The War in the Ukraine

We are seeing the effects of scaled up Lancet production day after day, one kill after another.

Ka-52 scores a kill in South Dontesk. Much of Russia's tactical air power is in the south.


FPV drone hits a Ukrainian held trench position.


Polish supplied Krab gets hit by Lancet.


More Lancet kills.


BMP knocked out this video by Lancet.



Gvozdika SPG tries to hide but a Lancet still hits it. From the 14th Spetsnaz Brigade.


ATGM from the 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade finds it's tank target at Zaporozhye.


Massive air and cruise missile strike in progress. An X-101 in flight.


Video from the Ukrainian POV as units advance in the Vremsky Ledge towards Staromayorsky. It must be a soul sapping sight to see comrade vehicles burning, knocked out and destroyed one after another.


T-64 and Humvee destroyed at the Nevelsky front.


Krasnopol and Kitolov strikes by the 4th Brigade at Ukrainian positions in South flank of Artemovsk.

Lately I’ve run into reports that Ukraine has achieved tube artillery superiority over Russia due to the latter’s rationing of its artillery ammunition. By tapping into US’s vast stockpiles of cluster ammunition Ukraine will be able to sustain its rates of fire for some time to come. This echoes what M. Koffman shared some 2-3 weeks ago. I read it today in the Financial Times and earlier this week on Drive:

Zichan said:

Lately I’ve run into reports that Ukraine has achieved tube artillery superiority over Russia due to the latter’s rationing of its artillery ammunition. By tapping into US’s vast stockpiles of cluster ammunition Ukraine will be able to sustain its rates of fire for some time to come. This echoes what M. Koffman shared some 2-3 weeks ago. I read it today in the Financial Times and earlier this week on Drive:

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Doesn't make sense by any metric. Then there is the fact that cluster munition doesn't do well against fortified positions

Zichan said:

Lately I’ve run into reports that Ukraine has achieved tube artillery superiority over Russia due to the latter’s rationing of its artillery ammunition. By tapping into US’s vast stockpiles of cluster ammunition Ukraine will be able to sustain its rates of fire for some time to come. This echoes what M. Koffman shared some 2-3 weeks ago. I read it today in the Financial Times and earlier this week on Drive: A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive From The Front

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Russia has huge stockpiles of cluster ammunition dating back from Soviet times that they can use which dwarf whatever the US can supply Ukraine. And in fact the Russians started using them after Ukraine started using US supplied artillery cluster ammunition. It is just going to increase both military and civilian heavy injuries. The bomblets will be spread all over the area of engagement in Ukraine. The after effects will endure for decades. As if the anti-personnel mines were not bad enough already.

Armies using lots of armored vehicles will also be less susceptible to this ammunition. And guess who is using the infantry heavy and armor lite configuration right now. Ukraine and the US basically handed over the Russians another card they can use to defeat Ukraine more easily.

Burning M2 Bradley somewhere in Zaporzhyzhia.


Knocked out MaxxPro.


Leopard 2A6 hit on the stern by Lancet, left on fire.


Krab knocked out by Lancet.


CV-90 hit by RPG from a unit of the Russian 20th Army in Svatovo-Kremmenaya.


Two T-72 tanks hit by Lancet.


Two Ukrainian tanks and a BMP knocked out and abandoned in Rabotino area.


New Russian SPG Malva has passed all field tests and ready to be put into service.


Lancet takes out a Ukrainian tank in Bogdanovka area.


Humvee and pickup destroyed by FPV drones from the Chechen Akhmat-Yug unit in the Rabotino area.



Attempt to evacuate a vehicle led to both of them being struck by Lancets.


Combat footage from the Sever-Z unit in northern Artemevosk. This is one of those new Sturm-Z units inspired from Wagner.

Zichan said:

Lately I’ve run into reports that Ukraine has achieved tube artillery superiority over Russia due to the latter’s rationing of its artillery ammunition. By tapping into US’s vast stockpiles of cluster ammunition Ukraine will be able to sustain its rates of fire for some time to come. This echoes what M. Koffman shared some 2-3 weeks ago. I read it today in the Financial Times and earlier this week on Drive:

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Yeah, someone posted this article in this thread a few days ago. I don't think it's a very good article personally.

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Intense battles over Staromaiorske, and East of Robotino. Both Russians, United States, and Ukraine report that major parts of the Ukrainian Army have been committed. Reportedly, the 10th Corps.

Simultaneously, multiple outlets report that Russia's offensive in the North, near Svatove, is going well. Russians have crossed the Zherebets river in multiple places, and have started to capture several villages. This was previously mentioned by @Temstar



Still nothing concrete from Bakhmut. Clashes over Klesheevka and the wider sector is continuing. Ukrainians are confirmed to be controlling the high ground near Klesheevka, reportedly some elite Ukrainian units have been committed (like Azov).

Summary of Russia's launched offensive in Luhansk this week.

WSJ news piece about the use of cheap drones by ukraine (and russia). I am surprise that these relatively small drones are capble of taking out armor as the videos I remember seeing in the past has been mostly of them just droping grenades onto infantry.

So the Pentagon and Ukraine say the main thrust of the offensive has begun. Ukraine according to some reports are slowly approaching the main defense lines. They say it'll last up to 3 weeks so lets see.

Ukraine has advanced on several points, it seems that the wear and tear on the Russian Forces is paying off