Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[blackjack]

Can't even take out ukraine but talks about invading Turkiye during 2016 pathetic.

Ukraine is supplied by 40+ countries, to be fair I think the amount of firepower and equipment Ukraine has used is somewhat either equal and greater than what Turkiye has in their inventory (who was even talking about invading Turkiye in 2016?). See Relic for details here or see Tam from sino defense net ukraine war thread to see how much equipment gets destroyed and how much soldiers Ukraine gets killed.

 

[Spitfire9]

Rare footage of Brimstone in action. I know it as an air launched weapon but here it is ground launched.

Ukraine fires UK Brimstone missiles in rare combat footage

Newly surfaced footage provides a rare glimpse of Ukraine’s Armed Forces launching British-supplied Brimstone ground-attack missiles against Russian targets.

bulgarianmilitary.com

 

[Relic]

Britain announced a new military commitment to Ukraine, valued at $2.5 billion usd. It comes in the form of a 15 year, 0% interest, loan to be used for the purchase of air defense systems and interceptors, as well as the repair of Western made equioment that has been donated / sold to Ukraine. The air defense equipment will be purchased from international markets and will span across multiple systems and capabilities. This is part of Britain and Ukraine's new 100 year defense agreement that they signed in December.

Ukraine to receive US$2.5 billion from UK for air defence

The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with up to £2 billion (approx. US$2.44 billion) to purchase air defence systems and missiles. Source: Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government) Details: On 31 January, the Ukrainian...

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Finland aslo announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $206 million usd. In keeping with Finland's previous contributions, the contents of the military aid package have not been disclosed. That said, Finland has been routinely sending MBTs, IFVs, artillery systems, spare barrels, artillery shells, ATGMs, etc, etc to Ukraine since the outset of the war.

Finland announces $206 million military package for Ukraine

This brings Finland's total defense aid provided to Ukraine since the outbreak of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 to 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion).

kyivindependent.com

 

[Relic]

The Netherlands announced that it will send a new batch of F-16s to Ukraine in the coming weeks / months. How many aircraft will be delivered in this batch is unknown at this point.

Ukrainian pilots continue to train on the platform in Denmark , Romania , USA and Canada , with additional pilots learning to fly the BAE Hawk (a lead in fighter) in Britain.

F-16s are quickly becoming a vital cog in Ukraine's air defense network. They're largely being flown in western and central Ukraine, in airborne air defense role, allowing Ukraine to move more of their tier 1 and tier 2 air defense platforms further east, to defend Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure being targeted in places such ad Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa.

The F-16s are highly capable of intercepting Russian long range drones and cruise missiles. The West has provided Ukraine with a high volume of older AIM-120, AIM-7 and AIM-9 missiles that ideal for use in an air defense capacity. A typical load out might see a Ukrainian F-16 carry 6 missiles in an air defense role. Flying in pairs, the F-16's are launched when Russian drone waves and missile attacks are detected. Combined, a single pair of F-16s is capable of intercepting 12 aerial targets (not counting the use of their gun), which allows for precious and costly ground based interceptors to be saved for saturation attacks and to be used against Russia's most advanced missiles.

Netherlands to send more F-16s in 2025, Ukrainian defense minister says

The Netherlands will deliver another batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2025, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Jan. 31.

www.yahoo.com

 

[MaciekRS]

"A Polish Krab self-propelled artillery system hit a Russian artillery system that was transferred to them from the DPRK. Soldiers of the 26th Artillery Brigade named after Lieutenant General Roman Dashkevich are working with a brand new 155mm self-propelled artillery system in the Donetsk sector. According to the gunners themselves, during intense fighting, they could fire 120 rounds at the Russians per day. There were also missions when they had to fire 18 shells at the enemy's concentration at a time"

We are reviewing the German Leopard 2A4 tank, which is in service with the 155th Mechanized Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv. Tank crews praise the Leopard's maneuverability, ease of handling, and speed. The 120mm smoothbore gun is accurate, especially showing its advantage compared to Soviet-era guns. All the tank's controls are labeled in German, and the crew, who trained in Poland, had to master the necessary skills in a short time. Ukrainian soldiers adapted the tank to the realities of modern warfare and equipped it with dynamic armor.

 

[blackjack]

More strike options the better

Быстрее, дальше, точнее. Новый "Искандер-1000" идет в серийное производство (Military Watch Magazine, США)

Россия вскоре начнет серийное производство новой версии баллистической ракеты "Искандер-М", пишет MWM. Из-за дальности полета в тысячу километров систему в... | 31.01.2025, ИноСМИ

inosmi.ru

Multiple sources report that Russia is close to starting mass production of a new version of the Iskander-M ballistic missile, whose official designation has not yet been confirmed. The new missile is expected to double the range of the original system of 500 kilometers, both through a new more efficient engine and an increase in fuel capacity by about 15%. Due to the approximate flight range of 1,000 km, the new system was colloquially dubbed "Iskander-1000".

 

[Bilge adam reis]

More strike options the better

Быстрее, дальше, точнее. Новый "Искандер-1000" идет в серийное производство (Military Watch Magazine, США)

Россия вскоре начнет серийное производство новой версии баллистической ракеты "Искандер-М", пишет MWM. Из-за дальности полета в тысячу километров систему в... | 31.01.2025, ИноСМИ

inosmi.ru

Multiple sources report that Russia is close to starting mass production of a new version of the Iskander-M ballistic missile, whose official designation has not yet been confirmed. The new missile is expected to double the range of the original system of 500 kilometers, both through a new more efficient engine and an increase in fuel capacity by about 15%. Due to the approximate flight range of 1,000 km, the new system was colloquially dubbed "Iskander-1000".

sure

 

[blackjack]

Will there ever be a day or time Ukrainians don't get themselves surrounded on the map?

 

[Soldier30]

The Russian army has begun using the Inokhodets UAV, a strike version of the Orion UAV, to protect the Crimean coast. In the video, the Inokhodets UAV attacks an X-UAV, a Ukrainian sea drone, with a missile. The video was filmed on February 1, the model of the Ukrainian sea drone is unknown. Presumably, the MAGURA V5 sea drone from Spetstekhnoexport was used. Technical information about the Orion UAV and the Ukrainian sea drone is in the links to the video in the comments to the video.

 

[blackjack]

Honestly, I feel bad that some people had to be born in a country with a lot of resources that a lot of countries want and taught the ideology that they are aryans.

• Ukraine is labeled as Europe's breadbasket for its grain, wheat and barley with Rusia being a distant 2nd.
• Russia is a major gas, oil and nuclear energy supplier for europe.
• 50% of the world's neon comes from ukraine, 30% of it from Russia. The necessary material for producing semiconductor chips.
• 2-7 trillion dollars' worth of titanium and lithium is from Donetsk, Major suppliers of Titanium is China, Russia and Japan.

I am assuming all these rich resources come from the east side of Ukraine. I am sure a lot of pro-Ukraine fans will see it as a victory If Ukraine keeps half of their country or 75% of their country while failing to realize the importance of the remaining 25%.
What Russia will have if their demands are met after this war is what the world market considers a necessity to have for survival. People want cheap energy, cheap agriculture products, cheap electronic products along with other necessary materials for batteries and making aircrafts.

Options are.
1. Start a major war with Russia to stop their influence from controlling major parts of the world market.
2. Sanctions which failed so far because they are transitioning to their own domestic products with all the resources they need.
3. Beg them to come back to SWIFT and the world market to not destroy the US dollar(we don't know if Russia will accept this but they realize how big their position is in the world market which will prevent the west from doing any shady shit that can harm them economically because they will be needed more than before because of what they will have). At this point you might as well create projects for the Bering Strait with trains and roads to create more job opportunities for Americans to trade with China and Russia where everyone plays in the sandbox.

Think the remaining decision for the higher ups is which benefits the US the most.

https://iz-ru.translate.goog/183241..._sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

The Russian government has expanded the list of countries whose banks will be able to participate in currency trading in Russia, the Cabinet website reported on February 2. The list has grown to 40 countries. The corresponding order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

“The number of friendly and neutral countries whose credit institutions and brokers will be allowed to trade on the Russian currency market, as well as on the derivatives market, has increased to 40,” the statement said .

Thus, now representatives from Argentina, Cambodia, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Tunisia and Ethiopia will be able to participate in currency trading.

The initial list of friendly and neutral states admitted to the auction was approved by the government in September 2023. It included more than 30 countries. These included Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brazil, Venezuela, Vietnam, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Qatar, China, UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia.

As Alexander Potavin, an analyst at FG Finam, explained to Izvestia at the time, the legislation allows foreign companies to trade on the Russian currency market , but provides for the possibility of introducing a number of restrictions for such participants. For example, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation can set additional requirements for them, as well as limit the volume of transactions that foreign participants can make.