Feb 13-Feb 18 saw 162 artillery systems destroyed & 5,350 casualties
Posted on 01/28/2024 7:12:54 AM PST 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. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles 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 a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's 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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Kremlin snuff box
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
We lost two planes, and Putin set a new task. What’s happening around Avdeevka
Two important news appeared related to the capture of Avdiivka by our troops .
Firstly, we lost two aircraft over the territory of the DPR - Su-34 and Su-35. We deliberately did not publish this information for a long time, as we carefully checked it.
The enemy reported that he had shot down three of our planes, military officers reported the loss of one Su-35. According to our data, two planes were shot down. Two pilots were killed, one managed to escape.
“With the advance in Avdiivka, we became a little closer to enemy air defense systems. We can now lose planes more often. We understand the problem and are doing everything necessary to solve it, but for now it’s like this,” our source at the VKS said about this.
The loss of two aircraft was also confirmed by the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense.
Secondly, Vladimir Putin sets the military the task of taking control of the entire territory of the DPR by March 10-15. “The task has not yet been set strictly, but Vladimir Vladimirovich told the military these dates and said that he wants to travel throughout the DPR either immediately after the elections, or even before them.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich believes that after Avdiivka we are capable of any task. The president was in a good mood after receiving the report on the success in Avdiivka,” a Kremlin source said.
The military confirmed this information. And they hope that Putin will change his mind.
“To take the entire DPR even before the end of spring is a very difficult task that requires terrible sacrifices. I hope Vladimir Vladimirovich will change his mind,” a high-ranking source in the Ministry of Defense told us.
At the same time, he hopes that the new tasks will be a significant reason for Sergei Shoigu to convince Vladimir Putin to abandon partial demobilization. A conversation between the Minister of Defense and the President on this topic should take place in the coming days.
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The enemy hit our secret facility with “special” drones
The day before, information appeared about a fire in Izhevsk. Colleagues wrote that the room in which the drones were produced was on fire. Sources in the Ministry of Defense and in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Udmurtia confirmed this data to us.
“The drone production workshop was on fire. Finished and almost finished products and equipment were lost. I can’t tell you more, since the object is secret,” said one of the interlocutors.
At the same time, several military officials claim that the cause of the fire was an attack by enemy drones.
“These were two “special” drones. Invisible to air defense, very quiet, very accurate and, obviously, long-range. We still needed to fly to Izhevsk. There is, of course, a version about arson, it is promoted by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. But, according to my information, these were drones,” said a source at the Ministry of Defense.
According to another, a new danger has appeared, since it seems that the enemy has not yet used “such modern UAVs” against us.
Let us note that in November Ukraine already launched an “invisible drone” attack on Tambov. But those UAVs (if we evaluate preliminary data) were worse in a number of characteristics, the military says.
The search for solutions on how to defend against the enemy’s new weapons has already begun.
By the way, sources in the Ministry of Emergency Situations insist that there was no drone strike. The fire, according to them, was the result of arson.
Who is trolling who, working to find an old thread to make a comment about “trolling” is the definition of trolling lol
New information on Moscovian missile: Kh-69
Russia Now Using Kh-69 Cruise Missiles In Ukraine: Reports
This high-precision weapon originally designed for the Su-57 is far more advanced than most of Russia’s air-launched tactical ordnance.
https://www.twz.com/air/russia-now-using-kh-69-cruise-missiles-in-ukraine-reports
Kremlin snuff box
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Putin can make Shoigu twice Hero of Russia
Even before the elections, Sergei Shoigu fulfilled his promise to the President and managed to ensure the complete taking of Avdiivka under control.
For this, he can become the first twice Hero of the Russian Federation in the country. In any case, such rumors appeared after the Ukrainian Armed Forces left the city.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich is glad that the military achieved such an important success in Avdiivka and did it before the elections. He is in a very good mood and is ready to take an unprecedented step. Until Shoigu is awarded the Hero of Russia star for the second time,” a Kremlin source close to the president told us.
Interlocutors around Shoigu are still speaking with caution about such a prospect. They hint that they “don’t want to jinx it.” At the same time, the General Staff does not hide its irritation at this information.
“We had to kill a lot of guys to take Avdiivka on time. Where is Shoigu’s credit here?”, asks a general from Valery Gerasimov’s entourage.
It is worth recalling that Shoigu first became a Hero of Russia in 1999 by decree of Boris Yeltsin. Then the current minister was noted for his participation in peacekeeping operations. In particular, in hot spots in the post-Soviet space.
It is also worth emphasizing that in the history of modern Russia there have not been two Heroes of the Russian Federation. Shoigu may be the first.
The missile has inertial navigation with GLONASS updates. This should improve accuracy and minimize jamming effectiveness.
Specifications:
- Max range (km): 290
- Cruise speed (km/h): 700 - 1,000
- Warhead (kg): 300 - 310
The missile body is square to allow more missiles to fit into the weapons bay of the Su-57.
Range is limited to allow export of the missile. However, none have been sold to export customers.
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1759099855316861168
Waiting for them to throw in a few SU-57s, maybe the few prototype T-14s
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1759228579055870253
The video surveillance equipment is hidden in the attic of a damaged building.
I wonder how UKF located the site.
Launching Kh-69 cruise missiles from Su-57s might occur since the aircraft will launch the missiles from well beyond Patriot range.
Russian state-of-the-art powerful T-90M 'Breakthrough' is hit by the Ukrainian FPV - Kamikaze Drone. Russian crew loses control over the tank and abandons it
https://twitter.com/AncientAlien01/status/1759131061693362259
The cope cage does not protect against FPV drones.
Old, but better quality video.
Perhaps the early videos are fuzzied up to hide the exact location.
“Putin’s new squeeze”
Maybe she is why Navalny was raped and murdered.
She had been mocked on Navalny related websites, as an example of corrupt Russian elites.
Reportedly, Putin’s second wife, Alina Kabaeva, is under. House arrest.
Reporting From Ukraine:
Note: other versions of this report are found elsewhere on FR, but this is guaranteed to be the complete transcript - unlike the others.
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU
[ Shocking Footage Reals The Real Cost Russians Paid For Avdiivka ]
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Day 725: Feb 18
Today, the most important developments are taking place in the Avdiivka direction.
Last time, I told you that Ukrainian forces completed the first stage of the withdrawal process by leaving all isolated positions that stretched the front line and decreased the overall number of troops in Avdiivka by 30%.
This was the moment when the intensity of clashes reached unimaginable heights, as Russians were ordered to close the circle as fast as possible before Ukrainians managed to escape.
According to Ukrainian fighters, they hadn’t even seen such big Russian assault units even during the Battle for Bakhmut, where the Wagner Group used cheap lives of their prisoners en masse.
However, since the information about 30% of evacuated personnel was primarily based on reports from Russian soldiers, their observations and estimates were lagging behind, and in reality, Ukrainians had already completed the second stage of withdrawal and were mostly located in the residential area.
That is why the Ukrainian fighters from the famous 3rd Assault Brigade were not conducting assaults directed into the town, and focused on preventing Russians from advancing into the fields. Russian soldiers here aimed to cut off the last 2 retreat routes that went through the gully towards Lastochkine and a road to Sieverne.
Nonetheless, shortly after that, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Syrskyi Postfactum stated early in the morning on the 17th of February that Ukrainian forces withdrew from Avdiivka. This was exactly the time when a lot of combat footage started being released from both sides, which confirms the fact that the clashes were so tough that neither side had the time to post videos online.
The combat footage was shocking. One Russian soldier published a video showing how he was passing the outskirts of Avdiivka on his way to the contact line to storm the Ukrainian position.
The footage showed multiple bodies with red tape, meaning the person belonged to the Russian assault units every couple of meters, and destroyed heavy equipment every couple of 100s of meters.
The video lasted 5 minutes, and the number of corpses was stable and the two Russian soldiers said that out of 4,000 soldiers in their brigade, only 30% survived thus far.
For context, many military analysts were shocked when Russians claimed that they engage in assaults until the detachments incur up to 30% losses, and only then the detachments are rotated out and reconstituted. 30% losses means complete loss of combat capability.
In Avdiivka, Russian brigades, which consist of 4,000 soldiers each, incurred at least 70% losses, according to Russian soldiers who are fighting on the ground right now. With this in mind, the claims of Ukrainian fighters from the 3rd Assault Brigade that their brigade was fighting against 7 Russian brigades make much more sense.
Ukrainian fighters also recently got a chance to describe the dreadful close combat engagements inside the town. They said that Russians used a simple tactic - they gradually accumulated inside basements and houses as close to the contact line as possible, usually, it meant within ten meters from the houses with Ukrainian fighters, and then tried to make a rapid attack.
Most Russian fighters were taken out from machine gun nests, which again explains such a high density of bodies per square meter from the previous footage.
According to Ukrainian fighters from the 3rd Assault Brigade, during their short period of deployment, they reduced 2 Russian brigades virtually to zero. These were the days when Russian losses per day were once again reaching historic heights, surpassing 1,200 soldiers, more than half of which came from Avdiivka.
As you can imagine when both parties are located within 10 m of each other and Russian Aviation drops 500 kg or Worse 1,000 500 kg bombs, they wipe out Russian soldiers just as much as Ukrainian soldiers
Several hours ago, the Ukrainian General Staff released the estimates of the total Russian losses in Avdiivka.
Ukrainian forces reportedly inflicted losses of almost 50,000 personnel, 364 tanks, almost 750 armored combat vehicles, two hundred fifty artillery systems, and five fighter-bombers between the 10th of October and the 17th of February.
Most of these losses were inflicted during the first and last month of the battle for Avdiivka.
In the first month Russians were sending huge crowds, as if there were no mines or artillery, and in the last month the Russian military command was pressed to complete the battle ahead of the election by any means, which led to the ground scattered with corpses - as in the footage at the beginning of this video.
For context, Avdiivka is twice as small as Bakhmut and the battle last 2 times less, but the number of losses that Russians incurred has a higher proportion 80,000 versus 47,000 which means around 30% higher losses for every square meter which is an improvement for Ukrainians.
It is also important to know that Avdiivka’s pre-war population was around 32,000, and it took Russians 47,000 to capture it,
Many Ukrainian military analysts were also pleased that General Syrski did not repeat the Bakhmut scenario and ordered the soldiers to withdraw, instead of fighting until the last house.
Even though the battle is over, the fighting in the region is not, and Russian forces continue to push. The new setting and highly unstable situation creates a lot of uncertainty which Russians want to use to collapse the front line much further
⚡️The 🇺🇦 Ukrainian military shot down one 🇷🇺 Russian Su-34 bomber and one Su-35S fighter jet this morning - Air Force of Ukraine
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1759518378568356061
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1759560022692884724
Patriot traps rock!
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