The War in the Ukraine

Osman Special Forces sends one FPV drone into a Ukrainian held dugout in the Orekhiv sector.


Arty from the 9th MR Brigade hits a Ukrainian deployment point in Avdiivka.


Remotely controlled mine laying drones operated by the AFU are detected in Avdiivka, one of which was taken out by the 9th MR Brigade.


M777 howitzer taken out by Russian arty in counterbattery operation in the Seversk area.


Two AFU tanks taken out by ATGMs of the 2nd MR Brigade.


Another M777 taken out by Lancet.


BMD-4 and tank working on Ukrainian positions in the Orekhiv front.


Leopards spotted in Avdiivka.


Helicopter takes out AFU tank in the Kupyansk direction.


The AFU trying to land troops in Kherson using barges. These barges are getting blown up by ATGMs.


Russians assaulting and taking over a trench network in Avdiivka.


UAV finds a deployment point (or is that a warehouse and ammo depot) of the AFU in the right side of Kherson. The target is hit with a precision strike but munition used is not mentioned. Usually a FAB is used.


EW 'Breakwater' unit in service with a unit of the 36th Army. The unit is for anti-drone use.


Two facilities of the AFU gets hit by two FAB-500 with UMPK launched by an Su-34 in the Krasnolimansky direction. (Facilities= Hq? Ammo depot? Deployment point? Vehicle hanger?)


2S9 Nona-S, self propelled 120mm mortar, working in conjunction with UAVs, bombarding Ukrainian positions in Klishchiivka.


Destroyed US supplied APCs in the junction between South Donetsk and Zaporozhye.


Article from Naval News, penned by H.I. Sutton, suggests that Russia has deployed trained combat dolphins in Crimea to help combat drones.


A new kind of drone being tested, a quadcopter with an X shaped tail. The purpose is to improve ride and stability without sacrificing maneuverability.


Ukrainian commando boat gets whammed by something like a fragmentation device and stops dead in the water, an indication that the crew is dead. Likely by an Upyr carried and dropped the fragmentation device.


Ukrainian robot miners laying TM-62 in Avdiivka. One fell into a trench.


Lancet summaries. Ukrainian fuel tankers getting hit followed by a CAESAR.


MLRS attack by the 36th Army against the support of the AFU somewhere in Urozhayne.

Janiz said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1714918877677649929

Indeed, by surprise VKS tried to support the ground forces in the area during recent Vuhledar reconstruction - there were reports about that. But it ended quickly. We don't know how much they've lost there but for sure there was damage as those support operations from air ceased in the area together with ineffective ground operation.

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Well, now it looks like I was right - a footage of Su-25 surfaced in this video

Ukrainian vehicles being picked off by Krasnopol somewhere in the Artemovsk area by the 6th Brigade.


Yet another M777 bites the dust thanks to a Lancet. More than 198 to 220 pieces of M777 were delivered to Ukraine, and more than half with videos of their destruction.


Lancet takes out another howitzer in Donetsk region.


The hut of Ukrainian UAV operators gets taken out by arty of the 9th MR Brigade in Pervomaisky.


Ukrainian SPG burning in the forest, possibly a Pzh2000. This one taken out by arty.


Ukrainian dugout and troop unit in Avdiivka gets hit by FPV drone of the 1487th Regiment.


Battles near Artemovsk. Arty of the 123rd Brigade hitting Ukrainian positions and transports.


Ukrainian column got into a meat grinder headed to Sloviansk. ATGM hit a tank but it survived, two other IFV were not as lucky. Artillery and FPV drones did their thing in the next 2.5 hours, frustrating an evac attempt.


Tens of thousands of 155mm shells headed to Ukraine will be diverted to Israel but US officials assures no disruption in supply.



Newsweek writes Ukraine Abrams tanks might be too late.


Abrams tanks were delivered to Ukraine too late: they will cause big problems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - Newsweek

Kyiv will have to create new supply chains of ammunition, spare parts and fuel for these tanks, according to British analyst Marina Miron.
"All of this creates not only problems for the supply chain, but also makes [them] attractive targets for Russian artillery and drones," he said.

We are witnessing in real time the End of Armored Warfare and the Rise of Drone Warfare.

Double strike of FPV drones on a Ukrainian tank.


Russian MoD reports shot down of a MiG-29 fighter.


Marder taken out by Kornet ATGM.


Two FAB-500s land on Ukrainian positions in Urozhayne.


Israeli soldier in selfie with someone wearing the Wagner PMC badge?


Ukrainian warehouse serving as an ammo depot gets hit by a laser guided strike with lasing via Orlan UAV. Not sure if it's Krasnopol or Kh-38ML delivering the blow but I'm guessing the later.


AFU attempt to land four DRGs in Kherson somewhere near Poima gets thwarted.


Arty hits against Ukrainian attempt to create bridgehead near Poima.


Missile hits Ukrainian troop concentration under railway bridge near Poima. My guess a Kh-38ML.


Su-34 bombing FABs on Ukrainian concentration points along the Dnieper.


AFU troops trying to gain foothold in some islands in the Dnieper gets hit by TOS.

FPV drones of the Sparta Battalion of the DPR takes out an AFU T-64BV in the Avdiivka front. Formally, with the adoption of the unit to the Russian armed forces, it's formally the Sparta Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 1st Army Corp.


Su-34 bombers strike with glide FABs at some village in the Ukrainian controlled side of Kherson.


Arty of the 29th Combined Arms Army working on Ukrainian positions in Nikolskoye at the Vuhledar front.


The Osman special forces unit help provide targeting for the 7th Guards VDV Division in the Orekhiv front.


387th MR Regiment operating in the Orekhiv sector. The Russians have been reinforcing this sector with new units.


Ukrainian DRG taken out by ATGM, likely a thermobaric Kornet based on the size of the explosion, in the Klescheevka area.


Another M777 taken out by Lancet in the Donetsk region.


What is left of Klescheevka. Just piles of rubble.


Rostec announces completion of state tests of the Koalitsya SV, and it's readiness for serial production.



BTR-82A with protective screens.


According to the Pentagon, China supplies Russia with dual use drones and other equipment.


"According to a military report to Congress, China supplies drones, small arms, spare parts, navigation equipment and protective equipment.
The Americans were able to draw such conclusions during the analysis of the data of the Russian customs. According to them, such deliveries are carried out by both state-owned and private Chinese companies.
"The vast and unregulated market for commercial drones in China has allowed the Russian defense forces to regularly acquire small unmanned aerial vehicles and dual-capable UAVs to support their war in Ukraine. Between March 2022 and 2023, Chinese firms exported more than $12 million worth of UAVs and their components to Russia," the report says."

Ukrainian Mi-8 helo shot down by the VDV in the Artemovsk front.


Spartan FV103 APC destroyed near Verbove.


ATGM hit a multipurpose tractor of the AFU. This sounds like an MT-LB.


AFU uses Konstantinovka school as a barracks, vehicular hanger and deployment center for the 24th Mechanized Brigade, according to the Russians. The building is struck with a precision strike, which appears to cause massive damage.

mossen said:

The 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan and now the Ukraine war both show that the future of ground warfare is in drones. It seems drone swarms of cheap but expendable drones is simply superior to bulkier, expensive systems. I think the real killer app will be to get rid of human pilots and just let AI do the target acquisition process. EW will also be crucial.

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Piggybacking on this comment to post Andrew Perpetua's visually confirmed loss list. He's pro-UA but reasonably realistic and not prone to hype.



Drones just out there doing massive damage for very little cost. If you're facing an enemy with good ISR and drone capabilities, then tanks and IFVs are just laughably vulnerable. This also explains why neither Ukraine nor Russia can easily break through each other's lines.

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Piggybacking on this comment to post Andrew Perpetua's visually confirmed loss list. He's pro-UA but reasonably realistic and not prone to hype.

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Lol no. He's one of the worst commentators on the war. He got quiet for a few weeks because his ridiculous counter-offensive predictions got rekt every time.

mossen said:

Drones just out there doing massive damage for very little cost. If you're facing an enemy with good ISR and drone capabilities, then tanks and IFVs are just laughably vulnerable. This also explains why neither Ukraine nor Russia can easily break through each other's lines.

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I've seen this list and I don't trust it whatsoever for the sheer fact that it comes out of Andrew Perpetua's mouth.

For me personally, DefMon3 and Tatarigami_UA is what I would consider to be the highest standard for pro-UA OSINT. If nothing good is happening, they simply don't open their mouth about it.

I'll add Dan (@Danspiun) and Ukraine Weapons Tracker to the list as well.

Russians continue throwing men and equipment into Avdiivka.




Ukrainians repelled attacks also in other fronts.

Visually indetified Russian equipment losses from yesterday.

A Russian ATGM penetrates a Ukrainian MT-LB armored personnel carrier. An episode of a battle in Ukraine has been published, where a missile from a Russian anti-tank missile system penetrated through a Ukrainian MT-LB armored personnel carrier. The battle took place in the Orekhovsky direction; the model of the ATGM and the fate of the crew of the MT-LB armored personnel carrier are unknown.

The amount of equipment lost during this conflict is staggering!