Posted on 12/12/2022 9:13:09 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Five examples when the Ukrainian warriors proved there is nothing impossible for Ukraine
Since the first days of the russian full-scale invasion, Ukrainian defense forces have not only been deterring russian offense against multiply overwhelming force, but also doing it the way that writes the modern history of warfare.
Defense Express has gathered five examples of when the Ukrainians made what'd been seen impossible.
*Read more: [The russians Brought the Most Powerful Artillery Systems to Bakhmut, But They May Run out of Ammunition- https://en.defence-ua.com/analysis/the_russians_brought_the_most_powerful_artillery_systems_to_bakhmut_but_they_may_run_out_of_ammunition-5115.html]
The Terms of Mastering New Weapons
Nowadays it is taken for granted: the allies give some new weapons or equipment, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine put them to use. All seems simple and logical, there are even complaints about the unreasonably long periods of time established by some countries for the Ukrainian servicmen to learn new systems, for instance, for the PzH 2000 artillery gun, it was 40 days.
However, in most cases, it takes only a few weeks to master operating high-precision HIMARS rocket launcher or advanced NASAMS air defense system, teach artillerymen to handle NATO-standard howitzers and so on.
We should not also forget, that in addition to operating a weapon, one needs to learn how to transport, maintain and repair it. Even in this regard, the AFU managed to establish a support hub for foreign equipment, repair it in Ukraine and only send it abroad when it needs an overhaul or special works provided exclusively at the manufacturing plant.
For example, the United States created a center for "remote repair", basically a call-center where Ukrainian military seek consult from American specialists when needed and place orders for some required spare parts via the internal logistical network of the U.S. Army.
To add some contrast, let's recall all the talk by some skeptical Ukraine's partners this spring about how sophisticated western arsenal is, that it cannot be mastered in just a few weeks.
Elon Musk Couldn't Imagine...
The artillery fire proved once again to be the decisive factor of any military action, be it offense or defense. Given that, it's only logical to increase the effectiveness of artillery strikes with fire adjustment using UAVs and creating a reconnaissance-and-strike contour overall.
It's all simple in theory: a UAV operator sees a target, impacts around it and gives feedback to the artillerymen on whether they should "take 200 to the left" or briefly reports "overfly 100" for adjustment, just like in the movies. Of course, it would look that simple in the movies; now let's consider a situation: there is a Bayraktar TB2 hanging in the air, a Bohdana howitzer on an island in Dniester's delta, and a russian base on Zmiinyi island for the howitzer to fire at. Ukrainian Bohdana howitzer shooting on the Zmiyinyi island Ukrainian Bohdana howitzer shooting on the Zmiyinyi island, approx. October 2022 / Photo credit General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The UAV operator is hundreds of miles away, on the other end of the country, direct communication with the artillery unit is impossible because it would be spotted by enemy radars and reveal the howitzer's position. Other countries spent lots of money to solve this kind of situation, created special portable terminals for receiving visual data from the drone through an encrypted channel, deployed networks for automated C2.
What did the Ukrainian military do? They took a Starlink antenna for satellite internet connection and received the image from the Bayraktar TB2 drone right on the artillery spot via an ordinary messenger.
Western Missiles Under Soviet Aircraft Wings
Is it possible to fit a cutting-edge American missile under the wings of an aging Soviet fighter? If we answered the question back in 2021, most experts would say without a hint of doubt: barely so without an expensive deep modernization of the on-board systems.
The Ukraine's answer though: give us the AGM-88 HARM missiles, and we'll manage to integrate them into our MiG-29, we only need a special sort of "transitive pylon". What was the technology of this adjustment, we can yet only guess. Perhaps it was the standard pylon used by the U.S. Air Force which already had everything needed to launch the missile and somehow attached to the Ukrainian fighters, or pre-programming of the missile's target on the ground, or due to the missile's inherent algorithms.
Anyway, this innovation was a change in paradigm and apprehension of the interoperability potential of absolutely different weapon systems. This precedent opens the door for the integration of more air-launched missiles into seemingly incompatible aircraft and brings a new statement into the argument of whether or not to supply western technology to Ukraine.
Flagship Destruction
Retrospectively, Ukraine is not known for rewriting the history of naval warfare that often. But in the last nine months, the country has done exactly that already twice. For the first time history was written when Neptun missiles hit "Moskva", the flagship of the russian Black Sea Fleet.
This was the first time ever in multiple ways: a coastal anti-ship missile system hit the biggest warship – a missile cruiser; furthermore a fleet flagship was hit this way; and the hit was effective, resulting in the destruction of the said target. No flagship was destroyed since WW2, and no missile cruiser ever until that day.
In addition to the epithets "for the first time" we can confidently add "for the last time" as well, and "put to an end", too. Because "Moskva" is likely to become the last warship of the cruiser type destroyed during this war.
The thing is, cruisers as such are leaving the naval warfare arena and only remain in service with the USA and russia, while destroyers and lesser ships have long become the main carriers of missile-launching systems. That is why the Neptun strike has put a decisive end to the entire class of warships known as cruisers. Assessed photo of the Moskva cruiser on fire Assessed photo of the Moskva cruiser on fire / Open source photo
Heart-Piercing Attack
The second time Ukraine wrote its name in the history of navy was the attack of naval kamikaze drones on the most well-protected place of any fleet, the bay. On October 29, Ukraine attacked russian ships stationed at the occupied Sevastopol Bay, the base of the Black Sea Fleet of the russian federation.
The outcome is a hit of the "Admiral Makarov" frigate which had formally become the new flagship of the fleet and the "Admiral Essen" sea trawler.
Had there been sea drones before? Certainly yes. Had there been experiments with sea kamikaze drones? Maybe, yes. Yet it was a fully Ukrainian-made drone operated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine that made a statement by attacking the heart of the enemy fleet in the enemy's own bay and showed how prospective is this vector of weapon development.
These were the five most notable examples of Ukrainian resolve in the face of russian invasion and inventiveness in the approach to modern warfare shown by the Ukrainian defense forces. But there are more, such as the shooting down cruise missiles with MANPADS, destroying a helicopter with an anti-tank guided missile, and more to cover next time.
Well done, Ukraine. And our U.S. Defense has gained a wealth of information for defending the U.S.A. and our allies.
“Sing along with me”
Your anthem is interesting. You are entitled to sing your loyalty to Ukraine. I do not condemn your choice.
However, my personal national identity is with the United States of America.
Your meme looks so very painful to endure.
Hope, you feel better soon.
“Since everything is going so well, my only question is.......when are you gonna move to Ukraine?”
You presumably are in Russia?
Being brainwashed in the continual spewage of propaganda peddling must be a painful ordeal to given the self principles, etc. one must sacrifice to spew it in all that ‘Pray for Ukraine’ while knowingly supporting a Nazi-infested Regime.....
“You presumably are in Russia?”
You peddlers need to do better.
Your memes are weak as hell as well as being repetitive.
One can only hope they infect every Ukrainian Nazi they run into...../s
Ukraine Repels Russian Assaults in Bakhmut as Battle Reaches Impasse—ISW
By Anders Anglesey On 12/11/22 at 11:29 AM EST
Ukrainian forces have repelled Russian assaults near the city of Bakhmut as the battle for it results in a deadlock, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
On Saturday, the ISW said that the Ukrainian General Staff claimed that Moscow-backed forces were repelled near Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
The report said assaults on towns and villages within 13 miles of the city had been pushed back, citing Russian blogs written by military service members or milbloggers.
“A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces also continued assaulting Ukrainian fortifications near Bakhmut, where they are reportedly having minor tactical successes. Another Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces have not yet captured Opytne and will likely not conduct a full-fleged assault on Bakhmut in the near term due to the likely associated high costs,” the ISW said in its latest assessment.
Ukrainian forces have repelled Russian assaults near Bakmut as the battle for the city results in a deadlock, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The ISW also said that Russian soldiers had carried out offensive operations in the Avdiivka-Donestsk city area on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said they repelled the Russian assaults southwest of Avdiivka, with one Russian milblogger describing the fighting as a “sluggish meat grinder.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin also risks losing support from proxy leaders in the Donetsk region after forces were unable to push Ukrainian soldiers away from the artillery range of Donetsk city, according to the ISW’s report.
Igor Girkin, a Russian army veteran and former defense minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, was among those who “directly” criticized the Russian leader.
According to the ISW, Girkin “specifically criticized” Putin’s statement on December 9 that described the progress of the “special military operation” as “stable.”
In a Telegram post, Girkin said: “[Putin] “assured us that the Special Military Operation was proceeding normally, calmly, according to plan (however, this time he did not add anything about being ahead of schedule).”
[Read more:
Putin risks losing support of allies over failing Donetsk campaign—report: https://www.newsweek.com/putin-risks-losing-support-allies-failing-donetsk-campaign-report-1766186]
In addition, the ISW added in its assessment that Russian authorities planned to launch programs in Russia and occupied regions of Ukraine “to prepare CHILDREN for eventual military service.”
“The creation of such programs indicates that Russian authorities are investing in long-term force generation capabilities. A Russian anti-mobilization news outlet reported on December 9 that Russian authorities plan to open military training centers in 10 Russian regions to provide children from 14 to 18 with ‘military sports training’ and ‘patriotic education,’” the U.S.-based think tank reported.
It continued: “Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev announced that the centers will exist because every Russian child should ‘be able to defend their Motherland’ and so that Russian soldiers who fight in Ukraine can ‘return home alive.’”
Trutnev projected the pilot program in 2023 will enroll 45,000 schoolchildren, although the ISW said it was unclear how Russian authorities planned to incentivize the schemes.
Newsweek has contacted Michael Clark, visiting professor at King’s College London, and the Kremlin for comment.
In addition, Russia attempted to solidify gains made following its invasion of the Eastern European country in late February by annexing regions of it. In September, Moscow annexed the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in a move seen as illegitimate by the United States and its allies.
According to Reuters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has no further plans to seize more territory from Ukraine.
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-risks-losing-support-allies-failing-donetsk-campaign-report-1766186
You’re quite insane, you know.
Or play an insane person on the internet for money.
Same type of propaganda used 40 years ago when Russians were told most American women carried HIV.
Lulz.....
Ukrainians are not repelling jake.
They dying 500-1000 DAILY as the Russians continue their slow pace movement that is continually dragging in and destroying Ukies that ‘have never fired a weapon before’.....you know, according to the commander of the US MOZART Group.
Over 100K KIA so far total and the numbers grow DAILY......
Brave Ukrainian soldiers are not being used. They are fighting brutal criminal invaders with the Spirit of ‘76. YOU are being used by those who hate freedom-loving peoples. Those who invaded the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine are America-hating scum of the earth.
“the self principles one must sacrifice”
Let me help to end your confusion.
I am NOT sacrificing any moral, ethical or religious principles.
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