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.

There was an incredible story that really shows what today's Russia is and why it is this way.

A Belarusian prankster sent fabricated letters to Russian public schools in the Voronezh region on behalf of the ruling party, United Russia, telling teachers they must make tinfoil caps as part of a patriotic workshop titled "The Helmet of Fatherland."

Without any questions asked about the obviously absurd and humiliating order from someone not even legally authorized to give such orders, teachers of seven public schools obeyed, put on the caps, and took pictures to report to the ruling party's regional body.

You just can't make such stuff up.

And, as far as I understand information from a Telegram post by the prankster, one of the school's officials later demanded that fellow school staff (?) have "certificates of participation" in the "patriotic workshop."

Moreover, when it became known that it was a prank, Russia's Ministry of Education nonetheless publicly applauded the Voronezh teachers for their "patriotic position."

https://x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1855687091361087931

The Ukrainian Air Force reported on a missile and drone attack overnight.

Shot down:
2/2 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles
69/74 Shahed drones (39 air defense, 30 electronic warfare)

Another 3 Shahed drones returned to Russia and Belarus.

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1855881674791215265

So far, no indication on x.com of a large cruise missile attack.

Also, I am very interested in the EW capability that is downing the shahed drones.

I am seeing reports of shahed drones returning to ruzzia or Belarus.

On November 5, a house in Belgorod was hit by a Russian “Shahed” drone that failed to reach Ukraine.

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1855934064991117405

Did it "fail to reach" its target, or did UKF EW send it back to ruzzia?

word is that russia has built up a force of 50,000 troops to take back kursk....

its not enough and here is why..

ukraine defenders 20K ish..... so with 3-1 odds thats 60K needed..

ukraine is in a def posture + ukraine
ukraine has better logistics + ukraine
ukraine has more and better drone coverage + ukraine
russia has to attack through mud +ukraine
ukraine has artillery coverage + ukraine
ukraine has air def coverage over the area + ukraine
the battlefield is already blocked with wrecked vehicles and russia will have to move on foot.. + ukraine
so in all russia will need 70-100K to kick ukraine out of kursk... AT LEAST.

https://x.com/secretsqrl123/status/1855692589829148795

I don't agree will all of the items listed above.

However, if ukraine can maintain more and better drone coverage then the retaking of kursk will be very costly for the ruzzians.

ruzzian troop losses will continue to increase.

Putler has established an unrealistic timeline for the recapture of kursk.

The ruzzian generals only have one option...more wave attacks.

Reporting From Ukraine:
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The complete transcript.

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[ Russians Lost 120 Men in 1 Min, Forgot to Use Artillery ]

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Today [ Nov 10 ], there are a lot of updates from the Siversk direction.

Here, after the previous disastrous assault, the Russians decided to change their vector of attack and launched a new massive assault, this time from the northern flank of Ivano-Darivka. In spite of strong pressure from another large Russian mechanized assault, the Ukrainian fighters of the 54th Mechanized Brigade took lessons from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade and organized a multilayered defense meant to repulse anticipated Russian assaults.

Last time I told you how Russian mechanized assault south of Ivano-Darivka resulted in heavy losses of personnel, tanks, and armored vehicles, leaving many wounded soldiers stranded in the grey zone. It seems like the Russian command figured that the main flaw in their assault was the elevated Ukrainian defensive positions above the village, rendering further attacks in this direction impractical.

That is why Russian forces launched a second wave of assaults along the elevated platfrom north of Ivano-Darivka, advancing from the Lysychansk Oil Refinery, where they had amassed numerous armored vehicles for the attack.

This route aimed to reduce losses by positioning Russian mechanized units on the same elevation as Ukrainian defenders, hoping to reach and capture their positions. To preserve an element of surprise, Russian forces avoided heavy artillery and aerial bombardment of the Ukrainian positions, which later proved problematic.

The anticipated element of surprise failed, as Ukrainian commanders had already expected an assault along the elevated funnel. With only one dirt road leading from the main Russian positions at the Lysychansk Oil Refinery, Ukrainians were prepared to concentrate drone strikes and ATGM operators onto his narrow corridor to repel the assaults.

Additionally, the narrowing down of the funnel to about 1 kilometer in width limited Russian maneuverability during the attack, making it easy for Ukrainian forces to detect and strike.

Combat footage shows that the Russians launched a substantial mechanized assault with eleven armored vehicles and over a hundred soldiers.

However, they encountered issues before reaching Ukrainian positions, as Ukrainian forces identified and destroyed Russian tanks and BMPs with Stugna-P ATGMs. Most Russian armored losses were due to ATGM strikes - a rare occurrence, as FPV drones typically cause the majority of losses nowadays.

This was likely due to the Russians’ failure to organize a coherent artillery and air support on Ukrainian positions, as alluded to by Russian sources. Standard Russian military protocols suggest that artillery should suppress most ATGM positions before an assault, but due to the lack of coordination this did not happen.

Russian vehicles that were out of ATGM range were targeted by FPV drones, effectively forcing the remaining troops to retreat to whatever trenches and dugouts they found nearby. Ukrainian forces then deployed Mavic drones armed with grenades to eliminate Russian infantry who continued the assault, sparing only those fleeing the area.

This worsened the situation for Russian forces, as disorganized stormtroopers from the damaged BMPs - many wounded - were scattered across open fields, hiding in abandoned and scattered dugouts and trenches.

Overall, despite previous failure, the Russians once again restarted their mechanized assaults towards Ivano-Darivka, resulting in heavy losses with many disorganized and wounded survivors of the assault left in grey zone.

The number of Russian troops scattered across the fields near Ivano-Darivka, including wounded, is estimated to be up to a 100. This assault, and the previous one in Siversk direction, met severe media backlash in Russia by their military analysts, who criticized the commanders in the area, and called for their dismissal for their inability to organize offensive operations.

This led to heavy losses in tanks and BMPs by Ukrainian ATGM crews, which not only prevented the Russian mechanized units from making any territorial gains, but also reduced the chances of success of any subsequent attacks, due to the deterioration of combat readiness of the broken units.

According to plan...

A sharp increase in the Central Bank of the Russian Federation interest rate and the curtailment of preferential mortgage programs have hit Russia's largest developer.

The Samolet Group of Companies, which builds residential buildings with an area of 5.5 million square meters and has a land bank of almost 50 million square meters, is experiencing financial problems, Forbes reports , citing sources close to the company.

According to them, due to financial difficulties, the main owner of Samolet, Mikhail Kenin, is trying to sell his stake in the company - 31.6% of shares with a market value of 26.5 billion rubles.

“Things are very bad there, and a sale is one of the possible scenarios,” a source in the company accompanying the deal told Forbes. According to other sources in the development market, other owners of Samolet may also get rid of their shares.
Samolet is a systemically important enterprise, and the state will probably have to save it, says Janis Kluge, a research fellow at the German Institute for International Security Studies. “Construction companies will be among the first victims of high interest rates in Russia,” he adds.

Industrial enterprises may be next in line. Already now, on average, every fifth company in the manufacturing sector is experiencing difficulties with loan repayment, according to calculations by the analytical center CMAKS, which is close to the authorities. In wood processing, this share reaches 22-24%, in the production of leather and paper products - 29-34%, and in shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing - as much as 57%. According to CMAKS, on average, companies have to give up every fourth ruble of profit to pay interest on debt - and this is the highest level in the last 5 years.

A wave of defaults due to high interest rates on loans will cover the economy in 2025, according to debt market participants surveyed by Expert RA: 35% expect it in the second half of the year, 27% - in the first, and only a minority - only 18% - do not foresee problems.

Difficulties with debt servicing in 2025 will arise for companies that will not be able to pass on the growth of interest payments to consumers, believes Dmitry Sergeev, chief investment consultant at Veles Capital Investment Company. At the same time, the financial position of issuers can change so quickly that rating agencies will only be able to state financial insolvency, the expert believes.

https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2024/11/07/ochen-plohi-dela-krupneishaya-stroitelnaya-kompaniya-rossii-okazalas-nagrani-finansovogo-kraha-a147100

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