Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2 year anniversary)

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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[ Inevitable Finally Happened! Russian Bridgehead Finally Collapsed in Vovchansk ]

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Today [ July 29 ], there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction.

The most interesting updates come from the area of Vovchansk.

Here, the Russian bridgehead in the south of the town has finally collapsed, forcing them to reorganize and change their plans.

The primary Russian plan was to use their bridgehead to advance toward the southeastern part of the town to cut off Ukrainian forces in northern Vovchansk. If successful, this plan would isolate the strongest Ukrainian fortifications at the Citadel, complicating the situation for Ukrainian fighters.

This development would likely force the remaining Ukrainian forces in southern Vovchansk to retreat, as Russian troops could establish fire control over the town from both the Citadel and the aggregate plant.

Consequently, this would enable the Russians to stabilize the front in Vovchansk, potentially allowing them to redeploy troops to the town’s flanks to thwart the Ukrainian plan of encirclement.

To implement their plan, the Russians had to organize logistics for their bridgehead to the south. They control the main bridge in the town along Sobornaya Street, which, despite being partially demolished, serves as the sole supply route providing ammunition and critical supplies to the Russian bridgehead.

The entire Russian bridgehead spans approximately five hundred meters in width, leaving little room to establish additional pontoon crossings, so any attempt to cross the river is easily detected and thwarted by Ukrainian drones.

Due to drone surveillance and constant strikes on the bridge, the Russians avoided using motor vehicles to transport supplies to the southern bridgehead, as these would likely be destroyed. Instead, they deployed small groups of infantrymen carrying supplies on their backs to the south bank.

These small infantry squads attract less attention from drones, especially if they maintain distances between each other, making them harder to target simultaneously. The bridge linking the southern bridgehead was under intense fire from Ukrainian forces, making the movement of Russian troops with supplies extremely challenging.

Although the Russians managed to conceal their troops and maintain a stalemate, they could not deploy additional reinforcements for planned attacks to the south. The Ukrainians outnumber the Russians in the area, forcing the Russians to hold their positions, where they are often located and struck by Ukrainian forces.

Additionally, providing medical assistance and evacuating wounded or killed Russian troops is nearly impossible due to the presence of Ukrainian kamikaze drones in the area.

This situation gradually led to severe complications, where the inability to provide medical assistance to the wounded and remove corpses resulted in a dire epidemiological situation. The lack of medical care for injured fighters led to wound infections, further worsening their conditions and causing otherwise preventable deaths.

Additionally, the corpses of dead Russian soldiers that couldn’t be buried or removed deteriorated hygienic conditions at Russian frontline positions, increasing the risk of disease spread.

A video published by a Russian fighter near the Citadel confirms the deteriorating conditions with wounded and killed all around. The Russian fighter here talks about the terrible smell of corpses littering his position and how the flies around annoy him. Most of the holdout he was at was not shown because there were too many corpses.

Due to these issues, the Russians could not scale up their offensive, leading to the collapse of their bridgehead south of Vovchansk. With the Russians pushed out of southern Vovchansk, the Ukrainians stabilized this part of the front along the river and escalated their operations north of the river, aiming to push the Russians out of Vovchansk entirely.

Overall, heavy Russian losses that strained their logistics and combat capability, forced them to pull back. These developments could create an opportunity for the Ukrainians to launch a decisive attack north of the town to push out the Russians.

This situation would enable the Ukrainians to hold the northern part of the city at the Citadel, fixing Russian forces in that area and away from the flanks of Vovchansk. With Russian defenses weakened on the eastern and western flanks a window of opportunity could open for the Ukrainians to counterattack and decisively expel the Russians from Vovchansk.

Drones, Cartoons and Money
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Russian tarantass, 07/25/24
https://t.me/DmitriySteshin/11273

We are solving the problem of enemy drones from the wrong end. Now I’m going to write something unpleasant and surprise many people.

All drones on the front, on both sides, are bought in the same place - China. All these motors, controllers, sensors, remote controls and blades are all from our dear partners. And it seems to me that this is a very stupid thing to do, trying to buy more drones from China than Ukraine buys.

We just need to make sure that China sells drones and components only to us. Since China, by definition, does not delve into such subtleties and makes a blank face, although it could have figured it out itself, it is necessary to carry out explanatory work with it.

If I were the “Black Lord of the Planet”, I would do the following, in the Anglo-Saxon tradition: a drone, made from Chinese components, in a provocative “yellow-bakelite coloring” [ a muddy gold color ], cut into the “Power of Siberia”. And he would tell China that he himself is to blame for this and, in general, is a bad, unreliable ally.

Which is pure truth, ontologically speaking. Of course, there are more civilized ways to convince China, which is closely tied to the resource system of my Motherland. But, this is the fastest and most visual. And believe me, if China wanted it, not a single motor, not a single blade would get to Bandera’s people, even through complex logistics.

PS: But the most correct method is to create entirely your own drones and powerful, unified electronic warfare. I don’t know how many years we are behind in this area. I’m afraid to think.

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Kremlin snuff box, 07/29/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets

Two words about drones, the Chinese and the “Power of Siberia”

The very proposal [ above] of military commander Dmitry Steshin to simulate a strike on the Power of Siberia gas pipeline in order to further discuss with China the issue of supplying drones and components to Ukraine could have serious consequences. According to our information, Beijing contacted Moscow and made it clear that any provocations around the gas pipeline are undesirable and security is provided by the Russian side.

“There are currently difficult relations between Moscow and Beijing. It is no secret that there are tensions over Africa and Vladimir Putin’s activities in the Pacific region. In particular, the visit to Vietnam was received ambiguously in China,” a political scientist who works closely with the Kremlin explained to us.

At the same time, he emphasized that, in general, both China and Russia are fulfilling their obligations within the framework of a bilateral partnership.

Any attack on the Power of Siberia could really drive a wedge into relations with the allies, a government source assures. He noted that each country has its own interests, and there is nothing strange in the fact that China sells drones and components to both us and Ukrainians.

Although, of course, it would be better if these supplies were stopped. But the solution proposed by Steshin will bring more problems than bonuses, the official assures.

“The best way out of the situation is to develop our own production, including drones, robots, and components,” the source said.

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Banks, money, two offshores, 07/29/24
https://t.me/bankrollo/29852

About 80% of payments in yuan are returned back to Russia, Kommersant learned. The publication’s interlocutors claim that the situation with payments is getting worse, as the Chinese side is becoming more demanding when making payments, requesting more and more documents.

Sometimes Chinese banks may not request anything, but simply freeze money in correspondent accounts for 30-40 days and return it back, said Alexey Sapozhnikov, managing partner of the consulting company Sapozhnikov and Partners.

When 83 dead is simply not enough ...
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Kremlin snuff box, 07/28/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets

It has not yet been possible to free the Wagner PMC fighters who were captured in Mali

Approximately 15 Wagner soldiers and representatives of the Mali army remain captured by the Tuaregs. Let us remind you that the Tuaregs attacked a column of Wagnerites and representatives of the local army the day before, as a result of which at least 83 people were killed.

According to our information, attempts to ransom our guys from captivity failed. Information about what happened reached both the President and the Minister of Defense. Rumor has it that hawks around Vladimir Putin are proposing to transfer even more people to Mali.

The President is in no hurry and expects an extended report on what happened in Mali on Monday morning. It is worth recalling that the militants destroyed the convoy and also “landed” the Mi-24 helicopter, which flew to the aid of the Wagnerites.

Kremlin snuff box, 07/29/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets

There are more and more problems in the Belgorod region

The events of the last week in the Belgorod region, alas, indicate that the region is increasingly drawn into the war.

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See: July 24 - in the Borisov region, a tank ran over Niva. The driver of the SUV was killed. [ images: https://t.me/belpepel/6905 ] A resident of the village of Berezovka, Borisovsky district, Konstantin Lopatkin, died in an accident with a tank.

The tank ran over his Niva yesterday afternoon. And then, judging by the photo, he stopped a hundred meters from the car. According to investigators, he died of a “broken heart.”

According to eyewitnesses, the tank crew “was in a deranged state and laughed in their faces.” How sober the soldiers were is still unknown. [ Front of car crushed, driver to passenger. ]

July 26-27 - escaped 9 prisoners who signed contracts with the Ministry of Defense from the training ground in the Korochansky district. Two of them were serving sentences for murder. [ https://t.me/belpepel/6951?single ]

We add daily drone attacks, strikes on civilian and military infrastructure, falling aerial bombs that did not reach Ukraine ... we get quite a region of active military operations. The Ministry of Defense does not hide the fact that de facto the Belgorod region is a zone of the Northern Military District. But de jure this is not the case. For example, conscripts are still sent to Belgorod.

Governor Gladkov should again raise the issue of expanding the NWO zone to the Belgorod region. The latest attacks on the Kursk region increase the chances that the authorities in this region will also support the idea. However, politically the Kremlin is unlikely to take such a step.

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