The War in the Ukraine
- Thread starter SampanViking
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In distance yes, but in practical terms, probably not
Ukraine is reimporting drones from Europe where the regular demand is already there and logistics well established. Enterprising Ali-sellers already have their Euro fulfillment warehouses.
Russia would require smuggling smaller quantities and reimporting through places like Kazakhstan where you don't have the same shipping traffic.
Very good point. I didn't think of that.
There are direct railroads between China and Russia. The Chinese customs officers at the borders didn't see anything suspicious *wink* *wink* as the containers past.
In other news,
Ukrainian S-300 system down for the count at Nikolaev region.
Lancet has a Ukrainian tank on its sights.
Bradley gets hit by a shell from the Bradley's POV.
Footage of the attack of Russian FPV drones Phoenix-mini, on two Ukrainian armored vehicles BMP-1 and BMP-2. Drone "Phoenix-mini" company "BG-Optics", develops a maximum speed of up to 120 km/h and can rise to a height of up to 6000 meters, while carrying a payload of up to 1.5 kilograms. The drone can stay in the air for up to 40 minutes and has a flight radius of up to 16 kilometers. The drone is produced for civilian use, but apparently it was converted for military needs. The drone can automatically hold the course, coordinates and altitude, as well as carry out flight missions and auto return to the starting point.
The Russian sniper spoke about his combat work in Ukraine and the use of the Russian ORSIS T-5000 sniper rifle. A sniper conducts combat work from a position in one of the buildings
An abbreviated episode of the attack of the Russian T-90M "Proryv" tank, supported by two BMP-3 armored vehicles in Ukraine, the full version is in the telegram. A mechanized group of the 85th brigade of Russia enters Kleshcheevka and, under the cover of the lead tank T-90M "Breakthrough", carries out a landing from two BMP-3 armored vehicles. After the suppression of the positions of the Ukrainian army and the landing of troops, the tank puts a smoke screen and, together with the BMP-3 armored vehicles, retreats to their original positions. There is no information about the further course of the battle.
The Russian sniper spoke about his combat work in Ukraine and the use of the Russian ORSIS T-5000 sniper rifle. A sniper conducts combat work from a position in one of the buildings
An abbreviated episode of the attack of the Russian T-90M "Proryv" tank, supported by two BMP-3 armored vehicles in Ukraine, the full version is in the telegram. A mechanized group of the 85th brigade of Russia enters Kleshcheevka and, under the cover of the lead tank T-90M "Breakthrough", carries out a landing from two BMP-3 armored vehicles. After the suppression of the positions of the Ukrainian army and the landing of troops, the tank puts a smoke screen and, together with the BMP-3 armored vehicles, retreats to their original positions. There is no information about the further course of the battle.
Those lines between Russia and China are probably congested with the increase in commercial goods (cars for example) as well as non embargoed goods that can contribute (small engines, microchips, body armour) which would be better served with free flowing. This is why I don’t think smuggling is a competitive option logistically speaking.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
You do realise customs clearance and checks are not actually carried out at the physical boarder on the trains right?! Even western style HGV logjams are not caused by customs physically checking the loads, but rather usually down to paperwork checks and processing.
The overwhelming majority of physical customs checks are done at the receiving end, and mostly focused on looking for and finding dangerously illegal cargo like drugs, guns, explosives and people smuggling. Boarder security doesn’t have the time, expertise or bandwidth to look at customs declarations paperwork and cross checking that against live truck X-ray scans to see if the goods match the paperwork. Not that they could even tell from X-rays for many many types of goods.
Even if the Russian boarder guards sees drones when the paperwork says toys, do you think they are going to do anything about it?
China is protecting itself with the drones export ban. However, re-sellers via third-party countries, direct exports of knock-down assembly drone kits, direct exports of individual drone components, setting a localized manufacturing within Russia, outright smuggling complete units, the list goes on....
The only thing that could completely stop it is if DJI geo-bans Russia and Ukraine in it's DJI Fly app....but a hacked firmware update can resolve that, or GPS spoofing can be done.
The only thing that could completely stop it is if DJI geo-bans Russia and Ukraine in it's DJI Fly app....but a hacked firmware update can resolve that, or GPS spoofing can be done.
Patriot Park opens with captured vehicle exhibition.
Another MaxxPro gets destroyed. This in Andreevka.
Russian missile strikes throughout the night.
Lancet from the Osman special forces unit strikes a Stryker. First kill for this type?
Marder also reported destroyed.
Lancet takes out Spanish 120mm mortar Alakran, making this the second kill of this type.
Burning M113 from Ukrainian POV.
M-ATV blown up by mine.
Ukrainian APC hit by ATGM in Ugledar.
Another MaxxPro gets destroyed. This in Andreevka.
Russian missile strikes throughout the night.
Lancet from the Osman special forces unit strikes a Stryker. First kill for this type?
Marder also reported destroyed.
Lancet takes out Spanish 120mm mortar Alakran, making this the second kill of this type.
Burning M113 from Ukrainian POV.
M-ATV blown up by mine.
Ukrainian APC hit by ATGM in Ugledar.