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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Jon, I admire you for sticking around in this “Ukie über alles” propaganda ghetto thread. 🤢🤢
Btw, do you know if the zeepers beloved homo dictator is currently in THE Ukraine or is he on another luxury, grifting vacation?
Thank you ANKE, it won’t be much longer. The war is ending and the 3 or 4 remaining NeverTrump’ers who post here will soon drop this issue like their COVID brothers dropped the vaxxine argument. It’s also good that Jim has isolated Ukraine crap to this tiny little ghetto. It wouldn’t be right to pollute the main forum with war KooKery
U.S. Told Kremlin Envoy That Putin Needs to Show He Wants Peace, Rubio Says
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4309224/posts?page=1
Putin unleashes fresh hell on Ukraine after savage Russian attack kills 9 children
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4309219/posts
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Putie-toot just loves killing children
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
The complete transcript.
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[ Russian Flank Attack Backfires Spectaculary! ]
Today [ Apr 05, 8 pm ], there are a lot of interesting updates from the Siversk direction.
Here, in a bold shift of strategy, Russian forces changed their approach to seize the high ground south of Bilohorivka to break and end the stalemate where thousands of Russian soldiers were eliminated before. However, as Ukrainians executed a swift response, Russian plans completely fell apart, as the increasing Russian armor shortage left no hope for their soldiers of making it to Ukrainian positions alive.
The goal of the Russian forces in this area is to take control of Siversk; however, as you remember from the previous report, their head-on advance in the east remained unsuccessful.
Still, the main Russian offensive focus is on Bilohorivka, as taking the village would allow them to open up Ukrainian defenses and advance towards Siversk. However, Russians faced significant difficulties already at the first hurdle, losing thousands of soldiers and still being unable to take the small settlement even after two years of heavy fighting.
If we look at the topographic map, we can see that Ukraine’s key defensive advantage against direct Russian advances lies in the elevated chalk quarry and the high ground behind Bilohorivka, providing a commanding view of Russian frontal assaults.
Due to the increased use of drones, Ukrainians repurposed the terrikon as an observation post and forward stronghold instead, allowing them to track and counter Russian movements as they approached the village. With both sides holding opposing hills, Russians were forced into a prolonged stalemate that continuously drained their forces.
Natural obstacles, such as the Siversky Donets River and the Kreminna Forest, further reinforce Ukrainian defenses by hindering Russian flanking maneuvers from the north. Notably, one of Russia’s most devastating defeats occurred here early in the war when an entire battalion tactical group was wiped out attempting to cross the river.
Since then, Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops farther from the river and secured the forest with special forces units, preventing any renewed flanking attempts from the north.
However, to the south, toward Zolotarivka, we can see that Ukrainian fire control is limited due to a higher-elevation hill ridge and dense forest, which blocks the direct line of sight for Ukrainian positions. This is why the Russians finally decided to change their approach and assault Bilohorivka from the southern flank, where they would have better concealment from Ukrainian fire.
Russian forces sought to use Zolotarivka as a staging ground to advance westward toward 2 critical supply routes supporting Ukrainian troops in Bilohorivka and the chalk quarry. A successful push could encircle Ukrainian defenders, forcing their withdrawal and enabling a Russian advance over the hill ridge into the lowlands. This would also drastically reshape the battle for the Serebryansky Forest, compelling Ukrainian forces to shift to an all-around defense against Russian attacks from 3 directions.
Although this was Russia’s best tactical option, repeated attempts still ended in disaster. Unfortunately for Russians, Ukrainian commanders, having analyzed Bilohorivka’s defensive potential over 2 years of active fighting, anticipated the southern flanking threat. To counter it, they fortified positions south of the quarry with trenches, strongholds, and reconnaissance drone teams monitoring for attacks. To compensate, Russian forces attempted mechanized assaults, but the winter’s lack of vegetation exposed them to early detection and devastating Ukrainian fire, leading to heavy losses.
Additionally, as recent successful Ukrainian operations have forced the Russian high command to prioritize other offensive efforts, Russian forces here have been unable to replenish their armored losses, having to rely instead on motorcycles, ATVs, and buggies to cross open fields.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone operators and artillery crews, drawing on two years of experience in the area, have been striking with pinpoint accuracy, systematically eliminating the Russian flanking attempts, as these fields are now littered with destroyed civilian vehicles Russians had to use for their assaults.
Overall, the Ukrainian defense of Bilohorivka, layered and well-planned, has effectively repelled repeated Russian assaults on the southern flank. Russian forces, suffering heavy losses and an ongoing shortage of armored vehicles, have once again failed to take control of the village. Despite Russian strategic shifts, the battle has underscored Ukraine’s tactical skill and resilience, reflecting the overall stable and continued Ukrainian defense in the Donbas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KzTqnS_4m8
Russia is now advancing at a rate of 22 Square Miles per year, at a cost of more than 12,000 casualties per square mile.
233,000 Square Miles of Ukraine could be captured in only about 10,000 years at that rate, for around 2.8 Billion casualties.
Or they could make a deal of some sort, before then.
“they plan to mobilize no more than 300-350 thousand people.
A 9 month supply of troops at current the casualty rate”
Probably plan to fill the gap with voluntary recruits under contract.
“Probably plan to fill the gap with voluntary recruits under contract.”
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Maybe not ...
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Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
The complete transcript.
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[ Troops Massed And Ready Russia’s Fake Peace Exposed! ]
Today [ Apr 06, 8 pm ], there are a lot of interesting updates from the Lyman direction.
Here, as Russia publicly aims to strive for peace through diplomacy, they are secretly amassing a huge force in the rear, preparing to launch a massive offensive before the end of the month. However, as Trump is fed up with Russian delays, he is threatening to cripple the Russian war economy in the toughest sanctions seen to date.
The primary objective of the Russian forces in this area is to secure control of the towns of Lyman and Borova. In the process, this would push the Ukrainian forces toward the Oskil and Siversky Donets rivers, effectively diminishing their bridgehead across the rivers that they established during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive.
To execute this plan, Russians are massing a huge reserve force in the rear, with reports estimating over 30,000 troops stationed to the Borova sector alone. Unlike the poorly trained volunteers, convicts, and mobilized soldiers deployed elsewhere, these troops are undergoing additional training and being actively prepared for future combat. This force signals a serious Russian commitment to the operation. Combined with existing frontline units, it would grant Russia a 3-to-1 numerical advantage over Ukraine’s Third Army Corps defending the sector.
Russians are planning to build on the minor bridgeheads over the Zherebets River, which they seized in efforts spanning the last three months, culminating in the capture of the settlement of Novoliubimovka and the approach to Nove.
Russians aim to expand and link up their bridgeheads across the Zherebets River. Currently, the narrow width of the bridgeheads limits Russian assaults to infantry operations alone, preventing the full utilization of their remaining mechanized forces. A successful link-up would create a broader staging area for deploying reserves and heavy equipment, including armored vehicles.
Deploying combat-ready reserves to the expanded bridgehead would enable Russian forces to launch a full-scale offensive aimed at reaching the Oskil River, severing Ukrainian ground lines of communication between Lyman and Borova.
If successful, this maneuver would trap Ukrainian defenders in Borova, leaving them reliant on a single bridge over the Oskil for logistics. After cutting off the ground lines of communication to Borova, the Russians would set their eyes on moving southward towards Lyman and open a new offensive path into Donbas.
Such a maneuver, targeting the Ukrainian belt of fortress towns, aligns with a simultaneous planned offensive toward Kostyantinivka from the south. This indicates that Russians aim to seize the entirety of the Donetsk oblast through a massive military effort spanning throughout 2025 and 2026.
Notably, all of this unfolds amid the Kremlin’s ongoing stalling of peace negotiations, consistently adding new conditions after agreements are signed, and making ludicrous demands, such as the abandonment of Ukraine’s NATO ambitions, complete annexation of the five Ukrainian provinces claimed by Russia, and complete demilitarization of Ukraine.
While Russia publicly claims readiness for peace, they are concealing its true intentions, creating a diplomatic smoke-screen to secretly build up forces for a large-scale offensive. However, they realize that the clock is ticking, signaled by the rushed deployment of over 30,000 Russian troops to the Lyman-Borova front for a last-minute offensive. Russia is trying to seize as much territory as possible before they are forced into a ceasefire agreement.
However, Trump is slowly catching on to this and is increasingly becoming fed up with Russia dragging its feet on a possible peace settlement, threatening a 50% secondary tariff on nations buying Russian oil. The US Senate is willing to take this a step further, however, with the majority agreeing on tougher action, including secondary sanctions of up to 500% on any country buying Russian oil.
Overall, the Russians leveraged a massive reserve force of experienced contract soldiers, preparing them for a massive offensive in the Lyman-Borova sector. Given the recent surge of activity and reports of continued Russian build-up in the Lyman direction, it is likely that Moscow will initiate its offensive before the end of April. With the US slowly catching on to Russian geopolitcal maneuvering however, this could potentially force significant sanctions on Russia that could cripple their war economy, with the threat of 500% tariffs making any partnering nation think twice about dealing in Russian oil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJuLFCc6tRM
195 posted on 2/29/2024, 8:39:17 AM by SpeedyInTexas (Defeat the Pro-RuZZia wing of the Republican Party)
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hanging is too good for these people.
197 posted on 2/29/2024, 8:47:04 AM by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Dang! Good find!
These Ukrainians on here really are crazy. Driven by hate and anger, just like their Democrat heroes like Mad Maxine, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
The head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, called for total control over music, books, games, cinema and theaters. According to him, Russia needs to step up efforts to stop the spread of destructive content not only on the Internet, but also in other areas, since negative information affects children and leads to juvenile delinquency.
“It is necessary to establish strict state control over compliance with established restrictions and the procedure for distributing information products, including prohibited ones, among minors, including printed publications, musical and stage, film and audio works, computer games,” Bastrykin said.
That was your find from a year ago Allegra, and thanks. These Zeepers hate all things Russia and for some twisted reason expect us to feel the same way. There is a special place for members who want to hang America First Reps, but it isn’t here IMO. Rather than assimilate into America’s melting pot, they cling to their ethnic hatreds. In that regard they aren’t much different from the illegals Biden just let in.
Asian markets have reopened after the weekend, and oil prices have resumed their fall - down about another 4% for the day so far, at this moment.
Looks like Asian stock markets opened Monday with big drops, triggering circuit breakers. Oil prices also crashing.
I think that a lot of countries will drop their tariffs against the USA and strike trade deals quickly, but China just can’t.
China can’t afford to balance trade with the USA. It is just too big of an imbalance. The rest of the world can’t absorb China’s production that now goes (went) to the USA.
A hard landing in China would drag down others. China may announce another huge stimulus (Print tons more Yuan), but there still won’t be anywhere for all the factory product to go, so they won’t need to burn so much oil. They are the world’s sump of oil demand. Less Chinese demand, can move oil prices a lot.
The comment after this one makes reference to development of US war materiel production, including 155 shells for Ukraine. When I saw the linked article about General Dynamics plans in Mesquite, Texas, I saw it was dated Sept. 2023. Here follows more recent information about the new manufacturing plant in Mesquite:
https://thedefensepost.com/2024/05/30/us-army-ammunition-facility/ [Article in late May 2024 about opening of the new plant in Mesquite, and information about planned increase in shells for Ukraine. There are also a dozen other links on weapons posted here.]
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3791962/army-opens-new-munitions-facility/ [This official USDOD also praises the opening of this new manufacturing facility which is bringing more US jobs to Mesquite. The article also has 4 links to other Army related subjects.]
I don’t know if this initiative was begun during the previous Trump admin, or started by Biden’s admin. But it is well in line President Trumps desire to bring more production back to the US. It is unfortunate that this has to be done to produce items planned for war and destruction, but since we already have shipped large amounts of older and obsolete materiel to Ukraine, this production will also be used to replenish our own necessary supplies for potential self defense. It would be interesting to know how suited years later this large facility would be for peacetime production of things like parts for motor vehicles. One of the issues raised regarding the tariff situation was that even though a car might be built here, it might have a number of parts from other countries. Increasing our in-country supply chains is an important goal and opportunity for US jobs.
The drop in oil/gasoline prices has certainly been influenced by the worldwide Tariff issue. Another cause has been the major disruption and anxiety caused by mass firings, rehirings, layoffs, etc. both by Musk and the President. I suspect many a family has decided not to take a long drive, a short vacation, and certainly not long vacations of expensive trips to resorts. Thus many people are not buying gas. I think airlines are also hurting, but several crashes in the past few months have also encouraged people to keep out of airplanes, especially when everything else seems so uncertain. Al this should help put the brakes on Putin’s aggression, in addition to what Ukraine has accomplished with its longer range attacks on military oriented sites.
The rate of Russian advances in Ukraine has been steadily declining since November 2024, in part due to successful Ukrainian counterattacks in eastern Ukraine. The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on April 5 that Russian forces advanced 143 square kilometers in Ukraine in March 2025 as Ukrainian forces conducted successful tactical counterattacks in the Pokrovsk direction.[1] The UK MoD reported that the rate of Russian advances in Ukraine has decreased each month since November 2024, as Russian forces seized roughly 730 square kilometers in November 2024, 393 square kilometers in December 2024, 326 square kilometers in January 2025, and 195 square kilometers in February 2025.[2]
ISW has observed geolocated footage to concur in the assessment that the monthly rate of Russian advances in Ukraine has decreased since November 2024.[3] ISW has observed geolocated evidence to assess that Russian forces in Ukraine gained roughly 627 square kilometers in November 2024, 569 square kilometers in December 2024, 427 square kilometers in January 2025, 354 square kilometers in February 2025, and 203 square kilometers in March 2025. The UK MoD likely uses a different methodology or sources to assess Russian advances in Ukraine, but the UK MoD’s report is consistent with evidence ISW has observed of decreasing monthly Russian advances between November 2024 and March 2025. Ukrainian forces have conducted localized counterattacks in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions in recent weeks, regaining lost positions in these areas and contributing to slowing Russian advances in Ukraine.[4]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-6-2025
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