Posted on 12/30/2022 9:56:32 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. 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at oryxspioenkop.com ...
RuZZian Artillery losses Running Total: 451
December 2022 – 17
November 2022 – 55
October 2022 – 64
September 2022 - 73
August 2022 – 21
July 2022 – 21
June 2022 – 18
May 2022 – 20
April 2022 – 52
Feb 24 - March 2022 – 110
“US Weighs Sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Bolster Ukraine”
“The US government is considering sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine as part of a further package of military support, according to people familiar with the matter.
A final decision hasn’t yet been made, one of the people said. When the vehicles would be operational is also unclear, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue.”
““Bradleys would provide a major increase in ground combat capability because it is, in effect, a light tank,” said Mark Cancian, a former White House defense budget analyst who’s now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Unlike the previously provided M113s, the Bradley is heavily armed with a powerful 25mm gun and TOW anti-tank missiles. The United States has many Bradleys, though some are older and need upgrades, so inventories are not a problem.””
“During Operation Desert Storm, 2,200 Bradleys took part in battlefield operations. A mere 3 were disabled, a testament to how well they perform in hostile conditions. What’s more, during the conflict Bradleys disabled more enemy armored vehicles than did Abrams battle tanks. For Operation Iraqi Freedom, about 150 Bradleys were lost from all causes.”
“A total of 6785 M2/M3 Bradleys were produced, including 400 for Saudi Arabia.”
“Roughly 4,500 M2 & M3 variants, plus about 2,000 in storage”
“The Bradley is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle that has been designed to transport infantry or scouts with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles. It has a crew of 3 including the commander, driver and gunner, and can carry 7 infantrymen. The vehicle also has incredible firepower, in fact, it is armed with one M242 25 mm Automatic Cannon, one 7.62 Coaxial Machine Gun, and a dual-tube Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wireless-Guided (TOW) Anti-Tank Guided Missile Launcher.
The 25mm cannon of the Bradley IFV can be used to destroy light tactical and armored vehicles while the anti-tank guided missile is designed to engage heavily armored vehicles such as main battle tanks. The latest development of the TOW missile allows penetration of tanks protected with explosive reactive armor (ERA), such as the Russian tanks. The missile is fitted with a tandem warhead and has a maximum firing range of 4.5 km. A small disrupter charge detonates the reactive armor and allows the main-shaped charge to penetrate the main armor.
With the experience acquired in the fights in Iraq and Afghanistan, the latest variants of the Bradley are now fitted with new armor packages offering a high level of protection against the firing of small arms, guided missiles, and rocket-propelled grenades. The armor also offers protection against blasts of mines or IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices).
“
“Two destroyed BRDMs of unknown affiliation and attacks on Russian infantry. Probably Bakhmut area.”
https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status/1608508884724973574
“Monument of Catherine II and Alexander Suvorov dismantled in Ukraine’s Odesa. Russian symbols erased.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/zxz0dh/monument_of_catherine_ii_and_alexander_suvorov/
“Two Russian T-64BV tanks were destroyed by the Ukrainian 59th Motorized Brigade North of Lozove, #Donetsk Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1608544132288372741
How many Pzh200, M270, Caesars and HIMARs have been destroyed? 0, just 1 Caesar and 1 Pzh200 damaged.
https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1608431185847541760
Another one of those mysterious fires
“A big fire broke out near the Rostov-Holovny railway station, the media reports”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1608614413548027905
“A week before Putin killed Litvinenko with Polonium-210, in 2006, he said: “Now, while the world is chasing bin Laden, a more dangerous bloodbath is happening within the walls of the Kremlin. If not stopped, Putin will start a war in which millions of people will die.””
https://twitter.com/officejjsmart/status/1608130256577101824
“RIP - Medic Vlada Chernykh, killed evacuating wounded soldiers while under Russian shelling. Former Ph.D student, gives interview telling of her need to be there for Ukraine & her comrades”
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/zye5eh/rip_medic_vlada_chernykh_killed_evacuating/
“The Russian Fighterbomber channel continues to say that Russian air defenses are the most dangerous enemy of Russian aviation. We’ll probably have to wait to get a better picture of the extent of Russian aviation-PVO friendly fire incidents.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1608688469504823301
“The Rybar channel goes even farther. They claim “almost all” Russian Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM aircraft lost since the spring and some Ka-52 helicopters were a result of friendly fire from Russian air defenses.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1608792453246775298
“Satellite photos from @planetof the Russian 929th State Flight Test Center (GLITs) in Akhtubinsk show improvised walls between aircraft that were set up after Ukraine’s UAV attack on the Engels and Dyagilevo airbases on December 5.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1608775024663752706
“Ukrenergo: Power deficit returns to pre-Dec. 29 attack levels. As of 11 a.m. on Dec. 30, the power shortage has returned to the same level as before Russia’s 10th mass attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Dec. 29, reported Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukrenergo.”
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1608779580403511305
““It was we who F up the tank this morning, F it. We were in a bad mood,” the katsap says with sad slurps “The tank turned out to be ours ...” , - cheerfully explains the reasons for the sadness of the katsap his friend Rubric “Incredible adventures of Russians in Ukraine””
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1608860698293194752
“In Donetsk, the deputy head of the control and investigation department of the military investigation department of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Rybakov was killed. Allegedly as a result of Ukrainian strike”
Ukraine: military situation update with maps, Dec 29, 2022
(’Orc’ is associated with the various hoards of 13th century Mongol invaders, as well as LOTR evil villains)
War in Ukraine Explained/Reporting from Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU
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)
••Denotes Transcribed Dialogue. The entirety of the analysis is from a Ukrainian guy named Reporting from Ukraine’s daily video - I only transcribe it. Extras are just that - from other sites, or my comments marked (Edit: .... )
-—> Current to date and past MAPS: <——
https://militaryland.net/
———————————————————————————————————————
Extras:
-—> Ukraine Situation Report: No Damage Seen At Russian Bomber Base After Drone Attacks <——
Russia on Thursday claimed a third drone attack this month on or near the Engels Air Base, 300 miles from the border with Ukraine.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-no-damage-seen-at-russian-bomber-base-after-drone-attacks
—
-—> Pentagon Releases Video Of Chinese J-11 Fighter Making ‘Unsafe Intercept’ On U.S. Jet <——
The U.S. claims that the incident, which occurred on December 21, saw a J-11 come dangerously close to an RC-135 surveillance plane.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/pentagon-releases-video-of-chinese-j-11-fighter-making-unsafe-intercept-on-u-s-jet
———————————————————————————————————————
••Day 309.
Today the Russians tried to conduct the last massive missile strike on Ukraine before the New Year. The goal of this strike was to take out the Ukrainian energy system and force the Ukrainians to spend the New Year in the dark with no electricity. However, the strike did not go as planned.
It seems like the Russians failed to prepare their air defense system, so once they launched their missiles, their own air defense started shooting them down. As a result, the Russians shot down at least four of their own missiles and even a fighter jet. The jet exploded and also killed the Russian pilot.
In fear that their defense may start shooting down commercial planes passing by, the Russians closed the sky within the 200 km radius of the place where the accident happened. And this is where it gets really interesting.
The place where the Russians shot down their fighter aircraft is the notorious Engels strategic airfield. As you remember, Russian sources reported that the Ukrainians struck this airfield with drones on 5th and 26th December.
And if the first strike targeted and successfully damaged several Russian bombers, then the second strike allegedly damaged five Russian bombers and destroyed the control post, killing 17 servicemen and wounding 26. Many of them are allegedly the pilots who were supposed to participate in today’s missile strike.
Understandably, the Russian Ministry of Defense received devastating criticism, and everyone started asking why they could not protect a strategic airfield with carriers of nuclear weapons located 600 km deep inside Russia.
In order to avoid the third embarrassment, the Russians decided that the best protection would be to just empty the airfield and don’t give the Ukrainians a cause to attack it.
Yesterday, Ukrainian Intelligence confirmed that the Russians had relocated all the bombers that were left after the strike to the base located 7,000 kilometers away from Ukraine.
They have also pulled in more air defense systems in the region to make sure that no Ukrainian drone can get through and hit this base for the third time.
However, such a heightened level of alertness seems to have caused trouble as well. It seems like the Russians failed to timely identify that a passing-by fighter jet was friendly, so they shot it down.
This clearly shows that the mere fact that the Ukrainians might reach Russian deep rear positions is playing a huge role. Previously, the Russians wouldn’t even bother, assuming that the only aircraft that could fly so deep inside Russia could only be Russian. But now they need to make sure that the object is friendly.
A somewhat similar situation happened in Crimea. As you remember, over the last week, the Ukrainians have conducted a number of massive drone strikes, and these drones often got quite deep into the Russian-controlled territory.
So, today, when the Russians launched their missiles from the Black Sea, some Russian air defense systems started shooting them down.
Today, it was reported that there was a series of explosions near Dzankoi. Locals say that they heard three or four explosions around the time the Caliber rockets were heading in the direction of Ukraine.
Regional officials confirmed that the explosions were caused by the air defense, but did not specify the targets.
Finally, in the Brest region of Belarus, a rocket fell around 25 km from the Ukrainian border. Judging by the photo, it looks like it was a rocket from an air defense S-300.
Belarusian sources immediately claimed that it was a Ukrainian rocket, although they did not assert whether it was an accident or a deliberate attack.
Other sources suggest that it might have been an unsuccessful launch by the Belorussian air defense, similar to what we saw in Dzhankoi and Saratov.
This is entirely possible because all these incidents involve S-300 systems, and as the air defense system is centralized, the same errors can cause similar accidents anywhere. Ukraine immediately responded to the accusations and showed a willingness to jointly conduct an investigation.
Overall, the Russians showed the worst performance with this missile strike. Several weeks prior, Ukrainian Intelligence estimated that the Russians planned to launch around 120 missiles. However, it looks like their plans went sideways.
First of all, Ukrainian preventative actions rendered one of the most valuable airfields in Russia inoperable.
Secondly, the Ukrainians have also conducted a lot of drone strikes in Crimea, putting the local air defense on high alert.
So thirdly, when the Russians launched their rockets, it caused paranoid air defense operators to make premature decisions, which led to shooting down their own missiles and jets.
As a result, only 69 rockets entered the Ukrainian sky. 54 of them were shot down, implying a 78% success rate. Even though, in general, the repercussions were mild, some rockets still hit Ukrainian ground.
Some of them landed in residential areas. So, basically, a massive missile strike is what the Russians prepared as a New Year present to Ukraine.
By 29 December, Ukrainian forces had eliminated at least 1 602 Russian junior and senior officers. Minimum confirmed losses. Confirmations are made via publicly available data from Russia, such as funeral notices, obituaries or news sites.
RuZZian stock market. Down 43% for the year. Something happened in late Feb?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.