Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Hero of Russia Major Marat Georgievich Tibilov, call sign “Talib”, commander of the TsSN fire group, died while performing a combat mission in the Kursk region.
100%. This Thread especially needs to hear it. In complete opposition to Donald Trump and his Peace initiative, they are still cheering for Zelensky and war. Most of these posters are #NeverTrumps
Kostyantynivka = Russian summer offensive
[Russians Devastated! Lose Months of Progress! ]
Today [ Mar 28, 8 pm ], there are a lot of interesting updates from the Toretsk direction.
Here, with Russian forces weakened and stretched thin, Ukraine is pressing forward in Toretsk with a coordinated and relentless assault. Using precision airstrikes, artillery, and elite ground units, they are systematically dismantling Russian defenses, paving the way for the next phase of their offensive.
The Ukrainian forces aim to capitalize on the weakened Russian presence and retake Toretsk.
This would disrupt Russian plans, forcing them to prematurely commit reserves that are being gathered for a summer offensive on Kostyantynivka.
By drawing Russian forces into another costly battle for Toretsk, similar to their previous failed attempts, Ukraine could drain Russian manpower and resources, effectively resetting their progress.
If successful, this would indefinitely delay Russian offensive plans for Kostyantynivka, keeping them locked in a stalemate while Ukraine maintains momentum in other sectors of the front.
To keep Russian forces at bay in the Toretsk area, Ukraine is deploying some of its most elite assault units, including the Azov Brigade, in a coordinated combined arms warfare strategy.
This means Ukrainian forces are not only conducting infantry assaults but also integrating air support, artillery, and drone strikes to maximize their battlefield effectiveness.
By using guided bombs to demolish fortified Russian positions, Ukraine has managed to inflict heavy casualties and disrupt enemy assault plans.
Even when some Russian troops survive these strikes, they are left scattered and disorganized, and their defensive positions are rendered useless, making it significantly harder for them to launch counterattacks.
Meanwhile, Russian infantry squads operating outside their fortified positions are quickly detected by Ukrainian reconnaissance drones and exposed to precise artillery fire.
In many cases, just one or two well-placed shells are enough to eliminate entire squads. As Russian soldiers started maintaining more distance between each other, to avoid becoming a target for artillery, Ukrainians extensively deployed FPV kamikaze drones, which are capable of picking off enemy soldiers one by one with precision, ensuring that even dispersed units remain vulnerable.
These operations suppressed Russian forces trapped in isolated holdouts, as fear of Ukrainian strikes kept them from moving in the open, allowing Ukrainian armored vehicles to navigate the streets with minimal risk.
This, in turn, enables the deployment of demolition squads, who systematically identify enemy hideouts. Once located, they place large explosives made from repurposed anti-tank mines as demolition charges, effectively leveling the fortified positions and eliminating the Russian troops inside.
Additionally, the Azov Brigade had been deployed to the southern flank of Toretsk, and had announced that they had completed their clearing operation at Scherbynivka and Leonidivka, where isolated Russian squads that had failed to capture the settlements, ended up trapped in basements for months.
The brigade’s stormtroopers conducted cautious advances, using small arms fire and grenades to flush the Russian troops out of their positions. Those who chose to fight were swiftly eliminated, while others surrendered, allowing Ukrainian forces to secure complete control over the villages.
With stable control over Scherbynivka and Leonidivka, Ukrainian forces have secured the southern flank of their Toretsk offensive, enabling more aggressive maneuvers in the Zabalka microdistrict. Control of this district enables Ukrainians to exert more pressure on the Russian southern flank, forcing them to redeploy additional reserves, and further extend their defensive lines.
Overall, the Ukrainian forces managed to suppress the Russian forces in the Toretsk area through aggressive and well-coordinated combined arms warfare, using aviation and artillery combined with ground raids by stormtroopers and demolition squads.
The completion of the Shcherbynivka and Leonidivka clearing operation, has fulfilled the Azov brigade’s task at Toretsk, as they were deployed here precisely to address the Russian threat here, and are now free to either continue their actions in Toretsk, or be redeployed to use their skills in the many other directions where Ukrainians are slowly regaining the initiative.
These actions are disrupting Russian preparations for their planned summer offensive on Kostiantynivka, as complete control of Toretsk is necessary for them to consolidate forces and equipment. Instead, Russian commanders are being forced to divert more reserves into the ongoing battle for Toretsk, risking a complete loss of the city under increasing Ukrainian pressure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GFiZx4ibL8
Some one must have had a heavy bout of drinking last night and vomited all over this thread today.
Yes , funny someone who acts like he knows more than all, can make such an utterly ridiculous statement like “ In complete opposition to Donald Trump and his Peace initiative, they are still cheering for Zelensky and war. Most of these posters are #NeverTrumps“
Evidently some did not like it. I clicked on afore mentioned post. The caption read: Post 14,103 removed by moderator. As the saying goes: The Truth Hurts. Now they can break their shoulder patting themselves on the back while saying, “What a good boy/girl am I.”
Drones now account for 85% of frontline strikes, and Ukraine has surpassed Russia in UAV production. The main challenge remains funding, with only 2M drones produced last year due to shortages.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1905988411346825410
If pitin is assassinated, it will come from within Russia, by Russians tired of being used by him for his dreams and ego.
FTA: ...To keep Russian forces at bay in the Toretsk area, Ukraine is deploying some of its most elite assault units, including the Azov Brigade, in a coordinated combined arms warfare strategy.
This means Ukrainian forces are not only conducting infantry assaults but also integrating air support, artillery, and drone strikes to maximize their battlefield effectiveness...
ISR drones are certainly being used by UKF to coordinate all attacks.
Now they complain that these are often infected with computer viruses.
Variants include burning out the USB port, preventing reflashing, or hijacking the repurposed FPV and revealing the operator location.
https://x.com/GrandpaRoy2/status/1905715512270811317
And here comes the High School geopolitical take on American foreign policy
lol the “experts” have done so well, esp within the Kremlin and their sycophants
Interesting thing about those who think they are the smartest folks in the discussion, we call them “experts” and they are nearly always wrong😂🍈
The UAF is using their Migs and Sukhois in more attack missions now. This implies RU air defense are having "operational difficulties", work place accidents, careless smoking, probably drinking on the job.
Or it could be F-16s SEAD missions.
It's one thing to mock formal education when one has completed their course work successfully. It's quite another to fake a laugh 😂😂😂 when outside looking in.
Being a Russia pilot these days is quite the gamble. Will their aircraft fail due to maintenance issues, be shot down by their own folks, or by the Ukrainians.
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