Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST 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. 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.
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Ukraine has conducted another long-distance drone attack on a Russian oil refinery. Ukraine hit an oil refinery in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, which is about 970 km away from Ukraine.
“A cloud of smoke rising at an oil refinery in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast after the Ukrainian drone attack. Vyborg is about 970 km away from Ukraine.”
https://x.com/revishvilig/status/1792000882583712014
In the village of Kushchevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, there is a UAV attack on a military airfield, local residents report.
Oil refinery in Slaviansk-na-Kubani in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai might have just been attacked again.
What are the ruzzian fighter aircraft doing?
They should be shooting the drones down.
Are they allowed to fly after sundown?
“In what must be Ukraine’s largest attack on Crimea to date, explosions covering essentially every main Russian military hot spot on the peninsula in the past hour.
Dzankoy, Sevastopol, Simferopol, Yevpatoria, Kirovskoye, Saky, more”
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1791954064034365915
Kremlin snuff box, 05/19/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Putin is not reported about the real destruction of our refineries. And that’s the problem
It is no secret that for several months Ukrainian troops have been attacking our oil refining facilities. Despite official statements from the authorities, everyone understands that some of the enterprises were damaged or destroyed.
According to our information, at least 24 factories have been damaged. Some - strongly. This led to a drop in oil refining by about 17%. There are no plans to lift the ban on gasoline exports, as this could provoke a serious shortage in the domestic market. However, some government representatives insist that gasoline supplies abroad should be resumed.
What is important: the President does not have a complete picture of what is happening before his eyes. And this is a real problem, because it affects real budget revenues, and our position as an exporter of petroleum products in the world.
So far, fortunately, few of our partners have refused to buy petroleum products from Russia, although some have switched to purchasing crude oil.
At the same time, SVR is aware that some of our clients have begun looking for new, more reliable suppliers. I would like to believe that the President will be informed about the real state of affairs and measures will be taken to prevent serious consequences of the strikes.
Alas, there are not enough air defense systems to close all important facilities throughout the country.
Kremlin snuff box, 05/19/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
“The culprits may no longer be found.” As a result of the attack on the hospital in Volchansk, more than 40 of our military personnel were killed
Sources in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff told us about this. According to their information, the airstrike was carried out on the hospital building, where “for unknown reasons, many fighters had gathered and were preparing to attack.”
“More than 40 guys died, and about the same number were injured. We still cannot establish the exact number of deaths. Some of the bodies were very badly damaged,” said one of the interlocutors.
According to another, such a massive death of military personnel is to blame for the commanders who acted illiterately and gathered many fighters in one place.
“They could have set up a formation under bombs, right next to this hospital. Terrible mistake. A showdown is underway, but the culprits may no longer be found. At least 3 officers died there, and I’m afraid that among them were the commanders who put the military under attack,” the source said.
To prevent such situations from recurring, we are forced to continue to write about our losses occurring due to, let’s call a spade a spade, stupid mistakes and unprofessionalism.
We are forced to repeat our call, which was previously addressed to the Ministry of Defense. Tell the truth about such situations. And then there will definitely be fewer of them, because we will be able to learn from mistakes and save the lives of our guys.
Kovrovets minesweeper -Project 266-M promoted to submarine.
Project 266-M
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Any hull number or name?
“The sea minesweeper Kovrovets, with a crew of 68 people, belongs to the Project 266 Akvamarin class, known in NATO as the Yurka class. This Soviet-origin class detects mines up to 150 meters deep and has two 30mm AK-230M naval guns with a high-resolution Lynx radar installed.”
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1792100491150667899
OT:
SpaceX has show the flap for Block 2 Starship; StarShip 29 is mated with Booster 11; FAA launch license for Flight 4 expected in the last week of May or early June. SpaceX will launch as soon as they have the license.
All technical issues from Flight 3 have been fixed. FAA mishap investigation (Flight 3) remains open, but no problem - as long as no public safety issues were involved in the mishap.
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1792171945020068057
“Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’”
“What exactly happened is unclear at this point.”
“A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.
Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Traveling with Raisi were Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province and other officials, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. One local government official used the word “crash” to describe the incident, but he acknowledged to an Iranian newspaper that he had yet to reach the site himself.
Neither IRNA nor state TV offered any information on Raisi’s condition.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/19/helicopter-iran-president-hard-landing-00158791
So very unfortunate.
Can I have another cappuccino please?
“Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Crashes, State Media Says
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, state media reported.”
Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was also on board.
Source: Tasnim News Agency
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1792199834994176325
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1792080226274423183
Desired Mean Point of Impact (DMPI). The impact point which causes the most damage.
UKF drone pilots know where to aim.
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