Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[carlitob]

did they really just chuck a load of old tyres on the top of those strategic assets and hope that was going to offer some protection? The Russian military really makes me laugh sometimes!

 

[Strong AI]

did they really just chuck a load of old tyres on the top of those strategic assets and hope that was going to offer some protection? The Russian military really makes me laugh sometimes!

"Russia putting tires on top of bombers and other aircraft was about confusing seekers with image-matching capability on incoming munitions, a senior U.S. military technologist has confirmed. This is exactly what The War Zone said was the most likely explanation for the tactic when it first emerged last year."

Russia Covering Aircraft With Tires Is About Confusing Image-Matching Missile Seekers U.S. Military Confirms

Russia's efforts to confuse munitions with seekers with imaging-matching capabilities speak to issues that go beyond the war in Ukraine.

www.twz.com

 

[FiReFTW]

Officially confirmed numbers so far based on satellite images are:

2x Tu-95 Bombers destroyed
2x Tu-95 Bombers heavily damaged (most likely beyond repair)
4x Tu-95 Bombers damaged
4x Tu-22 Bombers destroyed
1x Il-76 Transport aircraft damaged (possibly beyond repair)

So in total 6 aircraft destroyed, 3 possibly damaged beyond repair and 4 damaged

As expected way way lower numbers than the Ukranian claims, but still a pretty strong hit and alot of damage that costs alot, apart from the fact that these aircraft are old and impossible to replace.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the use of the X-39 LMUR guided missile in Ukraine by a Russian Ka-52 helicopter. The helicopter attacks with an X-39 missile a Ukrainian drone control crew located in one of the buildings in the town of Kirovsk.

 

[Strong AI]

Hehe (Brussels)

 

[Soldier30]

Russia captured the first Ukrainian M60 AVLB bridgelayer. The video shows footage of the evacuation of a Ukrainian M1A1SA Abrams tank abandoned near the village of Zaoleshenka and an abandoned M60 AVLB bridgelayer near the village of Gogolevka in the Kursk region. The M60 AVLB engineering vehicle was developed on the basis of the M60 Patton tank in the United States in 1963, it was later modernized, and it is still used by the troops of some countries. In the United States, the M60 AVLB was decommissioned in 2003. Ukraine received 8 M60 AVLB units. This is the first example of the M60 AVLB engineering vehicle in the Russian army.

 

[Soldier30]

Scene from the interior of an abandoned Ukrainian tank "Leopard-2A6". The Leopard 2A6 tank began to be produced in Germany in 1997. Ukraine received 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks. The Ukrainian modification of the tank is reinforced with dynamic protection "Contact-1". At the moment, Leopard 2 tanks of modifications A5, A6 and A7 are in service in more than 20 countries

 

[Soldier30]

During the night attack on June 6, Russian missiles and drones on Kyiv, footage was published of the alleged destruction of the Ukrainian Patriot air defense system by a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile. In the video, the Patriot air defense system fires four missiles, after which an Iskander-M missile hits the launch site.

 

[Soldier30]

Residents of the city of Lutsk, Volyn region of Ukraine, began publishing footage of Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles striking the Ukrainian Motor repair plant and other facilities. The plant repairs engines for MiG-29, Su-27 and Su-24 aircraft. The missiles were presumably launched by Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft. The Kh-101 missile has a range of up to 5,500 km and a 400 kg warhead. Some versions of Kh-101 missiles have an 800 kg warhead.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of an attack by a Russian Su-34 fighter bomber in Donbas, presumably with an ODAB-1500 vacuum bomb with a UMPK module. The strike was carried out on the location of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army in Seversk in Donbas. The ODAB-1500 aerial bomb is activated sequentially during combat use: first, the active substance is sprayed, then oxidizes in the air with ignition and subsequent detonation.

 

[Huelague]

The Japanese live much better than the Russians. And when Russia will be bankrupt and dirt poor, full of rebelious regions wanting independence, it is not out of the question that the Japanese may simply buy their islands from a corrupt Russian regime like the one of Yeltsin.

Yes, regarding standard of living. But less ‘Lebensraum’. No Lebensraum, no high birth rates.
Russian will not go bankrupt. That’s only wishful thinking.
About rebellious regions, that’s correct.

 

[contricusc]

Yes, regarding standard of living. But less ‘Lebensraum’. No Lebensraum, no high birth rates.

Russia has plenty of Lebensraum and it has very low birth rates. Birth rates are more corelated with education, wealth and culture, than with availability of teritory. The recipe for high birth rates is a combination of a poor and uneducated population with a traditional culture. Russia only meets the first two criteria (poor and uneducated), but the culture is very modern when it comes to women independence and participation in the workforce, as it is the case in all former communist countries.

Japan is neither poor, uneducated nor traditional. That’s why birth rates are among the lowest in the world.

Russian will not go bankrupt. That’s only wishful thinking.

Russia went bankrupt in 1998 without any war or sanctions. This time it will be even worse.

1998 Russian financial crisis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

About rebellious regions, that’s correct.

Hopefully we will see new ethnic republics spring up in the near future. People in such republics would be much better off than they are now under Russian despotism, which uses them as cannon fodder.

 

[mTT]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1931274829442781294

 

[mTT]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1930949063026889128

 

[Soldier30]

A strike by a Russian FAB-3000 bomb in the Kursk region in the village of Gornal, on a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian units in an abandoned building. The video was filmed a month ago. The FAB-3000 bomb was dropped by a Russian Su-34 aircraft

 

[Relic]

Reports are surfacing that Ukraine has pulled off another element of Operation Spiderweb. This time they appear to have targeted a Russian train carrying 13 MBTs and more than 100 armored vehicles. Apparently the train was also carrying grain cars, which Ukraine snuck drones into. Preliminary reporting is that an initial batch of drones were launched and used to disable the train. Subsequently, dozens of drones launched out of grain cars and started destroying armor, without Russia able to defend the train or it's cargo.

We're waiting for video evidence to emerge and more reporting to corroborate the story.

Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social)

Several Russian Z-bloggers report this. Spiderweb 2.0? "Another unthinkable fuck-up by our special services. There is no point in remaining silent any more. The enemy destroyed a locomotive with tanks and dozens of armored vehicles.

bsky.app

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social)

🔥 The Defense Forces "South" hit a locomotive with a column of enemy equipment. The enemy's losses amounted to 13 tanks and more than a hundred units of armored and auto equipment.

bsky.app

 

[Soldier30]

The first unique footage of the interception of a Ukrainian FPV drone by Russian soldiers using scissors. The soldiers set up an ambush after the Ukrainian drone appeared, the fiber optic cable through which it is controlled was simply cut. After losing communication, the drone fell and exploded

 

[Soldier30]

New footage of the explosion of a Ukrainian, presumably ammunition depot, filmed by residents of the city of Ternopil. The attack on Ternopil was carried out on June 6, presumably by Tu-95 aircraft, with X-101 cruise missiles. According to city residents, drones were also spotted, most likely Geran drones.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the interception of Ukrainian drones, of an unknown type, by Russian Ka-52 helicopters. The location of the shooting is not reported. In the video, the Ka-52 helicopter hits two Ukrainian drones with Igla-V missiles. Judging by the video, the infrared homing head of the missile was unable to lock on to one of the drones. The video also includes the missile's hit on a Ukrainian AN-196 Lyuty drone.

 

[Soldier30]

Residents of Cheboksary have published footage of attacks by Ukrainian An-196 Lyutyi kamikaze UAVs. The VNIIR-Progress plant, which produces jam-proof GLONASS antennas used in cruise missiles and drones, was attacked. Reportedly, two drones hit the roof of the plant, which temporarily halted production. Judging by the video, one Lyutyi drone was shot down by the Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system, and there may be more. It is worth noting that air defense systems cannot function properly in urban areas, and one Pantsir-S1 air defense system is clearly not enough for protection. The Lyutyi kamikaze UAV is made of fiberglass