Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Its been a splendid little war.
“Russian turtle tank with a mine trawl neutralises a mine, then mine neutralizes a turtle tank.”
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1818275403427192882
So unfortunate
“The NPO Avtomatiki, a Roscosmos subsidiary, is on fire in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The roof of a chemical production facility is on fire. The area of the fire is 1000 sq.m.
NPO Avtomatiki one of the largest enterprises in the Russia in the field of development and production of electronic control systems for missile complexes.
On June 12, 2024, the company was included in the US sanctions list as a manufacturer and supplier of control systems and electronic equipment to Russian military customers.”
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1818292171599986823
That last explosion more like an IED than a mine.
Looks like that thing was loaded
Medal Count
USA - 26
RuZZia - 0
My guess is that ruzzia will use Gerberas to locate F-16s that are parked outside of shelters.
If a Gerbera locates a parked F-16, then an Iskander could take it out in 15 minutes or less.
Going to have to step up protection and have jets ready to move
I am wondering which borders are allowing the bulk of the illegal immigrants into Russia—the Stans, Western Europe or the Far East (mostly China?) or the Russian East Coast?
I believe most of our illegals enter over our Southern Border, but some come from Canada, and some come in either on the East or the West Coast.
What is your point?
If Putin currently has 520k in the field and intends to increase to 690k by the end of the year, that is an increase of 170,000 troops. However, since casualties are around 1100 to 1200 a day, figure 35,000 per month or around 175,000 losses by the end of the year. Russia’s army will not be growing, it may even be shrinking if the meat wave method continues to be used.
Doesn’t sound like winning to me.
Interesting.
“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced in a statement that Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas leader, was killed in Tehran, where he was attending the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new president. The statement said that he and an Iranian security guard were targeted at the place of their residence and further details will be announced.”
I’m at the point where WOMEN need to stick together no matter what. Maybe SEX supersedes EVERYTHING?
RACISM is so last year! My son had his DNA done recently. It also gave background on both mother and father. I was surprised to learn I was 6 to 9 percent far, far eastern. So I guess my petit nobility Prussian ancestors had Mongol antecedents. How many of us are really a “pure” WHITE person? Have any of the racist dopes in this country heard of HYBRID VIGOR. It is part of the strength of America!
“Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas leader, was killed in Tehran”
Good shooting.
It is my understanding that a lot of RUssian bigwigs invested-in/stole prime Crimean vacation property. Also a lot of elderly Russian pensioners moved to this warmer climate. I’m sure all these Russian investers/residents are begging the Russian government to protect them. Many will want to flee Crimea if things get a lot worse, and protecting access to and behavior at the Kersh Bridge will be critical in that case, especially as that last of 3 big ferries is now badly damaged.
Russia no longer is able to bring in large military objects since the rail bridge was weakened by the burning oil train set afire by the major truck bombing some time ago exploding on the auto traffic bridge. I doubt that Ukraine wants to destroy the bridge so long as it cannot be used for major military assistance. They just want all the Russians who invaded Crimea after 2014 to pack their cars and drive back to Russia. Of course if there is a major attack on Crimea there will be a mad rush for the bridge. Order will need to be maintained, so it makes sense for a lot of Russian military to be nearby. Naturally, they will also have the first chance to escape if Ukraine forces close in on them.
It might be useful to keep watch on the Russian end of the Kersh Bridge to see if Russia is preparing sites to temporarily house and process masses of Crimea refugees.
“Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas leader, was killed in Tehran”
Separately, Hizbollah number two Fuad Shukr (also wanted by the US, for his role in the 1983 Marine Barracks bombing in Beirut) was also killed..
It is my understanding that a lot of RUssian bigwigs invested-in/stole prime Crimean vacation property. Also a lot of elderly Russian pensioners moved to this warmer climate. I’m sure all these Russian investers/residents are begging the Russian government to protect them. Many will want to flee Crimea if things get a lot worse, and protecting access to and behavior at the Kersh Bridge will be critical in that case, especially as that last of 3 big ferries is now badly damaged.
Russia no longer is able to bring in large military objects since the rail bridge was weakened by the burning oil train set afire by the major truck bombing some time ago exploding on the auto traffic bridge. I doubt that Ukraine wants to destroy the bridge so long as it cannot be used for major military assistance. They just want all the Russians who invaded Crimea after 2014 to pack their cars and drive back to Russia. Of course if there is a major attack on Crimea there will be a mad rush for the bridge. Order will need to be maintained, so it makes sense for a lot of Russian military to be nearby. Naturally, they will also have the first chance to escape if Ukraine forces close in on them.
It might be useful to keep watch on the Russian end of the Kersh Bridge to see if Russia is preparing sites to temporarily house and process masses of Crimea refugees.
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
Reporting From Ukraine Uncensored Combat Footage (from this and past Reports) is found on Telegram:
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The complete transcript.
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[ Russians Kill Themselves Hearing The Sound. Ukrainian Drones Became Even Deadlier ]
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Today [ July 31 ], there are a lot of updates from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, Russian forces have kept up a consistent, but slow advance while Ukrainians are managing a fighting withdrawal against overwhelming odds.
The goal of the Russian forces here is twofold.
First of all, Russians are trying to cut off the Ukrainian Kostyantynivka-Pokrovsk highway, splitting Ukrainian forces in two.
The second is to take control over the city of Pokrovsk itself.
To accomplish this, Russians need to first fully secure their salient by pushing Ukrainians to the Vovcha River. This would remove the threat of Ukrainian counterattacks and secure their logistic routes against Ukrainian drone activity.
Russians have moved a considerable number of brigades to the region to give themselves an overwhelming manpower advantage. This has allowed Russians to keep up a creeping advance, as Ukrainian doctrine continues to value saving soldiers’ lives over holding on to lost positions.
As Ukrainians cannot contend with the Russian manpower advantage straight on, Ukrainian forces in the region have adopted several tactics to slow the Russian process significantly.
Firstly, Ukrainians conduct regular counterattacks and raids on Russian positions with armored vehicles and deploy assault groups where Russians are vulnerable. Geolocated footage shows one Ukrainian Bradley driving up and firing on a Russian position to undermine the Russian advance toward the river.
Another video shows how two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles fire into a Russian tree line to undermine Russian attacks on one of the settlements. The footage also shows how, after the Bradleys laid into the Russian trenches with automatic cannons, two Ukrainian assault groups deployed to clear the trenches further and cut off the Russian advancement.
Secondly, Ukrainians mine the approaches to their positions with anti-infantry and anti-tank mines, as shown by this Russian mechanized attack being cut short when the lead vehicle drives over a mine and detonates.
Thirdly, Ukrainians target Russian forces with FPV drones and heavy-duty Vampire drones, not only along the contact line, but over the entire Russian salient. Ukrainian Vampire hexacopter drones destroy buildings Russians are sheltering in with heavy explosives, or by carpet bombing them with individual mortar rounds.
Ukrainian FPV drones fly around and target Russian infantry and shelters, as well as supply trucks and vehicles deeper into the salient, heavily disrupting the Russian ability to launch attacks and sustain prolonged assault operations.
The problem of Ukrainian FPVs is so extensive for Russian forces that one Ukrainian drone captured a Russian soldier, choosing to end his own life, as soon as he heard a Ukrainian drone fly over his head, without even attempting to run or otherwise putting up a fight.
The main defensive line that Ukrainians were making a fighting withdrawal to stood firmly behind the Vovcha River, with fortified positions on the hills overlooking any Russian crossing point. The only weak spot in this Ukrainian defense line was the small settlement of Prohres.
One reason for this was the railway line running by the settlement. Defending this railway line is more difficult for Ukrainians, as Russians do not have to make a risky crossing through any open fields and can move through cover toward the Ukrainian positions.
Secondly, if we look at the topographic map, we can see that Russians would also be moving over the hill ridges, denying Ukrainians the high-ground advantage. Russians understood this and launched a massive two-pronged assault on Prohres along the railway line and from Novooleksandrivka from the north.
While initially being able to hold the Russians at bay, Ukrainian defense eventually relented under the intense pressure. Through this Russians managed to encircle a number of soldiers of the 31st Mechanized Brigade in a strong fortification meant to provide fire control over the railway line.
While senior commanders were slow to act, the junior officers of the battalions took quick action as they knew that every second counted. With the help of coordinated actions by artillery drones and adjacent forces, the encircled soldiers were able to break out of the encirclement intact, before the Russians had a chance to attack.
As a less fortunate result of this, the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade sent to counterattack Russians in progress, had to be redirected to help the encircled soldiers break out, abandoning progress in the process as Russian forces flooded the settlement with vast amounts of infantry.
Simultaneously, after 2 and a half weeks of delaying and damaging Russian forces in Novoselivka-Persha, Ukrainians withdrew and surrendered control over the settlement to the Russians. This was the best move for Ukrainians as defending the River line would be much more cost effective especially with the looming battle for Zhelanne approaching.
Overall, the Ukrainian focus on saving lives rather than holding ground has led to the temporary reality of a fighting withdrawal. Superior Ukrainian training and effective counter measures have proven highly effective, but the overwhelming Russian numbers make it difficult to hold the line continuously.
To compensate Ukrainians are actively targeting Russian manpower equipment and logistics all over the exposed salient with a vast number of FPVs and vampire drones wreaking havoc on the Russian offensive efforts.
A Venezuelan gang in the US is trying to establish itself, and have been given the “green light” [ by whom? ] to kill as many police as possible - especially in Denver, CO. Heard on the AM news.
It should be noted that the European religious wars lasted many years - even centuries, but the Islamic war, on everyone not them, has lasted 1400 years, and is credited with murdering over 240 million people.
Mostly the Stans.
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