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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Kyiv Independent (12 Oct):
“On Oct. 11, drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic, triggering explosions and a fire, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.
The strike targeted the Bashnafta-UNPZ plant in Ufa, a city that is one of Russia’s largest centers for the refining industry, supplying fuel and lubricants to the Russian Armed Forces, according to the source.
The attack against the facility, which lies approximately 1,400 kilometers (about 870 miles) from the front line in Ukraine, marks the third SBU drone strike against Bashkortostan in the past month.”
I have noticed that the category OTHER continues to have a number killed each time this officer losses is listed. What kind of ranks are these OTHERS?
“I have noticed that the category OTHER continues to have a number killed each time this officer losses is listed. What kind of ranks are these OTHERS?”
Warrant Officers generally are technical specialists (like helicopter pilots, or repair specialists), who remain performing that specialty throughout their career. They generally do not exercise direct command of units, except in extraordinary circumstances.
President Trump threatens Russia with Tomahawks.
Kyiv Independent (12 Oct):
“U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 12 that he is prepared to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine but said he plans (he actually said “might”) to first discuss the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest, about the Tomahawks,” Trump told reporters. “Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don’t think so.”
When asked if he meant he would speak with Putin before supplying the missiles, Trump said that possibility depends on Moscow’s willingness to end the war.
“Maybe I’ll talk to him. I might say, look, if the war is not settled, I’ll send them the Tomahawks,” he said, calling the weapon “a very offensive weapon.”
Trump stressed that “Russia does not need that,” but warned the U.S. may still proceed with the delivery if the conflict continues.
“I think President Putin would look great if he got this settled,” Trump later added, “and I think he’s going to settle it. If he doesn’t, it’s not going to be good for him.””
It does appear that Alexandr Dugin’s push for Russia to realize that it will be fighting for another 17 years is being followed by the heavy tank builders, as approved by Putin, who still appears under Dugin’s influence. In fact, I don’t see Russia following any road to international peace until Putin is gone, and Dugin’s influence is wiped out of Russian military thinking and his book deemphasized or eliminated in Russian military colleges. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics]
I had previously commented on the sad suicide of an American volunteer serving for Ukraine in Kursk invasion by the Ukraine Army. Apparently he felt that effort on Russian soil was a waste of good lives. I disagreed, and here is further evidence of the impact of that bold move by the Ukraine Army.
IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Kursk Residents OPENLY CONFRONTED Putin. Dirty Lies EXPOSED
10-11-2025
11+ minute video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0P4I_BsueM
The video begins by describing how ordinary Russians in Kursk used to enjoy a bus trip into Ukraine for shopping, then continues as written below the video:
“Russia’s silence finally broke — and it happened in Kursk. This video exposes how ordinary Russians, once paralyzed by fear and silence, are now openly confronting the lies that kept them obedient for decades. For years, fear in Russia was sold as “patriotism,” silence as “unity.” But after the summer of 2024, when Ukrainian forces crossed the border and the war came to Kursk, that illusion shattered. The residents of Kursk discovered that Putin’s promises of protection were nothing but empty propaganda. The state that told them to “defend the Motherland” abandoned them the moment the fighting reached their homes.
Based on PS Lab’s groundbreaking ethnographic research, this episode reveals the real mindset of modern Russians — not the loud extremists or fanatics, but the silent majority who stopped believing in anything. From Buryatia to Krasnodar to Kursk, people have learned to mourn quietly, obey blindly, and survive through silence. But in Kursk, that silence finally cracked. The Kremlin’s entire social contract — “stay quiet and we’ll keep you safe” — collapsed overnight when the regime disappeared in their hour of need. No emergency speeches, no help, no protection. Just silence.
This video uncovers the raw truth behind Putin’s propaganda, the lies of regional governors, and the quiet disillusionment spreading across Russia. Kursk became the moment when apathy turned into awakening. When even the most loyal Russians started whispering, “They lied to us.” The betrayal of Kursk exposed the Kremlin’s biggest fear — not protests, but disbelief. Because once people stop believing, they stop defending.”
Let us hope that this “silent majority” will soon stop “believing” as they discover their missing and presumed dead soldiers are never going to have their sacrifice honored by promised payments to their grieving families. Also, just as the residents of Kursk discovered, the Russian Army cannot keep them supplied with gasoline so they can drive to work or market, or adequate heat to survive the brutally cold Russian winters. Then more pragmatic oligarchs of Russia may be able to move away from this idiotic war of grandiose dreams, and attend to potentially profitable business that benefits all the people in the long run. Toilets anyone??? How about enough potatoes?
As I was composing my comment #20626, I was also listening to the video I had linked at that comment. That video ended and next there was announced a new successful attack on another oil refinery. Below is the link to this latest bad news for the Russian winter and transportation needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-PLbP4Np30
This 25+ minute video then goes on to discuss many of the problems wartime Russia is now facing, as well as things happening inside Ukraine. Below is a description that appears with the video:
“Ukraine has successfully struck another Russian oil refinery in Bashkortostan. Russia lost another military jet and helicopter. Russia is now again striking Ukraine’s hydroelectric power plants and Zelensky has promised that Ukraine will have to respond.”
“Trump has not decided whether to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, saying on Monday (6 Oct) he wanted to find out more about how they would be used”
President Zelensky publicly responded with assurance thatTomahawks would only be used on Military targets (I’m not sure if refineries qualify - I think they could). The two President’s have also had two private phone calls recently, and a high level Ukrainian delegation arrives in Washington early this week.
Probably officer of unknown rank
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1InyFVmu1LoSjqcWTHe4iD9cR8CNiL-5Ke5Jiz_Mlvwc/
Estonian authorities temporarily closed a section of road passing through Russian territory near the Russia-Estonia border on October 10 after Estonian border guards observed a small group of Russian military personnel without insignia in the area. Meelis Saarepuu, the head of the South Prefecture of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, reported on October 11 that Estonian authorities closed a nearly kilometer-long section of the road between Varska and Saatse, a portion of which runs through Russian territory, for safety reasons after observing seven armed Russian servicemembers near the Russian section of the road on October 10.[1] Saarepuu stated that the servicemembers’ uniforms suggested that they were not Russian border guards. Saarepuu reported that Russian border guards answered Estonian border guards’ inquiries by claiming that the Russian activity in the area was routine. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna stated on October 12 that Russian forces are operating “somewhat more assertively and visibly than before” but that reports that the border situation is becoming more tense are exaggerated.[2] Tsakhna noted that Estonian authorities plan to stop using the road altogether in the future, as there are alternative routes that bypass Russian territory already available or currently under construction. Reports of a small group of Russian servicemembers operating near Estonian territory come against the backdrop of Russian military aircraft violating Estonian airspace on September 7 and 19.[3] ISW continues to assess that Russia has recently intensified its covert and overt attacks against Europe and that Russia has entered “Phase Zero” — the informational and psychological condition setting phase — of its campaign to prepare for a possible NATO-Russia war in the future.[4] This event is the first instance of ISW observing “little green men” (a euphemism the Kremlin uses for the Russian military forces in unmarked uniforms) operating near a NATO state in the context of the “Phase Zero” campaign.
American intelligence sharing with Ukraine has reportedly been crucial in increasing the efficacy of Ukraine's long-range drone strike campaign targeting the Russian energy sector in recent months. The Financial Times (FT) reported on October 11 that Ukrainian and US officials stated that the United States has been providing Ukraine with intelligence to facilitate Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russia's energy sector, including oil refineries, since at least July 2025.[5] The FT reported that the United States began providing Ukraine with the intelligence following US President Donald Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July 2025, as Trump grew increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin's unwillingness to move toward peace. The FT reported that officials stated that US intelligence sharing has been crucial in enabling Ukraine to better prepare drone routes to evade Russian air defenses. Three sources familiar with the matter noted that the United States was closely involved in all stages of Ukraine's strike planning. One US official stated that Ukraine selected the long-range strike targets, and the United States then provided intelligence on the sites’ vulnerabilities. The FT noted that sources stated that the United States had also determined target priorities for the Ukrainians. The FT noted that Ukraine's improved drone technology and increased drone production have contributed to the success of Ukraine's strike campaign, allowing Ukraine to conduct more frequent strikes. Ukrainian strikes against oil refineries deep in the Russian rear have resulted in gasoline shortages across Russia and occupied Ukraine, resulting in long lines and increased prices at gasoline stations.[6] The FT reported that the research group Energy Aspects assesses that Ukraine has struck 16 of Russia's 38 oil refineries.
The Kremlin is attempting to stabilize its domestic gasoline market to offset the consequences of Ukraine's long-strike campaign against refineries. Putin signed a decree on October 12 suspending reductions in the fuel damper payment subsidy to oil refineries from October 1, 2025, to May 1, 2026.[7] The damper is meant to encourage oil refineries to sell their product domestically by providing government subsidies to compensate for the difference between higher export rates and the domestic market. Putin's decision reflects the efficacy of Ukraine's months-long strike campaign against Russia's oil refineries, which continues to significantly destabilize Russia's gasoline sector. Continued subsidies to the gasoline sector will increase costs on the Russian state.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed possible US sales of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in an October 12 call, as the Kremlin continues its reflexive control campaign to deter the US from sending Ukraine Tomahawks.[8] Zelensky described the call as “very productive” and noted that Trump and Zelensky also discussed Ukrainian air defense and energy resilience. The October 12 call is the second between Zelensky and Trump in two days. Kremlin officials repeated boilerplate narratives about Russia's opposition to Ukraine receiving Tomahawks on October 12. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on October 12 that the potential provision of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is causing Russia “extreme concern” and that the missile is a “serious weapon” but will not change the battlefield situation.[9] Peskov, Russian Presidential Aide Yuriy Ushakov, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also continued on October 12 to blame the European Union (EU) and Ukraine — not Russia — for the lack of progress in peace negotiations.[10] Kremlin rhetoric downplaying the frontline impact of Tomahawk missiles, emphasizing the potential for Tomahawk provisions to damage US-Russia relations, and blaming Ukraine for not hindering peace efforts are part of the Kremlin's ongoing efforts to prevent the United States from supplying the missiles to Ukraine, just as Russia previously and ultimately unsuccessfully attempted to convince the United States to not send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets, ATACMS missiles, Abrams tanks, and several other systems.[11]
Russia's effort to generate increased military recruitment through high financial incentives is reportedly losing momentum, indicating that Russia's main method for recruiting volunteers for its war may be hitting diminishing returns. Independent Russian-language outlet Idel Realii reported on October 12 that employees in Russian military recruitment offices stated that the number of people signing contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is not increasing even in regions offering the highest financial incentives.[12] The sources reportedly assessed that everyone who wanted to “make money from the war” had already signed up. Idel Realii noted that Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug is currently offering the highest one-time signup bonus with 3.2 million rubles (about $39,300) and that regional payouts across Russia increase on average by 500,000 rubles (about $6,100) every three to four months. Idel Realii reported that Sverdlovsk Oblast’s March 2025 decision to increase its one-time payout to 3.1 million rubles (about $38,100) did not result in an influx of new recruits. Military recruitment employees in two unspecified Siberian regions reported that only recruits of “extremely advanced age” and with chronic illnesses have been signing up recently. Idel Realii reported that sources in a city in northern Irkutsk Oblast stated that there have been issues with recruitment for several months and that recruits are mostly asking questions about the financial payouts and benefits for servicemembers, such as priority education for their children, loan deferments, and debt forgiveness — demonstrating how those who are signing up are only financially motivated. A source from Irkutsk Oblast stated that the Russian MoD has been trying to recruit people with advertisements — particularly in the lead up to the US-Russia summit in Alaska on August 15 — claiming that a settlement to the war is coming soon, so recruits should “get [their] millions before peace comes.” The source also noted that the Russian MoD is deceiving people by advertising how much recruits could make in one year, given the monthly salaries for servicemembers operating in the combat zone, even though Russian authorities are often sending new recruits not to the rear but on assault missions at the front, where the life expectancy is often less than one year.
ISW assessed in February 2025 that ever greater financial incentives for new recruits in the future are unlikely to dramatically increase recruitment, as a large portion of the pool of Russian citizens who are incentivized by money at levels the Russian state could afford to offer at scale have likely already volunteered to join the military.[13] The growing financial incentives for new recruits and social benefits for servicemembers suggest that sign up rates have been declining and that Russia has had to find new incentives to drive recruitment.[14] ISW continues to assess that decreases in Russian recruitment, such that Russia cannot replace its high casualty rates, could in part force Russian President Vladimir Putin to choose between conducting an involuntary reserve mobilization, which Putin has shown great reluctance to order, or coming to the negotiating table to end the war.[15]
Russian efforts to increase its military presence in Belarus and further integrate Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks
The Belarusian military command continued its evaluation of the Belarusian Armed Forces and implemented lessons learned in Russia's war in Ukraine. Belarusian Security Council Secretary Lieutenant General Alexander Volfovich claimed on October 12 that Belarusian Armed Forces combat readiness checks announced on October 11 involved bringing forces to combat readiness, deployments to staging areas, training with engineer equipment and fortifications, and defense against airstrikes, drone attacks, and sabotage and reconnaissance groups while incorporating lessons learned from Russia's war in Ukraine.[81] Volfovich claimed that the second stage of the checks conducted on October 12 involved armored vehicle movement and simulated crossings of water obstacles.[82]
After posting these last two comments, I continued to wander around in the underbrush of Ukraine, Russia and related videos searching for other ripe fruit. I was surprised to see a video saying the Chinese ruler Xi has just suffered a more severe stroke than the milder one he experienced a few months ago. This long, more than 1/2 hour, video suggests that Xi is likely to be replaced in the next major party meeting which should occur soon. It goes into considerable detail discussing and evaluating the possibilities presented by what appears to be a major health incident suffered by Xi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdwHMookiK4
The video narrator is a Chinese woman named Ms. Lei, who speaks excellent English. There are many comments listed under the video.
I should also have mentioned in my previous comment posting a link to the possibility of a replacement of Chinese ruler Xi because of a recent stroke, the following: For anyone new to the subject of the war by Russia against Ukraine, the aid Putin receives from China for critical war materiel and purchase of Russian oil is helping keep this war alive. Without this help from China and North Korea, the already failing war effort would be in even worse shape as Russia declines to levels approaching those that resulted in the major upheaval in 1991. The loss of Xi or other Chinese ruler sympathetic to Putin could be the straw to break the camel’s back.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1966815235756470276
⚔️ POKROVSK-DOBROPILLIA Axis: The Enemy is Trapped
On this sector of the front, Ukrainian assault troops are conducting one of the most successful operations in recent months. The enemy is attempting to advance, but AFU are systematically grinding down enemy forces, cutting supply routes, and subjecting them to devastating crossfire
In just two weeks, Ukrainian forces achieved what once seemed impossible. Through the coordinated efforts of the 33rd and 425th Assault Regiments, in cooperation with the 1st Assault Regiment, the 24th and 25th Assault Battalions, as well as the 79th and 82nd Air Assault Brigades, the enemy has found itself in operational — and in some areas, tactical — encirclement
Three major “pockets” are now clearly forming on the map. Russia has deployed some of its most capable units to this area, including special forces, in an effort to prevent the encirclement from closing. Yet even elite formations have failed to halt the advance of Ukrainian assault troops
The fighting is intense, with ongoing engagements. An increasing number of Russian troops, realizing the inevitable, are surrendering. Ukrainian fighters note that the situation is beginning to resemble the Battle of Kursk: the enemy is laying down arms en masse, unable to withstand the pressure
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1966494393768071431
🔥 Two Russ
This sounds like the insane thoughts of a Q adherent.
Hard to imagine what “most capable” and elite units are left.
Take the 101st airborne with an elite and storied history, replace all the members with basically untrained conscripts and new contract soldiers, the name is elite, but the unit is not
You and Granny Glee should keep your Low IQ conspiracy theories on BlueSky
“Xi is likely to be replaced in the next major party meeting which should occur soon”
October 20th.
Watching with interest…
Xi is 72, and made a lot of enemies during his rise.
Will see how 🍈’s comment age?
Not on X or BS, but appreciate information wherever it comes from and then make my own conclusions.
But I will ask again, if BS is so bad, then why hasn’t Jim banned it as he has many other sites and sources(as you have told us many times)?
Appears your hero’s are diminishing President Trump, Jim, and pitin.
I do appreciate your stalinistic and pitin approach to free speech.😎
Ban what you don’t like😂
The posters on BlueSky are actively trying to damage America and our Republic, and you appreciate their political takes? Given this, please show us anything brought to tFR from BlueSky that has helped you "make my own conclusions."
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