Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[Soldier30]

Footage of Ukrainian FPV drones attempting to attack and drop munitions on a Russian soldier from the Aleysky Motorized Rifle Unit of the Center Forces Group. Thanks to his skillful actions and the application of skills honed during training, the soldier successfully evaded the Ukrainian drones and continued his combat mission. The location of the footage is unknown, and the drone models are unknown.

 

[Spitfire9]

I doubt they will be able to build 200 per month. If they can get even 50 per month, as you said, the damage to Russia would be great. 200 per month would be catastrophic for Russia.

This source (Ukrainian so not so trustworthy) says production is around 1 a day at the moment with plans to reach 7 a day in October.

Ukraine already using Flamingo missiles against Russia, expected to produce 7 per day soon

www.pravda.com.ua

Perhaps that target will be missed. In Ukraine's shoes I would focus efforts on Flamingo production at the cost of other programmes because the effect of disabling refineries is so great

- disruption of transport
- curtailing of exports of refined products, losing desperately needed export revenues
- negative effects on industry
- cost of refinery repairs

I read that the latest attacks have closed down another 8%-10% of refining capacity. Depending on how fast these refineries can be repaired, Ukraine may be able to reduce refinery output by 50% or more. That would give Russia extremely acute fuel shortage problems. Transport and industry might descend into chaos.

I look forward to port crude loading facilities (and pipelines to them) being targeted in a big way as well, significantly cutting revenues for the government from crude exports.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of a combined strike by Russian Lancet-51 and Geran-2 drones on a Ukrainian UAV and FPV command and control center. The video shows Ukrainian service members from an unknown unit preparing the drones for takeoff. The video was filmed near the border village of Pohoreltsy in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast. Russian units are using Geran-2 drones with direct control.

 

[contricusc]

I look forward to port crude loading facilities (and pipelines to them) being targeted in a big way as well, significantly cutting revenues for the government from crude exports.

It will be interesting to see if Ukraine will target the pipelines during winter. It is a well known fact that Russian oil is very heavy and extracted from deep down at high temperatures. In order to be transported through pipelines, it must be kept in motion by using high pressure at all the times. If the oil stops flowing through the pipelines, it cools down and becomes almost solid, clogging the pipelines.

If a pipeline is blown during winter time, the oil will cool down instantly and clog the pipelines, which will be impossible to repair during winter conditions. Once a pipeline stays idle during winter, it is almost impossible to repair afterwards. If Ukraine manages to blow up Russian pipelines during winter, they might be taken out for good.

It is a well known fact that after the collapse of the USSR, many pipelines were idled for a while, and they got damaged because of that. In order to repair and restart them, Russia needed help from Western specialists, and it took more than a year to fix them, with all the Western technology available.

If a pipeline stays idle during winter now, there will be no more Western help to repair and restart it, so it will be ruined for good.

I am sure Ukrainian strategists know that as well, and they may have some very nice surprises in stock for the Russians udring winter. If they blow up the pipelines, the entire Russian oil industry will be in ruin.

 

[Soldier30]

Kharkiv residents have published footage of strikes by Russian Geran-2 drones. The drones targeted the city's Industrial District and the 330 kV Losevo electrical substation. The drones also disabled the Ukrainian Thermal Power Plant No. 3 in Kharkiv's Nemyshlyansky District. In total, approximately 25 drones were used, and strikes were also carried out on other targets in the city.

 

[Spitfire9]

It will be interesting to see if Ukraine will target the pipelines during winter. It is a well known fact that Russian oil is very heavy and extracted from deep down at high temperatures. In order to be transported through pipelines, it must be kept in motion by using high pressure at all the times. If the oil stops flowing through the pipelines, it cools down and becomes almost solid, clogging the pipelines.

If a pipeline is blown during winter time, the oil will cool down instantly and clog the pipelines, which will be impossible to repair during winter conditions. Once a pipeline stays idle during winter, it is almost impossible to repair afterwards. If Ukraine manages to blow up Russian pipelines during winter, they might be taken out for good.

It is a well known fact that after the collapse of the USSR, many pipelines were idled for a while, and they got damaged because of that. In order to repair and restart them, Russia needed help from Western specialists, and it took more than a year to fix them, with all the Western technology available.

If a pipeline stays idle during winter now, there will be no more Western help to repair and restart it, so it will be ruined for good.

I am sure Ukrainian strategists know that as well, and they may have some very nice surprises in stock for the Russians udring winter. If they blow up the pipelines, the entire Russian oil industry will be in ruin.

Interesting to read. Now that Ukraine has its own long range strike capability, Russia looks to be very vulnerable to its crude transport infrastructure (pipelines, pumping stations etc) being damaged by Ukrainian attacks with long term consequences. I imagine that pipelines cannot be adequately defended by air defence assets. It is one thing to place air defence assets in a position to defend a 5 sq km area in which a refinery is located - but even with concentrated air defences protecting them, they are still suffering strikes. It is a different challenge to place air defence assets in a position to defend a 500 km long pipeline.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the results of an unusual attack by a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone on a Russian Buk-M2 air defense system. For an unknown reason, the drone's warhead failed to deploy, and it simply landed on the Buk-M2 air defense launcher. In this state, the Ukrainian drone traveled 15 kilometers and was delivered to the rear of the Russian army. The video has been shortened.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage has been released of a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile striking a Ukrainian drone assembly plant. It was not possible to determine what drones the facility was assembling. The drone assembly plant was located on the premises of an industrial facility in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson. It's worth noting that the strike occurred during daylight hours, suggesting the plan was to also target the personnel.

 

[Soldier30]

A Russian soldier fights five Ukrainian soldiers. This is a scene from a fight between a Russian soldier with the call sign "Mio," from the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, 5th Army, and five Ukrainian soldiers. The name of the Ukrainian unit has not been released.
The video was filmed during the battle for Novohryhorivka in the Zaporizhzhia region. A Russian soldier, spotting Ukrainian soldiers in a building, throws a grenade into the building and opens fire with small arms. After two soldiers are killed, the Ukrainian soldiers decide to retreat, but are ambushed by a Russian soldier. Three Ukrainian soldiers, wounded, are killed in a field by Russian drone strikes. The video has been edited, and the drone attack and the soldiers' deaths have been removed.