Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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That 70 NM is about 25 miles more range than the US JDAM-ER and French AASM bombs UKR has been using, and 10 NM more than the smaller SDB. Much of our inventory is likely older JSOWs with cluster warheads. I won't be surprised if we offload these older bombs in significant numbers, since we seem to be deactivating most of our cluster munition weapons anyway. It's far cheaper to deactivate them in Russia.
“It’s far cheaper to deactivate them (cluster munitions) in Russia.”
...and thereby deactivate some of the threat that drives the requirement for those munitions as well - added bang for the buck.
Can’t afford to not fire them on Russian targets now, while it is a permissive environment.
Kyiv Independent reports:
“According to Zelensky, the “victory plan” consists of five points and focuses on Ukraine’s security and geopolitical position, foreign military assistance with the freedom to use it without restrictions, and economic support.
Apart from the NATO invitation and the arms supplies pledge, Bloomberg sources said that the “victory plan” includes a clear pathway to European Union membership.
Zelensky is expected to present the “victory plan” to Biden at the White House on Sept. 26. He also plans to discuss it with presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and members of Congress.”
RS-28 Sarmat Satan 2 ICBM test failure update: Missile detonated in the silo. Destroyed the test site.
“Russian aircraft carrier crew sent to frontline in Ukraine - Russia has formed a mechanised battalion from the crew of its only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov.”
“As is readily apparent, the RS-28 Sarmat test was a complete failure. The missile detonated in the silo leaving a massive crater and destroying the test site. The Sarmat is a liquid fueled missile so this accident could have occurred separate from the actual launch activity.
If this occurred as part of the fueling process, it could explain the lack of Cobra Ball activity on the day of the incident. This first, and last successful test of the Sarmat was April 20th, 2022.
With these events now official, this is at least the 4th failed test attempt of the “combat operational” Sarmat Heavy ICBM. ”
I bet the Navy recruiter didn’t mention that possibility.
The Kremlin appears to be reorganizing Russia's decentralized, regional volunteer recruitment campaigns into a federal effort, indicating that Russia is struggling to meet the manpower demands of its war in Ukraine despite previous claims that the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast caused a spike in Russia's volunteer recruitment. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on September 20 forming an interdepartmental commission under the Russian Security Council to more fully staff the Russian Armed forces with contract servicemembers (kontraktniki).[13] The commission will coordinate the activities of federal, regional, and municipal government bodies and organizations in selecting candidates for contract military service, including improving the selection process; assessing ongoing efforts to attract candidates to volunteer formations; and considering proposals to improve material incentives and social support for kontraktniki and their families. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev will chair the commission and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov will be the deputy chairperson of the commission. Russian authorities have previously signaled their intention to centralize volunteer recruitment efforts by opening a “Military Service Consulting Center” in Moscow City, posturing Moscow as the center of Russia's federal recruitment efforts, investing in higher-quality recruitment ads, and leveraging national figures in this federal-level recruitment campaign.[14] Russian officials claimed in August and September 2024 that the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast prompted more people to express interest in becoming volunteers (whom the Kremlin also began to call kontraktniki), but Putin's decision to centralize Russia's volunteer recruitment efforts indicates that Putin assesses that Russia is not recruiting a sufficient number of volunteers to meet Russia's manpower needs.[15] Putin notably signed the decree on the eve of the second anniversary of the Fall 2022 partial mobilization, and this decree further signals his aversion to involuntary mobilization at this time.[16]
[17] Three sources close to the Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) told Bloomberg in August 2024 that the Russian military has struggled to recruit enough people to replace increasing Russian manpower losses throughout the war, and one individual told Bloomberg that Russian regions, on average, fell short of their recruitment quotas by about one-third.[18] Medvedev claimed in July 2024 that the MoD’s average daily recruitment rate for kontraktniki was 1,000 people, and an unnamed Western official estimated in August 2024 that Russian forces were suffering on average roughly 1,000 casualties per day, presumably throughout the frontline in Ukraine and Kursk Oblast, during an interview with UK outlet Independent.[19] ISW cannot independently confirm these numbers, however. The Kremlin will likely be able to continue the current tempo of Russian offensive operations in Ukraine with its current recruitment rate but will likely have to substantially increase its recruitment rates or decrease its daily personnel losses in order to further intensify offensive operations in Ukraine. The Kremlin has likely assessed that it can better control and improve Russia's volunteer recruitment rates by centralizing and consolidating control over recruitment efforts and can no longer rely on underperforming regional recruitment campaigns to meet Russia's manpower needs.
The Russian military leadership and government are continuing to reduce the class of semi-independent Russian military innovators, specialists, and irregular commanders to advance force centralization objectives, maintain the offensive tempo in Donetsk Oblast, and compensate for personnel shortages. Russian actress Yana Poplovskaya, numerous Russian milbloggers (including supporters of arrested former Russian officer Igor Girkin), and Russian neo-nationalist outlet Tsargrad reported as early as September 13 that Russian authorities arrested an assault detachment commander of the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade (51st Combined Arms Army, formerly 1st Donetsk People's Republic's [DNR] Army Corps [AC]) Vladimir Novikov, also known under the alias “Beliy.”[20] Poplovskaya published an appeal asking Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to return Novikov to the frontlines, noting that Novikov had played a key role in the Russian seizure of Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka, has three state courage orders, and has received many of letters from his subordinates demanding his release.[21] Some of Novikov’s subordinates and several milbloggers also noted that they joined the detachment solely because he inspired them.[22] Poplovskaya and a Russian milblogger, who claims to have worked alongside Novikov, claimed that Novikov was arrested after he attempted to stop Chechens from trafficking drugs to his servicemen.[23] Poplovskaya stated that Chechens made a false complaint about Novikov in retaliation, and a milblogger affiliated with Novikov implied that the Russian military command may not have approved of Novikov’s efforts to teach Russian military personnel and Storm-Z convicts to neutralize Ukrainian drone threats because the military command seeks to advance their own career aspirations.[24] The milblogger added that he and Novikov independently developed a counter-drone system called ”seizure of the small sky” with the aim of training Russian counter-drone specialists and that this initiative was against the staff's protocol.[25] Russian officials did not publicly acknowledge Novikov’s arrest, and Belousov has yet to respond to any appeals.
Tsargrad notably linked Novikov’s arrest to the recent deaths of prominent Russian milbloggers and drone operators of the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment of the 1st “Slavic” Motorized Rifle Brigade (51st CAA) Dmitry Lysakovsky (better known under the alias Goodwill) and Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Gritsai (also known as Ernest) possibly overnight on September 12.[26] Tsargrad and several Russian milbloggers familiar with the drone operators claimed that Lysakovsky and Gritsai were suddenly committed to a direct assault operation on September 11 alongside at least 12 other long-range aerial reconnaissance specialists, resulting in 14 people dying in the Pokrovsk direction. Tsargrad implied that the deaths and Novikov’s arrest could be related because both Lysakovsky and Gritsai also expressed concerns over drug usage in combat, and Russian state media amplified claims from Kremlin co-opted milbloggers that drone operators died in the aftermath of a Ukrainian drone strike in an unspecified rear area.[27] The two cases, however, may be linked by the Russian military's command increasing desperation to generate more infantrymen to maintain the initiative in Pokrovsk and Donetsk City directions. Russian sources noted that the assault took place shortly after the Russian military command disbanded Lysakovsky‘s and Gritsai’s drone detachment.[28] A Russian milblogger and former Storm-Z instructor claimed that the Russian military command increasingly began to use servicemembers in the 1st “Slavic” Motorized Rifle Brigade, especially niche specialized detachments, in assaults and that the leadership of 51st CAA follows the motto of “we do not need smart people, we are smart ourselves. We need assaults [and] meat.”[29] The former Storm-Z instructor noted that the 1st “Slavic” Motorized Rifle Brigade disbanded drone detachments of its 268th Infantry Battalion and committed engineers of the 1st Reserve Battalion to battle as infantrymen.[30]
The particularly close timing between two incidents, the recent formal integration of the 1st DNR AC into the Russian military as the 51st CAA, and complaints about the Russian military command's disregard for specialists in Donetsk Oblast may be symptoms of Russia's manpower shortages and poor command culture. Novikov’s efforts to train Storm-Z elements to operate counter-drone systems may have contradicted the Russian military command's intended use of these elements as purely “disposable” assault infantrymen. ISW had previously observed the Russian higher military command dismiss and imprison some popular and effective military commanders who raised concerns about the tempo of Russian operations and persistent issues with Russia's campaign in Ukraine.[31] The Russian military-political leadership also destroyed the Wagner Group in an effort to reestablish control over and formalize Wagner, despite the fact that the Wagner Group contributed to some Russian innovations and accomplished some tactical military victories.[32]
Nuclear ICBM RS-28 “Sarmat” reportedly explodes during Russian test
According to OSINT analyst MT Anderson, the RS-28 “Sarmat” missile exploded in its silo at the Plesetsk test range in the Arkhangelsk region, leaving a massive crater and destroying the facility.
This is reportedly the fourth failed test of the “Sarmat”; the first and only successful test occurred on April 20, 2022.
Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident. Vladimir Kara-Murza and his wife, Evgenia, speak of his time in a Siberian jail and why the truth about Russia will come out
Kara-Murza’s grasp of history underpins his certainty that Putin’s regime will collapse – quickly and without warning. “That’s how things happen in Russia. Both the Romanov empire in the early 20th century, and the Soviet regime at the end of the 20th century collapsed in three days. That’s not a metaphor, it was literally three days in both cases.” He believes passionately that the best chance of a free and democratic Russia and peace in Europe rests on Russia’s defeat in Ukraine.
I think there was a day where 1700 was reported
Apparently to my question awhile back about which targets would you chose
Command and control, artillery, POL FACILITIES, troop concentrations, air defense, ammunition depots….
The Ukrainians chose ammunition depots 😄
I think the “extra 1/4 point” is more a sign of an understanding of the extremely poor jobs marked.
Powel himself when asked remarkably didn’t give a Harris word salad answer beginning with “I grew up with a silver spoon in my mouth and my daddy’s servants worked real hard…..”, but answered quite frankly large inmigaration and slow job creation was the reason
The leftists “we need to save camel toe at all costs” might teleport this as “great news”, and some will buy it, but it will not make a substantial difference to most people for months to come. Business media reacted much differently with “holy shit, what’s wrong?”
It was an interesting move
The voices of the Russians seem to display utter bewilderment, such is Russian mir
I will translate “ Dear Leader says everything is going according to plan? Maybe they are just clearing land for new wildberry warehouse.” “Yes that must be it”
Nothing to see here just quality contr testing of norm munitions
Report results - passed
Have a friend I was talking to and he had some interesting tales, he said Russia has 3 full armies they have yet to commit, same kind of “not taken gloves off yet”
Let him talk, nothing i could say or show would change his mind
Russia has 3 full armies
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One Russian “full army” = 100,000 troops
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