Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

ORYX ^ | Since February 24, 2022 and daily | ORYX

[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. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles 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 a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's 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.

[SpeedyInTexas]

Ukrainian Tank losses Running Total: 697

Ukrainian Artillery losses Running Total: 428

RuZZian Tank losses Running Total: 2541
December 2023 – 35
November 2023 – 67
October 2023 – 108
September 2023 – 57
August 2023 – 86
July 2023 – 113
June 2023 – 73
May 2023 – 90
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: 949
December 2023 - 11
November 2023 - 25
October 2023 - 77
September 2023 - 48
August 2023 - 67
July 2023 - 56
June 2023 - 47
May 2023 - 43
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

[SpeedyInTexas]

Previous day’s thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4203481/posts

Summarizing this war:

A tragedy for Ukraine.
A disaster for RuZZia.
A strategic win for the USA.

“Why Internet Trolls Do What They Do and How to Spot Russian Fakes”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLtBzvw0—0

“Here is the best-kept secret about U.S. military aid to Ukraine: Most of the money is being spent here in the United States. That’s right: Funds that lawmakers approve to arm Ukraine are not going directly to Ukraine but being used stateside to build new weapons or to replace weapons sent to replace weapons sent to Kyiv from U.S. stockpiles. Of the $68 billion in military and related assistance Congress has approved since Russia invaded Ukraine, almost 90 percent is going to Americans, one analysis found.”

https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1730119780873441750

[SpeedyInTexas]

“In Melitopol, Ukrainian partisans carried out a successful sabotage and blew up a railway train that was carrying ammunition and fuel from Crimea to Melitopol and Dniprorudne every day.”

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1735645734047772913

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Destroyed RU BMP-2 IFV “Z” somewhere in Luhansk region.”

https://twitter.com/lost_warinua/status/1735396239426900149

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Destroyed RU BMD-2 IFV near the settlement of Verbove, Zaporizhzhia region.”

https://twitter.com/lost_warinua/status/1735363647910605282

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Result of Russian meat assaults on Ukrainian positions in the area of the Avdiivka‘s coke plant. | DOZENS OF RUSSIAN INVADERS’ BODIES…. Ukrainian defence forces continue to defend Avdiivka and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.”

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1735638799198146697

[SpeedyInTexas]

Fav video of the day

https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1735597499744711133

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Robotyne, a Russian BMP-1 drives into a Ukrainian mine, suffering a catastrophic detonation.”

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1735433569495896199

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Russia’s central bank raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive time Friday, increasing its key rate by 1 percentage point to 16%.”

16%. Everything normal and good. Nothing to look at. Move along.

[BeauBo]

“Russia’s central bank raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive time Friday, increasing its key rate by 1 percentage point to 16%.”

Joe Blogs (YouTube) did a piece about the dislocation in the Russian property market in just the last years, because of interest rates and Government subsidized loans. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLNEGGyNqhw )

New home prices are much higher than used, because low rate subsidized loans can be used for new homes. The day the loan closes, the house becomes used, the market price drops 40%, and the owner is instantly underwater with negative equity.

Individuals have rushed into new home buying under the Government programs (China much?), stimulating economic activity/GDP in the short term. There is a significant and growing segment of the Russia population who spend 80% or more of their income on their mortgage, for loans that exceed the market value.

This bubble has developed rapidly in the Russian property market. Rising interest rates increase the disparity in new/used home prices, and make the risk and potential severity of a crash greater.

[BeauBo]

EU vows Ukraine to get aid despite veto by Hungary’s Orban
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungarys-orban-blocks-aid-ukraine-says-he-can-still-halt-eu-accession-2023-12-15/

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - European Union leaders expressed confidence on Friday that they would clear a large package of aid for Ukraine early in 2024, despite a veto by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban...

...German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron were among those expressing optimism on getting the aid to Kyiv, which is part of a broader multi-year EU budget plan.

“We have other ways of helping Ukraine, but we have not given up on the goal of finding a solution here,” said Scholz, who diplomats and officials said played a big role in getting Orban to leave the room to clear the way for a decision on starting accession talks.

Macron said the EU was “not blocked” from providing aid next year, adding he felt Orban had an incentive to reach a deal.

[ETCM]

Note that the EU as a bloc provides very little military aid, mostly through it's $5B/year European Peace Facility. Military aid comes almost exclusively from the individual member countries. So this $50B being blocked is various forms of financial aid. Orban is doing this to unfreeze EU money, though he also clearly supports Russia.

Orban ... told state radio he had blocked the aid to ensure Budapest gets EU money that is frozen over concerns about the rule of law in Hungary.

"It is a great opportunity for Hungary to make it clear that it must get what it is entitled to," he said.

[BeauBo]

“this $50B being blocked is various forms of financial (economic) aid.”

That is true. Military assistance from European Countries keeps flowing, coordinated in the Ukraine Contact Group (Ramstein Conference), and through NATO planning and coordination.

Also, this 50 Billion euros were to be spread over 3 or 4 years, and to be 2/3rds loans, and only 1/3 grants.

It was a plus up to already approved loans and grants, so it is not a showstopper economically either.

[BeauBo]

“Orban is doing this to unfreeze EU money” (20 billion euros for Hungary still frozen)

He still has to vote to admit Sweden to NATO first. Maybe next month.

[BeauBo]

Macron (who got Hungary's 10 Billion euros unfrozen) is not amused with Orbán:

Orbán must not hold EU hostage over Ukraine, Macron says.

(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/15/eu-emmanuel-macron-viktor-orban-ukraine-aid )

"As leaders of the European Union start working on the details of plan B to raise the money through cash and loans, the French president said Orbán was being dishonest to the public about his reasons for vetoing the financial package and would ultimately come around...

...“The question is how we move forward collectively. And for me, the next few months are decisive months for Hungary and for us,” said Macron...

...Diplomats and EU leaders have made it clear they would prefer the Ukraine fund to come from the central budget, but if it does not, they can find the €50bn (£43bn), made up of €17bn cash and €33bn in loans, without Orbán."

[marcusmaximus]

Multiple explosions in occupied Crimea and southern Kherson region right now.

[marcusmaximus]

Multiple explosions in occupied Donetsk right now.

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Donetsk, an oil depot is on fire.”

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1735731972796710940

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Occupied Henichesk at this moment. Explosions reported.”

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1735734192468643929

[marcusmaximus]

Sevastopol and Dzhankoi, occupied Crimea. Multiple explosions.