Posted on 05/03/2023 7:08:55 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it is not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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Ukrainian Artillery losses Running Total: 262
RuZZian Tank losses Running Total: 1925
May 2023 – 14
April 2023 – 5
March 2023 - 127
February 2023 – 118
January 2023 – 61
December 2022 – 76
November 2022 – 105
October 2022 – 212
September 2022 - 217
August 2022 – 74
July 2022 – 108
June 2022 – 67
May 2022 – 148
April 2022 – 243
Feb 24 - March 2022 – 350
RuZZian Artillery losses Running Total: 587
May 2023 – 1
April 2023 - 24
March 2023 - 37
February 2023 – 41
January 2023 – 31
December 2022 – 19
November 2022 – 55
October 2022 – 64
September 2022 - 73
August 2022 – 21
July 2022 – 21
June 2022 – 18
May 2022 – 20
April 2022 – 52
Feb 24 - March 2022 – 110
Previous day’s thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4150060/posts
‘Spike in Russian combat deaths fuels fears of worse carnage to come”
“The rate at which Russian forces are being killed or wounded in Ukraine has spiked in recent months, according to estimates disclosed by the White House this week, underscoring how ferocious the combat has become and suggesting the carnage could get even worse with Kyiv’s long-planned counteroffensive to retake occupied territory.”
“The press service of the President of the Russian Federation said that Ukrainian drones attacked the Kremlin this night. Russian authorities have introduced a complete ban on the flights of any drones over the city.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653734700014358538
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653756120924561409
Here’s a nice video of the Taman oil tank on fire.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653644560285724673
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1653734942235394050
“South of Opytne, #Donetsk Oblast, a camouflaged Russian BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by the Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade using several 40x53mm HEDP grenades dropped from a drone through an opened hatch.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1653514955205877761
Reagan would be proud.
“The orc pretended to be dead Trust, but verify”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1653736421889327104
“Luhansk ,,, an unpleasant situation for boys”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1653612937989201922
“Russian controlled Mospyne, Donetsk region about 25 km southeast of Donetsk city. Reportedly an ammunition depot was targeted.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653749393009397762
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653751301086298114
Well, we know they just lost two cruise missiles...........
“An URAL truck, a BMD and ammunition were taken out by the 95th air assault brigade.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653664501831553026
“Russian media reports that on Gostilitsy Air Field in the Leningrad region, a fire started in a hangar with helicopters. Equipment, they say, was evacuated. They assume it’s sabotage.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653648924861779968
“Russian media report that this night five UAVs attacked a military airfield in the Bryansk region. They confirm that an AN-124 transport aircraft was damaged after the attack.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653642154009325568
Breaking, Drone attack on the Kremlin. 2 unmanned drones bombed the kremlin, suspected target was Putin who vows retaliation.
Fox is covering it but I first heard of it on Twitter.
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - May 2, 2023
(’Orc’ is associated with the various hoards of 13th century Mongol invaders, as well as LOTR evil villains)
War in Ukraine Explained/Reporting from Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU
Artillery (key to success in this war), Fuller explanation of Orc military structure, Other Bonus articles - see previous postings in “Attack on Europe” (FR title search).
(Numbered printed material below - Some of the items below may be out of date, and not updated yet)
••Denotes Transcribed Dialogue. The entirety of the analysis is from a Ukrainian guy named Reporting from Ukraine’s daily video - I only transcribe it. Extras are just that - from other sites, or my comments marked (Edit: .... ) or { } or [ ].
-—> Current to date and past MAPS: <——
https://militaryland.net/
-—> Daily Battle Maps by Date and Region, Showing Troop Dispositions and Movements: <——
https://deepstatemap.live/
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-—> The True State of Russian Army <——
posted 2 months ago, 21.13 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KiII_2qabk
The Russian military, the second largest military in the world, may not be what it looks like. Lies and systematic corruptions may in fact have dragged Russia into this war with Ukraine, which has been heavily backed up by the US and NATO. We will present the evidence, you make your own decision, because the Russian Army, is not what you think.
==
-—> Understanding Combined Arms Warfare <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOGdKANL5s
Designed to support the U.S. Army Captains Career Course, “Understanding Combined Arms Warfare” defines and outlines the important aspects of modern combined arms operations. This is not a complete history of combined arms warfare. It is intended to highlight the most important aspects of the subject.
The beginning of the documentary establishes a common understanding of combined arms warfare by discussing doctrinal and equipment developments in World War I. The second part compares the development of French and German Army mechanization during the interwar period and describes how each country fared during the Battle of France in 1940. The film concludes by showing how the United States applied combined arms operations in the European Theater in World War II.
==
-—> Combined Arms Breach, 1990 <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ-sCT_maAQ
What UA will have to master to smash Orc Lines. This visualization was developed for the Maneuver Center of Excellence and is closely based upon the National Training Center Breach and Assault exercise executed circa 1990. This visualization demonstrates viable Techniques, and Procedures as discussed in Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures March 3, 1990 for the conduct of the combined arms breach against a hypothetical enemy.
==
-—> How Many of Each Type of Tank Does Russia Have In Storage? <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHUK6zkbpc
Type Good 2023
T-54/55 270
T-62 560
T-64 248
T-72 1841
T-80 942
T-90 50
~3,911 operational tanks in storage as of ~04/07/2023 | Ball park tank number.
==
-—> Contrast & Compare: the T-14 Armada [The AliExpress Tank]: The Best Russian Tank Ever! [very funny] <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opSlCGLGQ4
Excerpts:
“Every day, about 20 guided air bombs fly into the front-line areas. They are made by the Russian method, recently and not always of high quality,” Col. Yuri Ignat said during a press briefing.
“Those bombs can fly about 70 kilometers (about 43 miles) and they may target the facilities of critical infrastructure, kindergartens, residential areas and educational and medical institutions and we cannot counter this type of ammunition. Our air defense is inefficient against the bombs themselves but we should rather try to down the Su-34 [Fullback strike fighter] carriers of this ammunition.”
“These are very large 500-kilogram (about 1,100 pounds), 1,500 kilogram (about 3,300 pounds) bombs, which have a very large destructive force,” Mandrych said. “Today, almost 80% of houses and the private sector have been destroyed or damaged in the city.”
The Grom is an air-to-surface weapon with a pair of pop-out wings that give it an extended stand-off capability, and it comes in powered and unpowered forms.
It has a reported range of about 60 to 74 miles, depending on the source. There are two versions. The Grom-E1, as we noted at the time, is armed with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead that weighs just under 700 pounds and is paired with an impact fuze. The Grom-E2, with the Russian designation 9-A2-7759, is said to be based on the KAB-500OD bomb body.
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The U.S. will for the first time send Ukraine air-launched unguided Hydra 70mm (2.75-inch) rockets, according to a Reuters report today.
The rockets are part of a new $300 million tranche of military aid the U.S. plans to announce as soon as Wednesday, according to Reuters, citing “two U.S. officials.” Hydra rockets are typically launched from a pod attached to an aircraft, but can also be launched on the ground from specially equipped vehicles. They are the base platform for laser guided-APKWS kits which have long been promised to Ukraine and can operate in a anti-ground target role and in an anti-drone role.
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Meanwhile, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Ukraine has suffered “great losses” in the past month.
“Despite the military support coming from the West, the enemy is suffering great losses,” Shoigu said without proof during his opening address of a “special teleconference” with the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces. “Over the past month, the Armed Forces of Ukraine has lost over 15,000 troops.”
[While Russian forces have lost over 100,000 in the same time period.]
[ Huge Trap| We Left Them Only 1 Option | Ukrainians Lure Wagners Into Devastating Artillery Fire ]
••Day 433: May 02
Today there is a lot of news from the East.
Here, as Russians are trying to engulf the city as fast as possible, they increased the size of their assault units and started attacking in large numbers. However, Ukrainians left them only a narrow pathway for possible advances, so when Russians launched their attack, they got right into a devastating artillery trap.
Last time I told you that Ukrainians conducted a rapid tank raid on Russian positions in and around the Industrial College and obliterated more than 6 buildings that Russians used as major fortifications. I also told you that in the aftermath of the raid, Russians incurred so many losses that they were spotted collecting the dead with huge wheelbarrows.
The freshest reports indicate that Ukrainians are now conducting similar actions in the western part of the region. Russian forces decided to focus on the western edge for 4 reasons.
First of all, this is where the most important roads are that Ukrainians are using for delivering supplies, which Russians are trying to cut.
Secondly, Ukrainians are using the western edge to protect Khromove and create crossfire, which is why a recent series of Russian attempts to take this village failed even though they were attacking it up to 10 times a day.
Thirdly, the residential area in this region consists of small houses, which is a much less formidable fortification that requires fewer losses to overcome.
And lastly, the alternative, which is storming the so-called citadel area, is much worse. Not only does it consist of 10-story buildings, where Ukrainians have prepared and equipped each and every floor for defense, but half of the ground in front if the citadel is empty.
A Ukrainian fighter from the Aidar Battalion reported that the former military base is empty because it only had barracks, which were completely destroyed by artillery fire. He added that Ukrainians spot Russians in this region very rarely, and in such cases, there is usually no more than 2 troops that are conducting reconnaissance.
Due to the fact that the areas of Russian advancement are quite obvious and small, Ukrainians can leverage it to inflict even more losses on Russians. As noted by fighters from the 1st Border Detachment and 93rd Mechanized Brigade, right now, Russians make much bigger attacks, where each assault unit consisting of at least 20 troops.
Such a high concentration of troops makes Russians more susceptible to Ukrainian artillery fire. And this is exactly the main task of Ukrainian artillery right now. Ukrainian fighters are saying that artillery strikes are devastating and successfully stop Russian advancement. After conducting intense shelling, Ukrainians made a limited counterattack to push Russians back.
Russians are also actively using their artillery, and the intensity of artillery strikes made many Ukrainian soldiers doubt the claims of Prigozhin that the Wagner forces do not have enough shells.
Some of them speculated that he is saying that just to attract attention to himself. In any case, after conducting a series of artillery strikes, Russians published a video of a destroyed Ukrainian armored personal carrier and claimed that they killed the commander of the 127th Brigade. The Ukrainian side responded to this piece of news and officially stated that this is not true.
A few days ago, the Ukrainian Commander of the Eastern Group of Forces once again visited Bakhmut in order to personally evaluate the state of defense and decide whether it is still sensible to hold the western part of Bakhmut. Some speculate that he also needed to check on the preparation for the so-called surprise for Russians, especially as Ukrainians have been experimenting with controlled explosions.
As you remember, one of the versions is that Ukrainians will make a huge series of explosions along the entire contact line before the withdrawal. Recently, Russians published a video of what they described as a failed controlled explosion of the building. However, this building is located on the opposite end of the front line, which clearly suggests that Ukrainians are experimenting with loads before putting them to practice.
Ukrainians also released a video showing the previously destroyed building on Korsunskogo Street from a different angle. This confirms my previous analysis of the situation and confirms that Ukrainians are still holding the southern line.
Overall, Ukrainians assumed strong positions in the high-rise buildings, leaving Russians with a very limited number of options, which is pushing around the Industrial College or the outer edge of the city.
By forcing Russians to attack along such narrow lines, Ukrainians lure Russians into a trap because they are immediately attacking the overpopulated sectors with artillery, inflicting disproportionately high losses. And Wagners continue attacking in large numbers because they are being pushed by their command to symbolically finish the Battle by 9th May.
••Feel depot at Sebastopol has at most 3 tanks that remain intact, but maybe unusable due to damaged pipes and pumping equipment. Behind the damaged section, 6 larger tanks remain untouched.
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Teenager was arrested for using a flight simulator of an F-18 over Sebastopol. Mon & son confess and apologize.
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Crimea:
Ukraine MoD - Ukraine will use a similar strategy to the one used to take Kherson. They will cut the northern supply lines, leaving only the Kersh Bridge and ferries to supply the peninsula. After a while, the Russians will be forced to withdraw, as they did in Kherson. No need to actually invade Crimea.
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FSB training facility on fire in Simferopol, Crimea - reported by locals, an explosion, then lots of black cotton.
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2nd day of train derailments in Bransk, traveling over tracks damaged by explosives.
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Avdiivka:
UA counterattacked 1.5km into Russian held territory.
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More ammo for Gepards coming from Germany by August.
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Putin shows off the new trams in Mariupol, totally destroyed by his army; he attends big announcement by Zoom conference. Trams are actually old and made during the USSR period in Czechoslovakia.
If the loss rates are favoring Ukraine, then Ukraine may be bleeding out Russia some more before launching a major offensive. The Putin Fan Club will respond by saying that it is actually Ukraine that is losing 3 to 10 soldiers for every Russian. They’ve been saying that for about a year, and it never crosses their minds there are reasons Russia is not at Ukraine’s Polish border by now.
Russia’s Wagner chief Prigozhin says Ukraine counteroffensive already under way
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4150374/posts
Drone strike update:
This is getting interesting. At the same moment as the drone is flying in, someone is climbing onto the dome.
https://twitter.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1653751335139901441
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