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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Russia was always the “Soviet union” the rest were just pawns for Russia, ask the 3 million or so Ukrainians starved to death by Stalin
As to the existence of NATO to defend against Soviet Union
First who took the Soviet unions place in the UN and on the security council and why. Soviet Union is gone right? Russia should just be another UN member, unless…😎
Second look who attacked westward and threatens Europe with nuclear weapons…..
I appreciate your steadfast defending of Russia and Putin, 😎
GROK: "When did the Soviet Union cease to exist"?
ANSWER: The Soviet Union ceased to exist on December 26, 1991, when the Supreme Soviet voted to dissolve the USSR, following the Belavezha Accords signed by Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus on December 8, 1991.
Which as a result the sovereign nation of Ukraine was recognized even by Russia.
It is not that the Soviet Union was not dissolved, but that Putin never accepted that in his mind. Chechnya and Georgia have seen the results of his desires, Ukraine is seeing them now.
Putin never accepted that in his mind
Your imaginary talent extends far beyond geopolitics and now into the psychic.
Don’t have to be a psychic , when you have Putin’s own words spoken and written, but you know that.
Imagine you were at wildberry to get a copy of his book and speeches to put on his shrine😂
This is the border Americans care about
🚨President Trump just authorized the Dept of Defense to militarize the “Roosevelt Reservation” along the US border in CA, AZ, and NM
This means the 60 foot buffer zone on a 700 mile stretch of our border will now be considered military property and troops can seize illegals to… pic.twitter.com/9MrRq9iMYT— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) April 11, 2025
Don’t have to be a psychic , when you have Putin’s own words spoken and written, but you know that.
Well then Mr GED, it should be easy to post his words for all to see.
I'll wait right here.
Now, there is neither the Warsaw Pact nor the Soviet Union, but NATO still exists.
Why?
Answer: Because Russia keeps attacking other countries, violating the treaties they signed, and committing atrocious war crimes that shock the conscience of good people everywhere.
fixed
🍈’s reply shows exactly what he is, a Russian apologist. Will not waste another second on this fool. He can post all the juvenile memes he wants, normally I find them entertaining, knowing we are living rent free in his muskovite brain.
Post away comrade, oh btw. President trump just extended sanctions on Russia for another 12 months, ouch
Don’t have to be a psychic , when you have Putin’s own words spoken and written, but you know that.
Well then Mr GED, it should be easy to post his words for all to see.
I'll wait right here.
President Trump has declared a national emergency due to the threat that Russia poses, and has extended sanctions on Russia. Putin’s apologists are not true Trump supporters, but only falsely claim to be, to sow division, and sabotage America:
“President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending for one year the sanctions against Russia originally imposed by former President Joe Biden in April 2021 over Russia’s harmful foreign activities, according to an April 10 document from the U.S. Federal Register.
“Specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency must continue in effect beyond 15 April 2025,” the document says.
The extension cites continued Russian actions such as interference in democratic institutions, cyberattacks, repression of dissidents and journalists, and violations of international law, including threats to territorial integrity.”
If Russia refuses to halt their illegal aggression soon, the new secondary sanctions that he has threatened against Russia will also be imposed, to crushing effect:
US Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg expressed support on April 11 for the deployment of an allied “reassurance force” in rear areas of western Ukraine after a possible future ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.[1] The Times reported on April 11 that Kellogg expressed support for a “partition” of Ukraine between European, Ukrainian, and Russian forces; the deployment of a European “reassurance force” in western Ukraine; and establishing an 18-mile-wide “demilitarized zone” along the current frontline.[2] Kellogg clarified later on April 11 that he supports the presence of a “reassurance force” that does not include US troops to support Ukrainian sovereignty, but that none of his statements during the interview suggested “a partitioning of Ukraine.”[3] Kellogg noted that the Times misrepresented some of his statements referencing possible areas of responsibility (AORs) of a future European “reassurance force.”
Kellogg's clarification regarding the deployment of a “reassurance force” in Ukraine's rear areas is consistent with several statements from Ukrainian and European leaders about a possible future peacekeeping contingent deployed to Ukraine. Ukrainian Commander in Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated on April 9 that a putative peacekeeping contingent would not deploy to the frontline.[4] European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas stated on April 10 that a future peacekeeping contingent would be likely to deploy not to the frontline but rather deeper within Ukraine or even outside of Ukraine.[5] Bloomberg reported on April 10 that UK Defense Secretary John Healey and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that the Coalition of the Willing aims to develop more detailed plans within the next two weeks about how the coalition will help secure Ukrainian airspace, coastline, and land.[6] People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the coalition hopes that the United States will agree to “backstop” any future European deployments to Ukraine with air power, border surveillance, and intelligence.
Russian state-owned and pro-Kremlin media amplified a Russian official's blanket rejection of any peacekeeping force in Ukraine on April 12. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik responded to Kellogg's statements on April 12 and reiterated the Kremlin's objection to the presence of any peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine following a possible future ceasefire or peace agreement because a peacekeeping force would preserve the “level of toxicity” that supposedly prompted Russia to launch its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[7] Russian state-owned and pro-state media widely amplified Miroshnik’s statement.[8] Kremlin officials have repeatedly rejected the idea of a possible future peacekeeping force in Ukraine or any European involvement in post-war Ukraine.[9] Miroshnik’s accusation of “toxicity” in Ukraine is an indirect reference to the Kremlin's continued demands that any conclusion to the war in Ukraine must address Russia's so-called “root causes” of the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously defined Russia's perceived “root causes” of the war as NATO's alleged violation of obligations not to expand eastward and the Ukrainian government's alleged discrimination against ethnic Russians and the Russian language, media, and culture in Ukraine.[10] Russian officials frequently directly invoke these “root causes” to justify Russia's continued war effort and pre-war demands amounting to total Ukrainian capitulation, and Miroshnik’s April 12 statement is an indirect restatement of this concept.[11]
People's Republic of China (PRC) military officials reportedly visited the frontline in Ukraine to glean insights for future warfare amid reports that at least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting in Ukraine. An unnamed former Western intelligence official told Reuters in an article published on April 11 that the PRC authorized an unspecified number of PRC military officers to visit the frontline in Ukraine alongside the Russian military to gain tactical insights from the war in Ukraine but did not specify when these visits may have occurred.[16] ISW cannot independently verify this report. Two unnamed US officials familiar with US intelligence and the former Western intelligence official told Reuters that roughly 100 to 200 Chinese nationals are fighting for the Russian military as “mercenaries” independent from the Chinese government. The sources further noted that the Chinese fighters appear to have minimal training and are not having any discernable impact on Russian military operations. ISW has observed reports that these Chinese nationals likely signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) of their own accord rather than at the direction of PRC officials.[17] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently reported that Ukrainian intelligence discovered that at least 155 Chinese nationals were fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine.[18] PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesperson Lin Jian recently stated that the PRC MFA is unaware of the more than 155 Chinese nationals fighting in Ukraine, however.[19] The Guardian recently reported that Russian entities are actively operating recruitment campaigns across several Chinese social media networks, further suggesting that the PRC government may be aware of Russian military recruitment efforts targeting Chinese citizens and may be disinterested in combating these efforts.[20]
People's Republic of China (PRC) military officials reportedly visited the frontline in Ukraine to glean insights for future warfare amid reports that at least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting in Ukraine. An unnamed former Western intelligence official told Reuters in an article published on April 11 that the PRC authorized an unspecified number of PRC military officers to visit the frontline in Ukraine alongside the Russian military to gain tactical insights from the war in Ukraine but did not specify when these visits may have occurred.[16] ISW cannot independently verify this report. Two unnamed US officials familiar with US intelligence and the former Western intelligence official told Reuters that roughly 100 to 200 Chinese nationals are fighting for the Russian military as “mercenaries” independent from the Chinese government. The sources further noted that the Chinese fighters appear to have minimal training and are not having any discernable impact on Russian military operations. ISW has observed reports that these Chinese nationals likely signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) of their own accord rather than at the direction of PRC officials.[17] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently reported that Ukrainian intelligence discovered that at least 155 Chinese nationals were fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine.[18] PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesperson Lin Jian recently stated that the PRC MFA is unaware of the more than 155 Chinese nationals fighting in Ukraine, however.[19] The Guardian recently reported that Russian entities are actively operating recruitment campaigns across several Chinese social media networks, further suggesting that the PRC government may be aware of Russian military recruitment efforts targeting Chinese citizens and may be disinterested in combating these efforts.[20]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-12-2025
They will look for “black widows”. The Ministry of Defense wants to conduct an investigation of some of the wives of the SVO fighters
Recently, there have been more and more cases when unscrupulous women marry military men only to wait for their death or injury, receive payments for this and use the money for their own selfish purposes. The Ministry of Defense is preparing a response to this negative phenomenon.
“Unfortunately, there are some women in Russia who use the SVO for selfish purposes. The so-called “black widows”. They deceive guys into marrying them, wait for the fighters to die and use the payments received for this. There are outrageous cases. For example, one lady married an officer who fought in the DPR. She staged a psychological attack against him, egged him on, provoked him so that he would lose his vigilance. As a result, the officer died. And his young widow (the marriage was concluded several months before the soldier's death) took all the money and left for Europe. “He currently lives in France,” a source in the ministry told us. According to him, there are currently no legal grounds to punish such “black widows.” That is why the Ministry of Defense is initiating a fight against them.
“The focus is on all the wives of fighters who married them during the SVO. Especially since the beginning of 2024. We plan to seriously check them, study their lifestyle, relatives, find out if there were any connections with Ukrainians or anyone from the West,” another source in the ministry said on this matter.
Legislative measures are currently being developed that will not only identify “black widows” but also punish them. First of all, block their accounts, but we are also talking about criminal liability. At the same time, checks of all wives and widows of SVO participants who married since 2024 may start in the coming months. “Honest women are not afraid of such checks, they have nothing to hide. And we will identify the scammers. “Profiting from dead guys has become such an alarming trend that decisive action is needed,” the channel's source emphasized.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/5534
The Muscovy state wants to reduce spending on the war in Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JDWJzKYfdc
And you're living in my brain?
It seems likely that Speedy may have died.
No one has heard from him, and Free Republic does draw an older crowd.
If that is the case, your posts about him are particularly distasteful and ghoulish.
Personal trolling in any event, is a violation of the rules.
You are a disrespectful troll, a disgrace to the parents that raised you, for disparaging our fellow Freeper who served his Country honorably, and is no longer with us.
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