The War in the Ukraine

Stealthflanker said:

Loss of Control is more likely, as this UAV may have Satellite links. The antenna for that is not necessarily make it easy to hack or jam.

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Forced to destroy it. Could be hacked... Could be malfunction. Could not let the drone fall into enemy hands. It's likely the Su-57 was also the mothership for the drone.


The AFU 123rd Brigade confirms the suicide death of its battalion commander Igor Grib. He shot himself when his battalion refused orders and abandoned their positions in Ugledar. In other words they didn't want to be cannon fodder.


The RF 83rd VDV Brigade (Brigada83) successfully evacuated a captured Turkish Kirpi in the Kursk region.


Also by Brigada83, a Lancet takes out a Ukrainian howitzer.


The Ukrainian SBU are conducting police raids all over the Sumy region that led to a chain of deadly strikes against HIMARS, Patriots, AFU convoys and columns.


The Russians have captured Zhelannoye Vtoroye in the Kurakhovsky direction.


Russian storm troopers captured the banner of the AFU 58th Brigade in a storming operation against their stronghold in the Ugledar direction.


Ukrainian UAV control center subjected to a Russian MLRS attack.


Destroyed M109 in the Kharkhiv region.


Krasnopol being prepared to be shot.


M777 taken out by X-UAV from an Orion. Sumy region.


Lancet takes out another guntrak with a Zu-23-2.


French Caesar SPG taken out by an Orion strike.


FAB-3000 and ODAB-1500 at work here.

Engineering units of the Russian army have begun to build fortifications in the forests and fields of the Kursk and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine. Engineering units of the Sever group are engaged in the construction of fortifications; dugouts and caponiers are being created. As reported, military fortifications are not being created for defense, but for the development of an offensive by troops from them; they can also be used for temporary rest for servicemen.

Archival footage of a unique battle between two Russian BTR-82A 810 Brigade of the Russian Marine Corps, with nineteen armored vehicles, the 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian army. The video was filmed in the Kursk region, the 82nd assault brigade on light armored vehicles, tried to enter the rear of the Russian army. Two BTR-82As worked from an ambush, fire was conducted from 30-mm automatic cannons 2A72, armor-piercing ammunition. The positions of the BTRs and the direction of fire are shown in the video, it is partially shortened, the damaged equipment is shown at the end of the video. The official report on the battle is as follows. The Ukrainian column was moving in a composition of nineteen armored vehicles, 12 armored vehicles were able to enter the area of the settlement. Eight armored vehicles were destroyed by crossfire, four armored vehicles were able to drive on, but were also destroyed by other units. Five armored vehicles, before reaching the main road, turned around on a dirt road and drove back. After the main battle, two armored vehicles tried to break through the ambush, shown at the end of the video, but were also destroyed.

The first footage has been published, although this has not been officially confirmed, of the downing of what is believed to be the new Russian S-70 Okhotnik attack UAV. The S-70 Okhotnik drone was shot down, presumably, by a Russian Su-57 aircraft at close range in the skies over Gorlovka. After that, the aircraft turned around to avoid the Ukrainian air defense zone. Usually, the S-70 drone flies in tandem with the Su-57, but we also showed a flight in tandem with the Su-30. The drone fell in the Donetsk region near Konstantinovka. Unofficially, it was reported that a technical failure occurred and the S-70 Okhotnik drone lost control, after which it was decided to destroy it. The drone was a prototype.

It is pretty big news the Russians using the Okhotnik in Ukraine.

Deino said:

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Retarded comment. You can see the fibers in the body panels. It is clearly using composites. Of course the skeletal frame is likely aluminium.

Okhotnik has not entered serial production yet, so this is likely one of the prototypes with AL-41 engine.

Had no idea they had something like this tbh. Is it just GJ-11 blyat edition?

The program is at least 5 years old.

It is a big deal getting it downed in Ukrainian territory. This might allow the Ukrainian side to have some kind of insight into the communications and control systems in the drone if they are in good enough condition. Insight into its stealth capabilities would likely be minimal though since I doubt the prototypes will have same configuration as the final production version.

FAB with UMPK hits a Ukrainian ammo depot in the Kupyansk direction.


Ukrainian T-72AMT captured in the Pokrovsk direction.


Oil depot in Odessa gets hit by Gerans.


Ukrainian Gvozdika SPG gets hit by a Lancet.


Destroyed Roschel Senator in Snagost, Kursk region.


Downed and abandoned Bradley M2 of the AFU 47th in the Kursk region.


Ukrainian transport intercepted by FPV of the Kaira detachment of the 39th Brigade in the Pokrovsk direction.


Maxxpro intercepted by FPV in Ohlovka.


Zelensky visited the Sumy oblast which is an indication of an evil omen for the Ukrainians.


Ukrainian howitzer gets taken out.


TRML-4D radar for Iris-T taken out by a Lancet.


Ukrainian UAV crew in a house gets hit by Russian strike.


Ukrainian SPG taken out by FPV from the 14th SPN.


Ukrainian M55S tank destroyed by artillery of the 20th Army.


FAB arrives on Ukrainian positions from a Ukrainian POV.

They finally bombed the crash site with Iskander.

Russian electronic warfare has reduced HIMARS effectiveness to less than 10%. The Atlantic. The last less than 10% still makes it dangerous and inflicts casualties.


Another ODAB on Volchansk. And another.


Abandoned Ukrainian BMP detonates with an FPV drone.


Ship unloading ammunition in Odessa port gets hit by an Iskander-M during the unloading process. Likely a ship delivering Western munitions.


Another Ukrainian crossing in the Oskol River gets hit by a Russian strike.


Gerans arrive on Odessa, striking a target. The big flash and explosion indicates a jackpot hit, possibly an ammo depot.


M777 intercepted by Lancet while being towed to a new location.


Drone to drone interception, against a Baba Yaga by the Alania group.


This large Ukrainian drone is carrying something when it got intercepted by another drone.


Antipersonnel jumping mines are being dropped by Russian drones of the Phoenix detachment.


Humvee intercepted by two FPVs in Kurakhov.


Novokramatorsk Machine Building Plant in Kramatorsk gets hit by a Russian strike.


FABs arrive in Kucherovka in the Kupyansk region.


Ukrainian transport intercepted by a Lancet.


Russians have captured Tsukurino.