Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

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[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. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers 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 the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it is 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.

[Vlad0]

Russia losing tanks, Ukraine losing territory. And soldiers, lots of soldiers.

This map is from a very recent BBC Article: Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion after six months

The Institute for the Study of War is an American think-tank, run by Kimberly Kagan (wife of notorious NeoCon Robert Kagan). They cannot credibly be accused of being pro Russian.

So, that's what's happening Speedy. Despite your best efforts to prop up the story of the Ukraine's awesome prowess in killing tanks, they are losing the war, and losing their country.

It could be good or bad depending on your viewpoints, but the fact that this is what is happening isn't really in debate at this point.

Carry on!

[Vlad0]

Meanwhile, many countries in Europe are walking dead, with no way to heat their homes this winter, skyrocketing gasoline prices, and looming economic destruction.

The pushback against their own governments for inflicting this on them is beginning.

Tens of thousands protest against Czech government

[SpeedyInTexas]

In last 3 months of fighting, RuZZia has gained little territory.

Something like 0.08% of Ukraine.

Alot of RuZZians died in those 3 months for little gain.

[SpeedyInTexas]

The protest was mainly for energy subsidies.

[BeauBo]

“with no way to heat their homes this winter”

European gas storage has already met the 80% minimum for Winter. They have signed new long term contracts with other suppliers (USA is a big winner), and paid for new infrastructure to replace Russian supply.

European public opinion in support of the Ukraine has grown, and opinion of Russia has plunged even further, as the energy weapon has turned Europeans against Russia.

Russia will not be trusted as a supplier after this.

Putin has driven off the customers, that it took decades to build up.

He is a master strategist.

[BeauBo]

You posted that Crimea is part of the Ukraine, under Russian military control.

Does your boss approve of that territorial concession already?

[USA-FRANCE]

This is such stupid and unnecessary war.
The men of Kremlin thought it would be a 3 day invasion, just taking Kiev... now there is a 6 months old war going on. Killing scores of Russians and Ukrainians. What a waste of human life.
Since Putin didn’t even dare declaring war... (let that sink in for a minute!), I consider it therefore a terrorist attack.
Europe now understand why Trump pushed so hard for NATO members to pay their dues. He was helping Europe to defend itself against the new Soviet-Union 2.0.

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Trump pushed so hard for NATO members to pay their dues”

And pushed Merkel to cancel NS2 and build LNG import terminals which Merkel canceled after Biden was sworn in.

[USA-FRANCE]

Exactly,
Trump so it all coming and he tried to awaken sleeping Europe for its own good. He was right all along, a visionary man.

[SpeedyInTexas]

Continuing to check on EU nat gas storage levels.

I’ve seen no slow down in EU nat gas storage build.

Continues even with NS1 shutdown.

Germany up to 85% full.

[BeauBo]

Seems like they are injecting about a half of one percent of capacity each day into storage. 95% in 3 weeks at that rate.

It seems that Europe’s “all of the above” strategy to address the threat of a Russian gas cutoff has succeeded.

Putin has screwed Russia hard.

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Putin has screwed Russia hard.”

Very true. The RuZZian trolls are blind or ignorant to the results.

EU could have a hard winter. Could be some rationing. I don’t know. But my guess is with storage, plus piped gas from non-RuZZian players, plus LNG, EU will be fine or maybe light rationing.

Big picture though, winter will come and go and RuZZia will be replaced as an energy provider to EU.

RuZZia can find alternative buyers for oil. But nat gas is much harder. Building LNG export terminals or new pipelines eastward will be expensive and take years. RuZZia may not even have the ability to build LNG export terminals without expertise from the West.

[SpeedyInTexas]

Biden’s not helping.

“Federal Oil Leases Slow to a Trickle Under Biden
The Biden administration has leased fewer acres for drilling offshore and on federal land than any other administration in its early stages since World War II, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.”

His dislike of fossil fuels means higher energy prices and more voter anger. At some threshold, Dems will pay mightily at the ballot box for their energy policies.

[SpeedyInTexas]

I say we are at Peak China (population yes, but more importantly influence and relative power). China’s population could get cut in half over the next 80 years.

“According to joint research by her team at the university’s Centre of Policy Studies and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, an official think tank, China’s population will start dropping this year. The decline is expected to accelerate in the years ahead, with the country’s population falling to 587 million by 2100, less than half of the about 1.4 billion today.

The team’s projections were based on data including on fertility, mortality and population distribution by age and gender.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-economic-slump-bodes-ill-for-birth-numbers-11662289200

[BeauBo]

“RuZZia may not even have the ability to build LNG export terminals without expertise from the West.”

They were going to double their Artic LNG terminal at Yamal by 2030, but the partners walked away over this war. The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline to China was planned for 2030 as well, and it is also now up in the air.

[BeauBo]

“Biden’s not helping.”

Its not just leases, there are a hundred impediments, disincentives and uncertainties that this Administration is throwing in the way of production increases.

[BeauBo]

“my guess is with storage, plus piped gas from non-RuZZian players, plus LNG, EU will be fine or maybe light rationing.”

The markets reacted to the cutoff of Nordstream, as if that is their professional opinion as well.

Putin pushed that energy weapon to its maximum setting on Germany, and spot market prices dropped that day.

A strong sign that Europe is over the hump in transitioning off of Russian natural gas supply.

[SpeedyInTexas]

These Bayraktar videos were on my list of items to post tomorrow. But I just love Bayraktar videos, so lets post today and tomorrow!

“Notably the TB-2 kinetic strikes were previously almost exclusively on logistics or IADS targets. That Ukraine is moving to tactical targets speaks good things about a) the poor state of Ru air defense picture in Kherson and b) Ukrainian supply of munitions for TB-2s.”

Constantly on the prowl, the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 UCAV continues to destroy targets in the South - a Russian BMD-2 airborne infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed during the ongoing offensive in #Kherson Oblast by a high-precision munition.”

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1566548024301592577

“We can reveal yet more Russian targets hit by Ukrainian Bayraktar TB-2 drones in recent days in #Kherson Oblast; what appears to be two 9A331 TLAR from the 9K331 Tor-M1 SAM system, as well as an unknown transport vehicle attempting to hide under foliage.”

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1566557906593615873

[SpeedyInTexas]

If we see Bayraktar’s targeting infantry, then we know a rout is on.

Waiting for those videos.

[SpeedyInTexas]

"Not the usual flag you see flying from the back of a truck in Alabama"