The War in the Ukraine

The battle for Kharkov will be significant if not for the fact that Kharkov was where the late Chilean-American Youtuber Gonzalo Lira was living and providing his updates after being arrested in 2022 before he was subsequently tortured and ultimately murdered.


Germany is 'all in', whatever the hell that means.

Chevalier said:

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Germany is 'all in', whatever the hell that means.

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After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Germany abandoned its Ostpolitik initiated by Chancellor Genscher and, more particularly, by Chancellors Kohl, Schröder and Merkel to go All In.

Leopard 2A6 gets Krasnopoled.


Ukrainian field ammo depot goes after dropped by a drone. By the Kaira special forces detachment.


Ukrainian Akasya on the move gets hit by a Lancet.


An X-38ML missile is launched. No mention of the target but it doesn't seem to be a bridge this time but against those who fired rockets at Belgorod.


War trivia. Russians MoD reports the first destruction of an Italian Melara 105mm Mod 56 howitzer.


A US M198 howitzer gets taken out by Lancet.


Yet another howitzer taken out by Lancet. No identification however.


Another strike on a crossing over the Volchya River, further complicating Ukrainian logistics.


Russians flag raised over the village of Glubokoe.


Krasnopol strikes at a Ukrainian police station used as a base by troops.


Lancet hits a Bradley, by the Black Hussars special forces unit. Avdeyevka Ochertino sector.


Ukrainian trench network gets hit by multiple Krasnopols (IMO, these are Kitolovs or Grans, 122 or 120mm instead of 152mm). After being hit, the trenches were assaulted and successfully captured.


Ukrainian UAV operators nest gets hit by precision artillery by the 238th. Krasnogorovka sector.


M113 gets hit by a Lancet.


X-38MLs disabling Ukrainian crossings, badly affecting Ukrainian logistics.

Chevalier said:

The battle for Kharkov will be significant if not for the fact that Kharkov was where the late Chilean-American Youtuber Gonzalo Lira was living and providing his updates after being arrested in 2022 before he was subsequently tortured and ultimately murdered.

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I can see NATO countries taking West of Ukraine before Russia, most of the land have been sold to them anyway.

Atomicfrog said:

I can see NATO countries taking West of Ukraine before Russia, most of the land have been sold to them anyway.

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The black soil lands are in the east, and some in the immediate west of the Dnieper. Not in the West of Ukraine.

Besides that, Russia has been very clear that they will not allow NATO enter Ukraine at all

Santamaria said:

The black soil lands are in the east, and some in the immediate west of the Dnieper. Not in the West of Ukraine.

Besides that, Russia has been very clear that they will not allow NATO enter Ukraine at all

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They have to secure what they can in the west part and deal can be made with Russia to soften the toll of war for both sides. Land area taken by Russia will be nationalised like assets in Crimea.


But we will see if some peace talk bargain will be made or not in time.

Tam said:

Leopard 2A6 gets Krasnopoled.

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That projective seems awfully slow for a Krasnopol as it is clearly visible coming in on target. Could this be confirmation of a laser homing Lancet or Lancet equivalent?

plawolf said:

That projective seems awfully slow for a Krasnopol as it is clearly visible coming in on target. Could this be confirmation of a laser homing Lancet or Lancet equivalent?

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There has been a few times I was able to catch an artillery shell or even a Krasnopol visually on footage.

Look at the first shot of this one.


Another possibility is a lower velocity projectile, like a 120mm mortar fired Gran or Kitolov, which are basically Krasnopols on a different caliber.


More Krasnopol mayhem. Actions of the 2nd Artillery Brigade, taking out Ukrainian ammunition and fuel warehouse of the AFU in Siversk. Shells are fired from Giatsint-B howitzers.


Krasnopol hits on Ukrainian targets in Karlivka, Donetsk.


ODAB-1500 arrives in Vilcha at the Northern front.


AFU howitzer gets Krasnopoled in Tyaninka in Kherson.


Urban battles in Volchansk has begun.


FABs arriving in Kherson. I think Ukraine has pulled out all forces in Krynki and is sending them to the northern front.


An attempt to evacuate a Leopard 2 failed when a ---not sure if it's a Krasnopol or Lancet-- hits it. By the 238th Brigade.


BMP-3 with the markings of the new Seversk group. The Groups in summary are Zapad, Tsentr, Vostok, Yug, and Dniepr.


Ukrainian transport hidden in Zaporozhye gets hit by a Lancet.


BMP-3 in action during the campaign to capture Novomikhailovka. Having a 100mm gun is a big point for the BMP-3 which allows it to truly act as an assault gun to support infantry.


Ukrainian UAV operators tracked down to a communication center by a drone from the Group Dniepr. The site is subsequently hit with artillery.


One strike by Su-34, and after some time where more Ukrainian forces gathered at the same spot, a second strike followed.


Two strikes on temporary bases of Ukrainian UAV operators. Allegedly at least 20 were killed.


PbV-501A APC supplied by Sweden, found destroyed.

Atomicfrog said:

They have to secure what they can in the west part and deal can be made with Russia to soften the toll of war for both sides. Land area taken by Russia will be nationalised like assets in Crimea.

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But we will see if some peace talk bargain will be made or not in time.

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I think is a mistake to think that is possible to bargain with Russia the end of this war.
Russian political elites have repeatedly shown that this war is existential for them, Russian folks are also convinced about it.
Russia will not accept the West securing nothing in Western Ukraine since they know it would be use against them later with the goal of their full destruction as society and nation

The toll of the war in Russia seems very relative, with the economy growing, manufacturing sector growing, wages growing.
They have 0 incentives to stop.

Indeed the ones that need the war to stop is the West, if they want to have any chance of win the competition with China.
As more money they throw in Ukraine more weak they become againt China

An episode of the battle in the Kharkov region of the reconnaissance and sabotage unit "Kraken" of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The special forces of the GUR "Kraken" came under attack from Russian artillery and decided to retreat using ATVs.