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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Iran’s military denied Tuesday that it fired missiles at Israel hours after a ceasefire was supposed to begin, Iranian state television reported. Details: https://t.co/hBk3hpIl4v pic.twitter.com/aqNNSsvFO1— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) June 24, 2025
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1937485790080106901
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1937484845736951966
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1937389522192597326
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1937492552644485533
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1937493473516470407
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1937458847548862884
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1937429061472502055
It is reported that since March 2025, Optron-Stavropol has suspended its operations: fulfilling the state defense order resulted in losses exceeding 149 million rubles (~ $1.90 million), contract deliveries were disrupted, and as of June, the company’s accounts payable reached 230 million rubles (~ $2.94 million). As a result, the company can no longer operate — its accounts have been frozen, and it has accumulated debts in taxes, wages, and utilities.
The plant’s power semiconductors are used in aviation and are installed in aircraft power systems. They are used in MiG, Tu, and Su aircraft, as well as in Sukhoi Superjet and MC-21 aircraft.
According to the company’s CEO, Pavel Bondarenko, the main reason for the crisis is the underpricing of products in military supply contracts. The production cost of one diode is 3,600 rubles (~ $46), but the military set the price at 2,600 rubles (~ $33). As a result, losses amounted to 102 million rubles (~ $1.30 million) in 2023 and grew to 149 million rubles (~ $1.90 million) in 2024. "The company cannot cover its costs and is forced to reduce its staff," Bondarenko stated.
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1937488757328146759
...The production cost of one diode is 3,600 rubles (~ $46), but the military set the price at 2,600 rubles...
pootinomics
“The production cost of one diode is 3,600 rubles (~ $46), but the military set the price at 2,600 rubles...”
This is a big way they have been “balancing” the Federal budget, by forcing private business to eat losses, in fascist command style. In turn, they forced banks to keep loaning more money, to keep the lights on at such businesses.
So unsustainable debt has accumulated across the economy and banking system. It can’t go on forever - the bankruptcies are growing, cascading disruptions through supply chains, and undermining the solvency of the banks.
During “good times,” Gasprom bought real estate with their profits.
To balance their books, Gasprom has been selling these assets.
When Gasprom runs out of assets to sell, hyperinflation will set in or the ruzzian economy will crash or both.
Most or all NATO members will sign-on to 5% of GDP goal, understood as 3.5% for their militaries and 1.5% for defense related manufacturing infrastructure and civil defense measures.
This means they will aim to match Pres. Trump's 3.5% of GDP spent on defense.
Senate Armed Forces Chairman Roger Wicker says he wants to achieve Trump's 5% goal for the US as well, to include Defense Industrial Base infrastructure and Trump's Golden Dome projects.
As for the UK and Russian GDP's, it's true in nominal terms that the UK's GDP is nearly double Russia's.
However, once currency manipulations are taken into account with Purchase Price Parity calculations, Russia's GDP is 60% larger than the UK's.
Russia's population is double the UK's.
Russia's area is 68 times larger than the UK.
Yes, you can argue that Purchase Price Parity (PPP) doesn't take into account differences in quality of equivalent products, it only notices that they serve the same purpose.
So the overall truth is likely somewhere between Nominal and Purchase Price Parity.
You can think of it this way -- for the same nominal price, the Brits can build 10 missiles and the Russians 20 missiles.
So, according to Purchase Price Parity (PPP), Russians have twice the capacity of the Brits.
However, let's suppose that when used, all 10 of the British missiles hit their targets while only 10 of the 20 Russian missiles hit theirs?
It illustrates that the truth between nominal and PPP is somewhere in between.
The production cost of one diode is 3,600 rubles (~ $46), but the military set the price at 2,600 rubles (~ $33).
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The difference is usually pocketed by various military officers
You can think of it this way — for the same nominal price, the Brits can build 10 missiles and the Russians 20 missiles.
So, according to Purchase Price Parity (PPP), Russians have twice the capacity of the Brits.
However, let’s suppose that when used, all 10 of the British missiles hit their targets while only 10 of the 20 Russian missiles hit theirs?
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The way it actually works: of the 20 missiles produced by the Russians, only 5 are made.
The other 15 are claimed made on paper, but the money is pocketed by various military officers.
Of the 5 made, 2 are nonfunctional due to parts cost cutting and substitution of substandard parts.
Of the remaining 3, two are launched and one hits the target, the other lands on some field.
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1937534906369806591
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1937532471962116109
I agree with your analysis (of the relative GDPs of the UK and Russia, nominal and PPP), but am unclear on the effect/implications of currency manipulation, which you referenced. I am particularly interested in understanding those effects, because I anticipate Russia will have to increase their money supply more rapidly going forward from now, as many of their previous methods of financing the war deplete, and in reaction to potential economic/financial shocks that are growing more likely.
PIF makes a pertinent point about the high degree of corruption that needs to be accounted for in the Russian procurement process.
Kickbacks, bribes and such are typically included in the overhead of the published purchase price in the UK (and most Western countries) so we generally get the expected amount of product, but in Russia a lot is stolen that is fraudulently reflected as still on the books or in inventory. That additional coefficient of skim should be adjusted for, to estimate Russia’s real purchasing power.
Kyiv Independent (24 June):
Trump to meet Zelensky during NATO summit, White House confirms
“The talks between Zelensky and Trump were scheduled for the “early afternoon,” the source told AFP, adding that “the teams (Rubio and Yermak) are finalising the details” of the meeting.
Trump and Zelensky are expected to discuss Ukraine’s “purchase of a defence package, a large part of which consists of air defence systems,” according to the source.
The discussion will also focus on “sanctions against Russia, and a price cap on oil,” the source added...
...Zelensky is also scheduled to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte during the summit.
In the interview, Zelensky also addressed concerns about Trump’s perceived closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“It is a complicated question because I truly do not know what relationship Trump has with Putin,” Zelensky said. “I think what I know, you know, and the media knows. There are various signals about that.”
He added that he believes Trump understands Ukraine is a U.S. ally and that “the real existential enemy of America is Russia.”
“They will never be friends. They may be short-term partners, but they will never be friends,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky expressed hope that Trump’s approach to Russia is tactical, intended to pressure Putin into peace negotiations. “I would like this approach to be only a way to force Putin to the negotiating table and to end the war. And let us hope so,” he said.”
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