The War in the Ukraine

sheogorath said:

So that should clear the doubts whether the Su-34 could carry the FAB/OFAB-3000 or it was only the Tu-22.

Aussie "volunteer" and r/Ukraine redditor got killed a few days ago.

Someone compiled a thread about his posts because despite being a volunteer with the AFU's, they would get deleted often for going against the narrative, including the 10:1 kill-death ratios, FPV superiority and other common tropes

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1812075695473848798

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Death reports tend to lag a bit, pending confirmation, body discovery, etc,.

International Brigade and Kraken were both rotated out of the Kanal microdistrict, which is an indication they were left with only 20 to 30 percent combat strength and has to be withdrawn to prevent the units from obliteratation. Ukrainians claimed the Russians suffered 90,000 over in the Kanal microdistrict however there is only one Russian division there, the 98th VDV, which is less than 9,000, and still remains combat ready.


Phenol plant in Niu York burns to the ground after Russian shelling.


Ukrainian UAV control point under the Antonivsky Bridge gets taken out by an ODAB-1500. More than 15 operators allegedly killed.


Two Iskanders arrive on a Ukrainian supply train in the village of Budy in the Kharkhiv region. The Russians double tapped this with another missile just as rescue crews were working and officials were inspecting damage. Several railway cars and the infrastructure werwe reported destroyed. Ammunition also presumably destroyed.


Alleged casualties and destroyed include about 100 personnel, 3 Marders, 15 Urals, 2 armored combat vehicles and 2 ZiLs.


It is reported than an Iskander hit Ukrainian air defenses in Odessa with cluster munitions. Video footage pending for this.


Ukrainian T-64BV knocked out by a Lancet.


FAB-3000 arrives at Ukrainian PVD at Velikiye Prohody in the Kharkhiv region.


Damage of FAB-1500 hit in Liptsy.


FABs arrive in Bely Kolodez over a Ukrainian PVD. This in Kharkhiv region.


Two M777s taken out by Lancet. First in the Kramatorsk region, the second in the Kharkhiv region.


Mine depot gets drone dropped. First Tank Army in Kupyansk.


Molniya FPV drone takes out an M113.


FAB arrivals, Kharkhiv region.


Ukrainian PVD hit by artillery, Kharkhiv front.


PVDs of Ukrainian UAV crews, also hit by artillery. Kharkhiv front.

TM-62 mines began to be used to storm buildings in Ukraine. The Russian army began to use TM-62 anti-tank mines in Ukraine as grenades, and several cases have already been recorded. Why is this done? This method allows you to avoid storming the building, since the mine actually destroys the building. It is worth noting that with this method of assault, the soldier himself may receive a concussion. Presumably, a hole is drilled in the TM-62 mines and a grenade fuse is inserted there, since the video shows a soldier pulling the pin from the mine.

An episode of a battle in Ukraine, a Russian T-72 tank and an MTLB armored personnel carrier, the location of the shooting is not disclosed. The task of the T-72 tank was to cover the landing of an assault group from an MT-LB armored personnel carrier; the battle was fought with the Ukrainian 68th separate Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush. In the video you can see a powerful blow from a Ukrainian FPV drone on the roof of the tank, thanks to the protection of the tower, called “Mangal”, the tank withstood the drone’s attack. The decision to land a Russian assault group was canceled because intelligence reported that Ukrainian artillery was preparing to attack the landing area. The video is archival and shortened, presumably early spring, showing significant moments of the battle.

FriedButter said:

Isn’t that suppose to be Medvedev? Lavrov speaks much more like a professional diplomat than to make statements like that anyway.

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Not sure why you think it is unprofessional. It is simply an escalation.

sheogorath said:

So that should clear the doubts whether the Su-34 could carry the FAB/OFAB-3000 or it was only the Tu-22.

Aussie "volunteer" and r/Ukraine redditor got killed a few days ago.

Someone compiled a thread about his posts because despite being a volunteer with the AFU's, they would get deleted often for going against the narrative, including the 10:1 kill-death ratios, FPV superiority and other common tropes

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1812075695473848798

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The terrifying contrast between him recruiting people on reddit in the beginning, then telling them to stay away in the end. "We are not mercenaries". He fought for a flag that was not his, and he was getting paid to do it. That makes him a mercenary, a hired gun, not a volunteer.

gelgoog said:

Picture of the Su-34 with FAB-3000 UMPK. Also, there is another picture with the gliding bomb in flight.

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Here is a longer video of the FAB-3000

Latest Iskander strike on a Ukrainian supply train is now on YouTube.


Original footage


IRIS-T gets Iskandered including it's TRML-4D radar. The Iskander is using a cluster munitions warhead.


Russian MoD reports destroying three S-125 Pechora launchers. These launcher have been adapted to use Hawk SAMs.


Ukrainian T-64BV destroyed by FPV drone in the Kharkhiv front.


FPV drone rams a Baba Yaga.


Ukrainian excavator that builds fortifications gets Krasnopoled from the 83rd Brigade.


Another LMUR strike in Prechistovka.


Ukrainian landing boat gets hit by FPV drone.


Another Ukrainian PVD hit by FAB-3000.


Nona-K 120mm gun mortar lands one on a Ukrainian UAV control site.


Ukrainian PVD hit by FABs and bridges by X-38ML.


Ukrainian PVD hit by an ODAB-1500 across in Kherson.


VT-40 FPV drone hits a Bradley.


Su-34 drops four FABs with UMPK on a Ukrainian PVD with UAV control site and various vehicles.

Tam said:

Death reports tend to lag a bit, pending confirmation, body discovery, etc,.

International Brigade and Kraken were both rotated out of the Kanal microdistrict, which is an indication they were left with only 20 to 30 percent combat strength and has to be withdrawn to prevent the units from obliteratation. Ukrainians claimed the Russians suffered 90,000 over in the Kanal microdistrict however there is only one Russian division there, the 98th VDV, which is less than 9,000, and still remains combat ready.

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Ha! More proof that the cheating Russians are using resurrection hacks!

But on a more serious note, it would be amusingly plausible that Ukrainian claimed Russian casualty numbers have more correlation with their own losses than actual Russian losses. So if the Ukrainians lost 30k in the area, the Russians must have lost at last 90k since one brave Ukrainian is worth at least 3 Russian penal legionnaires!

Members of the Hispaniola SPN unit conducting a storming raid south of Chasiv Yar in motorbikes and getting through the artillery and FPV drones. The Hispaniola unit is said to be named as members were soccer fans and the leader having a call sign the Spaniard, even if he's not Spanish. Motorcycle tactics have been successful in the capture of Staromayorsky and Urozhayne, the latter which the MoD has formally announced.


Air strikes on the phenol plant in Niu York where the Russian offensive is developing.


AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar is taken out by a Lancet strike.


This time an IRIS-T launcher is taken out by a Lancet.


ODAB strikes near the front in Kharkhiv on Ukrainian forces.


X-38ML takes out another Ukrainian bridge near Kupyansk.


FABs arrive on Ukrainian positions in Volchansk.


Lancet takes out a Ukrainian tank. By the 40th Marine Brigade in the Vremevsky sector.


A pickup with troops by the AFU 6th Brigade falls under attack by FPV drones in the Seversk front.


Ukrainian BMP-2 knocked out by drones in the Pokrovsk sector.


British AS-90 SPG gets knocked out via MSTA-B of the 238th.


Destroyed Ukrainian 2S22 Bogdana 155mm SPG somewhere in the front.


Odessa gets hit by a missile again.


The Russians are in almost full control of Makeevka in the Svatovo Kupyansk sector.


Work of the Valkyrie SPN unit in the Zaporozhye front.


LMUR hits a house used by Ukrainian troops in the right side of the Dniepr, betrayed by its Starlink antenna.


Massive air strike on a Ukrainian platoon hiding out in a residential area in Liman.


2nd Artillery Brigade takes out a Ukrainian SPG in the Seversk front.


Ukrainian PVD in Udy, Kharkhiv region, hit by artillery.


Ukrainian UAV control site hit by a D-30 howitzer.


Ukrainian 120mm mortar site hit by a Molinya FPV drone. Chasiv Yar area by the 98th VDV.


Ukrainian communication tower didn't need to be attacked. It just knew when to quit and fell apart.

Tam said:

Members of the Hispaniola SPN unit conducting a storming raid south of Chasiv Yar in motorbikes and getting through the artillery and FPV drones. The Hispaniola unit is said to be named as members were soccer fans and the leader having a call sign the Spaniard, even if he's not Spanish. Motorcycle tactics have been successful in the capture of Staromayorsky and Urozhayne, the latter which the MoD has formally announced.

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Some lessons on this.

Military Doctrine - Use of motorcycles versus drones:

1. Over the course of this year, the Russians have seen an increasingly intensive use of motorcycles in offensive actions.

2. Based on several videos, we can conclude that the use of motorcycles would be related to a TTP (technique, tactic and procedure) directly related to countering the main Ukrainian defensive weapon: artillery commercial drones.

3. In this attack carried out by the Russians in the town of Urozhaine, around 15 motorcycles were used, carrying out a movement very quickly and with great success.

4. This is due to the fact that the Ukrainian defenders would need to monitor and attack many fleeting targets at the same time with their drones, but they cannot, as they do not have so many drones in the same position and, mainly, they do not have so many drone operators to act against motorcycles.

5. This footage showing a motorcycle attack in the Chasiv Yar canal district region. Note that even under heavy Ukrainian fire, the motorcycles managed to advance.

New images are being released showing Russian troops using motorcycles and cross-country buggies during attacks on Ukrainian positions or reconnaissance missions in force. The use of such means is becoming more and more frequent. There is also a report of support from electronic warfare systems against drones being used to support these troops, in order to try to reduce risks.

Another Ukrainian PVD gets an X-38ML arrived on it.


Improved UMPK are on the development pipeline.


Ukrainian T-64 feels the love of a Lancet.


AS-90 SPG gets knocked out on Illinka, which makes it possibly by the 238th.


A batch of modernized MiG-31BM has been received by the VKS.


Dam near Staritsa, used by the AFU as a crossing, gets a bunch of FABs on it.


The 238th Artillery Brigade manages to score on a significant sized Ukrainian ammo depot in Novoselidovka.


The EW on this Ukrainian pickup wasn't enough to stop this VT-40 drone.


2S5 Hyacinth-S SPG at work. This SPG is quite popular with the Russian Army.


Ukrainian PVD taken out by artillery in the Kharkhiv front.


Ukrainian embankment crossing taken out by artillery. Kharkhiv front.


Lancets takes out an M198 and an M777 howitzers. Kharkhiv front.


Lancet takes out an AN/TPQ-64 counterbattery radar. Kharkhiv front.


Humvees and pickups attacked by FPV drones. Kharkhiv front.


Ukrainian UAV control site hit by Russian D-30 howitzer. Kherson region.


Ukrainian crossing hit by an X-38ML. Something is left burning, possibly a vehicle. This should be in Zaporozhye.


Another M777 taken out by Lancet, this one in Zaporozhye by the Viking Squad.


Four FAB-250s arrive at a Ukrainian position in Kherson.

gelgoog said:

Picture of the Su-34 with FAB-3000 UMPK. Also, there is another picture with the gliding bomb in flight.

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Correction, the Su-34 was being carried by the bomb!