Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2 year anniversary)

Another report from today on the ERAM sale.

When they say “the missiles could be delivered to Ukraine later this year.”, I don’t know if they mean all of them, or just the first of them. Range like a Storm Shadow/SCALP Cruise Missile, but a 500 lb warhead on the ERAM, vs. 1,000 on the Storm Shadow. Great for refineries, but not as much of a bunker buster.

Kyiv Independent (29 Aug):

“The United States Department of State approved a military sale to Ukraine for Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles and related equipment worth an estimated $825 million, the agency announced on Aug. 28.

“Up to 3,350 ERAM missiles and 3,350 navigation modules to counter spoofing will be procured,” Presidential Office Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak wrote on social media, confirming the deal...

According to an official State Department press release... the “sale will improve Ukraine’s capability to meet current and future threats by further equipping it to conduct self-defense and regional security missions.”

The press release noted that “Ukraine will use funding from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway... for this purchase.” This was also confirmed by Yermak on social media.

An undisclosed source told CNN that if the sale is concluded as expected, the missiles could be delivered to Ukraine later this year. It remains unclear whether the U.S. plans to impose range restrictions on the arms.

Earlier in July, the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reached an agreement for alliance members to purchase American weapons for Ukraine through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.

Since the beginning of August, NATO allies such as Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden have committed to funding PURL packages for Ukraine. International military support remains critical for Kyiv, as Russia continues to attack Ukrainian civilian targets on a regular basis.”

“Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara has fully halted operations after a night drone attack on August 28”

Samara Oblast refineries taking it hard...

Kyiv Independent (29 Aug):

“The refinery, operated by Rosneft, saw both of its main crude distillation units — CDU-4 and CDU-5, each with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day — taken offline in the strikes. Some secondary units were also affected, the sources said.

The halt comes just a week after the facility resumed operations on Aug. 21 following a major overhaul that had been underway since July 1. Rosneft has not commented on the incident, according to Reuters.

The Kuibyshevsk refinery, located in Russia’s Samara region, is part of Rosneft’s Samara group of refineries, which also includes the Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran plants. Both have also been targeted by Ukrainian drones this month. The Syzran refinery has remained offline since Aug. 15 due to damage, while the Novokuibyshevsk site was struck on Aug. 2.”

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