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 complete transcript.
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[ Success! Ukrainians Trap Half a Thousand Russian Troops ]
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Day 844: Jun 16
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction.
The most interesting news comes from the Vovchansk area. Despite being repulsed and pushed back, Russian forces have continued intense, casualty-heavy counterattacks in the northern part of Vovchansk. They made a narrow advance, but overextended themselves, ultimately getting trapped by Ukrainian troops at the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant.
Over the past few days, Russian forces have been desperate to secure gains in Vovchansk to justify their Kharkiv offensive. They identified the local aggregate plant as vital for further operations. This plant is one of just two complexes of reinforced, fortified buildings in northern Vovchansk, located next to a high-rise citadel that provides excellent firing positions and concealment for soldiers.
The main reason the Russians chose to assault the aggregate plant is twofold.
First, the plant is a fortified strongpoint that overlooks most of the town’s residential houses, allowing Russian forces to assert fire control over surrounding Ukrainian positions and facilitate additional gains.
Furthermore, controlling the aggregate plant would enable the Russians to cut off Ukrainian defenses in the citadel. They could isolate the citadel by establishing fire control over the residential houses east of the plant and occupying them, potentially forcing the Ukrainian defenders to withdraw.
If Russian troops succeed, they could assert control over the entire northern part of Vovchansk, including the town’s highest and most fortified buildings. This would allow them to establish total fire control over the southern part of the town, which consists mainly of small residential houses.
Consequently, Ukrainian forces might be forced to withdraw to positions outside the town.
While Ukrainian attacks have achieved meaningful gains with a 3:1 numerical superiority, the Russians maintain a significant 5:1 advantage in artillery, supplemented by glide bombs.
The Russians are employing glide bombs and artillery to destroy large sections of the town, targeting Ukrainian firing positions and troop concentrations. This strategy aims to halt Ukrainian advances and set the stage for a Russian counterattack.
Additionally, recent footage shows that the Russian Air Force has struck the bridge near Stary Saltiv again, causing substantial damage and collapsing several spans. This attack aims to undermine Ukrainian defenses by reducing their reinforcements in the town, thereby lowering their numerical advantage and facilitating Russian assaults.
With Ukrainian positions softened by airstrikes and artillery shelling, the Russians targeted the Vovchansk aggregate plant. The destruction of many houses, that could serve as firing positions for Ukrainian fighters, allowed the Russians to advance and occupy the plant.
However, the Russians overextended themselves, which allowed the Ukrainians to cut them off and trap them at the plant.
Initially, Russian stormtroopers approached and entered the aggregate plant from one street. However, Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack and successfully established several strongpoints. As a result, the Russians found themselves surrounded and cut off from supply routes at the aggregate plant.
To sustain the encircled forces, Russian drone operators maintained a crucial logistical connection by delivering ammunition, food, and water via drones. These drone-dropped supplies were essential for the survival of Russian fighters throughout the siege.
Nonetheless, being besieged at the aggregate plant for over six days inevitably means that Russian fighters face severe shortages of supplies and are on the brink of surrender, unless they can break out.
The situation is dire, exacerbated by the failure of the main Russian force in the northern part of the town to establish contact with the besieged troops at the plant. Ukrainian forces continue to subject the Russian troops in the plant to relentless fire, resulting in a significant number of casualties.
To inflict greater losses on the Russians, the Ukrainian Air Force utilized guided GBU-39 bombs to target Russian positions at the aggregate plant.
Additionally, Ukrainian forces struck a nearby hospital building, and conducted an airstrike on a large building adjacent to the demolished hospital to disrupt concentrations of forces, attempting to relieve the besieged troops at the plant. This strategy aims to compel the Russian stronghold to surrender by intensifying casualties, thereby heightening the urgent need for medical aid among the wounded.
Moreover, the inability to evacuate an increasing number of scattered corpses from their positions exacerbates the lack of hygiene, and deteriorates living conditions under siege. These conditions heighten the risk of spreading fatal diseases among Russian troops, further undermining their ability to sustain their defense.
The complete loss of Russian fighters at the plant, whether through death or surrender, would significantly diminish the combat effectiveness of the Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.
This scenario would pave the way for even greater Ukrainian success in subsequent counterattacks, potentially leading to the complete expulsion of Russian troops from Vovchansk
Overall, the battle in the Vovchansk area witnessed initial Russian gains swiftly countered by Ukrainian forces, culminating in the encirclement of Russian troops at the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant. Despite extensive artillery and air support, the Russians became besieged, confronting acute supply deficiencies and relentless Ukrainian assaults, resulting in substantial casualties.
This entrapment markedly diminishes Russian offensive capabilities in the Kharkiv sector, opening avenues for Ukrainian counterattacks to recapture Vovchansk.
Crimean Air Defense degradation summary - Kyiv Independent reports:
“Ukrainian forces struck around 15 air defense systems in Russian-occupied Crimea over the past two months, Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications (Stratcom) reported on June 17.
The Ukrainian military recently hit several S-300, S-350, and S-400 air defense systems, according to the statement. Ukraine also struck more than 15 radar stations and over 10 control centers stationed in Russian-occupied peninsula.
The military sites were located in Crimean settlements – Chornomorske, Tarkhankut, Yevpatoria, Saky, Donske, Belbek, Sevastopol, Alushta, Dzankoi, Mysove, and near Ai-Petri peak, according to the map published by Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications...
...Air defense losses apparently made Moscow nervous enough to move the latest S-500 systems to the peninsula, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov said.”
As I and others suspected, it appears to house a GPS antenna for aligning the weapon's GPS/INS prior to weapon release.
https://x.com/John_A_Ridge/status/1802786533864284401
Something like this could be adapted to HIMARS launch vehicles that are used to launch GLSDBs.
https://x.com/Azovsouth/status/1802831326892159284
Awaiting further information...
I wonder where the S-500 is located.
More potential military sales go swirling down the drain?
If they had excess to export, who in their right mind would purchase any of this stuff
He had a good gig going…
As always a master strategist
Kyiv Independent reports:
“Several oil storage tanks in the town of Azov in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region caught fire overnight on June 18 following a drone strike, Vasily Golubev, the regional governor, said...
...The town of Azov, situated 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) from the Azov Sea, is home to 81,924 people. Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine to the southeast.
Reports of drone attacks against the region’s oil infrastructure have increased in spring 2024. On June 14, a drone attack in the city of Morozovsk in Russia’s Rostov Oblast caused a fire and disruptions to the local power supply.”
I think the Ukrainian G-2 said it was somewhere around Kerch.
Ukraine launches new high-powered sea drone to terrorise Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
"Ukraine has unveiled a new high-powered version of its naval sea drones that have been used to devastating effect against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
The new version, named Stalker 5.0, features a 60-horsepower speedboat engine and can carry explosive payloads of up to 150 kilograms.
Details of the unmanned vessel, which is five metres long and 1.2 metres wide, were first made public by Ukrainian officials at the Black Sea Security Forum.
It can travel at speeds of up to 40 knots (46mph) and has an operational range of around 372 miles – roughly enough to target the Kerch bridge between occupied Crimea and mainland Russia – officials said.
The drone is equipped with a Starlink satellite internet terminal that relays a live video feed back to its operator. In addition to an explosive kamikaze mode, the Stalker 5.0 can be used for reconnaissance and coastal patrols, and can also deliver food, water, military and medical supplies to hard-to-reach locations.
Its logistical mode could play a particularly important role in helping Ukrainian marines hold the Krynky bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnipro River that has become increasingly hard to resupply using conventional boats.
The fast-evolving maritime drones have become one of the main successes of the efforts by Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion.
A combination of different unmanned vessels used by Ukraine’s SBU security services and its HUR military intelligence agency have forced the Russian navy to flee the Black Sea and allowed Ukraine to reopen a grain shipping corridor vital for the country’s economic survival.
But an explosive attack by the SBU on the Kerch Bridge remains one of the standout attacks of the maritime campaign.
When the SBU smashed its SeaBaby model into the crossing, it temporarily severed a key military supply route between Crimea and mainland Russia.
Since that strike in July 2023, new iterations of the drones have seen versions fitted with mobile grad rocket launchers used to bombard Russian coastal targets.
And in response, Russia has continued to build unconventional defences around the Kerch bridge, including floating booms and layers of netting that it hopes will prevent future Ukrainian drone strikes."
Interesting articles:
Shipping Container Launcher Packing 126 Kamikaze Drones Hits The Market
Packing scores of loitering munitions and one-way attack drones into a container that can go pretty much anywhere will soon be all the rage.
https://www.twz.com/land/shipping-container-like-launcher-packing-126-kamikaze-drones-hits-the-market
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B-52s With New Rolls Royce Engines Won’t Fly Operational Missions Until 2033
Re-engined B-52s initial operational capability date slips three years, 12 years after contract award, and radar upgrades are also delayed.
https://www.twz.com/air/b-52s-with-new-engines-wont-start-flying-real-missions-until-2033
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Ukraine Captures Its First Russian Turtle Tank
Videos and images of the captured contraption show the do-it-yourself work that went into covering the tank with scrap armor.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-captures-its-first-russian-turtle-tank
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Old Leopard Tanks Can Be Reborn As Air Defense Systems With Skyranger 35 Turret
Integrating the Skyranger automatic cannon system on old Leopard 1 tanks could speed critical drone-busting air defenses to Ukraine.
https://www.twz.com/land/old-leopard-tanks-can-be-reborn-as-air-defense-systems-with-skyranger-35-turret
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First Look At Houthi Kamikaze Drone Boat That Struck Cargo Ship In Red Sea
The Houthi’s crude uncrewed surface vessel was featured human dummies and approached the ship while security took no defensive action.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/first-look-at-houthi-kamikaze-drone-boat-that-struck-cargo-ship-in-red-sea
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
Reporting From Ukraine Uncensored Combat Footage (from this and past Reports) is found on Telegram:
https://t.me/RFUEnglish or @RFUEnglish
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The complete transcript.
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[ “Only 12% Survived the First Attack”: Last Words of a Russian Soldier Unravel The Terrifying Truth ]
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Day 845: Jun 17
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction.
Here, over the last several weeks, Russians have made a series of desperate attempts to accelerate their offensive operations to finally overcome the first Ukrainian defense line.
However, all their attempts have failed and Russians have gradually lost momentum, while Ukrainians have developed a more offensive stance and taken the initiative into their own hands, creating an even more deadly environment for those enemy troops trying to move forward in the directions of Lyptsi and Vovchansk.
This spiked the daily death toll significantly, and the resulting high number of accumulated losses led to the further slowdown of the Russian offensive and the turn of events in favor of the Ukrainians. [ 1500+ daily ]
The first main reason for such huge losses was that Russians tried to use a new tactic, which did not work as the Russian commanders expected. At the beginning of the Kharkiv offensive, military analysts from different countries reported about the change in general tactics that the Russians were deploying.
The main idea of this tactic was to use smaller assault groups of no more than 5 people to penetrate Ukrainian positions through many points before merging with other such groups and uniting into a larger strike group.
Experts recently started to put this tactic into doubt, as it requires a high level of coordination, so in reality, many of these small groups never merged. Russian military analysts issued concerns that the use of it may be not only contributing to higher Russian manpower and material losses, but also resulting in the premature decline of the offensive in the Kharkiv direction.
This was confirmed by Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets, who noted that these growing losses are leading to a significant decrease in the overall pace of Russian offensive operations.
Secondly, one Russian military commentator, who previously served as a “Storm-Z” unit instructor, complained that using small groups while trying to advance is indicative of poor training and preparation and not an effective new tactic.
One video from a drone that was published by operators of the Ukrainian Third Separate Assault Brigade gives a shocking confirmation of this statement and the state of preparedness of these troops.
A Russian soldier can be seen sitting in a trench when an FPV drone approaches him for an attack. There was some initial defect in the drone, and it couldn’t detonate. What happens next is beyond imagination, as the Russian soldier decides to push his luck too far and starts hitting the blocked drone with a stick, which leads to a successful explosion and a suicidal outcome.
More confirmations for the high casualty rate in the Russian army are provided by their soldiers in the following videos.
The first footage comes from the vicinity of Vovchansk, where one Russian soldier from the 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment is complaining on camera that the initial size of the 5th company in which he serves was 100 people and after an attempted assault against the city, they were reduced to only 12.
The second footage is from one Russian prisoner of war, whose campaign lasted only 2 days as he was reasonable enough to surrender quickly to Ukrainian forces near Vovchansk. He can be seen explaining that his unit consisted of 50 soldiers, but after the first attack, only 6 survived, and they all immediately surrendered to avoid being sent into attacks again.
These grim confessions of ordinary Russian soldiers about their survival rate of 12% sounds in correspondence with other numbers provided by Ukrainian authorities.
For example, the Ukrainian Chief of the General Staff Anatoliy Barhylevych, stated recently that during the peak heat, Russian forces have lost up to 1740 wounded and killed soldiers in the Kharkiv direction in a single day, which is an insanely high rate of casualties, especially if compared to the initial forces the Russian command summoned for their endeavor.
It is no surprise that this number skyrocketed even more after Ukrainians started targeting enemy evacuation and supply roads on Russian territory with weapons provided by Western partners.
Overall. the Russian tactic of using small poorly coordinated assault groups has been ineffective, resulting in isolated units being easily targeted.
Additionally, inadequate training has led to high casualty rates as seen in numerous incidents and firsthand soldier accounts. These losses have slowed the Russian offensive allowing Ukrainians to capitalize on their defensive strengths and further undermine Russian efforts.
The dire situation for Russian troops compounded by targeted Ukrainian strikes on evacuation and supply routes underscores the strategic failure of the Russian offensive and the resilience and tactical superiority of the Ukrainian defense.
Russian losses - 16472, of which: destroyed: 11881, damaged: 747, abandoned: 937, captured: 2907
Tanks (3139, of which destroyed: 2119, damaged: 157, abandoned: 347, captured: 516)
Towed Artillery (376, of which destroyed: 224, damaged: 52, abandoned: 5, captured: 95)
Self-Propelled Artillery (766, of which destroyed: 608, damaged: 45, abandoned: 5, captured: 108)
Multiple Rocket Launchers (383, of which destroyed: 293, damaged: 34, abandoned: 2, captured: 54)
Kremlin snuff box, 06/18/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
A dollar will cost 200-300 rubles. But “only in one case”
A high-ranking source in the Central Bank contacted us and asked us to publish what he said was important information. This interlocutor, close to Elvira Nabiullina, often gave us predictions, and usually they came true. Therefore, it is worth heeding his warnings. Here are the main ones:
The sanctions that the West recently imposed against Russia are indeed very serious, “we haven’t had such a blow for a long time.” It will not happen without rising prices and falling ruble exchange rates, this needs to be understood.
At the same time, the fall of the ruble may not be tragic, within the range of 120-130 rubles per dollar in the next three to six months ( we wrote about such a forecast ). The official rate is unlikely to be so high, but the black market “will do its job,” the source states.
The dollar can soar to 200-300 rubles and above. Prices in this case will increase by 50-60% . But this will happen “only in one case - if the authorities listen to crazy ideas about banning the dollar in Russia ( we talked about them - ed. ).” “Dugin ( the author of this idea - ed. ) and his associates can come up with anything, but they will not stop the market. People will buy dollars, just at a very high price. And living in Russia will become unbearably difficult and expensive,” the source explained.
Our interlocutor hopes that the president will not listen to Dugin’s advice. And he believes that Alexander Gelyevich “needs to be put in prison for subversive activities and attempts to weaken Russia.”
Let us note that we are ready to give the floor to supporters of the dollar ban. The accusations against them were serious.
Quite a difference from Ukranian MODand most other sources I have seen.
Artillery number seems pretty low, esp considering the depletion of stock yards documented
I wonder does Andrew have a running tally of the ones he has documented.
Ukrainian drones struck the port of Azov, Rostov Region, Russia, and set several oil tanks ablaze.
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1802891131203538948
Another link with videos:
Russia's remaining air defense units are either busy being destroyed in Ukraine or guarding Putin's palaces, leaving airfields, military bases and oil infrastructure easy targets for hungry Ukrainian drones.
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1802921672590164204
Maybe he stopped recording - Speedy mentioned something, but I forget what.
A Moscow court has arrested in absentia AFU Colonel Mykola Dzyaman on charges of terrorist act.
According to the investigation, the commander of the 138th anti-aircraft missile brigade of the AFU on February 23 ordered his subordinates to shoot down a plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
"The above actions led to the death of 10 crew members and the destruction of the airplane," the IC said in a statement.
Dzyaman was put on the federal wanted list.
The A-50U is a modernized version of the A-50 reconnaissance aircraft. Its cost exceeds $300 million. The equipment on such planes can simultaneously track several dozen targets in the sky and on the ground.
This was the second reconnaissance plane that was shot down by the AFU. The first one was shot down in mid-January over the Sea of Azov.
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1802963687159775703
The publication said that this decision indicates a change in the position of Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni's government, which did not announce such deliveries during the election campaign because this topic was "very unpopular" in society. The Italian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on the information.
According to the newspaper, the aid package, including the Samp-T air defense system, will be delivered by the end of June.
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1803029821234036742
According to an unreliable source, this version of the Stormshadow has an operational range of 500km...IMHO, this would put the Kerch bridge in range.
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