The War in the Ukraine

Updates are coming fast and quick today.

Photos of the bridge over the Oskol river connecting the north and south of Kupyansk. Heavily damaged by air strikes. This affects both resupply to and retreat from the north.



Air strike on Ukrainian positions in Makarovka, in Zaporzhyzhia region.


Stryker struck by Ka-52.


Destroyed Oshkosh M-ATV in Zaporzhyzhia.


BTR-4E struck by the 200th Brigade north of Artemevosk.


Foreign media has now been banned from the war zone according to Swiss newspaper Le Temps.


AFU assault units mounted counterattack at Novoselovsky but were hit by artillery fire from the 1st Guards Division.


Ka-52 hits an APC in South Donetsk.

SolarWarden said:

Another failed attempt by Russian armor in Bakhmut.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1693654193603497998

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result...

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Looks like they ran over a minefield?

One of the tanks almost hit their buddy in front with that shot. Weird.

Interesting footage of an aircraft shooting a small drone/ship in the black sea. Someone can identify the type of aircraft ?

Atomicfrog said:

Interesting footage of an aircraft shooting a small drone/ship in the black sea. Someone can identify the type of aircraft ?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1693977232736129456

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Self explanatory.

A Russian SU-30 jet attacks a Ukrainian boat "Willard Sea Force". A Ukrainian military boat "Willard Sea Force" made in the USA was attacked by a Russian SU-30SM aircraft. Earlier, Ukraine received 5 Willard Sea Force speed boats, the boats can carry up to 26 people and reach speeds of up to 44 knots, the length of the boat is up to 11 meters. The SU-30SM aircraft fired at the boat from a 30-mm aircraft gun GSh-30-1.

Kinda risky for a fighter jet to use guns considering how widespread MANPADs are in this conflict. If that speedboat crew had one onboard things could've ended very badly for that Su-30.

luosifen said:

Kinda risky for a fighter jet to use guns considering how widespread MANPADs are in this conflict. If that speedboat crew had one onboard things could've ended very badly for that Su-30.

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True. In the other hand tho, it might not be easy to use a Manpads from a speedboat, at least one without stabilized mountings especially in open sea.

It's also kinda show that Russians dont really have "small missiles" for this kind of target. Well there is air launched Kornet but doesnt seem to be compatible with fighters atm.

luosifen said:

Kinda risky for a fighter jet to use guns considering how widespread MANPADs are in this conflict. If that speedboat crew had one onboard things could've ended very badly for that Su-30.

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I went out frequently on that kind of speed boat in calm water during my dive trips. One can hardly keep oneself not being throw over board, let alone holding something 10s kilogram aiming at anything. Even in absolute quiet water, the boat bumps so violently that there is no stablization device can do that kind of job either. It only works for some kind of MANPAD that can find and lock on anything without aiming.

A Stryker with a mine roller got destroyed near Robotine. This would be the second one to burn down in the area.





Also a Marder got stuck in a ditch


David Axe, known for some pompous articles on Ukranian equipment, talks about how the 82nd Brigade who has Challenger 2, Strykers and Marders is already starting to suffer losses

sheogorath said:

A Stryker with a mine roller got destroyed near Robotine. This would be the second one to burn down in the area.

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Survivability of mine roller vehicules look very low... Finding themselves at the front in contested open fields.

Don't know how many hits a stryker could take from antitank mine explosions 4 m up front tho ?