Further proof that making code monkeys think they are geniuses was a mistake
The War in the Ukraine
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They using the kind betting strategy, but by using the taxpayer money to double down on every failure.
If they produce a working prototype - cool, they won.
If not - request more money from the goverment for development.
Similar strategy been used by te space X to develop a working launch vehicle using public money .
A high-quality video of a Russian 2S7M "Malka" self-propelled howitzer in action in the Donbas. In the video, the Malka self-propelled howitzer fires at Ukrainian army positions in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, presumably near Pokrovsk. The 2S7M "Malka" self-propelled howitzer, with a 203mm caliber, was developed in the USSR in 1986.
The first German Bergepanzer 2 ARV has arrived in the Russian Army. Russian mechanics unveiled a captured Bergepanzer 2 repair and recovery vehicle. The Bergepanzer 2 ARV was previously used by the Ukrainian Army and was abandoned for an unknown reason. Currently, three captured Bergepanzer 2 ARVs are known to be in use by the Russian Army. The Russian version of the ARV is reinforced with Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor. The Bergepanzer 2 was adopted by Germany in 1966. It is based on the Leopard 1 main battle tank, sharing up to 75% of its components. The ARV is designed to repair damaged or disabled Leopard tanks. The basic Bergepanzer 2 is protected by up to 40 millimeters of armor and can be equipped with two machine guns. The Bergepanzer 2 has a hydraulic crane with a rotating boom with a lifting capacity of up to 20 tons, a hydraulic winch with a pulling force of 35 tons, and is equipped with a bulldozer blade. The ARV has a crew of up to four.
Russian forces capture Krasnoarmeysk in Donetsk region: TASS
By XinhuaPublished: Dec 02, 2025 07:20 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on Sunday evening that Russian forces had taken control of Krasnoarmeysk (also known as Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk region, a key strategic city in eastern Ukraine, TASS news agency reported on Monday.
Footage of a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile striking a Ukrainian company in Dnipropetrovsk. The footage was taken by a local resident. The video also shows the aftermath of the missile strike. The strike presumably targeted the Ukrainian company 3D Printing Dnepr, which produces parts for Ukrainian UAVs. It's worth noting that several companies were operating in the building, including a 3D printing company.
The video shows the use of the new Russian 152mm Giatsint-K 2S44 self-propelled howitzer in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. In this case, the Giatsint-K howitzer's fire is being adjusted by a ZALA Z-16 UAV. The howitzer fires at a range of 30 kilometers, targeting Ukrainian army positions located in forest belts. Typically, the shelling is short-lived due to the threat from drones, after which the positions are changed.
Russians also captured Volchansk finally but that seems to be a forgotten city by now. Russians are engaging in street battles in Lyman, Stefnogersk (wrong spelling), Seversk, Konstantinovka, Myrnograd, Rodensky, Hrynske, Gulyaypole, and several other settlements at the same time. One third of Konstantinovka is claimed to be already taken.
The description said 'Geran' but it's likely to be a new type of smaller, more mobile, optically guided kamekaze drone. The impact from a Geran with a 90kg warhead would be far more substantial.
Howitzer gets it's maximum range around 45 degrees elevation. Over that and under that, the range tends to get less, with the higher elevations meant to lob the projectile over obstacles and irregular ground. Based on the footage and looking at the gun elevation, the guns are firing near their maximum range which is safe to stay away from enemy drones as much as possible. But even at far ranges, the SPG fires only a few shells before it quickly retreats or hides. The greater distance does allow a greater time margin of escape.
Footage of armored vehicle are getting rare, most assaults are via ATV. But in thick fog, armored vehicles are making their assaults. Here a BMP-3 is doing it's thing. We have more months when we can expect more fog blitz. Fog blitzkrieg goes all the way back to World War 2, it's not a new tactic.
Recently released but it's old footage as both opposing tanks are naked, not grilled as they should be in recent times. Here a Russian tank takes out a Ukrainian tank both T-72s. The Russian one is a -B3M, the recent variant which you can tell visually from it's ERA. The Ukrainian one is an old type, likely an -M1. The Russian tank nailed the Ukrainian one but this footage is honest enough to show it's entire length where the crew still managed to survive and got out, instead of clipping away the footage where the crew gets out to make it look like they didn't. So right to the final end, this tank still managed to protect the crew. I have seen enough footage to see disabled Soviet tanks with their hatches open. While some crews are unfortunate to not escape, and even the turrets gets blown up, I would say my overall impression is that these tanks are more survivable than what the blogosphere suggest you to think.
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