Russian special military operation in Ukraine #62

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How America Recognized the Russian Army as the Strongest in the World, by Gevorg Mirzayan for VZGLYAD. 10.31.2024.

The world is not particularly afraid of the Americans – the US has lost all its campaigns, starting with the Yugoslav war, and now is not even able to put the Houthis in their place in Yemen. And the Russians have been going from victory to victory since the second Chechen war.

The Russian army is the strongest in the world. This was stated by experts from the American US News and World Report, who compiled a ranking of the world's armies based on their perception by respondents. The United States came in second, and third... no, not China, but Israel. The Chinese came in fourth, and fifth and sixth were, again, surprises: South Korea and Iran. The British came in seventh, the Ukrainians in eighth, the Germans in ninth, and the Turks in tenth. The French, who sincerely believe their army is the strongest in Europe, came in only 11th. And right behind them were the Belarusians.

It would seem that the ranking is extremely strange. Russia has fewer soldiers than China. Less defense spending (many times) than the US. And yet it is in first place. Israel's third place looks even stranger - given the size of the Jewish state's armed forces, as well as its apparent inability to defeat even Hamas and Hezbollah, not to mention any more serious opponents.

Some may think that the arrangement of countries was purely political in nature. Thus, Russia was placed in first place in order to somehow justify the anti-Russian hysteria unfolding in the West. To justify the demands of a number of European and American politicians to invest budget money in the military-industrial complex, as well as to spend resources on containing Russia and its alleged plans to invade the EU. Containment, including through further sponsorship of the Kyiv regime.

And yet there is logic in this rating. Not only political logic, but also vital logic.

First of all, the main parameter of the army's power is not the amount of money poured into it, not the number and not the scale of pompous exercises. All this pales in comparison with combat experience. And the more extensive the experience, the stronger the army.

This is why Russia is in first place. The Russian army is one of two in the world that have combat experience in battles with full-fledged enemy armies - and the only one in the world that will survive this battle (the second - the Ukrainian - will remain little after the SVO). Accordingly, Russian weapons, skills, organization of the armed forces - all this is adapted to conduct full-scale military operations.

As, incidentally, does Israel. Yes, the army of the Jewish state is small – but it is constantly at war. And not against men in robes and slippers, but against the well-organized groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli air defense systems, forced to constantly repel missile attacks (both in the form of water pipes filled with gunpowder, and quite modern missiles supplied to the Palestinians and Lebanese by Iran), are among the most modern in the world. Along with, again, Russian ones.

As for the experience of using drones - the means of war of the future, here again, the Russian army is ahead of the rest of the world. Yes, we are still lagging behind the Ukrainians in a number of parameters, however - and this is an important advantage for Russia - Moscow has organized mass production of drones on its territory. The so-called Shoigu greenhouses, where domestic models are developed and constantly modified - unlike the same Ukraine, which depends on external supplies.

The rest of the Russian equipment is also in line. The experience of the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the power of simplicity - the simpler the mechanism, the more reliable and "soldier-resistant" it is during combat operations. And even more adapted to constant use. Take, for example, the same American Abrams tank - more than a dozen of these tanks have already been deployed on the Ukrainian fronts (that is, from a third to a half of those delivered to the Kiev regime in general), but at the same time there is not a single documented evidence of the Abrams' victory in combat operations against Russian analogues. In fact, of the entire range of weapons delivered to the Kyiv regime, only the HIMARS MLRS (due to range and accuracy), as well as the ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles (for the same reason) have proven themselves completely successful on the battlefield.

Another important component is the image. The perception of the armed forces by potential rivals and partners. And here, again, the Russian army occupies its place. The world is not particularly afraid of the Americans - the US has lost all its campaigns, starting with the Yugoslav war, and now is not even able to put the Houthis in their place in Yemen. And the Russians have been going from victory to victory since the second Chechen war. Georgia, Syria - and now they are advancing in Ukraine. Yes, the Russian Armed Forces made a number of mistakes at the beginning of the campaign - but then in 2023 and especially in 2024, Moscow's military advantage became obvious to everyone.

This is why the United States has a very negative view of Ukraine's prospects for victory in the war. This is why European countries shrug their shoulders and say that their arsenals are depleted – and Russia is winning anyway (and if, they say, it comes to Europe, it will have nothing to resist with). This is why Georgia flatly refused to open a second front in the interests of Ukraine. This is why Moldovan President Maia Sandu – despite all her dislike for Russia – refused to sanction the Kyiv regime for genocide in Transnistria (under the pretext of conducting a "counter-terrorist operation").

And that is why, following the results of the SVO, the Russian army will be the most powerful in the world. Powerful enough to protect Russia from all the threats that the West will create for it in various directions.

https://vz.ru/opinions/2024/10/31/1295259.html

Kiko wrote:How America Recognized the Russian Army as the Strongest in the World, by Gevorg Mirzayan for VZGLYAD. 10.31.2024.

Utter stupidity. Zionistan is 3rd? I expect Hezbollah should be 2nd then judging by what is going down south of the Litani river FFS North Korea didn't even make the list, and their army woud eat any NATOtrash military for breakfast (with the exception of the Turks).

Agree though that Russia occupies top spot. She is facing down the combined West and defeating them in a no-holds-barred proxy war. Winners are grinners

The fun never ends...

Apparently there was a motorcycle assault carried out by Russians and it went really well. There is a video I am trying to find. Can someone post a link if you come across it? It was in Kurokovka (sp? )

Russians 3 km from Krupiansk. The city itself will probably be captured by the end of 2025, if not longer.

The Russian Armed Forces took control of 12 settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kharkov Oblast between October 26 and November 1, the Russian Defense Ministry reported .

It is noted that fighters from the units of the "East" military group took control of Dobrovolye, Novoukrainka, Shakhtyorskoye and Yasnaya Polyana in the DPR.

Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and liberated the settlements of Selidovo , Gornyak, Tsukurino , Leonidovka and Izmailovka in the DPR.

Servicemen from the units of the "West" military group took the settlement of Kruglyakovka in the Kharkiv region.

Also, units of the "Southern" group of troops took control of Alexandropol and Katerinovka in the DPR.

Earlier, an officer with the call sign "Winter" told RIA Novosti that servicemen from the Airborne Forces unit of the Russian Armed Forces group "North" had taken control of a dam in the Kursk region.

https://www-gazeta-ru.translate.goog/army/news/2024/11/01/24288367.shtml?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region (as of November 1, 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue their actions to defeat the enemy group that has entered the territory of the Kursk region.

Units of the North group of forces continued conducting offensive operations, during which they defeated formations of the 22nd, 41st and 115th mechanized, 17th tank, 82nd and 95th airborne assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd, 112-The 1st and 129th brigades of the territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Darino, Nizhny Klin, Nikolaevo-Darino, Novoivanovka and Plekhovo.

The units of the group reflected six enemy counterattacks in the direction of the settlements of Novoivanovka and Plekhovo. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 50 people killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles and a car were destroyed. One soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.

Army aviation strikes and artillery fire defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 21st, 41st, 47th and 61st mechanized, 17th Tank, 80th, 82nd and 95th airborne assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, as well as The 1st special purpose Brigade, 112th, 129th territorial Defense Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 17th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Alexandria, Viktorovka, Guevo, Darino, 1st Knyazhiy, Kolmakov, Kruglenke, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolaevo-Darino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plekhovo, Pravda, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Tactical aviation and missile forces attacked the areas of concentration in the Sumy region and the reserves of the 21st, 41st, 61st and 115th mechanized, 17th tank, 95th airborne assault brigades, as well as the 129th Brigade of Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of settlements Alekseevka, Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Katerinovka, Miropole, Pavlovka and Khoten.

During the day, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 250 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles were destroyed, as well as six artillery pieces, including one French-made self-propelled artillery Caesar, a mortar, an anti-aircraft missile system and nine cars. One soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.

In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 28,850 soldiers, 180 tanks, 101 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armored personnel carriers, 1,062 armored combat vehicles, 777 vehicles, 254 artillery pieces, 40 multiple rocket launchers, including 11 HIMARS and six MLRS manufactured by the United States, ten anti-aircraft launchers missile systems, seven transport-loading vehicles, 58 electronic warfare stations, 12 counter-battery radars, four air defense radars, 25 units of engineering and other equipment, of which 13 engineering barrier vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearance unit, as well as five armored recovery vehicles and a command and staff vehicle.

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12535377@egNews

Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (from October 26 to November 1, 2024)

From October 26 to November 1, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 44 group strikes with precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which energy facilities that provided the work of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, the infrastructure of military airfields and railway lines used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the transfer of Western weapons and equipment were hit. In addition, the control center for unmanned systems of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, production workshops and storage sites for attack unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, fuel bases, as well as temporary locations of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were hit.

During the week, the units of the North group of forces continued to carry out an operation to destroy the AFU formations in the Kursk region. Air strikes, unmanned aerial vehicles, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems defeated the manpower and equipment of the tank, six mechanized, three airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, four air defense brigades and two National Guard brigades. The formations of the mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three air defense brigades were defeated in the Kharkiv direction. During the week in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, enemy losses amounted to over 2,810 soldiers, three tanks, eight infantry fighting vehicles, including a Swedish-made CV-90, a US-made Stryker armored personnel carrier and 59 other armored fighting vehicles. Two launchers of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system manufactured in the USA, 38 field artillery guns, including five American 155-mm self-propelled artillery "Paladin", as well as 114 vehicles were destroyed.

The coordinated actions of the units of the Zapad group of troops liberated the settlement of Kruglyakovka in the Kharkiv region. The manpower and equipment of six mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two air defense brigades and two National Guard brigades were defeated. 35 counterattacks of the AFU assault groups were repelled. The enemy lost more than 3,620 troops, six M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by the United States and 16 other armored combat vehicles, 31 vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, 14 of them manufactured by NATO countries, 12 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations, as well as 16 field ammunition depots.

As a result of the active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, the settlements of Alexandropol and Katerinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated. The formations of two tank, six mechanized, motorized infantry, infantry, assault, mountain assault, airmobile, amphibious assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the defense brigade and the National Guard brigade were defeated. 10 counterattacks of the AFU assault units were reflected. The enemy's losses amounted to over 5,390 troops, two tanks, including a Leopard tank manufactured by Germany, two M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by the United States, eight other armored combat vehicles and 51 vehicles. A US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket launcher, 32 field artillery guns, 15 of them Western-made, six electronic warfare stations and 14 field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense and liberated the settlements of Selidovo, Gornyak, Tsukurino, Leonidovka and Izmailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The manpower and equipment of seven mechanized, motorized infantry, two infantry, jaeger, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, four defense brigades and two National Guard brigades were defeated. We repelled 72 enemy counterattacks. During the week, the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in this area amounted to 3,840 servicemen, 20 armored combat vehicles, including two Swedish-made Viking armored personnel carriers, 23 vehicles and 33 field artillery guns.

As a result of the decisive actions of the units of the Vostok group of forces, the settlements of Dobrovolye, Novoukrainka, Shakhterskoye and Yasnaya Polyana of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated. The formations of the mechanized, motorized infantry, infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two air defense brigades and a National Guard brigade were defeated. The enemy lost up to 840 soldiers, three tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier manufactured by the United States, 50 vehicles and 15 field artillery guns, including 10 self-propelled artillery units and 155-mm howitzers manufactured by NATO countries.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and five air defense brigades. The losses of the Armed Forces amounted to 500 soldiers, 27 vehicles and 11 field artillery pieces. 11 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed, as well as six field ammunition depots.

During the week, air defense means shot down seven ATACMS tactical missiles and 26 HIMARS rockets manufactured in the United States, nine guided Hammer bombs manufactured in France, a C-200 anti-aircraft guided missile converted to defeat ground targets, as well as 815 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type.

During the week, 54 Ukrainian servicemen were captured on the line of contact.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,119 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,012 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,482 multiple rocket launchers, 17,158 field artillery and mortars, 27,898 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12535367@egNews

Russian MoD reporting 17,000 Ukrainian casualties over the past 7 days.


NOTE: the Ukrainian military reports that they need to recruit 160,000 over the next 3 months (13 weeks) to obtain a 85% unit strength. Seeing how Ukrainian losses have been averaging over 15,000 per week lately, this would represent 195,000 casualties while they recruit those 160,000. Numerous reports out of Ukraine suggests they are struggling to recruit (conscript) 20,000 per month. Meanwhile Russia continues to average 30,000 new volunteers per month.

Russian army breaks through front in South Donetsk direction, by Valeria Gorodetskaya for VZGLYAD. 11.01.2024.

Rogov: Russian army broke through the front in the South Donetsk direction north of Ugledar.

Russian troops in the South Donetsk direction north of Ugledar have advanced forward and leveled the front line between the villages of Novoukrainka and Bogoyavlenka, said Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the Public Chamber commission on sovereignty issues and co-chairman of the coordinating council for the integration of new regions.

Rogov stated that the enemy front had collapsed in this direction, RIA Novosti reports . He noted that another 20 square kilometers of territory had been added to the previously captured 25 square kilometers.

"The success of our troops continues. About 20 square kilometers have been added to yesterday's 25 square kilometers. Our troops have advanced north of Novoukrainka and aligned the front line with Bogoyavlenka. The initiative is entirely in the hands of our army, while the enemy has essentially suffered a collapse of the front line in this area," Rogov said.

He also stressed that the Russian army's advance continues.

The day before, Rogov reported that Russian troops had liberated over 20 square kilometers in the South Donetsk direction.

Earlier, captured Ukrainian commander Alexander Dolmatov reported that as a result of the fighting near Ugledar, only three out of 60 fighters from the Ukrainian Armed Forces platoon survived.

https://vz.ru/news/2024/11/1/1295715.html

Nice screen shot from todays vid from Weeb Union showing advances in the frontline.  



source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEBM-ucPf38

Check out the start of this vid. They are using stand up electric off road scooters!!!

They are not retreating. They are advancing to Europe.

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Best advance to Gay-rope is indeed ass first.

One more. When the AFU soldier dies he's not a 200 - he goes to valhalla to meet with his Ukrainian all-father, bandera.

A Russian company has developed a portable drone interceptor. This should be mass produced and sent to Ukraine immediately. Will be extremely effective against FPV drones.