The War in the Ukraine

Russian soldier Andrei Medvedev in his Telegram channel showing captured Bradley.


Two knocked out T-64BV and a MaxxPro.


Lancet hits M109 at the back of the tower but it seemed it survived.


Ka-52 and fired Vikhr missile do their thing.


Destroyed and abandoned Kirpi.


Destroyed and burnt M109 somewhere in the Kharkiv region.


Just one of several photos of soldiers of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment posing with knocked out Bradleys.


FPV drone attacks.




Engine of Storm Shadow missile captured intact.

Video which showcase the very high speed of firing of the German PzH 2000 SPG in Ukrainian Army service

Hearing reports Russian struck Snake Island, not sure the relevance, though Zelenskyy did visit there a few days ago. This has so far been echoed by Pro Russian telegram accounts, but I cannot confirm on the Ukrainian side yet.

redion said:

Video which showcase the very high speed of firing of the German PzH 2000 SPG in Ukrainian Army service

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German machinery, when it works, it works well.
Hope they didn't forget the special booties to keep the mud from gunking up the machinery (most ridiculous believable story)

So a rough count has at least a dozen to 20+ Bradleys knocked out. This is out of 50. This is after about a month of heavy fighting.
M777 have lost at least 50 out of ~95 as of a few weeks ago. If the videos being posted here are not repeats, then there are at least 2-3 losses per week of M777. The tempo of operations still seems quite high despite these losses, but it is statistically unsustainable, so what is the point?

Leaving out emotional arguments, I don't see a practical objective being achieved unless Russian losses are far higher than they seem, but considering the weapons being used (mines, artillery, helicopters, etc.) it doesn't seem likely.

Compilation of video shorts from the Sudoplatov Battalion of their artillery and ATGMs hitting a Ukrainian tank and fortifications. Sudoplatov unit consists of a mix of pro-Russian Federation Ukrainians and foreign volunteers. Currently one of the units battling it out in Zaporozhye.


More Russian ATGMs hitting vehicles at Rabotino.


Kiev faces a Geran swarm attack.


FPV drone attacks from the 1st Slavyansk Brigade of the DPR at Ukrainian tank in Avdiivka.


Chechen Akhmat special forces units, at least two, are now at Klishchiivka and took some prisoners in an ambush.

supersnoop said:

So a rough count has at least a dozen to 20+ Bradleys knocked out. This is out of 50. This is after about a month of heavy fighting.
M777 have lost at least 50 out of ~95 as of a few weeks ago. If the videos being posted here are not repeats, then there are at least 2-3 losses per week of M777. The tempo of operations still seems quite high despite these losses, but it is statistically unsustainable, so what is the point?

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It is sustainable. Whenever Ukrainians lose equipment, they can simply get more from NATO. This is why artillery ammunition is such a major constraint.

I've been seeing destroyed M777 since like last year. They're not going to run out of Western artillery pieces at the current rate.

Nill said:

Has there been any footage of the Bradley's using tow's? i wonder if any of them forgo carrying atgm's for more survivability incase of a hit.

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Yes, from both sides in fact. At least 3 such videos on my memory.

HighGround said:

It is sustainable. Whenever Ukrainians lose equipment, they can simply get more from NATO.

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You make it sound as if NATO doesn't need equipment for the fight they are itching for with China, or that they can replace it fast enough. Ammo isn't the only constraint.

And political will is also a finite resource.

HighGround said:

It is sustainable. Whenever Ukrainians lose equipment, they can simply get more from NATO. This is why artillery ammunition is such a major constraint.

I've been seeing destroyed M777 since like last year. They're not going to run out of Western artillery pieces at the current rate.

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As far as videos I'm seeing in terms of artillery duels, the Ukrainians are giving it as hard (or close to) as they are getting it, I'm still seeing anywhere from 3-5 videos of destroyed Russian artillery systems daily, granted not all videos are current, it still points to Ukraine having a robust and active counter artillery campaign going on.

At the same rate, even at current rate of losses Ukraine can keep this up for quite a while, it looks like the US is happy to replace armored vehicles piecemeal, in the June package they were sending 15 more Bradley's to replace the ones lost in the first weeks of the offensive.



They also provided 31 new artillery guns in the most recent package.

sheogorath said:

You make it sound as if NATO doesn't need equipment for the fight they are itching for with China, or that they can replace it fast enough. Ammo isn't the only constraint.

And political will is also a finite resource.

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I'm sure political will run out eventually. But it's not going to run out anytime soon. NATO has continually escalated and followed America's lead. I expect that continue in the near future.

tankphobia said:

As far as videos I'm seeing in terms of artillery duels, the Ukrainians are giving it as hard (or close to) as they are getting it, I'm still seeing anywhere from 3-5 videos of destroyed Russian artillery systems daily, granted not all videos are current, it still points to Ukraine having a robust and active counter artillery campaign going on.

At the same rate, even at current rate of losses Ukraine can keep this up for quite a while, it looks like the US is happy to replace armored vehicles piecemeal, in the June package they were sending 15 more Bradley's to replace the ones lost in the first weeks of the offensive.

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They also provided 31 new artillery guns in the most recent package.

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Yeah, and realistically, these systems aren't going to do much in US-China war anyway.

The administration is only going to keep escalating. They've raised production, they've authorized cluster munitions, there continues to be whispers of ATACMS to come. Regardless of your opinion on who's right and who's wrong in this war, this war effort is very much sustainable in the short-medium term. I don't see this war ending in 2024 either, and certainly not because people are going to run out of guns and bullets. There's definitely a lot more war material left in the stockpiles.