The War in the Ukraine

There seems to be quite an uptick in turtle tanks. If the Russian are going to start using tanks like mobile bunkers, they might as well space out the shell more so that it actually works like spaced armour. If you have a turtle tanks with enough clearance it might as well be immune to FPV. Current footage looks like they are surviving 3/4 FPVs before one gets through.

gelgoog said:

Uncle SAM dumping garbage tier weapons into Ukraine again.

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The ironic thing about this news is that either the Ukranians are apparently better Patriot operators than the Israelis; which apparently are morons to the point of getting rid of multiple AD systems right when they are at the brink of a full regional war, despite the fact their geopolitical stance and survival being extremely dependant on effective use of air defense ooor the Ukranians(and the US by extension) are lying about the Patriot's performance, as they have done since Desert Storm

SolarWarden said:

Does Russia know they took out all Patriot batteries in Ukraine because their air force sure acts like they are still around.

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Does it really matter if they left out a "few". All I'm seeing nowadays is bombs raining by the dozens on the frontline everyday and missiles hitting targets deep in Ukraine whenever Russia feels like it. Also, all these attacks by Ukraine on Russia didn't really change anything on a strategic scale. Russia is still advancing while Ukraine is still retreating.

M270 HIMARS tracked by UAV to its hanger lair. An Iskander was sent express delivery to the hanger. I would think the smoldering pile near the entrance of the hanger in the footage is the M270 itself.



A second Iskander strike on a hanger with a HIMARS near Nikolaev.


The way this Ukrainian pickup blew up suggests it's carrying a full bed of ammunition.


Russian sniper takes out a flying Ukrainian drone at over a kilometer. The definition of a good shot.


Ukrainian artillery and ammo depot taken out with an M-46 field gun.


Ukrainian pickup on a supply run gets taken out by Molinya FPV drones.


Another Ukrainian pickup goes up after being hit indicating it was also carrying ammunition.


Artillery of the Center Group hits a Ukrainian field ammo depot.


FAB-500 hits a Ukrainian command center in the right side of Kherson.


Ukrainian positions in Volchansk getting hit by TOS strikes.


Russian air strike with glide bombs on the positions of Ukrainian airborne units.


Ukrainian tank taken out by the 14th SPN.


LMUR hits a building used by Ukrainian military. From the display of the helicopter you can see a label of AS-UAV which is meant to transmit data from a drone to a helicopter, but in this case, this datalink is used with the LMUR.


Shot of a FAB-500T unexploded in Kharkhiv. This version is longer and more aerodynamic than the M62 version. This bomb was originally intended to be used with MiG-25s.


UAV operators from Group Vostok using a heavy industrial drone similar to a Baba Yaga. The drone can carry and drop two 82mm mortars for over 4km.


Swedish Strf 90 IFV hit by two FPV drones.

Tam said:

Artillery of the Center Group hits a Ukrainian field ammo depot.

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Only for the purposes of supporting these posts involving Russian operational groups.

This is the estimated division made available of the Operational Groups around which the operational and strategic management of the Russian group deployed in Ukraine is organized. These are estimates released at different times over a few months ago by military observers:


West(Zapad) -
Personnel: 80,000
Tanks: 1,112
Armored: 1,840
Artillery >100 mm: 790
MLRS: 280

South(Yug) -
Personnel: 110,000
Tanks: 400
Armored: 1,600
Artillery >100 mm: 1,150
MLRS: 300

Center(Tsentr) -
Personnel: 87,000
Tanks: 386
Armored: 774
Artillery >100 mm: 832
MLRS: 212

East(Vostok) -
Personnel: 52,000
Tanks: 400
Armored: 800
Artillery >100 mm: 310
MLRS: 100

Dnepr -
Personnel: 130,000
Tanks: 670
Armored: 1,950
Artillery >100 mm: 900
MLRS: 200


On the map, there were two non-active groups in Ukraine, involved in garrisoning the borders, they are the Briansk/Kursk and Belgorod groups:

Bryansk/Kursk(not on the map) -
Personnel: 16,500
Tanks: 80
Armored: 220
Artillery >100 mm: 320
MLRS: 20

Belgorod -
Personnel: 17,700
Tanks: 110
Armored: 361
Artillery >100 mm: 415
MLRS: 38

As is known, the North(Sever) Group was created, probably as a merger of the two groups (Briansk/Kursk and Belgorod) or simply changing the name of the Belgorod Group to the North Group.

Rough estimate of the directions of Russian Operational Strategic Groups:
West(Zapad): Starts in Kreminna(Luhansk) and ends in Topoli(Kharkiv)
South(Yug): Starts between Krasnohorivka(Donetsk) to Solodke(Donetsk) and Bilohorivka to Zalizne/Maiorska/Shumy(Donetsk)
Centr(Tsentr): Starts between Zalizne/Maiorska/Shumy(Donetsk) to Nevelske(Donetsk)
East(Vostok): Starts from Novopokrovka(Zaporizhzhia) in the direction of Verbove to Volodymyrivka(Donetsk)
Dnepr: Starts from Novopokrovka(Zaporizhzhia) in the direction of Verbove to the mouth of the river Dnipro(Kherson)

Speaking of the Ukrainian organizational landscape, the strategic landscape is divided into three Ukrainian “Operational Strategic Groups,” which are loosely similar to military groups. These are, from north to south, the Khortytsia(K), Tavria(T) and Odessa(O) Strategic Operation Groups (OSGs).


Odessa(O) -
Tavria(T) -
Khortytsia(K) -

In the much vaunted Ukrainian counteroffensive, the ZSU created two army corps, with each corps responsible for each OSGs, the 10th Operational Corps falling under the Khortytsia area of responsibility and the 9th Strategic Reserve Corps falling under the Tavria area of responsibility. With the creation in 2024 of the 30th Marine Corps, based in Mykolaiv, it is now under the responsibility of the Odessa group.

sheogorath said:

The ironic thing about this news is that either the Ukranians are apparently better Patriot operators than the Israelis; which apparently are morons to the point of getting rid of multiple AD systems right when they are at the brink of a full regional war, despite the fact their geopolitical stance and survival being extremely dependant on effective use of air defense ooor the Ukranians(and the US by extension) are lying about the Patriot's performance, as they have done since Desert Storm

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One alternative is that the timeframe of transfer is simply beyond the scope of current conflicts.
Which would raise questions of what the point of this is - a "loophole" to transfer funds marked for Ukraine to Israel, by making payments before deliveries? Only really makes sense if EU/Allies (With constituents less sympathetic to Israels war of aggression.) agreed to indirectly fund Israel by covering the shortfall for Ukraine.

Pure speculation.

Leopard tank Immobilized and finished off by FPV drones. To the Leopard's credit, the crew managed to survive and run away.


Iskander strike on a Ukrainian S-300 system. Taken out --- Launcher, Guidance radar, Low altitude radar, command center, at least 15 specialists. This one took place in the Odessa region.


Ukrainian BMP-2 taken out by drone drops near Ugledar.


Su-57 strikes targets near Dnipropetrovosk.


FAB-500 arrives at site of Ukrainian UAV operators near Tyaninka, Kherson.


Two FPV drones from the Group Center of forces strikes a Bradley.


Russian forces advance within Georgievka and Krasnogorovka.


Ukrainian BTR-4E taken out by the 155th Marine Brigade now redeployed to the Kharkhiv region after taking Novomikhailovka.


Krasnopol shells landing on Ukrainian positions in the Kharkhiv front.


FAB-500s land on Ukrainian positions in the Serebryansky Forest.


Russians also advanced in the Kanal microdistrict in Chasiv Yar taking high rise buildings.


Russian MoD formally announces capture of Razdolovka.


Russians captured central part of Sokol.


Kornet ATGM hits a Ukrainian fortification.


Ukrainian landing boat hit by Lancet.


Taking out a Ukrainian drone with a shotgun.


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YouTube version of the second M270 HIMARS takeout. Also a hanger hit by Iskander. Sustained fire along with secondary explosions point to more munitions being hit and cooking off.

UMPB D-30SN strikes buildings occupied by the Ukrainian military.


Ukrainian commando boat steaming at full speed, hit by Lancet.


Ukrainian drone carrying a TM-62 antitank mine.


Ukrainian Yak-52 trying to intercept a Russian UAV that took this picture.


Ukrainian vehicle with anti-aircraft gun gets hit by a Lancet.


An M777 howitzer gets taken out by a Hyacinth-B howitzer with the aid of drones.


Ukrainian bridge layer laying bridge over the Volchya to connect to northern Volchansk, gets taken out by a Lancet.


FPV drone manages to strike a Ukrainian pickup with EW protection near Mykolaivka. From the Sudoplatov unit. Pickup by the way is a Mitsubishi L200 or Strada.


TOS arrives at the landing positions of the AFU at the left bank of the Dniepr and along the storage areas of their boats.


Ukrainian transport working at the Volchansk front is taken out by a Lancet.


Knocked out pickup belonging to a Ukrainian UAV crew. This was hit by an FPV drone.


ODAB-1500 on Ukrainian positions deep within forest.


Precise artillery hit on a Ukrainian rotation at night.


Ukrainian tank hits a land mine in the Vremevsky sector.


Lancet hits a Ukrainian search radar.


Bradley hit by FPV drones from Center Group troops.


FABs arrive at a Ukrainian command post in Siversk.


Ukrainian positions in the right bank of the Dniepr hit with FAB-250 bombs.


YouTube accessible footage of the latest Iskander strike out a Ukrainian S-300P system near Odessa.

And yet according to CSIS Russia manufactures 5 Iskander missiles a month.

What are these people smoking? Russia fires more Iskanders than that in a week.

The Iskander strikes again. This time a logistics train in Ukrainka, carrying reinforcements. Alleged and observed destroyed includes tanks, M113s, BMPs, and a Buk, not to mention, soldiers.


The 238th strikes a base as it supports the drive to Konstantinovka (village).


Ukrainian UAV control site gets FPV droned.


An Orthodox Church was attacked by the Ukrainians in Belgorod. Russians gets very pissed when religious structures are attacked.


Ukrainian vehicles and a D-30 gets hit by Russian artillery in forest patch near Volchansk.


ODAB-1500 strikes a supply point in Konstantinovka (town) that could be resupplying Ukrainian forces in Chasiv Yar.


Night time FAB strike at Kharkhiv region. Could also be X-38ML.


Chasiv Yar. A FAB-1500 arrives on a high rise building.


Russians sending more reinforcements to the front.


Field ammo depot hit by the 139th Brigade near Ugledar.


Moment of a Lancet strike at a Ukrainian IFV.