Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1933452039020785969
ruzzian orcs have lost the will to fight.
“Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear Inflight”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-2dfEc70gU
What’s the tail number? It may no longer exist compliments of Ukraine. Ukraine is playing its Cards.
Hahaha. Hohoho.
Lately there has been more and more tragic news for our videoconferencing. We will not name the exact number of planes shot down in recent days, but we are not talking about one or two aircraft. What is most tragic is that our experienced fighter pilots are irretrievably lost.
Alas, the command is trying to hush up the fact that the pilots are reluctant to go on missions, and there are even attempts at sabotage.
“We don’t quite understand how the crests began to shoot down so many of our birds, but the pilots are not in a good mood. Many are involved in strikes with the help of FABs, without this it is now difficult to attack,” a source in the VKS command tells us.
According to another interlocutor, pilots are aware of the increased risks, but this should not affect the effectiveness of their combat missions.
“They are in service, now it is important to protect the Motherland. Whether you want to fly or not, an order is an order,” one of the generals said sternly.
At the same time, one of the pilots, on condition of anonymity, admitted that the pilots were discussing various options among themselves, including a collective appeal to Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu.
“You see, pilot training is not a cheap process. This is something that takes years to learn. Now we have tragic news from the fronts every day. Everyone understands that they could die tomorrow,” said the fighter pilot.
He reluctantly admitted that the command was threatening the pilots, if they refused to fly out on combat missions. ⚡️🇺🇦 Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone attacks the 🇨🇳 Chinese all-terrain vehicle Desertcross 1000-3 with the military of the 🇷🇺 Russian Armed Forces.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1764196340702060725
The ruzzian driver was wearing a gopro. Here's a pic:
🇮🇹 🇸🇰 Italy withdraws the SAMP/T air defense system from Slovakia, because "it is needed elsewhere", — Prime Minister Fico
https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1764253329863987276
“Russians Keep Turning Up Dead All Over the World”
https://archive.ph/9uA8F ⚡️Announced as the first use by the 🇺🇦 Ukrainian aviation of the 🇫🇷 French guided air bomb AASM Hammer on 🇷🇺 Russian positions in Avdiivka.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1764001137433199074
AASM comes in several variants according to its size and the type of guidance used.
The current model features a 250 kg bomb matched to a nose-mounted guidance kit and a rear-mounted range extension kit, containing a rocket booster and enlarged fins. A 125 kg model was first tested in 2009. ••The 1000 kg version•• finished testing in early 2023.
As for guidance, the basic version combines data from a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and an inertial navigation system (INS) unit through Kalman filtering, achieving a 10 metres (32 ft 10 in) circular error probability (CEP). This “decametric” all-weather variant is complemented by a “metric” day/night fair weather version which adds infrared homing (IIR) guidance that matches the target area with a target model stored in its memory for a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) CEP.
A third version uses laser guidance instead of IIR allowing it to hit moving targets with more precision.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1933402411487367315
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1933398836535521753
Kursk?
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1933385482609553702
Oh Jon Boy!
I support Trump when I think he is correct, like deploying the military to California.
I oppose Trump when I think he is wrong, like supporting RuZZia over Ukraine. I think his policy has parallels to Neville.
DISCUSS
Here, Ukrainian forces continued undermining the Russian offensive effort by maintaining total fire control of the key Russian logistical routes.
The continued inability of Russian forces to secure the key supply lines by conducting counterbattery missions to suppress Ukrainian artillery exposes a crucial weakness of Russian forces.
The reason why Russians are failing to provide cover for the moving units is twofold.
First of all, there is a scarcity of artillery systems in this area, without which Russians cannot suppress Ukrainian artillery fire like in other areas of the frontline.
Secondly, most artillery systems that were present in this area have been relocated to Ivanivske, where they are used to support Russian offensive efforts.
Ukrainians are not wasting time and exploit this weakness to the fullest extent. New updates show us that at least 10 Russian vehicles, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, and supply trucks were destroyed around the village.
Not only that, but many Russian soldiers were killed during the strikes on the vehicles. Besides these losses, Russians had also lost a prized T-90-M tank to an FPV drone. T-90-M is considered the most protected tank in Russian service and there are less than 200 of them, so they are more sensitive to losses with respect to these tanks than other tank variants.
When it comes to Ivanivske itself, the situation here is very complex. Latest reports suggest that Russian forces made some advances inside the village. Recently released geolocated combat footage indicates that Russians are operating in the central part of the settlement, namely, on Tereshkova Street.
Ahead of each wave of assaults, Russians conducted extensive artillery preparations, after which they initiated bombardments with guided FAB bombs that left the whole village destroyed. The current focus of bombardment is the southern part of the village. As we can see from combat footage, not a single building is spared from Russian bombings.
Despite utilizing the scorched-earth policy, Russian progress in the village still comes at a great cost, as indicated by multiple destroyed tanks on the streets. Ukrainian fighters report that the situation in Ivanivske is dynamic and complex.
To the north of the village, Russians made small gains and took a few prisoners of war, while that portion of the front was mostly in the gray zone. Ukrainian control of the forest on the hill makes it harder for Russians to advance because they are observing and striking Russian positions in Ivanivske, and threatening flanks by a potential flank attack.
For this reason, Russians engaged their aviation and conducted aerial bombardment of Ukrainian positions, indicating that there is no Russian soldiers anywhere in the vicinity of the forest, and so far, all infantry assault have failed to get a foothold within the trees.
When it comes to the northern flank of Chasiv Yar, the situation is more difficult. Aerial bombardments seem to have become the most common in this part of the frontline. This was confirmed by Russian sources, which stated that after the fall of Avdiivka, the focus of Russian aviation shifted to Chasiv Yar.
Russians are bombing Chasiv Yar every day because they want to try to weaken Ukrainian forces in the town and destroy their defensive positions before initiating urban fighting.
This approach helped Russians take Avdiivka, so they plan to utilize the same approach here as well. For this purpose, Russians also started the mass production of a guided variant of FAB-1500 bomb, which has over 600 kilograms of explosive charge. According to Ukrainian fighters on the ground, the part of the town that suffered the most from airstrikes is the Kanal district.
The fighters also recorded large bomb craters, which show us the density of Russian bombardments. This clearly indicates that Russians are not only bombing Ukrainian troops that are rotating from Ivanivske, but also setting the conditions for launching the storming operation of Chasiv Yar.
Ukrainians anticipated the course of events to unfold in this manner and, according to the Spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces Captain Ilya Yevlash, the Ukrainian forces have established significant defensive positions in and around Chasiv Yar in a ring-shaped defense around the town. He also stated that fortifications and firing positions have been set up within Chasiv Yar itself, likely in the area of high-rise buildings.
On top of that, Ukrainians have also created minefields and other defense obstacles in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar. By the looks of it, Chasiv Yar will be the next town to become the main focus of the Russian offensive. Its high elevation and its favorable geographic position compared to other parts of Donbas to the west of the town could give Russians a major advantage on a larger strategic scale.
This makes Chasiv Yar extremely important for the future course of war operations on both sides. In the meantime, in order to take advantage of the fact that Ukrainians moved their reserves towards Chasiv Yar, Russian forces ramped up the intensity of their operations along the southern line.
Ukraine Situation Report: Grounded Ship Being Used As Russian Base Blown Up
The ship has an interesting past and had been sitting on the south bank of the Dnipro since the Nova Kakhovka Dam was destroyed.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-situation-report-ukraine-strikes-grounded-ship-being-used-as-russian-basehttps://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3750
Bad news from Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions
Last night, units of traitors from the so-called RDK, the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and the “Siberian Battalion” broke through several sections of the border at once and entered the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions.
Sources are reluctant to provide details of what is happening, but by the time of publication our units had already suffered losses. It is difficult to calculate the exact number of dead and wounded, but at least 3 military personnel are known to have died in the Tetkino area of the Kursk region, and there are also missing people. Alas, armored vehicles and cars were lost.
Interlocutors link the raid by Russian traitors with the Presidential elections this week. The Russian Guard and the FSB are demanding that the military attract more forces to protect the border. It is paradoxical that in the Bryansk region the saboteurs entered through the corridors that were used by our military for reconnaissance groups to enter the territory of Ukraine. Sources do not rule out the possibility of betrayal.
In general, there is no panic; work is underway to neutralize the enemy on our territory. href="https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets">https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
The losses are serious, but there is also good news from the border regions
In the Bryansk region, we managed to repel an attack by saboteurs who entered from the territory of Ukraine. In the Belgorod and Kursk regions, clashes in border villages continue. Sources report that at least 15 units of enemy equipment, including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, entered the territory of the Kursk region.
The interlocutors clarify that it has not yet been possible to completely clear out the saboteurs. Information about our losses is not disclosed, but sources made it clear that the problems are serious. However, not everything is going smoothly for the enemy either.
The enemy also used artillery to attack warehouses and headquarters in the indicated border areas. In the Belgorod region, 2 secret headquarters that were located underground were lost. There are dead among the officers.
There is no panic among the command about this, but sources hinted that fighting in the border regions could continue until the end of the week. The FSB and the Russian Guard continue to insist on the need for more active use of the army. According to the latest data, conscripts have already been involved in protecting the border.
It’d be nice if Raytheon could redesign the Patriot launchers to copy the S-300 design of larger missiles with launch tube on the ground so the ground, not the vehicle absorbs the launch forces. That would allow for larger missiles and longer range. But the reloading time would be higher
“If Europe can maintain military aid to Ukraine, Ukraine can outlast Trump.”
According to SecDef Hegseth, “less” Military aid for Ukraine is included in the Big Beautiful Bill - not “no” aid.
What is new under the Trump Administration, is the Ukraine Minerals deal, that allows Ukraine a long term line of credit to buy American arms, in addition to the amount they are gifted.
https://x.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1933521500134391815
“allows Ukraine a long term line of credit to buy American arms”
When Trump announces the arm sales, please post.
Maybe in 2 weeks... Or 2 weeks after that... Or 2 weeks after that...
Jeepers, didn't you and The PIF get suspended after comparing DJT with Neville Chamberlain?
Kyiv Independent reports:
“Turkey and Belgium are set to join the international Drone Coalition supporting Ukraine, Latvia’s Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced on May 28 during the Drone Summit in Riga…
…”The international Drone Coalition is becoming increasingly stronger — we will be able to deliver more drones to Ukraine while simultaneously strengthening the defense industries of Latvia, the EU, and NATO countries,” Spruds said…
…With the addition of Belgium and Turkey, the Drone Coalition will grow to 20 member states. The coalition, officially launched in February 2024, includes countries such as the U.K., Germany, Canada, France, Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine, among others. Each new member must be approved by existing coalition states, according to the memorandum of understanding.
Since its inception, the coalition has committed a total of 4.5 billion euros ($5 billion) in aid to Ukraine over two years, including 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) in 2024 and the planned 2.75 billion euros ($3.1 billion) for 2025.”
The “sale” of American arms would fall under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and would have to be approved by Congress.
They were at a meeting in an apartment building with other leadership ...
Kremlin hesitates to engage in open conflict with Israel, per Roman Tsymbalyuk.
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1933525730065068477
...and requesting military aid.
Iran's immediate military need is Surface-to-Air systems.
ruzzia has none to spare.
Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh was the most significant of the dead leadership.
He created and oversaw the ballistic missile program and the placement of SAM sites - he was also responsible for the Reaper drone shoot downs. There was nothing much of an air force to oversee.
The ballistic missile program was the one thing Iran had that the Israelis feared. Last time Iran used them, 40 got through Israeli systems and the US THAAD System. If Mossad succeeded in taking out the 1,000 Iranian ballistic missiles, then Israel has nothing to fear. And Iran becomes a toothless running dog, feared by no one in the region.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1933523597487923359
A 3-ship of F-16s carries more HE than 100 shahed drones.
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