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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The military told Putin whether the DPR would be liberated by the end of the year. Pushilin panics and talks about the disaster
Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] asked Andrei Belousov, Valery Gerasimov and several other generals a question about the liberation of the DPR. According to our sources among the military, the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff and most of the other generals replied that this was impossible. And they expect the liberation of the DPR no earlier than the middle of next year. At the same time, Gerasimov believes that a new wave of mobilization is needed to achieve this goal in 2026.
Several military men replied that it is possible to liberate the DPR by the end of the year. But only at the cost of an increase in losses among personnel and equipment by at least 3-4 times. Whether the task will be set to liberate the DPR by the end of the year, sources do not know. Vladimir Vladimirovich is now analyzing the information and will give appropriate orders based on it, said the channel's interlocutor in the Ministry of Defense.
At the same time, the situation in the liberated territory of the DPR is deteriorating. The head of the republic, Denis Pushilin, according to our sources in the Kremlin, reported to Sergei Kiriyenko the day before that if alternative sources of water supplies are not found, a “large-scale humanitarian catastrophe” is possible in Donetsk and other large cities before the end of winter. “Pushilin is hysterical and even managed to demand that the military advance faster, liberate Slavyansk and the entire DPR. Sergei Vladilenovich had to calm him down and harshly warn him about the inadmissibility of panic and responsibility for it, “said the channel's interlocutor in the AP.
According to the results of one of the opinion polls, many Russians are confident that the VAT increase will have a bad effect on them and on the country as a whole. Our sources in the Kremlin are surprised by such an attitude of the country's citizens to changes and crisis phenomena in the economy. “The increase in VAT, new taxes, which we are likely to introduce next year, are aimed at Russia's victory. Every patriot should, if not rejoice, then treat this situation with understanding. And the results of the polls so far cause surprise and disappointment,” said a high-ranking source in the Presidential Administration.
Another noted: “We warned that the crisis in Russia could be severe. But we believe that our people will meet it, if not with joy, then with understanding. I will add: we need crisis phenomena, tax increases, and other things that relate to material issues. They are needed for Victory in the NWO, which is not yet close, but must be. They are needed for cleansing. After all, material problems will help to think more about the spiritual, about patriotism, about why every Russian lives and where Russia is going. It's too bad that many in our country forget about it!” The source promised that educational and explanatory work will be carried out about the importance and need to raise taxes. He hopes that this will help, and Russians “will not have to be punished for criticizing the actions of the authorities in this area.”
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6372
The war has come to the Russian kitchen table - the end is approaching.
“We'll find him, okay? We'll definitely find him. Thank you for remembering him, good for you,” Putin replied. Putin sent the uncle to the frontlines in the first place. Too bad the girl doesn't understand that.
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1985741882941493449
31 s video Eng subtitles
Кремлевская табакерка
Patriarch Kirill criticized Putin's security because of the girl Kira, who approached the president with a complaint
The girl was brought to the president on National Unity Day, during the laying of flowers at the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. She introduced herself as Kira and complained that her wounded uncle had been returned to the front without treatment. Vladimir Putin promised to find the man and help him. The conversation was caught on video.
Patriarch Kirill, who stood next to Vladimir Vladimirovich, criticized the president's guards. “Our patriarch is outraged. The guards allowed an unknown child to the president, to the patriarch. What if this child was sent by terrorists if the girl had a bomb on her? Or would she have made an attempt on the life of the Patriarch, on Vladimir Vladimirovich in some other way? A terrible mistake. A separate outrage is caused by the claims that the girl made to the president. How could this be allowed?” said our source in the Church. The FSO is surprised by this criticism. And without unnecessary details, they assured that they “had everything under full control.”
4NOV2025: Putin was offered to ban demobilization and even talk about it
Alexandr Dugin addressed the president with such a proposal. “From time to time, we talk about demobilization. I consider even conversations on this topic harmful. An all-out war is ahead, how can someone be demobilized in such conditions? I conveyed to President Putin a request to ban demobilization for the next 3-5 years. And punish even for talking about it,” the philosopher told our channel.
And he added: “Demobilization, among other things, will deprive part of the military of honor and joy to take part in a global war, which may begin as early as next year. You cannot take away the honor of participating in this war from the fighters.”
The Kremlin refused to tell us whether Vladimir Vladimirovich would listen to Dugin. And they recalled that partial demobilization (exclusively of those who were mobilized in 2022) is possible. But Putin has not yet made any decisions on this matter.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6378
The war has come to the Russian kitchen table - the end is approaching.
And he added: “Demobilization, among other things, will deprive part of the military of honor and joy to take part in a global war, which may begin as early as next year. You cannot take away the honor of participating in this war from the fighters.”
F this pan-Slavism buffoon. This clown does not get that UKRAINE is very busy DEMOBILIZEING Russian oil natgas and electric. Ukraine in USSR days was a top center for military R&D and manufacturing. This carries over today for their new gen hi-tech drones and missiles designed from scratch. In fact the fat asses degenerates in Kremlin - Politburo leached off of Ukraine military excellence. The Red Rus cheap potato vodka swillers (Brezhnev etc) always robbed from Ukraine, due its status as Rooskie vasal state. In demonic Holodomor too.
I have a good story about Mongolian face Leonid Breznev
Ukraine forces are demobilizing Russian oil, gas, and electric. This will get Bad Vlad taken off chessboard in a coup or assassination, done Ceausescu style....Slava Ukraini!
Due to his meat wave, meat grinder policies, it looks like Putin’s war will only end when Putin is done away with, within the next twelve months. And at worst in winter 2026-2027.
Focusing on the shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring, this paper contains comparisons over time and place in the distinctive circumstances of the Soviet Union and the 15 independent countries that emerged following its collapse in 1991. The paper uses the lenses of politics and economics to understand changing tides in the scale and nature of shadow education. The phenomenon did not fit the official ideologies of the Soviet era, but became evident particularly in the decades from the 1970s. In the post-Soviet era, shadow education expanded markedly, but with diversity across the 15 countries and with changing features as the decades progressed. The paper shows the broad contours in this diversity while also highlighting significant research gaps.
A 2024 survey with 10,000 respondents reported that 16% of children were receiving online tutoring, and that demand had increased by 18% in the 12 months from August 2023. Half of the 16% used online tutoring regularly, and half periodically. Over the same period, the number of online tutoring offers by teachers increased by 29%.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejed.70252
This will increase
“…new taxes, which we are likely to introduce next year…”
Brace yourselves comrades, the bills are coming due.
“Brace yourselves comrades, the bills are coming due.”
Easily solved by making cheap vodka your daily driver.
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AI>>>>>>
The cheapest Russian vodkas are typically made from grain, but some lower-cost vodkas may also use potatoes as a base. Potato vodka traditionally is associated with certain brands and regions, but nowadays many inexpensive vodkas are produced from grains like wheat, rye, or corn due to more cost-effective production.
Russian generals make millions by selling cannon fodder
Excerpts
Reporting From Ukraine News:
... Behind this staggering attrition lies a darker truth, as Russian generals have found ways to turn this massacre into profit. Investigations reveal widespread extortion and corruption across frontline units. Ordinary soldiers are forced to pay their commanders not to be sent on suicidal assaults into Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. Those who cannot or refuse to pay are simply reset, a term used inside the Russian army for execution or deliberate death in a suicidal assault. Journalists have identified 101 Russian officers accused of extrajudicial killings and extortion, with over 12,000 complaints filed to the Russian Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office since the invasion began. Yet only 10 criminal cases have been opened and 5 convictions issued, a reflection of what soldiers describe as an unwritten ban on investigating field commanders.
The reasons for being reset are disturbingly broad: refusal to storm Ukrainian positions, alcohol consumption, disobedience, or even minor arguments with superiors. Still, in many cases, it comes down purely to money.
Soldiers who fail to pay extortion fees, often demanded for protection, better food, or basic leave, are sent to the front lines without fire support, communication, or even body armor. They are thrown into suicidal probing missions meant to expose Ukrainian firing positions, while others are executed behind the lines. The extent of atrocities is so large that one mobilized Russian soldier hinted that when the soldiers come back after the war, prison won’t scare them anymore, and the officers will have to hide to avoid vengeance.
Overall, as the Ukrainian units continue to bleed the Russians around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, each meter of ground costs the Russians hundreds of dead, not only because of Ukrainian resistance, but also because of Russian corruption and cruelty. Generals enrich themselves, while soldiers must pay with their last rubles or signing bonuses to avoid being sent to certain death. Still, the battle for Myrnohrad rages on, its outcome uncertain, but for some Russian officers, the war has become a profitable massacre, where human life is just another expendable commodity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvdDphQ_gEc
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been emboldened by the war in Ukraine, securing critical support from Moscow after sending thousands of troops to fight alongside Russian forces.
Conservative South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-Kweun told reporters that “around 5,000 North Korean construction troops have been moving to Russia in phases since September and are expected to be mobilised for infrastructure reconstruction.” He added that “continued signs of training and personnel selection in preparation for additional troop deployments have been detected”.
The NIS told lawmakers that about 10,000 North Korean troops were estimated to be currently deployed near the Russia-Ukraine border, according to Lee. At least 600 North Korean soldiers have died in the Ukraine war and thousands more sustained injuries, according to South Korean estimates. Analysts say North Korea is receiving financial aid, military technology, and food and energy supplies from Russia in return for sending troops, allowing Pyongyang to sidestep tough international sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile programmes that were once a crucial bargaining chip for the United States.
Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery reportedly halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike
Kyiv Independent (Updated: Nov 5)
“In a Nov. 5 report citing industry sources, Reuters said the refinery suspended operations due to damage to port infrastructure...
...The terminal in Tuapse is operated by Russia’s state oil company Rosneft. The city serves as a vital hub for Russian oil exports, with terminals and infrastructure critical to the country’s energy logistics.
The refinery was expected to increase oil product exports in November, Reuters wrote. The plant, with a capacity of 240,000 barrels per day, produced naphtha, fuel oil, vacuum gas oil, and high-sulfur diesel, primarily for China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Turkey.
Speaking on air during a national telethon, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Nov. 2 that the strike would have “long-term consequences” for Russia.
“This case is important and will have quite long-term consequences, because, in addition to directly damaging the technological chains involved in shipping, there will also be a reaction among seafarers, that is, companies that are directly refueled there,” Pletenchuk said.
“This also increases insurance premiums. And in principle, this will discourage many from entering these ports.”...
...On Nov. 3, the BBC published a satellite image showing an oil spill in the Black Sea stretching approximately 3,6 kilometers from the terminal damaged in the attack
Hoping it was RuZZian boys flying that piece of crap. And they are dead today.
“Yesterday in Sudan, a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft was shot down. Open-source intelligence reports suggest that the aircraft was downed by the Rapid Support Forces using a Chinese FK-2000 air defense system. The fate of the crew remains unknown.”
https://x.com/wartranslated?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Only 3 years til the next presidential election!
“Space junk may have struck a Chinese crew ship in low-Earth orbit”
“Three Chinese astronauts were due to depart the Tiangong space station, reenter the atmosphere, and land in the remote desert of Inner Mongolia on Wednesday. Instead, officials ordered the crew to remain at the station while engineers investigate a potential problem with their landing craft.
The China Manned Space Agency, run by the country’s military, announced the change late Tuesday in a brief statement posted to Weibo, the Chinese social media platform.
“The Shenzhou 20 manned spacecraft is suspected of being impacted by small space debris,” the statement said. “Impact analysis and risk assessment are underway. To ensure the safety and health of the astronauts and the complete success of the mission, it has been decided that the Shenzhou 20 return mission, originally scheduled for November 5, will be postponed.””
Guess what. Tupase refinery is conveniently placed right by the Tupase Black sea oil export terminal. So this makes it easier to kill 2x birds with one stone.
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The export terminal at Tuapse Oil Terminal is located immediately adjacent to the Rosneft‑owned Tuapse Refinery on the Black Sea coast in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
In one source it’s stated the terminal is “located on the Black Sea coast, immediately adjacent to the Tuapse Refinery.” Annual Reports+1
So, in practical terms, the distance between the refinery and its export terminal is effectively zero or negligible — they are co‑located or directly next to each other.
“Tupase refinery is conveniently placed right by the Tupase Black sea”
My bet is all vodka fueled spills and F-ups were hosed down drains into the Black Sea. Rooski habit & norm is no sweat in such situations.
Apparently there is/are smart Russian(s) who have learned some lessons from the amazing Ukraine development of drones warfare. According to the latest ISW report it appears Russia has stopped sending drone operators with the meat waves. Instead they instituted more training of drone operators since they have now been able to attack Potrovsk with 100 3 man teams of drone operators. Thus they now have 24 hour capacity to attack Ukraine drones and men. And Ukraine drones forces say this is becoming overwhelming.
This got me thinking about what kind of war is likely to be launched against NATO since Putin is constantly being urged by Alexandr Dugin to plan for 17 more years of war. Dugin is also surprised that Russians are not taking joy in their ability to conquer other countries and fight for the motherland. He is NOT a philosopher. He is an old fashioned classroom tyrant with a whip or a paddle. This war with Ukraine has elements of the Spanish Civil War fought in the later 1930s. I asked AI what the WW2 combatants learned by watching and sending new weapons to their Spanish allies in that civil war.
AI Overview; The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) served as a “dress rehearsal” for World War II, a crucial testing ground where Germany, the Soviet Union, and Italy tested new weapons, tactics, and doctrines.
Key Lessons and Applications
Germany (and Italy)
* Combined Arms Warfare: Germany, through its Condor Legion, perfected the use of coordinated air and ground attacks, a core component of its later Blitzkrieg (lightning war) doctrine. This involved close air support for ground troops using aircraft like the Ju-87 Stuka, a tactic that proved devastatingly effective.
* Air Power and Tactics: The Luftwaffe gained invaluable combat experience, which it lacked at the time, and tested new aircraft like the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. Lessons were learned in air transport (the first strategic airlift of troops occurred in Spain), fighter tactics, and aerial bombardment techniques, including the controversial use of terror bombing on civilian populations in cities like Guernica.
* Tank Development: Observing the performance of their initial tanks, German military experts identified weaknesses and developed better models, leading to the advanced Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks used in WWII.
* Strategic Advantage: The war provided an opportunity to distract other Western powers from Germany’s rearmament and ambitions in Central Europe.
The Allies (including Russia/Soviet Union)
* Soviet Experience: The Soviet Union provided significant military aid to the Republican forces, gaining its own combat experience. Soviet general Dmitry Pavlov, who commanded the armored forces in Spain, concluded that tanks needed to be properly integrated with infantry and artillery, a lesson that led to improvements in Soviet tank designs like the T-34. However, the purges within the Red Army after the war meant some valuable insights were lost.
* Allied Misinterpretation: British and French military observers also watched the conflict but often drew different, and sometimes incorrect, conclusions. For example, after observing the failure of Italian armor at the Battle of Guadalajara, some in the West wrongly concluded that large-scale armored breakthroughs were not the future of warfare.
Confirmation of Air Power: The effectiveness of modern air power in Spain did influence some Allied military thinkers. However, the Allies generally failed to fully grasp the potential of integrated, tactical air support as successfully as the Germans did until later in the war.
* Political Lessons: The West’s policy of non-intervention in the face of Fascist aggression in Spain demonstrated to Stalin that the Western democracies could not be relied upon in a struggle against Germany, contributing to his decision to sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact in 1939.
* Anti-aircraft Warfare: The effectiveness of German 88mm anti-aircraft guns against both aircraft and tanks in Spain highlighted the need for effective anti-tank weapons, a lesson the Allies would put into practice in WWII.
I hope that our government and military and those of Europe and NATO are studying this war carefully. We should all be learning the lessons, and developing with testing the training the equipment we will need if Putin or other Russians follow Dugin’s bloodthirsty advice and goals.
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