Posted on 05/07/2023 8:07:30 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: 264
RuZZian Tank losses Running Total: 1937
May 2023 – 26
April 2023 – 5
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: 589
May 2023 – 3
April 2023 - 24
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
Previous day’s thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4151200/posts
“Leaked U.S. files show deep rift between Russian military and Wagner chief”
“Wagner boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s threat to pull his forces from Bakhmut, relayed in obscenity-ridden videos in which he blames Russian military chiefs for the deaths of tens of thousands of his soldiers in Ukraine, was only the latest salvo in a months-long feud between the mercenary group and Russia’s military leadership for influence in the war and glory on the battlefield.”
“A Russian BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle with a cope cage was destroyed by the Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade south of Mykilske, #Donetsk Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1655197008787898368
“In the vicinity of Avdiivka, #Donetsk Oblast, a Russian MT-LB armoured vehicle was destroyed by the Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade using a single 40x53mm HEDP grenade dropped from a drone. A previously destroyed BMP-1 IFV can be seen nearby.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1655112229862162432
Why am I not surprised?
“Prigozhin now says he has been promised by the defence ministry “all the weapons needed” to continue fighting. The “Bakhmut withdrawal” appears to be cancelled”
https://twitter.com/PjotrSauer/status/1655138638005522433
“A Russian tank was hit and most likely destroyed by a Stugna-P ATGM.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1655166860302721025
“A destroyed Russian T-72B with the use of a drone.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1655138643504254978
Why did Zelenskysky meet with Deep State Cabal BlackRock?
[BlackRock and Vanguard have ownership in most if not all of corporate global companies, but entrenched financial arm of the Deep State]
Please don’t try to confuse Speedy and the others here. This daily thread is their safe haven. It has been declared a reality free zone. Ukraine is winning! Yay!
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - May 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/
-—> 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.
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-—> How Many of Each Type of Tank Does Russia Have In Storage? <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHUK6zkbpc
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.
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-—> Contrast & Compare: the T-14 Armada [The AliExpress Tank]: The Best Russian Tank Ever! [very funny] <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opSlCGLGQ4
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-—> Russian Tank With ‘Cope Cage’ Covered In Explosive Reactive Armor Emerges <——
The latest evolution of improvised Russian armor kit appears to include explosive reactive armor bricks placed atop a ‘cope cage.’
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russian-tank-debuts-cope-cage-covered-in-explosive-reactive-armor
[ Next Target Revealed | We Are No Longer on Defense | Ukrainians Survive Dreadful Bombing And Go On Full Offensive ]
••Day 437: May 06
Today there are a lot of updates from the Donetsk region.
Here, Russian forces noticed that Ukrainians were methodically accumulating forces in and around Vuhledar and, in anticipation of an offensive operation, started bombing and attacking the whole region. However, Ukrainians managed to regain the upper hand, launched their attacks along the whole contact line, and were already recorded operating on the other side of the river.
Last time I told you that Russians finished a one-month-long process of forces accumulation, launched a renewed offensive operation, and managed to increase the area of control around Vuhledar. I also told you that due to the unexpected weather changes, Russians temporarily lost control over the situation, and Ukrainians successfully exploited the window of opportunity by pushing Russians half way back from the north and assaulting Pavlivka.
The freshest reports indicate that maintaining the upper hand was not easy. At first, Ukrainians tried to develop their success and leverage the newly taken positions for further advancements, but the moment the weather improved, Russians unleashed their aviation.
The aviation dropped several air bombs on the buildings located in the northern part of Vuhledar because this is where Ukrainians receive their supplies. Some bombs missed the target and fell near the hangars, but some of them did destroy several buildings. There were no signs of secondary detonations or big fires because most of the equipment and ammunition is likely stored in the coal mines less than 2 km north of Vuhledar.
However, when Russians started taking down high-rise buildings, the situation worsened. Drone footage showed how Russians demolished 2 out of 3 sections of a building. In another video, a Ukrainian fighter confirmed that there were soldiers in this building.
Ukrainian forces responded to these developments by reinforcing air defense in the southern part of the Donetsk region and even conducting their own air strikes. After both parties started shooting down each other’s jets, both cooled down and, for the most part, switched back to artillery.
This gave an opportunity to the Ukrainians to replenish their reserves and start preparing for the continuation of their operation. Russians sources reported that Ukrainians reinforced the region with grenade machineguns, self-propelled mortar systems, and a lot of unmanned aerial vehicles and drones. Russian Intelligence also claimed that they recorded the relocation of at least 2 battalions to Vuhledar and at least 1 unspecified detachment.
Russians decided not to wait and attacked Ukrainians first. The first Russian group advanced towards the eastern hamlet, while the second group attempted to expand their control over the tree lines in front of the coal mines.
By pushing, Russians did achieve some limited success, as drone footage indicated that Russians established positions in the hamlet, but, as Russian sources reported, due to the heavy artillery fire, it was extremely difficult to move forward.
Instead of recapturing positions north of Mykilske for the second time, Ukrainians decided to develop their success around Pavlivka. A fighter from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade made a video showing the newly retaken positions and a damaged enemy tank.
A drone operator from the same brigade also released a video showing how they are moving further and conducting artillery preparation on the next Russian positions. Russian sources confirmed that Ukrainians conducted an artillery preparation and are preparing to conduct a bigger assault.
Ukrainians attacked Russian positions along the entire contact line. Several hours later, Russian sources already reported that some positions were lost. Soon, Russians resorted to the heaviest artillery and aviation, which forced Ukrainians to stop. But judging by the reported areas of Russian fire, it turned out that Ukrainians were present west of Pavlivka and likely attempted to storm it.
It is yet unclear whether this unit crossed the river or attacked Russians from Predtechne. However, this raised panic in the Russian media space, and some started talking about the inevitable fall of Pavlivka.
So far, Russians are still controlling the village, but the most recent combat footage indicates that Ukrainians are already destroying Russian equipment in and around the village, likely in preparation for the storming operation.
Ukrainian fighters from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade showed how they destroyed one tank near Pavlivka, one tank near Mykilske, one vehicle near Yehorivka, and even one Tyupan 10 km behind the front line. Ukrainians have also recently destroyed a huge ammunition depot in Byriuky.
Ukrainians said that they noticed a while ago how Russians were accumulating green boxes in the hangars, so when the appropriate moment came, the struck the depot. The explosions were reportedly heard and seen from 10 km away.
Hopefully, the preparation for the storming operation will be completed soon, as a successful breaching of Russian defense in this region will create huge problems to Russian forces along the whole Zaporizhia line and may even mark the beginning of the active stage of the counteroffensive operation.
••The Russians increased the area of evacuation to include more of Zaporizhzhia region an Kherson which is what created the massive traffic jam.
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The weather is good with high clouds and blue sky, but the soil needs a day or two more to solidify in the South. The Bakhmut area, however, is still wet and muddy.
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Locals report that Russian Occupation Administration officials are also fleeing from Melitopol to Crimea. Soldiers are also reported to be donning civilian clothes and hiding among them. [ This means the elaborate Russian defense lines will have even fewer troops to man them. ]
The Russians already know where to attack will begin in general from their satellites, drones, SIGINT and ELINT.
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Prigozhin sent special order to Putin for PMC withdrawal and replacement with Kaderov’s troops. This situation play well for Putin so he can blame Shoigu and Gerasimov for any defeat in the South.
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Lots of wild fires in Russia caused by ammo storage fires. Putin had ordered an inventory of shells and ammo after Prigozhin complained. Near Yekaterinburg [ the 4th largest city on Russia ] is one of the largest ammo dumps on Russia - it is nearly as big in area as the nearby city.
Right after the order was received and the inventory begun, the fires broke out in the storage ... So now the Russian Army Command can say due to these fires, the ammo burned up and the amount of ammo remaining “fits the paper”.
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Rain again in most of Ukraine.
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Denys points out that the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is hypersonic at launch, but goes ballistic as it nears its target. It was in this stage that the Patriot took it out, because that’s one of the things they are designed to do.
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45 Ukraine POWs were exchanged after a year for 3 Russian pilots.
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New tank cope cages now feature reactive armor partially covering their tops. Time will tell if that keeps St. Javelin at bay.
Why do they need modern tanks? Are you kidding or do you have no actual knowledge of tanks - but just numbers where all tanks are equal.
Russia had about 3,500 tanks in their units in 2021 and several thousands in storage (these tanks need to be repaired first). Even though the Russian losses are higer than the Ukrainian ones, it’s obvious Ukraine needs substantial help to be able to push the Russian aggressors out. The Ukrainians needs modern Western tanks (and infantry fighting vehicles) because they need to be able to conduct maneuver warfare to push the Russians out. Atritional warfare is beneficial to Russia.
you actually don’t fool anyone posting to yourself to make this reality-free thread look popular..LOL
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just in case u missed it
here’s a video of the Bakhmut citidal fortress burning (starts at 2 min).. The morning smolder is at 4:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJf_fZjZxSI
Thx.
Like you and so many others, I never miss this daily thread.
It is addictingly informative.
RuZZian Boy!
Russian court orders arrest of theatre director and playwright
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230505-russian-court-orders-arrest-of-theatre-director-and-playwright
-—> How Many of Each Type of Tank Does Russia Have In Storage? <——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHUK6zkbpc
conclusion:
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.
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