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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Its a start.
“The EU has directed €1.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine”
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1835948664193208694
“The EU is planning to raise up to €40bn in loans for Ukraine by the end of 2024, regardless of US participation, due to concerns that Hungary may block a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian aid. The funds are critical to help Ukraine address a $38bn financing gap for 2025. Hungary’s pro-Russia stance has delayed decisions on the asset freeze, but the EU is considering an alternative financial aid program that would bypass Hungary’s veto. The loans would be part of an existing EU support package and could replace the US’s portion if needed.”
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1835792759103357404
OT:
SpaceX Flight 5 will not take place until late November, due to licensing issues presented to the FAA by SpaceX detractors, citing false and unscientific complaints during the licensing process.
Flight 5 has been ready to go since August.
The more SpaceX delays, the further the NASA Artemis project gets behind, the more likely that China will be on the moon years before the US, as SpaceX waits for regulatory approval.
SpaceX to file lawsuit against FAA for regulatory overreach! (3 hours ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yzPwJRlp9M
SpaceX is an amazing company. What Boeing used to be.
I think some in gov want to go after SpaceX because its Musk’s company.
It’s not about space X. It’s about X
Thats true also.
“Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say
“Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.”
“Israel carried out its operation against Hezbollah on Tuesday by hiding explosive material within a new batch of Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.
The pagers, which Hezbollah had ordered from Gold Apollo in Taiwan, had been tampered with before they reached Lebanon, according to some of the officials. Most were the company’s AP924 model, though three other Gold Apollo models were also included in the shipment.
The explosive material, as little as one to two ounces, was implanted next to the battery in each pager, two of the officials said. A switch was also embedded that could be triggered remotely to detonate the explosives.”
The Babylon Bee reports that Rashida Tlaib is uninjured, after her pager mysteriously exploded (/s).
That’s unfortunate.
SpaceX is an amazing company. What Boeing used to be.
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Boing Boing was never a great company for a lot of reasons - too many to list. It just got worse.
SpaceX is none of those things.
Gov goes after Musk because he is not controllable. Non-government controlled colony on Mars is a political nightmare for politicians.
It’s not about space X. It’s about X
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They were after him from the start of SpaceX, long before he bought X.
Many lost hands, fingers and groins. Sadly, only 3,000 pagers were affected. Or so its reported.
No doubt, challenging govt control of an industry, but I would say musk controlling X is a far greater threat to something they hold most dear, power!
Imagine if the old twitter was operating now, how different the political and information sphere (but I repeat myself) would be.
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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[ Ukrainian Pincer Maneuver Destroys Russian Counter Offensive in Kursk ]
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Today [ Sept 18 ], the most interesting developments come from the Kursk direction.
Here, Ukrainian forces have launched a daring flanking maneuver, breaking through Russian defenses and putting the entire Russian strike force on the verge of encirclement. This bold maneuver could completely neutralize Russia’s counteroffensive and give Ukraine an ultimate upper hand in this region.
As reported last time, Russians took control of Snagost and reestablished ground lines of communication with the Glushkovo pocket; however, to keep Russians cut off from the mainland, Ukrainians kept the road under strict fire control with FPV drones. Geolocated footage shows Ukrainians destroying a Russian transport vehicle on its way to resupply Russian forces to the west.
Russians knew that to eliminate the threat of Ukrainians launching another attack and cutting off the pocket again, they had to push Ukrainian forces further west. Russian military sources reported they launched a series of infantry assaults on Byahkovo, Vnezapnoe, and Gordeevka and had captured these minor settlements.
Russians launched a spearhead mechanized assault on the settlement of Liubimovka, a slightly larger settlement that Ukrainians are able to use as a launching point for future offensive actions. Taking control of Liubimovka would allow Russians to sever the Sudzha-Korenevo road and cut off and outflank Ukrainian positions further to the north.
Ukrainians report that Russians launched the assault with 2 tanks, 11 BMD infantry fighting vehicles, and 1 armored personnel carrier. Geolocated footage shows how Ukrainians destroyed the Russian armor as it advanced toward the town with anti-tank mines, javelin ATGMs, and FPV drones mounted with anti-tank weapons.
Interestingly, the BMD-2 vehicles that Russians used for their assault belong to Russian VDV airborne infantry units. This, along with reports from the Institute For The Study of War stating that Russians redeployed several naval infantry or marine battalions, indicates that Russians have redeployed more combat-effective units to launch these assaults.
Most other Russian units along the frontline in Kursk are either conscripts, Donbas volunteers, police, or even just guards of military facilities. This means that Russians are not yet able to launch a full-frontal counteroffensive, but have to rely on smaller tactical operations from these more well-trained marine and airborne battalions, to force Ukrainians to withdraw from their territorial gains.
If we look at the topographic map, we can better understand how Ukrainians defeated the Russian assaults. As you can see, Russians mainly advanced in and along the lowlands, while Ukrainians maintained control over the high ground.
This has allowed Ukrainians to fight off Russian assaults in the south and destroy the Russian spearhead toward Liubimovka. In the south, Russians were also able to assault from the high ground themselves, and defending the settlements here would just lead to unnecessary losses, which is why Ukrainians pulled back.
The Institute For The Study of War also concluded that Russians have only captured weaker Ukrainian positions in the lowlands, but experienced much more difficulty penetrating deeper, as Ukrainians maintained stronger positions further into the Kursk salient.
Ukrainians also continued their offensive operation on the Glushkovo salient, moving further west and capturing the border settlements of Volfino and Krasnooktyabr’skiy. As it turns out, Russian units had turned the large school building in the settlement of Veseloye into a base of operations, storing manpower and ammunition here, and were using it to coordinate the defense.
As all civilians had been evacuated, Ukrainians were free to air strike the Russian base with precision-guided bombs, destroying the building completely. Geolocated footage also shows how Ukrainians used their tanks to fire on any Russian position left in the settlement.
With the main Russian base of operations destroyed, Ukrainians under the cover of their tanks, were able to move in and successfully clear the settlement of any remaining Russian resistance.
Russian military bloggers later reported that Ukrainians had taken complete control of Veseloye advanced along the road to Glushkovo and moved further along the railway line to the east.
If we look at the topographic map we can see that the Veseloye is situated on the edge of the high ground, and Ukrainians are likely moving further to take complete control of the platform.
Russian military sources state that Russian VDV Airborne forces were conducting counterattacks. However, Russian analysts remained un-optimistic as the unit had taken heavy losses in its spearhead attack on Liubimovka, and Ukrainians securely controlled the high ground. However, Glushkovo is likely not the next Ukrainian target.
Ukrainians are more likely to advance along the railway line and attempt a pincer maneuver on Snagost from the high grounds. This would put most of the Russian marine and airborne assault group in encirclement and completely dismantled the Russian counteroffensive attempt on the Kursk salient.
Overall, the Russian spearhead toward Liubimovka fell apart as they encountered stronger Ukrainian resistance, the deeper they moved into the salient. Ukrainians were also able to effectively utilize the high ground advantage to dismantle both the spearhead towards Liubimovka and the infantry assaults on the settlements to the south.
Moreover, after the fall of Veseloye, Ukrainians could swiftly secure large parts of the Glushkovo highlands. This will serve as the launching pad and allow for the final blow, in which Ukrainians will cut off the Russian marine and airborne assault group by launching a pincer maneuver from the high grounds.
👉 Explosions can be heard all the way in Moscow. Parts of the Tver Region are being evacuated & all schools are cancelled.
https://x.com/officejjsmart/status/1836283856049119237
What kind of warhead do these drones have?
I would expect the munitions would be stored in hardened shelters.
What 🇺🇦 RU air defense doink?
Kudos to UKF target intel!
No doubt, challenging govt control of an industry, but I would say musk controlling X is a far greater threat to something they hold most dear, power!
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Government control of an industry and controlling speech are short term threats. Non-government control of a Lunar or Mars colony are major long term threats, which totally destroy the current system of population control.
Industry and population control treats were enough to make Musk’s StarShip a huge target to be stopped/controlled and ultimately eliminated at all costs. Acquisition of Twitter was just one more thing.
Power is generated by control.
At some point, Musk, if he remains in the US, will need high powered security on the Presidential level.
His only saving grace now is that NASA is too incompetent to equal the Falcon 9 and Heavy. And the poor fool that allowed NASA to sign a contract with SpaceX to use the StarShip in the Artemis Project ... well, the FAA and the EPA, plus the local wackos are taking case of that nicely.
I would expect the munitions would be stored in hardened shelters.
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Probably the open shelters the Russians seem to prefer - drones just fly inside them and detonate.
Now Musk is being investigated over the Trump assassination plots by the SS.
Secret Service Investigating Elon Musk Over Trump Assassination Post
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4265530/posts
“Russia’s major storage facility for its missiles & rocket systems, in Tver”
Another satisfying day in America!
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