Posted on 04/12/2023 8:10:46 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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Ukrainian Artillery losses Running Total: 259
RuZZian Tank losses Running Total: 1910
April 2023 - 4
March 2023 - 127
February 2023 – 118
January 2023 – 61
December 2022 – 76
November 2022 – 105
October 2022 – 212
September 2022 - 217
August 2022 – 74
July 2022 – 108
June 2022 – 67
May 2022 – 148
April 2022 – 243
Feb 24 - March 2022 – 350
RuZZian Artillery losses Running Total: 577
April 2023 - 15
March 2023 - 37
February 2023 – 41
January 2023 – 31
December 2022 – 19
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
ORYX has apparently done another purge of duplicates and reduced RuZZian tank losses.
BIG NEWS. 500,000 155 mm artillery shells.
“South Korea will give the US half a million 155-mm shells to replace those that the Americans supply to Ukraine from their own warehouses. The law prohibits South Korea from exporting weapons to countries at war, but such a three-way scheme does not fall under the law, and will allow the United States to supply shells to Ukraine much more freely. “
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1646048857082429440
“Ukrainian soldier “Bakhmut Demon” reporting from Bakhmut. Despite enemy superiority in resources, there are means to hold part of the city, and no order to withdraw was given.”
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1645894670172688384
It’s still a lot…
Droned
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1646125340039815169
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1646021991265185796
“So-called “governor of Crimea” Serhii Aksyonov reports that the 9 may parade in Sevastopol is cancelled due to security reasons. “
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1646055598042017793
TRUMP: “”I saw that he (Pukin) loves it (Ukraine) and considers it a part of Russia. I said: not when i’m President.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1646051372251357187
Good for Serbia. When will NATO ‘ally’ Hungary get on board?
“Reuters: Leaked US document claims Serbia agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine. Serbia agreed to provide Ukraine with lethal aid or has already sent it, according to an alleged secret Pentagon document said to be leaked, Reuters reported on April 12.”
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1646049412014125057
The fourteenth month of Russia’s ten day war to conquer Ukraine.
In Donetsk direction, the main forces of the Russian troops were concentrated near the city of Artyomovsk. The Wagner assault groups continued fighting to seize blocks in the central part of Artyomovsk and push the enemy to the western outskirts of the settlement. On the flanks, the assault teams are supported by the Airborne Troops.
Missile Troops and Artillery of the Yug Group of Forces and Operational-Tactical Aviation provide air and fire support to the offensive. Over the past 24 hours, aircraft flew 11 sorties close to Artyomovsk and the Missile Troops and Artillery carried out 48 firing missions for this purpose. The enemy's losses amounted to over 450 Ukrainian troops and mercenaries, three tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, six armoured fighting vehicles, D-20 and a MSTA-B howitzers, as well as two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 radar stations over the past day in this direction.
“South Korea will give the US half a million 155-mm shells”
That is a few months of supply for the Ukrainians - enough to resource a mighty Spring counteroffensive on its own.
It is good for Korea to rotate some of their older stocks anyhow.
Kazan is the name of a city in RuZZia.
Is that where you live?
Over 10,000 vehicles total
“Hungary Sees U.S. Among Top Three Adversaries, Purported Leaked CIA Document Says”
“Intelligence update sees ‘an escalation of the level of anti-American rhetoric’”
“Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban named the U.S. as one of the top three adversaries for his Fidesz Party, according to a purportedly leaked Central Intelligence Agency assessment—underscoring the depth of a longtime rift between Washington and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member that has increasingly defended its ties with Russia and China.
The document, part of a larger trove of leaked papers, has provided details about the war in Ukraine, shown the extent of American intelligence about Russian military intelligence and shown a light on Washington’s intercepted communications about U.S. allies.
The CIA intelligence update, dated March 2, said Mr. Orban’s inclusion of the U.S. as a top adversary in a Feb. 22 political strategy meeting “constitutes an escalation of the level of anti-American rhetoric.” The note listed the U.S. Embassy as the source for the information, raising the possibility of U.S. monitoring of the ruling party meeting.”
He’s not wrong, in that our government hates Orban, and wants him song.
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - April 11, 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: <——
https://deepstatemap.live/
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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.
Type Good 2023
T-54/55 270
T-62 560
T-64 248
T-72 1841
T-80 942
T-90 50
~3,911 operational tanks in storage as of ~04/07/2023 | Ball park tank number.
Excerpts:
Denmark has said that, together with its allies, it will decide “before the summer” as to whether they will provide Ukraine with the fighter jets the country has long been campaigning for.
During a visit today to Ukraine, Troels Lund Poulsen, Denmark’s acting defense minister, confirmed that the matter was under discussion but that the process was taking a long time due to the requirement for different countries to cooperate on any such transfer of aircraft.
According to figures from Flight Global, the Royal Danish Air Force currently operates around 43 upgraded F-16AM/BM fighter jets - a type that been repeatedly mentioned in relation to Ukraine’s requirements and preferences - which are due to be replaced beginning in the near future by 27 F-35A stealth jets.
Nevertheless, it would appear beyond doubt that an increasing number of European NATO nations are now seriously considering how they could work together to expedite the delivery of (most likely F-16) fighter jets to Ukraine. Other fighter jets have been suggested as possible candidates too, including French Mirage 2000s and Finnish F/A-18 Hornets.
At the same time, any such collaborative program involving American-made jets would still require final approval from the U.S. government ...
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Meanwhile, the U.K. Ministry of Defense has issued a warning about what it says is a “serious level of inaccuracy” in regard to allegations about the leak of alleged classified U.S. information. Although not providing any specific information, the defense ministry tweeted that:
“Readers should be cautious about taking at face value allegations that have the potential to spread disinformation.”
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Meanwhile, the U.K. Ministry of Defense assesses that Russia is “expending significant resources for minimal gains” during the campaign around Donetsk. According to the same source, over the past seven days, Russia had stepped up its armored assaults around Marinka, a small town about 12 miles southwest of Donetsk city.
Airstrikes have been taking place elsewhere in Ukraine, too, with Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of the Ukrainian presidency [an office not connected to the Presidency and the man who actually runs the country], stating today that “Russian Su-35 aircraft carried out airstrikes on the cities of Orikhiv and Hulyaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region. The losses are currently being ascertained.”
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Ukraine’s Defense Minister is outright threatening a big attack on the Black Sea Fleet by using some undisclosed means that would rival the sinking of Russia’s flagship, the Moskva:
The Russian Navy Ropucha II class landing ship Novocherkassk, damaged in an apparent Ukrainian attack on the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov, southeast Ukraine, in March last year, has been seen in dry dock in Sevastopol for the first time since the incident.
The same attack likely led to the complete destruction of the Project 1171 Alligator class landing ship Saratov, after an explosion and fire on board, while the Novocherkassk, together with sister vessel Tsesar Kunikov, were seen departing the port soon after, at least one of them also on fire. There have been claims made that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an attack on the Saratov, potentially using one of their Tochka (SS-21 Scarab) short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs), but there’s so far no evidence to confirm exactly what led to the inferno on the vessel.
[Hunt is Over | We Cleared Flanks From Them | Wagners Virtually Extinct | Wagner Forces’ Existence Coning to End]
••Day 412: April 11
Today there is a lot of important news from the East.
Here, the Russian private military company Wagner Group has been trying to engulf Bakhmut for more than 3 months but pushed itself far beyond a sustainable limit of losses. Recently the losses caught up, Prigozhin gathered the remnants inside the city, but even with the increased concentration of units in Bakhmut, Russian progress has completely stalled.
The freshest reports suggest that the main Russian objective remains penetration of the established defense along the railways. A soldier from the Ukrainian 240th Assault Brigade reported that there are a lot of indicators that Russians received some reinforcements. He speculated that the Wagner forces relocated certain formations of Wagner special operators from Syria.
Shortly after that, Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander stated that Ukrainian forces had exhausted Wagner forces so much that the Russian military command had to send SPETSNAZ (which is Russian special operators) and airborne elements to Bakhmut.
What complicates the situation for Ukrainians is that all these separate elements are using different tactics: some of them prefer infantry assaults in small groups, some are aggressively using armored vehicles, and others are just waiting until Ukrainian positions are reduced to rubble.
Because of such a high intensity of attacks, the Ukrainian 93rd Mechanized Brigade, which showed exceptional performance by holding the southern line, assumed control along the railways. Other detachments are responsible for more stable parts of the city or help the 93rd Mechanized Brigade on demand.
The famous Ukrainian 1st Border Detachment, to a large extent, assumed responsibility for the southwestern part of the city, and Wagner forces tried to take advantage of the recent changes. Today a Ukrainian soldier reported that Wagner forces were attacking them non-stop for 3 hours.
By suppressing the Ukrainian fire, they attempted to encircle this group, but Ukrainians timely requested support, and a second group of Ukrainians suddenly struck Wagners from the flanks with RPGs, and the Russian attack was finally repelled.
Recently released combat footage revealed that Ukrainians made a successful counterattack and pushed Russians from school #2. The video features a soldier who is firing from this school at Russian positions in the high-rise buildings. This is a very favorable development because it means that the southern supply road that Ukrainians are constantly using is even more secure.
The Head of the Wagner forces, Prigozhin, said that Ukrainians had established a powerful strongpoint in the dense residential areas and has personally confirmed that Ukrainians indeed have tunnels in this part of the region. Prigozhin also said that regular Russian forces, primarily airborne units, have completely substituted Wagner forces on the flanks.
This is consistent with the statement of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, more specifically that Wagner forces have been sustaining such high losses that by continuously plugging the holes in the front line with airborne elements, the regular Russian army gradually completely assumed control over the flanks, while all Wagner forces are concentrated in Bakhmut.
[Shows graveyard image: small one looks like ... Nov 24, 2022 - 2 rows of 11 | Jan 24, 2023 - 17 rows of 11 | much larger section to blurred to count, but size more than doubled.]
Ukrainian soldiers from the 92nd Mechanized Brigade already noted that the assaults on the flanks are mostly conducted by regular Russian forces. Today they released a video showing the result of their work and said that despite the fact that Russians reinforced Wagner’s flanks with regulars, their assault units have become smaller.
Some analysts are saying that these regular formations are just used to operating in smaller groups, but others say that operating in such small units in Bakhmut is senseless, so Russians are just losing men faster than they replace them with reinforcements.
Overall, Russian forces have been significantly exhausted in the Bakhmut direction, and the newly arrived regular Russian formations do not seem to have enough resources to conduct powerful enough assaults. Despite the fact that Prigozhin concentrated all his forces in Bakhmut, the tempo of Russian advancement inside the city also decreased, and there were no confirmed gains today.
Ukrainian defense line along the railways proves to be a formidable obstacle on their way, which will likely allow Ukrainians to hold Bakhmut for many more weeks.
••New restrictions for Russia males voted on in the Dumas: 87% Yes, 0% No. All males will now have their Constitutional rights limited before joining the military: conscription notices will be electronic and accounts cannot be deleted. Men cannot leave the country, drive, make big purchases, or get married.
Every Russian male will be found using this electronic means. Even Russian men working abroad will be asked to return and go into the army. This law is in violation of the Russian Constitution. But, the Constitution there is just a guideline and can be disregarded for any reason. [At least the Russians are honest about it.]
Refuseniks are leaving, not because they do not support the war, they do, but because they do not wish to be personally involved.
Newly mobilized soldiers need 2-3 months training, without which they are just cannon fodder and will change nothing.
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Putin will not use nukes because Xi won’t let him, and because payback would be immediate and likely for him personally. Mobilization is the only card he has left. The last one bled out on Ukrainian soil.
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Ilyushin Il-76 AWACs that was earlier attacked by a drone: the operation was conducted by UA Special Forces - confirmed by US.
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Ukraine Minister of Defense say they have a surprise for Russia in the sea and may repeat what happened to the Moskva. Access to naval base at Sevastopol is now mined in addition to the net, so access by UAVs would be nearly impossible. [The Moskva was taken out by missiles, so the UA may have a new longer range anti-ship missile ready to go.]
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UA troops have left their training grounds in the UK.
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Denmark announced as soon as all the MiG-29s are transferred from Poland and Slovakia, the transfer of Western jets may begin.
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The 50,000 FPV drones that were built are not the off the shelf variety, but are modified and enlarged to carry big loads. The Russian saw the effectiveness of drones and have started to build their own, but not in volume. DJI drones are good for surveillance, while the bigger FPV drones are good for carrying explosives.
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Russian Command in the Avdiivka area has restricted mobnick troops from having military equipment and guns because the troops drink too much and can shoot themselves
“Hungary Sees U.S. Among Top Three Adversaries, Purported Leaked CIA Document Says”
The article does not mention who number one and two were. Seems like they would be powerful counterweights to policy decisions.
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