Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[MaciekRS]

The army reserves that Soviet Union was building and collecting for decades now russia is burning up in hopes of capturing just a part of former Soviet Union.

 

[Ryder]

4 years already man. Time really flies.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of the destruction of the Ukrainian dam at the Molochar Reservoir by a Russian FAB-3000 aerial bomb. The dam is located two kilometers from Kostiantynivka and was blown up to hinder the Ukrainian army's supply of reserves, provisions, and ammunition. The attack was carried out by a Russian Su-34 frontline fighter-bomber. The FAB-3000 bomb partially destroyed the Ukrainian dam.

 

[Iskander]

4 years already man. Time really flies.

By the evening of the first day of the Karabakh War, the Russians began joyfully shouting, "The Azerbaijani blitzkrieg didn't work!"

But the Russian blitzkrieg in Ukraine seems to have worked perfectly

 

[MaciekRS]

Girkin, who pretty much started this war 12 years ago is not happy in his prison (I wonder why Putin is still keeping him alive)

'“Four years have officially passed since the launch of the so-called ‘special military operation.’”
“We have reached this significant date with extremely negative results.”
“In terms of prospects for victory, we now find ourselves in a situation far worse than the one we were in four years ago.”
“Therefore, unfortunately, there is nothing to celebrate. Congratulations belong only to our beloved leaders who brought the situation to this point: the leadership of the General Staff, the former leadership of the Ministry of Defense, the leadership of the Federal Security Service, and other agencies responsible for preparing this so-called ‘special military operation,’ including from an intelligence standpoint.”
“Of course, the main thanks go to our Supreme Commander-in-Chief, who demonstrated an outstanding leadership style: ‘one step forward, two steps back, jumping in place, then one step forward, two steps back.’ It is impossible to fight like this — this is how you lose wars.” “Unfortunately, our prospects are quite unpleasant,” wrote former Donbas separatist military leader Igor Girkin. "

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2026563133213421582

 

[Soldier30]

Despite the active use of FPV drones in combat operations in Ukraine, artillery continues to operate. In this video, a Russian 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer destroys a Ukrainian army infantry fighting vehicle in the Zaporizhzhia region. Rarely can conventional ammunition achieve such accuracy. The 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer was adopted by the USSR in 1971 and was produced in various modifications until 1989.

 

[Soldier30]

New footage of the Russian Yolka interceptor drone in combat. The video shows the interception of a Ukrainian Darts kamikaze drone by a Russian Yolka interceptor drone. The Darts kamikaze drone is similar to the Russian Molniya-2 drone and can reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, delivering strikes at a range of up to 50 kilometers. The drone's warhead weighs 3.6 kg. The Darts kamikaze drone costs approximately $1,000. The video was filmed in Russia over Belgorod.

 

[Spitfire9]

Today marks four years since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine. For four years, the "legendary" Russian army has been "fighting" where it started the war. They haven't even managed to fully take control of the Donetsk region.
This is what a million-strong Russian "army" is capable of under the command of a completely stupid, thieving, dishonest, and perpetually drunk Russian generals! These multi-star idiots have already lost a million (!!!) soldiers killed and maimed! But it's all in vain. They won't advance even 50 kilometers if the war there continues for another four years. For four years, this mob of alcoholics, scum, and criminals, incited by their commanders under threat of execution on the spot, has been attacking Ukrainians and dying ingloriously.

Many around the world, deceived by Moscow propaganda, expected the Russians to take Kyiv in just three days, and a month later, the "formidable," "victorious Russian army" would appear on the Polish border!
It wouldn't even get there in 400 years!

They came to Ukraine to kill their Slavic brothers, revive the decaying corpse of the USSR, restore the Russian Empire and the "glory of Russian arms" they themselves had invented. Instead, they received unprecedented shame, the hatred of all neighboring peoples, and the eternal curse of 50 million Ukrainians for generations of Russians!
Shame and curses!

They won't be able to defeat Ukraine!

Glory to the Ukrainian warrior!
Glory to Ukraine!

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[Soldier30]

The Ukrainian army's line of defense in the Dnipropetrovsk region. A video posted by residents of the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine shows the Ukrainian army's defensive lines. The video shows three deep ditches with three embankments, between which are anti-tank obstacles and barbed wire for protection against infantry.

 

[Spitfire9]

Many around the world, deceived by Moscow propaganda, expected the Russians to take Kyiv in just three days, and a month later, the "formidable," "victorious Russian army" would appear on the Polish border!

I'm not sure that propaganda was needed for the world to see the Russian army as very formidable. On paper it was when it invaded Ukraine but it quickly emerged that it was a paper tiger, didn't it? That massive armoured column broken down and stuck. Stories of corruption - low grade tyres fitted to military vehicles, fuel having been sold from military vehicles while waiting in Belarus to attack etc - quickly punctured the belief that this was going to be a victorious army bulldozing Ukraine to defeat in a few days. You might argue that that structural corruption in Russia was largely responsible for Russia's failure to take Ukraine.

The quick walkover expected by nearly all took a few months to turn into a virtual stalemate. No amount of Russian propaganda claiming otherwise can change that reality.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of Russian FPV drone strikes by the 37th Guards Brigade of the 36th Army of the "East" Group of Forces against Ukrainian armored vehicles at the junction of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. The Ukrainian army has currently massed large forces in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts and is attempting a counteroffensive. The types of armored vehicles and drones used have not been disclosed.

 

[Relic]

According to reports Italy has been quietly refurbishing SIDAM-25 air defense systems for Ukraine and the upgrades have now been completed, making them ready for transfer. Reports indicate that Italy is prepared to transfer 3 batteries of SIDAM-25 (18 units total) to Ukraine. SIDAM-25, built on the M113 chasis, performs similarly to Germany's Gepard Air Defense System that Ukraine has used successfully to intercept Russian drones

Italy to deliver SIDAM-25 air defense systems to Ukraine for short-range drone defense

Italy to deliver SIDAM-25 SHORAD systems to Ukraine, equipping three batteries for short-range drone and low-altitude air defense.

www.armyrecognition.com

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Come Back Alive Foundation is actively refurbishing Soviet era ZSU-23-4-A1 Shilka Air Defense Systems. Ukraine possesses undisclosed dozens of these air defense units, however, most are in deep storage and require substantial refurbishment and upgrade prior to use. Ukraine is replacing the original radar with a Rokach-AS radar, capable of tracking up to 20 targets simultaneously. They are also replacing the systems analog computer system with a modern digital system.

Modernized Shilkas from Come Back Alive Foundation Destroy their First Shaheds

The ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft guns modernized by the Come Back Alive Foundation are already successfully destroying Russian kamikaze drones.

militarnyi.com

 

[Iskander]

I'm not sure that propaganda was needed for the world to see the Russian army as very formidable. On paper it was when it invaded Ukraine but it quickly emerged that it was a paper tiger, didn't it? That massive armoured column broken down and stuck. Stories of corruption - low grade tyres fitted to military vehicles, fuel having been sold from military vehicles while waiting in Belarus to attack etc - quickly punctured the belief that this was going to be a victorious army bulldozing Ukraine to defeat in a few days. You might argue that that structural corruption in Russia was largely responsible for Russia's failure to take Ukraine.

The quick walkover expected by nearly all took a few months to turn into a virtual stalemate. No amount of Russian propaganda claiming otherwise can change that reality.

Watching Russian troops invade Crimea in 2014 without any resistance from the Ukrainians, and now, in 2022, at the beginning of a full-scale war, I doubted the Ukrainians' intentions to resist. When they began to exterminate the occupiers near Kyiv, it became clear that the Russian bear had fallen into a Ukrainian trap.
Until the very last moment, I didn't believe Putin would start a war against Ukraine: it was hard to imagine anything more foolish!

But he did.
It was a strategic mistake.
A mistake that no tactical successes can correct.

If European financial support and arms supplies continue, which I have no doubt they will, the Russians will not achieve their goals even before the Second Coming of Christ

 

[Spitfire9]

If European financial support and arms supplies continue, which I have no doubt they will, the Russians will not achieve their goals even before the Second Coming of Christ

I agree. I think Putin is set on a course of continuing, intensifying impoverishment of Russia's economy and people until the government runs out of funds. The longer that takes, the more business, industry and banks will have been damaged on Russia's downward path.

To me, pointless: it should have been clear to Putin from late 2022 that the invasion was very unlikely to succeed. 500 billion USD and a million casualties later, how much further has Russia got? Not far.