Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 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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A LOAN???? LMAO, who in the hell is going to make them pay?? These people THINK we are so stupid!! GAWD they make me SICK!!
“These people”? The loan idea is Trump’s. He floated it on 12 Feb at Mar A Lago, with Johnson standing next to him.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-speaker-johnson-maralago-congress-c6eaace204882df054795cf70a5fe60a
“A LOAN???? LMAO, who in the hell is going to make them pay?”
Trump’s public proposal was to make the loan forgivable, at zero interest, and with no repayment timeline - that we should not expect repayment, unless Ukraine “strikes it rich” sometime in the future.
A lot of the massive loans that we made during WWII, were “repaid” with accounting entries for things like rent on bases, exemptions from taxes, and other favored treatment, over the course of decades.
But keep in mind that at least half of the missiles they fired failed to launch.
Everything Iran does leads up to launching nukes on Israel, Rome and NYC. Its the only way to create enough blood to bring the 12th Imam out of the Well and lead the Islamization of the world and the purposeful extinction of the human race.
Oh and keep in mind that Bidden just cut missile defense by $400 million.
Loans to ®ussia were never repaid.
Kremlin snuff box, 04/15/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
What will happen to mobilization in Ukraine?
We answer: the Ukrainian parliament adopted a new law on mobilization, which can easily be called long-suffering. The fact is that its discussion lasted a little less than six months, despite the fact that the deputies themselves admitted that the situation with mobilization was catastrophic, the law had to be adopted back in 2022.
However, the document was accepted. There are many interesting points in it, but let’s focus on the main thing.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces now have two important components on which their ability to conduct combat operations on the front line depends. These are people and weapons.
If the second depends rather on the allies and the ability of Kyiv to produce at least something, then the availability of people is quite a problem for the Ukrainian authorities.
People don’t want to go to war, or rather, they don’t want to go to die. In Ukraine they are trying to catch so-called “deviators” who do not want to be registered with military registration and enlistment offices and ignore summonses.
However, it is obvious that the need to close the holes along the entire front line is becoming more acute every day.
According to our data, from May to the end of the year, Ukraine plans to mobilize at least 300 thousand people, and, if necessary, all 400 thousand.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have such a mobilization reserve. Will it be difficult for the Ukrainian authorities to convince citizens to go to war?
Obviously, yes, but in general the Armed Forces of Ukraine are now on the defensive and have a small time gap for calling up mobile reserves and training them. What will happen if such a reserve is really well prepared? Then these fighters will appear on the front line.
Yes, there is a big game going on now. The RF Armed Forces are already preparing reserves, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are just gathering.
But it is worth recalling several raids by Russian traitors in the Belgorod region, when there was simply no one to plug the holes. This is an important lesson that our Ministry of Defense should take into account.
Kremlin snuff box, 04/15/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
The military is asking to send Armata tanks to the front. The Ministry of Defense says directly: they simply don’t exist.
Once again the military started talking about the need to replenish the fleet of equipment with new models. In particular, we are talking about sending Armata tanks to the front.
We have repeatedly said that these newest tanks are not only not sent to the Northern Military District zone, but also exist in very limited quantities.
Not long ago, the head of Rostec, Chemezov, explained the absence of tanks on the battlefield by their high cost. This is an expensive tank, but if we wanted, we would, of course, send it to the front and defeat everyone.
To understand, since the beginning of this year, not a single T-14 Armata tank has been taken into the army’s balance sheet. What does it mean?
The tank turned out to be good for the parade, but they simply don’t give it to the military. And now the military is increasingly raising the question of why such a tank is needed in principle.
The General Staff responds that due to the saturation of the battle line with kamikaze drones, the effectiveness of such heavy tanks is low.
Then the question is: why did we spend colossal amounts of money on the production of Armata, if the equipment does not go to the troops, and will not go? What should guys fight with? Or is it easier to send them into battle without armor?
Kremlin snuff box, 04/15/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
A message was left at Prigozhin’s grave. The authorities are thinking about moving it
The personality of Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to arouse great interest. This time, someone used a drone to leave a note on the grave. The grave itself is under video surveillance around the clock.
The note contained only two words: “We will take revenge.”
It is not yet clear who exactly sent such a mysterious note. The authorities suggest that we are talking about Prigozhin’s associates from the Wagner PMC.
At the same time, the option of moving the grave to another place is being considered so that it does not become a place of pilgrimage for his comrades.
After his murder, many different versions appeared, including that Prigozhin himself was not on board the downed plane and could have survived. However, this version has not been confirmed.
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/videos
[ Storming White Mountain: Insane ®ussian 3% Survival Attack ]
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Day 781: Apr 14
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Siversk direction.
Here, some of the most intense clashes are taking place in the Bilohorivka area. The key point in the ongoing battle has become the White Mountain on the chalk quarry, after which the settlement of Bilohorivka was named.
Ukrainian troops stationed atop the Terrikon [ mine tailing pile ] enjoy substantial tactical advantage because the high ground allows them to establish effective fire control over the surrounding area, significantly complicating Russian attempts to gain ground.
That is why Russian forces decided to deal with it once and for all and launched a series of powerful assaults to capture the White Mountain.
The elevated positions at the quarry enabled Ukrainians to exploit fire control of the area to the fullest extent and destroy large Russian assault groups, but despite significant losses, Russian forces did not give up the hopes of taking control of it.
The first step of this offensive operation was establishing control over the tree lines right in front of the Terrikon.
Russian commanders did not seem to consider the fact that the mount is sloped at a steep angle and that even if Russians do establish positions beneath it, they won’t be able to climb it up, while Ukrainians would still be able to strike them from top of it.
That is why Russian forces were forced to slowly move north along this tree line, under the constant fire from above, to approach the lowest part of the mountain.
Russians allocated lots of infantry fighting vehicles and tanks in an effort to establish a foothold.
Their plan was for the infantry fighting vehicles to drive to the lower slopes of the Terrikon, dismount the infantry while tanks provide fire support and then pull back once the infantry dismounts.
The first Russian assault group consisted of 5 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and a tank. They were heading to Bilohorivka from the direction of Zolotarivka.
Unfortunately for the Russians, a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone team detected them on time and directed artillery and kamikaze drone operators to the approaches of the Terrikon.
Soon after finding themselves under intense fire, Russians drove over a road covered in landmines that were pre-placed by Ukrainian drones.
This led to the whole column being immobilized, thus exposing it to the FPV drones and artillery systems and destroying it. The surviving Russian stormtroopers were hunted down and killed in the nearby dugouts.
According to Ukrainian sources, Ukrainian forces successfully destroyed 5 armored vehicles, damaged 1 vehicle, and killed 42 Russian soldiers, essentially wiping out the whole platoon.
The assault was successfully repelled by elements of the Ukrainian 54th Mechanized Brigade and 118th Territorial Defense Brigade. The only vehicle to make it out of the Ukrainian kill zone was a lone tank.
It seems like, based on the survival of 1 Russian tank, Russian commanders thought that tanks would perform better against artillery fire and drone strikes due to their superior armor compared to APCs and sent even more tanks in the second assault.
Nonetheless, the tanks were successfully immobilized, leaving the crew only the option of fleeing, and the empty tanks were subsequently destroyed by FPV drones.
Seeing how the second assault failed, Russians decided to deploy Storm-Z penalty battalion troops into the third assault in hopes that they would overwhelm Ukrainian troops with sheer numbers.
However, the third assault did not bring any results, as only 1 disarmed Russian stormtrooper survived.
1 BMP-2 was also abandoned in the same area and subsequently destroyed by Ukrainians. Many bodies of Storm-Z stormtroopers were left lying in the field, however, I cannot show the images simply because there are too many dead troops [ Youtube/Google policy ].
At that point, Russians could only send repeated assaults with infantry aboard infantry fighting vehicles, in hopes that they would not be detected and destroyed by drone operators on the way to the Terrikon.
In order to increase their chances of success, Russians sent a smaller fourth assault group consisting of 2 BMPs.
It seems like the Ukrainian reconnaissance team monitored the area nonstop because even this small unit was detected fairly quickly.
However, sending a smaller assault unit on faster APVs, instead of tanks allowed Russians to go deeper than they had previously.
Even though 1 APV was destroyed on road the 2nd APV managed to dismount their infantry to establish a small foot hold on the eastern edges of the Terrikon and drive back into retreat
Geolocated footage showed Russian troops being targeted by drones on the slopes of the Terrikon.
In any case, Russian positions here are not sustainable as they are on the 1st floor of the Terrikon right below the Ukrainian positions on the 2nd floor.
Ukrainian forces at the top also have multiple alternative roads to the top, so Russian positions do not undermine their logistical capabilities.
The only solution for Russian forces is to continue moving forward at the highest possible cost, until they secure tactically significant positions.
If they fail to achieve it timely, they will lose their bridgehead very quickly, rending all previous assaults purposeless and overwhelming Ukrainian forces with the sheer numbers would be an extraordinarily difficult endeavor, given that only very small assault and mobile units have any chance to get close enough to the White Mountain
Falcon time approaching...
Ukrainska Pravda elegantly reports:
Norway says it is handing over F-16s to Ukraine for strikes deep into Russian rear
(I say again: Deep into Russian rear)
“Quote: “This is one of the reasons why we are glad to participate in the F-16 fighter programme, where we will transfer Norwegian F-16s, modernised and in good shape, alongside the Danes and the Dutch,” he said (Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide).
...According to media sources, Norway is planning to deliver 22 F-16 planes to Ukraine as part of the fighter coalition, with 12 already in serviceable condition.”...
...”Barth Eide did not rule out the possibility of providing further capabilities for Ukrainian forces to launch deeper strikes.”
(Even deeper into Russian rear)
The Guardian (UK, Left Wing) reports:
“Russian forces aim to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by 9 May, Ukraine’s commander in chief, Col Gen (3 Star) Oleksandr Syrskyi, has said. It is the date Russia marks as the Soviet victory in the second world war.
Syrskyi said Russia was focusing its efforts there before moving towards the city of Kramatorsk. Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region lies 5-10km (3-6 miles) from Bakhmut, captured by Russian forces in May 2023.
Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a thinktank in Philadelphia, said on X that Chasiv Yar would likely prove an important battle. “Chasiv Yar is located on defensible high ground. If Russia takes the [town], they could potentially increase the rate of advance deeper into Donetsk [region] as part of an expected summer offensive. Russian forces will still have to cross the canal to take the [town], but they have now reached the canal south-east of the [town]. Immediate increased deliveries of ammunition could prove critical.””
OilPrice.com reports:
“Russia has brought back online some oil refining units in recent weeks, reducing the capacity taken offline by Ukrainian drone hits to around 10%, from 14% at the end of March, calculations by Reuters showed on Monday.
The refining capacity in Russia that is currently offline due to drone attacks is now estimated by Reuters at around 660,000 barrels per day (bpd), compared to 907,000 bpd offline at the end of March.”
But...
“maintenance and other outages at Russia’s refineries will actually raise the refining capacity that will be offline this month compared to March”
So there is that.
“Russia said in early April it can repair all damaged units within two months.”
But their lips were moving when then said that, which is usually an indicator that they are lying again.
OilPrice.com reports:
“Following the Iranian drone attack against Israel this weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Monday on several bills toughening sanctions on Iran, including one aimed at reducing Chinese imports of Iranian crude oil (Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023).
The bill proposes to “impose restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts in the United States with respect to Chinese financial institutions that conduct transactions involving the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.”
The bill expands secondary sanctions involving Iran “to cover all transactions between Chinese financial institutions and sanctioned Iranian banks that transact for the purchase of petroleum and petroleum products.”...
...The background of the bill says that Iran’s crude oil exports are at a four-year high of 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd), 80% of which go to China’s independent refiners, the so-called teapots.”
The plan is (slowly) coming into focus. 4 separate votes.
“Speaker Johnson to advance separate Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan bills after Iran attack”
“House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday said he plans to move forward with four individual bills to fund Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, separating out key components of a foreign aid package that has been shelved in the House for months.
Johnson held a Monday evening conference with House Republicans to lay out the four bills: one to fund Israel, another for Ukraine, another for Taiwan and a fourth that would wrap several foreign policy proposals into one.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/speaker-johnson-israel-ukraine-taiwan-bills.html
Moscow Marge.
“On Monday, Greene was dissatisfied with Johnson’s four-bill foreign aid plan but said that she had not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with the motion to vacate.
“I am firmly against the plan as it stands right now,” Greene told reporters as she exited the House Republican meeting on Monday. “This is such a scam and people are so done with it.”
“He’s definitely not going to be speaker next Congress if we’re lucky enough to have the majority,” Greene added.”
“4 separate votes.”
Let’s Vote.
Get it done.
Lets Vote. Maybe on Friday.
“The speaker said he’s committed to abiding by a House rule that gives lawmakers a full 72 hours to review the legislation, once it’s finalized. That would likely push passage votes to Friday evening.”
lol, how often does that actually happen? Would like to know how many congressmen actually read anything they sign.
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