The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread

Vanquish

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Russian media claim Crimean Bridge already open to full operational condition. Something that Russian work hard to counter Ukrainian claim that the bridge construction already severely damaged.
I thought Putin driving over the bridge two months ago was to signify that the bridge was back into full operation. Can't imagine that was just Russian propaganda.

 

Ananda

The Bunker Group
Can't imagine that was just Russian propaganda.
Off course it is propaganda. This war is also propaganda war from both side. Still within those propaganda wars some actual really happen. Whether this bridge already fully open to operational level as Russian media claim, can be seen later on if the real logistical traffics using this bridge already back to normal or not.

Neither sides can cover up all the times, real conditions will come out sooner or later. Still Russian do put much effort to make this bridge fully operational again. Not only for logistics to Crimea, but also to put emphasis that Crimea is Integral part of Russia (which this bridge represent that view).
 

Vivendi

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One year since the illegal, unprovoked full invasion. Ukrainian leader Zelensky delivers a strong, emotional message:


The Ukrainians are communicating their messages extremely well. Zelensky is already a historical leader, up there with Churchill and others. I wish him and the Ukrainian people all the best for the remainder of this year.

Hopefully Europe will step up even more, accelerating transfer of equipment and munitions. It's not just the morally right thing to do, it is also in the interest of Europe to end this war as soon as possible, and in a way that maintains the independence and integrity of Ukraine.
 

Russian media claim Crimean Bridge already open to full operational condition. Something that Russian work hard to counter Ukrainian claim that the bridge construction already severely damaged.
Moscow times reports that "All lanes of the Crimean bridge are fully open to car traffic 39 days ahead of schedule," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said, according to his press service."

And google translate for Marat Khusnullin's telegram uses the word автомобильной - Automobile.

Any Russian speakers handy, do we know what claims she is making in the video?

The speed of repair is very impressive, though I'm not sure I'd sign up to drive my family over it right now.

I'm curious whether the Kerch bridge can handle supply trucks, it seems to me that's key from a military perspective. Car access is great for tourists though, I'm sure!
 

Vivendi

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Leo 2 tank update. The following has so far been committed:

Germany: 14 Leo 2A6
Portugal: 3 Leo 2A6

Sweden: 10 Leo 2A5

Canada: 4 Leo 2A4
Poland: 14 Leo 2A4
Norway: 8 Leo 2A4
Spain: 10 Leo 2A4

In addition:
Finland: 3 mine clearance vehicles (based on Leo 2)
Norway: 4 "special purpose" vehicles (based on Leo 2 -- type not specified yet)

I hope this is just the beginning -- much more is needed!

Portugal To Provide Three Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine In March (overtdefense.com)
Spain, Finland to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine – POLITICO
Ukraine news: Canada sending four Leopard 2 tanks | CTV News
Poland to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in next few weeks (kyivindependent.com)
Regeringen presenterar ytterligare svenskt stöd till Ukraina | SVT Nyheter
Norway with comprehensive tanks-package to Ukraine - regjeringen.no

The first Leo 2 have arrived in Ukraine, from Poland: Polish president says Warsaw delivered 1st batch of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine (aa.com.tr)
 

Feanor

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But I expect they have new communications, fire control, etc.
I'm not sure about the fire controls. Most of Polish T-72Ms and BMP-1s had more or less the original ones. The T-72M1R was fairly rare, that program didn't really take off. Anything is possible I guess, we will have to wait and see. I suspect you're right about the comms.
 

MarcH

Member
Leo 2 tank update. The following has so far been committed:

Germany: 14 Leo 2A6
Portugal: 3 Leo 2A6

Sweden: 10 Leo 2A5

Canada: 4 Leo 2A4
Poland: 14 Leo 2A4
Norway: 8 Leo 2A4
Spain: 10 Leo 2A4

In addition:
Finland: 3 mine clearance vehicles (based on Leo 2)
Norway: 4 "special purpose" vehicles (based on Leo 2 -- type not specified yet)

I hope this is just the beginning -- much more is needed!

Portugal To Provide Three Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine In March (overtdefense.com)
Spain, Finland to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine – POLITICO
Ukraine news: Canada sending four Leopard 2 tanks | CTV News
Poland to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in next few weeks (kyivindependent.com)
Regeringen presenterar ytterligare svenskt stöd till Ukraina | SVT Nyheter
Norway with comprehensive tanks-package to Ukraine - regjeringen.no

The first Leo 2 have arrived in Ukraine, from Poland: Polish president says Warsaw delivered 1st batch of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine (aa.com.tr)
Make that 18 Leo 2A6 from Germany. And with that the A5/A6 battalion is complete.
Augengeradeaus
 

Feanor

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Staff member
Update. Jan 24th-25th

Kherson-Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog.


Ukrainian troops land across the Dnepr near Kahovka but are repulsed by MLRS fire.


Turkish merchant ship Tuzla got hit in Kherson. Reportedly nobody was on board.


Mobilization efforts continue in Krivoy Rog.


Zaporozhye-Dnepropetrovsk.

Ukrainian M113 maneuvering away from Russian artillery fires. Allegedly other Ukrainian forces were there.


Allegedly abandoned Ukrainian positions in Kamenskoe, Zaporozhye area. Russian forces are still clearing the town.


A series of Russian Shahed strikes hit Dnepropetrovsk. Fires burn in the aftermath.


Russian security forces find military kit during house raids in Energodar.


The North.

Russian Shahed strike landing in Kiev.


Ukrainain forces training near the Belarussian border with MaxxPro MRAPs, and T-64BVs.


Fresh Ukrainian fortifications near Kiev.


Oskol Front.

A Ukrainian BTR-4 gets knocked out near Novoselkovo. A few of the surviving passengers disembark.


Destroyed Ukrainian vehicles near Kremannaya, we have a burning BTR-4, a destroyed BMP (2?), a BTR-4 possibly knocked out.


Ukrainian infantry forced back by BTR-82A and AGS-17 fires, near Ploschanka, Lugansk region.


Russian BMD-2 and T-72B3 fires at Ukrainian positions near Kremennaya.


Russian 234th VDV Rgt in action near Kremennaya.


A destroyed T-72AV in the woods near Kremennaya, allegedly Ukrainain, though unlikely since Ukraine didn't have too many of the type. I'm also not sure how they're identifying the type.


LDNR Front.

BMP-2 destroyed by artillery fire, allegedly Ukrainian vehicle and Russian Krasnopol' shells near Chernovopopovka, Lugansk region.


Russian infantry moving in Krasnaya Gora. With hindsight we know the village fell.


A destroyed Roshel Senator in Artemovsk/Bakhmut.


Ukrainian Inkas Titan-S and BATT UMH armored cars in Artemovsk/Bakhmut.


Battle damage from a Russian strike Konstantinovka, Donetsk region.


Battle damage in Chasov Yar, the town is likely to be on the front lines soon.


Russian FPV drone being used to strike Ukrainian infantry near Donetsk. I question the use of such relatively scarce assets against low value targets.


DNR 5th Motor-Rifles BMP-2 engaging Ukrainian positions near Mar'inka.


Russian 2S7s firing on Ugledar. Their longer range makes them less vulnerable to counter-battery fire, but their rate of fire is considerably slower.


Russian TOS-1 Solntsepek fires, Ugledar.


Russian Ka-52 ATGM launch at a building near Ugledar. It might be a suspected Ukrainian LP/OP or even a fighting position.


LNR forces assaulting a Ukrainian trench line. Exact location unclear.


DNR quadcopter munition drops. Exact location unclear.


DNR 3rd Bde artillery fires against Ukrainian infantry in the ruins.


DNR 11th Rgt built a remote launching set up for a Soviet Fagot ATGM. This is analogous to the set up on Ukrainian Stugnas.


Misc.

Russian Lancet-3 loitering munition hitting a Ukrainian Msta-S (possibly a captured one).


Russian loitering munition takes out an M777, you can see the crew scattering as the hit lands.


Two vehicles getting hit by Russian fires, allegedly Ukrainian SP howitzers.


Russian Msta-S battery commander demonstrates use of a tablet to coordinate fires.


Russian Orlan-10 operations, Ukraine. Note the type remains relatively valuable due to its range and endurance, compared to more simplistic quadcopters.


Russian military police questioning a Russian mobilized soldier who apparently participated in the execution of tied up civilians. Noteworthy is that when he doesn't want to answer, the MP says "I'll turn off the camera and ask again if you don't respond". Note while such crimes are terrible, at least they're apparently being investigated, instead of getting hushed up.


A damaged Ukrainian BTR-4, where the munition penetrated through both sides. It's unclear what exactly it was.


Russian troops from the 76th VDV operating a captured Kipri MRAP.


Russian Forpost-RU with a rare KAB-20 bomb.


Russian BTR-82As uparmored haphazardly. Why they can't get enough BTR-82ATs with extra armor is unclear.


Ukrainian mobilization efforts continue, location unclear. Note we've gotten more and more videos where considerable force is necessary to get personnel.


The World.

Flights from Iran to Russia continue.

 

Feanor

Super Moderator
Staff member
Artemovsk/Bakhmut area update.

It appears Yagodnoe has now fallen. Russian forces are also pushing north-west into the village of Dubovo-Vasilevka. The road to Khromovo and Bogdanovka is now open, and the threat to Ukrainian supply lines is far greater. It's likely at this point that Russian pressure on the town itself is a fixing effort while Russian forces push on the rear lines. So far there has been no sign of Ukrainian forces withdrawing from the town though it's possible this was done quickly and quietly. We will find out if the city falls rapidly or if it ends up surrounded with a significant garrison.

 

Feanor

Super Moderator
Staff member
Artemovsk/Bakhmut update.

Russian advances south of Berkhovka have threatened encirclement of the town, so Ukrainian forces blew the dam flooding parts of northern and eastern Artemovsk/Bakhmut. This will undoubtedly slow the Russian advance in the town but it doesn't necessarily prevent Russia from advancing on Bogdanovka and Khromovo. Alleged Ukrainian military sources on social media confirm operational encirclement of the town (this means every road in and out can be fired on). Additionally Dubovo-Vasilevka is claimed as taken by Russian forces. This village is a good staging area for advancing on Bogdanovka.


EDIT: There is unconfirmed information that Russia is assaulting Bogdanovka, after a feint towards Khromovo. After multiple failed attempts to threaten Chasov Yar from the south, through either Krasnoe/Ivanovskoe or Stupochki, the fall of Bogdanovka would threaten it from the north. Given that Russia's offensive in the north has developed fairly recently it's likely defenses from that direction are less well prepared. This would not only cut Ukrainian supply routes through Bogadnovka, but would also threaten the last clear road through Chasov Yar.

 
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Feanor

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Staff member
Update. Jan. 26th-27th

Kherson-Nikolaev-Odessa.

Russian strike hit a substation in Usatovo, Odessa region. Note it's been hit before. Reports also say the substation at Mirnoe got hit.


Zaporozhye-Dnepropetrovsk.

Allegedly Ukrainian munition storage being blown up, Zaporozhye area.


Battle damage from Russian strikes against energy infrastructure in Zaporozhye.


Russian strike landing in Dnepropetrovsk.


A HARM missile stage fell in Vasilevka village, Zaporozhye region.


Allegedly fresh Ukrainian POWs captured in Zaporozhye.


Russian T-72B operations, Zaporozhye area. Note they're apparently being used for indirect fire.


The North.

Russian strikes landing in Kiev.


Fires burn in Kiev after Russian strikes.


Ukrainian mobilization efforts in Kiev.


Oskol Front.

Allegedly destruction of two Ukrainian S-300TELs by a Russina Tornado-S strike. Note the Tornado-S is the closest thing Russia has to its own HIMARS. Though a similar battle field role could hypothetically be performed by Iskanders, they're being used for strategic strikes instead.


3 Ukrainian M777 getting hit near Kremennaya by loitering munitions.


Ukrainian M777 getting hit allegedly Russian guided artillery shell from the 76th VDV, near Kremennaya. It's unclear if this effort is in preparation for something, or just a case of much footage being dumped at once.


And an M109 getting targeted by a Lancet in Kharkov region, near Kupyansk. Note the loitering munition appears to miss, and burns on the ground nearby.


Two allegedly Ukrainian BMPs getting destroyed in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area.


Allegedly a Russian Tornado-S strike on Ukrainian munition storage in Reznikov village, Kharkov region.


Russian Shturm-S operations near Kupyansk.


Ukrainian infantry identified in the woods near Svatovo, and fired on by Russian tanks.


A Russian T-80BV allegedly destroyed a Ukrainian position near Kremennaya from a distance of 200-250ms. This is of course very unsafe for the tank, as RPGs are deadly, and the T-80B has less armor then a T-72B.


Russian VDV operating a ZU-23 off a BTR-D, and a BMD-2 in the woods near Kremennaya.


Russian BMPT operations near Kremennaya.


Russian 234th VDV Rgt, and LNR 4th Bde operating near Kremennaya.

 

Feanor

Super Moderator
Staff member
LDNR Front.

Wagner allegedly handed over a batch of KIA bodies from Soledar to Ukraine.


Battle damage to a hospital in Artemovsk/Bakhmut from a Russian strike. The munition used might be a Tornado-S based on the comments about the parachute. Note the town is basically in ruins at this point.


Russian TOS-1A fires towards Artemovsk/Bakhmut.


Aerial footage of explosions and smoke rising over Artemovsk/Bakhmut.


Ukrainian BMP hits a landmine near Avdeevka.


Russian artillery strikes on Avdeevka.


Russian Kub loitering munition strike against allegedly a Ukrainain AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar in Umanskoe village near Donetsk. Note it's a near-miss. Reportedly the Kub uses pre-programmed coordinates as part of the strike.


Russian Ka-52 low over Donetsk.


Russian T-90M operations in Mar'inka.


Ugledar area, Ukraine's 75th Mech Bde repels an attack by Russian Motor-Rifles from the Far East. We now know that in this failed attempt, the 155th Marines entered and got a foothold in the dacha neighborhood in the east, but the Motor-Rifles failed horribly in their attempts from the west.


Russian fires on Ugledar including TOS-1As.


Battle damage in Ugledar. This small town is also basically being annihilated.


Ukrainian POW allegedly taken in Ugledar.


A destroyed Ukrainian MaxxPro near Pavlovka.


DNR 9th Rgt artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions.


DNR 1st Motor-Rifles show off their new T-72B mod'23. This vehicle has no official index that we know of. The armor kit is an improved version of the T-72B3 mod'16 but the sights don't have the new Sosna, instead just getting a separate thermal sight box. There's also no wind sensor. It's unknown if there is a new engine, new comms, or the updated autoloader.


Air defenses firing, Donetsk.


Ukrainian forces riding Belgian-supplied M113A1-Bs somewhere in Donetsk region.


Russia.

Volunteer recon element from the 106th VDV training.


Continuing Russian repair work on the Crimean bridge.


Misc.

Allegedly overrun Ukrainian positions with a destroyed BMP-2. Location and context unclear.


Allegedly 3 Ukrainian SP howitzers destroyed by fires from Russia's 8th arty rgt. Note I can make out two getting hit.


Russian volunteer btln Fakel (Torch) in the war zone. Volunteer formations have been playing a much smaller role since the mobilization.


A destroyed Inkas Titan IMV, location and context unclear. The type was only recently spotted in the war.


Russian BMP-3 100mm missiles.


Russian VDV riding up-armored BMD-2 and T-72B3 mod'16. Note the uparmoring was likely done by a front-line repair unit.


Ukrainian sources have noted Russian use of inflatable decoys. These decoys can even imitate the heat signature with a portable heater. But due to the improvement in UAV optics they are easier to spot.


Russian Wagner fighter sitting next to a pile of Metis ATGMs.

 

kato

The Bunker Group
Verified Defense Pro
Germany is reportedly donating 500 military trucks to Ukraine, namely Iveco VM90s, ACL 90s, and Renault TRM.
Those are the ones that have been under continuous delivery since last summer or so, the ones that have been much maligned in other tweets and telegram posts. 500 is the total planned delivery, the number is unchanged (it may have gone up by 5-10 since the original contract, not sure). As of this week 120 have been delivered.
 
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