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 reports:
“Ukraine expects to receive the first six F-16 fighter jets this summer and up to 20 of them by the end of 2024, Bloomberg reported on July 12, citing undisclosed sources in NATO.
During this year’s NATO summit, held on July 9-11 in Washington, the U.S., Denmark, and the Netherlands announced that the first F-16 fighter jets were “on their way” to Ukraine.
NATO is yet concerned about logistical difficulties in maintaining these aircraft and the lack of suitable runways in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg.
“The challenges have been so severe that they’ve raised doubts about the wisdom of sending the jets to Ukraine and whether doing so now amounts to a very costly show of support to President Volodymyr Zelensky,” the article read.
A NATO official who spoke to Bloomberg on condition of anonymity listed three main reasons that raised doubts about the aircraft’s delivery to Ukraine.
The fighter jets must be reconfigured depending on their tasks, such as reconnaissance or combat, while the logistics of supporting the planes are complex, from the need for spare parts to maintenance demands to finding engineers, according to the source.
Ukraine also does not have enough long, high-quality runways required for the F-16s, as well as shelters to protect them from Russian strikes, the source added.
Another NATO official told Bloomberg that Ukraine is trying to achieve “in a matter of months” what usually takes “three to four years.”
“The result is that Ukraine may be able to field a squadron of F-16s, anything from 15 to 24 jets, well short of the 300 its leaders have called for,” Bloomberg said, citing an undisclosed source.”
Also, Russia's birthrate (~9.2), and Rate of Natural Increase (RNI ~-1), today are among the world's lowest, less than population replacement, so any losses will not be recovered long term.
Population Rates of Natural Increase (as of 2017) -- Dark Blue is lowest:
SpeedyInTexas: "Ukraine doesn’t need an ‘offensive’. You might recognize this as the "Joe Johnson strategy", also advocated by Longstreet, but incomprehensible to more aggressive leaders like Davis, Lee and, most notoriously, John Bell Hood.
As a result, Old Joe was fired for it at Atlanta, in July, after which John Bell Hood aggressively destroyed the Army of Tennessee at Franklin and Nashville.
I think historians today see Johnson's strategy as the only one which could have won that war, or at least fought it to a negotiated settlement.
Old Joe was much admired by Grant and Sherman, Grant writing of him:
"For my own part, I think that Johnston's tactics were right.Post-war, Johnson and Sherman became friends, and Johnson was a pallbearer at Sherman's funeral, in February 1891, from which, exposed in the cold weather, Johnson caught cold, then pneumonia and died 10 days later.
Anything that could have prolonged the war a year beyond the time that it finally did close, would probably have exhausted the North to such an extent that they might then have abandoned the contest and agreed to a settlement."
Another oil depot burning in Rostov.
Kyiv Independent: “Ukrainian drones (Nyet, falling debris) attacked an oil depot in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, causing a fire overnight on July 13, Governor Vasily Golubev claimed.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian air defense shot down two drones over Rostov Oblast, one over Belgorod Oblast, and one over Kursk Oblast.
Golubev claimed that a large fire broke out at the oil depot in the Tsimlyansky district in the east of Rostov Oblast. A fire-fighting train was involved in efforts to extinguish a fire, he added. No casualties were reported.
Thanks for the history lesson.
I’m not much of a Civil War ‘historian’. I did recently read that Robert E Lee’s pre Civil War home was seized during the war and turned into Arlington National Cemetery. I never knew that.
Apparently, Congress passed a property tax on states that left the union and required the tax to be paid in person. Lee’s house was seized for unpaid property tax.
Ukrainian UAV attacks caught on video.
An oil depot and an electrical substation in the Tsymlyansky district in the Rostov region were attacked.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1812030629342535761
Apparently, an electrical substation was also hit.
An unsuccessful attempt by the TOR SAM to shoot down our biplane, after which Himars missiles hit it
https://x.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1811809096259051545
I don't know why they called the drone a "biplane", however, the video is clearly from a Shark drone:
In the video, the missile appears to pass close to the Shark drone. The fuse did not detonate or it detonated too late.
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1811689992344769013
Most likely this will fund training at the Romanian F-16 training center.
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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[ High Stakes. Russians Found Themselves Between 2 Hills ]
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Today [ July 12 ], there are some critical developments in the Toretsk direction.
Here, Russians have embarked on an extensive bombing campaign, launching attacks and opening up a new front near Niu York.
As you remember from a previous report, a botched Ukrainian brigade rotation led to Russians seizing the initiative and launching a surprise attack on Pivnichne. Russians experienced initial success in their attacks due to the element of surprise, and Ukrainians not being properly established in their positions.
However, their attacks quickly lost momentum as the surprise wore off, and Ukrainians pulled back to their formidable defensive structures in the settlement.
The dangerous situation in Pivnichne drew much Ukrainian attention, and Russian forces realized their offensive near Pivnichne was stalling and would not result in a significant breakthrough. Russian forces changed their focus and started relentlessly bombing the Ukrainian stronghold of Niu York to the south to undermine Ukrainian defenses here with FAB glide bombs.
Geolocated footage reveals that Russians even utilized FAB 3000 bombs with over 1.4 tonnes of explosives on the industrial district in Niu York, which is the center of the Ukrainian defenses in the town. The Russian bombing campaign was intense and lasted a full week, significantly weakening Ukrainian defenses in Niu York.
Russians launched a series of attacks on the town from the east and from the south. While Russian attacks from the east were easily repulsed, Russians were able to defeat preliminary Ukrainian defenses in the south by moving through the tree lines, establishing a foothold in the outskirts.
As Russians continued to push into the southern outskirts of Niu York, Ukrainian fortifications got progressively tougher, slowing the Russian advance to a crawl. Geolocated footage released by Russians shows how they extensively used drones, conventional and thermobaric artillery, and glide bombs to destroy any Ukrainian position they could not take in an outright assault.
Footage from a Ukrainian observation drone even showed how a Russian sapper used an anti-tank mine as a satchel charge to demolish a Ukrainian position.
The Russian soldier initially attempted to run away after he threw the mine into the building, but expectedly did not come very far before the mine landed and was killed by his own explosion.
Through sheer destruction, Russians were able to advance further into the outskirts and take control over the smaller settlement of Yurivka. Ukrainians did not give up ground without a fight, however, as geolocated footage shows Ukrainians were intensely targeting Russian soldiers with FPV drones and drone-dropped grenades.
Ukrainians also inflicted heavy casualties on Russian forces through their fortified positions alone, killing many Russian soldiers with small arms fire.
Geolocated footage also shows how Ukrainians utilized Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to fire into Russian positions in the buildings. The footage continues as a Ukrainian assault brigade dismounts from the Bradley and clears the surrounding houses.
Such counterattacks severely blunted the Russian attacks, as Bradleys are incredibly effective in these situations. Bradleys used their automatic canon to destroy Russian positions and suppress Russian soldiers so the infantry could carry out their assaults.
If we look at the topographic map, we can see that the Russian spearhead is also exclusively contained to the lowlands. As such, Ukrainians can effectively fire into Russian assault groups, only worsening Russian losses.
A Russian military analyst stated that Russians experienced significant difficulties in widening their spearhead because Ukrainians established strong fortified positions on the hills and had extensively mined the area as well.
The Russian analyst also noted that further Russian advancement would also be extremely difficult; Ukrainian positions in the high-rise district were situated on the high ground with powerful firing points. Additionally, Ukrainians had complete control over the approaches through landmines and drones. Then, Russians launched a plan they had long in the making.
Russian propagandists reveal they had dug a tunnel under Ukrainian defenses from Russian-controlled Novoselivka to the Ukrainian high-rise fortifications in Niu York. Russians used this tunnel to move the volunteer “Veterany” assault brigade directly into the Ukrainian positions, causing chaos and fighting to break out into the Ukrainian stronghold.
After securing the landing, Russians were able to move more manpower through to expand the fighting all over eastern Niu-York.
While this was a significant blow to the Ukrainian defenders, the Russian situation was not as great as it may seem. The tunnel they had dug was only tall and wide enough for one soldier and their equipment to pass through at a time, meaning Russians only had a minimal supply of reinforcements and ammunition for their landing.
Additionally, the narrowness of the tunnel made casualty evacuations impossible in practice, causing the attack to be a one-way trip for many Russian soldiers.
Due to a lack of a stable supply line, the experienced Russian “Veterany” unit also suffered heavy casualties, only increasing the total Russian losses in Niu-York. Ukrainian military command also understood the critical nature of the developments and moved the 95th Air Assault Brigade to help stabilize the situation.
On the other hand, Russian commanders still have not relocated any reserves to the region to replace their losses. The exact Russian losses are not apparent.
However, military analysts confirmed that the Russian 132nd Brigade had suffered high casualties, with 2 regiments being nearly completely destroyed and the experienced “Veterany” brigade suffering heavy losses as well. These claims already indicate an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 Russian losses after only 2 weeks of heavy fighting.
Overall, Ukrainians are still suffering from the aftermath of the failed Brigade rotation. Russians eagerly took advantage of this opportunity, as this region has been a thorn in the Russian side for nearly two and a half years.
Despite making significant gains and circumventing the strong Ukrainian fortifications in the high-rise district, Russian losses have skyrocketed mainly due to their advancement being restricted to the lowlands, under fire control of Ukrainian positions on the hills, as well as the fierce Ukrainian resistance in the southern outskirts.
Despite the initial success of the Russian tunnel tactic, this will not be enough to sustain their offensive operations. Especially without new Russian reserves being moved to the area and Ukrainians moving an experienced and well-trained brigade to help stabilize the front.
Celebrate. Sing and Dance.
“Russia loses ‘astronomical’ 70,000 troops in 60 days
Uptick reflects opening of new Kharkiv front, with casualty rate of more than 1,000 a day expected over next two months, says MoD”
“Russia has lost more than 70,000 troops in the past two months, British military intelligence said on Friday.
The update by the Ministry of Defence added that the heavy losses would likely continue as Russia looked to make gains across the front lines in Ukraine.
“The average daily Russian casualties (killed and wounded) in Ukraine, throughout May and June 2024, increased to conflict highs of 1,262 and 1,163 respectively,” the MoD wrote.
“In total, Russia likely lost (killed and wounded) in excess of 70,000 personnel over the past two months.””
Trump is a Freaking Stud!
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1812038773905219679
Before & After:
“In June 2024, Ukraine’s GDP grew by 1.1%, leading to a 4.1% growth for the first half of the year. Despite power outages, the economy showed resilience, driven by high export rates in mining and metallurgy and early winter crop harvesting.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1812479272155488467
The picture of him fist in the air flag in the background will drive dims mad. But of course we already hearing we must deescalate the situation xiden”put a bullseye on Trump”…
Yea that aged well
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1812537619051676041
The video show this to be a high speed FPV drone.
It will most likely be used as a kamikaze against helicopters, ISR drones, and possibly cruise missiles.
At $30,000 per drone they will be very cost effective.
Peak China
“Trillions in Hidden Debt Drove China’s Growth. Now It Threatens Its Future.”
“Local governments racked up as much as $11 trillion in off-the-books debt to build industrial districts, resorts, transit systems and housing projects, including many that failed”
“LIUZHOU, China—Officials were bullish about the future of their factory town in early 2019. The economy was prospering, a new industrial district was on the way and an elevated light-rail system was taking shape.
“The achievements of the past year have not come easily,” Mayor Wu Wei said in a city report at the time. He credited the grit of local party leaders but didn’t mention an ace in the hole.
For years, Liuzhou and scores of other Chinese cities together amassed trillions of dollars in off-the-books debt for economic development projects. The opaque financing was the yeast that helped China rise to the envy of the world.
Today, overgrown construction sites, sparsely used highways and abandoned tourist attractions make much of that debt-fueled growth look illusory and suggests China’s future is far from assured.
Liuzhou, a city in the southern region of Guangxi, raised billions of dollars to build the infrastructure for a new industrial district, where a state-owned financing group acquired land and opened hotels and an amusement park. Other tracts of acquired land sit vacant, and many area streets look practically deserted. Birds flit through the rows of abandoned buildings at an unfinished apartment complex.
“The government is broke,” said one local resident who watched the project falter from her shop across the street.
At the heart of the mess are the complex state-owned funding vehicles that borrowed money on behalf of local governments, in many cases pursuing development projects that generated few economic returns. The deterioration of China’s real-estate market in the past three years meant local governments could no longer rely on land sales to real-estate developers, a significant source of revenue.
Economists estimate the size of such off-the-books debt is somewhere between $7 trillion and $11 trillion, about twice the size of China’s central government debt. The total amount isn’t known—likely not even to Beijing, say bankers and economists—because of the opaqueness surrounding the financial arrangements that allowed the debt to balloon.”
The ruble is rubble. The Russian economy is now based on the Communist Chinese Yuan, and the Russian Central Bank is much less able to slow inflation by raising the Ruble interest rate.
Russian Companies are increasingly being paid in Yuan, keeping their money deposited in Yuan accounts, and doing their borrowing in Yuan. The Ruble is pretty much dead for use in International trade. No one wants it.
Joe Blogs discusses this in detail in a new video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=828-NS1Z5fk )
Remember last month (June), when a new package of Sanctions on Russia included secondary sanctions, that caused the Moscow Exchange to halt exchanging Rubles for Dollars or Euros? Well the result has been that more than 99% of Ruble conversions on the Moscow Exchange are now to or from the Yuan.
Russia did not want payment in Indian Rupees, and India did not want to pay in Rubles, so India now pays in Yuan (or UAE Dirham). Remember Russia’s bluster about making Western countries pay in rubles for oil and gas? Fail. No one does.
The ruble is dying with a whimper.
“The Russian economy is now based on the Communist Chinese Yuan, and the Russian Central Bank is much less able to slow inflation by raising the Ruble interest rate.”
Of note, is that the two G20 nations with worse inflation than Russia (Turkey and Argentina) both succumbed to the same problem, of people voting with their feet to start using a different currency (Euros in Turkey, Dollars in Argentina).
The more this happens (and it is happening dramatically quickly in Russia), the less the Central Bank can control inflation. Setting Interest rates is the strongest tool they have against inflation, but Russian businesses that trade Internationally are stampeding to borrow in Yuan from banks whose rates are based on the Shanghai Interbank Overnight Rate (Shibor), rather than the Russian rate.
Since those companies are being paid in Yuan, their risk of currency exchange fluctuation is less, if their loans are also denominated in Yuan. They also pay much lower interest to borrow Yuan.
Demand is so high for Yuan now in Russia, that hey have a liquidity problem getting enough.
Details of that story can get a little garbled in the retelling.
Here are the key points:
Confederate monument removed from Arlington Cemetery:
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