Russian special military operation in Ukraine #50

Archangelsk, opinion? Is it worth it?



Ukrainian media map. Safe to do your own conclusions

GarryB wrote:There is a US comic called George Carlin or something who said the US is a democracy where you can get hundreds of different flavours of butter but only two choices of political party... you get the illusion of choice...

Watch this from 4 minutes 35 seconds... (well you can watch it all if you want... he is right).

FwRSRBPBhDw

It is called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it... a dreamer or a sheep...

The clown debating Carlin is peddling some intellectually insulting drivel. The owners of America are the owner class who run the corporations and the economy.
They own both political parties. How can the average voter be part of the owner class? The only thing he owns is his worthless vote. The American pride crew
is schizophrenic. They extol the owner class and the oligarch "entrepreneurs" but then turn around and attribute power to the proles they despise.

Regular wrote:Archangelsk, opinion? Is it worth it?



Ukrainian media map. Safe to do your own conclusions

They have taken positions along the railway

There's a general advance from Kupyansk to Donetsk, with territory retake near Andreevka, Kupyansk, and Avdeevka

Overall it is modest, but positive

We will see if storm z can manage to take the coke plant in a head on assault, I think it's ballsy, but I am not a general

Man, this map is pure Ukrainian copium, yet it does reveal ongoing developments. I see the issue for Ukrainians, once Russia closes the distance and get into contact, they overpower Ukrainians. And these fuckers have overwhelming local artillery advantage, very good CB. NATO ISR, tons of drones… what other military could still function after taking massive losses, not routing and fighting while disadvantageous? Ok, Ukrainians can, but they give no results, that’s the difference. 

I don’t give a **** what you think about Pootler/Putlet or political system, but military so far are giving results that brain dead retards like me can even see it. 

We can talk about how this whole war can be fucked and I agree, it can be messed up POLITICALLY with Minsk 36 and I am more afraid of that than military defeat. I can’t predict who the **** is their heads.

But what even idiot like me can predict- is that all the dead will be revenged in kind, watch the road of death form again and love VKS more. 

It’s a dirty disgusting war, not a football match where score is 0:0, no whistle and 90th minute. It’s horrific womans basketball.

It’s a dirty disgusting war, not a football match where score is 0:0, no whistle and 90th minute. It’s horrific womans basketball.

I'd argue that women's basketball is still worse than this war.

For Abrams, the so called strenght is greatest weakness.

Hit on ammo bustle might not kill the crew, but it will be out of action and very likely it will burn the tank. FPV drones are already doing that on Leopards. Now add Honeywell engine… After each hit, tank becomes stationary and gets eaten up. Crew can probably surive intial hit, but what now? Stuck in the middle of field, artillery, mines, FPV drones.
It’s easy for NAFO just say, eh crew surived, but it’s bit more complicated.

The whole story was carefully covered with more propaganda, and we had to wait for 3 more years to watch how "mighty Merkava" was being decimated in the field, burning and banging.
I will remind you one case with burned down M1, that appeared.

And the propaganda was good too... I remember reading stories about "abandoned" Abrams tanks that the Americans say they hit with Hellfires and even Mavericks to prevent the enemy capturing them but the Hellfires weren't enough... hilarious looking back now of course...

Every single US tanker I have spoken to is quite sure that they have "uranium armor" in both the hull front and the turret, however, it does not change a thing.

Ironically having DU armour wont really help much because the vehicle has that enormous turret bustle that makes them horribly vulnerable to drones and artillery and when the vehicle burns that DU is going to become toxic and easy to ingest...

What is really funny is that there are factions in the west talking about talking peace and some sort of truce... but they don't understand that Russia is not interested in the status quo, because they had that in 2014 and look at the current situation... Russia can't trust Europe and they can't trust the US and they certainly wont trust Zelensky, so really pushing Ukrainian forces back and destroying their armed forces and having a real civil war on the Kiev side of things is really the only outcome that works for Russia... Medvedev has said Odessa and territory cutting Kiev from the Black Sea and having a land bridge to Moldova and of course the territory on the east side of the Danube gives Russia access to Serbia by river, which would be useful too...

There is a US candidate who says the US should offer much better relations with Russia to split China and Russia apart... but that is never going to happen.

Russia isn't just going to forget what the west has done... Russia has lost a lot of fine young men and they are not going to forget or ignore that any time soon... why should they?

Glide bombs receive a fresh camera upgrade

Oleg Tsarev, is in hospital after being shot, in what looks like a attempted assassination by the SBU against former deputy head of the party of the regions, reportedly he is gravely injured



https://sputnikglobe.com/20231027/senior-ukrainian-anti-maidan-lawmaker-oleg-tsarev-gravely-injured-1114523407.html

What has Russia gained from being a niceguy and "gentle giant" when its enemies are not playing by the same rules?

Any other leadership than the Kremlin would have already gone after Ukrainian leadership.

NOTE: article on the action in the Southern zone. Mention of the 1430th Territorial Motor Rifle Regiment which is one of 60 plus formed from the mobilized Reservists called up last year by the Russians (300,000) or LDPR's (80,000). This unit made a name for themselves with even being identified by the Russian MoD during the daily briefings. Their 6th company took the brunt of the initial Ukrainian Counter Offensive and held the line for days while inflicting heavy casualties.

Who is behind every successful assault - Readovka's report about sappers paving the way for the Russian army.

To move forward even a few hundred meters, you need to know where you are going - not only reconnaissance helps our soldiers with this: behind every, even the most insignificant advance of the Russian army, there is the physically and morally hard work of sappers. Soldiers from the 1430th regiment work in the Zaporozhye direction, it is their skills that allow the assault units to confidently move forward in the areas of Rabotino, Pyatikhatki and Verbovoy without the threat of being blown up by an enemy mine.

The sappers' days off from working on the front end are spent eliminating unexploded ordnance. By and large, without sappers, the front would be paralyzed - every day, risking their lives, the guys clear mines from civilian infrastructure, clear territories for future positions of our army and go into the thick of it under the fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, so that Russian equipment has the opportunity to safely get closer to the needed ones boundaries.

The famous line of defense of Surovikin, which did not leave the slightest chance of realizing Kiev’s plans for the “capture of Tokmak” and the “assault of Melitopol,” is also the result of the work of the sappers of the 1430th regiment, who, despite the obvious fear of making a mistake, continue to move forward and believe in victory , writes the Readovka Telegram channel .

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Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group.

In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire repelled an attack by the assault group of the 65th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​​​the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.

Enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 85 military personnel, three tanks, including two Leopards, four armored combat vehicles and two cars.

Also hit during the counter-battery fight were the US-made M777 artillery system, the D-20 gun and the US-made M119 howitzer.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of complex fire defeat of the enemy, more than 25 Ukrainian military personnel, three vehicles and an Msta-B howitzer were destroyed.

In the area of ​​the settlement of Orlovshchina, Dnepropetrovsk region, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed.

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In the area of ​​​​the village of Verbovoye, reconnaissance units of the Airborne Forces, using aerial reconnaissance equipment, discovered the advance of a column of Ukrainian equipment - two tanks and an armored vehicle.

The paratroopers immediately transmitted information about the enemy to the positions of the special forces units, who, with an accurate launch of a guided missile from an anti-tank missile system, destroyed one of the tanks. The second tank and armored car quickly turned around and left the battlefield, writes the Colonelcassad Telegram channel .

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How the enemy is knocked out of the trenches at Priyutnoye: the 34th brigade bombards and then storms the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the junction of Zaporozhye and the DPR.

In the South Donetsk direction, reconnaissance and infantry of the Southern Military District, during the ongoing offensive operation in the Priyutnoye area, are using drones to bombard enemy trenches, often forcing survivors to flee.

With the active support of drones and artillery, ours have recently captured many large support units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, pushing the enemy away from an important populated area, writes the Telegram channel of the Russian Spring Military Correspondence .

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Zaporozhye law enforcement officers examined one of the households in the city of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, as a result of which they discovered and seized a Makarov pistol with cartridges and a grenade.

Everything discovered belongs to an active serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Currently, weapons and ammunition have been confiscated and an investigation is underway, writes Telegram channel Vladimir Rogov .

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Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. Situation at noon, October 26 from the Telegram channel Front Bird .

Artillery from both sides works without respite. In the morning we watched as our Aerospace Forces launched several UVAB-500s at enemy positions.

The favorite place of drylanders when trying to attack is forest planting.

But mines and shells regularly fly there too. Any attempt to evacuate the enemy ends with damaged equipment and, accordingly, loss of personnel.

The enemy continues to fire frequently with cluster bombs, we are trying to respond promptly.

The situation in the evening of the same day.

The artillery is working hard.

The devils are pouring out cassette tapes. We answer in pauses.

During the day, enemy infantry attacked our positions. They fought back.

Towards evening, our assault groups were already smoking out the enemy.

The fight continues.

Who is running VCHK-OGPU ?! it's spreading bullshit about destruction of 3 S-400 by ATACAMS in the Lugansk region !!

I suspect we will see regular updates until the end of the month.
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Since October 1, 31 planes and three helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force have been destroyed by fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense systems - Russian Ministry of Defense

Destroyed:

Twenty Mig-29 aircraft

Eight Su-25 attack aircraft

One Su-24 bomber

Two L-39 combat training aircraft

Three Mi-8 helicopters.
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ALAMO wrote:

ahmedfire wrote:
Who is running VCHK-OGPU ?! it's spreading bullshit about destruction of  3 S-400 by ATACAMS  in the Lugansk region !!

Sure, that is why Putin had a heart attack and died that night, haven't you heard of it?
Meta world, baby!
If something does not exist, pretend!

He did look a little pale during his meetings and tours the past couple of days ...wait doesn't he always look pale

ahmedfire wrote:
Who is running VCHK-OGPU ?! it's spreading bullshit about destruction of  3 S-400 by ATACAMS  in the Lugansk region !!

Ukrainians channel, just like russianocontext. 

Do I need to add anything else?

JohninMK wrote:

Along the Line of Contact, the Russian Armed Forces have increasingly targeted high-precision strikes on communication nodes and command posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian nationalists point the finger at "Starlink" for all their woes.

Recent reports from the frontline indicate the destruction of their control points, communication nodes, and other assets crucial for joint military operations by the Russian military.

Ukrainian nationalists claim that the blame lies squarely with the generously provided "Starlink" by Elon Musk, as it is the primary medium through which they access the internet.

In a bid to reduce the frequency of shelling, they prefer to minimize the use of SpaceX equipment, as its deployment typically invites a swift retaliation from the Russian Armed Forces, shattering their command posts and control nodes within minutes.

Russian military authorities express gratitude to Elon Musk for such assistance, while the Ukrainians grapple with the dilemma of facing the Russians without adequate communication on the front lines, leaving them with no option but to contemplate surrender.

Well Elon never said it was a military system. Now we know why Russia has not jammed or shot down Starlink sats. It actually makes it easier for them when the AFU are using starlink.

Russia didn’t shoot down satellites because it could probably cause Kesslerisation.
And no, Starlink is helping Ukrainians not just in front line. It can be detected even with visual systems, but that’s not the point. 
Musk had no say in this as US military, his main contractor, demanded.
Main danger for Russians it posses are unmanned vehicle range extension- like Ukrainian Baba Yaga agro drones paired with star link and heavy mortars shell

Regular wrote:Russia didn’t shoot down satellites because it could probably cause Kesslerisation.
And no, Starlink is helping Ukrainians not just in front line. It can be detected even with visual systems, but that’s not the point. 
Musk had no say in this as US military, his main contractor, demanded.
Main danger for Russians it posses are unmanned vehicle range extension- like Ukrainian Baba Yaga agro drones paired with star link and heavy mortars shell

There are many wayss to shoot things down without shrapnel. One way would be to release put a satellite in the same orbit and release water vapor going a couple hundred kPH slower, this will cause drag and the sat will have to burn a ton of fuel each time you do this and eventually deorbit.

The iss a new head of Russian aerospace forces :
https://www.rt.com/russia/585980-surovikin-replacement-general-afzalov/

this guy was the interim and it does seem to me, anecdotally, that the air campaign has improved markedly since Gen Surovikin was pushed aside.

There are 5,000 Starlink satellites orbiting the earth every 90 minutes. SpaceX is launching about 200 new satellites every month. To do what you are suggesting and to have any meaningful impact on the constellation is, I'm sorry to say, absurd.