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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https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1918594360733511751
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1918671484047835301
In his latest rant, he attacked Zelensky for rejecting Putin’s so-called truce offer and claimed that “no one can guarantee Kyiv’s survival” if anything happens on Victory Day.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1918610142070751692
Ukrainska Pravda reports:
“At 04:49, it was reported that traffic on the Crimean Bridge had resumed.”
A Trump-style sanctions bomb is now ready to drop on Russia.
Kyiv Independent reports:
“U.S. government officials have prepared a new sanctions package against Russia. However, it is unclear if President Donald Trump will approve the sanctions, Reuters reported on May 2.
According to a U.S. official who spoke anonymously to Reuters, the U.S. National Security Council “is trying to coordinate some set of more punitive actions against Russia.” However, the sanctions package “will have to be signed off by Trump.” “It’s totally his call,” a second U.S. official confirmed.
The sanctions will target Russia’s energy sector, including state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Major entities in the natural resources and banking sectors will also be targeted.”
IMHO, the bridge was not the target.
The whole attack was designed to demonstrate UKF's ability to shoot down ruzzian aircraft flying over the Black Sea.
This shoot-down will reverberate through the ruzzian fighter community.
My guess is that ruzzia has been flying HVAP (high value asset protection) missions over & near the bridge because some of the surface to air systems have been moved to moscow for the May 9th parade.
Perhaps UKF are planning another attack on May 9th...release the Taurus.
French ISR flight over the Black Sea near Crimea earlier this morning. Damage assessment most likely.
The enemy has launched another large-scale attack. Two aircraft have been lost, unfortunately, there are casualties.
For obvious reasons, we cannot write much about the consequences of the large-scale attack by drones, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles that the enemy launched on Saturday night. We must only state that so far our calls to strengthen air defense to cover important military facilities have not been heard. And this applies not only to Crimea.
We must (at the request of military sources) report the following. As a result of the attack, two Su-30 aircraft were lost. Many colleagues wrote about the loss of one in the Novorossiysk area, but, unfortunately, the enemy hit two aircraft. We call on all colleagues - since we are disclosing sensitive information, let's disclose it in full. This will be fair. Seven military personnel were killed. Several important facilities were damaged. Sorry, no details here.
It has also become clear once again that during military operations, civilian infrastructure in the conventional rear is not protected from them. Drones and missiles often fly unpredictably. Some of our acquaintances in the Ministry of Defense are gloating about this, saying that after seeing footage of missiles flying into residential buildings, more people will understand that we are at war and will join the army. Or at least improve their attitude toward the military. We understand the reasons for this gloating and have written about them more than once. But we categorically disagree with this position. And we are sure: something needs to be done about air defense. At least in places where there are important military facilities.
“In Florida, USA, where he arrived to meet with Trump. He was supposed to participate in the Victory Parade on May 9 in Moscow, for which he was harshly criticized by the EU. Now, apparently, he will not”
Perhaps President Trump warned him that it would be dangerous to be there then.
Kyiv Independent reports:
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine cannot guarantee the safety of foreign officials planning to attend Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, warning that any incidents on Russian territory fall solely under the Kremlin’s control, Interfax Ukraine reported on May 3…
…Zelensky cautioned that Russia could orchestrate provocations, including “arsons, explosions, or other actions,” and then attempt to blame Ukraine. He said Kyiv has advised visiting delegations accordingly…
….Among the invited guests are leaders from EU member Slovakia, EU candidate Serbia, as well as China, India, and Brazil.
“I told the foreign minister that when countries reach out to us, we must clearly state: ‘We do not recommend visiting Russia from a (security) standpoint. And if you choose to go, that is your personal decision — do not ask us for guarantees,’” Zelensky said…
..,“But Ukraine bears no responsibility for what happens inside Russia. That is a fact,” Zelensky added. “Moreover, I am sure that other countries engage in the same diplomacy with the Russians when they come to us, and experience shows that we have had many different leaders, and during their visits there were various formats of attacks, assaults, intimidation.”
In March 2024, Russia launched a missile strike on Odesa during a visit by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, killing five people. The explosion occurred just moments after Greek PM and President Zelensky toured the city’s port.”
The strengthening of negative trends in the Russian economy is a consequence of a significant excess of spending over income - primarily due to the need to fuel the bloody war machine against Ukraine.
Due to the imbalance, the Russian government is forced to revise the federal budget for 2025 in the direction of increasing its deficit by 250% (from 12 to 42 billion US dollars). At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Finance declares that the projected GDP growth rate will remain unchanged - at 2.5%, explaining its logic by the expected “increase in non-oil and gas revenues”.
In fact, this means an unprecedented increase in tax pressure on business in the history of modern Russia. To normalize the situation in the economy, the Russian government has planned to increase revenues from personal income tax by 180%, corporate income tax by 110%, and value added tax by 17%. At the same time, up to 30% of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia are already on the verge of bankruptcy. By the end of this year, this figure is expected to increase to 50%.
According to the statement of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation A. Siluanov, “the priorities of the Russian budget remain unchanged… all national development goals will be achieved regardless of external conditions and factors…”. However, the Minister of Finance is silent about the fact that the revenue part of the Russian budget depends on the export of Russian oil by more than 30%. In the first quarter of 2025, Urals oil significantly lost value.
Today, purchases of Russian oil in the ports of Primorsk and Novorossiysk fluctuate at the level of 47-49 USD per barrel, while the budget was set at a cost of 69.7 USD per barrel. Therefore, the fall in the Russian oil and gas revenues in annual terms may amount to up to 30%, or 30-40 billion USD, which is actually equal to the Russian budget deficit for this year.
In the context of manipulation of official statistics, the situation is similar with the level of inflation. The Russian government sets the indicator at 7.6%, while according to our estimates, real inflation in Russia already exceeds 20%.
https://szru.gov.ua/news-media/analitics/rosiya-stoit-na-porozi-ekonomichnoi-kryzy
Interesting that he refers to “we” as the USSR.
AdmSmith has posted a t.me article which indicates 2 Su-30s were shot down.
Please ping me with any updates.
The Pleiades? WTF?
Release the bull.
Ukrainian drones now airborne and en route to Eastern Crimea.
Also, reports that second Russian fighter was on the ground at its base in Crimea when it was destroyed by Ukrainian drones last night.
Ukrainian USV’s also en route to tonight’s party in Crimea.
Mark your calendar, Maxi!
On June 7th 2025, the “supposedly” war-torn city of Kiev will host the
———KyivPride 2025 Manifesto———
On may 8th putin will celebrate is 3 day er ah 3 year war, and still controlling less land then he had on day 14 of his SVO.
Putin is a master strategist and economist 😎
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