Posted on 01/30/2023 7:06:16 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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“Israel Launched Drone Attack on Iranian Facility, Officials Say“
“A drone attack on an Iranian military facility that resulted in a large explosion in the center of the city of Isfahan on Saturday was the work of the Mossad, Israel’s premier intelligence agency, according to senior intelligence officials who were familiar with the dialogue between Israel and the United States about the incident.
The facility’s purpose was not clear, and neither was how much damage the strike caused. But Isfahan is a major center of missile production, research and development for Iran, including the assembly of many of its Shahab medium-range missiles, which can reach Israel and beyond.
Weeks ago, American officials publicly identified Iran as the primary supplier of drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, and they said they believed Russia was also trying to obtain Iranian missiles to use in the conflict. But U.S. officials said they believed this strike was prompted by Israel’s concerns about its own security, not the potential for missile exports to Russia.”
“The Basij (Iranian paramilitary militia, part of the IRGC) threatens that if it turns out that Ukraine is involved in the drone attacks on Iran, it will face dire consequences. It’s a response to a tweet from Mykhailo Podolyak who commented on the attacks with “ did warn you”.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1620060718661001219
“Compilation of the destruction and damageof Russian armor in the area of Kuzemivka, Novoselivske and Volodymyrivka, #Luhansk Oblast by Ukrainian drone-dropped anti-tank munitions - four Russian BMP IFVs, a BTR-80, 3 T-72B3, a T-80BVM and a T-90A tank were targetted.“
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1620050309275058176
POWs
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1619776940491309057
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1619767189946642432
Droned
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1619755955763412998
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1620048665812557827
“Katsap decided to shoot at the Ukrainian drone, but overestimated his strength and jumped back already on one leg“
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1619811970106163201
“North Korea is providing military support to the Russian war efforts in Ukraine with ‘rockets and missiles’, NATO’s secretary general says”
https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1620060751217197057
“’ Germany will deliver 105 Vector drones from Quantum Systems to Ukraine.”
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1619921824258854913
NATO gets stronger as RuZZia gets weaker.
“PM Morawiecki announced that Poland raises its spending on defence to 4% of GDP in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, reports AFP. “The war in makes us arm ourselves even faster. That is why this year we will make an unprecedented effort: 4% of GDP for the Polish army.””
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1620005359904755713
What could go wrong?
“‘Very Dangerous People’: Russia’s Convict Fighters Are Heading Home“
“Tens of thousands of inmates have joined a mercenary group fighting with the Kremlin’s decimated forces in Ukraine. Some of them are returning to civilian life with military training and, in many cases, battlefield traumas.”
“He was released from a Russian prison and thrown into battle in Ukraine with a promise of freedom, redemption and money. Now, Andrei Yastrebov, who was among tens of thousands of convict soldiers, is part of a return from the battlefield with potentially serious implications for Russian society.
Mr. Yastrebov, 22, who had been serving time for theft, returned home a changed man. “We all feel like he is in some sort of hypnosis, like he is a different person,” said a relative of his, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. “He is without any emotions.”
Thousands of convicts have been killed, many within days or even hours of arriving at the front, Russian rights advocates and Ukrainian officials say. Those who live and return home largely remain silent, wary of retribution if they speak out.“
One-third of Eastern Ukraine has been liberated
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How’s the weather in RuZZia?
Ukraine: military situation update with maps, Jan 29, 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 [ ].
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https://militaryland.net/
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••Day 340.
Today a lot of important changes happened in the Vuhledar area.
Here, the Russians have been tightly holding onto the settlement that allowed them to assault Vuhledar with ease, but the latest reports suggest that the Russian have finally lost control over it and are rapidly trying to adjust to the conditions by shifting their focus completely to another direction.
Last time, I told you that the Ukrainians slowly broke the momentum of the Russian advance by firing at Russian positions in the two hamlets from tanks, mortars, and artillery.
As a result, the Ukrainians successfully pushed the Russians from the southern positions and conducted a counterattack on the eastern positions, reestablishing control over half of the hamlet.
Positional fights immobilized the Russians even more, and as in this case, time works against the Russians, they tried to restore control over the eastern hamlet by any means.
The loss of this area would mean that the Russians would basically need to start their operation from scratch. The Ukrainians understand this too, which is why they have been reinforcing this group and increasing the intensity of their counterattacks.
Yesterday, the Ukrainians made a final heavy counterattack and pushed the Russians away from this hamlet. Interestingly, Russian sources started circulating footage of Ukrainian prisoners of war that they allegedly took the same day in the same region by initiating a breakthrough with their tanks.
However, a lot of sources indicate that this video was recorded when the Russians just entered it five days ago.
Russian sources also decreased their coverage of this region over the last two days and did not elaborate on any breakthrough and its favorable implications. Instead, the reports suggest that the fights are largely positional.
Importantly, one of the freshest reports noted that the only viable direction for the Russians is the southern, not eastern, which supports the conclusion that the Ukrainians here successfully pushed the Russians away.
And when it comes to the southern part of Vuhledar that the Russians are reportedly prioritizing, it is indeed less protected than the eastern part. Due to the structure of the town, Ukrainian defense in the southern and western parts of the town is inherently weaker.
Ukrainian sources suggest that the Russians switched to shelling this town. And because using regular artillery was not even nearly enough to support the on-the-ground operation, the Russians were also engaging thermobaric artillery and even aviation.
In fact, over the last five days, Russian losses in aircraft skyrocketed and reached 6 fighter jets and 7 helicopters. In comparison, before the Russians assaulted Vuhledar, it took the Ukrainians 4 weeks to shoot down the same number of helicopters and more than 6 weeks to shoot down the same number of fighter jets.
And even though the numbers are concerning the whole front, Russian losses in aviation only skyrocketed from the day the Russians started storming Vuhledar.
The Russians have also opened two more lines of attack. One from the farms towards the industrial area and another towards Prechystivka.
Such actions further emphasize that the Russians are shifting their focus to the southern and western parts of the town, supporting the evaluation that the Russians were pushed away from the eastern positions.
The attack on Prechystivka is also likely an attempt to stretch Ukrainian forces and make them allocate troops to regions other than Vuhledar.
Overall, a sudden attack on Vuhledar with the goal of swiftly establishing control over the town failed, and the Russians once again witched to positional fighting and heavy reliance on artillery and aviation.
A Ukrainian military officer and coordinator recently stated that the situation has stabilized and that Russian forces failed to outflank Ukrainian forces and take control of the surrounding roads.
Are you preparing for a Zelenskyy Spring Offensive, led by tanks with Iron Crosses?
More likely it was Russia, than Israel because Russia did not supply the cancer drugs Putin asked for:
#Russian president #Putin is not an ordinary person, and so is his “friendship” with the leadership of some countries. Recently, one could observe how Putin and his envoys “cajole” the #Iranian leadership.
https://twitter.com/generalsvr_en/status/1620009349073735680?cxt=HHwWgMDQhe_6tvssAAAA
Note: this Twitter thread was posted on FR with the wrong title deliberately & changed to make it look like Israel & Netanyahu were the culprits.
I’m not preparing for anything. I’m a civilian.
“Vuhledar: the Russian have finally lost control over it”
Every RuZZian attack is like attacking a hornet’s nest. Nothing comes easily. Casualties are high.
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