Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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This is where your Ukraine nonsense belongs, not on the main forum.
Thank you and please continue.
Reports Russia just shot down on of their own planes.
Rumors right now is that Russia shot down a civilian airliner over Tver.
Airbus A-320.
The elite 3rd Assault Brigade underwent a massive upgrade, transforming into a full-fledged army corps, already leading to massively successful counterattacks and gains. This dramatic upgrade, bolstering its combined arms and offensive capabilities with up to 20,000 new soldiers, promises to reshape the balance in the Kupiansk and Borova directions.
The Ukrainian General Staff recently completed the restructuring of the elite 3rd Assault Brigade into the new and improved Third Army Corps, which consists of 5 times as many troops and equipment, under the leadership of Andriy Biletsky. This will combine 5 existing brigades under a single command structure, where they all operate as one large body, with the 3rd Assault Brigade making up the core of the corps.
The 3rd Assault Brigade, one of Ukraine’s most effective units, has honed 3 years of combat experience and adapted NATO doctrine into modern warfare.
Recently, they showcased their strength by retaking Nadiya and surrounding areas, undoing 2 months of Russian advances and thousands of losses in a single operation.
Their coordinated counterattack combined artillery, drones, tanks, and armored assault units, each covering the other’s weaknesses. Advancing in armored personnel carriers with Leopard 2 tank support, they dismounted to clear the settlement and nearby tree lines, swiftly eliminating any Russian resistance. This operation was strategically vital, placing a key Russian supply route near Borova under Ukrainian fire control.
Expanding the 3rd Assault Brigade into a Corps increases its force from 4,000 to up to 20,000 soldiers.
Now operating under a unified 3rd Army Corps command, 5 brigades will coordinate more effectively than they could as independent ones.
Previously, brigades were Ukraine’s highest military structure, each operating with distinct doctrines, tactics, and logistical needs, which limited operational flexibility. This corps-level integration streamlines command, enhances coordination, and improves the effectiveness of large-scale operations.
Beyond the new 3rd Army Corps, Ukraine is restructuring its military into 18 individual army corps, unifying 5 to 7 brigades under a single command, covering extensive frontlines dozens of kilometers wide and deep.
Each integrating intelligence, logistics, and specialized support units, the corps enhances firepower and flexibility by assigning dedicated artillery, air defense, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and engineering units.
With up to 20,000 personnel and 900 heavy vehicles, corps headquarters will be able to directly control front sectors and coordinate large-scale operations more effectively than independent brigades can.
The new Corps commanders benefit from superior communication and shared intelligence, enabling rapid decision-making, large-scale offensive and defensive operations, and rapid, precise responses, sending reinforcements to locations where they are most necessary. This structure turns localized engagements into coordinated operations, maximizing battlefield impact and advancing strategic objectives.
Specifically, this allowed the Ukrainian forces to eliminate several weaknesses Russians were exploiting to great effect. For example, in the Borova sector, Russians exploited the individualistic nature of the Ukrainian brigade structure to overwhelm one brigade, while launching attacks to pin down others and find gaps in the area of responsibility between two brigades.
This allowed them to greatly expand their funnel to the Oskil River at Pischane to the south. These weaknesses are now eliminated, and the Ukrainian frontline will form a much more solid line of defense for Russians to expend their reserves against.
Notably, this massive reorganization took several months, as it had to be conducted under constant Russian offensive pressure, without cohesion falling apart, which in the end was done successfully. Now that the reorganization has been completed, Ukraine is fielding many more combat-ready army corps, which severely complicates any future Russian efforts.
Overall, the Ukrainians successfully restructured the 3rd Assault and surrounding brigades into the new 3rd Army Corps. This is already yielding success, as Russians have not advanced in any direction within the new 3rd Army Corps’ area of responsibility, while Ukrainians have successfully conducted a test of their new capabilities.
Further results of the restructuring will be visible in the future, as the new 3rd Assault Corps have yet to conduct more extensive operations. The new leadership will now first focus on integrating the existing other brigades into their doctrine, train them, and prepare for new, and much larger, operations than we have seen before.
“Russian government flights fleeing Moscow right now.”
Wow, there is a story behind this…
“Russia shot down a civilian airliner over Tver.”
Air travel in Russia is imploding.
I wonder if this was a random group of civilians, or if someone was targeted for assassination, like when Prigozhin’s plane was shot down?
$45/barrel would be so fun for Russia!
Kyiv Independent:
“The European Union is weighing a proposal to disconnect more than 20 Russian banks from SWIFT, the global financial messaging network, as part of its upcoming 18th sanctions package against Moscow, Bloomberg reported on May 24, citing undisclosed sources...
…The new measures under consideration would also include lowering the Group of Seven (G7) oil price cap on Russian crude exports from $60 to around $45 per barrel”
“Rumors right now is that Russia shot down a civilian airliner over Tver.”
Kyiv Independent:
“Russia’s Migalovo Air Base in Tver Oblast came under attack by drones overnight on May 25, the Russian independent news channel Astra reported.
Locals reported that drones were targeting the air base and that explosions occurred in the area. Tver Oblast Governor Igor Rudenya confirmed that air defense units had intercepted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the area.
Rudenya claimed that five UAVs were shot down but reported no damage or casualties. He did not mention the Migalovo airfield. Later in the night he said that three more drones were shot down in the area and that air defense was active over Tver…
The Migalovo military airfield is located on the outskirts of Tver, over 1,300 kilometers (807 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The facility is a base for military transport aircraft, including the Ilyushin Il-76...
The latest reported attack on Tver Oblast came as Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault on Kyiv and cities across Ukraine. For the second night in a row, Moscow barraged Kyiv with drones and missiles, injuring civilians.
Explosions were reported in cities across the country as attacks continued throughout the night.
As Russia intensifies aerial attacks on Ukraine and the civilian death toll climbs, Ukraine has stepped up its drone attacks on Russian territory. The recent surge in drone strikes aims to disrupt airport operations, overwhelm air defenses, and mount pressure against the Russian population”
I guess all this Russian aircraft movement can be seen as preparation for massive Ukraine retaliation if Moscow does make major hits inside Ukraine as you predicted above.
More hyperbolic nonsense without details. You and marcus are like a pair of 16-year-old girls.
Russian forces conducted one of the largest combined drone and missile strikes of the war against Ukraine on the night of May 23 to 24, but used fewer missiles than in previous large-scale combined strikes. The Ukrainian Air Force reported on May 24 that Russian forces launched 14 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the directions of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast; Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai; Bryansk City; and occupied Crimea; and 250 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[1] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down six Iskander-M missiles and 128 Shahed drones, and that 117 drones were “lost in location.” Ukrainian officials reported that the Russian strike heavily targeted Kyiv City and that drones and missiles also struck Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhia oblasts.[2] The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) claimed prior to the strike on March 23 that Russian forces would respond “adequately” to recent Ukrainian strikes against Russian positions and defense facilities.[3] Russian forces have significantly intensified their nightly attacks against Ukraine over the last five months and have conducted several of the largest strikes of the entire war since January 2025.
Russian forces appear to be reducing their use of cruise missiles, indicating that increased Russian drone production and innovations to long-range drones and related strike tactics are providing Russian forces with a cheaper alternative to cruise missiles.[4] Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yurii Ihnat stated on May 24 that Ukrainian forces are struggling to use Patriot air defense systems to down modified Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles due to recent Russian improvements, including enhancements that enable the missile to change trajectory and perform maneuvers rather than flying in a straight line.[5] Ukrainian aviation expert Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi reported on February 11 that Russian forces had reduced their use of Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles and were increasingly using Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles.[6] ISW has observed Russian forces rarely using Kh-101, Kh-55, and Kh-555 cruise missiles against Ukraine since February 2025 and infrequently using Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles since March 2025. Russian forces most recently used almost 60 cruise missiles against Ukraine on April 24, but Russia typically uses large numbers of Shahed and decoy drones to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses in nightly strikes and has recently relied on small numbers of ballistic missiles to conduct more targeted strikes against Ukrainian cities.[7] Russian forces appear to be increasing their use of long-range drones and decreasing their use of cruise missiles in strikes against Ukraine, possibly to conserve the fixed-wing airframes that Russian forces use to launch cruise missiles.
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https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-24-2025
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