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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10 Russian strategic bombers are now airborne and on their way to their launch lines for another cruise missile attack on Ukraine.
“Ballistic missiles” would probably be ATACMs.
Don’t know. Ukraine also struck Russian airbases in Crimea. No other details yet.
“the truth out about worldwide Mohammedan attacks.”
We are currently observing the annual Ramadan Bombathon. The highlight so far has been the Moscow attack
“Confirmed. Russian ship was promoted to submarine in tonight’s attack.
Thanks for your posts. This is hot stuff.
It’s 5pm here in Asia. Small amount of time for FR.
I see this report:
“‼️‼️🚨🚨Tonight terrible hit to Russian forces in Crimea:
👉2 landing ships 🚢 damaged in Sevastopol
-👉3 Su-27 destroyed in Balbek air base, with 40+ casualties among soldiers and pilots
👉Black sea fleet communication center destroyed.
Russia’s breaking point is approaching”
“The defense forces of Ukraine successfully hit the large amphibious ships “Yamal” and “Azov”, the communications center, as well as several infrastructure facilities of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol.”
Looking forward to confirmation, meanwhile Russia launches their gdp toward Ukrainian infrastructure.
The Ramadan-lana-dingdong holiday of peace and good will is their historic time to kill each other & infidels. Just sending infidels to Paradise so they will be at peace.
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
[ Game of Elimination. Russians Join The Battle in The Air ]
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Day 759: Mar 23
Today, there is a lot of big news.
After conducting the initial incredibly successful massive drone strike on the Russian oil refineries one week ago, Ukrainians discovered that the Russian air defense performed quite poorly, and continued exploiting the holes in the sky by hitting even more refineries.
The success of the strikes was noted even by the Russian media, which started estimating the drop in the level of production to be double digits. Some Western media sources even claimed that the US asked Ukraine not to proceed with the strikes for fear of the surge in global oil prices.
These strikes, in combination with persisting incursions into the Kursk and Belgorod regions, especially during the elections, prompted a corresponding reaction from the Russian forces.
That is why Russian forces launched the largest series of combined drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion.
However, it is important to note that the actual goal of this strike is the opposite of what it seems and threatens to collapse the whole eastern front line.
At first glance, it seems like Russians are trying to achieve the political goal of showing the Russian public the power with which Russian forces retaliated to the so-called Ukrainian audacity.
A superficial analysis may indicate that another, more important goal of the Russian forces is to collapse the Ukrainian power grid and create significant logistical problems and societal discontent.
However, first of all, Ukrainian forces have adapted to constant shutdowns by engaging diesel locomotives and shifting their reliance to generators and Starlink during the previous Russian anti-energy infrastructure campaign.
Secondly, it turned out that Ukrainian people are prone to blame Russians for the shutdowns. instead of the Ukrainian military or government for their inability to provide full protection, as everyone is aware of air defense shortages.
The real goal of Russian forces is to force Ukrainians to relocate their air defense away from the contact line.
As you know, one of the most decisive factors in the Battle for Avdiivka was the extensive use of air-dropped bombs. At times, Russians were dropping up to 100 bombs per day, completely wiping out whole districts of Avdiivka.
Ukrainians simply did not have enough air defense systems to protect all areas of the front line and the deep rear simultaneously, which is why Ukrainians created mobile air defense units that could suddenly appear in any region and intercept three to five aircraft at once.
The approach worked well, and Russians started suffering tremendous losses in aviation - more than a 12 in 10 days. Unfortunately, this was arranged too late to be able to save Avdiivka, and the Ukrainians had to withdraw. On the other hand, it was timely enough to prevent the collapse of the front line.
Even though Russian forces continue dropping FAB-500 air-dropped bombs every day, the rate at which they are bombing the region is not enough to undermine the Ukrainian defense and overwhelm Ukrainians in a particular sector. Russian commanders understand that without establishing air superiority, Russian forces are doomed to spend months on small incremental tactical gains.
Given that Ukrainians finally launched a large-scale initiative to build thousands of kilometers of new defense lines along the entire border and front line, Ukrainians seem to be building defenses faster than Russians are breaching them.
The Russian commanders fear that such a setting will lead to decades-long war, ensuring the exhaustion even of the Russian manpower and equipment pool.
That is why Russian commanders are trying to implement the Soviet Deep Battle theory, which I described in detail in my exclusive strategic update on Patreon. In short, Russians are trying to breach defenses faster than Ukrainians are building them, and in current realities, it is impossible without establishing at least localized air superiority.
In order to achieve air superiority, at least near the contact line, Russians need to force Ukrainians to relocate their air defense away from the front line. One of the ways to achieve that is to launch constant missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian critical energy infrastructure.
Even though, as mentioned previously, Ukrainian forces and people can survive the shutdowns in the short- to medium-term, allowing Russians to wipe out all Ukrainian critical infrastructure will degrade Ukrainian defense industrial capacity in the long run.
Given the ever-decreasing Western support, Ukrainians will not be able to continue to fight without developing their own military-industrial complex. So, protecting critical infrastructure is extremely important for achieving long-term objectives.
The first target of the Russian strike became Kharkiv. Here, Russian hit all 3 of the 330 kilovolt substations and 3 thermal power plants. This resulted in over 8 hours of power outage in the whole region.
The second target became the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant, which suffered hits to its central and western parts of the machine hall, causing fires and damaging more than two hydro units, technological pipelines, auxiliary equipment, and one generator transformer.
The list of targets is long, as Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces targeted 136 energy facilities in 10 Ukrainian provinces. Notably, Russians tried to hit all thermal power plants.
Russian military analysts are pointing out that open distribution facilities at nuclear power plants were not hit, and that without cutting off power from them, it is impossible to collapse the Ukrainian grid.
Overall, Russian forces are exploiting the shortages of air defense systems and rockets by trying to create a dilemma for Ukrainian forces.
If Ukrainians secure the air around the critical infrastructure, Russians will intensify bombardments along the contact line and start penetrating Ukrainian defense lines.
If Ukrainians secure the air along the contact line, Russians will target the critical energy infrastructure, which will undermine Ukrainian defense industrial base, especially the production of much-needed drones and shells.
However, Ukrainians will highly likely adapt once again by improving the management of their air defense resources, especially the newly created mobile units.
Russians have been accumulating stockpiles of missiles for almost a year, so if they exhaust their stockpiles without collapsing the Ukrainian power grid, and mobile air defense units are able to provide sufficient protection of the contact line, then Russian forces will fail to implement the Soviet Deep Battle theory, that I described in detail in my exclusive videos on Patreon.
Hopefully, Ukrainians can also count on Western support and boost their air defense capabilities even more.
Kremlin snuff box, 03/23/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Three versions and a “bloody circus”. We learned important news about the terrorist attack in Crocus
We talked with sources in the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Kremlin. We tell you new and important details that relate to the terrible terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall.
Firstly, according to FSB interlocutors, there are three versions of who is to blame for the tragedy. This is a Ukrainian trace, the actions of international terrorists from ISIS (this version is being seriously developed) and the actions of Caucasian separatists who want to create chaos in Russia and, against this background, separate several republics. about the difficult situation in the Caucasus We talked is still fresh in our memory, plus the battle with terrorists in Karabulak . It is not yet clear which version will have priority.
“We are developing all versions. There will be press announcements, but in the next week and a half it is better to treat them with caution. Because there is a mystery in the investigation,” said one of our sources. By the way, it is precisely because of the presence of several versions that Vladimir Putin did not name the specific perpetrators in his address after the terrorist attack. He mentioned a possible Ukrainian trace, but somehow in passing.
Secondly, the tragedy in Crocus, unfortunately, became a reason for intrigue. “Everyone is trying to achieve something. Bortnikov and Kolokoltsev do not want to resign; Zolotov is afraid that Vladimir Vladimirovich’s anger will fall on him. Shoigu clarified his issues with the president ( we wrote about this - ed. ). They just staged some kind of bloody circus,” complained a Kremlin source close to Putin. According to him, the president is very tired of “the noise made around the tragedy.”
Thirdly, many in the Kremlin are unhappy with the president’s address and regret that it came out so late. “Vladimir Vladimirovich listened to the wrong people, and that’s what happened,” a high-ranking interlocutor in the AP told us.
When asked whether those who could not prevent the tragedy would be punished, he found it difficult to answer. At the same time, he hopes that the security forces will not allow pogroms of migrants, calls for which begin to be heard after the arrest of those suspected of committing a terrorist attack.
Kremlin snuff box, 03/24/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Tragic blow to Sevastopol. More than 30 military personnel were killed and three aircraft were damaged.
As promised, we are talking about the sad consequences of a large-scale missile attack on Sevastopol (what can be told, we will not share some of the details, so as not to please the enemy).
According to sources in the Ministry of Defense and among the military who are in Sevastopol, the enemy hit “a well-camouflaged command post, in which there were more than 24 officers at the time of the attack.”
Also, as a result of falling debris from downed missiles, 3 Su-27 aircraft were damaged at the Belbek airfield. One of the planes is very seriously damaged, two are almost certain to be repaired.
In addition, enemy missiles hit the location of our Marines. There are serious casualties.
In total, as a result of the attack, unfortunately, 34 military personnel were killed, 11 of them were officers. About 40 more soldiers were wounded.
How the enemy found out about really well-camouflaged military installations is a rhetorical question. Unfortunately, there are no fewer traitors in Sevastopol.
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Kremlin snuff box, 03/24/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Is it true that we lost two ships in Sevastopol?
We were simply bombarded with questions: the enemy said that in Sevastopol he attacked two of our large landing ships, is this true?
We answer.
Firstly, we warned that not all the losses suffered after the large-scale shelling of Sevastopol can be discussed. This does not mean that we confirm the Ukrainian propaganda statement about the loss of ships. This means exactly what we wrote.
Secondly, the losses in the city have already been serious. Thus, according to our data, 16 injured military personnel are in very serious condition after the strike. The number of victims, unfortunately, may rise.
In addition, we lost one of the Su-27s damaged at the Belbek airfield. Two, as reported, will most likely be repaired.
It was a well coordinated strike by Ukraine last night.
Certainly an amazing night.
More than 30 Russian occupiers killed in a strike on Sevastopol - Russian media
The Russians report that a "well-disguised command post" with more than 20 officers was allegedly hit in Sevastopol. The strike also hit the location of Russian marines.
Russian Telegram channels claim that three Su-27 aircraft were damaged at the Belbek airfield.
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1771816770501783750
The ruzzian definition of "well-disguised command post" leaves a little bit to be desired.
20 "hit" officers in a command post is going to impact their war effort.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1771801388265115661
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1771828192568877421
THREE ships in Sevastopol last night.
Add Ivan Khurs to the promotions list.
Why is it that the Russians want to take perfectly good surface ships and turn them into subs? Do they know something we don’t?
interesting F-55 news:
“Units flying newer F-35A aircraft discovered cracks in the outer mold-line coatings and the underlying chine longeron skin, near the gun muzzle, after aircraft returned from flights when the gun was employed,” the report DOT&E released in 2020 explained.
“Due to the recent cracking near the gun muzzle in newer F-35A aircraft, the U.S. Air Force has restricted the gun to combat use only for production Lot 9 and newer aircraft.”
https://www.twz.com/air/f-35as-beleaguered-25mm-cannon-is-finally-effective
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no gun practice for them.
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