Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[Relic]

Belgium and Luxembourg are joining the nations purchasing a "PURL" package of weapons for Ukraine. Each package is valued at $500 million usd and includes a variety of military equipment and munitions that Ukraine requires to continue it's war effort.

Belgium is committing $100 million to a package and Luxembourg is looking to pair with other nations to jointly purchase a $500 million package.

Nations that have already purchased "Purls" from the Amricans are Germany (with Lithuania ), Canada , The Netherlands and the trio of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . Meanwhile, Britain and Finland have both expressed interest in purchasing a package, however, neither has committed to funding for one at this point.

Ukraine requires approximately 1.5 "PURLS" per month (approximately $750 million usd worth of weapons and munitions) to replace the influx of weapons that the Biden administration was donating to Ukraine... The goal is to provide Ukraine with 20 "PURLS" over a 1 year period, totaling $10 Billion usd in American made weapons.

Luxembourg Joins NATO’s $10 Billion PURL Program to Arm Ukraine With US Weapons

Luxembourg has joined the NATO PURL initiative to support Ukraine with US-made weapons, as confirmed by Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

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Footage of the strike of Russian FAB-500 air bombs with UMPK modules on a Ukrainian radio-technical complex. The video was filmed five kilometers from the city of Kherson. The bombs were dropped by a Su-34 frontline bomber.

 

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Footage of five Russian Geran-2 kamikaze drones striking a group of Ukrainian military equipment. The video was filmed in the village of Butovka in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine. The military equipment, according to some sources, MLRS installations, were located in an old collective farm hangar. The MLRS camouflage was not carried out properly and was noticed by a Russian drone. As a result of the drone attacks, all military equipment was destroyed.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the destruction of a mined Ukrainian bridge by Russian FPV drones. The bridge was mined near the village of Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. Reconnaissance units of the 1452nd MRR discovered the fact that the bridge was mined and reported the coordinates for destroying the object.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of a Russian Iskander missile with a cluster warhead hitting a Ukrainian drone launch site. The video was filmed from a high altitude in Ukraine's Chernihiv region. According to Ukrainian media, a demining mission was being conducted. Russian media deny this and report damage to 8 units of equipment and the death of 10 drone operators and technical personnel. Judging by the video, the missile hit some equipment, but it is difficult to discern what it was.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the paired combat work of Russian 152-mm self-propelled howitzers "Giatsint-K", the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "Center" group of forces, in the Krasnoarmeysk direction in the Donbass. The exact location of the shooting is not reported. The "Giatsint-K" howitzers fire at strongholds and drone control points of the Ukrainian army, located in abandoned houses. The firing range of the "Giatsint-K" howitzer, with "Krasnopol-M" shells, can reach 50 km.

 

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This thread is so dead, it's like no discussions of anything exist here anymore. Out of boredom.

Germany’s Helsing to deliver 6,000 HX-2 strike drones to Ukraine

Helsing, the German defense technology company, has announced the production of 6,000 HX-2 strike drones for delivery to Ukraine. This follows a previous order of 4,000 HF-1 strike drones, which are currently being delivered in partnership with Ukrainian industry. Unveiled in late 2024, the HX-2...

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3 in a half fucking years I don't think I ever heard Ukraine have something that is similar to the lancet. Did the HX-2 drones even get delivered to Ukraine? This is just a simple drone with an electric motor, it's not like 40+ countries have to re-invent the nuclear bomb, missiles, aircrafts, etc. Lost armour has like almost 4000 recorded footage of the lancet destroying armored vehicles. Something is not right here if Ukraine did not receive something similar from the west based on this design.

 

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I'm trying to get a grasp of the current strength of the Ukrainian Air Force based on visually confirmed losses and deliveries that we're aware of. This is what I've come up with...

F-16 Fighting Falcon
Approximate units in service: 22

It was recently reported that Ukraine currently fields 22 units after 4 have been lost (2 in combat and 2 on the ground). Of the 22 units noted, an unknown number of those are currently being housed in Romania, where they're being used to train Ukrainian pilots. In total, 85 units have been committed to Ukraine and they will continue to arrive throughout 2026 and beyond, as Ukrainian slowly builds up it's cadre of pilots to fly them. F-16 Pilot Training continues in USA , Canada , Romania and Denmark . We also know that USA and Norway have both sent retired airframes to Ukraine to be salvaged for spare parts to support the fleet.

Mirage 2000-5F
Approximate units in service: 9

While never made official, it's been reported that France delivered 10 units to Ukraine. 1 has been lostnin combat, while the remainder likely remain in country and operating mission sets. France and Ukraine are currently in conversation about doubling the number of committed units to 20 total, however, pilots training is slower than F-16 training as it onoy takes place in France.

Mig-29
Approximate units in service: 30-35

Ukraine started the war with approximately 50 Mig-29s in service, with an unknown number in storage. They received an additional 14 units from Poland , 13 units from Slovakia and it's suspected that 3 units from Azerbaijan that were being upgraded in Ukraine at the outset of the war joined Ukrainian service. Meanwhile, 34 units have been visually lost throughout the war, meaning that out of approximately 80 units, 46 would remain. That said, a number of those are probably being canabilized for spare parts, leaving 30-35 units operational.

SU-27
Approximate units in service: 23-25

Ukraine was operating approximately 40 units at the outset of the war, with a further 15-20 units being used for spare parts. 17 units have been visually lost in combat and it's possible that a couple from storage were brought back into combat shape. No countries have supplied units to Ukraine that we're aware of.

SU-25
Approximate units in service: 20-25

Ukraine began the war with 40-45 flyable units and they received 4 additional airframes from North Macedonia and as many as 14 additional units from Bulgaria . During the war there is visual evidence of 23 destroyed units. Others have likely been removed from service to be used as spare parts. The remaining units likely consist of approximately 2 squadrons.

SU-24
Approximate units in service: 8-10

Ukraine had approximately 25 units in service at the outset of the war. They've been visually confirmed to have lost 14 units, however, it's been heavily rumored that they had several in storage that may have been brought back into service. Ultimately, attrition has been high and usable units are probably limited at this point.