Posted on 07/11/2022 4:55:31 AM PDT by tlozo
The artillery duel in Ukraine’s east shows no signs of slowing as troops gobble through thousands of 155mm rounds every single day.
A senior defense official told reporters in a background briefing on Friday that Ukrainian forces are firing some 3,000 155mm shells per day at Russian forces.
The revelation came amid questioning on the latest tranche of weapons and ammunition being sent to Ukraine, including, for the first time 1,000 guided 155mm 'smart' shells.
The official said despite the high usage rate, Ukrainian forces still have “substantial stores” of 155mm rounds and are far from running out with more rounds on the way. The U.S. and NATO allies have donated hundreds of thousands of 155mm rounds to Ukraine.
“We’ve supplied it, other countries have supplied that,” the official said. “... We know what their use rate is, we know what their store rate is, and we're monitoring that as we continue to supply them capabilities.”
Thank goodness. Now we’ve got the Russians on the run and are turning this thing around. Someone please airlift the Russians compasses and tell them they are retreating in the wrong direction. They need to go East.
To no avail given the Russian have a reported 10-1 artillery advantage, but yeah, not stopping the Russians from striking Ukrainian positions.
Moscow will fall any minute, I am sure.
I think there may be a need for a re-order. It’s not just how many you use, it’s also how many the enemy destroys before you get to use them.
💥 High-precision long-range sea-based missiles “Caliber” in the area of the village of Radushnoye, Dnepropetrovsk region , destroyed ammunition depots for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, M777 howitzers, and self-propelled guns 2S7 “Pion” supplied by the United States to Ukraine.
💥 A ground-based high-precision weapon in the area of the settlement of Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People’s Republic destroyed the temporary deployment point of the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . As a result of the strike , more than three hundred nationalists were destroyed .
💥 As a result of pinpoint strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on the points of deployment of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries in the Osnovyansky and Sloboda districts of Kharkov , about 250 militants and up to 25 armored vehicles and vehicles were destroyed .
◽️ The enemy suffers significant losses in all directions.
◽️ A critical situation in the 25th separate airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating in the Seversk region. The losses of this formation during the hostilities amount to more than 70 percent of the personnel. The command of the brigade deliberately misleads the relatives of the dead servicemen, making them out as missing or deserted.
◽️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.
💥 The following were destroyed by high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces in a day : the command post of the 58th motorized infantry brigade in the area of the settlement of Artyomovsk of the Donetsk People’s Republic, manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 10 districts , including the nationalist formation “Aidar” in the Kharkov region, as well as a weapons depot , where more than two hundred tons of foreign-made anti-tank missile systems and missiles for them were stored.
💥 Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 27 command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions in 53 districts, as well as manpower and military equipment in 156 districts per day . Destroyed : three ammunition depots in the areas of the settlements of Komsomolskoye and Partizanskoye in the Nikolaev region, as well as the Osa AKM anti-aircraft missile system in the area of the settlement of Seversk.
◽️A Su-35S fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Bogatyr in the Donetsk People’s Republic .
◽️In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down 12 shells of the Uragan multiple launch rocket system in the areas of the settlements of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, Novodachnoye, Yubileynoe, Slavyanoserbsk of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Novaya Kakhovka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
📊 Since the beginning of the special military operation , the following have been destroyed : 243 aircraft, 137 helicopters, 1,506 unmanned aerial vehicles, 354 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,020 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 741 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 3,132 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 4149 units of special military vehicles.
#Ministry of Defense #Russia #Ukraine @mod_russia
Speaking of the enemy destroying before you get to use them...
https://t.me/s/Tatarinov_R/261 (Click on the link to see the pretty brand new vehicles complete with camouflage and Ukrainian flags...then the aftermath.) What a waste of money...
Ruslan Tatarinov-Whisper of the Front
WAS handed over in Dnepropetrovsk from the Balts 07/01/2022
Destroyed in Vladimirovka, near Soledar 07/10/2022
And all those shells are falling on Ukrainian soil.
Yup, killing Russian invaders.
Our Tax Dollars at work and at waste
How many rounds until the barrel needs to be replaced?
LOL, sure over 800 Russian tanks destroyed.
The Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade actually captured/destroyed two more Russian T-72B tanks during this engagement in #Donetsk Oblast.
https://www.imetatronink.com/2022/07/destroying-mother-of-all-proxy-armies.html
“This is why Ukraine now suffers hundreds of battle deaths every single day. And why, for months, the Russians have suffered very few casualties – at least a 1 to 10 ratio – and quite likely much lower.”
2000 -2500 rounds at Effective Full Charge. Accuracy is diminished if not replaced.
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) The Military Balance, the Russians have 2,800 tanks and 13,000 other armored vehicles (reconnaissance and infantry fighting vehicles) in units with another 10,000 tanks and 8,500 armored vehicles in storage.Apr 12, 2022
Since the beginning of the special military operation , the following UKRAINIAN weapons have been destroyed : 243 aircraft, 137 helicopters, 1,506 unmanned aerial vehicles, 354 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,020 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 741 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 3,132 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 4149 units of special military vehicles.
Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB Da. I remain a master strategist.
The Ukrainians had 243 aircraft?
thx
What are they shooting at?
This was the original number reported. However they have been getting aircraft, including broken up in parts to be reassembled for the last month or so (at least 20 from the Czech Republic.) They are also promised additional aircraft in September. Though they have very few still available.
225 aircraft
The Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrainian: Повітряні Сили України, romanized: Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is the air force of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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