Posted on 02/07/2023 7:09:38 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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Ukraine: military situation update with maps, Feb 6, 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(Numbered printed material below - Some of the items below may be out of date, and not updated yet)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/
-—> The True State of Russian Army <——
posted 2 months ago, 21.13 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KiII_2qabk
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Extras:
-—> Ukraine Situation Report: Possible Tu-141 Strike Deep In Russia Shows Repurposed Warhead <——
Russia reported another attempted Tu-141 drone attack deep inside its borders, the latest in a series of such incidents.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-possible-tu-141-strike-deep-in-russia-shows-repurposed-warhead
Excerpt:
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“Mr. Prigozhin seems to be the most interested in taking Bakhmut,” Kirby said. “We think it’s because of selfish personal gain, not only to improve his elevated status within the Kremlin hierarchy, but also because there are gypsum mines there and he might have some economic gains to be made by taking that route and he’s not afraid to throw convict after convict into the fight.”
Speaking of Prigozhin and Bakhmut, the Wagner capo di tutti capi claimed that he flew over the city in an Su-24M Fencer strike jet and challenged Zelensky to an aerial duel.
A clip of that flight was released by Prigozhin’s press service, which said it was filmed aboard a Fencer operated by Wagner.
[and in accepting that challenge, Z arrived in an F-22 ... and the game was quickly over for Prigozhin’s MiG-29, with the next in command, D. Utkin, assuming command of the Wagner Group, named after his call sign.]
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-—> The Shooting Down Of China’s Spy Balloon In Moment-By-Moment Audio <——
Audio of the complex aerial ballet that downed the Chinese spy balloon at just the right time and place adds new detail to the operation.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-operation-to-down-chinas-spy-balloon-in-moment-by-moment-audio
Excerpt:
We are now getting a sense of what it was like for the pilots and ground controllers involved in executing that mission from a fascinating 24-minute-long copy of their audio communications beginning at about 2:02 PM local time on February 4th. It was recorded by Ken Harrell, a military aviation radio monitor from South Carolina who frequently listens to and records aviation radio chatter.
FRANK01 is the lead F-22 that took the kill shot. FRANK02 is its wingman.
HUNTRESS is the U.S. Air Force’s Eastern Air Defense Sector, or EADS, part of the U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which was controlling the operation from the ground in Rome, New York.
EAGLE01 is an F-15C and EAGLE02 is its wingman. The Eagles backed-up the F-22s and used their SNIPER targeting pods to record the shoot down and mark areas of debris for recovery.
TIGER09 is a Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
TOI is Target Of Interest, in this case the Chinese spy balloon.
Note: In uploading the audio to YouTube, approximately 20 seconds appear to have been cut from the beginning of the recording. While nothing substantial was lost, this means the time-stamped entries below occur around 20 seconds earlier in the YouTube runtime.
-—> Radio audio of Chinese spy balloon shoot down <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUwvJ_RU2D4
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-—> U-2 Spy Planes Snooped On Chinese Surveillance Balloon <——
U-2 Dragon Ladies had the ability to actually fly above the balloon and gather multiple types of intelligence about it from its perch.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u-2-spy-planes-snooped-on-chinese-surveillance-balloon
Excerpt:
The Dragon Lady is the only aircraft in U.S. military inventory, at least that we know, that can fly persistently at altitudes even higher than where the balloon was soaring, which was between roughly 60,000 and 70,000 feet throughout its trip across the United States and Canada ...
On top of that, each U-2S can be configured to collect multiple types of intelligence simultaneously ...
One common sensor loadout for the Dragon Lady consists of the Senior Glass signals intelligence suite, components of which are spread between bays in the fuselage and two underwing ‘Super Pods’ when it is installed, together with either the Senior Year Electro Optical Reconnaissance System-2 (SYERS-2) or Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System-2 (ASARS-2) in the nose.
SYERS-2 is a multi-spectral camera system that can produce high-resolution imagery of a target, even at night. ASARS-2 also produces images, but by using a radar operating in a synthetic aperture mode, giving it an all-weather capability ...
With any array of sensors like this, a U-2S could gather high-quality visuals of the balloon, as well as soak up any electronic emissions that it might have been pumping out. The Dragon Lady can further carry robust data links that allow for sharing the information it gathers with personnel on the ground in near-real-time.
The ability of the U-2 to get above the balloon is critical for a number of reasons. Just surveilling it from a top-down perspective using various sensors could provide additional intelligence as to its design and capabilities. Even what could have been hidden within its envelope would have been important to find out.
But most importantly, it would provide a way to intercept directional satellite communications from the balloon with greater reliability. This is a critical form of intelligence collection on such a long-range and sensor-laden device like this.
Finally, the U-2 possesses a highly capable electronic warfare suite. Flying in relatively close proximity to the balloon, and especially above it, it’s possible it may have been able to jam any communications being sent to satellites above ...
[On not shooting the ballon down earlier] “So there was a potential opportunity for us to collect Intel where we had gaps on prior balloons. And so I would defer to the intel community, but this gave us the opportunity to assess what they were actually doing, what kind of capabilities existed on the balloon, what kind of transmission capabilities existed,” Gen. VanHerck himself stressed at the press conference today. “And I think you’ll see in the future that that timeframe was well worth its value to collect.”
“I would point out, and I think it’s important to talk about, is day-to-day we do not have the authority to collect intelligence within the United States of America,” VanHerck added. “In this case, specific authorities were granted to collect intelligence against the balloon specifically and we utilized specific capabilities to do that.”
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••Day 348.
Today there is a lot of news from Bakhmut. Here, the Russians are desperately trying to put the Ukrainians in a pocket.
But because their progress has been so slow, the Ukrainians started using this time to adjust their defense, and the Russians conducted an aggressive assault in an attempt to encircle at least some troops.
However, they underestimated the level of protection of Ukrainian flanks and were destroyed.
In the northern part of Bakhmut, there are a lot of important changes. Last time I told you that the Russians started assaulting Paraskoviivka from the north and that any progress here would force the Ukrainians to step back from Krasna Hora to avoid operational encirclement.
I also told you that there are a lot of natural and artificial barriers in this region, such as a river and a railway embankment, that limit their room for maneuvering significantly.
That is why over the last four days, all Russian attacks here have been rebuffed, and the Russians were forced to shift their focus somewhere else.
Their new target became the northern part of Bakhmut, which is in front of Yahidne.
At first, attacking it was extremely dangerous because the Ukrainians were controlling the outer streets south of Pidhorodne, but as the Ukrainians inside Bakhmut started slowly withdrawing from the eastern bank and moving to the central part of the town, the Russians were able to assume their positions here and secure their flanks for an attack towards Yahidne.
After reevaluation of the situation, the Russians assaulted this area and started pushing towards the railway station.
The Ukrainians here established their main defense behind the railways because here they are basically attached to the biggest industrial area in Bakhmut, meaning that supplying this group and maintaining positions is not difficult.
So far, heavy fights are taking place in the outer streets.
When it comes to Bakhmut itself, a lot of sources confirm that the Ukrainians are withdrawing troops from the eastern part of Bakhmut in order to not allow the Russians to carry out a tactical encirclement of the Bakhmut group.
As predicted, most Ukrainian troops are withdrawing near the first bridge, while some troops are holding key defense points, such as the meat processing plant, the high-rise buildings, and the river.
According to the latest reports, the Ukrainians have withdrawn from the northern part almost completely, they have withdrawn from the park and half of the residential area.
The Russians saw that their window of opportunity was closing and decided to attack the withdrawing Ukrainians from the southeast.
If successful, they would be able to completely encircle Ukrainian troops in the high-rise buildings.
They launched their assault across the small river, and even though they successfully crossed it, they failed to develop their attack and were stopped at the cemetery.
When it comes to the southern part of Bakhmut, here the Russians have two axes of advance: towards the southeastern suburbs and towards the forest near Ivanivske. The main goal here is to establish direct fire control over the Ukrainian supply road.
Ideally for the Russians, they needed to enter the southeastern suburbs because it would give greater visual control over the road, however, the Ukrainians understand this, and so far, all Russian attacks have been rebuffed.
Nonetheless, the Russians did advance inside the forest, and according to the unconfirmed reports, the fights are already taking somewhere close to Ivanivkse.
The main weakness of the Russians here is that they are advancing along a very narrow passage, which makes them extremely vulnerable to flank attacks.
Since the Ukrainians are controlling the whole area on the other side of the canal, the Ukrainians can conduct a counterattack from the south and completely encircle the Russian group.
And as you remember, the weather in February is freezing, so this little 10-meter-wide canal will be covered with ice, making it easy to cross at any point.
And interestingly, Russian sources reported today that the Ukrainians are preparing to conduct a series of counterattacks in different areas around Bakhmut, and the forest near Ivanivske is likely one of their targets.
Overall, the Ukrainians are tightly holding the northern and southern parts of Bakhmut and not allowing the Russians to encircle it from two sides.
Simultaneously, the Ukrainians are slowly withdrawing from the eastern bank of the river and have already completed the process by around 50%.
A complete withdrawal from the eastern bank will mark the beginning of the second stage of the Battle for Bakhmut, and we will likely see another spike in Russian losses, as they will have to storm fresher and more formidable fortifications, and as the Ukrainians will conduct a series of counterattacks.
This will prolong the Battle for Bakhmut, drain Russian reserves, and complicate the development of the upcoming Russian offensive operation in the Luhansk region.
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Denys says the Ukraine government final canceled the taxes and customs fees on commercial drones, thermal cameras, and other stuff needed by the troops at the front. All the time it took to do the paperwork, pay the fees delayed the arrival of those things needed immediately on the front.
Prigozhin, after his recent trip to Moscow and meetings with Putin and Shoigu, may have lost control of the Wagner Group, and it may now be under the control of the RGF, according to Denys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03x5pTX-J0w
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Russia: 57% of companies polled report they are funding the mobilized, 43% report they helped purchase needed equipment for them, 30% provided legal support, 13% provided psychological support, 21% spent <5,000,000 rubles supporting the mobnicks and families, have lost 3% of their workforce to mobilization, more than 200 medium and large businesses from different regions of Russia are experiencing a shortage of workers. Desertion continues to increase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJBbCoweyik
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Warthog Defense reports Wagners axed to death their commander after he got wounded - drone footage captures incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXaUicLabs
Chung Man!
When Zelensky propaganda loses out to reality, the only relief is posting 19 replies to yourself.
Wonder if the Chinese have noticed that large conventional forces attacking a position held by dedicated professionals armed with modern technology will suffer greatly. It will be a disaster for China to invade across 90 miles of open ocean if the military on Taiwan is willing to sacrifice and fight.
Also if the Ukrainians have learned how to use drones and artillery properly, any Russian offensive will fail. Hopefully a failed offensive will lead directly to Putin’s removal and an end to this nonsensical war.
How’s the weather in St. Petersburg?
Another private militia. Some of these militias may someday like to sit in the Kremlin.
“Ukraine’s intelligence: Russian Gazprom to create its own private military company.
Russian state-owned energy monopolist Gazprom is creating its own private military company, Ukraine’s military intelligence said on Feb. 7, citing the decree signed by Russian PM Mishustin.”
Correct!
Below is a link that Speedy posted a couple of days ago.
It shows drone directed counter-battery fire.
. It will be a disaster for China to invade across 90 miles of open ocean if the military on Taiwan is willing to sacrifice and fight...
Key question...after seeing the physical destruction in Ukraine it is very possible that Taiwanese might choose capitulation in the form of Hong Kong. This way their homes, jobs, everyday life are only modestly affected. Owning nothing yet being happy may be very preferable to sovereignty over a destroyed landscape.
My sister lives in that region - Palm Harbor, near Clearwater. She says the weather is very pleasant today. Partly cloudy, low 70s.
“Apparently we have another shot down (RuZZian) Su-35S. The photos were published on 4-Feb-23, but the exact date nor the exact location of the wreckage are unknown. Possibly Kherson obl, but far from certain.
And no, this isn’t the same Su-35S from Apr.”
https://twitter.com/LotA_IL/status/1623036813760729111
Thats alot of tanks.
“Together with Germany and Denmark, the Netherlands are providing Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1A5 tanks from industrial stocks. We remain determined to support
Ukraine in their fight against the Russian aggression.”
https://twitter.com/DefensieMin/status/1623005104826724362
“A Russian BMP-1 and two BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed during recent fighting in the East.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1623042213574807595
Wow. Germans are tougher on Little Pukin than some R Congressmen. Says alot!
“German Defense Minister Pistorius:
“A world without Putin would be a better world, without any doubts.””
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1623048478937980935
“Tanks confirmed for 2023:
-178 Leopard 1A5 🇩🇰 🇩🇪
-90-120 T-72🇨🇿 (+🇳🇱 🇺🇸)
-30 PT-91 Twardy 🇵🇱
-14 Leopard 2A6 🇩🇪
-14 Leopard 2A4 🇵🇱
-30 T-72 🇵🇱
-8 Leopard 2A4 🇳🇴
-4-6 Leopard 2A4 🇪🇸
-4 Leopard 2A6 🇵🇹
-4 Leopard 2A4 🇨🇦
-31 M1A2 Abrams 🇺🇸
-14 ChallengerII 🇬🇧
=431-455”
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1623040983410610209
“NEW: The U.S. has OK’d selling $10 billion worth of HIMARS launchers to Poland: State Dept”
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1623056672099803156
178 Leopard 1A5 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 = trainers and gunnery target practice. Not fit for front line assault combat, too old.
120-150 T-72🇨🇿 🇳🇱 🇺🇸🇵🇱) = Ho Hum
30 PT-91 Twardy 🇵🇱 = Death Traps, targets for Leopard 1A5’s gunnery practice.
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14 Challenger II 🇬🇧
18 Leopard 2A6 🇵🇹 🇩🇪
30-32 Leopard 2A4🇨🇦 🇪🇸 🇳🇴 🇵🇱
Possible usable front line assault tanks = 62 —> 64 = 4 battalions of 14 assault tanks each with 6 in reserve/parts.
31 M1A2M Abrams 🇺🇸 not until 2024, factory line full until Polish 116 tank order finished. Possible 2024: 2 more battalions of 14 with 2 command tanks; one in reserve/parts.
“The construction sector in Turkey prioritizes quantity and profit over quality and that is why we are faced with this devastating loss of life.”
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“As two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey’s southeast on Monday, many residential buildings simply collapsed, as if compressed like accordions, trapping residents under huge piles of debris while other nearby buildings somehow remained intact.
While experts agreed that the quakes were strong enough to cause severe damage even to some structures built to strict seismic standards, the pancake collapse of so many buildings has raised questions about construction regulations and compliance with codes aimed at making buildings earthquake safe.
After analyzing pictures of the buildings destroyed in Turkey on Monday, Matthys Levy, a New York-based structural engineer, and co-author of the book “Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail,” said the concrete block structures were not built with the ability to sway without failing, and probably did not have enough steel reinforcing the concrete.
“They have no seismic defenses at all because they’re all rigid.” he said. “So, you get a shock, and it collapses at the base and the whole building comes down.”
In 1999, Turkey was hit by a devastating earthquake in the northwestern city of Izmit that killed more than 17,000 people and damaged around 20,000 buildings. Another strong earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey in 2011, killing nearly 500 people and prompting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then Turkey’s prime minister, to accuse property developers of poor construction practices and to compare their negligence to murder.
In 2007, Turkey introduced new building regulations for earthquake zones. But lax enforcement and shoddy construction practices persist, experts say, and have been exacerbated by a government-backed building boom that reshaped city skylines with large residential building projects that are often delivered hastily, without adequate quality control.
“People always think they are more safe if they live in new, modern buildings, but even new buildings that were advertised as ‘earthquake proof’ collapsed in Malatya and other towns,” said Erol Kirtas, a civil engineer based in Cologne, Germany, referring to his hometown in eastern Turkey. “The construction sector in Turkey prioritizes quantity and profit over quality and that is why we are faced with this devastating loss of life.””
Fur coats for Russian army widows.
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1622952239621890048/photo/1
https://twitter.com/i/status/1623026402315448320
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