Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[MaciekRS]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1898029637235576989

 

[blackjack]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1898152746257465609

 

[Ryder]

Russians this whole time have failed to dislodge the Ukrainians out of Kursk Oblast.

Embarassing and hilarious.

 

[Soldier30]

An episode of combat work in Ukraine, the Russian 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S5 "Giatsint-S". The self-propelled howitzer "Giatsint-S" is located in a semi-underground camouflaged shelter. The artillery unit fires at a stronghold of the Ukrainian army in one of the villages. At the end of the video, the crew of the 2S5 artillery unit reports what targets they managed to hit in Ukraine. The self-propelled howitzer 2S5 "Giatsint-S" was developed in the USSR and accepted into service in 1976. The firing range of the self-propelled howitzer 2S5 "Giatsint-S" is up to 41 km. Currently, Russia has 120 units of 2S5 howitzers in service and 750 units of 2S5 in storage.

 

[MaciekRS]

Small talk between Foreign Minister of Poland , Elon Musk and Marco Rubio about Starlink

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1898772306857517342

 

[Relic]

France announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $211 million usd. The package will be funded using proceeds from frozen Russian assets and will consist of the following:

- Additional AMX10-RC AFVs
- Additional VAB APCs
- 155mm Artillery Shells
- AASM Precision Guided Munitions
- Drones

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-tap-russian-assets-195-million-euros-this-year-minister-says-2025-03-09/

France will allocate almost €200 million from Russian assets to Ukraine

France will create a fund of €195 million taken from the interest generated by frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine militarily.

www.brusselstimes.com

France Will Speed Up AMX-10RC, VAB Supplies to Ukraine and Send €200 mln Worth of Shells and Airbombs in the New Aid Package | Defense Express

Paris is stepping up its support to the embattled country by replenishing its arsenals of 155mm artillery ammunition and AASM Hammer smart bombs

en.defence-ua.com

 

[Relic]

Ukraine announced the signing of a new contract with Germany's Diehl Defense, the maker of IRIS-T SLS and IRIS-T SLM air defense systems, which Ukraine has been using extensively. Ukraine has noted that the systems have a 95% success rate of shooting down Russian drones and cruise missiles.

Germany has commited 17 IRIS-T batteries to Ukraine and has already delivered 11 of those systems. The remaining 6 systems are scheduled to be delivered throughout 2025, as additional funding comes online in Germany.

Today's announcement is set to TRIPLE the number of IRIS-T batteries that Ukraine will receive, to a total of 50 batteries. It will also TRIPLE the number of interceptor missiles that Ukraine will receive.

This is a massive purchase and will be delivered over several years. Each battery is valued at nearly $500 million usd. IRIS-T will slowly overtake the U.S. NASAMS systems as the most readily used "Tier 2" air defense system in Ukraine.

Ukraine signs agreement with IRIS-T manufacturer to triple air defense system and missile supplies

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with German defense company Diehl Defence, the manufacturer of the IRIS-T air defense system, to triple the supply of these systems and their missiles. — Ukrinform.

www.ukrinform.net

 

[Relic]

The Scandanavian Countries and the Baltic Countries are teaming up to train and fully equip a new Ukrainian mechanized brigade of volunteers. This was decided after after a meeting between Scandanavian and Baltic leadership, and Ukrainian officials.

The news of a new brigade comes approximately 1 week after Norway announced that it will double it's military aid to Ukraine in Ukraine in 2025 to $8 Billion usd. Meanwhile, Finland just announced a new major military aid package for Ukraine, the contents of which have not yet been revealed. Today we learned that Sweden is also preparing another significant military aid package that will be announced in the coming days.

The countries involved in this initiative are:

Ukraine, Nordic, and Baltic Nations Launch Joint Military Training for New Brigade

The Baltic and Scandinavian nations have launched joint training for a Ukrainian brigade as part of the “Nordic-Baltic Brigade” project

mil.in.ua

Weiterleitungshinweis

 

[Iskander]

The Russian Ministry of Defense reports the capture of Constantinople!
Finally, after 3 years of war, the Russians have taken it.
This village is in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

The inexplicable thousand-year love of Russians for Constantinople

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of Russian units using an underground gas pipeline in the Sudzha area of Russia's Kursk region to enter the rear of Ukrainian army units. The video was filmed between Kazachya Loknya and Sudzha. As reported by the media outlet Ukrainska Pravda, citing a source in the Ukrainian unit operating in this direction. On the morning of March 8, about a hundred Russian servicemen passed through the gas pipeline and entered the rear of the Ukrainian army. As the group exited the pipe, the servicemen came under attack from Ukrainian artillery. The breakthrough was made through the underground pipes of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, through which Russia supplied gas to Europe through Ukraine until January 1, 2025. The diameter of the gas pipe is 1.4 meters. This was previously done by the Russian army in Avdiivka, when two companies of Russian soldiers passed through an underground pipe 3.7 km to the rear of the Ukrainian army positions.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of an attack by Russian artillery, MLRS and drones on a Ukrainian military column in the Sudzha area in the Kursk region of Russia. As is known, units of the Ukrainian army were encircled in the Kursk region, up to 6,400 servicemen may be captured, some groups have begun negotiations. The column of the Ukrainian army in cars and jeeps tried to break out of Sudzha, but was forced to stop due to a bridge blown up by the Russian army. Judging by the video, the attack on the column was carried out competently, first the first and last cars were destroyed. The number of casualties is not reported.

 

[Huelague]

HIMARS are useless in Ukraine, because USA shout down the targeting system.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the attack of the Russian FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", controlled via fiber optic cable, on a rare Ukrainian armored personnel carrier Pbv 302. The video was filmed in the Kursk region of Russia. The Pansarbandvagn 302 armored personnel carrier was produced in Sweden from 1966 to 1971. It was created to replace the Pbv 301 and M113 armored personnel carriers. The Pbv 302 armored personnel carriers can be armed with 20mm automatic cannons. The PBV 302 armored personnel carrier has a speed of up to 66 km/h, and a cruising range of 300 km. The Pbv 302 armored personnel carrier can carry up to 12 people, with two crew members. Judging by the video, as a result of the drone attack, the Ukrainian Pbv 302 armored personnel carrier was destroyed.

 

[Soldier30]

A Russian army armored recovery vehicle is evacuating another Ukrainian M1A1 SA Abrams tank. The video was filmed near the village of Malaya Loknya, in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region of Russia. The tank was used by the 47th Magura Brigade of the Ukrainian army, the reason why the tank was abandoned is unknown, probably the tank was damaged by drones. The M1A1 SA Abrams tank is equipped with additional protection against kamikaze drones, but it is damaged. The M1A1 SA Abrams tank will be restored and sent to St. Petersburg.

 

[Relic]

Ukraine has successfully funded (withe help of foreign donors) the production of 300 Novator infantry mobility vehicles in 2025. This represents a doubling in production from 2024.

The domestically made Novator seats 10 infantry and comes with option of a remote weapons station. It has proven capable of withstanding multiple FPV drone strikes and it's ideal for infantry mobility.

While Ukraine does not possess the industrial base to manufacture hundreds of heavy armored vehicles (MBTs and IFVs) annually, they do have substantial capability to build Novators and BTR-4s, both of which are excellent infantry mobility units.

Ukraine Contracts Hundreds of Novator Armored Vehicles

Ukrainian Armor will produce 50% more Novator armored vehicles than last year, with the possibility of even greater increases by the end of the year

mil.in.ua

 

[Soldier30]

Against the backdrop of the widespread use of drones, classic types of weapons are still used by the Russian army in Ukraine. The video shows the use of the 82-mm mortar "Podnos". The 2B14 mortar was adopted by the USSR in 1983, the mortar's firing range is up to 3920 meters. The rate of fire is up to 24 rounds per minute. The mortar crew fires at a strong point of the Ukrainian army on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. This is the Kakhovka direction.

 

[Soldier30]

Technical details of the Russian operation to pass units through an underground gas pipeline into the rear of the Ukrainian army, into the Sudzha industrial zone in the Kursk region of Russia, have become known. This video was shown earlier. It is worth noting that gas industry specialists considered the operation to pass through the gas pipeline impossible. Despite this, the operation was successfully carried out.

The goal of the Russian operation "Potok" is to enter the rear of the Ukrainian army and destabilize its forces, which ultimately happened in Sudzha and in the area after it was carried out. The Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline was used. The operation is large-scale, it was prepared for about 3 weeks, 800 people passed through the gas pipe in small groups. Ukrainian intelligence noticed the operation only at the final stage. The units that participated in the operation to pass through the gas pipe in Sudzhi, the Vostok DRShB, the Veterans ODShB, Akhmat, the 16th Brigade of the 106th Airborne Division, and the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Ground Forces.

Despite the fact that the gas pipe was destroyed in places, gas was pumped out of it for several months and oxygen was pumped in. In order for the soldiers to exit the gas pipe to the surface, technological holes were made in it. When passing through the gas pipe, several people lost consciousness, convulsions, burning in the lungs, and headaches were noted. 800 people passed through the pipe for 4 days. Food and water were carried through the pipe, and toilets were even installed.

At the last stage of the operation, Ukrainian artillery noticed Russian groups and began shelling them. The video was published by Ukrainian media, reporting that all the soldiers were destroyed. But this is not true, and the video of hundreds of Russian soldiers being killed has never been published.

 

[Relic]

Breaking: The United States and Ukraine have met in Saudi Arabia and they've come to an agreement on terms of a 30 day ceasefire that they will propose to Russia as a first step in an attempt towards a peace deal.

In exchange for Ukraine agreeing to pursue the ceasefire, the Trump Government will IMMEDIATELY begin supplying military aid and intelligence to Ukraine again.

The ball is now in Russia's court. The U.S. is going to ramp military aid back up for the Ukrainians, along with the Europeans. Now we get to see if Putin actually has any interest in pursuing peace, of if he's willing to simply keep throwing his army into the wood chipper for tiny gains.

US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire

The attack came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia.

apnews.com

U.S. will immediately resume military aid as Ukraine says it is open to 30-day ceasefire

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv.

www.pbs.org

US resumes military aid to Ukraine after Saudi ceasefire talks

Ukraine agrees to immediate 30-day ceasefire if Russia does so too.

www.politico.eu

 

[blackjack]

All my news feed on twitter is making fun of Ukraine for calling the ceasefire to freeze the conflict because of their dire situation while Russia sees no point of a ceasefire.

"I am down on the ground with a broken leg and bleeding face, and you are standing above me with a baseball bat and a handgun to my head. Lets call it a draw."

Oil to Hungary continues.

Oil supplies to Hungary from Russia via Druzhba pipeline resumed — Szijjarto

Budapest considers the Ukrainian army’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline or any other energy infrastructure used for delivering supplies from Russia to Europe unacceptable, the minister noted

tass.com

Belgorod and now Kursk. Anyone here want to make bets if Transnistria or Belarus might be next, or Ukraine's incursions are done for good?

 

[Relic]

All my news feed on twitter is making fun of Ukraine for calling the ceasefire to freeze the conflict because of their dire situation while Russia sees no point of a ceasefire.

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"I am down on the ground with a broken leg and bleeding face, and you are standing above me with a baseball bat and a handgun to my head. Lets call it a draw."
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Oil to Hungary continues.

Oil supplies to Hungary from Russia via Druzhba pipeline resumed — Szijjarto

Budapest considers the Ukrainian army’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline or any other energy infrastructure used for delivering supplies from Russia to Europe unacceptable, the minister noted

tass.com

Belgorod and now Kursk. Anyone here want to make bets if Transnistria or Belarus might be next, or Ukraine's incursions are done for good?

I'm just happy that USA is going to reopen the the pipeline of weapons to Ukraine. Trump still has about $4 Billion usd in immediate Presidential Drawdown Authority that he can use to replenish Ukrainian brigades in a big way, at the same time Europe is in the process of ratcheting up their own support.

That equates to a lot of dead and permanently disfigured Russians, and a lot more of the Soviet arsenal being destroyed. The death and suffering of the Russian soldier at the front and subsequent pain their respective families have to endure under the thumb of Authoritarianism, warms my heart to a degree that I can barely describe