The War in the Ukraine

Another key consideration would be weight, specifically ground pressure. Western super-heavies are not ideal in muddy conditions and there have been plenty of dead Abrams and Leo’s that looks like they simply fell into a ditch and couldn’t get back out and became easy targets for the Russians.

T-72 would be perfect if not for the reverse speed.

T-90M remedied that, and T-90 incorporated premium features from T-80U. But end of the day these are minor stuff. Main thing is the FPV survuval. All 3 tanks equally outdated in that regard.

There are an estimated of 100.000 desertions registered since February 2022


NK rounds estimate seem to sit a 6 million units of 122mm and 152mm shells

sheogorath said:

There are an estimated of 100.000 desertions registered since February 2022

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1851483081477177491

NK rounds estimate seem to sit a 6 million units of 122mm and 152mm shells

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1851353185761313131

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There's going to be plenty of 130mm in there, and that brought the successful re-issue of the legendary 130mm M-46 field gun back to the field.

Russian flags are raised in Mines 40 and 42, and in the Kurakhovskaya Processing Plant.


Strikes arrive at the deployment point of the AFU 115th Territorial Defense Brigade in Senkovo.


Lancet strike on a Ukrainian SPG in Chasiv Yar.


Cruise bomb hit in Kharkhov.


Russian tank withstood eight Ukrainian FPV drones.


AFU storage depots hit by FABs.


Ukrainian UAV taken out by a Strela-10.


Uragan MLRS working on Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar.


Another downed and abandoned Kirpi in the Kursk region.


BMP-3 evacuates the wounded and delivers fire support. The 106th VDV Division conducting offensives in the Kursk region.


Geran arrival in Kviv.


Russians going after Ukrainian equipment building fortifications like this two excavators and a Kraz truck.


FPV from the Beaver unit hits a Ukrainian Gvozdika SPG.


Another destroyed M109.


Rockets arrive at the positions of the AFU 36th Marine Brigade in the Kursk region. Possibly Tornado-S.


Liberation of Selidovo, video summary.


Russians captured Kruglyakovka in the Kharkhiv region.


FAB arrives on Ukrainian positions in Zhuravka.

An episode of the battle in Ukraine, the fifth brigade of the 51st army of Russia, with the participation of a Ukrainian T-64 tank, in the area of the village of Kurakhovo. In the video, Russian units approach Kurakhovo, the approaches are blocked by a Ukrainian defense line consisting of concrete tetrahedrons and steel wire. To overcome the anti-tank line, Russian units concentrate tank and artillery fire, destroying the defense line in one place. Noticing this, Ukrainian units make an unconventional decision and send a T-64 tank to close the passage in the defense line.
After that, Ukrainian soldiers abandon the tank and go into the forest belt, where they die under the blows of Russian drones, the episode was removed from the video.
Seeing that the passage in the defense line is blocked by a tank, Russian units send two of their soldiers to the tank, who free the passage. After which they steal the T-64 tank in the direction of Russian units. Further, it is officially reported that the T-64 tank is returning to the defense line. But the video already shows another tank. Russian units bring up another tank, after which the tank crew directs the tank towards the Ukrainian army position. After this, the Russian tank crew leaves the combat vehicle. The video shows how one of the Russian servicemen injured his leg on the barbed wire. Presumably, the other tank was used to create a passage in the minefield or to divert Ukrainian artillery fire.

The video shows attacks by a homemade Russian ground drone-kamikaze "Mole" in Ukraine. The kamikaze drone "Mole" is used by the 14th separate guards order of Kutuzov special forces brigade of the armed forces of Russia. It is worth noting that the Ukrainian army also uses ground drones. The robotic platform "Mole" is used as a ground drone kamikaze, it is usually sent to dugouts and strongholds of the Ukrainian army. Technical information on the platform "Mole" has not yet been found. It is known that the wheeled drones have electric traction, and as a warhead they use anti-tank mines TM-62M, up to six pieces. The ground drone is guided to the target using a drone, its communication channel is protected.

So will Americans grant Zelensky's request for Tomahawk missiles?

RedBaron said:

So will Americans grant Zelensky's request for Tomahawk missiles?

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Here am i wondering why Ukraine can't come up with their own Tomahawk equivalent. Supposedly they have this



This is Korshun.

plawolf said:

Another key consideration would be weight, specifically ground pressure. Western super-heavies are not ideal in muddy conditions and there have been plenty of dead Abrams and Leo’s that looks like they simply fell into a ditch and couldn’t get back out and became easy targets for the Russians.

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You can thank the poor state of Soviet roads for that. Heavier tanks were not allowed because most bridges did not support their weight. That is why the IS-7 tank was cancelled for example.

TK3600 said:

T-72 would be perfect if not for the reverse speed.

T-90M remedied that, and T-90 incorporated premium features from T-80U. But end of the day these are minor stuff. Main thing is the FPV survuval. All 3 tanks equally outdated in that regard.

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No tanks available today are designed to survive against FPV drone attacks. Russian, Western, or whatever.

RedBaron said:

So will Americans grant Zelensky's request for Tomahawk missiles?

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Tomahawk is a long range missile. With that request the US needs to consider if they will risk the chance of Russian retaliation in NATO territory, because Tomahawks are only useful for deep strikes inside Russia.