Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Yep!
India after reading that Ukraine took out a S-500.
India paid ruzZia USD 5.5 billion for five units of the less advanced S-400 Triumf missile system, which the ruzZians sold as "able to stop any missiles". BRICS.
https://x.com/LvivJournal/status/1806735563786993793
2 of the 5 S-400s have been delivered.
I believe ruzzia deployed the S-500 to Crimea because India wanted to see the S-500's capabilities against ballistic missiles.
India must be pi$$ed.
P.S. Let’s wait for confirmation. Video in a few days!
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1806628300904673289
Video in a few days!
There are a lot of blog posts and news stories claiming the ATACMs success at destroying the S-500.
I'm guessing that some "trusted" reporters/bloggers have seen a sanitized version of the video.
Hopefully, the sanitized video will be posted shortly.
I can claim my 61 Willy’s with f-head does 150 mph and has the comfort and appointments of a luxury SUV, but after test driving the truth comes out
Exactly!
That seems to align with what I have seen, but not operating two systems also makes sense.
Plus wouldn’t be so sure of support from US for patriots, better to go home grown
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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[ Ukraine’s Master Plan: Encircling Russian Forces in Vovchansk! ]
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26 Jun 2024:
Today, there is a lot of news from the Kharkiv direction.
In the northern area of Vovchansk, Russian forces have launched massive shelling on the “Citadel,” aiming to reduce it to rubble and deprive the Ukrainians of this key stronghold.
This intense bombardment threatens to compromise Ukrainian advances in this sector or even force a retreat from certain positions. Consequently, Ukrainian efforts have increasingly focused on the eastern part of Vovchansk, where they continue to make significant progress.
Efforts are ongoing to link the Ukrainian advance from the east of the city with the Tikhe area, aiming to dislodge Russian forces from the hills. Footage from various Russian sources has shown intense aerial bombardments on Tikhe, confirming that the village and its surroundings are under Ukrainian control.
The small town of Tikhe has emerged as a critical point for the Ukrainian command, particularly the road connecting it to Vovchansk. This road could be decisive in capturing the city, due to the destruction of many bridges along the Vovcha River, which complicates the movement of armored vehicles to the northern part of the river.
If Ukrainian forces can secure this road, they will be able to transport armored vehicles more easily to the city, potentially leading to the collapse of Russian defenses in the area.
Aware of this strategic importance, Russian forces continue efforts to destroy bridges and pontoon crossings, established by the Ukrainians east of Tikhe, attempting to hinder their advance and supply lines.
Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces have continued their offensive west of Vovchansk. Recent geolocated images reveal the assault and recapture of several areas in the center and south of Starytsia, approximately 10 km southwest of Vovchansk.
The footage shows an intense assault conducted by members of the 101st Guard Brigade, advancing house by house and employing a variety of weapons, including RPGs. This resulted in the complete destruction of many buildings, with some even being set ablaze.
Additionally, various Russian sources have recently updated their maps to acknowledge Ukrainian control over an extensive forest area west of Starytsia, extending to the international border. Geolocated images depict a recent Russian aerial bombardment aimed at undermining Ukrainian positions in this forested region.
Starytsia is situated at the intersection of several significant forested areas and is in close proximity to the Siverski Donets River, limiting potential lines of advance in this sector. If Ukrainian forces can establish a defensive zone in Starytsia, any large-scale Russian advance in the area would become virtually impossible.
Combining the Ukrainian advances from Tikhe in the east, and Starytsia in the west, it appears that the Ukrainian command is preparing a major offensive to encircle and isolate Vovchansk. Recent reports of massing Ukrainian forces in this direction support this possibility.
Additionally, a recent military analyst group report highlighted Russian efforts to establish new defensive trench lines about 2.5 km inside Ukrainian territory, north of Vovchansk, and to construct new fortified trenches in the Russian-controlled area just west of Vovchansk.
Ukrainian forces are well aware of these Russian efforts and have already destroyed at least fifteen pieces of engineering equipment using FPV drones. These Russian fortification efforts indicate their intention to maintain their marginal advances from the international borders, anticipating an imminent Ukrainian offensive.
Overall, the Ukrainian command is allocating significant resources to expedite advances in the Vovchansk direction, aiming for a decisive victory. Given the challenges of advancing and deploying armored vehicles through Vovchansk’s northern urban area, Ukrainian forces appear to be planning an encirclement operation from Tikhe in the east and the Starytsia area in the west.
Under such conditions, the Russian decision to hold their positions in Vovchansk seems driven purely by political considerations. With their offensive in Vovchansk effectively contained and their attempt to connect the Lyptsi and Vovchansk lines of advance having failed, the concept of a buffer zone has become untenable.
Trying to maintain these two unconnected zones at a disproportionate cost in personnel and equipment lacks any strategic justification.
Also see:
Ukraine Situation Report: Besieged Russian Troops Holding Out In Bombed-Out Factory
Russia’s offensive has left a factory town where street battles continue rage in ruins and dozens of its troops surrounded.
https://www.twz.com/land/ukraine-situation-report-besieged-russian-troops-holding-out-in-bombed-out-factory
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1807051181081915419
Winchester before bingo.
Perhaps the load crew forgot the stray voltage check.
❗️ATESH agents recorded the location of the S-300/400 air defence installation, which is located on Lashkovskaya Gora, east of Simferopol.
All information was transferred to AFU.
https://x.com/UkrReview/status/1807077961494851660
ATESH is a military partisan movement in the occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as in the territory of Russia, created by Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars in September 2022.
“Russia’s offensive has left a factory town where street battles continue rage in ruins” (Vovchansk)
This is the Russian way of war - level the place, and then herd expendables through to clear the area.
With the front lines moving so slowly, a significant percentage of the area where this extended fighting takes place may not be worth rebuilding for many years afterward, if ever.
Hopefully, justice will be served for the horrors that Putin has inflicted on so many.
Looks like this is basically what we have to look forward to through this Summer, and likely this Winter, before Russian stockpiles and finances culminate next year, and start choking off Russian Conventional combat power. Even after the Russians are past peak, they can likely continue destroying things and killing people for some time (possibly years), at diminishing rates of efficiency and effectiveness - as long as Putin keeps insisting on his blood sacrifices.
“Perhaps the load crew forgot”...
Forgetting is one of vodka’s most effective aspects.
PATRIOT missile production capacity increasing in the USA - funding provided and contract awarded.
Let’s see if Europe will step up as well. This Summer, likely next month’s NATO summit, is when the West needs to decide to sink the required investment in our collective Defense Industrial Base, to overwhelm Russia’s Defense productive capacity buildup over the next few years (especially next year), to defeat Russian aggression in Ukraine, and re-establish effective deterrence.
Kyiv Independent reports:
“The U.S. Army has signed a $4.5 billion contract with Lockheed Martin on June 28 to produce 870 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missiles, according to the U.S. Army’s website.
The news comes after the U.S. announced in late June that it will prioritize deliveries of air defense missiles to Ukraine over orders from other countries, particularly Patriot and NASAMS missiles...
...”This multiyear contract award for the PAC-3 MSE missile follows through on the army’s commitment to stabilize and expand our production capability for this critical weapon system” ...said Douglas Bush, the army’s assistant secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
The PAC-3 MSE missiles are in “high demand,” as they use “hit-to-kill” technology. This technology is more effective than blast-fragmentation, the U.S. Army said.
The PAC-3 MSE missiles can intercept tactical ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as aircraft. The missiles’ range of interception of air targets is 120 km (nearly 74.5 miles), and ballistic targets – 60 km (nearly 37 miles)...
...Romania announced on June 20 that it would transfer a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. Germany has also delivered two of its systems, and the third one is on its way.”
I am very familiar with the target parameters and methodology used to calculate (estimate) missile range for air targets.
I believe 120km is way way low.
I am not familiar with the parameters used to calculate range for ballistic targets.
My guess is that the target that the ballistic missile is attempting to destroy must be located within 60km of the Patriot launcher.
Also, it is counter intuitive that hit-to-kill is more effective than blast-fragmentation.
My guess here is that proximity fuses can't handle the high closure speeds.
Here’s a document from LM that pitches the HTK advantages over blast frag.
Excellent information...thanks for posting.
Would be nice if Ukraine is able to protect critical infrastructure with pac-3s, and have the retired patriot systems from Israel with pac-2s closer to the front to deal with Russian Air Force
The idea of losing patriots systems all or in part will have to be accepted if the goal is to degrade Russian Air Force even more and even faster.
I would imagine that loses and flight hours on air frames along with loses in aircrew are already having a big impact on them. Increased loses and threats of loses by having systems closer to the front would have a serious effect on Russian behavior
Take away or severely reduce the ability of Russia to launch glide bombs would have serious consequences to Russian MOD plans
đź‘€ Video: Big fire in Nizhny Novgorod!
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1807307436107182231
Nizhny Novgorod on Google Maps
đź’¬ "In a fairly short period of time, we developed and put into mass production our own long-range strike drones.
Now they are hitting strategic enemy targets at a distance of more than 1,000 km."
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1807343231643914711
The fact that these large and relatively slow moving drones can hit targets in Russia at all let alone at extreme distances says volumes about Russia AD capabilities and capacities
The most effective surface to air systems against these drones are short range AAA.
I wonder what the production rate is.
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