Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2 year anniversary)

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.

🚨 Russian partisans burned the control system with the radar of the S-300 air defense system

The "Liberator" movement explained what was destroyed:

The S-300 complex consists of 3 parts.
1. Radar for detecting targets at low altitudes.
2. The actual control system with radar illumination and guidance to air targets.
3. Up to 6 launchers designed to destroy air targets.

💪 The partisans of the "Liberator" destroyed the most important part of the complex, that is, the brain. Accordingly, the entire S-300 complex turns into a pile of iron until a new control system is installed.

The cost of the destroyed control system starts from 160 million dollars. The uniqueness of the action is that it is exclusive, hand-made and to destroy the installation and disable the complex, not a couple of missiles at a couple of million dollars each were spent, but 5 liters of gasoline, with a total cost of a couple of hundred rubles.

https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1896541641806164269

Кремлевская табакерка

Putin was urged not to end the [invasion of Ukraine] and not to give up our rare earth metals to anyone

Many influential people in the Kremlin and the government are urging the president to abandon plans to work together with the Americans in the field of rare earth metals and other Russian resources. “Trump has dangerous plans. As a result, Russia could lose a huge amount of resources. We must show strength so that our US partners make concessions. And not give them Russia's wealth. And without guarantees that we will get something in return. Otherwise, the Chinese, the Iranians, and other partners will want our resources. What good is this?” noted our high-ranking source in the Kremlin. “Even Zelensky has not yet given up his resources to America. Are we worse?” another is indignant.

And a number of sources among the military are urging the president not to talk about ending the [invasion of Ukraine] until we achieve Victory. “I understand Vladimir Vladimirovich when he says that we are striving for peace. We have a difficult situation, especially in the economy. And with the current situation, there are at least two more years left until Victory in the [war in Ukraine]. But we can't stop. We need to achieve our goals, otherwise what was the point of all this? Why did so many guys die?” the channel's source in the Ministry of Defense believes.

“I think the president will listen to this opinion, because many military personnel adhere to it. And all the premature talk about peace and the end of the SVO will soon cease,” added a general close to Valery Gerasimov. True, at the same time, there are a number of people in our elites who expect the SVO to end “very soon.” Even if Putin has to make some concessions for this. Vladimir Vladimirovich listens attentively to the arguments of both sides. The Kremlin is confident that on their basis “serious and balanced decisions will be made. Including regarding the SVO and cooperation with the Americans.”

https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/5365

“are companies willing to take the risk?” (of reinvesting in Russia after sanctions)

Stockholders should hold corporate officers liable, if they throw good money after bad. There is no rule of law in Russia, as Putin’s nationalization of foreigners assets has shown.

Even if the Government does not rob you outright again, there are just better investment opportunities elsewhere.

From the article: “the Russian economy is in freefall. Food inflation has reached 25%, loan interest rates are an exorbitant 25%, and lending has nearly stopped, making life unbearable and unaffordable for ordinary Russians. All economic sectors have shrunk by 60-95%. Putin faces a massive budget deficit, and no one is buying his debt-not even China. Millions of skilled technology professionals have fled the country, and oligarchs have moved $300 billion in assets abroad. Foreign direct investment in Russia has plummeted from $100 billion a year to zero.”

Putin did that.

Starship Flight 8 starts at 5.30 CT
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-8

The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Monday, March 3. The 60-minute launch window opens at 5:30 p.m. CT.

A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 40 minutes before liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the X TV app. As is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so be sure to check in here and stay tuned to our X account for updates.

After completing the investigation into the loss of Starship early on its seventh flight test, several hardware and operational changes have been made to increase reliability of the upper stage. You can read the full summary of the mishap investigation here.

The upcoming flight will fly the same suborbital trajectory as previous missions and will target objectives not reached on the previous test, including Starship’s first payload deployment and multiple reentry experiments geared towards returning the upper stage to the launch site for catch.

The flight also includes the launch, return, and catch of the Super Heavy booster.

Extensive upgrades to Starship’s upper stage debuted on the previous flight test, focused on adding reliability and performance across all phases of flight. Starship’s forward flaps have been upgraded to significantly reduce their exposure to reentry heating while simplifying the underlying mechanisms and protective tiling.

Redesigns to the propulsion system, including a 25 percent increase in propellant volume over previous generations, add additional vehicle performance and the ability to fly longer duration missions. And the vehicle’s avionics underwent a complete redesign, adding additional capability and redundancy for increasingly complex missions like propellant transfer and ship return to the launch site.

During the flight test, Starship will deploy four Starlink simulators, similar in size to next-generation Starlink satellites, as the first exercise of a satellite deploy mission. The Starlink simulators will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship and are expected to demise upon entry. A relight of a single Raptor engine while in space is also planned.

The flight test includes several experiments focused on enabling Starship’s upper stage to return to the launch site. A significant number of tiles have been removed from Starship to stress-test vulnerable areas across the vehicle. Multiple metallic tile options, including one with active cooling, will test alternative materials for protecting Starship during reentry.

On the sides of the vehicle, non-structural versions of Starship’s catch fittings are installed to test the fittings’ thermal performance, along with a section of the tile line receiving a smoothed and tapered edge to address hot spots observed during reentry on Starship’s sixth flight test.

Starship’s reentry profile is designed to intentionally stress the structural limits of the upper stage’s rear flaps while at the point of maximum entry dynamic pressure. Finally, several radar sensors will once again be tested on the launch and catch tower’s chopsticks with the goal of increasing the accuracy when measuring distances between the chopsticks and a returning vehicle.

The Super Heavy booster for this flight features upgraded avionics, including a more powerful flight computer, improved power and network distribution, and integrated smart batteries.

Distinct vehicle and pad criteria must be met prior to the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster, requiring healthy systems on the booster and tower and a final manual command from the mission’s Flight Director.

If this command is not sent prior to the completion of the boostback burn, or if automated health checks show unacceptable conditions with Super Heavy or the tower, the booster will default to a trajectory for a soft splashdown in the Gulf of America. We accept no compromises when it comes to ensuring the safety of the public and our team, and booster return will only take place if conditions are right.

The returning booster will slow down from supersonic speeds, resulting in audible sonic booms in the area around the landing zone.

Generally, the only impact to those in the surrounding area of a sonic boom is the brief thunder-like noise with variables like weather and distance from the return site determining the magnitude experienced by observers.

Developmental testing by definition is unpredictable. But by putting flight hardware in a flight environment as frequently as possible, we’re able to quickly learn and execute design changes as we seek to bring Starship online as a fully and rapidly reusable vehicle.

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