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

ORYX ^ | Since February 24, 2022 and daily | ORYX

[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.

[BeauBo]

September numbers are in, on Indian oil imports from Russia.

OilPrice.com (1 Oct):

“India’s crude oil imports from Russia dropped by about 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September compared to August as Indian refiners expand crude sources amid ongoing U.S.-India trade talks and U.S. pressure on the world’s third-largest crude importer to stop importing Russian oil and prop up the Kremlin’s energy revenues.

India imported on average 1.61 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude from Russia last month, down from 1.72 million bpd in August and a 16% decline compared to September last year, according to Kpler data cited by Bloomberg.”

[BeauBo]

Iraq is prepared to surge oil production by more than another million barrels per day, over just the next few months (involvement of American oil majors is increasing in Iraq).

This increase is in addition to the restart of exports from Iraqi Kurdistan, through Turkey, earlier this week.

Party on Russia’s former market share! Conditions are well set to knock Russian exports offline, and let them freeze shut for good.

Tomahawk Chop!

OilPrice.com (1 Oct):

“OPEC’s second largest producer, Iraq, plans to increase its oil production capacity to 5.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the year, up from about 4.4 million bpd now, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani told the Rudaw news outlet on Wednesday.

“The plan is to reach sustainable production capacity this year at a rate of 5.5 million barrels per day through expansion in well drilling and rehabilitation operations, building surface facilities and pipelines, and increasing water injection to maintain reservoir pressure,” Abdul Ghani said.

Iraq plans further production capacity increases to have its output capacity at above 6 million bpd by 2029.”

[AdmSmith]

Russia's fifth largest oil refinery is on fire this morning. Yaroslavl Oil Refinery with the total capacity of 15.7mln tons of oil per year was targeted. 700km from the frontline.

Fire on the territory of the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery

The VT-6 unit at the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, which vacuum distills fuel oil, was hit. The VT-6 unit's annual processing capacity is over 6.2 million tons per year.
(57.5495030, 39.8047885)

https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3m24bsriytc2t
2 x 1 min videos

Кремлевская табакерка
Briefly about the situation at the refinery in Yaroslavl

It can be stated that attacks on our oil refining facilities continue. This time the fire broke out at the Yaroslavnefteorgsintez enterprise. The authorities, represented by Governor Mikhail Evraev, were quick to declare that the cause of the fire was not drones. Previously, many of our refineries were attacked by drones.

Sources in law enforcement agencies are in no hurry to assess, but remind that at least several important enterprises, including refineries, were subjected to sabotage. Does this mean that saboteurs have penetrated the enterprise in Yaroslavl? We will not say, but the situation is really alarming. The problem is also that attacks on refineries have a cumulative effect.

https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6242

[AdmSmith]

“My former unit would not last 48 hours out there.”

That's what a US Special Forces veteran said after seeing Ukraine's front lines. Eighteen months later, dozens more ex-soldiers echo the same DIRE warning: The West is NOT ready.

Western militaries—trained for Iraq, Afghanistan, & “traditional” wars—are unprepared for the drone swarm battlefields of Ukraine. In their arrogance, they think Ukraine's situation is something they will never have to face.

U.S. veterans who've seen Ukraine say Western armies don't understand:

⦿ drone swarms: land, air, sea
⦿ electronic warfare everywhere
⦿ battlefield adaptation in days, not years

Meanwhile, procurement offices cling to 20th-century habits.

https://x.com/JPLindsley/status/1972963803097907708

[BeauBo]

“Russia’s fifth largest oil refinery is on fire this morning. (Yaroslavl Oil Refinery)”

Perhaps the Orthodox clergy that were going to deliver the foolproof protective crosses inscribed with Putin’s initials, had been delayed from delivering them, due to waiting in gas lines...

[AdmSmith]

Probably, but now they have a decision:

Кремлевская табакерка

The church will be equated with the army in the issue of providing fuel This was reported to us by a source in the Kremlin.

“Patriarch Kirill asked to fully provide all clergy with gasoline and other fuel, to provide them with it out of turn (we wrote that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church appealed to the government with such a demand and asked the Presidential Administration to help in this situation - ed.). We considered the request correct and important. Now we are developing mechanisms for its implementation,” the channel's interlocutor said.

According to him, most likely, the Church in a crisis will be equated with the army in the issue of uninterrupted receipt of fuel. And “in the next six months to a year, it will almost certainly be so.”

At the same time, Mikhail Mishustin now opposes the priority allocation of fuel to the Russian Orthodox Church. “For some reason, the prime minister does not want to provide fuel to the Church, which is saving Russia. We hope he will change his position. Otherwise, we may have another head of government who respects God and his representatives more on this sinful earth,” a source close to Patriarch Kirill said on this occasion.

https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6244

This will work ;-)

[BeauBo]

Finnish President Stubb has been punching above his weight class Diplomatically, concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here are his recent observations.

Kyiv Independent (1 Oct):

“Finland’s President Alexander Stubb says he believes Donald Trump is shifting from persuasion to pressure in his effort to end the war in Ukraine.

“(U.S.) President Trump is working, if not around the clock, at least every day, trying to end the war,” Stubb told a group of European media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, at his residence in Helsinki.

“Having seen that carrots rarely work with the Russians, he has moved to the stick stage — and now it’s just a question of how big the stick is going to be,” he said.

For that, Stubb, one of the few European leaders to have bonded with Trump on the golf course, added: “He has 14 clubs in his bag.”

Those “clubs,” the Finnish president said, range from secondary sanctions and higher tariffs to making more “creative use” of frozen Russian assets, as well as supplying Ukraine with U.S.-made weapons that can penetrate deep into Russian territory.

“You don’t have to read ‘The Art of the Deal’ to understand the way President Trump negotiates,” Stubb said. “It’s unconventional, but quite results-oriented.”...

...He said his recent visit to Kyiv had left him with the impression that Ukraine was “probably in a better place than it has been at any time during this conflict.”...

...For now, he warned, Russia was likely to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter...

...A recent proposal, which has been gaining ground over the past few weeks, even among skeptical countries like Germany, would see the bloc borrow around 140 billion euros ($164 billion) on behalf of all EU member states, with each country sharing risk based on its gross national income (GNI) share.

Rather than a “blank check” to Kyiv, the scheme would frame the support as war compensation, he explained: effectively an interest-free loan, to be repaid only if Russia itself pays reparations...

...The plan will be discussed at an informal EU summit in Copenhagen on Oct. 1. Belgium has voiced concerns that the move could harm its financial credibility, but Stubb argued that collective guarantees would limit the risk.

Under the proposal, Kyiv would only need to repay the debt if Russia pays war damages to Kyiv, which the Finnish president indicated was unlikely.

EU diplomats in Brussels over the past week have been cautiously optimistic, but a key obstacle remains Belgium, where the majority of Russian frozen assets are held in its financial clearing-house Euroclear.

The Belgian government has voiced concerns that it could potentially harm the country’s international financial credibility.

“It is not only Belgium that is held liable, because you’re giving out a loan against the member states,” Stubb said. “I think the idea is ingenious, and I think it’s going to work.””

[gleeaikin]

I certainly hope South Korea and Singapore would refuse to sell gasoline to Russia. Why would we want to keep thousands of American troops in SK if they are helping keep this war going? Especially since North Korea is sending weapons and people to help Russian warfare and production. Would Trump raise tariffs on them if they did?

[AdmSmith]

Russian terrorist Igor Girkin (Strelkov) states that there is no “prospect of a quick victory” over Ukraine and admits that Russia should “get out” of the war if there is no way to achieve a result. He directly raises the issue of the responsibility of the leadership for failed plans and significant human and material losses.

This was announced by Igor Strelkov's wife, Myroslava Reginska. The woman published his statements in her own Telegram channel. Igor Strelkov emphasized in his address that Russia found itself in a state of war, which it started without proper preparation. According to him, the initial plans were adventurous and did not correspond to the real situation, which led to serious defeats and significant losses. He expressed indignation that instead of admitting mistakes, the military leadership continues to reward generals who have made miscalculations. In his opinion, this approach only deepens the crisis and creates the illusion of success, which in fact does not exist.

Separately, Girkin drew attention to the problems with the fleet and defense of the Black Sea, pointing out that the strikes of unmanned boats and missile attacks on the rear regions indicate the inability to protect even their own bases. He questioned why the Russian army, with significant resources, was unable to counter Ukrainian strikes.

As a result, Strelkov said that the current situation has a steady trend of deterioration. He acknowledged the absence of any “prospect of victory” and suggested that Russia should consider leaving the war if it is not capable of fighting effectively. “In general, I assess the situation as extremely difficult and has a steady tendency to deterioration. Unfortunately, I do not consider any prospect of a quick victory over Ukraine “from the word at all”. Because nothing is being done to prepare for victory,” the post says.

Recall that Igor Girkin is the former Minister of Defense of the “DPR”. He is currently imprisoned in Russia, on charges of incitement to extremism.

https://war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/niyakoi-perspektivi-peremogi-girkin-zayaviv-scho-rosii-treba-vihoditi-z-vijni-proti-ukraini.htm

[PIF]

“Meanwhile, procurement offices cling to 20th-century habits.”

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Big, expensive, complicated and complex, with only a handful of a thing being able to fit in their budget are the preferred purchases. Small cheap and inexpensive is not sexy and does not have any real bragging rights attached, so avoid them at all costs.

The purchase of 20,000 drones is thought to be a huge supply, when in reality that amount will be used up in a week or two. Buying millions of fiber optic FPV drones is not even a stray thought in some random procurement officer’s head.

[blitz128]

Gott mit Uns😂

[blitz128]

I believe this, the US used mostly high cost high tech drones to shape the battle field, make strikes and surveillance

This war has shown a paradigm shift in the battle field with swarms of low cost drones, and drones with more capabilities we never imagined

All wars create measures, counter measures, counter counter measures….

[GBA]

Eighteen months later, dozens more ex-soldiers echo the same DIRE warning: The West is NOT ready.

Yep, most likely, there’s a “Pearl Harbor II” in our future that will eff us up and wake us up at the same time.

Hopefully, President Trump is giving us some tools for that inevitability. We are partnered with the leading expert, so there’s that.

[JonPreston]

Zelensky: “The Russian delegation behaved a little calmer, although still brazenly. Perhaps a few more events are needed, and they will try to behave like people.“

pic.twitter.com/xJj5aeuHh8— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 2, 2025

[JonPreston]

BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a ship named after Harvey Milk, a "gay rights icon."

I love that Hegseth waited until "Pride Month" to get this done. That makes my soul happy. pic.twitter.com/DB7y0OMlXW— George (@BehizyTweets) June 3, 2025

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New poll shows 57% of Republican voters in South Carolina will not vote for Lindsey Graham in the primary

What do you say? pic.twitter.com/WxptXvWGkH— Charlie Kirk 🇺🇸 Commentary (@CharlieK_news<) June 2, 2025

TODAY: Senator Mike Lee says we need to leave NATO to advert World War III.

Senator Lee is right.

pic.twitter.com/8omrNuZ7nQ— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) June 2, 2025

[JonPreston]

[JonPreston]

LIBERTARIAN CLOWN

[JonPreston]

"La balle est dans le camp de Zelensky"

[JonPreston]

Serious allegations from former CIA officer Larry Johnson about Senator Lindsey Graham: “There will be news coming out in the next couple of months about how he has profited financially off of money that came out of Ukraine, laundered through Latvia and made it way into his bank account. And now we're talking significant amounts of money. Department of justice is looking at it.”

A new breakthrough was achieved towards Hryshyne from the east following weeks of DRG activities. The full extent of this breakthrough remains unknown, but DRGs are operating on the outskirts of both Hryshyne and Novooleksandrivka. This makes the second to last road out of Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad unusable.

Dorozhnje and the freight train station of the same name have been occupied after over a week of battles, along with Ivanivka and Nove Shakhove to the north.

DRGs continue to operate in and around Novyi Donbas and on the approaches to Dobropillya. No new DRG activity within Dobropillya's city limits has been recorded over the past 12 hours.

The 12th "Azov" Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine was deployed to Rubizhne (circled in green), which has prevented it's capture. Nevertheless, Zolotyi Kolodyaz - the focus of the initial media frenzy - has come under Russian control. DRGs continue to operate on the approaches to Hruzke.

Russian forces captured the Krasnolymanskaya Mine and the adjacent terykon. They also secured part of eastern Rodynske and made additional progress in Chervonyi Lyman.

Novoekonomichne has come under Russian control, and progress was made northwest of Hrodivka and west of Myrolyubivka.

The rest of Lysivka has moved into the grey zone, with unconfirmed reports of its capture. Suhkyi Yar and the guitar-shaped fortification continue to hold.

[JonPreston]