Posted on 05/31/2023 7:03:20 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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“Drones hit two oil refineries in Russia, causing fire, local authorities say
Drones attacked two oil refineries in Russia, roughly 50 miles from some of the country’s largest oil export terminals in the strategically important Black Sea region, the Krasnodar regional governor said.
One of the attacks caused a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery, which was put out, and the other attack caused no damage, local officials said.
The Afipsky refinery is about 50 miles east of Novorossisk, a Black Sea port that is home to a key Russian oil export terminal. The other drone attack hit the Ilsky refinery, Russia state media outlets reported, which is some 40 miles east of Novorossisk.
The drone strikes come just a day after a highly rare attack on Moscow which also used drones and damaged some residential buildings, causing two injuries but no deaths, according to Moscow officials. Russia’s government blames Kyiv for that attack, while a Ukrainian presidential advisor denied his government’s involvement but expressed joy at seeing such an occurrence.”
“At night, drones attacked the Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Territory. The attack took place around 4-3 am, after which a strong fire started at the site. One of the fuel oil distillation units caught fire.”
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1663793740194930689
“Gurulyov: “The refinery in the Krasnodar region is reliably protected””
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1663804307504869379
“Video of a Russian T-80BVM tank likely targeted by an ATGM from Ukraine’s 5th Assault Brigade at night.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1663837811345072131
“Aerial reconnaissance of the 100th brigade of the TD, together with the West detachment of the National Police, destroyed another Russian tank. An accurate shot from the FH70 howitzer with a high-precision projectile.”
https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status/1663855169078009856
“Germany cancelled the permission for the activity of 4 of the 5 Russian consulates general in Germany, the German Foreign Ministry said. Russia is obliged to close diplomatic institutions by the end of 2023. Germany will close its consulates in Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1663880401109106688
Droned
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1663797264429600770
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1663622123733020673
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - May 30, 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, The 2nd Best Army in Ukraine <——
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.
==
——> 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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——> Rare Russian Variant Of BM-21 Grad Appears To Be Guarding Sevastopol Bay <——
The BM-21PD rocket launcher is specifically designed to help defend against combat divers and other close-in underwater threats.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/rare-russian-variant-of-bm-21-grad-appears-to-be-guarding-sevastopol-bay
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——> Putin Admits Moscow’s Air Defenses “Need Work” After Multi-Drone Attack <——
Russian officials are describing the complex drone attack as the most serious assault on Moscow since World War II.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/putin-admits-moscows-air-defenses-need-work-after-multi-drone-attack
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——> Chinese J-16 Seen ‘Head Butting’ U.S. RC-135 In Cockpit Video <——
The encounter between the Chinese J-16 Flanker and the U.S Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint occurred over the South China Sea.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/chinese-j-16-seen-head-butting-u-s-rc-135-in-cockpit-video
[ Mission Retribution. No one Expected Such Results |Biggest Drone Strike | We’ve Had Enough ]
••Day 461: May 30
Today Ukrainians conducted a massive drone strike on Moscow.
The target of the strike became the military base of an engineer battalion that is located in the southwestern suburbs.
However, this particular military base was not chosen because it has a significant influence on the course of the war.
This base was rather chosen because of its proximity to Moscow.
This was a direct response to the recent massive drone strikes on Kyiv.
As you remember, over the last several days, Russians were attacking it with dozens of Shahed kamikaze drones.
Local residents released dozens of videos, and Russian military analysts quickly created a list of locations where the drones were spotted and reported that Ukrainians attacked Moscow with at least 32 drones, which is approximately the same number as Russians used yesterday.
Local residents also posted the result of air defense work.
Some of them received critique, but because the Russian Ministry of Defense placed air defense next to a highway, it was obvious that thousands of cars would film it with their cameras.
The Russian Ministry of Defense quickly released a report and claimed that there were only 8 drones and that all of them were destroyed.
This statement was not well-received because there were multiple videos showing that plenty of drones reached their destination.
The Russian defense minister said that 3 out of 8 drones were shot down with air defense systems, while 5 drones were neutralized by the Electronic Warfare Systems, which basically highjacks the GPS system of the drone and sends the drone in the opposite direction of the target.
For this reason, there are multiple videos that show how drones hit the residential areas around the military base.
The President of the Russian Federation made a statement and said that Ukrainians conducted a terrorist attack against civilians as retribution for the successful Russian strike on Kyiv, referring to the results published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that yesterday they conducted a successful precision strike and eliminated one more Patriot system, and blew up the main center of Ukrainian Intelligence.
The Defense Minister, Shoigu, also claimed that over the last month, they have shot down almost 200 HIMARS rockets and 30 Storm Shadow missiles.
However, it turned out that the Russian public did not care about the strike too much anyways. Many of the civilians even cheered it.
The reason why they had such a contradictory reaction is that the military site that Ukrainians targeted was located around 1 km away from Rublyovka.
Rublyovka is the most prestigious area in entire Russia, where all the wealthiest people - the so-called Russian elite - live.
So, most of the houses that were damaged by the drones that the Russian Electronic Warfare Systems directed away from the base belong to the Russian elite.
A famous Russian dancer made a video complaining about the explosions in her region, which sparked this wave of positive reactions.
The positive reaction to the so-called bombing of Rubliovka became a serious issue that was even raised by the state media.
One of the most prominent Russian news hosts said that this reaction is unacceptable because people who live in Rublyovka are also Russians, and laughing at it should be considered treason.
When it comes to the results of the strike, so far, the explosions on the military base were recorded and reported only by the local residents, and there is no information on whether any objects on the base were damaged or destroyed.
From confirmed information, there was an explosion in an alcohol factory somewhere near the military base, which was highly likely caused by a drone strike.
Apart from military objectives, the strike also demonstrated that the general population does not associate itself with the elite that rules the country.
This also explains why Russia is struggling to implement drastic measures to ramp up its offensive effort - the social discontent is extremely high, and compelling the population to radically change their lives through general mobilization or wide industrial mobilization threatens the stability of the regime that the population barely tolerates.
[Summary: What happened was there was a military engineering target near Moscow toward which the drones were flying. But Russian electronic counter measures forced some to go off course and collided with residential buildings without causing any real damage in the richest and most exclusive town in Russia. Western media just plays to the Russian line that civilians were targeted and does not tell the rest of the story, leaving false impressions. ]
••Denys said the drones were Russian.
Putin’s Secretary, Peskov when asked what citizens should do in a drone attack had no answers and no comments. Prior to the arrival of the drones there were no alerts, no warnings. This shows how little the Russian rulers care for their citizens, and the only real air defense Russia has, is based in Moscow.
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UK Minister of Foreign Affairs said Ukraine may legally use force on legitimate military targets outside its borders.
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Russian officials said everything is going according to the Plan.
•• This night in the Krasnodar (Ruzzia), drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery. One of the fuel oil distillation units caught fire. The preliminary reason is the arrival of the UAV. The fire occurred on an area of 100 square meters, the fire was eliminated.
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The main weakness of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the lack of fighters - Welt [ Germany ].
Currently, the Russian Federation surpasses Ukraine in the number of aircraft by 5-6 times, they are also superior in technology - their radar sees further, their missiles have a much longer range.
The fighters were late for the summer offensive, so the battle in the sky is a weak point. The publication writes that because of this, Ukraine will have to de-occupy the territories with the help of artillery and heavy weapons.
Earlier Zelensky said that the lack of modern fighters would not affect the start of the counteroffensive.
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Russian officials said everything is going according to the Plan.
“Trench warfare, still actual in 2023. Fighters of the 2nd Assault Battalion from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade clearing a Russian trench with the help of aerial recon units.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1663879243384643587
“Damage from a strike in Russian-occupied Yurivka (Donetsk Oblast) is visible in new satellite imagery. This site is approximately 90 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine.”
https://twitter.com/bradyafr/status/1663651503804915714
Hahaha. Hohoho.
“The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that yesterday they conducted a successful precision strike and eliminated one more Patriot system, and blew up the main center of Ukrainian Intelligence.
The Defense Minister, Shoigu, also claimed that over the last month, they have shot down almost 200 HIMARS rockets and 30 Storm Shadow missiles.”
Wonder how long it will take for the Chinese to start collecting all that high quality steel that is littering the Ukraine.
In Kyiv, the police exposed nine more citizens who published videos of air defense operations on social networks. Seven women and two men were handed over to SBU officers.
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news
Ukraine losing 10,000 drones per month to Russian electronic warfare: report
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4155106/posts
I believe it is worthwhile to keep an accurate record of all the drones being destroyed by ruzzia.
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1663806360780255232
In the video linked above, ruzzia uses a Bukhanka van to destroy the drone.
Legion "Freedom of Russia" recruits thousands of Russians to attack Moscow - The Times
"They enter Ukraine through certain neutral border states. We have a constant stream of recruits, and it is growing. More and more Russians understand that this war is criminal and must be stopped," the commander of the legion, Caesar.
This morning, she reported on social networks that during the UAV attack she heard explosions and that there was a Russian military unit near her apartment. Analysts have established her address and the address of the military unit
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1663646336833536001
Street fighting at close range. Maryinka, Donetsk region.
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1663619296214302721
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