Posted on 04/06/2023 8:18:20 AM PDT 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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“Prigozhin declared that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not yet retreating from Bakhmut.
Meanwhile, in the studios of propagandists, which is not very surprising, Bakhmut has already fallen more than 10 times”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643926452243517440
Did I not say over a month ago, RuZZia’s Spring Offensive had PEAKED?
You are Welcome.
“How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground”
“After months of pouring soldiers into eastern Ukraine, Russia’s progress essentially adds up to this: three small settlements and part of the city of Bakhmut, a high-profile battlefield with limited strategic value.
Compare that with what Moscow had hoped to achieve from its winter offensive by now: to seize the entire Donbas region — which contains dozens more settlements, some of them much larger than Bakhmut. To do that, Russia would have to recreate and win battles at the scale of Bakhmut again and again.”
“With Russia’s Exit, Norway Becomes Europe’s Energy Champion”
“It is now the continent’s largest supplier of natural gas, and last year the country’s energy earnings jumped $100 billion.”
“’ Ukraine is preparing to strike back against Russia. Timing will be key”
“Weather the storm, exhaust the enemy and then strike back.
That has been the mantra of Ukraine’s military for months, one echoed by senior US and NATO officials since the winter.
So much for the idea. But can it be executed and if so where, when and with what? Even the Ukrainians themselves may not yet know as they study the 1,000-kilometer front line for Russian vulnerabilities, just as they did when suddenly launching the surprise September offensive in the northeast region of Kharkiv.
But they are aware it will be a crucial chapter in the conflict. Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, said in an interview last month that Russia and Ukraine will fight “a decisive battle this spring, and this battle will be the final one before this war ends.”
That suggests the Ukrainians may take their time to maximize capabilities. Predictions are a fool’s errand; there will be plenty of bluff and disinformation about intentions in the coming weeks. But preparations are well underway.“
“After a few months of remaining relatively stable, the Russian Ruble is now rapidly collapsing. It is now back to the same level it was pre-war.
23rd February 2022: $1 = ₽80.7
29th June 2022: $1 = ₽52.5
Today, the exchange rate has reached ₽80.9”
https://twitter.com/jonnytickle/status/1643932230383804416
“Ukraine’s 10th Mountain Assault Brigade said they shot down a Russian helicopter and damaged another. The Fighter Bomber channel posted a photo of a Mi-24/35M appearing to confirm the loss.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1643676319895674883
“In the East, the Ukrainian 45th Artillery Brigade hit a Russian T-90M tank with a captured 9K129-series Kornet ATGM system, then used a drone to drop two “Molotov Balloons” on the damaged tank.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1643903272506327040
“Another Russian MT-LB armoured personnel carrier - this time with a ZU-23-2 23mm autocannon - was damaged by an improvised FPV loitering munition operated by the Ukrainian 23rd Separate Rifle Battalion North-East of Torske, #Donetsk Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1643959838521581573
“A Russian 2A36 Giatsint-B 152mm field gun was destroyed by a M982 Excalibur precision artillery strike of the Ukrainian 406th Artillery Brigade on the left bank of the Dnipro River, #Kherson Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1643660283192147968
“Russian BMP-2 catches a kiss from a missile of the Ukrainian ATGM Stugna-P”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643888619554217986
“The United States will send experimental weapons to Ukraine to combat Iranian and Chinese drones, Defense One reports.”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643883764072828929
“Poland will supply Ukraine with three companies (24 pieces and 12 firing control machines) of M120 Rak self-propelled mortars, Polish President Duda said.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1643853048941367297
“Ukraine to co-produce tank shells with Polish Armaments Group. Ukraine’s state-owned defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom and the Polish Armaments Group came to an agreement regarding the production of 125 mm tank shells, Ukroboronprom announced.”
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1643942446567415810
“A Russian 2S9 Nona 120mm self-propelled mortar was destroyed by the Ukrainian 128th Territorial Defence Brigade in Klishchiivka near Bakhmut, #Donetsk Oblast. Spectacular explosion included.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1643637750329999365
POWs
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643957685447020547
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643885974248669184
Droned
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643929274640998400
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643906085835743232
Good RuZZians
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643887338848747520
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1643890817763889153
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - April 5, 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/
Daily Battle Maps by Date and Region, Showing Troop Dispositions and Movements
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-—> The True State of Russian Army <——
posted 2 months ago, 21.13 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KiII_2qabk
The Russian military, the second largest military in the world, may not be what it looks like. Lies and systematic corruptions may in fact have dragged Russia into this war with Ukraine, which has been heavily backed up by the US and NATO. We will present the evidence, you make your own decision, because the Russian Army, is not what you think.
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-—> Understanding Combined Arms Warfare <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOGdKANL5s
Designed to support the U.S. Army Captains Career Course, “Understanding Combined Arms Warfare” defines and outlines the important aspects of modern combined arms operations. This is not a complete history of combined arms warfare. It is intended to highlight the most important aspects of the subject.
The beginning of the documentary establishes a common understanding of combined arms warfare by discussing doctrinal and equipment developments in World War I. The second part compares the development of French and German Army mechanization during the interwar period and describes how each country fared during the Battle of France in 1940. The film concludes by showing how the United States applied combined arms operations in the European Theater in World War II.
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-—> Combined Arms Breach, 1990 <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ-sCT_maAQ
What UA will have to master to smash Orc Lines. This visualization was developed for the Maneuver Center of Excellence and is closely based upon the National Training Center Breach and Assault exercise executed circa 1990. This visualization demonstrates viable Techniques, and Procedures as discussed in Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures March 3, 1990 for the conduct of the combined arms breach against a hypothetical enemy.
Excerpts:
A remarkable video from the war in Ukraine shows what is purportedly a Ukrainian-operated UR-77 Meteorit mine-clearing vehicle’s rocket-assisted line charge being used not to carve a path through a minefield but instead as a powerful offensive weapon against Russian troops in an urban setting.
The Soviet-era Meteorit is a system that we’ve seen in use since the start of the war in Ukraine and it seems to have become increasingly popular as a type of ad-hoc artillery, in addition to its original combat engineer role.
The video in question appears to have been first posted to the Telegram messaging app, before being shared on Twitter. On the latter platform, user @Tendar provides the following description, claiming that the footage relates to the ongoing fighting for control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut:
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(((Tendar)))@Tendar
I reported yesterday that Russians got pushed back and behind the Korsunskogo Street in Bakhmut and here we have visual evidence, and what evidence indeed.
An Ukrainian UR-77 fired right into Russian positions and triggered the charge which pulverized them.
It has to be noted that Ukraine didn’t possess a single one of those vehicles before the full-scale war. All UR-77 in Ukrainian services are captured vehicles. Ukraine has at least 13.
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1643226875706187778?cxt=HHwWhIC9veSI9c0tAAAA
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(((Tendar)))@Tendar
Apr 4
Replying to @Tendar
Coordinates of impact:
48°34’33.12”N, 37°58’8.28”E
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1643232372584861699/photo/1
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The UR-77 Meteorit mine-clearing vehicle is based on the tracked chassis of the widely used 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun. Each Meteorit is fitted with a launcher and two mine-clearing line charges (MCLCs) that are propelled by rockets into the minefield to be cleared.
Once deployed, the charge creates a shock wave that destroys or triggers mines or unexploded ordnance, creating a corridor some 20 feet wide and up to 300 feet long. So you can see how it could be used ‘off label’ as a wide area effects weapon, although its range is very limited.
... the operator appears to place the explosive charge parallel to a housing block. As well as destroying troops and materiel in the open, the Meteorit would also be effective against dug-in positions of the kind that have proliferated in this conflict ...
While the Meteorit is not a thermobaric, or fuel-air explosive (FAE) weapon in the traditional sense, it shares some of the same properties.
While there’s no doubt that Ukrainian troops do have some access to UR-77s, they have also recently received U.S.-supplied MCLCs, like the trailer-mounted M58, that could be used in the same way.
NOËL@NOELreports
The Pentagon signed a $27.1 million contract with General Dynamics to produce Abrams tanks for Ukraine. It does not indicate the number of tanks to be produced, but it is noted that the order will be executed in Lima, Ohio, presumably by September 29, 2023.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1643851409744429056
Ukrainians to Get U.S. Tanks by Fall, March 21, 2023
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3336826/ukrainians-to-get-us-tanks-by-fall/
[Incinerated on Spot | Their Attack Was Short | Bad Move | No Cremation Needed | Ukrainians Deploy Meteorit to Bakhmut]
••Day 406: April 05
Today the biggest news is coming from the East.
Here, Russian forces made another attempt to undercut the whole Bakhmut group by advancing from the south. Their goal was to move closer to the intersection and establish total fire control over the Ivanivske highway. However, Ukrainians deployed a highly explosive 90-meter line charge and closed the axis of advance with fire.
Last time I told you that Russians had accumulated a lot of artillery systems within 10 km of Bakhmut in order to fire for effect and help Wagner forces to capture Ukrainian positions. I also told you that due to the overwhelming fire and assaults, Ukrainians withdrew from the riverbank.
The freshest reports revealed another reason why Ukrainians took a decision to step back. After Russian forces advanced near the market, Ukrainians troops in the high-rise buildings faced a very difficult situation: they were under fire control of the snipers located in the high-rise building on the other side of the river, and they had to hold off Russian assaults from the north and south.
Despite the fact that the area under their control was small, the front line around this group was actually quite long and required a lot of troops to hold it. Russian forces started exploiting the fact that the concentration of Ukrainian forces in this small salient was high and moved in their flamethrower systems to burn the whole area down.
The footage that was released today shows how Russians targeted the high-rise building and shelled the whole Komarovka area. After stepping back, this Ukrainian group shortened the front line under their responsibility by 3 times and reestablished a close connection to the rear.
But Russian forces are not the only ones who are using incendiary weapons. Yesterday, Wagner forces once again tried to advance from the south and cut off the Ivaniske highway. As seen from various videos, Ukrainians are continuously driving through the area. In order to stop further advancement, Ukrainians drove a mine-clearing vehicle called Meteorite from behind the high-rise buildings, launched a line charge, and detonated it, burning the whole area.
Other footage from the southern part of the region suggests that Russians have finally advanced toward the stadium. Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade recently released footage showing that they are defending against a Russian assault right next to the stadium. Ukrainians were standing on the intersection of Shyroka and Bakhmutska streets and firing south.
In the northern part of the city, the situation remains stable. And also, after Russian forces with their ATGMs had been pushed from the tree lines, Ukrainians forces continued to use the Khromove highway to deliver supplies. That is why Russians increased their fire on the western part of the region. Fresh footage shows how a Russian rocket falls right in front of a group of Ukrainians in this region.
Fortunately, this is not the first time such rockets fail to detonate because a noticeable portion of Russian shells are so old that they fail to detonate. However, Russians are compensating with the number of shells. Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Border Detachment said that they never felt like Wagner forces reduced the rate of shelling even once - the cannonade hardly ever ceases, maximum for several hours.
And it can be seen from the building in the background - these blocks are located on the outer edge of the city, yet still, there is not even one window with unshattered glass in sight. Parts of the city are always burning, but some civilians still choose to stay.
Overall, Russian forces did not manage to cut off Ukrainians supplies from the south, and the supplies also continue coming in from the north, so the threat of encirclement continues to be low. Nonetheless, Ukrainians were pushed out from their positions along the river, and they were pushed close to the city center.
Some say that Ukrainians are not planning on holding onto this sector at any cost. It’s been speculated that they are preparing the defense line along the railways, and once they finish, they will allow the front line to shift westward.
In the meantime, the Ukrainian President once again reassured that the moment the situation in Bakhmut stops playing in favor of Ukrainians, they would for sure withdraw from the city, which is not impossible, given that they have recently secured the roads for moving equipment and have tunnels for rotation of personnel.
••Zelenski said, ‘If the UA gets to the border of Crimea he will talk peace with Russia. If Russia will not give back the land, the UA will continue advancing in Crimea’. Denys rates a peace deal along those lines at 1%.
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Russia has concentrated 40,000 troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, much more than before. An attack toward Crimea will go through either Tomak-Melitopol-Henichesk or through Kherson - the only 2 ways to get to Crimea. Both approaches to the Crimea get narrowed to a bottleneck and are susceptible to naval attack on both sides as well.
However, between those two roads are lots of lakes, which could now be crossed using all the bridging equipment given by the West. Long range artillery could also take out Russian forces around the hub of Dzankoi. Once in Crimea, it would be easier because Russia has not built an serious defense lines.
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Avdiivka:
UA started a counterattack, north of Avdiivka near Novoselivka, got closer to a road and that has been confirmed by UA Command. There are heavy Russian defenses to the east along the DPR border line; it would be suicide to attack them directly, but going parallel would slice off a big chunk of occupied territory. The offensive continues.
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Bakhmut:
If the Russians try of encircle the town, the UA will withdraw, but there are not enough Russian resources to do that.
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Poland will deliver 24 of the purchased IFVs now the rest later. Amy also get mortar vehicle called the Rock and already have the Avenger short-range anti-air missiles & radar Humvee mounted systems.
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Pentagon says UA tankers are ready to start Abrams training. 30 to be deliver in September.
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Fighting in Chechnya. No other report.
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Bakhmut trenches are still very muddy - 04/05/23.
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Russia captured a Ukrainian pilot of an ultra-light non-military aircraft [blue] when one of the prop blades separated and the plane landed in Russian territory. If it was a surveillance mission, it should have been conducted on the Ukrainian side to check out how UA air defenses are working. Confirmed. Really a Ukrainian private pilot. Morozov Alexander Grigorievich.
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Russian Defense Ministry no smoking signs were ignored by someone. Claim is that the fire was caused by a kettle and the fire brigade put it out.
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Ukrainian forces for the first time published a video of the shelling of positions of the Russian military on the territory of the Russian Federation. BILD reports. According to journalists, the video shows an attack on Russian positions near the village of Tsapovka, Belgorod region, 1.3 km from the border with Ukraine.
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine counterattacked in the Avdiivka area northwest of Novoselivka and moved close to the city. One of the Ruzzian military bloggers claims that the Ukrainian group of troops has completed preparations for a counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye region: “They are ready and waiting for the go-ahead. Anything can happen at any moment.”
It comments to itself 😂
Sorry had to do it
Not sure if Russians are running out of steam or keeping their powder dry and staying relatively on the defensive
Will be interesting to see if they break with a large offensive it will try and pull a bakmut
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