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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Well said.
A short but positive article about Western forces getting back to realistic training, these last 2 years have been great for the military readiness of our and our Western allies.
French soldiers train for the killing fields of Europe
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-soldiers-under-fire-train-for-what-war-is-like/
The port of Dortyol in Turkey has announced that it will halt the import of all Russian oil products, as sanctions enforcers seem to have gotten to them. In 2023, 90% of their cargoes came from Russia, and they were a main destination for Russian refined products.
Reporting From Ukraine:
Note: other versions of this report are found elsewhere on FR, but this is guaranteed to be the complete transcript - unlike the others.
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU
[ Russians Try Attacking on Quad Bikes. Regret Immediately ]
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Day 744: Mar 08
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Orikhiv direction.
First of all, more information became available about the aftermath of the night operation that was conducted last time, when 4 Ukrainian soldiers, without incurring losses, managed to repel a mechanized Russian assault with 3 armored vehicles and two dozen soldiers.
According to Russian sources, Russian forces managed to retain a foothold in the village by organizing a defensive position around the local school. However, Ukrainian fighters released several videos that suggest otherwise.
In the first video, a Ukrainian soldier is walking past one of the armored vehicles destroyed during the attack, and judging by the fact that they are walking slowly and not trying to hide, Russian forces are not present in the area.
Another video shows how a Ukrainian unit entered the school building, confirming that Russian forces were pushed out of these positions and lost the foothold inside the village.
This prompted many Russian sources to update their assessment of the situation and state that the Ukrainian Army recovered all the lost positions in the settlement, with some even claiming that Ukrainians also reestablished control over the southern trenches.
Russian soldiers complained that they struggled to clear seized Ukrainian trenches due to Ukrainian mines and struggled to establish a foothold in the houses because of the destruction that the Russian artillery inflicted on the settlement.
Shortly after the Ukrainians consolidated control of the retaken positions, Russian forces start everything from scratch.
The Russian command understood that the sudden mechanized attack did not pay off, and as Ukrainian reinforcements arrived in the region, catching Ukrainians off guard for the 2nd time would be extremely unlikely, which is why Russians launched extensive artillery preparation.
Russian sources published footage of artillery strikes showing Russia’s attempts to identify and destroy Ukrainian firing points.
Notably, Russian forces did not stop there, and launched bombardments of the tree lines behind Robotyne. This is because Russians could see that there is no way to keep lots of soldiers inside the village, meaning that Ukrainians logically accumulated their reserves outside the village.
However, Ukrainian forces did not passively let Russians conduct their firing missions, and they launched counterbattery fire to undermine the Russian artillery preparation. Russian analysts admit that, so far, the Ukrainian counterbattery fire is very effective, thanks to HIMARS.
Combat footage shows how Ukrainians hunted down a lot of Russian artillery systems. The most valuable targets became 3 Russian Uragan long-range multiple-launch rocket systems. Other footage shows the destruction of howitzers, such as MSTA-S and Gvozdika.
In order to amplify artillery fire, Russian forces also deployed a number of tank crews, whose job was to approach the village from the east and strike potential Ukrainian firing points with high-explosive shells. Ukrainians quickly adjusted, and the subsequent raids were prevented by Ukrainian drone crews that destroyed Russian T-80 tanks.
When the artillery preparation was completed, Russian forces launched a new wave of attacks. At first, many Russian assault units used a variation of the same tactic and tried to send between 1 and 3 armored fighting vehicles carrying approximately 10 soldiers each. Ukrainian fighters from the 180th artillery brigade released footage of the aftermath of one of such assaults.
Another video shows how an armored vehicle got immobilized by artillery and was left burning near the shell crater, until the detonation of the ammo. Some Russian soldiers were spotted hiding under the remnants of the destroyed vehicles in hopes of being evacuated, but most of them were detected and destroyed.
Russian forces reported that, with the arrival of reinforcements, Ukrainians were able to assume a more active stance and started meeting Russian attacking forces by attacking them. Many sources reported ongoing meeting engagements, which allowed the stabilization of the situation.
A fighter from the 24th Battalion reported that Russian forces developed a new tactic and started using quad bikes instead of armored fighting vehicles.
The main idea behind this tactic is that quad bikes are significantly more mobile and smaller than traditional armored fighting vehicles. Since Ukrainians assumed a more active stance, it became harder for Russians to reach the village on heavy equipment.
However, quad bikes are capable of carrying only up to three people, reducing the size of the assault units. Quad bikes also do not protect Russian soldiers from mines, and Russian soldiers cannot use them as cover from Ukrainian fire.
The high mobility of the vehicles did not pay off, and according to Ukrainian soldiers, all assault units were liquidated on the approaches to the village.
Overall, Russian forces struggled to establish a foothold in the village because they lost the element of surprise, and now Ukrainians deployed their reserves and conducted counterattacks.
The Institute for the Study of War assessed the situation and concluded that Ukrainian forces are effectively employing the tactic of maneuver defense. Based on the recent developments, such actions successfully slowed the pace of the Russian offensive effort and minimized the scale of attempted advances.
Kremlin snuff box, 03/08/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
An FSB special group arrived in Cherepovets
According to our information, FSB specialists from Moscow arrived in Cherepovets last night. The reason is yesterday’s attack on the Severstal plant.
We informed that previously there had been a combined attack using explosives inside the enterprise and an attack on the plant infrastructure by an enemy drone.
An FSB special group was delivered to Cherepovets by helicopter, which will conduct the investigation. Sources hinted that there could have been betrayal among the plant employees and law enforcement agencies, which is why they assigned additional forces to conduct a closed investigation, not local FSB agents.
By the way, the director of the enterprise has already been questioned. Interestingly, the FSB officers were told not to touch the governor. Obviously, Ekaterina Tikhonova’s lobby is working.
However, this selectivity greatly irritates local officials. How, in general, the local security forces are irritated by the lack of trust on the part of the Center (otherwise why would they send a separate group of investigators?)
Kremlin snuff box, 03/08/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Lavrov has a serious conflict with Shoigu over Indian “legionnaires”
The Indian military in the ranks of the Russian Army has become the subject of serious tension between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense.
The fact is that Sergei Lavrov, on the verge of hysteria, demands that the Ministry of Defense do everything so that the Indians return home, but Sergei Shoigu is against it.
“It’s no secret that there are a lot of foreigners fighting in the Northern Military District zone. And not only from neighboring countries, but also Africans, Asians, Brazilians, and so on. There were problems with the Nepalese publicly, but many other countries also contacted us about the participation of their citizens in the war,” explained a source in the Foreign Ministry.
He emphasized that by sending Indians to their homeland, Russia will have several problems at once: already attracted foreigners may also want to break contracts, and it will be more difficult to get new recruits.
However, interlocutors in military circles hint that Shoigu’s position is categorical for another reason. The refusal to return Indian citizens is due to **the fact that the real number of deaths in the NWO zone is significantly higher than official statistics say**. At least 53 Indian citizens have been unofficially confirmed dead, and at least a 100 more were injured.
Moreover, the unpreparedness of Indian legionnaires for specific conditions has led to the fact that cases of “hazing” have been recorded.
One of the commanders told us that not far from Avdiivka, 3 Indians, as a result of a conflict with the command, were raped in front of 7 more foreigners. The victims had a hard time with the incident; one of them tried to shoot his colleagues, but in the end was severely beaten.
Now the military command faces a dilemma - if they return the Indians home, there is a risk that they will repeat the story of the Serb Dejan Beric and tell the press about everything. If you don’t return it, relations with strategic partners will deteriorate, which Lavrov does not want to allow.
This problem has reached the Kremlin, but who and how will solve it is still unclear.
Kremlin snuff box, 03/09/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
An aircraft factory where the A-50 AWACS was being repaired was attacked in Taganrog
Last night, dozens of enemy drones attacked the Rostov region. According to our information, the main target was the Beriev Aviation Plant.
Sources reported that this plant is repairing the A-50 AWACS aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. We are talking about an airplane that was damaged a year ago as a result of a drone attack at the Machulishchi military airfield in Belarus.
Sources do not specify whether the plane itself was damaged, but in general they are reluctant to talk about an attack on the plant.
We managed to find out that 4 drones flew into the plant. Air defense forces managed to shoot down over 40 in the region.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are systematically hunting for A-50 and A-50U AWACS aircraft. Since the beginning of the year alone, the Russian Aerospace Forces have lost 2 such aircraft.
Unfortunately, there is no way to make up for the loss of technical capabilities. The lack of AWACS seriously affected the ability to detect both air and ground targets in the NWO zone.
According to our information, the authorities are negotiating with India on the purchase of at least 1 A-50 AWACS aircraft from among those that are in service in this country.
However, given the reluctance to return to India the citizens of this country involved in hostilities in the Northern Military District zone, one should not expect the negotiations to be successful.
And in general, India has only a few aircraft of the A-50EI modification, so the likelihood of actually selling the aircraft for our aerospace forces looks extremely low.
The Ukrainian Army used drones last night to strike the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Plant.
Russia’s A-50 airborne early warning and control planes are being repaired and modernized there.
So are their Tu-95 and Tu-142 strategic bombers
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1766410815450624196
A UAE C-17 and ‘high velocity’ parachutes may be behind deadly air drop in Gaza
“A United Arab Emirates C-17 may have delivered an aid drop to waiting Gazans using dangerously small parachutes meant for combat.”
“Video and flight tracker data appear to point toward a United Arab Emirates C-17, not a U.S. plane, as the aircraft behind a wayward humanitarian aid drop in Gaza Friday that reportedly killed several civilians on the ground. Pentagon officials denied early reports that a U.S. plane was responsible for the deaths, and noted that the Air Force has not used C-17s to make drops in Gaza.”
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/uae-c17-deadly-airdrop/
Low bred animals. This is not winning. This is an effing disaster for the Russians and it won’t end well for them. They’ve set themselves up for a fall and Fate’s got their number.
“House Speaker Mike Johnson and key House committee chairmen are working on an alternative Ukraine aid package to address concerns among conservatives. The preliminary plans include treating some nonmilitary aid as a loan, with economic aid supporting Ukraine’s government and long-term rebuilding efforts. Russian assets seized through sanctions could serve as collateral, and the loan program might have a generous repayment system. This approach aims to address conservative opposition to further U.S. funding for Ukraine, with concerns over the use of taxpayer dollars without a clear long-term plan. The proposed aid package could be ready for consideration after the government shutdown deadline on March 22.”
Well, that will help the UKR oligarchs, but nothing for the front. Helping Russia rebuild is all. They must hate the UKR or love the Russians.
Reports now that at least one A-50 in Taganrog was destroyed in the hangar last night.
I hope there will be some video proof.
“at least one A-50 in Taganrog was destroyed in the hangar last night.”
“at least one”
You make me want to know more...
I saw one report that an A-50 that had been damaged in a prior drone attack was being repaired there.
Another report said that some new type of drone, with a larger warhead was used.
Satellite image showed a couple of T95s and transports as well as a-50 on ramp, if another A-50 was in hanger potential reduction in nato targets could be significant
As someone said putting these aircraft in range of Ukrainian attacks is brilliant. People keep saying Russia is learning and adapting, not really seeing it.
At this point I would imagine that any relatively easily reconditionable equipment is gone, and though I am sure they have ramped up new builds what kind of production capabilities they have is suspect
Their ability to continue high cost low gain advances maybe able to be sustained for many more months, but there is a limit. When that happens is anybody’s guess, but I imagine they will push this strategy till they can’t
If that point arises will be interesting, esp if it coincides with western aircraft and renewed munitions supplies for Ukrainians
Perhaps, but that “loaned” money could be used to purchase weapons both from US and rest of the world
How the weapons reach Ukraine is less important than equipment in country
Interesting that the usuals blame the Is for this, but more interesting is that this aid could come through Egypt but it apparently is not.
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