completely. And armor protection, ”Mordvichev emphasized.

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Mordvichev is the Central Military District Commander - himself killed and risen from the dead 3 or 4 times ,

But his confidence that the war will be over by spring is interesting

He told Solovyov in an interview in the SMO, where Solovyov visited him in the SMO - that the active defense tactics of Russia allows for an endgame in sight

Ukraines forces and Russia are now almost evenly matched in numerical terms,  from suggestions of 295-395k Ukrainian troops with large margin of standard deviation of 100k

And Russia with its own 360k troops and 150k in reserve,

With the production of record tanks, trucks, carriers, BMP, drones, ammunition, it will be possible to conduct another mobilization and achieve a 2 or even 3 :1 advantage over Ukraine

Anyway, for Modvichev to say that the war will end in Spring, and for Putin and Lukashenko to openly discuss a wagner assault on NATO ,

Means that the Kremlin has indeed factored an endgame in sight, and is privy to NATOs own anxiety about a Ukrainian rout and Russian active defense overwhelms Ukraine and stretches them across the front

What Putin and Lukashenko discuss is curated for public ears, it means it has already been discussed and agreed upon, we only see the shaping of the narrative, but in general, Russia will attack NATO if they enter Ukraine

The west knows the end is near, and that's why the stakes are raised

Newer saw so close perspective of Gerna use ...
https://t.me/intelslava/50166

Poland creates a special unit to fight against PMC "Wagner" against the backdrop of statements by Alexander Lukashenko.

Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak

According to the official, the new Polish military engineering battalion will be deployed near the Suwalki corridor.

“This is another military unit built by us from scratch, and, I assure you, it will not be the last one,” Blashchak writes.

Psheks are scared of the Wagner dogs

DD Geopolitics
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According to Western sources, the use of "Lancet" loitering drones is on the rise.

The number of launches has reached at least 20-25 per day. For the first time, the use of "Lancet" drones is being observed against trenches, positions, and infantry groups.

Every day, no fewer than 50-60 FPV drones and 20-30 Lancets are deployed, along with dozens of copters carrying 40 or 60 mm grenades. These are dropped on trenches and stationary targets, especially in the regions of Donbass and Kherson.

If infantry and engineering positions are also targeted, it indicates an increase in the number of "Lancet" drones deployed to the front lines, allowing the units greater freedom in their use.

If new models of these drones continue to be sent to the front more actively, we might witness a rapid increase to 50, and possibly 100, launches per day in the coming months. This is due to a significant growth in production, potentially leading to a several-fold increase in its usage.


Zlatti71
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Latest news regarding Kleshcheevka. Directly from the front.

Kleshcheevka is under complete control of the Russian Army. Not a Ukrainian in sight, despite claims by Ukrainian sources and some hysterical ones on our end of the war.

News from Andreevka are less clear at the moment, but this is also clear: Ukrainians are not in the settlement.

Major fighting is ongoing along the front line in this part of the conflict’s theatre. Ukrainians are throwing massive reserves, but the Russian forces are standing firm and strong, as they always do.

Will update further later. GB

Zlatti71
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"tvazhnye" captured a detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the offensive near Svatovo-Kremennaya
Soldiers from Altai from Company Z (former prisoners) took the enemy unit without even getting wounded. The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered and saved their lives.
The guys from Company Z are redeeming themselves at the front, when they are organized and motivated, they often show great heroism. Including on their sweat and blood new victories of Russia are now being born.

#source @Slavyangrad

Zlatti71
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T-90M "Breakthrough" direct fire defeated the stronghold of militants in the Krasnolimansky direction

Approaching the distance of a direct shot, the operator-gunner of the T-90M "Breakthrough" with the very first shot from a 125-mm cannon demolished the enemy's fortified structure.

“We destroyed 5 strongholds and an infantry group - 30 people - a mortar squad. We destroy heavy equipment with our dear cannon, and we try to use a machine gun to destroy enemy infantry. But, basically, we “slap” them with regular weapons,” said the commander of a tank platoon with the call sign “Spartak”.