The War in the Ukraine
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I wouldn't be surprised if the success there were due to Russians being extra determined on this direction before the nATO summit. It might be just symbolic, but at some point someone's going to have to utter the words "New York has fallen into Russian hands". Ukrainians bragged about their meager "successes" of their last year's counteroffensive, it would be weird if Russians didn't use the opportunity to mock them here.
I've noticed the ATACM attacks have dried up a bit. Have they run out of missiles or have the Russians figured out how to counter these things?
I suspect the Ukrainians got an earful from their Western sponsors after they bombed civilians on the beaches of Crimea. Zelensky has been talking about the need for negotiated settlement in recent weeks (a sharp departure from his earlier maximalist rhetoric). The surge of the far-right in Europe, and its more pro-Russian outlook, also means a less favorable external environment for the Ukrainians. Not to mention a potential second Trump presidency.
All in all, I get the sense that the West is quietly trying to force the Ukrainians to accept that they won't win this war, but they also don't want the Kremlin to get everything it wants. How do you accept a defeat in a proxy war while pretending you didn't get defeated? That's essentially the dilemma in D.C. right now.
All in all, I get the sense that the West is quietly trying to force the Ukrainians to accept that they won't win this war, but they also don't want the Kremlin to get everything it wants. How do you accept a defeat in a proxy war while pretending you didn't get defeated? That's essentially the dilemma in D.C. right now.
They won't let the far-right get any significant degree of power. They will just find administrative excuses to ignore the electorate's choice.
They wanted to do the same thing in Afghanistan and we know how that turned out.
The @Soldier30 categorically stated the ATACMS followed a ballistic trajectory. This leaves no room for interpretation.
It's fairly routine for Ukrainian EW systems to be getting whacked by Lancets, usually the Bukovel AD and the Nota ("Note") variety. Not as ironical as air defense systems or vehicles with Ukrainian UAV operators both getting whacked by Lancets.
They might have hit warehouses or depots where the Ukrainians have been storing these things. The Russians might also have done the same for depots of Storm Shadow and SCALP, as I have not heard of them for quite a while now. Can't underestimate Ukrainian moles and partisans working for the Russian side, along with the relentless observation and tracking by Russian UAVs on any warehouse structure used by the Ukrainians.
Russians open a new front in the Kharkhiv region.
A mighty explosion in Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk.
Village of Voshkod taken by the Russians in the Sokol area.
FPV drone strike on a Humvee.
ODAB-500 and two FABs on Ukrainian forces hiding in a forest.
Two UMPB D-30SN hit Ukrainian positions in the Kharkhiv front.
FAB-3000 arrives on Ukrainian positions near Volchansk.
A Russian Typhoon-K that ran over a mine and damaged. These vehicles are relatively rare for now but I expect they would become more common over time.
This isn't common also but could increase in the near future. An S-350 Vityaz AD system in the operation zone.
Bonus Pantsyr S-1 which appears to accompany the S-350 Vityaz. MoD footage.
Cool landing of four FABs in the Liptsy area. The Ukrainian counteroffensive in the area is allegedly blunted.
Hyacinth-B with the Group North of forces.
Interview of MSTA-S commander that took out an Abrams with a Krasnopol. The Siberian Association appear to be the unit that has taken out the most Abrams.
Another FPV drone vs. Baba Yaga ram. Russians more than willing to trade FPV drones to Ukrainian Baba Yagas.
Big fire on gas infrastructure in Ukraine.
Rare (for Ukrainians) Tunguska AD system hit by Lancet.
Base of Ukrainian drone operators in Kherson gets the FAB treatment.
Accessible footage of MiG-29 and it's hanger getting Iskandered. Potentially fake Su-25s nearby.
Lancet takes out an Oshkosh.
Two Bradleys taken out by FPV drones of the Sudoplatov unit.
There was also the rumor that the SCALP-capable Su-24 fleet got decimated.
ArcelorMittal announces they can't keep up production due to electricty cost as the majority of their power is imported
Footage of the combat work of the Russian T-72B3M tank west of Avdeevka. The modernized T-72B3M tanks appeared in 2022, technical information about it is on the channel. The tank is reported to be firing a 125mm cannon with high-explosive fragmentation shells at a distance of 800 meters, supporting an infantry advance on a Ukrainian army stronghold. Judging by the video, an unknown electronic warfare system is installed on the tank, since Ukrainian FPV drones attacking it do not fire at the tank; this usually rarely happens in combat operations. The video has been shortened.
Daym if this true then they'll gonna need those Mirages. Maybe snatching those being sold by Qatar.