The War in the Ukraine
- Thread starter SampanViking
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It’s going through Crimea so probably for Russian forces in Zaporozhye or Kherson. If it was for the DPR, they would probably send it from Western Russia.
Edit: Been seeing a resurgence of V vehicles in Southern Ukraine again. A few days ago I saw a convoy of combat engineering vehicles and bridge layers. So there’s either a large defense being mounted for the heavily anticipated “Kherson Offensive” or the Russians have degraded Ukrainians in Nikolaev so much from missile/rocket attacks (over 70 in one day), they’re willing to do a Round 2 offensive.
Footage of IIR guided missile strike on pontoon.
Colorful IIR of arti strikes.
Colorful IIR of arti strikes.
I think it's obviously because of taking more casualties, just look at the Ukrainian casualties report last month, even to the point of taking like 500-1000 casualties in a day!
And you cannot compare manpower at equal ratio if your troops have no training and have one rusty ak per 5 starving man vs full armed well feeded trained soldiers...
Russia is like a steamroller in Ukraine, they are advancing very slowly and steadily. A meat grinder indeed.
Alex Mer. said in a couple videos a few days ago that he heard reports or rumors that Ukraine was transferring some troops from Donbas for the Kherson offensive. If that is true, then I really doubt the Ukrainian Army is going to last long enough if they commit to such an offensive. The drain on manpower will be severe.
Anyone saying that Ukraine has comparable manpower to Russia is just detached from reality. Russia has done some stealth mobilization where volunteers signed up to fight. Ukraine did multiple full mobilizations and has seen its young leave the country in droves. After each area of Ukraine was conquered, the Russians gain large number of Ukrainians who sign up not only to defend the area, but to add to the fighting force to fight the Ukrainian army. Russia can afford to take the months to train these people properly and to slowly immerse these new troops in war so they gain experience while not being slaughtered wholesale. Russia is rotating and resting their troops so the entire army share in the losses and gain fighting experience together. There are still large number of troops fully equipped and trained sitting by different places like Khersen and Kharkiv ready to open a different front. There are troops in Belarus just sitting.
The two most crucial weapons used by Russia in the conflict in Ukraine are cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.
With the ability to strike all of Ukraine, these missiles aid Russia in attacking key military infrastructure, particularly in western Ukraine, where Kiev stores Western weapons and equipment.
Since beginning a special military campaign in Ukraine in February, Russia has fired hundreds of missiles. Even though Moscow has a sizable number of advanced missiles that can execute precise strikes, it still uses older, Soviet-era weapons.
With the ability to strike all of Ukraine, these missiles aid Russia in attacking key military infrastructure, particularly in western Ukraine, where Kiev stores Western weapons and equipment.
Since beginning a special military campaign in Ukraine in February, Russia has fired hundreds of missiles. Even though Moscow has a sizable number of advanced missiles that can execute precise strikes, it still uses older, Soviet-era weapons.
well this is kinda natural... gotta clear the warehouse for new stuff sometime. although unfortunately old stocks may have defects or no longer meet the "modern merit" e.g the Kh-22MA.. it appear to still relies on INS and maybe its radar seeker and not seem to get mid-life Satellite navigation updates.