Posted on 04/09/2023 8:41:23 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at oryxspioenkop.com ...
Wow, wow.
“In #Donetsk Oblast, a Russian 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed by Ukrainian forces - possibly using a UK-donated Brimstone missile. A Polish WB FlyEye UAV was used to track the SPH before it was obliterated.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1644721793834315779
“Russian T-72B3 was working on enemy in Marinka, but got hit. Tankers calmly evacuated from wrecked tank and left on armor of neighboring one. Everybody alive”
https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1645055954524729344
“NASAMS Air Defense System protecting the Ukrainian sky. Over 100 Russian cruise missiles and drones were shot down by NASAMS since November.”
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1644967348263084032
“08 April 2023 Unknown location in #Ukraine What appears to be a destroyed Russian 1L119 Nebo-SVU VHF multi-functional radar, the first documented loss of this equipment type.”
https://twitter.com/naalsio26/status/1644890845311582209
“Two videos from the past week of Ukrainian TOW ATGM launches. The first is reportedly from the Bakhmut area.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1644820036459065344
“Another boy in his panties squealed”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1645066516830756864
Isn’t that too bad.
“”There are a lot of corpses here, they have no way to retreat, they shoot their own”
In Kursk, relatives of the Chmobyks tell about the adventures of the invaders in the Luhansk region“
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1645001022216044545
“”We have a big war with huge losses”
The terrorist Hyrkin-Strelkov does not believe too much in the propagandist’s fairy tales that the losses of the Russian Federation are less than those of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1645000936559980545
Happy Easter Everyone.
Off to brunch, I go...
It comments to itself.
Pathetic.
Ukraine: military situation update with maps - April 8, 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 <——
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.
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-—> 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.
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.
Excerpts:
Artillery units on both sides of the line, despite the continued duels, are reportedly dialing back fire missions to save up ammunition for the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russian milblogger Alexander Khodakovsky claims that those Russian units not involved in ongoing offensives have had ammunition supplies seriously curtailed. Khodakovsky attributed the rationing to concerns about the potential offensive.
At the same time, a frontline account from the Washington Post highlighted Ukrainian artillery crews similarly conserving shells ... Ukraine’s 56th Motorized Brigade ... 52mm howitzers used to fire more than 20-30 shells a day. That number has dwindled to fewer than three.
The nearby units equipped with NATO 155mm caliber guns are reportedly facing less of a shortage than the Warsaw Pact-era guns. Citing an anonymous Ukrainian military official, the report claimed Ukraine is still firing 7,700 shells a day.
Russian shelling reportedly dwarfs even that figure. Ukraine’s incredible artillery consumption remains a concern for NATO as Western production lines struggle to keep supplies moving.
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Saturday’s intelligence update from the British Ministry of Defense has assessed Russia’s winter campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as having “highly likely failed.” Waves of strikes using missiles and Iranian-made kamikaze drones began targeting the power grid in October. But those large-scale raids have been rare since early March.
Ukraine continues sourcing replacement components for damaged infrastructure, creating a significant logistical headache in moving 100-ton transformers across the country.
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The Ukrainian supply route connecting the besieged city [Bakhmut] to nearby Chasiv Yar is increasingly threatened, as evidenced by the charred remnants of trucks, Humvees, and an M113. See Denys’ report below.
On the other side, Russian ZALA Lancet loitering munitions remain a threat even to some of the most modern and mobile Ukrainian artillery systems. Video shows a Lancet strike on a Ukrainian M109 self-propelled howitzer followed by a fire and subsequent cookoff.
Lancet strikes on Ukrainian vehicles are included in this compilation of attacks from Russian SSO (Special Operations Forces), as well as a purported diver team sabotaging a Ukrainian ship.
[Surgical Strike | We Hit Them With HIMARS Missiles]
••Day 409: April 08
Today there are a lot of updates from the east. As Russians concentrated their efforts on taking the city block by block, almost all of Wagner forces elite personnel were deployed to Bakhmut. With the increased number of targets, Ukrainians started accumulating more artillery systems, and as Russians started moving in their equipment inside the city, Ukrainians started using HIMARS to target buildings that they use as warehouses.
Last time I told you that the speculations about Ukrainians conducting a tactical withdrawal toward the railways was correct. I also told you that over the course of 2 days, Ukrainians were stepping back by back by 1 or 2 streets per day, maintaining a straight front line.
The freshest reports suggest that the rate of withdrawal remained the same as in previous days because today, the front line also shifted approximately by 1 street. In the upper center, Ukrainians reportedly left the eastern part completely because staying there for a long would cost Ukrainians a lot of losses.
This area is almost entirely comprised of 1- or 2-story houses, which are surrounded by the industrial zone and high-rise buildings. So, these positions were pretty weak, and Ukrainians left them in one go.
In the bottom center, the situation is more complex. Here, Ukrainians are relying on 2 lines of high-rise buildings, which allows for a slower-paced withdrawal. After Wagner forces established control over the stadium Metalurg, the line of contact moved towards the Church of all Saints. The latest reports indicate that Russians entered the high-rise building at the intersection, which allowed them to secure control over the church and half of the park.
When it comes to the territory south of this park, it is still under Ukrainians control. For now, the clashes are reportedly taking place in front of school #7. The buildings nearby help to create a powerful block, which gives a relative advantage and allows to exert significant control over the southern outskirts.
Such a setting explains a slower rate of Russian advancement. Nonetheless, when it comes to the stadium Avangard, after several days of intense clashes, Ukrainians were reportedly pushed out of this area and are now holding the line along Kovalska Street.
The new setting also gives more work for Ukrainians snipers. After assuming control over new streets, Wagner forces are yet unfamiliar with which areas are under total sniper control, which leads to a higher toll when trying to cross the streets. One of the Ukrainian sniper units released a video showing how he hunts a Wagner soldier in the gardens in the suburbs.
Ukrainian Commander of the Forces in Bakhmut also released a video today and showed how 4 HIMARS are sending 24 rockets to hit Russian targets in Bakhmut. Some sources say that the targets are located on the territory of the AZOM industrial complex. As you remember, previously, Ukrainians already hit one of the workshops with a ballistic missile Tochka-U, so the use of HIMARS would indicate of continuation of this campaign.
Today a Ukrainian fighter from Aidar Battalion published a video showing Ukrainian positions, and said that they are no longer under Ukrainian control. This a very unfavorable development because it suggests that Russians finally managed to cross Korsunskogo Street and establish control over at least one block of houses.
The latest updates indicate that the second block is in the grey zone, while the third one is held by Ukrainians. It is highly likely that Ukrainians are going to conduct a limited counterattack here because allowing Russians to stay means that they would have fire control over a vast area.
Overall, the most important fights are taking place in the central part of the city, where Ukrainians are trying to conduct a careful withdrawal, while Russians are trying to take advantage of the fluid setting, push Ukrainians as hard as they can and force them to retreat earlier than they are ready in order to collapse the front line. So far, Ukrainians have managed to maintain a relatively straight front line, so no Russian breakthrough is expected.
••Bakhmut:
The railway line that runs through the city was built on a hill and forms the UA’s main defense line. Now Wagners are aided by airborne and regular troops: the 217th Guards Parachute Landing Regiment from the 98th Guards Airborne Division, The 51st & 137th Parachute Regiments from the 106th Guards Airborne Division, the 57th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade & the 10th Artillery Brigade of the LPR. In reserve: 7th Airborne Assault Division
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Shows image of ambushed Ukrainian supply column near Khromove of ~14 vehicles with vans, cars, 1 T-64, 3 Humvees, 1 Western IFV.
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Water in the trenches is still ankle to waist deep.
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Ukraine uses limited forces to defend Bakhmut, while Russians use all of their forces to take the city.
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Spring Offensive:
Russian mil-bloggers imbedded with Russian forces say with all the problems the Russian army is facing now - from morale to ammo - the Ukrainian offensive will devastated the Russian area. They are scared. Russian mil-bloggers tried to get in touch with Russian Command, but the Russian Command does not care.
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Russian defense lines in the South are useless; they are not made according to any military standard.
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Zelenski signed order for 200 Rosomak IFVs and hundreds more later.
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There are thousands of Western provided vehicles that have not been used so far.
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Denys things there will be two vectors: one to Melitopol and the other to Mariupol, and then take Berdyansk from which UAVs can be launched to take out the Kerch bridge. [This plan involves taking 3 major cities, has 3 front lines: on the east, west, south, does not seem workable as a rapid offensive. Going through Kherson does not involve any major cities until Crimea, has only 2 front lines: south and east. Which raises the question: is Crimea the objective or not?]
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**Volunteers were able to build around 50,000 FPV [First Person View] drones for the offensive.**
FVP drone has stronger signal than DJI drones & is less susceptible to interference. Some fly at 200 kph. Russian Army is the Soviet Army and, as such, is less flexible to introduce something new like masses of drones. UA even has ranks for Drone Operator, Drone Pilot, FPV Drone Operator.
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October 19, 2022, Zaporizhzhia:
600 elite Ukrainian troops positioned themselves on the right riverbank of the Dnipro River at night. This was across from Enerhodar nuclear plant. The boarded 30 armored patrol boats and launched an assault on the Russian positions, over 6 miles away across the water. A small team made it to shore and got caught in a 4 hour long firefight. They retreated under heavy fire. Offensive failed and the UA retreated back to the north bank.
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Russia built a 70 km long tank trench from Melitopol to Marynlvka towards Berdyansk, mostly in a straight line, with some curvature over a length that it becomes straight. Mostly useless.
What? You didn’t go to brunch with your girlfriend?
Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for April 9, 2023:
- US arms shipments have drastically dwindled, the majority of weapons pledged require contracts that will take weeks, months, even years to fulfill;
- The NYT admits arms shipments may not be adequate for the upcoming Ukrainian offensive expected to begin within 2-3 weeks;
- Leaked NATO plans regarding Ukraine may have been fabricated by NATO and leaked through authentic means to reinforce other ongoing deceptions; - 2013 US government-funded polls regarding Crimea and Ukraine indicate that the nation was divided, many favored Russia or had affinity for Russia and the Russian language was at least as widely spoken nationwide as Ukrainian;
The classified documents apparently leaked last week detail the weaknesses in the Ukrainian army, specifically shortfalls of ammunition and air defense, according to reports.
The Washington Post reported that one of the leaked Pentagon documents detailed that Ukraine’s air defense may not be able to protect the front lines through the end of May. One of the documents included an assessment from February from the Defense Department’s Joint Staff, which said Ukraine’s “ability to provide medium range air defense to protect the [front lines] will be completely reduced by May 23,” according to the Post.
The reported classified document also says once Ukraine’s first layer of defense munitions run out, the “2nd and 3rd Layer expenditure rates will increase, reducing the ability to defend against Russian aerial attacks from all altitudes.”
Both the Justice Department and the Defense Department are investigating the apparent leak of classified documents after Russian sources posted them to online websites, like Twitter. The documents are dated from March or earlier of this year, and appear to include information on Ukrainian training, munition expenditures and estimated casualties from both Ukraine and Russia. The documents do not appear to have plans for a Ukrainian counter offensive expected for this spring.
The Post also reported that another document shows how quickly the Ukraine’s air defense projectiles will deplete, saying that SA-11 systems will be depleted by April 13, NASAMs, made by the U.S., will be expended by April 15 and SA-8s will be gone by May. Another chart appears to suggest that Ukrainian air defense focus on Russian jets and helicopters and ignore smaller threats, like drones, in light of the expected shortfalls, according to the Post.
Russia Holds 90% Bakhmut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICvcZrHhuRg
Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1-2Smeu-61CyCCdbHQ32Z6uJ6wbGdsZE&entry=yt&ll=48.601313406202436%2C38.26218144472163&z=10
I’m still trying to figure out why the documentation of losses is done daily.
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