https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1677970580169973760
Drone spotted!
Posted on 07/07/2023 2:14:10 PM 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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Just so every one is aware - I will be posting my daily thread here until Speedy returns - so there may be quite a few posts.
New must read post from JR to every one:
NOTICE: Please knock-off the abusive posts, name-calling, taunting, trolling, stalking, flame-baiting, insults, religious insults, flames, threats, ill-wishes, harassing & annoying posts, unwanted posts & FReepmail, etc, etc, etc
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4166577/posts
We will see what kind of results this will have, noticed little of this the last couple of days here , but a post on cluster munitions was full of the usual.
Some new names(at least as far as i recognize) seem to have the same format
Many topics are controversial and elicit strong emotions, would be nice to get back to debating the issues without all the other stuff(guilty myself), and in the end agreeing to disagree if positions are different.
I for one don’t pretend to know I am right, I merely have my opinion and as my best friend says “opinions are like butts, we all have one and they all stink”
Thanks for keepigtthread going in speedy’s absence, hope all is well.
Thanks - should not be a problem - there still is a thread begun back in Feb 2022 at the start of the war going strong with thousands of posts.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1677970580169973760
Drone spotted!
Remarkable how an AFU column can quite easily bridge 3-3.5km in the gray zone without encountering direct lines of defense.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1677967795261259786
https://twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1677855056073302021
Ukraine: military situation update - July 8, 2023
••Denotes Transcribed Dialogue. Extras are just that - from other sites, or my comments marked (Edit: .... ) or { } or [ ].
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Extras:
——> MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks <——
Ukraine’s smart bomb carrier has finally broken cover in the latest Western addition to the Fulcrums’ growing arsenal.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/mig-29-fulcrums-are-ukraines-jdam-er-bomb-trucks
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——> Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky Marks 500 Days Of War At Snake Island <——
Zelensky visited the remote Black Sea outpost to pay respects a year after its liberation and 500 days since Russia’s all out invasion began.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-zelensky-marks-500-days-of-war-at-snake-island
[ Fooled & Outplayed. Russians Reinforce The Wrong Flank ]
••Day 500: Jul 08
Today there is a lot of good news from the Velyka Novosilka direction.
After conducting a successful flank attack and collapsing the Russian defense north of the gully, Ukrainians finally set conditions to make the next move - attack Pryiutne.
If we look at the topographic map, we can see that Ukrainians not only secured the first elevated platform but also got toeholds on all 3 ridges of the next elevated platform.
Advancing along the ridges instead of valleys allows to advance much easier, split enemy forces into small groups and sometimes even force the enemy to abandon certain positions without a fight, if these positions are in the lowlands.
According to Russian sources, for these purposes, Ukrainians were creating 2 assault groups - one near Makarivka and one near Levadne.
Combining this knowledge with the topography, we can see that Ukrainians basically had 3 choices: attack along the ridge from Levadve, attack along the ridge from Novodarivka, and attack along the ridge from Makarivka.
Russian sources reported that Russian Air Force conducted several airstrikes in an attempt to undermine Ukrainian offensive capabilities.
However, even Russian analysts concluded that the effectiveness of these strikes was likely low due to the fact that Ukrainians spread out their forces extremely thinly, minimizing the potential damage from the use of the most likely Russian weapon.
And it turned out that this was true because shortly, the Ukrainian 35th and 128th Brigades finished regrouping and conducted their first assault.
The commanders of the assault units decided to advance along the broadest ridge and simultaneously assaulted Staromaiorske and the first Russian defenses on their way to Pryiutne.
As expected, they faced tough resistance and started slowly reinforcing the assault groups.
Russians understood that this was their best chance to hold the line because of the proximity to the main supply hubs, which is why they responded reciprocally and reinforced their defensive positions.
Unfortunately for Russians, this was not the main axis of advance.
The goal of this series of assaults was to fix Russian troops and draw their resources away from the most unlikely direction - Novodarivka.
Even though Ukrainians had a toehold on the ridge here, conducting an attack from here was still extremely complicated due to the small river and valleys around Russian positions.
However, the element of surprise played a decisive role, and Ukrainians advanced by more than 3 km.
Ukrainians immediately doubled down and opened the second axis of advance - from Levadne.
This attack was also highly successful, Ukrainians advanced by around 3 km and entered the tree lines in from of the settlement.
Russians understood that they had very little time to push Ukrainians out before Ukrainians got entrenched, which is why their urgently relocated their tanks to this region and conducted a heavy mechanized counterattack.
Unfortunately for Russians, the counterattack was unsuccessful, Russians lost their tanks and failed to recapture any positions.
This combat footage was quickly geolocated, and it turned out that the battle took place just 500 meters north of Pryiutne.
Right now, Ukrainian positions are 1 field away north of the settlement and half a field away west of the settlement.
Russians once again found themselves in a tight salient, and it looks like they are going to abandon their positions due to the crossfire very soon.
The Ukrainian Chief of General Staff, Valery Zaluzhny, stated that Ukrainian fighters are doing a great job and that so far, everything is going according to plan.
Today General Zaluzhny celebrates his 50th birthday, which coincided with the 500th day of the war.
As Zaluzhny concluded, at this point, even though fighting will continue to be extremely difficult, Ukrainian Armed Forces will for sure not embarrass themselves because gradually but steadily, Ukrainians are successfully liberating their land.
••Bakhmut:
The UA took the heights overlooking Klishchiivka. Potentially, the Russians will be forced to withdraw from the town in a week or two.
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South:
UA made a 3.5 X 5 km advance in the Novodarivka area, crossing lakes in the area. Fighting in Pryiutne, indicating a further advance & opens the way for bigger opportunities.
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Kherson region:
One one wants to talk about what is happening there
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Russian army tried an attack in the Kriminna region bit it was not successful as they lost many armored vehicles and tanks.
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Swedish IFVs are now in Ukraine.
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Turkey releases Azov fighters back to Ukraine, very embarrassing Putin & Russia. The Azov fighters will return to the fight,
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Anti-Putin Legion plans one more assault operation in Russia soon.
••Training of the new Ukrainian soldiers using the air soft rifles and grenades. Many Ukrainians were not professional soldiers before that is why the training is important. Here one of the soldiers accidentally “killed” himself and the mates. For sure he will not make the same mistake in the real life fight.
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Russian officials said everything is going according to the Plan & Prigozhin agreed.
Russia is a 14th century feudal empire running a gas station with nukes in the backroom.
What is stands out about that graphic is how few Russian artillery strikes there are!
We have seen a lot of RU ammo dumps being destroyed lately.
Yes and that seems to be changing the battlefield dramatically in terms of Russian tactics.
Unfortunately for Russians, the counterattack was unsuccessful, Russians lost their tanks and failed to recapture any positions.
Unfortunately for Russians, the counterattack was unsuccessful...This has been recurring in many of your daily posts.
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1677976866546671618
The system was reportedly captured last fall in Balakliya with a number of rockets.
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1677851485508444168
This has been posted in many twitter threads.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1677993933270310912
the counterattack was unsuccessful
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Seems to be a trend ...
Wonder why that could be?
The mighty invincible 10 foot tall Russian Army not doing well? Impossible! They are just biding their time. Just wait until our beloved Putin release the full might of the Russian Army which will roll aside the evil Ukrainians and wash over the rest of Europe like a tidal wave! You will be sorry! You’ll see!
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1678037605840035840
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