Posted on 01/29/2023 8:01:50 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.
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“The railway station area got hit. Reportedly Russian personnel and military equipment was targeted while being offloaded in the area.”
“In occupied Ilovais’k locals reported that a Russian base was visited by AFU rockets.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1619633169644556288
Ukraine: military situation update with maps, Jan 28, 2023
(’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(Numbered printed material below - Some of the items below may be out of date, and not updated yet)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: .... ) or { } or [ ].
-—> Current to date and past MAPS: <——
https://militaryland.net/
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Extras:
-—> Ukraine Situation Report: Heavy Fighting As Battle For Vuhledar Rages <——
Ukrainian forces inflicted heavy losses on Russian attackers in the latest clash for the frontline town in southern Donetsk Oblast.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-heavy-fighting-as-battle-for-vuhledar-rages
Excerpts:
The most recent Russian attacks reportedly resulted in ground seized but they couldn’t hold it in the face of continued Ukrainian fire. In its intelligence update on Friday, the British Ministry of Defense considered these and attacks to the west in Zaporizhzhia Oblast’s Orikiv were only probing attacks, with no substantive Russian gains as a result despite the noise from Russian supporters.
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Saturday’s intelligence update from the British Ministry of Defense reports the devastating New Year’s Day strike on a Russian barracks in Makiivka likely had more than 300 casualties, vastly more than the 89 claimed by Russia after the attack.
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Russia has apparently wasted no time briefing its soldiers on the Leopard 2 tanks coming to Ukrainian units later this year. A clip shows Russian soldiers looking at a manual on destroying the Leopard 2, showing the tank’s design and a 3D cutaway.
The truth is, Russian forces and their Soviet predecessors have planned to fight the Leopard 2 since its first variants entered West German Bundeswehr service in 1979, so this video is possibly more information warfare than any substantive change. Then again, the level of training of Russia troops is suspect, so this could be a refresher or even new information to some.
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Ukrainian M142 HIMARS launchers remain heavily involved in the fight, with a clip showing a roadside rocket launch. The vehicle doesn’t stick around to wait for counter-battery fire, with its launcher already coming down before the smoke and dust have cleared.
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-—> Iran Claims It Has Come Under Drone Attack Following Explosions <——
The Iranian Ministry of Defense claims drones struck a facility in Isfahan as reports of blasts in other cities cause alarm.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/iran-claims-it-has-come-under-drone-attack-following-explosions
Excerpts:
This is a rapidly developing story and details are bound to change, but as it sits now, explosions rocked an Iranian Ministry of Defense ammunition plant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan amid reports of blasts in three other cities.
At this time, The War Zone is unable to confirm Iranian claims. There are further unconfirmed reports of air activity out of Tehran’s Mehrabad Air Base, which houses Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force aircraft, after a reported unknown aircraft was spotted flying over the Iranian capital.
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••Day 339.
Today there is some bad news from the east.
After capturing a key village to the south of Bakhmut, the Russians were able to expand control over the region and advance in the area on a hill that would allow them to completely cut off Ukrainian supplies.
Luckily, the Ukrainians were prepared for this development and are ready to restructure their defense at any moment.
Here, the Russians made several advances. The first axis of the attack became the northeastern suburbs.
The main Ukrainian fortification in this region is the meat-processing plant. The plant is surrounded by a layer of small houses, which prevents the Russians from attacking it directly.
Expansion to the west is not viable here because that would require the Russians to cross the river in the middle of a field and then storm Ukrainian positions in the industrial zone across the railways.
That is why the main goal of the Russians here is to move south and help the Russians who have been struggling to cross the pond in the eastern outskirts for the last 6 months.
So far, the fights are still taking on the outer streets, so there is a long way to go toward the meat processing plant.
The second axis of advance became the southern suburbs. As you remember, the Russians recently established control over the last block of the village of Opytne. Opytne is separate only from the administrative point of view, so de facto, the fights to the south of Bakhmut continue, and no big changes or breakthroughs happened here.
The most important developments happened to the southwest of Bakhmut. While the capture of Opytne did not give the Russians any tactical advantage, the capture of Klischiivka opened access to a lot of possibilities.
The Russians immediately moved in two directions: Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar. As of now, the Russians have already cleared the forest, and today the first clashes took place in the rural zone north of the forest.
There are a lot of small houses here, which means that there is a possibility of maintaining a permanent presence in this region, and if the Russians achieve it, they will establish physical control over the road that connects Ivanivske and Bakhmut.
But this is not the worst thing. As you remember, the Ukrainians were not using this road anyways because it was too close to the front line, and there are other safer roads.
The worst result of establishing control over this rural area is that the Russians will have all other Ukrainian roads in the back in direct vision.
If we look at the topographic map, we can see that this rural area is located on a hill, while the last Ukrainian supply road is in the lowlands and is only 3 km away from it.
The good news is that taking control over this region is not easy as there are a lot of powerful Ukrainian positions around, which makes it very easy to push the Russians back.
The Russians would need to penetrate all Ukrainian positions south of Bakhmut by around 1 km and simultaneously storm Ivanivske in order to secure this position.
The Ukrainians understand the importance of this position, and so far, they did not allow the Russians to even enter it.
And even if the Russians start to really push here, there is still a number of adjustments that the Ukrainians could make.
The first thing the Ukrainians will likely do in case of an increased threat is adjusting their defense. In my estimation, the first step would be to leave the eastern part of Bakhmut.
By doing this, the Ukrainians would achieve three things. Firstly, the Ukrainians would shorten the front line from 12 km to 9 km, meaning that the demand for troops and supplies may drop by 25%.
Secondly, this move would allow quickly reacting in the case of urgent withdrawal, as all the forces will be on the same bank of the river.
Thirdly, the Ukrainians will move from the least fortified positions on the outskirts to the most fortified positions, such as high-rise buildings, industrial zones, and railway stations.
Overall, even though the Russians achieved little to no progress by trying to take Bakhmut in front, the Russians did manage to establish control over less fortified positions around Bakhmut, which threatens to cut off Ukrainian supplies.
Such developments are not surprising, as the area to the south of Bakhmut is too vast, allowing the Russians to attack sparsely located villages one by one, and however well-fortified they may have been, constant artillery fire and airstrikes slowly make sure that there is nothing left to defend.
As the Institute for the Study of War concludes, the Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut is still a strategically sound effort because if the Ukrainians abandoned such towns-fortresses prematurely, it would force them to construct hasty defensive positions in less favorable terrain.
But by deciding to hold the ground, the Ukrainians ensured that the Russians have been funneling their manpower and equipment into the area since May 2022 with no operational, let alone strategic, success.
Conventional Russian forces are likely replacing exhausted Wagner Group forces to maintain the offensive in Bakhmut
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So a partially effective fighting force with plenty of shock troops (which are now mostly dead) has been replaced by a less effective fighting force. Brilliant!
Pray for the broken equipment
New Czech President-Elect, General Petr Pavel, carrying a keg of beer while hiking in the mountains.
For those outside the NATO propaganda bubble there is general agreement that
1. Russia is winning both in the Ukraine battlefield and the wider theater.
2. Time is on Russia’s side.
First the Ukraine battlefield. The first aim in war is to destroy the enemy’s power and that Russia is doing, especially in the Bakhmut slaughterhouse. Kiev is determined to stand and fight here and the Russians are quite happy to let them do so – “artillery conquers and infantry occupies” – and that is what we see here. Slowly slowly the Russian forces advance over mountains of Ukrainian bodies. In the last week or so Russian forces have begun to advance on other fronts too. This grinding away can continue until Ukraine collapses because it is easier for the Russians to let the enemy come to them than go after them. Meanwhile Russian missiles destroy the infrastructure Kiev needs to continue the war. Time and developments favor Russia and there is no incentive to make “big arrow” movements.
On the bigger war the sanctions that were supposed to have crushed Russia have boomeranged and we have headlines like “Inflation in Europe is falling but food prices are rising” and hypothermia deaths in England. Inflation is falling because demand is falling and demand is falling because businesses are stopping because of the price of fuel. Germany’s PMI is declining. No one (except the bubble dwellers in NATO) should be surprised – you sanctioned the biggest energy exporter, biggest grain exporter and a big exporter of potash, did you expect prices to go down? Everything needs energy and everybody needs food. NATO unity wobbles with Turkey, Sweden and Finland. Hungary officially notices the sufferings of Hungarians in Ukraine. Partitioning Ukraine was contemplated. Macron suspects the US is intentionally weakening its European allies. Did Washington just sucker Berlin into going first – when exactly will the Abrams get there? NATO is now breaking into its active stocks (Estonia joins Denmark in sending all its artillery). (And, not that anybody is asking, who blew up Nord Stream?) Riots and protests all over Europe. What’s happening in Kiev? The longer this goes on the weaker Russia’s enemies become. So in the big war, time and developments favor Russia and there is no incentive to make “big arrow” movements.
Therefore Russia should keep doing what it’s doing and hold the big force in reserve – no reason to change anything – it’s attritting its enemies.
Oh, Zuzana, don’t you cry for me
cos’ I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee.
Kazan is the name of a city in RuZZia.
Is that where you live?
Ukrainian tank crews have arrived in the UK to begin training for their continued fight against Russia.
The UK will provide Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine alongside global partner nations - demonstrating the strength of support for Ukraine, internationally.
Bakhmut is a killing field.
A couple of days ago, didn't the U.S. suggest that UKF fall back from (abandon) Bakhmut? Apparently, UKF know a good strategy when they see one.
Observation...not many videos out of Soledar.
My guess is Soledar is also a killing field. UKF retreated out of the hamlet to fortified positions just outside. They maintain constant drone surveillance and hit the mobiks with artillery as they gather.
UKR is not posting videos of the slaughter in Soledar as they don't want the military commanders in Moscow to know what is going on.
20 comments from Speedy to you before your reply, trouble in paradise?
RuZZian Boy!
RuZZia, RuZZZia, RuZZZZia!!!!!
Now that your two heroes have met will there be a new little Zelensky in the world?
Jerusalem Post:
“Drone attack on Iranian weapons factory was phenomenal success - sources”
“Despite Iranian claims, the drone attack on Iran at Isfahan was a tremendous success, according to a mix of Western intelligence sources and foreign sources, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
There were four explosions at the site, which can even be witnessed on social media, against a facility developing advanced weapons, and the damage goes far beyond the “minor roof damage” that the Islamic Republic is claiming and which it has falsely claimed before also in other incidents in recent years.
Israel is playing the incident mum, but most Western intelligence and Iranian sources have credited the Mossad with similarly successful attacks against Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility in July 2020, a different Natanz nuclear facility in April 2021, another nuclear facility at Karaj in June 2021 and with destroying around 120 or more Iranian drones in February 2022.”
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-729959
RuZZian Boy!
Do you think McCaine and Graham spin-roasted the little till Zelensky?
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