The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread

Feanor

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Zaporozhye.

Ukrainian forces out of Stepnogorsk counter-attacked towards Kamenskoe. They may have been repulsed, or they may have gained some ground, it's unclear. They did regain some ground in the fields east of there. Most of Plavni is under Russian control.


Footage of allegedly Russia defeating Ukrainian forces that counter-attacked out of Stepnogorks. However I'm skeptical. We have a couple of vehicles and infantry in the ruins. This may be from that area, but it doesn't look like a Ukrainian counter-attack of any kind.


Russian drone operators find a group of Ukrainian infantry in a hamlet near Stepnogorsk, they set fire to the building forcing Ukrainian infantry to move, and then hunt them with drones through the ruins.


We have what at first sight appaers to be a second sighting of Russian forces using an M113 in Zaporozhye. This time they stuck a US flag and a Russian flag on it. However... it doesn't look quite right and other sources identify it as a Soviet GAZ-71 GT-SM multi-purpose tracked transporter. It might even be the newer GAZ-3403 which remains in production to this day.


Ukraine took out a Russian fuel train in Zaporozhye region near Tokmak.


Dnepr front.

Russia hit a Ukrainian 2S22 in Kherson region.


Russian strike on either an M777 or a decoy somewhere in Kherson region. I suspect a decoy. The position is practically unprepared, we see no crew, no ammo around it, and it catches fire awfully easily.


Russian strike in the Berislav area.


The bridge to the Korabel island in Kherson that Russia failed to collapse with previous bomb strikes has been hit repeatedly again, taking damage but still standing. It's unclear how usable it is. Some strikes also land at buildings on both sides of the bridge. It's unclear if this is intentional or these are misses. According to Russian sources the bridge has now taken 6 direct hits.


Russia's 52nd VDV Arty Bde preparing a Lancet for launch.


Ukrainian T-72EA in Kherson region.


Black Sea/Crimea.

We have another package of Ukrainian drone strikes on Crimea. Reportedly there was a mass strike with Storm Shadows and drones, in addition to the more usual drone work. Targets were a Russian small boat, a Nebo, Podlet, and Yenisey radar. Only the Nebo definitely got hit in a way that implies serious damage. The 98L6 Yenisey is interesting in that it's a piece of the S-500 system. Note the operation of the radar doesn't confirm the operational status of the system as a whole, and the radar is a further development of the 96L6E radar, and is visually similar enough that some sources confused them.


Russian Orion-S strikes a Ukrainian unmanned boat and a Lancet strikes a manned boat in the Black Sea.


Russia's AVMF lost another Su-30SM, likely chasing Ukrainian unmanned boats over the Black Sea. It allegedly went down in the area of Zmeiniy Island, with the crew not recovered (KIA or MIA).

 

Feanor

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Strikes.

Russian strikes hit Kiev.


Russia carried out a series of strikes across Kiev region hitting Bucha, Irpen', and Gostomel'. Targets unclear.


Russian strike near Birino and near Krasnoe, Chernigov region on allegedly Ukrainian UAV positions.



Russian strike on either Ukrainian construction equipment or some sort of storage near Stakhorschina village, Chernigov region. Sources differ about the details and quality isn't great.


Russia hit Sumy, striking the state university building.


Russia hit Shostka again, Sumy region. Targets unclear but are likely connected to the gunpowder factory.


Russia hit Kharkov, targets include the aviation plant. 4 civilian dead, 18 wounded reported.


Russia hit a train and rail infrastructure in Kharkov region at Lozovaya.


Russia hit Saltovka and Balakleya, Kharkov region.


Russian strikes hit gas infrastructure in Lubna, Poltava region.


Russian Iskander and Shahed strike on Kremenchug, targets include the local oil refinery. Note these are at least two separate waves of strikes, and the oil refinery got hit both times.


Russia hit Slavyansk. Allegedly the target was the staging area of the 3rd Assault Bde.


Russian Iskander strike near Novodonetskoe, allegedly targeting Ukrainian UAV positions.


Russian strikes on Krivoy Rog, allegedly military storage.


Dnepropetrovsk city after Russian strikes. Targets reportedly include a government administration building and industrial objects. These are at least two separate waves of strikes.


Russia hit gas storage in Pavlograd. It was reportedly a combination of Shaheds and ballistic missiles.


Russia hit the Mezhevaya power substation, the Sinel'kovo train station and power substation, in Dnepropetrovsk region, and a rail facility in Dnepropetrovsk itself called Nizhnedneprovsk-uzel. This is part of a series of strikes intended to disrupt Ukrainian logistics from Dnepropetrovsk towards Donetsk region.


Russia hit a school in Vasil'kovka, Dnepropetrovsk region.


Russian strikes on Starokonstantinov airbase damaged two aircraft shelters.


Russian FAB strike hit the central rail station in Zaporozhye. It was apparently just two bombs.


Russia hit Odessa, targets include energy infrastructure (oil terminals) owned by the Azeri company SOCAR, and a local Novaya Pochta storage facility. Some sources report Russia hit a SAM position in Odessa during one of the waves of strikes, some even name the IRIS-T, but confirmation is lacking. The links represent at least 3 separate waves of strikes.


Russia hit the gas compressor station in Orlovka, Odessa region. This station is used for gas imports from the EU.


Russia hit Izmail, Odessa region. The target was apparently the oil terminal.


Reports continue to come in that Russia has started using a new gliding bomb type called the UMPB-5.


An interesting video of Ukrainian helos intercepting Russian drones.


Ukrainian Vampire SAMs engaging Shaheds in Odessa region.


Ukrainian forces using a Soviet S-60 AAA as anti-air for a change. In this war both sides widely used them against ground targets. It appears to have some sort of laser sight.


A Ukrainian Zlin light turbo-prop was spotted carrying two R-73 AAMs. Presumably it's a Shahed-hunter.

 

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Ukraine hit the Druzhba pipeline works in Russia, Bryansk region.


Ukrainian UAVs hit Donetsk. These are at least 2 separate waves of strikes.


Ukraine hit Yenakievo, Donetsk region, targets include the No28 school.


Ukraine hit Belgorod, targets include a residential building, and the Belgorod Arena. 3 civilians are reported wounded.


Ukraine hit a residential building in Kursk, 1 civilian killed, 6 wounded is reported.


A Ukrainian drone hit a multi-story building in Rostov.


Ukraine hit the fuel storage facility in Adler, with An-196.


Ukraine hit something in Surovikino, Volgograd region.


Ukraine hit the Monokristal factory in Stavropol'.


Ukraine hit the Syzran' oil refinery. It's interesting that this refinery was equipped with drone-protection constructions which seemed to reduce the damage but not completely prevent it.


Ukraine hit the Saratov oil refinery causing damage. Details are lacking. One drone apparently also crashed into a residential building.


Ukraine hit the Novoshahtinsk oil refinery.


Ukraine sank the Russian Port Olya 4 cargo boat with a strike, in Astrakhan'. The vessel was allegedly being used for military cargo from Iran via the Caspian.


Ukraine hit the Arzamas device building factory in Nizhegorodskaya region. 1 worker is reported killed, 2 wounded.


Ukrainian UAVs have reached Ukhta, in the Republic of Komi, within Russia, for the first time, striking several fuel storage tanks at ~1700 kms from Ukraine. The extent of the damage is unclear.


Ukraine hit the Afipskaya oil refinery in Krasnodar region.


Ukraine hit a logistics center in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan.


It appears Ukraine tried to hit the Smolensk NPP but failed.


Russian drone defense teams in Belgorod.


Russian forces using a laser to intercept a Ukrainian drone. It's likely the same Chinese system we saw earlier.


A warhead from an intercepted Ukrainian Neptune missile. Assuming the photo is recent, it confirms continued production of the type.

 

Feanor

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Interesting bits.

Russia takes out a Ukrainian Leo-1A5 somewhere. These tanks have been supplied in quantities significantly larger then any other western MBT, but they've been only rarely seen on the front lines, likely due to their poor protection. It will be interesting to see if these vehicles resurface somewhere.


A Ukrainian infiltrator team attempted to enter Bryansk region but was taken out by Russian security forces. Allegedly it was a 6-man team with 3 KIA and 3 POW. Warning footage of corpses 2nd-3rd-4th links.


We have our first confirmed Ukrainian drone strike on a DPRK-sourced 140mm mortar in Russian service.


Another Russian BMP-3 with Karkas ERA got hit in Ukraine. This is at least the third such vehicle to be taken out.


We have confirmation of Ukraine using Croatian M93A3 light MLRS. Of course the confirmation comes from a Russian strike hitting it.


Another shot of Russia's brand new TOS-3 thermobaric MLRS.


Russian UAZ jeep and light truck with DPRK MLRS installed on it.


A rare surviving Russian Tor-M2DT somewhere south-west of Donetsk.


An interesting and very telling photo of what front-line logistics often look like. It's a motor-bike with baskets for munitions, and FPV drones attached to the back.


A Russian BTR-80 with rocket pods. A reminder, while both sides do this, the accuracy is poor and effect on target tends to be unimpressive.


Russia's 7th UAV Rgt trains in Donetsk region. Russia, following Ukraine, has created a separate UAV forces with their own full size units.


Russia's 8th Recon-Assault Bde training in Lugansk region. Russia started forming the first few Assault Bdes in the second half of 2024. They're light infantry units without organic armor. Previously only Marines and VDV fell into that category.


Russia has replaced General Lapin as commaned of Battle Group North with General Nikiforov. Lapin in general has a bad reputation and was removed earlier in the war from command of Center MD, which at that time was handed over to General Mordvichev.


An interesting video of a Ukrainian MiG-29 on a regular road, presumably operating from it.


Ukraine's 93rd Mech shows off their UGVs of which they have a separate company.


Allegedly a newly built BTR-4 in Ukrainian service. It's unclear who's producing them and with whose participation. Initially the hulls were made in Mariupol', and the vehicles assembled in iirc Kharkov.


Ukraine's 57th Mech has combined a Msta-S chassis with a T-72 turret. Obviously the protection level of the chassis is going to be subpar.


Reportedly Ukraine has formed 3 new artillery brigades, the 60th, 68th, and 147th. No word as of yet on their equipment. Ukraine's last tank bde, the 4th has reportedly also been converted into a heavy mech bde.


Ukraine recently demonstrated an allegedly domestic long range cruise missile, called the Flamingo, but it appears to be a copy of the Milanion FP-5.


A Ukrainian drone recently shown appears to be a copy of the successful Russian Molniya drone family.


A Ukrainian An-124 loading up 3 Mi-24s in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.


Russia and Ukraine did another POW exchange, this one 84 for 84, and an exchange of bodies of 19 Russian KIA for 1000 Ukrainian ones.


Russia has begun cleanup and demolition work in Avdeevka. We also have some work starting in Krasnogorovka, where reportedly 100 locals still reside. Two buildings have been hooked up to the power grid and the residents are served by a single shopping "hut". In general we should expect to see reconstruction efforts start to pick up in the Donetsk area.


An interesting piece on how Russia continues to purchase western industrial hardware to feed their war effort despite the sanctions.

 
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