Can H-6K carry bomb that heavy?
The War in the Ukraine
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With a payload of 12 tons, it should be able. The limitation would likely be the bomb bay size, if anything.
Perhaps H-6N with it recessed belly could.
Launched from TU-22m ? Not even sure it can carry these. Using a Tu-95 is suicidal or there is no air defense left.
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Russia subsidised Ukraine with cheap gas to the tune of $100 billion over several decades. What has Ukraine gotten since Maidan?
One thing I've learned is that Third World elites rarely make decisions that are good for the country. It's either about narrow personal enrichment or emotional decisions of "national aspirations". That's what Ukraine did in 2014. Yes, the CIA didn't help matters but there was fertile soil for them waiting. A contemporary example would be Armenia abandoning Russia in a desperate bid to join the EU because it fancies itself a Western country.
I'm not sure about that. While Russia was weaker back then, Ukraine's army was a total ramshackle mess. Putin could probably have overrun the country if he committed himself to it, certainly the eastern half, but he wavered and ultimately only settled on Crimea. I think Putin still believed everything could be worked out diplomatically back then, and naïvely trusted the West. A mistake he probably rues today.
According to the Ryazan air museum, seems the good ol' Tu-16 could carry them already, apparently?. Must be hell of a tight fit, though.
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Focusing on the elite to the detriment of everyone else is exactly what led to US' humiliation in Afghanistan.
Maybe US has really committed this mistake again, but it will be painful in terms of losses in men, land and resources alike. The Russians will keep consuming anyone who doesn't stand up to the Maidan elites, until the elites become so hated, they cannot mobilize or request any support anymore. Then there will be total land surrender like in Afghanistan with a handful of elites clinging to planes (or in this case more likely trucks and helicopters) to get out.
Seems the ODAB-9000 was actually a misidentified ODAB-1500, that now has UMPK kits for it
Russians captured a village east of Siversk.
Terminal and ferry bringing supplies to Odessa hit by Russian strike.
Tsukurino half encircled.
T-64BV hit by an Upyr drone.
Glide bomb arrives at the city of Zaporozhye.
Ukrainian Gvozdika SPG gets hit by Russian artillery of Group North.
Footage from the assault on Ugledar. I see ATGMs missed the Russian vehicle twice, brush off FPV attacks, and deflect automatic fire.
FAB-3000 lands on Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.
Russian MLRS takes out a Ukrainian ammo depot.
Russian artillery takes out a 2S22 Bogdana 155mm SPG in Bildova, Sumy region. Credit goes to the 155th Marine Brigade currently in the Kursk region.
FABs land on Ukrainian positions in Kremenoye.
About 870 soldiers were captured in Ugledar, while hundreds if not thousands, died from trying to break out the encirclement.
Kraken unit was in the Camelot Hotel when it was hit by a Russian strike at 5 am in the morning.
Ukraine produces 15 to 20 2S22 Bogdana SPGs a month according to Zelensky.
Ukrainian PT-91 and T-72AV tanks burned down after hit by Lancets.
A couple of downed Baba Yaga drones. Russians can repurpose these for their own use.
Now outdated footage. Tyulpan 240mm mortars working on Ugledar.
Ukrainian air defense at work over Kyiv.
AFU warehouse gets FABricated.
ATGM knocked out this M113 and finished off by an FPV. By the 14th SPN, so Ugledar area.
Destroyed Ukrainian UAV control point, AS-90, EW station, MSTA-B howitzer, Irbis radar station, and M198.
Terminal and ferry bringing supplies to Odessa hit by Russian strike.
Tsukurino half encircled.
T-64BV hit by an Upyr drone.
Glide bomb arrives at the city of Zaporozhye.
Ukrainian Gvozdika SPG gets hit by Russian artillery of Group North.
Footage from the assault on Ugledar. I see ATGMs missed the Russian vehicle twice, brush off FPV attacks, and deflect automatic fire.
FAB-3000 lands on Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.
Russian MLRS takes out a Ukrainian ammo depot.
Russian artillery takes out a 2S22 Bogdana 155mm SPG in Bildova, Sumy region. Credit goes to the 155th Marine Brigade currently in the Kursk region.
FABs land on Ukrainian positions in Kremenoye.
About 870 soldiers were captured in Ugledar, while hundreds if not thousands, died from trying to break out the encirclement.
Kraken unit was in the Camelot Hotel when it was hit by a Russian strike at 5 am in the morning.
Ukraine produces 15 to 20 2S22 Bogdana SPGs a month according to Zelensky.
Ukrainian PT-91 and T-72AV tanks burned down after hit by Lancets.
A couple of downed Baba Yaga drones. Russians can repurpose these for their own use.
Now outdated footage. Tyulpan 240mm mortars working on Ugledar.
Ukrainian air defense at work over Kyiv.
AFU warehouse gets FABricated.
ATGM knocked out this M113 and finished off by an FPV. By the 14th SPN, so Ugledar area.
Destroyed Ukrainian UAV control point, AS-90, EW station, MSTA-B howitzer, Irbis radar station, and M198.
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According to my friend who reads Russian media, there was a genuine belief that a diplomatic solution could be found. Russia was willing to go as far as allowing Ukraine to enter into an economic partnership with the EU as long as there were no NATO partnerships/memberships/bases.
It has been pointed out by others before, without any significant alternative levers, Russia was left with invade now or invade later after NATO equipment (and possibly personnel) has been fully integrated.