Russian special military operation in Ukraine #59

SIMPLICIUS Ѱ
@simpatico771
Here it is:

Colonel of the Spanish Army Reserve Pedro Baños: I just received information that I cannot confirm, I asked for confirmation and they told me that it is accurate.  These are sources that I have known for many, many years, 30 years, and they are usually very reliable.

 So, the Russians carried out an attack on Odessa, which killed 18 members of the British Special Air Service and injured 25 more.  And they tell me that French soldiers died.  These are not mercenaries who are French, no, these are soldiers of the French army.  They were killed in large numbers, I was told that the number was greater than in Algeria.
 
 These are scary numbers because we are talking about NATO countries.  And, obviously, special operations forces are always the first to act in such scenarios.  And it has also long been known that there are special operations forces, which, among other things, are used to guide, for example, missiles, to illuminate targets, and not only missiles, but also drones.  Because it is part of their mission, in addition to advising and conducting all sorts of disruption operations, to train special operations forces on the ground.

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Looks like it might be Special Boat Service SBS rather than SAS. But it seems unlikely that there were so many of them in one place/

Peacemaker
@peacemaket71
:two days ago, a strike by the Russian armed forces in Odessa resulted in the destruction of an entire unit of British SAS fighters - "underwater saboteurs, the elite of the British saboteur community".

As noted by Konstantin Sivkov, it was reported that as a result of a very precise hit by the Russian SAS, 18 members of the British special forces were killed and 25 others were wounded.

"The most interesting thing is that the investigators who came to the scene spoke exclusively English. This means that they (the British) no longer trust the SBU. There is information that the Ukrainian soldiers have passed on all the data... There is already sabotage going on... They have determined the place and time so that the entire British subversive elite has been shot,"
Sivkov said, adding that 'there are very few such specialists, 100-120 people for the whole country (UK)'. 'It was a very serious blow not for Ukraine but for Britain,' he stressed.

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marcellogo wrote:

JohninMK wrote:Defense Politics Asia


Of significance is the HUGE AMOUNT of mapped trenches that is now entirely overrun by Russian forces, due to the untenable tactical situation.

This could also be a possible sign that DPA's hypothesis that Ukraine may have too few troops in Niu-York Front to mann all those massive number of entrenchments, resulting is the quick collapse of the frontline positions.

Toretsk Sector, Niu-York Front

Trench is arranged to protect you from multiple directions but this is not uniform Being attached from the rear made them much less useful.
I appreciate DPA but my preferite option is "hallo, my deers" Dyma (Military Summary).

Your preferred one, gentlemen?

The best for me is the Albanian from Radio TWK. He used to have one of the best Twitter accounts OG3 and other weird names, now Sufflaqja.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jC48g8FKMs

Hello my deer friends is fine, although I could live without the layers of speculation.

Russian MoD reporting 2040 Ukrainian casualties over the past 24 hours.

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12521503@egNews

Russian defense reports 50 Western instructors killed in Kharkiv, 07.23.2024.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian tactical missile system Iskander-M attacked a temporary deployment point of Western instructors and mercenaries in the Kharkiv region, annihilating 50 of them, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The Iskander-M missile launcher launched a missile attack on the temporary deployment point of instructors and mercenaries from Western countries in the town of Dergachy in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the attack, about 50 foreign instructors were killed," the military entity said in a statement, published along with a video of the attack.

Yandex Translate from Spanish.

https://latamnews.lat/20240723/la-defensa-rusa-informa-de-50-instructores-occidentales-aniquilados-en-jarkov--video-1156339862.html

Another pearl by Russian Duma. If there wasn't a war, it would be hilarious. These people are completely disconnected from reality.

https://t.me/boris_rozhin/130927

Regarding the proposed amendments to ban gadgets at the front.

1. In current realities (and not where everything is on paper), they will be disorganizing in nature for a whole range of issues of management, coordination, reconnaissance, target designation, etc.

2. In the form in which the deputies want it, the amendments, of course, will not work, since due to the lack of working alternatives, the entire segment of the use of gadgets will go into a gray zone, while the gadgets themselves will not physically disappear from the front.

3. In addition, the need to use gadgets for effective combat operations will legally force officers to commit malfeasance in order to cover their use in simulating the implementation of such restrictions.



It is nice to see faces of ex-generals that are responsible for unpreparedness of Russian army before the war, to continue their mission of destroying what was done right in the meantime.

Thought you all needed a laugh.

SIMPLICIUS Ѱ
@simpatico771
Breaking report: Russia is apparently "cheating" on the Pokrovsk front by focusing on Ukraine's weakest brigades to create breakthroughs. This violates rules based order war codes.

"Yuriy Butusov says the situation on the Pokrovsk front is "critical" for AFU after Russia advanced 6km over the past seven days. He says Russia deliberately focuses its assaults on the most vulnerable brigades with poor command and control. He also notes a lack of coordination of UAVs and EW, which leads to UAV losses from EW fratricide."

Rob Lee
@RALee85
Yuriy Butusov says the situation on the Pokrovsk front is "critical" after Russia advanced 6km over the past seven days. He says Russia deliberately focuses its assaults on the most vulnerable brigades with poor command and control. He also notes a lack of coordination of UAVs and EW, which leads to UAV losses from EW fratricide.
https://facebook.com/butusov.yuriy/

Could be a new assault in the Bakhmut area

Russia's 'Long Fist' Destroys Enemy's High-Volunteer Targets, by Raphael Fakhrutdinov for VZGLYAD. 07.23.2024.

Military expert Leonkov: Iskanders allowed to bring down NATO air defense system in Ukraine.

Recently, the Ministry of Defense has increasingly reported on the destruction of various targets on enemy territory using the Iskander OTRK, from logistics hubs and concentrations of manpower to command posts and equipment trains. Why did the Iskander become one of the key strike weapons of the Russian Armed Forces, and what does the growing capabilities of Russian intelligence have to do with it?

On Tuesday, it became known that an Iskander OTRK crew destroyed 50 instructors at a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of  Dergachi  in the Kharkiv region. Before that, on July 22, an Iskander also destroyed a hangar with HIMARS MLRS in  Novopetrivka  near Nikolaev. On July 21, two military trains (20 platforms each) were destroyed in  Barvenkovo  ​​(DPR), and even earlier - in the village  of Budy  in the Kharkiv region.

Western air defense systems are also increasingly being hit by Iskanders. On July 14, a German  IRIS-T system  was destroyed near Dnepropetrovsk. On July 7, a  Patriot air defense system  (USA) and a Giraffe radar station (France) were destroyed near Odessa, and on July 6,   two S-300 systems were destroyed near Poltava.

Particular attention in Russia and the West was drawn to the successful Iskander strikes on enemy airfields, which were called "the massacre of Ukrainian aviation" on the Internet. Among them were the destruction of a MiG-29 and other equipment in the  Dolgintsevo area  (Dnipropetrovsk region), a Mi-24 helicopter in the  Poltava area, as well as the destruction of seven Su-27s at the Mirgorod airfield   in the Poltava region, which was written about in detail by the Vzglyad newspaper.

The above cases are just a few examples of the trend that has been observed in recent weeks. As experts note, Iskanders were initially conceived as carriers of ammunition with special warheads. However, during the SVO, they became one of the most important strike weapons of the Russian Armed Forces, including due to improved reconnaissance. This allowed Russia to use its “long fist” more quickly and effectively. As is easy to see, Iskanders are used against especially important targets in the enemy’s rear: airfields, headquarters, air defense systems, trains, and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.

Experts also note another important feature of the Iskanders, namely their flight speed. In a situation where a detected target needs to be hit as quickly as possible, the Iskander solves this problem more effectively than the Kalibr, which is more suitable for planned work on destroying stationary enemy objects.

In addition, the flight time of Russian missiles also determines the nature of the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the case of the Kalibr, the enemy usually has two to three hours to change its location, take cover from the shelling, or bring up its air defense systems. The Iskander eliminates such options, since its flight time takes several minutes, and it is almost impossible to shoot it down.

"The main technical advantage of the Iskanders is that their missiles are quasi-ballistic, meaning they can change their flight trajectory. Accordingly, the task of intercepting them requires a very modern air defense system and a lot of luck," explained Vadim Kozyulin, head of the IAMP center at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"On the other hand, despite the shortage of weapons and ammunition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have effective air defense systems of Western and Soviet manufacture. Therefore, the expanded use of Iskanders on our part is a logical step. The same applies to the use of FAB-3000 aerial bombs . Moscow is counting on powerful strikes that destroy the enemy's command and control system and logistics," he added.

"In addition, Russia has improved its reconnaissance and strike contour. This concerns both the strengthening of space reconnaissance and its interaction with SIGINT, cyber troops, as well as the integration of counter-battery radars with strike weapons. It is also important to remember about human intelligence - nameless, but very useful," the expert explained.

"The fact that we are increasingly sending reconnaissance drones to the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense, which also provide target illumination for the Iskanders, deserves special attention. All together, this allows us to significantly increase the effectiveness of the strike systems and gain an advantage on the battlefield," the source noted.

"In general, the Iskander operates at a depth of up to 500 km, that is, it covers the entire operational-tactical zone of the enemy. The complex also works well in conjunction with reconnaissance drones, for example, with the Orlan. The Iskander is guided precisely by coordinates and receives verified targets that are identified as military. They are then attacked," agrees military expert Alexei Leonkov.

The Iskander is also used for strikes in cases where the Russian Armed Forces need to hit targets covered by NATO air defence systems.

"Previously, our problem was that NATO specialists created an integrated distributed air defense system in Ukraine. Because of this, our aviation systems operated at altitudes no higher than 300 meters, and if we sent drones, they were shot down. Therefore, initially we had to "print out" the NATO air defense scheme in Ukraine, understand how it was arranged, and then knock out the guidance and destruction systems, and not only with Iskanders, but also with Kinzhals," he said.

"And note: when there are reports of a successful Iskander attack, there is usually information about the destruction of IRIS-T or Patriot systems at the same time. The German has a very good radar, it sees more targets than the American. And the Patriot is better integrated with other reconnaissance systems. However, we managed to expose this system, so our UAVs began to fly noticeably further and guide Iskanders to targets," Leonkov concluded.

https://vz.ru/society/2024/7/23/1278875.html

Kiko wrote:Russian defense reports 50 Western instructors killed in Kharkiv, 07.23.2024.

https://www.rt.com/russia/601555-ukraine-strike-foreign-instructors/

This is a good first step but after all the trouble that NATzO has caused Russia it is important to increase NATzO Pig casualties to 10x folds to the point where it will be impossible for the NATzO leadership to hide its losses. The only effective way to Humiliate NATzO is to Massacre all their occupation forces in Ukraine

PhSt wrote:

Kiko wrote:Russian defense reports 50 Western instructors killed in Kharkiv, 07.23.2024.

https://www.rt.com/russia/601555-ukraine-strike-foreign-instructors/

This is a good first step but after all the trouble that NATzO has caused Russia it is important to increase NATzO Pig casualties to 10x folds to the point where it will be impossible for the NATzO leadership to hide its losses. The only effective way to Humiliate NATzO is to Massacre all their occupation forces in Ukraine

I agree that the only way to make an impact that might cause a reflection in the West is to make the death and injury toll large enough that it can't be hidden. This will be a challenge as NATO will be making sure that their numbers at risk will not pass that threshold (by maximising the number of countries for example) plus they will be taking very active steps to protect their operatives.

This needs to get maximum publicity.

Some serious heat generated here.

our problem was that NATO specialists created an integrated distributed air defense system in 

Joke of the day.

Vadim Kozyulin, head of the IAMP center at the Diplomatic Academy 

What an expert in military tech. 

The Russians left it alone for a while allowing confidence to rebuild, then hit it hard.

Tor in action

Well if NATO sends troops as advisors or for active duty in Ukraine , there is no choice , they become targets same as any other troops . And yes , it will become more difficult to hide these numbers as casualties of unfortunate Helicopter accidents or other ! Interesting that Orlan used to give real-time info for Rocket attacks . Why not use a cruise missile ( reusable , return to base )  with Camera to do the same ? It will fly faster than drone . In areas where the Orcs can not or not allowed to retreat , and they are exposed , then warning may be given before Fab attack , allowing surrender ? Condition them into giving up ! One way to stop EW warfare on drones at short range , is to use them in wire- guided mode , same as some ATGM .

Gen Cavoli is SACEUR. You mean they didn't consider that this would happen? Throughout history those who poke the bear live, or die, regretting it.

One suspects that Starlink can be a mixed blessing. Russia is munching into Ukraine's officer corps as well as grinding the troops at the front.

On July 13, near Kharkov, the command post of the 8th Special Forces Brigade of Ukraine was destroyed, where the commander of the Special Forces group Slobodyan was also eliminated.
Tonight, the precise arrival of two FAB-1500s destroyed the brigade headquarters in the Kharkov direction and about 30 staff officers and command staff.

The G8 is considered one of the most elite units of the Special Forces of Ukraine; all officers once graduated with honors from the special forces training courses of the NATO ADVANCED program.

Condottiero TG
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Masturbatory delusion is NATzO's main "skill".

Alternative News
@AlternatNews
Ukraine was a net supplier of electricity to the EU, especially Germany who stopped their nuclear power plants for environmental reasons ().

Now they import from Slovakia and Hungary. These are the countries they just sanctioned.

Are they mad? Worse: the EU just watches.

Here is a typical example of the near future for the UA as the RA gradually overruns them, leading to trapped forces and chaotic retreats.

GeoInsider
@InsiderGeo
DEEP STATE UPDATE; The enemy is trying to surround part of the grouping of the Defense Forces near Progress: there is no order to withdraw

 We were approached by fighters of the 1st and 3rd battalions of the 31st OMBr, who have been defending the encirclement for the last few days. To the south of Lozuvatskyi, the enemy formed a gorge , through which it is necessary to hold a number of positions to the west of the height of 236.9. Now the Katsapas use the tactic of "wandering gifts" , whose task is to get as close as possible to Ivanovka.

 For reference. The operational and tactical situation became critical over the weekend due to the chaotic departure of one of the infantry brigades. 47 OMBr, which came to the rescue, could not restrain the enemy, who was outnumbered. Previously, there was already a crowd of two mouths in the village. The old wolves from the 47th asked to convey a "fervent greeting" to the National Center in the Rivne region.

Soldiers of the 31st OMBr report the risks and possible consequences to the battalion leadership. The latter support them, but the brigade leadership wants the fighters to continue to sit in the circle - to the last soldier. The management of the companies is practically absent , because their commanders are wounded or killed.

We all remember how this sitting at Zenit ended .

We hope that the right decision will be made , which will save human lives for further struggle, and not landing for a couple of hours in tactics.

 The enemy is now infiltrating Vovche, in order to resume the assault on the village tomorrow. These actions create a number of additional problems in further defense.

Kyiv has a plan to “return” Crimea, but this remains a military secret, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky said in an interview with The Guardian. The general noted that there is also a plan for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to reach the 1991 borders.

Syrsky believes that F-16 fighters will not be able to approach the front closer than 40 kilometers due to the risk that the Russian Armed Forces will shoot them down.

Russia has superior airpower and very strong air defense. Therefore, Ukraine is increasingly resorting to the use of unmanned aerial systems - said the general.

He called the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the line of combat contact very difficult, since Russian troops are attacking in several directions at once. Ukraine does not have enough fighters, and requires rapid replenishment of reserves and the creation of new brigades, so Kyiv is counting on the return of draft dodgers.

It is very important for us that all citizens of Ukraine fulfill their constitutional obligation - Syrsky emphasized.

He claims that the Russian Armed Forces supposedly had 100 thousand soldiers at the beginning of the Northern Military District, now their number has grown to 520 thousand, by the end of 2024 there will be 690 thousand. Also, according to him, since 2022, the number of Russian tanks has doubled - from 1.7 thousand to 3.5 thousand, the number of armored personnel carriers has increased from 4.5 thousand to 8.9 thousand, and artillery systems have tripled.

We will be able to respond well if the Russians make a new assault in the south of the Zaporozhye region – the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is confident.

At the same time, he assured that he did not want to achieve goals at any cost or throw his subordinates into “vain attacks.”


https://topcor-ru.translate.goog/49823-syrskij-anonsiroval-pojavlenie-pochti-700-tysjach-rossijskih-voennyh-v-zone-svo.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Russian MoD reports 2005 Ukrainian casualties over the past 24 hours.

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12521625@egNews