Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[MaciekRS]

It looks more and more that russia shot down Azerbaijan plane today

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1871935554612297779

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1871959041045581890

 

[Soldier30]

Residents of Ukraine have published footage of Russian cruise missiles Kh-101 hitting the Pridneprovskaya TPP in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. The video was filmed by several eyewitnesses from different angles on December 25. At the time of the missile attack, Ukrainian air defense was working, but the shot down missiles are not visible on the video. A total of 12 missile strikes were recorded in Dnepropetrovsk. The range of the Russian Kh-101 missile is up to 5,500 km, the warhead is 400 kg.

It is possible that the Ukrainian Gepard air defense system, made in Germany, is firing at Russian missiles.
More about the Gepard air defense

 

[Relic]

USA is set to announce a new $2.47 Billion usd military aid package for Ukraine today. $1.25 Billion usd worth of Presisential Drawdown Authority and $1.22 Billion usd worth of USAI will be used to fund the package.

I'll post the full contents of the package today, as it's released.

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-announces-25-billion-fresh-military-aid-ukraine-2024-12-30/

Statement from President Joe Biden on U.S. Support for Ukraine’s Defense | The White House

Today, I am proud to announce nearly $2.5 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, as the Ukrainian people continue to defend their independence and

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of an aerial duel in Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian interceptor drones. Both drones are equipped with drone interception nets, their chances in combat are equal, but the Russian operator turned out to be more experienced. The Russian drone is armed with a Taiga net launcher, their use was previously shown. The model of the net used by the Ukrainian drone is unknown.

 

[Relic]

Still waiting for the release of USA's $2.47 usd military aid package for Ukraine today, but in the meantime, the Americans have made 2 additional announcements.

First, they have announced that they will transfer Ukraine $3.4 Billion usd in direct budgetary assistance through the Agency For International Development in conjunction with the State Department.

Second, they announced the official transfer of $15 Billion usd worth of funds to Ukraine through the World Bank. That $15 Billion usd comes from a pool of $20 Billion usd in the form of a loan that USA is distributing, backed by frozen Russian assets.

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-announces-25-billion-fresh-military-aid-ukraine-2024-12-30/

 

[Relic]

Below are the contents of the USA $2.47 Billion usd PDA / USAI component of the military aid package for Ukraine. The PDA items will be drawndown from U.S. inventories and shipped immediately, while the USAI items have been contracted to U.S. defense contractors and will be shipped as they are produced:

- AIM-9M/X Missiles (NASAMS)
- AIM-120 Missiles (NASAMS)
- HAWK Air Defense Missiles
- Vampire Counter UAS Systems
- Stinger Air Defense Missiles
- ATACMS / GMLRS (HIMARS)
- JSOW Air-to-Ground Munitions
- HARM Anti-Radiation Missiles
- TOW Missiles (Bradleys)
- 155mm Artillery Shells
- 105mm Artillery Shells
- Javelin Anti-Armor Systems
- AT-4 Anti-Armor Rockets
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Small Arms and Munitions
- Grenades
- Demolitions Munitions
- Secure Comms Equipment
- Commercial Satellite Imagery
- Clothing and Individual Equipment
- Spare Parts
- Maintenance and Sustainement
- Transportation
- Training

Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

DOD announced additional security assistance support to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs as part of the surge of security assistance the president directed to put Ukraine in the best

www.defense.gov

 

[carlitob]

I'm still struggling to believe the shocking Russian performance on the battlefield when you consider the numbers, and support from North Korea.

I wonder of the long term impacts to Russians reputation, military and otherwise. Surely things must be desperate for them to invite North Korean soldiers to help fight their wars for them? Not great optics for a 'superpower' is it.

I'm also a little shocked Ukraine don't even seem close to being kicked out of the Kursk region they seized, does anyone have a link or up to date info on the state of play in this region?

 

[GoatsMilk]

I'm still struggling to believe the shocking Russian performance on the battlefield when you consider the numbers, and support from North Korea.

I wonder of the long term impacts to Russians reputation, military and otherwise. Surely things must be desperate for them to invite North Korean soldiers to help fight their wars for them? Not great optics for a 'superpower' is it.

I'm also a little shocked Ukraine don't even seem close to being kicked out of the Kursk region they seized, does anyone have a link or up to date info on the state of play in this region?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1874055401139786085

yeah total shitshow for the Russians. Makes you wonder where they would be if they didnt have oil and gas to sell. You would have to imagine any attack on south korea, japan would have ended pretty bad for the russians.

 

[MaciekRS]

It was last chance for russia to burn their Soviet era equipment to achieve something and have a chance to reactivate Soviet Union.
Lets face it, they are in no position to build new planes (they are f**** with civilian aviation because they have no engine), no new tanks, their fleet are useless.
It is all in, and either they scare west and they are still in a game or it is over for them. Would anyone believe some 20-30 years ago that russia will need help from N Korea?

 

[Woland]

I'm still struggling to believe the shocking Russian performance on the battlefield when you consider the numbers, and support from North Korea.

I wonder of the long term impacts to Russians reputation, military and otherwise. Surely things must be desperate for them to invite North Korean soldiers to help fight their wars for them? Not great optics for a 'superpower' is it.

I'm also a little shocked Ukraine don't even seem close to being kicked out of the Kursk region they seized, does anyone have a link or up to date info on the state of play in this region?

You can follow the map here: https://deepstatemap.live/en#9/51.3434808/35.7797241 - it also allows you to see changes over time by clicking the back arrow on the top left.

 

[Perun]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1874055401139786085

yeah total shitshow for the Russians. Makes you wonder where they would be if they didnt have oil and gas to sell. You would have to imagine any attack on south korea, japan would have ended pretty bad for the russians.

This map is here only for a show. I doubt that attack would be done with those routes

 

[Hari Sud]

Lessons from the Ukraine War and Their Implications

The Ukraine War has provided several critical battlefield lessons that highlight the evolving nature of modern warfare. These are the key takeaways:

1. Artillery Dominance: Artillery remains the backbone of modern warfare, proving to be the decisive factor in shaping the battlefield. Ukraine was short of a million artillery shells and was continuously loosing ground.

2. The Rise of Drones: Offensive and defensive drones have revolutionized combat, taking centre stage in surveillance, strikes, and disrupting enemy operations. Even the most primitive Iranian drones demoralized the Ukrainians.

3. Missiles as Strategic Weapons: Precision-guided missiles of all types are indispensable for achieving battlefield superiority. Very accurate American missiles were highly effective on Russian targets.

4. Air Force Limitations: The effectiveness of air forces has been significantly reduced due to advanced air defense systems, which prevent fighter jets from penetrating enemy airspace. Russians suffered that disadvantage.

5. Tanks as Endgame Assets: Tanks play a critical role in consolidating gains and occupying territory toward the end of a battle. Early deployment, however, is highly risky and often counterproductive.

6. Manpower’s Supporting Role: While ground troops remain essential, their deployment is most effective only after artillery, drones, and missiles have softened enemy defenses.

These developments signify a profound shift in battlefield tactics, necessitating the retraining of military officers and generals to adapt to these new realities.

On Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear weapons, though potent as tools of intimidation, face diminished effectiveness in the age of advanced, multi-layered air defense systems. Their strategic value is increasingly being questioned.

 

[Fuzuli NL]

Lessons from the Ukraine War and Their Implications

The Ukraine War has provided several critical battlefield lessons that highlight the evolving nature of modern warfare. These are the key takeaways:

1. Artillery Dominance: Artillery remains the backbone of modern warfare, proving to be the decisive factor in shaping the battlefield. Ukraine was short of a million artillery shells and was continuously loosing ground.

2. The Rise of Drones: Offensive and defensive drones have revolutionized combat, taking centre stage in surveillance, strikes, and disrupting enemy operations. Even the most primitive Iranian drones demoralized the Ukrainians.

3. Missiles as Strategic Weapons: Precision-guided missiles of all types are indispensable for achieving battlefield superiority. Very accurate American missiles were highly effective on Russian targets.

4. Air Force Limitations: The effectiveness of air forces has been significantly reduced due to advanced air defense systems, which prevent fighter jets from penetrating enemy airspace. Russians suffered that disadvantage.

5. Tanks as Endgame Assets: Tanks play a critical role in consolidating gains and occupying territory toward the end of a battle. Early deployment, however, is highly risky and often counterproductive.

6. Manpower’s Supporting Role: While ground troops remain essential, their deployment is most effective only after artillery, drones, and missiles have softened enemy defenses.

These developments signify a profound shift in battlefield tactics, necessitating the retraining of military officers and generals to adapt to these new realities.

On Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear weapons, though potent as tools of intimidation, face diminished effectiveness in the age of advanced, multi-layered air defense systems. Their strategic value is increasingly being questioned.

All of the above mentioned lessons have been already learned and taught by Turks in Libya, Syria, and Karabagh.

 

[contricusc]

4. Air Force Limitations: The effectiveness of air forces has been significantly reduced due to advanced air defense systems, which prevent fighter jets from penetrating enemy airspace. Russians suffered that disadvantage.

I‘d say this depends greatly of which aviation we’re talking about. If a country like the US or Israel uses its aviation, the effectiveness of air defence will be zero. But for most countries which have average aviation capabilities, air defence does play a role.

The fact that Russia couldn’t achieve air dominance doesn’t mean it can’t be achieved against a country with air defenses, it means Russia couldn’t.

Nuclear weapons, though potent as tools of intimidation, face diminished effectiveness in the age of advanced, multi-layered air defense systems. Their strategic value is increasingly being questioned.

I think this war has proven the opposite. The value of nuclear weapons remains huge, because it prevents powerful countries to gank up on you when they see weakness in conventional forces.

If Russia didn’t have nuclear weapons, we would be looking at a totally different war now, with NATO troops in Moscow and Putin at the Hague like Milosevic.

Russia is allowed to do what it does because it has nuclear weapons. Otherwise, they would have received the Yugoslavian treatment.

 

[Huelague]

All of the above mentioned lessons have been already learned and taught by Turks in Libya, Syria, and Karabagh.

Libya is a Civil war. Karabagh a regional conflict. Syria is civil and proxy war. Only Ukraine against Russia is a „real“ full out war.

 

[Ryder]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1874055401139786085

yeah total shitshow for the Russians. Makes you wonder where they would be if they didnt have oil and gas to sell. You would have to imagine any attack on south korea, japan would have ended pretty bad for the russians.

SK and Japan would be too hot to handle.

If Ukraine was successful Russia would have mounted an annexation of Belarus, Attack Georgia again or go for Kazakhstan.

Russia would have used the same Donbass BS to attack Kazakhstan. Lots of Ethnic Russians who live in Kazakhstan.

 

[FiReFTW]

Can gore video links be posted here? I am not sure about the rules regading it, in any case I stumbled upon this video of a close hand to hand battle, its very brutal and gore just so everyone knows before they watch it, but goes to show how brutal war can be:

Close combat fight

 

[blackjack]

Respect to the Ukrainian soldier.

 

[blackjack]

There is only one advantage Ukraine had over Russia for the entire war and that is better surveillance in geolocating targets. However, Russia plans to resolve that issue probably after the war is over looking at the timeframe they are giving.

Проект "Сфера": какие новые спутники готовятся к запуску в 2025 году

В 2025 году планируется запустить на орбиту первые российские спутники передачи данных "Марафон" в рамках проекта "Сфера". На работу в космос отправятся экспериментальный и опытный образцы. Пять предсерийных аппаратов - в 2026 году, а 132 серийных - в 2027-2029 годах. Впоследствии ожидается...

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"Marathon" refers to unpressurized microclass satellites. Its mass is less than 100 kg. To form a full-scale orbital constellation, group launches of 44 vehicles by one launch vehicle are provided.

What will the full-scale orbital constellation "Marathon IoT" look like? It will allow providing data transmission services throughout the Earth. The satellites will operate in a low circular orbit at an altitude of 750 km, where they will be distributed in 12 planes with a circumpolar inclination.

In addition, in the outgoing year, tests of four experimental optoelectronic satellites "Gryphon" were completed. Their launch is also scheduled for next year. And starting from 2026, it is planned to deploy an orbital constellation of serial satellites "Sphere-Griffin" with bringing them to the standard composition: 132 spacecraft. They will allow you to receive data every 30 hours from the territory of Russia and at least 38 hours around the world. They will analyze data to identify changes in natural phenomena and man-made processes, regulate traffic flows and monitor mining.
Sphere is one of the key projects of Roscosmos, aimed at developing space information technologies and eliminating the so-called "digital divide": providing Internet access via satellites where it is impossible to lay fiber optics. For example, in high latitudes, taiga, tundra and permafrost zones.


SocietyThey can see everything from above: the new Resurs-PNo 5 satellite has begun to be prepared for launch
A state-of-the-art communications and monitoring system is being created, including both existing and future space infrastructure. The project includes orbital constellations of communications and remote sensing spacecraft.

According to Roscosmos, in order to carry out priority work on the Sphere project in 2021, 7 billion rubles of subsidies were allocated from the federal budget to Roscosmos organizations: the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering - to carry out research work "Laser", "Digital", "Typoryad", to the company "ISSFETNEV" - for work on the "Skif" and "Marathon" systems. The results achieved, according to experts, are not just positive but fundamental.

So, in the direction of "Typoryad" in 2024, a scalable scalable unified space platform of the same name was developed. On its basis, small satellites for various purposes will be created in a short time. The resulting experimental sample and its components will be used in ground testing of two experimental optoelectronic remote sensing satellites "Berkut-VR" and one experimental radar remote sensing satellite "Berkut-RSA" being created at NPO Lavochkin (part of Roscosmos). Their launches are planned for 2026-2027.

In the future, an increase in groupings is expected: Berkut-VR - up to 30 spacecraft, Berkut-RSA - up to 24.

In the direction of "Digital", the key elements of an experimental sample of a flexible digital payload have been created. And in the direction of "Laser", in order to increase the speed of information transmission, experimental samples of ground and onboard terminals of high-speed space laser communication have been developed, manufactured and successfully tested. In the future, it is planned to conduct flight experimental studies of the onboard terminals as part of Berkut-BP.

Within the framework of the Sphere project, by 2027 it is planned to deploy conveyor production of Marathon data transmission satellites at ISS-Reshetnev and Berkut optoelectronic and radar satellites at NPO Lavochkin.

In May 2024, a contract was signed for the creation of four Skif broadband Internet access spacecraft. Together with the two previously ordered, it is planned to launch them into orbit in 2027-2028. In the future, this constellation will increase to 12 satellites.

The creation of highly elliptical communication satellites "Express-RV" continues: in 2026, an orbital constellation of 4 spacecraft should be formed. In the same year, the launch of the telecommunications Express-AMU4 and Yamal-501, as well as two experimental optoelectronic remote sensing satellites Pixel-VR is expected.

In addition, work has begun on the creation of a demonstration optoelectronic remote sensing spacecraft "Berkut-VD" with an ultra-high linear resolution of 0.5 meters. For the Sphere project, two promising Yamal telecommunications satellites and nine Smotr optoelectronic and radar satellites will be created.

Pointless having 100-200km ranged shells, rockets and kamikaze drones if you don't have better surveillance geolocating targets

 

[Scott Summers]

Trump’s Presidency be a relief.

Enough US taxmoney wasted for this stupid internal European war with only losers.

The US could have invest all that money in their economy, education, infrastructure, bordercontrol etc.

Lets wait which European bigtimer-nation will replace the financial role of the US.

Germany with their economic problems? France with her political problems? The UK with their inventorial problems?

Or tiny little Netherlands with her social problems?