The War in the Ukraine

Another Ukrainian convoy headed to the border gets hit likely by Tornado-S.


Ukrainian evacuation pickup gets hit by FPV drone.


Russian flag raised over Keramik.


FH-70 howitzer gets hit.


Ukrainian communication tower gets destroyed by Lancet.


Artillery and rocket fire landing on Chasiv Yar.


Ukrainian ZU-23 machine gun nest hit by artillery.


M777 gets hit by counterbattery artillery in the Avdeyevka direction.


M777 taken out by Lancet in the Kherson region.


Another bridge important to Ukrainian logistics is taken down using an X-38ML missile. Similar to a Krasnopol, these missiles are laser guided by an Orlan.


Russians testing drops using a captured Baba Yaga.


Ukrainian ammo and fuel depots in Chasiv Yar hit by laser guided Smelchak 240mm mortar rounds from Tyulpans.


5th Brigade plants flag over the refractory plant in the industrial zone of Krasnogorovka indicating the most defensive positions in Krasnogorovka has fallen to Russian hands. This is the biggest and tallest structure in Krasnogorovka, giving the Russians the advantage of high ground.


FPV drone hits a Ukrainian truck with military cargo in the Berislav area.


LMUR hits a house used as a refuge by Ukrainian troops.


132nd Brigade plants flag on the northwest corner of Arkhangelsk, the last site of Ukrainian resistance.


Arrivals in Dnipropetrovosk and Kharkhiv. Something big is burning again in Kharkhiv.


The 47th Division raised it's flag over Kotlayovka indicating the settlement has fallen to Russian hands.


TOS arrives on Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar.


Ukrainian vehicles hunted down by FPV drones from the 64th Brigade in Huliaipole, Zaporozhye.


Baba Yaga using Starlink shot down and captured. Ingenious using Starlink to extend it's communication range.


Russian FPV drone crashes into another Baba Yaga which also contains a Starlink.


Infrastructure facility damaged in previous strike on Odessa.


Ukrainian UAV hit by a Buk SAM.


FABs arrive on Veseloye.


Lancets from the 155th Marine Brigade working on Ukrainian vehicles in the South Donetsk area.


Compilation of vehicular attacks by VT-40 FPV drones by the Sudoplatov or by forces using the drone. The VT-40 is a crowd funded project by Sudoplatov.

Are the captions in the video accurate? If true this seems like a bizzare way to motivate troops headed to the frontline.

tankphobia said:

Are the captions in the video accurate? If true this seems like a bizzare way to motivate troops headed to the frontline.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1786429360700117056

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Scrutinize the nature of the Twitter account posting this and what motivation they might have to either falsify, manipulate, or misconstrue what is posted. This is an era where anything and everything can be fake or altered.

tankphobia said:

Are the captions in the video accurate? If true this seems like a bizzare way to motivate troops headed to the frontline.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1786429360700117056

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I translated it with machine translation and the subtitles seem to be correct.

However you never know, this could be a decietfully edited video by cutting the beginning of the video. for example he could have been saying something like "nobody lives forever, even if we all die.." or he could have said "whether you are in a hospital dying of old age or you were killed on the battlefield, we will all die, but know one thing, mother Russia will never forget about us" in that case then that was a beautiful speech.
We can only judge it if we see the full video.

tankphobia said:

Are the captions in the video accurate? If true this seems like a bizzare way to motivate troops headed to the frontline.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1786429360700117056

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I don't see anything wrong with the commander's battle speech. IMHO...It's better to be told the harsh reality of what's to come, than to be comforted by a sweet lie. At the end of the day, most, if not all of those soldiers know that they're going to an LZ/CZ that's going to be hell on earth. Plus, culturally speaking, I don't think Russians are at all similar in western sentimentality.

I feel terrible to all the soldiers on both countries who are simply doing their duties; fulfilling what's expected of them by their country and country people. What they expect of themselves and the inevitability of finality brought upon by this needless but inevitable god forsaken war.

The Ukrainian sources often claim that the Russians use Storm-Z (with a lot of convict recruits) to do the most dangerous tasks in Ukraine. After the task is completed, the second wave come in, composed of regulars to consolidate.

Bellum_Romanum said:

I don't see anything wrong with the commander's battle speech. IMHO...It's better to be told the harsh reality of what's to come, than to be comforted by a sweet lie. At the end of the day, most, if not all of those soldiers know that they're going to an LZ/CZ that's going to be hell on earth. Plus, culturally speaking, I don't think Russians are at all similar in western sentimentality.

I feel terrible to all the soldiers on both countries who are simply doing their duties; fulfilling what's expected of them by their country and country people. What they expect of themselves and the inevitability of finality brought upon by this needless but inevitable god forsaken war.

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You don't see anything wrong with the speech? Then why even fight knowing you're going to die over a pointless war for land. If these were Ukrainian soldiers you sorta understand since you're fighting for the sovereignty/existence of your nation and for your family and people.

I'd just like to point out that both sides use essentially the same language and the same equipment. How hard do you think would it be, for the Ukrainians to gather 20 soldiers, have them stand in line listening to a "Russian officer" spouting demotivating bullshit, then release it on Russian internet to try and rile people up?

Some days ago Ukrainian parliament broadened the acceptable standards for recruitment in pretty eyebrow raising ways:




Basically the following are suitable for miliary service:

• Men with mild mental symptoms and mental retardation
• Tuberculosis. Clinically cured.
• HIV is an exception only for those whose virus progresses.
• Cancer in remission means a person is fully fit. Those that are inoperable and have metastases are not suitable.
• Pregnant and postpartum women are considered fit for service if the pregnancy and postpartum period passed without complications.

SolarWarden said:

You don't see anything wrong with the speech? Then why even fight knowing you're going to die over a pointless war for land. If these were Ukrainian soldiers you sorta understand since you're fighting for the sovereignty/existence of your nation and for your family and people.

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Since Ukraine is losing, all their own deaths and catastrophic losses (economy, population,terrain, etc) will be worthless- they die for a vastly diminished future as their young people continue to flee a war that could have ended a long time ago.

Russia is winning- fighting for the multipolar world (accelerating the decline of the West), a new Russia (expanded in territory & population with economy & politics shifting to the global south and the east) ,the demilitarization of Ukraine/NATO, and the preservation of the current regime in power.

The average infantryman is always downtrodden everywhere.