Posted on 05/24/2022 8:21:57 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
A detailed list of the destroyed and captured vehicles and equipment of both sides can be seen below. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
(Excerpt) Read more at oryxspioenkop.com ...
If this is the 300 series, I don’t think its capable of taking out a tank...
“Video of Ukrainian SSO employing a US Switchblade loitering munition against a Russian T-72B3 tank.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1529095437256380416
RuZZian confirmed losses cross 4000. Beatdown continues...
“Russia - 4022, of which: destroyed: 2320, damaged: 75, abandoned: 294, captured: 1332”
“Russia telegram channels proudly share footage of an Orlan-10 dropping 4 bombs and missing the target with all of them.”
https://twitter.com/KyleJGlen/status/1529077456803708933
No its not supposed to be used for that purpose - only against ‘soft’ targets like troops, trucks, exposed positions etc.
600s are for tanks, but there were, as of last month, only 10 in existence as they are hand-built.
Ukraine: military situation update with maps, May 23, 2022
(’Orc ‘is associated with the various hoards of Mongol invaders, as well as LOTR evil villains)
War in Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2QApi8G2TKc8NZmeDWSUg/videos
Artillery (key to success in this war), Fuller explanation of Orc military structure, Other Bonus articles - see previous postings in “Attack on Europe” (FR title search).
(Numbered printed material below - Some of the items below may be out of date, and not updated yet)
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Edit. WiU Commenters Odds and Ends:
A. Ammo supply lines: 932 miles from Kramatorsk to Lviv and train system in Ukraine is very much damaged by Russian attack, while there is only 124 miles to ammunition dumps inside Russia. Trucks travel 932 miles from Lviv, 50-100 shells per one truck, about 110 lbs per box for each shell. Each howitzer can use one truck load in hour or two of heavy fighting.
B. UK is about to send a load of L118 light guns. These 105 guns will be very useful in the north. 17km range, light easy to operate.
C. UA 128th is a regular army Mountain Assault Brigade.
D . This is a conventional war with an entrenched frontline 500 km long throughout the whole country. A war of attrition where both sides try to kill more troops than the enemy can sustain. Think Northern France in World War I.
E. A traitor gave Russia the locations of Ukraine’s Ammunition plants that were moved to secret locations just before the War started.
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M777s: According to Oryx: the US has delivered or will deliver 108 M-777s, 90 towed by FMTV armoured trucks, Canada 4 M777s and M982 Excalibur GPS-guided shells, Australia 6 M777s for a total of 118 M777s.
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/04/answering-call-heavy-weaponry-supplied.html )
Norway will deliver 20 M109A3GN 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2022_global_security_army_industry/norway_to_provide_ukraine_with_m109a3gn_155mm_tracked_self-propelled_howitzers.html
Czech DANA 152mm 8x8 self-propelled howitzer used by Ukrainian army
https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/analysis_discover_czech_dana_152mm_8x8_self-propelled_howitzer_used_by_ukrainian_army.html
Caesar 155mm Artillery System
The (French) Caesar artillery system is in Ukraine.
https://www.army-technology.com/projects/caesar/
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••Unit explanation
••2 digit numbers with no letters is a Brigade: ~4000 troop; ~2000 are shooters; T=Tank; TD=Tank Division; TB= Tank Brigade; B=Brigade; D=Division: ~10,000 troops; m=Mechanized; A= Airborne; AD=Airborne Division: ~8,500 troops; AB=Airborne Brigade: ~3000; NB=Naval Infantry Brigade: ~3000 troops; sfB=Special Forces Brigade, 1000-1,700 troops; Rgt=Regiment; MC=Military Camp, occupational forces; 7MC and 4MC are Brigade level, 201MC is Divisional level.
••Russian unit basic blocks are Army, Division, Regiment, Brigade, Battalion, Company; transition to current unit names began in 2012, but has not been completed for all units. Now have hybrid units with some being Divisions, some being Brigades.
••UA unit basic blocks are Brigade - does not have Divisions so are smaller units. Militia Brigades ~3000, are light infantry with no heavy weapons; any number above 100 is militia (128th being an exception)
••Will be making an in-depth video later on
••700,000 recruits - does not have enough weapons to arm them. UA has about 200,000 troops before war. Now has about 130,000, but has 30,000 new recruits. (These numbers are in dispute, so don’t take them as anywhere near accurate.)
••Orcs started with 200,000. 165,000 now on battlefield. (These numbers are in dispute, so don’t take them as anywhere near accurate.)
••UA power grid: Quite a bit of power generation is in the east, Orc capture will further reduce Ukraine power supply, and eventually put Ukraine power supply under extreme stress, further contributing to economic collapse.
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Summary: Stable situation overall with extremely difficult position for Ukrainian side near Popasna
Key areas:
- Izyum bridgehead - no changes.
- Lyman bridgehead - was split into two halves (Lyman+Svyatohirsk), strong Russian attack on Lyman, eastern portion of town captured
- Popasna area: no changes
- Svitlodarsk area: Russian attack from flank and rear forced withdrawal from Svitlodarsk salient
- Donetsk West: no changes, large attack is expected either 5/21 or next few days
1. Kharkiv: no changes, Ternova is contested by both sides, Rubizhne is in UA hands.
••Northern shelling continues an intense level with no one concentrated spot.
••low level fighting - company level. Orc troops are Donets and Luhansk troops with Ukrainian mercenaries. Russian artillery helps these low level troops hold the UA at bay.
2. Izyum bridgehead. It is extremely dangerous penetration by Russian troops that potentially could lead to large pocket for Ukrainian troops west of Donetsk. No changes today.
3. Lyman bridgehead. split into two halves - Svyatohirsk and Lyman. Strong Russian attack on Lyman from north-east and east resulting in the eastern portion of town being captured by the Russian troops.
••Orcs launched bit attack on Lymans today, pushing UA back, capturing most of the northern and eastern part of the town, Fighting is going on now alone the railroad, its raised, crushed stone embankment makes good strong cover for retreating UA troops. Foxholes into the embankment make it impossible to hit troops with artillery fire from the other side. Can be hit with mortars, but need to be close to front; Orc artillery fire is reduced in power and effectiveness.
4. Rubizhne: captured by Russian troops
Severodonetsk Salient:
5. Severodonetsk - no changes, main bridge, connecting UA troops with the rest of UA, was destroyed yesterday by RU artillery.
6. Popasna area. Russian forces - Wagner Group, 57 brigade, 40 Nav Inf Br, unknown airborne unit. Situation has deteriorated for Ukrainian side significantly and is on the edge. No changes.
••No attacks by Orcs means no new troops. Not yet at a least. Stable for now.
7. Svtilodarsk area: Russian attack (Wagner Group) from the north resulted in the threat of encirclement of Ukrainian troops on Svitlodarsk salient which resulted of withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from there.
**This section has been quiet until now.
**All Orc forces under the command of a Wagner Group (Mercenaries) commander who is making non-Soviet-style military decisions, but common sense military decisions. This is why they have made so much progress, compared to other parts of the front line where decisions are make according to Soviet doctrine. (Soviet Military doctrine and Russian Military doctrine are the same thing.)
**By continuing flank attacks on UA troops they are forcing other UA units to pull back without fighting. Svtilodarsk has a huge power generation plant and is close to being captured.
**UA Maj. 30th Brigade is fresh so they may be able to withstand Orc attacks.
8. West of Donetsk: Avidyivka and Maryinka. Never ending attempts of the Russian side to break-through there. No changes today. Large Russian attack is imminent in the Avdiyivka area.
**Large Orc Mechanized unit in area, may head to Popasna
9. Vugledar is in Ukrainian hands. No changes today.
10. Velyka Novosilka - Gulyapole stretch of frontline. Ukrainian strongholds are towns of Gulyaypole and village of Velyka Novosilka. Russian 19D is operating there. Russian troops are consolidating their gains. Also, 42D has been spotted in the area. The most northern group of Russian troops has been stopped before village of Vilne Pole. Ukranian side brought its 128 brigade and regiment Azov Kyiv to stop Russian advance there.
••UA 55th Artillery Brigade is operating the Caesar 155mm Artillery System somewhere in the area (see link above).
••No contagious front - defense centered around towns - super flat terraine with trees lines separating fields
11. Kherson bridgehead: no changes.
••UA and Orcs digging trenches making it more difficult to attack. Time on Orc side.
Russian Scum!
Kill ‘Em All!
Love these updates! Patiently waiting for 700.
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“Looks like these M777 howitzers have the box that houses the digital fire control system (unlike earlier models delivered to Ukraine), indicating that could possibly use Excalibur precision-guided munitions. Though the DFCS could have been removed. “
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1529190946495250434
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