The War in the Ukraine

Ukrainian vehicle in Chasiv Yar gets Krasnopoled.


Kharkhiv region. Another Ukrainian howitzer silenced by a Lancet. Lancet attacks have effectively suppressed Ukrainian artillery in the north.


M113 knocked out by Lancet in Volchansk.


Bases occupied by Ukrainian UAV crews gets hit by mortars. This on the right side of the Dniepr.


Ukrainian tank goes up after a direct hit. Zaporozhye region.


Bukovel AD EW complex hit by a Lancet from the Viking Squad. Zaporozhye region.


Russians captured the hospital used by Ukrainians as a strategic fortification in the center of Volchansk.


Kharkhiv under Geran attack, following destruction of the air defense headquarters there by Iskander strikes.


Number of Ukrainian sea drones destroyed in the Black Sea up to 15.


Ukrainian fuel tanker in Kupyansk region struck by Lancet.


Two Ukrainian Akasya SPGs destroyed by Lancets in the Volchansk area.

phrozenflame said:

why are they still not in hardened bunkers? it's been 2 years into the war

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Probably those constant increases in the military budget that many boast about only fatten the pockets of the corrupt

Another possibility is the indolence of the Russians due to their aerial platforms, which, being one of the bases most attacked by Ukraine, have been unable to improve protection.

the guys at @fighterbomber describe it this way: "we have to learn"


Russians are slow to learn, and generally do so after many failures and losses, a couple of years may not be enough for them.

The telegram channel of aviators and fans of Russian aviation avoids talking about the losses of equipment, and only honors the memory of the dead... they already give us an idea that the losses are not only material.

Sheleah said:

Russians are slow to learn, and generally do so after many failures and losses, a couple of years may not be enough for them.

The telegram channel of aviators and fans of Russian aviation avoids talking about the losses of equipment, and only honors the memory of the dead... they already give us an idea that the losses are not only material.

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This is such a dumb truism. Not only is it false, but it's actually damaging to the wider public and the military apparatus who adopts these truisms as actual truth, thus ruining any future planning and expectations.

Sheleah said:

Probably those constant increases in the military budget that many boast about only fatten the pockets of the corrupt

Another possibility is the indolence of the Russians due to their aerial platforms, which, being one of the bases most attacked by Ukraine, have been unable to improve protection.

the guys at @fighterbomber describe it this way: "we have to learn"

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Russians are slow to learn, and generally do so after many failures and losses, a couple of years may not be enough for them.

The telegram channel of aviators and fans of Russian aviation avoids talking about the losses of equipment, and only honors the memory of the dead... they already give us an idea that the losses are not only material.

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Yea the Russians are so stupid and the West is so superior. Just look at how good the West is at bombing unarmed civilians! Look at how they managed to open the Red Sea! Get real.

Sheleah said:

Probably those constant increases in the military budget that many boast about only fatten the pockets of the corrupt

Another possibility is the indolence of the Russians due to their aerial platforms, which, being one of the bases most attacked by Ukraine, have been unable to improve protection.

the guys at @fighterbomber describe it this way: "we have to learn"

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Russians are slow to learn, and generally do so after many failures and losses, a couple of years may not be enough for them.

The telegram channel of aviators and fans of Russian aviation avoids talking about the losses of equipment, and only honors the memory of the dead... they already give us an idea that the losses are not only material.

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The guy use a telegram condolence message as a proof and then proceed to create a supremacist Nazi narrative out of it

TBH some moderator should ban you for this.

Santamaria said:

Only thing F16 will achieve is to get ridiculiced and demystified as the rest of western weapons, and this is the main and only reasons they don’t send them.

Your premise is totally absurd, those squadrons would face immediately air defenses plus Russians scuadrons of combat planes, in a situation of inferiority.

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It should further restrict the operational freedom of Russian aviation. Its impact could be big, but there won't be sexy footage; so the propaganda narrative is entirely up to statements made by military officials and loyal journalists spinning these statements "correctly".

Appearance of F-16 tho will incetivize Russian more with their BVR tactics. maybe even purge those old coots somehow believe dogfight is a thing. Allowing better minds to prevail, tho it may also depend on the inertia of bureaucracy there.

Proton said:

It should further restrict the operational freedom of Russian aviation. Its impact could be big, but there won't be sexy footage; so the propaganda narrative is entirely up to statements made by military officials and loyal journalists spinning these statements "correctly".

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It all depend on numbers. And low numbers which according to reports Ukraine would get would change nothing.

Proton said:

It should further restrict the operational freedom of Russian aviation. Its impact could be big, but there won't be sexy footage; so the propaganda narrative is entirely up to statements made by military officials and loyal journalists spinning these statements "correctly".

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They will restrict few things. They will destroy some Su35 and SU30 that will be tasked with hunt the F16 and maybe some Su34, but in general they will operate in very bad conditions.

From which airbase will be deployed, in which conditions, etc?

They will face a number of SU35 and SU30 greatly exceeding their own numbers, and that have longer range weapons that the ones the F16 will mount and while being also attacked by air defenses.

They will operate under the worst possible environment, in the same way that western tanks operated in the worst conditions in the counter offensive, and in such context is difficult to have a significant impact