https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1841879905895657988
This is why ruzzia has stopped reporting on their petroleum industry.
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
Bay of Pigs, I tell ya!
“Hunting for Russo-logistics in Kursk Oblast.”
https://x.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1842157272505495885
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1841879905895657988
This is why ruzzia has stopped reporting on their petroleum industry.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2024
Senior Russian officials continue to promote contract service in the Russian military, likely as part of ongoing crypto-mobilization efforts. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev stated on October 3 that Russian military contract service is “the only way to attract” Russians to participate in the war in Ukraine.[40] Medvedev’s statement is likely also an attempt to assuage concerns among the Russian domestic population about another potential wave of partial mobilization.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-4-2024
“Russian gas giant Gazprom was ranked as the most unprofitable company in Russia last year”
Putin did that. His leadership has produced some truly epic outcomes, in destroying Russia’s wealth, strength, prestige and influence..
Gazprom got hit with some huge one time write offs, like the loss of their European subsidiaries and Nordstream. Also, they had to pay some big judgements for breaching contracts, to serve as Putin’s energy weapon, in his failed attempt to coerce Europe by throttling gas supplies before the Winter of 22.
Gazprom can still operate profitably on some significant projects, and in their domestic market (at a significantly reduced level long term), but some of their major projects for the future also seem to be casualties of Putin’s disastrous reign, like the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, and the Arctic 2 LNG project (previously Russia’s biggest natural gas deals for future expansion, now imploding).
Half of Russia’s shells used in Ukraine supplied by North Korea. https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3328416/posts?page=24#24
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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[ Tanks Unleashed! Ukrainians Cut Off Russian Bridgehead! ]
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Today [ Oct 05 ], there are a lot of updates from the Svatove direction.
Here, amid mounting pressure from powerful Russian assaults threatening a breakthrough from their strategic bridgehead on the Zherebyets River, Ukrainian command responded with a bold move. The elite 3rd Assault Brigade was deployed, setting the stage for a crucial counterattack to stabilize the defense line against a larger force.
The Russian objective in this part of the front is to gain full control over the remaining areas of the Luhansk region, and use the bridgeheads near Makiivka to launch assaults on the northern Donetsk region. The heavy concentration of Russian forces, combined with months of continuous attacks, has greatly strained the Ukrainian defense efforts.
The Ukrainian command initiated a series of counterattacks using the 3rd Assault Brigade north of Makiivka, aiming to sever one of the key Russian supply routes to the town. This strategy forced the Russians to shift their focus from consolidating their bridgehead at Makiivka, giving Ukrainian forces the opportunity to fortify their defenses before the Russians resume their assaults.
The 3rd Assault Brigade is one of the most elite units of the Ukrainian army. The organization of this brigade was strategically designed to create a highly mobile, well-equipped, and extensively trained force capable of engaging in offensive and active defensive operations alike.
The Ukrainians began their operation by deploying thermite flamethrower drones to burn down tree lines surrounding Russian dugouts and trenches. By eliminating this cover, they significantly improved visibility for operators of standard FPV drones, making it easier to detect larger groups of Russian troops.
As the tree lines were set ablaze, Ukrainian drone operators were able to target and eliminate more Russian soldiers. Even when drones missed their mark and hit nearby trees or branches, the resulting shrapnel still wounded or killed nearby Russian forces.
The deployed drones also relayed information about Russian positions to artillery and mortar operators of Ukrainian artillery groups. The artillery groups of the 3rd Assault Brigade are equipped with modern British AS-90 self-propelled artillery whose artillery shots were accurate to the point that Russian troops got destroyed even while moving.
After heavy artillery and drone strikes weakened Russian positions and destroyed a significant portion of their defenses, the fighters of the 3rd Assault Brigade launched ground assaults. T-64-BV tanks advanced toward Russian positions to target areas that hadn’t been fully neutralized by artillery and drones. Once their objectives were achieved, the tanks deployed smoke grenades to cover their retreat and withdrew from the battlefield.
With most of the Russian defenses destroyed, Ukrainian stormtroopers were deployed in M113 armored personnel carriers. Upon dismounting, they launched a coordinated sweep of the Russian positions. Many Russian soldiers, already disoriented from the earlier shelling and drone strikes, had taken cover in their dugouts.
However, unfortunately for the Russians, the Ukrainian stormtroopers quickly engaged and eliminated those that remained. In the end, only one Russian soldier surrendered, providing critical intelligence on nearby Russian units. He was the sole survivor of the assault, as all others were killed in action.
Interestingly, despite being outnumbered 2 to 1, the Ukrainians secured new positions through the well-coordinated efforts of their units. These assaults north of Makiivka forced the Russians to divert their forces to the northern flank in an attempt to stabilize the situation.
Although the Russians have launched counterattacks to reclaim the lost positions, the 3rd Assault Brigade continues to hold the line by utilizing continuous active defense approach.
Overall, the Ukrainians managed to delay the Russian months-long infantry-intensive assaults on Makiivka and bought the Ukrainian forces near the town enough time to fortify the west bank of the river, before the Russians engaged.
Ukrainian stormtroopers managed to shift focus of the Russians, which forced them to redirect a portion of their forces to counterattack lost positions to no avail. Such continuation of Ukrainian operations can enable them to uppercut the Russian Makiivka bridgehead from the north, by assaulting Novovodiane and forcing Russia to withdraw from Makiivka, as Ukrainians are now in a better position to exert fire control over the lowlands along the river.
About two hours ago, reports began to appear in both Ukrainian and Russian sources about the downing of an aircraft in the Konstantynivka area, Donetsk front.
Almost immediately after this, in a short time, a number of photos and videos from the site of the wreckage followed. According to the published material, it became clear that this was a Russian aircraft that crashed on territory controlled by Ukraine.
However, at first, an erroneous conclusion was made that the wreckage belonged to a Su-25. A small detail that some immediately noticed was an atypical camouflage pattern that had not previously been seen on Russian Su-25s.
Then followed the publication of a number of videos by various sources showing that the aircraft was shot down by friendly Russian fire from another aircraft, as well as videos of the wreckage falling to the ground. The shape of the falling wreckage did not match the shape of the Su-25 fuselage.
As a result, with the publication of even more material and clearer photos of the wreckage, it was finally established that the downed aircraft was a Russian Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B stealth heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).
🧵More videos and photos of the crash site, moment of friendly fire incident and falling debris available in attached thread
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1842521933599883414
Friendly fire?
Su-70 drone?
Likely there are very few of those things.
They’ve been testing them for some time - usually escorted.
Clearer Picture Of Damage To Israeli Airbase From Iranian Ballistic Missiles Emerges
Dozens of impact areas have been identified within Israel’s Nevatim Airbase but few Iranian ballistic missiles appear to have hit their targets.
https://www.twz.com/air/clearer-picture-of-damage-to-israeli-airbase-from-iranian-ballistic-missiles-emerges
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Ukraine Now Using Dragon Drones To Burn Russian Bunkers, Tanks
Initially used to attack Russians hiding in treelines and trenches, Ukraine’s thermite-spewing Dragon drones are taking on new targets.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-now-using-dragon-drones-to-burn-russian-bunkers-tanks
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How The Navy’s New Very Long-Range AIM-174 Missile Could Pierce China’s Anti-Access Bubble
The AIM-174 is a beast of an air-to-air weapon, but how could it actually be used to maximum effect in a Pacific fight?
https://www.twz.com/air/how-the-aim-174-could-pop-chinas-anti-access-bubble-in-the-pacific
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First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In 35 Years Is Now “Weapon-Ready”
Production of plutonium pits is one step in a long process to produce the new W87-1 thermonuclear warhead for the future Sentinel ICBM.
https://www.twz.com/nuclear/first-plutonium-pit-for-nuclear-warhead-produced-in-the-u-s-in-35-years-is-now-weapon-ready
There are currently conflicting reports regarding the shooting plane. In one instance it is claimed to be an Ukrainian jet, others claim it was a Russian plane, shooting down the malfunctioning UAV so that it does not fall in Ukrainians hands. If the latter happened, then it partially failed, because the remains of UAV landed on Ukrainian-controlled soil.
The cost of one unit is around $15-18 million.
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1842527606953873639
"...others claim it was a Russian plane, shooting down the malfunctioning UAV so that it does not fall in Ukrainians hands."
This is what I believe...the ruzzians lost control of the UAV, so they shot it down.
The only question I would have is: Did UKF EW cause the ruzzians to lose control of the UAV?
“Half of Russia’s shells used in Ukraine supplied by North Korea”
I doubt that is because North Korea is out producing Russia. North Korea is likely burning through their huge war stocks of Artillery shells - demilitarizing themselves in the process, and changing the calculus of a potential Inter-Korean conflict.
Besides short term cash, the reasons I see that they might want to do that, could be to get a credible nuclear weapons capability to replace their Artillery capability, or possibly to leverage Russia to wriggle out from under China’s control.
2 min video of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xFYc3KCbHw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_S-70_Okhotnik-B
“Key officials at the factory do not know whether the 152 mm artillery shells produced here are intended to support Russia,” an official at a factory in the northern province of Ryanggang told RFA Korean on condition of anonymity for security reasons.
“However, considering the production process was urgently prepared immediately after Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia, it is assumed that it is for the purpose of supporting Russia,” he added.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a military factory in August 2024.
Given the size of the engine, there is no room for weapons bays.
Therefore, munitions would have to be carried externally, destroying the stealth signature.
The UAV could be used for high altitude ISR.
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