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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Russia’s Prized Bases Along The Mediterranean In Syria Could Be At Risk
With Russia’s resources being poured into its war in Ukraine, defending its naval base and airfield in Syria would be more of a challenge than three years ago.
https://www.twz.com/air/russias-prized-bases-along-the-mediterranean-in-syria-could-be-at-risk
The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape
The ‘Gator Navy’ is facing a major readiness crisis with no near-term relief in sight, according to a scathing report from the Government Accountability Office.
https://www.twz.com/sea/the-navys-amphibious-fleet-is-in-really-bad-shape
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Surprise Martial Law Declaration Throws South Korea Into Turmoil (Updated)
South Korean troops appeared at the country’s parliament and elsewhere in the capital after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/surprise-martial-law-declaration-throws-south-korea-into-turmoil
But such a performance would have been successful in the summer, and now it's winter.
As you know, in winter, breathing gives off steam, which the students of the acting school of the Russian Ministry of Defense apparently forgot to tell.
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1864264808960266732
It would have been better if he had stayed at home
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1864191923163955580
Ex-Polish gov't official claims up to 50% of financial aid given to Ukraine has been embezzled.
Former Deputy Minister Piotr Kulpa accused US aid programs of giving massive bonuses to Ukrainian officials.
Trying to influence Ukrainians the ‘US way‘. pic.twitter.com/zBbJq6DODu— Alternative News (@AlternatNews) December 4, 2024
Russian authorities have received 48,000 applications for DNA tests to find missing Russian soldiers. This was announced in Russia's Duma by Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Anna Tsivilyova, Putin's niece.
Kartapolov, head of the Duma's defense committee, said this was "secret information," asked that "these figures not be voiced anywhere else" and that the information be removed from the documents.
These numbers are likely on the lower end of the scale of Russian casualties. There is a reasonable probability that the actual numbers are much higher.
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1864272538307633509
According to the defense minister, mass production of R-360 cruise missiles of the Neptune complex has also been resumed and scaled up. The modified missiles are now capable of hitting targets at a longer range.
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1864262286598197248
It can engage point targets 'over the horizon’ at ranges of 60 KM on the battlefield.
https://x.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1864137901094715735
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1864289617605697779
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1864285895827882414
I got confirmed the 225th Assault Batallion made progress around Dar'ino.
It is too early to exactly draw how the map looks like, and the attack is very local and uncertain, but it seems they managed to push out Russian forces from important positions.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1864269266100387898
Explosions were also heard in Taganrog and Bryansk.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1864196719098945984
The headline calls for ‘retaining dignity till the end’ and describes the algorithm for committing suicide using a firearm or grenade. The ‘soldier of Great Russia’, if facing a critical situation, is ordered to shoot himself in the temple, under the chin or in the forehead,” the report says.
As noted, the instructions state that “it is important to remain calm and confidently pull the trigger.” And if there is no weapon or ammunition available, soldiers are advised to use a grenade.
Die for the tZar or Death to the tZar!
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The complete transcript.
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[ Russian Generals Panic! Russian Soldiers’ Life Expectancy Drops to Just 14 Days! ]
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Today [ Dec 03, 8 pm ], there are a lot of interesting updates from the Pokrovsk direction [ Adviika ].
Here, desperately attempting to reach Myrnohrad before winter halts their advance, Russian forces ramped up the intensity of their assaults on the town’s defenses to up to 10 times per day.
However, the success rate of these attacks is so low that, as the recently released reports reveal, it single-handedly dropped the average life expectancy of Russian soldiers in this sector to just 2 weeks.
The main Russians goal here is to reach the outskirts of Myrnograd and initiate urban combat. Securing a foothold in the town’s southern part would provide a base for operations and facilitate further incremental gains through urban warfare.
Failure to establish this foothold now, would force them to contend with muddy terrain, delaying advances until the ground freezes in January or February.
Aware of the severe time constraints, Russian generals are intensifying their efforts, reportedly launching up to ten assaults daily on Myrnograd alone. However, none of these attacks have succeeded, largely due to the resilience of the Ukrainian 38th Marine Brigade.
Footage highlights well-established trenches, constructed precisely according to military guidelines and proportions. This demonstrates how Ukrainian forces capitalized on Russia’s failure to make gains over months of assaults, using the time to strengthen their defenses and fortify positions to counter Russian offensives effectively.
Ukrainian forces have honed their artillery tactics to devastating effect, targeting Russian troop concentrations and adding significantly to their casualties. To preempt assaults, Ukrainian forces track Russian stormtroopers to their hiding spots in the nearby mines of Novohrodivka. These positions are then subjected to precise artillery strikes, coordinated with reconnaissance drones.
In one striking instance, a single accurate artillery round demolished an entire building filled with Russian soldiers, underscoring the precision of Ukrainian artillery, and its critical role in neutralizing Russian assault units, before they can even launch an attack.
Despite the losses, due to their hurry to achieve strategic results during winter, the Russian command opts to proceed with assaults on the Ukrainian positions near Myrnograd. Combat footage from the area reveals Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian forces trying to establish positions in trenches.
Notably, large Russian assault groups of up to 20 soldiers break up in panic and disorganization, after Ukrainian drone strikes start, canceling their assault as a whole. Most Russian soldiers are tracked and eliminated in trenches and dugouts, one by one, so that Ukrainian soldiers can physically retake positions afterward. The relentless casualties are taking a devastating toll on Russian morale.
Disturbingly, combat footage has emerged showing soldiers, overcome by despair and a sense of impending death, wandering into local cemeteries to sit and await the inevitable strike from Ukrainian drones.
This harrowing phenomenon highlights the profound psychological strain on Russian forces, many of whom perceive their survival as hopeless in such dire conditions. Reports suggest that the life expectancy for Russian soldiers on the frontlines has plummeted to just two weeks, with marginally better prospects - around four weeks - in quieter sectors.
These grim statistics are particularly stark among volunteer recruits, who often lack sufficient training and equipment to survive in such a brutal environment. This rapid turnover of poorly prepared reinforcements is not only eroding Russia’s manpower reserves, but also severely compromising its ability to sustain prolonged military operations.
Overall, the catastrophic attrition of Russian forces near Myrnohrad underscores the broader operational inefficiencies and strategic desperation of the Russian military. The decision to press relentless assaults, despite minimal tactical gains and devastating losses, reflects a leadership more focused on achieving symbolic deadlines than on sustainable military planning.
The alarming 2-week life expectancy for Russian soldiers not only highlights the human cost of this approach but also suggests an accelerating depletion of manpower that will have cascading effects on their ability to maintain offensives elsewhere.
For a supposedly Christina nation, suicide is a mortal sin. This must place many in a real quandary that their leadership would suggest committing a mortal sin in the name of the Motherland.
Christina = Christian
UKF are clearly winning the "drone" war (ISR & FPV).
The entire article explains the daily high number of KIA/WIA.
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