The War in the Ukraine

Russians have occupied Yasenevo and raised the flag there.


Pushilin touring Kurakhovo and describes destruction similar to Avdeyevka.


FAB-500 with UMPK arrivals in the Zolochevsky district of the Kharkhiv region.


Ballistic missile strikes on an industrial facility in Zaporozhye. The Isra plant is known to be used to repair and maintain HIMARS. Previously reported ballistic missile strikes on aviation college on Krivoy Rog has killed an F-16 flight instructor from Denmark.


Heavy damage of aviation college in Krivoy Rog.


Grad MLRS arrivals on a Ukrainian deployment point in the Kursk region.


Australian Bushmaster PMV found destroyed.


Fiberoptic drones strike an M777, M109, 2S22 Bogdana, and a Sisu XA-180.


Fiberoptic drone from the 98th VDV strikes a 105mm M101 howitzer in Chasiv Yar.


Oshkosh M-ATV taken out by a VT-40 drone.


Group East raises the Russian flag over Vremevka.


FPV drones intercepted a Ukrainian T-64BV hightailing out of there in Velikaya Novoselovka.


FPV drones takes out a Ukrainian T-72M1 in the Kupyansk direction.


Russian MoD confirms capture of Petropavlovka and Vremevka.


Russian hit on the Luch missile design bureau which design missiles like the Neptun antiship missile.


AFU tanks were ordered deliberately to fire on AFU infantry for several hours inflicting losses.


Russians assault Udachnoye and Kotlino next to Pokrovsk.


Lukyanovka metro station in Kyiv on fire after attack.


Members of the 331st Regiment of the 98th VDV chilling it out in the Chasiv Yar industrial plant after clearing it out.

Footage of a Ukrainian T-64 tank being pursued by Russian FPV drones has been published. The video was filmed in the Donbass near the settlement of Velyka Novosilka. The tank is equipped with a Ukrainian version of drone protection, in the form of a "barbecue" made of mesh. The Ukrainian tank was attacked by two Russian drones. The first drone struck the tank's turret, but the tank continued moving. The second drone struck the engine and transmission part of the tank, after which the tank lost its speed and a fire started inside.

LAVR TITAN-DS APC found destroyed in Novosonitsky, Kursk region.


Ballistic missiles arrive in Kyiv.


Four Geran drones struck targets in Odessa.


FPV drone hits an M113 APC in the Pokrovsk direction.


The battle for Velikaya Novoselka has already started with the Russians entering in three directions.


Administration building of Belitskaya mine near Pokrovsk is on fire.


Russian MoD confirms capture Vozdvizhenka near Pokrovsk, breaking the Pokrovsk - Konstantinovka highway.


Russians only 4.5km from the Dnepropetrovsk border.


The 56th VDV Regiment strikes Ukrainian tanks and vehicles with drones.


Night strikes on an industrial facility in Zaporozhye.


Already AFU vehicles near the Dnepropetrovsk border are under attack by FPV drones.


Fighting at a mine north of Toretsk. Technically not part of Toretsk however the area has no physical borders from Toretsk.


TOS hits Ukrainian positions near Malaya Loknya.


TOS of the 34th Brigade arrives at Ukrainian positions in Kursk Pogrebki.


Textbook example of a modern tank fire mission in the drone era. Drones spot and determine the targets and their coordinates, tank take the coordinates and move to their firing positions to take them out over range. Indirectly, the 125mm tank gun has a range of up to 10km. These are Group Center tanks in the Pokrovsk direction, which Russians also refer to as the Krasnoarmeysky (Red Army) direction.

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Textbook example of a modern tank fire mission in the drone era. Drones spot and determine the targets and their coordinates, tank take the coordinates and move to their firing positions to take them out over range. Indirectly, the 125mm tank gun has a range of up to 10km. These are Group Center tanks in the Pokrovsk direction, which Russians also refer to as the Krasnoarmeysky (Red Army) direction.

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Well 125mm Sokol guided shell would be nice addition.

Archival footage of a Russian aerial bomb, presumably FAB-500T, with a UMPK module, hitting the production facilities of the Ukrainian Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhye. The video was filmed on January 8. The FAB-500T bomb is heat-resistant, the warhead weighs 256 kg. Initially, the FAB-500T was designed to be dropped at high speeds, up to 2,500 km/h, by MiG-25RB aircraft. In this case, the bomb was dropped by a Russian Su-34NVO aircraft, from an altitude of about 10,000 meters and a flight speed of about 900 km/h. This allowed the FAB-500T bomb to fly more than 70 km to its target.

Iskander hit on the deployment point of the AFU 41st Brigade in Yablunivka, Sumy region.


Arrival of cruise bomb in Pokrovsk.


Russian MoD confirms the capture of Novoyegorovka near Kupyansk and Shevchenko near Kurakhovo.


Russians consolidates capture of Vremivka.


Chasiv Yar in trouble. Big progress to the northern pincer.


Kill steal. FPV drone has Ukrainian vehicle on its sights and diving for the skill when someone's Molinya winged FPV drone swoops under him and hits the target first.


Lancet strike on M109 and BTR-4E Bucephalus.


TOS arrivals on Ukrainian positions in Velikaya Novoselka.


Fiberoptic drone intercepts a Humvee at Volchansk.


FAB-3000 arrives on a Ukrainian deployment point in Martynovka.


Molinya-2 winged FPV drone with a TM-62 antitank mine attached.


Yugoslavian BOV-M APC captured by the Russians.


Ukrainian T-64BV knocked out towards Pokrovsk.


Russians have taken control of Toretsk No. 2 mine in Kotlino.


Air strike on Ukrainian held Slavyanskaya TPP.


Destroyed YPR-765.


Russian captured M113.


FPV drone hit on a Maxxpro seen from the receiving side.

Russian commander with the call sign 'Fart' earns the Medal of Courage and the St. George's Cross. He works with the 45th Engineering Brigade with the Zapad Group.


Ukrainian dugout and artillery piece hit by T-80BVM on a fire mission supported with drone spotters. This in Chasiv Yar.


Uragan MLRS at work. Russians appear very satisfied with these systems.


Baba Yaga intercepted by an FPV drone.


Mi-8SPG escorts Russian attack helicopters in case in need to rescue crews. Kursk region.


Russian ATGM crew on an ATV fires off a missile. You can see the EW module prominently.


Strela-10 operating with Group Vostok.


Mi-28NM strikes in the Kursk border region.


Hyacinth-B of the 56th VDV Regiment takes out a Ukrainian artillery piece in the Kursk region.


T-64BV taken out by drones of the 56th VDV Regiment in the Kursk region.


Krasnopol takes out a Ukrainian AFV in the Liptsy direction. Slowdown of the footage makes the approaching shell visible.


Final battles of Toretsk as the Russians assault the Kremsky mine, technically not part of Toretsk but is joined without a border.


Ukrainian high ranking commanders are being arrested for failure.


Russian artillery takes out a Ukrainian UAV control center in the Kharkhiv region. Possibly a Krasnopol shell.


Bradley taken out in Kotlino near Pokrovsk by the Maxim Krivonos unit.


Ukrainian dugout gets hit by a Molinya-2 drone plus TM-62 mine combination. Kupyansk direction.


Ukrainian firing point is taken out by a Krasnopol from a MSTA-S in the Pokrovsk direction.


Lancet takes an M109 in the Sumy region.


Ukrainian mortar site gets taken out by a Krasnopol fired from a MSTA-B of the 238th Brigade.


Drone from the 132nd Brigade takes out a Ukrainian Warta in the Toretsk region.


Oshkosh with the AFU gets taken out by an ATGM from the 39th Brigade. An FPV drone finishes it off.

An AFU Imeco LFV found overturned.


Russian sniper using urban camouflage which makes him look like a pile of concrete.


Russians posing next to destroyed Maxxpro.


Volkovo captured by Russians, according to the MoD. This in the Pokrovsk direction.


Russia expanding it's bridgeheads over the Oskol and Zherebets
rivers.


Lancet takes out British 105mm L119 howitzer.


M113 burns after drone attacks from the Sparta Brigade.


An older video. Stronghold of AFU Airborne forces taken out by Krasnopol from the 238th Brigade.


Fiberoptic drone hits a Ukrainian BMP-1 in the Novy Komar area. The way the BMP went it might have been carrying ammunition.


Ukrainian tank taken out by a KVN drone.


Kub-2E. Kalashnikov presents.


Russian soldier with a Molinya-2 drone.

Footage of the strike of a Russian FAB-3000 bomb, with a UMPK module, on a temporary deployment point of Ukrainian units, on the outskirts of the village of Martynovka in the Kursk region of Russia. Technical information about the FAB-3000 bomb, in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The attack was carried out by a Russian Su-34 aircraft. It is worth noting that Ukrainian units in 2024 were also stationed on the territory of this livestock complex, then it was also struck. Reportedly, personnel of the Ukrainian army were secretly stationed on the territory of the livestock complex.

The full entry regarding the M777 barrels reads:

“Funds are required for 155mm cannon tube second source in support of Ukraine. Includes procurement, factory improvements, production equipment and tooling, etc. in direct support of replenishment items provided to Ukraine. The high volume of artillery fire missions has created an unprecedented demand for M776 155mm Cannon Tubes (39 caliber), with a projected requirement of over 30 tubes per month. The current manufacturer of cannons, Watervliet Arsenal (WVA) [in New York state], a Government Owned Government Operated (GOGO) facility, has not been able to support the demand. Facilitization investment will support up to 10 cannon tubes per month, including large cannon calibers. This is a congressional special interest item. This is an emergency budget requirement.”

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Notably, this number of barrels per month corresponds to an unknown number of actual M777 howitzers operating in Ukraine.

How many M777s are in active Ukrainian service today is also not clear. There is

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of nearly 100 M777s having been damaged or destroyed in Russian attacks, which may not reflect the complete total. Some damaged howitzers could have been put back into operation, as well.

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Also need to keep in mind that there are likely repairs and replacements being made available to damaged M777 howitzers.