Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[Xenon54]

They shot one time a Israeli F15 with the S300 during a raid on Damascus few years ago. It crashed somewhere in northern Israel, but the IDF claimed 'technical malfunctioning'. The Israeli Airforce then came back again the same night and destroyed the S300 batteries.

It was during Netanyahu's presidency, i remember his madness on television. He swore that Assad would face the harshest repercussions if they lock again a Israeli jet.

Even if the shot down was confirmed its within the margin of lucky shot at this rate.

 

[Era_shield]

If only Russians were as good at war as they are at deluding themselves:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527278116279726081

 

[Azbaroj]

Israelis are raiding Syrian Airspace on regular basis, S-300, S-400 everything there yet they were not able to shoot down a single israeli jet...

Putin took bribe from Netaniyhu and let him strike on Iranian and Syrian positions in Syria. If an Ukrainian finger would on the trigger of S-300/400 , it would definitely worked . Please look at the Ukrainian sky , how many fighters they lost and not too much sorties by Russians .

 

[Bogeyman]

Swedish Officials Ask Pentagon to Increase U.S. Naval Presence in Baltic Sea​

Swedish officials are requesting a larger U.S. naval presence in the Baltic Sea as part of the ongoing diplomatic push for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, two defense officials told USNI News on Thursday.

The Swedish contingent now in Washington is asking to increase bilateral and multilateral exercises with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and flow more ships into the Baltic, the two defense officials said.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist met in the Pentagon on Wednesday as the formal submission of Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO occurred the same day in Brussels.

“They underscored the importance of security and stability in Europe and transatlantic unity,” according to a Wednesday readout of the meeting.
“The two looked forward to deepening bilateral cooperation.”

The Pentagon is now considering how the U.S. could increase its naval presence in the region, the officials told USNI News.

The request comes as U.S. warships in Europe are at a level not seen in years. Ahead of Russia’s late February invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. began sending more ships to both the Baltic and the Mediterranean seas for deterrence missions. In December, Austin ordered the Truman Carrier Strike Group to stay on station in the Mediterranean and will remain until August, USNI News reported.

As of Monday, 28 U.S. warships were deployed to Europe, compared to 20 in early January, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker.

Amphibious warships USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) and elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently in the Baltic, along with guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107), officials confirmed to USNI News.

Ahead of the current push for NATO membership, momentum has been building for the Navy and Marines to operate in Europe, particularly the Arctic and the Baltic since the 2018 deployment of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to the Arctic.

On Wednesday, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, “I look forward to the prospect of Sweden and Finland joining NATO and I foresee a day when we’re actually increasing our maritime operations in the Baltic Sea.”

At the same hearing, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said, “during this ongoing conflict with Russia and Ukraine … we’ve had small units, destroyers operating with allies and partners in the High North to put pressure on Russia to make sure that they know that we’re there with capable platforms,” he said.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger at the same hearing said the Marines would likely deploy smaller units to the Baltic and the Arctic more often.

“I think yes, in both Alaska and frankly in Europe, we’re going to more frequently deploy smaller units for two to four weeks at a time, absolutely,” Berger said.

The Marine Corps’ new Force Design 2030 vision calls for small units armed with anti-ship weapons to island-hop in the Western Pacific, a strategy that would overlay well on the small islands and archipelagos that surround the coasts of both Sweden and Finland, officials have told USNI News.

Earlier this month, Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for combat development and integration, said the Swedish military has made it clear they’re interested in working more with the U.S.

Swedish Officials Ask Pentagon to Increase U.S. Naval Presence in Baltic Sea - USNI News

Swedish officials are requesting a larger U.S. naval presence in the Baltic Sea as part of the ongoing diplomatic push for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, two defense officials told USNI News on Thursday. The Swedish contingent now in Washington is asking to increase bilateral and multilateral...

news.usni.org

 

[Bogeyman]

U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade​

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

Ukraine has made no secret it wants more advanced U.S. capabilities beyond its current inventory of artillery, Javelin and Stinger missiles, and other arms. Kyiv's list, for example, includes missiles that could push the Russian navy away from its Black Sea ports, allowing the restart of shipments of grain and other agricultural products worldwide.


Current and former U.S. officials and congressional sources have cited roadblocks to sending longer range, more powerful weapons to Ukraine that include lengthy training requirements, difficulties maintaining equipment, or concerns U.S. weaponry could be captured by Russian forces, in addition to the fear of escalation. read more

But three U.S. officials and two congressional sources said two types of powerful anti-ship missiles, the Harpoon made by Boeing (BA.N) and the Naval Strike Missile made by Kongsberg (KOG.OL) and Raytheon Technologies (RTX.N) were in active consideration for either direct shipment to Ukraine, or through a transfer from a European ally that has the missiles.


In April, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Portugal to provide the Ukrainian military with Harpoons, which have a range of up to almost 300 km.

But there are several issues keeping Ukraine from receiving the missiles. For one, there is limited availability of platforms to launch Harpoons from shore -- a technically challenging solution according to several officials -- as it is mostly a sea-based missile.


Two U.S. officials said the United States was working on potential solutions that included pulling a launcher off of a U.S. ship.

About 20 Russian Navy vessels, including submarines, are in the Black Sea operational zone, the British defense ministry has said.

Bryan Clark, a naval expert at the Hudson Institute, said 12 to 24 anti-ship missiles like the Harpoon with ranges over 100 km would be enough to threaten Russian ships and could convince Moscow to lift the blockade. "If Putin persists, Ukraine could take out the largest Russian ships, since they have nowhere to hide in the Black Sea," Clark said.

Russia has already suffered losses at sea, notably the sinking of the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet.

WHO GOES FIRST?​

A handful of countries would be willing to send Harpoons to Ukraine, the U.S. officials and the congressional sources said. But no one wants to be the first or only nation to do so, fearing reprisals from Russia if a ship is sunk with a Harpoon from their stockpile, the third U.S official said.

That U.S. official said one country is considering being the first to supply the missile to Ukraine. Once that "well stocked" nation commits to sending Harpoons, others might follow, the official said.

The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) can be launched from the Ukrainian coast and has a range of 250 km. It also takes less than 14 days training to operate.

The sources said NSMs were viewed as less logistically difficult than Harpoons, because NATO allies could loan mobile ground launchers which are available, and warheads from Norway.

The first two U.S. officials and the congressional sources said the United States was trying to work out a way for Ukraine to obtain NSM and launchers from European allies.

The congressional sources said another option would be for Norway to donate NSMs to Ukraine, an idea supported by Norwegian members of parliament. The Norwegian Ministry of Defense declined to comment on what additional contributions of arms and defense equipment it may consider offering to Ukraine.

All weapons requests that have U.S. content such as Harpoons and NSMs would have to be approved by the U.S. State Department, which takes guidance from the White House.

Another weapon high on Ukraine's shopping list are Multiple Rocket Launch Systems (MLRS) such as the M270 made by Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) which can strike a target 70 or more kilometers away, a three-fold increase over many of their current howitzer rounds. read more

In recent weeks, the Biden administration decided instead to send M777 towed howitzers which could be deployed faster and shipped in larger quantities, the two U.S. officials said.

The two U.S. officials said the M270 or similar system like the M142 HIMARS would be considered for shipment to Ukraine once Congress passed a $40 billion supplemental funding bill that would authorize an additional $11 billion worth of Presidential Drawdown Authority. That lets the president authorize the transfer of excess weapons from U.S. stocks without congressional approval in response to an emergency.

Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

www.reuters.com

 

[Hexciter]

The name of “Russian Radio” in Ukraine was changed to "Radio Bayraktar"

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527325376619630593

 

[Ecderha]

another russian KA-52 helicopter was shot down by Ukraine army

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527383819577225217

 

[GoatsMilk]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527163546781483008

 

[Gary]

U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade​

The two U.S. officials said the M270 or similar system like the M142 HIMARS would be considered for shipment to Ukraine once Congress passed a $40 billion supplemental funding bill that would authorize an additional $11 billion worth of Presidential Drawdown Authority. That lets the president authorize the transfer of excess weapons from U.S. stocks without congressional approval in response to an emergency.

Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

www.reuters.com

In short 12-24 Harpoon/NSM + M142 HIMARS

SSM to open the blockade but nothing to say if the Russian wont use airpower to bomb every single grain ship coming from Ukraine or what to do with the safety of the cargo ship once they entered the Med which is full of Russian navy activity from Tartous. At least 2 surface action group (SAG) centered around the 2 remaining Moskva are in the Med.

In regard to M142 HIMARS it can't target ships, but could be useful for the Ukrainians to strike airbase in Russia or Bridge's connecting mainland Russia to the Crimea. My guess is the HIMARS would be coming late, pending the Ukrainian push into Kherson after the Donbass front had been sorted out.

 

[Kathirz]

Russia is pouring everything in Popasna front, they are having significant advances:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527414138951065600

This could be the last big push from their side, it is expected that after this weeks Ukranians could be able to retake the initiative.

Near Dronivka, Donetsk Oblast, another bridge operation failed.... ( a week ago )

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527406389068431360

More M777 are being shipped:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527409500935835671

 

[Lordimperator]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1526646250350723075

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527439783940739072

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527439803523948550

 

[Ryder]

The Russian Military’s People Problem​

The Russian Military’s People Problem

It’s hard for Moscow to win while mistreating its soldiers.

www.foreignaffairs.com

What a tragedy so many videos of extremist militants in Chechnya executing Russian soldiers.

I wonder how many mothers felt but as a Muslim eventhough Russian soldiers were invaders it was painful to see so called Muslims engaging in gruesome executions

 

[Lool]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527439783940739072

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527439803523948550

It seems that Russians are advancing quite well lately

Even the recent improvements in Kharkiv seems to be removed

Doesnt this look bad for Ukraine?

 

[Lool]

Idk why
But in the recent days, things have started to look really bad for Ukraine
Wtf are they doing
Soon Putin will take half of Ukraine at this rate

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527506277915676672

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527514151970607117

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527514153161740288

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527514154373873664

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527514155338633219

https://mobile.twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1527514156378820616?cxt=HHwWkMC4hYeC6bIqAAAA

https://mobile.twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1527525649841528832?cxt=HHwWgIDRgYif7rIqAAAA

https://mobile.twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1527525651460259849?cxt=HHwWkoCwiZSf7rIqAAAA

https://mobile.twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1527525652945068032?cxt=HHwWgICzkZ-f7rIqAAAA

https://mobile.twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1527529746762014723?cxt=HHwWhoC9ucSN8LIqAAAA

https://mobile.twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1527534017599397889?cxt=HHwWgoCz1ZCG8rIqAAAA

 

[chibiyabi]

It seems that Russians are advancing quite well lately

Even the recent improvements in Kharkiv seems to be removed

Doesnt this look bad for Ukraine?

there are some different reports regarding what happen in NE kharkiv, in same account said, there are some UA servicemen appearance 7 km from vovchansk, plus another report before that UA armed force already cross the river near psarivka,
plus i think border isn't UA priority, they main objectives is to cut logistic rute from belgorod

 

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527564800041140226

 

[Kathirz]

It seems that Russians are advancing quite well lately

Even the recent improvements in Kharkiv seems to be removed

Doesnt this look bad for Ukraine?

Seems they are pushing from all fronts to support Popasna advance towards Sievierodonetsk and it's main logistics hub, at this momment, in Bajmut.
In Bajmut advance appears Ukranians still hold their main fortified positions, it not be easy for RF to overcome those places without important loses.

There are reports of intense fightings at this point, IMO this could be their last big push and the peak of their offensive to archive at least some objetives on the map, which should be Ukraine's administrative capital in Donbass.

Edit: Correcting city names.

 

[Fuzuli NL]

Mr. Putin has one more thing to think about:
His future son-in-law is called Zelenski.
(Katerina's 52yo boyfriend)

 

[Ravenman]

I think we gonna see the real Russian army now. No more games, they are taking their gloves off. They are advancing fast.