Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[blackjack]

HX-2 has a range of 100-120km and packs a shaped anti-armor charge, making it ideal for mid range strikes vs Russian artillery and armored vehicles. It's Germany's answer to Russia's Lancet drone and has significantly more range.

hmmm on the range part



Line of sight communication from the UAV operators with distance and height because an issue with signals with such ranges. However, that is not an issue if you use satellites to control the UAVs at greater distances.

 

[Perun]

Another day, more complete savaging of Russian logistics by Ukrainian mid strike drone units. The Ukrainians are absolutely determined to starve the Russian's of supplies along the front lines, with the goal of making this upcoming winter absolute hell for Russians short of water, food, ammunition and fuel.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tym9sd

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social)

🔥 The Russians have stability in Donetsk. Turret operators are systematically cutting out Russian logistics…

bsky.app

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tyehji
Meanwhile, Ukraine dropped another video, this one from the SBU, absolutely ahnihilating Russian infantry with drones. Russians bloggers are sending reports of Russian infantry facing 20-70 drones per assaulting infanteer, giving them absolutely not chance of survival as they attempt to advance.

Dozens more Russians die in this video.

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social)

💪Pilots of CSO "A" of SBU have eliminated about 2 thousand occupiers in the last week

bsky.app

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tyep46
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tyct64

is there any reason for posting videos of dead people

 

[Spitfire9]

This isnt the 1940s anymore.
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how many do you think are even loyal or prideful (whats needed to fight for a country) about the UK other than their history books bashing them for their colonial past?

You might want to update to the current year which is 2026 then 2022.
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Another day, more complete savaging of Russian logistics by Ukrainian mid strike drone units. The Ukrainians are absolutely determined to starve the Russian's of supplies along the front lines, with the goal of making this upcoming winter absolute hell for Russians short of water, food, ammunition and fuel.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tym9sd

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social)

🔥 The Russians have stability in Donetsk. Turret operators are systematically cutting out Russian logistics…

bsky.app

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tyehji
Meanwhile, Ukraine dropped another video, this one from the SBU, absolutely ahnihilating Russian infantry with drones. Russians bloggers are sending reports of Russian infantry facing 20-70 drones per assaulting infanteer, giving them absolutely not chance of survival as they attempt to advance.

Dozens more Russians die in this video.

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social)

💪Pilots of CSO "A" of SBU have eliminated about 2 thousand occupiers in the last week

bsky.app

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tyep46
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1tyct64

I don't want to look at images of people being wounded or killed. Please keep warning of such content.

The Ukrainians are absolutely determined to starve the Russian's of supplies along the front lines, with the goal of making this upcoming winter absolute hell for Russians short of water, food, ammunition and fuel.

Putin will not allow his troops to withdraw from Crimea, will he? I read that the 2 roads allowing supply to Crimea from the east are now in range of Ukrainian drones and the Kerch bridge has reduced capacity, Are there ferries still operating at the Kerch crossing?

Continuing to occupy Crimea long term is starting to look impractical for Russia, isn't it? A video by Konstantin purports to show many fuel stations closed and long queues at the ones that are open.

 

[Fuzuli NL]

You might want to update to the current year which is 2026 then 2022.
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Ukraine Population (2026) - Worldometer

Population of Ukraine: current, historical, and projected population, growth rate, immigration, median age, total fertility rate (TFR), population density, urbanization, urban population, country's share of world population, and global rank. Data tables, maps, charts, and live population clock

www.worldometers.info

40,056,573 in 2026

 

[Spitfire9]

Ukraine Population (2026) - Worldometer

Population of Ukraine: current, historical, and projected population, growth rate, immigration, median age, total fertility rate (TFR), population density, urbanization, urban population, country's share of world population, and global rank. Data tables, maps, charts, and live population clock

www.worldometers.info

40,056,573 in 2026

To me the metric that counts is how many males of military service age there are in Ukraine. The size of the population as a whole is not of great importance. I know women who left Ukraine after the invasion. Many women and children left Ukraine, reducing the population.

IIRC males over age 18 were prevented from leaving soon after the invasion. Each year those males get closer to age 25 or reach age 25 and qualify for military service.

 

[mehmed beg]

This isnt the 1940s anymore.
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how many do you think are even loyal or prideful (whats needed to fight for a country) about the UK other than their history books bashing them for their colonial past?

You might want to update to the current year which is 2026 then 2022.
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I can tell you that British are unwilling even to be security guard in Sainsbury's.
Recently I was in Sarajevo and on my way back to London I sat next to " retired" Para colonel. He informed me that those few British reserves are only fit for desk job or garrison duties.
The rest of the forces are almost all specialised teams . In order words , classic infantry is almost none existent.
It of note , to check availability and battle readiness of of RN crews and ships.
Many blame the government and in a sense they are right but what they don't understand is obvious weaknesses in doctrinal thinking of Armed Forces staff.
I am afraid, apart from Air Force, Britain is in very precarious situation.

 

[Relic]

is there any reason for posting videos of dead people

I'm posting videos of people dying, not people that are already dead. Because that's what war is. Using the latest technology to mechanically and systenmatically kill the opposition. It's not just a bunch of cool / interesting announcements about new tech and military aid packages valued in the hundreds of millions and billions of dollars in support of a cause.

Ukraine has three primary war goals right now.

1). Use an influx of European funding to saturate western Russia and occupied Crimea with long range attack drones, destroying the energy infrastructure that feeds the Russian economy and any industry that supports the war effort.

2). Take advantage of the fact that Russia is substantially behind in fortifying supply and logistics routes by using mid range attack drones to slowly starve Russians at the front of food, water, ammunition and fuel by ensuring that their re-supply convoys never arrive.

3). Most gruesome, but most important. Through financial incentive, Russia has been able to attract 27,000-30,000 new soldiers per month. They need that rate of influx in order to keep up offensive advancement and hold along multiple fronts. Ukraine's drone pilots have been given hundreds of thousands of drones per month and tasked with killing and maiming more Russians each month than Russia can recruit. If they can hunt 1200-1500 invaders per day, Russia loses 36,000-45,000 soldiers per month. That level of attrition deeply diminishes Russia's military experience and ability to embark on and sustain multiple offensives, allowing Ukraine to more easily concentrate it's defensive efforts and not get spread so thin across the vast front.

 

[Spitfire9]

Ukraine has three primary war goals right now.

1). Use an influx of European funding to saturate western Russia and occupied Crimea with long range attack drones, destroying the energy infrastructure that feeds the Russian economy and any industry that supports the war effort.

2). Take advantage of the fact that Russia is substantially behind in fortifying supply and logistics routes by using mid range attack drones to slowly starve Russians at the front of food, water, ammunition and fuel by ensuring that their re-supply convoys never arrive.

I can see Ukraine making it extremely difficult for Russia to hang on to Crimea by starving it of supplies. If Russia were forced to withdraw, though, how could Ukraine retrieve it and then hold it without experiencing the same problem as Russia - no way to supply the peninsular. Russia currently holds the part of Kherson south of the Dnipro, blocking access to supplies to Crimea from 'free' Ukraine.

 

[Relic]

I can see Ukraine making it extremely difficult for Russia to hang on to Crimea by starving it of supplies. If Russia were forced to withdraw, though, how could Ukraine retrieve it and then hold it without experiencing the same problem as Russia - no way to supply the peninsular. Russia currently holds the part of Kherson south of the Dnipro, blocking access to supplies to Crimea from 'free' Ukraine.

Ukraine would ideally like to cut the land bridge in the south over over time. I don't think thry have any delusions of Russia abandoning Crimea anytime soon. Step one is to make it newrly unlivable so Russia has to choose to go to extraordinarily expensive steps to support the Russian population there (something they can't afford right now) or risk Russians simoly packing uo and leaving on their own and heading back to Russia because of shortages in essential supplies that essentially make the peninsula unlivable.

Ultimately, Ukraine will at some point attempt to destroy the Crimea Bridge, making things even worse.

 

[blackjack]

Ukraine Population (2026) - Worldometer

Population of Ukraine: current, historical, and projected population, growth rate, immigration, median age, total fertility rate (TFR), population density, urbanization, urban population, country's share of world population, and global rank. Data tables, maps, charts, and live population clock

www.worldometers.info

40,056,573 in 2026

2022 40 million Ukrainians, 2026 40 million Ukrainians


One thing is not like the other here.

 

[Fuzuli NL]

2022 40 million Ukrainians, 2026 40 million Ukrainians
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One thing is not like the other here.

Yes but what about the remaining 15 million or so?

 

[Spitfire9]

2022 40 million Ukrainians, 2026 40 million Ukrainians
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One thing is not like the other here.

I wonder how many women and children fled the country when the Russians invaded
I wonder how many children were kidnapped by the Russians
I wonder how many civilians were killed by the Russians

All those need to be deducted from the number of people in Ukraine.

 

[blackjack]

Yes but what about the remaining 15 million or so?

Is your source taking
Crimea into account?
Donbass regions into account?
Or the ones that fled to Europe or Russia into account?

All I am telling you is that 40 million can't remain 40 million between pre-war and current war populations.



No matter how you look at Russia has a 143-146 million population. 2022 all the way to 2026 the dead body exchange rates always favored Russia even when Ukraine was advancing.
If Russia gets everything east of the Dnieper River and they build a land connection from the south all the way to Transnistria the US might no longer see a point to even keep a military presence in Europe.

This is what would happen if Russia got everything east of the Dnieper River and built a land connection from the south to Transnistria.

1. NATO/EU will try to get what remains of Ukraine and Moldova. Ukraine with small territory after the war and Moldova would be as useless as Georgia in the Russo-Georgia war lasting only week. The 2 countries are too useless to be used as a proxy war against Russia which would make them a very easy annexation for Russia which is against NATO/EU interests.

2. Another reason Ukraine would never be used again for a proxy war is because Russia taking half of the 2nd biggest country in Europe will drastically boost their population while Ukraine's population will remain small in a smaller country and by the time they recover and get military funded for another proxy war they would have the smallest population with the smallest airspace in a war with a drastically larger Russia. Because NATO/EU are not clinically retarded, they will slowly try to acquire what's left of Moldova and Ukraine.

3. Just because Moldova is pro-west does not mean that their opinions can also suddenly flip. A land connection to Russia might make them open to business and economic relations to Russia as being more beneficial because Russia is next to Transnistria and Transnistria is next to Moldova. Maybe fuel gas line projects and other deals can happen.

4. Once Moldova and what's left of Ukraine become a part of NATO, Russia will be absolutely happy since their doctrine is that any NATO attack on their country will receive a nuclear response. So, in the not-too-distant future we will see 200 million+ Russian population no longer worry about having a big military presence that is focused on the west, but they will focus most, if not all of their military presence to the south of the middle east and Africa with an even bigger population/economy then before

I would keep personally watching deals between the US and Russia/China that involve the Bering Strait.

 

[Perun]

I'm posting videos of people dying, not people that are already dead. Because that's what war is. Using the latest technology to mechanically and systenmatically kill the opposition. It's not just a bunch of cool / interesting announcements about new tech and military aid packages valued in the hundreds of millions and billions of dollars in support of a cause.

Ukraine has three primary war goals right now.

1). Use an influx of European funding to saturate western Russia and occupied Crimea with long range attack drones, destroying the energy infrastructure that feeds the Russian economy and any industry that supports the war effort.

2). Take advantage of the fact that Russia is substantially behind in fortifying supply and logistics routes by using mid range attack drones to slowly starve Russians at the front of food, water, ammunition and fuel by ensuring that their re-supply convoys never arrive.

3). Most gruesome, but most important. Through financial incentive, Russia has been able to attract 27,000-30,000 new soldiers per month. They need that rate of influx in order to keep up offensive advancement and hold along multiple fronts. Ukraine's drone pilots have been given hundreds of thousands of drones per month and tasked with killing and maiming more Russians each month than Russia can recruit. If they can hunt 1200-1500 invaders per day, Russia loses 36,000-45,000 soldiers per month. That level of attrition deeply diminishes Russia's military experience and ability to embark on and sustain multiple offensives, allowing Ukraine to more easily concentrate it's defensive efforts and not get spread so thin across the vast front.

Newertheless, I dont know how you can enjoy in those videos

 

[Relic]

Newertheless, I dont know how you can enjoy in those videos

There is nothing to enjoy about war. It's despicable that Putin sends 30,000+ Russians to their death every month (along with 10,000'ish Ukrainians) simply for a slow land grab. It's even more despicable that these Russian men, so overwhelmed by the greed of signing bonuses, leave their families in Russia in order to go steal somebody else's land and destroy their cities. Their fate in Ukraine is swift and grim and as they die quickly, alone and likely never to be recovered and their remains likely never to be sent back to their families, we're reminded that ultimate greed comes with ultimate sacrifice.

I post the videos as a reminder of the price Russia's men (more than 1 million at this point) are paying for Putin's pointless war, and in hopes that average Russians using VPNs will see what's happening to their sons, husbands, fathers and friends, i. Hopes that one day they're stop being sheep and rise up to overthrow the oligarchs that treat the Russian people like animals to be sent to the slaughter.

Russia is on track for another year in which they take approximately 1% of Ukrainian territory... At the cost of another 350,000-450,000 Russian men. For what?

As the West the only thing I can logically support is increasingly spending more of our tax money to give Ukraine the tools to kill and maim more Russians, more quickly. And in the process, saving the lives of more Ukrainians and hastening the inevitable conclusion of this horrific war.

My country sends Ukraine $2-$3 Billion usd worth of weapons support each year. I'd be in favour if more than doubling that amount if it means by Ukraine hundreds of thousands of more drones that systematically destroy the Russian economy and bring swift vengeance to Putin's forces on the battlefield. We need a "whole of NATO" approach to drone production for Ukraine in order to dwarf Russian production and technology and force Putin into defeat.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. A 30 nation multinational effort to surge $300 Billion usd worth of weapons into Ukraine in the form of drones and combat aircraft, would end the war within a year. Russia would simply be overwhelmed. And if you think that's a lot of money, it's not. Look what those same countries spend combating Covid-19. $300 Billion usd is a drop in the pocket for the combined tens of Trillions of usd that those nation's economies represent.

 

[blackjack]

I can't tell if it's just the usual delusional posting or bad at math statistics for some dedicated posters here. But come on dude



Anyone pushing a country with 1/6th to 1/7th the population of an adversary that has more drones, rockets, shells and missiles is one sick puppy or they are best friends with the adversary to grow stronger taking more land.

A true pro-ukraine user will tell Zelensky to give putin the 4 regions a true anti-ukraine user will tell Zelensky to keep fighting/resisting to give Russia more territory.

 

[Spitfire9]

I can't tell if it's just the usual delusional posting or bad at math statistics for some dedicated posters here. But come on dude
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Anyone pushing a country with 1/6th to 1/7th the population of an adversary that has more drones, rockets, shells and missiles is one sick puppy or they are best friends with the adversary to grow stronger taking more land.

A true pro-ukraine user will tell Zelensky to give putin the 4 regions a true anti-ukraine user will tell Zelensky to keep fighting/resisting to give Russia more territory.

 

[Fuzuli NL]

I can't tell if it's just the usual delusional posting or bad at math statistics for some dedicated posters here. But come on dude
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Anyone pushing a country with 1/6th to 1/7th the population of an adversary that has more drones, rockets, shells and missiles is one sick puppy or they are best friends with the adversary to grow stronger taking more land.

A true pro-ukraine user will tell Zelensky to give putin the 4 regions a true anti-ukraine user will tell Zelensky to keep fighting/resisting to give Russia more territory.

AFAIK, AI is not permitted in this forum.
You should know better though, being a mod.