The War in the Ukraine

plawolf

Lieutenant General
Against heavy fortifications? TASS reported in 2015, that Ukraine built 600km of fortifications and 12000 concrete structures with plans to dig 1500km of trenches and entrenchment for 8000 heavy weapons along the Donbas region. Airburst shells are not gonna crack open that nut and would probably be a huge waste of shells against trenches.
Air burst would be more effective against open top trenches, and thermobarics like TOS1 won’t care about anything that isn’t fully sealed and significantly reinforced.
 

Soldier30

Senior Member
Registered Member
There were shots of the retreat of individual units of the Ukrainian army from the territory of the Red Estuary. The settlement of Krasny Liman is of strategic importance in Ukraine, since it opens up directions for advancing towards Slavyansk with Kramatorsk and towards the grouping of Kiev forces concentrated near Lisichansk and Severodonetsk.


Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian plant "Motor Sich" in Zaporozhye. As a result of the missile strike, the plant's workshops and the administrative building were destroyed. The Ukrainian plant "Motor Sich" was engaged in the production, repair and maintenance of aircraft engines and also produced parts for Turkish UAVs "Bayraktar" and "Akinsi".


In Ukraine, a self-propelled mortar of a colossal 240-mm caliber was spotted near Severodonetsk. The king of Russian mortars, like many Russian artillery, is romantically named 2C4 "Tulip". The pretty name of the flower hides a monstrous power that inspires fear and respect, by the way, the shot of its 130 kilogram mine leaves a funnel in the ground with a diameter of 10 and a depth of almost 6 meters. Now there are no analogues of the Russian "Tulip": it significantly surpasses conventional artillery and is a record holder. 2C4 "Tulip" is designed primarily for the destruction of bunkers and fortified positions.

 

Temstar

Brigadier
Registered Member
There were shots of the retreat of individual units of the Ukrainian army from the territory of the Red Estuary. The settlement of Krasny Liman is of strategic importance in Ukraine, since it opens up directions for advancing towards Slavyansk with Kramatorsk and towards the grouping of Kiev forces concentrated near Lisichansk and Severodonetsk.


Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian plant "Motor Sich" in Zaporozhye. As a result of the missile strike, the plant's workshops and the administrative building were destroyed. The Ukrainian plant "Motor Sich" was engaged in the production, repair and maintenance of aircraft engines and also produced parts for Turkish UAVs "Bayraktar" and "Akinsi".


In Ukraine, a self-propelled mortar of a colossal 240-mm caliber was spotted near Severodonetsk. The king of Russian mortars, like many Russian artillery, is romantically named 2C4 "Tulip". The pretty name of the flower hides a monstrous power that inspires fear and respect, by the way, the shot of its 130 kilogram mine leaves a funnel in the ground with a diameter of 10 and a depth of almost 6 meters. Now there are no analogues of the Russian "Tulip": it significantly surpasses conventional artillery and is a record holder. 2C4 "Tulip" is designed primarily for the destruction of bunkers and fortified positions.

Russians have raised their flag over Liman city administrative building:
However they are not claiming to control all of it, just most of it.
 

Atomicfrog

Major
Registered Member
Russian tanker: we'll win but it won't be easy
An article from a Russian tanker about his thoughts on fighting in the Ukraine. The article mentions javelins, reactive armour and thermal imaging cameras.
"Basically every tank was hit by a javelin and out of the ten I witnessed, only one was completely destroyed"

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Field repair and recuperation is probably going full steam with the ground dry and firm.
 
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