The War in the Ukraine

Temstar said:

Here's a source:

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Those Chechens and their holy resurrection passive ability.

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pmc said:

There is intermediate upgrade ( 6 or 8 aircraft) Tu-160M1 for total of 17 Tu-160. Tu-160M2 is a new plane and one in testing.

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they are the solution as there airframe life is much longer. than there is efficiency factor of flying from home base with flexibility of staying in air for target of opportunity.

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tabu said:

For example, after the campaign in Afghanistan, the US Air Force concluded that the most effective way to attack ground targets is from an airborne position, and the best way is with a strategist like the B-52 or B-1.

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Throughout the Ukrainian offensives since August, Russian strategy appears to be a bend-but-don’t-break tactic, as they have conducted fighting withdrawals from numerous cities while inflicting as many casualties as possible on the attackers. The objective appears to be seeking to buy time for the arrival of major reinforcements resulting from Putin’s mobilization order. Since September, however, the Russian forces have been quietly stockpiling massive amounts of fuel and other supplies necessary to launch and sustain a major offensive; the

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since the war began.

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It is clear, however, that wars are not fought on paper, and if anything has been made clear from the outset, the Ukrainian troops have been far more effective and resilient than anyone predicted prior to February. The harsh reality, however, is that the Russian military and government are likewise learning lessons and becoming hardened to the realities of full-scale war. No one can therefore predict with any accuracy how this next phase of war will unfold, but it is very clear that the level of death and destruction is about to rise considerably, making the life of Ukrainian civilians even more horrific.

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MarKoz81 said:

Tu-160 is a global power projection tool due to its payload, range and speed. It can carry up to 12 Kh-55/101 or 24 Kh-15 (300km range) missiles internally on two rotary launchers.
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Tu-22M3 is the gap-filler kept in service due to tactical requirement for a number of available launch platforms. Tu-22M3 can carry Kh-15 internally and three Kh-22/32 externally. It is the only bomber that carries free-fall bombs. Nominally there are approx. 60 Tu-22M2 in service but only about 30 are to be modernized to M3M standard that unifies engines and other components with Tu-16M2 and adds additional 10-15 years of service life. One regiment (squadron) is stationed in Engels and two or three in Ukrainka in the Far East.

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Sinnavuuty said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1581206095963754498

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1581216518309756929

AFU lost S-300PT towards Zaporozhye by Lancet kamikaze drone

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1581224831038562305

Rumors Russia has ordered 2,000km range Arash 2 kamikaze drones from Iran

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1581204712111546368

Another estimate of the contingent employed by the AFU in the direction of Kherson and also in the Donbas

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The AFU began a broad offensive towards Mylovoe in Kherson. Reports that Russia had been preparing artillery since late in the morning and had built up reserves in the same direction, the situation now is that the broad support of MLRS and kamikaze drones is being effectively employed in the Ukrainian positions.

Some other reports that the AFU deployed 25 tanks towards Nova Kam'yanka in Kherson to break through while under the influence of Russian artillery.

In Kiev, explosions were reported, apparently they were power infrastructure, there have already been reports of reduced energy consumption and temporary blackouts in the Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions due to the strike in the Kiev region. Further explosions are heard in Sumy and Chernihiv and a second time in Kiev.

Just a brief edit: In one source I read that the order for Ukraine is to get Kherson back until the US elections on November 8th to help the Democratic cause.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1581240696907841537

VKS is also active in this direction.

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sheogorath said:

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As some members have commented before about this being a possibility.


Which is why the celebrations of our pro-Ukraine during the Kharkiv offensives seemed a little premature.

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solarz said:

I think it's safe to say that the momentum of war is now turning, if it hasn't turned already, toward the Russians.

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solarz said:

I think it's safe to say that the momentum of war is now turning, if it hasn't turned already, toward the Russians.

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