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.
(Excerpt) Read more at oryxspioenkop.com ...
…and now it is 25.
Ukraine signed 10-year bilateral security agreements with the Czech Republic and Slovenia at the Fourth European Political Community summit in the U.K. on July 18.
Seven more such deals are expected to be signed.
“Russian telegram channels report a major naval drone attack in Novorossiysk with this video.
Crimea was also attacked according to these.”
Please let us know if you guys hear any damage assessment, after the sun rises, and the satellites pass overhead.
Even if no warships were in port, the port facilities and oil export facilities are important targets themselves.
Everybody will singing a new tune soon.
Kyiv Independent:
“President Volodymyr Zelensky and former U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to speak over the phone on July 19, CNN reported on July 18...
…The call would be the first conversation between Zelensky and Trump after Trump left office in 2021.”
“US Prepares Jamming Devices Targeting Russia, China Satellites”
“Pentagon says the devices will protect forces being threatened Goal is to field 24 of the new terminals by end of this year”
“The US is about to deploy a new ground-based jammer designed to blunt Chinese or Russian satellites from transmitting information about US forces during a conflict, the Space Force disclosed.
The Pentagon’s space service branch tested the system for the first time earlier this year at two different locations, with control of the system at a third. The devices aren’t meant to protect US satellites from Chinese or Russian jamming but “to responsibly counter adversary satellite communications capabilities that enable attacks,” the Space Force said in a statement to Bloomberg News.”
The devices aren’t meant to protect US satellites from Chinese or Russian jamming but “to responsibly counter adversary satellite communications capabilities that enable attacks,” the Space Force
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responsibly = woke/DEI/climate aware wimp counter device.
‘We gonna let them know we know they are up to something; automatically followed by a strongly worded letter.”
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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[ Checkmate. Ukrainians Encircle the Main Russian Strike Force ]
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Today [ July 18 ], there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction.
The situation in Vovchansk remains highly dynamic, with both sides launching offensive actions in an effort to seize the initiative.
Russian forces continue their efforts to advance southward to the other bank of the Vovcha River, and even cross it, for two main reasons.
Firstly, they are attempting to rescue the remaining Russian troops who have been trapped in the aggregate plant for over a month, surviving only thanks to drone-supplied food and ammunition.
Secondly, re-establishing a connection with the aggregate plant stronghold would allow them to use it as a launching point to undermine Ukrainian forces in the Citadel. By doing so, they aim to jeopardize the supply of ammunition and personnel, which is currently conducted via various river crossings east of the aggregate plant.
A renowned Russian military analyst recently stated that the Russian Army has advanced on the opposite bank of the Vovcha, reaching the agricultural school. There are conflicting reports about the size of Russian forces south of the river, but it is confirmed that clashes with reconnaissance units have indeed occurred.
In direct response to the Russian advances to the south, Ukrainian forces launched a bold counterattack from the opposite bank of the Vovcha River. They crossed the bridge leading to Haharina Street and advanced eastward, recapturing several buildings on Haharina and Shevchenka Streets.
This maneuver aims to connect with ongoing Ukrainian efforts to achieve a pincer movement, encircling a significantly larger number of Russian forces than those they were initially trying to rescue from the aggregate plant.
If successful, this operation will not only eliminate the threat to Ukrainian forces stationed in the Citadel stronghold, but will also render the presence of Russian forces in the northern residential area of Vovchansk, untenable. Currently, Ukrainian forces are attempting to outflank the hospital, which remains under Russian control.
Recent geolocated images reveal a Russian FPV drone attack on a building just north of School Number 2, confirming the presence of Ukrainian forces in that area.
Earlier geolocated images documented Russian bombardments against positions just across the Haharina Street bridge, highlighting efforts to disrupt the Ukrainian force buildup that subsequently crossed the river and secured the area east of the hospital.
This pincer movement poses an imminent risk of encirclement for Russian forces remaining south, including those entrenched at the aggregate plant. While the Russian forces still retain a narrow corridor through which they could theoretically attempt to break out and escape, it may already be too late.
Ukrainian forces have recently established control over this corridor with several machine gun posts, potentially cutting off any escape route for the encircled Russian troops.
The Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces has reported that Russian forces are attempting to regroup in the direction of Vovchansk, preparing various regiments and brigades for assaults within the city.
Additionally, Russian authorities have recently imposed restrictions on visiting certain border villages, likely to conceal the true number of troops stationed there. The motive is clear: the initial rescue operation for the aggregate plant failed disastrously, necessitating an even larger rescue effort to prevent the encirclement of the rescuers themselves.
Overall, the situation in Vovchansk has deteriorated significantly for the Russians, who are now desperately trying to avoid the encirclement and surrender of several hundred soldiers. Such a surrender would deal a severe blow to the morale of their troops along the entire front line.
The overextension of Russian advances, especially in the logistically challenging area, and their reliance on reinforcements have left their positions vulnerable. With much of the northern part of the city virtually leveled, northern Vovchansk has lost much of its tactical importance, as establishing strongholds there will soon be very difficult.
Nonetheless, Vovchansk may soon become a symbol of the turning tide on the front, indicating that the momentum is shifting in favor of the Ukrainian troops.
Kremlin snuff box, 07/19/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
There will be more problems with power outages. Especially in Crimea
In recent days, as we warned , there have been more restrictions on electricity supplies in a number of regions of Russia. Especially the southern ones. In particular, residents of Crimea, Krasnodar Territory, DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have to suffer. There are also problems in the Rostov region and a number of other regions.
According to our sources, the reason is, among other things, high temperatures in the south. But this is not the only problem. “Some are already shouting: we are heading towards having the same problems with light as the crests. I think not everything is so bad, and we won’t have it like in Ukraine. But the situation is unexpectedly serious, this cannot be denied,” our interlocutor at the Ministry of Energy admitted.
According to another, shelling and fighting have a serious impact on the situation. But the main reason is that “no one prepared for such a situation.”
“Everyone was confident that our energy sector was protected and in good condition. Although, at least after the start of the SVO, a huge amount of work had to be done to protect and modernize it. They didn’t. Now it’s more difficult - you know how we are being shelled at factories producing various important equipment And sometimes it’s simply impossible to replace the old. That’s why this is the situation,” said another source among energy workers.
Problems, he said, also come from saboteurs. They often bribe our citizens to attack energy facilities, although they themselves are active. There is also the constant threat of drone and missile strikes.
Energy sources, in addition, emphasize that problems often affect not only large facilities (such as, for example, the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, where the reasons for the difficulties are man-made, precisely the same old equipment), but also small facilities that are important for transmission electricity.
“Crimea is suffering, among other things, due to disrupted logistics. And, strictly speaking, shortages. In the fall, the situation may become even more complicated,” the interlocutor emphasized.
He suspects that the enemy could gain access to the circuits of the domestic power grid, and therefore can cause damage with a relatively small force. And changing equipment, as we have already said, is often difficult.
Residents of Crimea are advised by energy workers to stock up on generators. “Solar panels will be of little help in winter. And they may suffer as a result of shelling, this is Crimea,” explained one of our interlocutors.
When asked when the problem with outdated equipment and the lack of new equipment will be resolved, no one made any predictions.
Moreover, no one undertakes to say which objects may be damaged or destroyed as a result of military operations and provocations of saboteurs.
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1814229200112373994
My guess is the third Patriot battery is operational in the Odesa region.
Russian Su-25 just shot down in Donetsk region.
The Su-25 was shot down by Warriors from Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Corporal General Mark Bezruchko.
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1814267471626465447
The Su-25 was flying CAS indicating the ruzzian army can't support their front line with artillery, rockets, short range ballistic missiles or glide bombs.
I think that “responsibly” means that they will take measures to manage the potential secondary damage caused by their jamming, like dropping a satellite the size of a bus into a major city in some third country, or causing collisions in space, that produce debris fields in valuable orbital slots, that would damage or destroy other parties satellites.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1814258852071604598
Video provided by an ISR drone.
3 orcs survived the first FPV drone attack.
One of the orcs entered another building but left the door open.
A second FPV drone then entered this building through the opened door.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1814194023747240316
Navigators?
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1814192295824052397
Killing ISR drones is becoming a daily occurrence.
My guess is that Ukraine is locating the drones through ELINT.
It appeared that locating these small recon drones was an issue, what has changed?
My guess is Ukraine can intercept and triangulate the signals that the drones transmit.
Applying lessons learned to Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) can make a lot of difference. Remember that many of these systems are new to the personnel operating them, and there are a large variety of systems. That also applies to the manufacturers providing software tweaks (or merely technical/operator advice) on the radar signal processor and track processor, based on real world performance. New radar/EW systems integrated into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense system could also make a significant difference. If the new Patriot battery was placed in the south, it will improve coverage there.
Very different position from the Ukrainian President today - apparently after his first phone call with Trump since 2021. Seems that there may be a real plan to stop the shooting quickly, if Trump is elected - to force a deal on Russia.
Kyiv Independent reports: Ukraine aims to end ‘hot stage’ of war by end of 2024, Zelensky says
“With the support of partners, Ukraine could try to end the hot stage of the war with Russia by the end of the year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the BBC on July 18.
“I believe that if we are united and follow, for example, the format of the peace summit, we can end the hot stage of the war. We can try to do it by the end of this year,” Zelensky said.
While promising that such a “plan will be ready,” the president did not disclose any practical details on what it could entail…
…The world must exert pressure on Russia and force it to consider a diplomatic settlement, the president said.
“It doesn’t mean that all territories are won back by force. I think the power of diplomacy can help,” Zelensky said, adding that weakening Russia on the battlefield would give Ukraine a more advantageous position in negotiations.
“By putting pressure on Russia, I think it is possible to agree to a diplomatic settlement.”
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