A Russian air defense crew heroically shot down a Ukrainian heli…. oh, wait.
Oops.
Four crew members gone too.
Anapa is in the Krasnodar region of Russia on the Black Sea coast southeast of the Kerch bridge. The helicopter was supposedly hunting for Ukrainian naval drones at the time.
Big bavovna
This is Russian shelling of the village of Tiahynka, which is just across the Dnipro River from Krynky.
Another careless smoker.
Yeysk is on the coast across the Sea of Azov from Mariupol.
A big, fat, juicy Russian convoy heads west towards Ukraine. A drone swarm swooping in and turning this into the Highway to Hell would be great.
Ukraine continues to pound Russian targets in Crimea.
Today the Republic of Crimea is subject to a massive night attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
The massive use of UAVs makes it possible to redirect the attention and resources of air defense, creating a "noise background" and forcing air defense systems to work at the limit of their capabilities, as well as to discharge ammunition.
This makes them and the assets they protect more vulnerable to subsequent attacks by more powerful and difficult-to-intercept weapons systems, such as ATACMS or Ukrainian Neptune cruise missiles.
It should be noted the absence of strategic UAVs such as the RQ-4 Global Hawk, which are customary for recent attacks, and, in general, the visible lull in NATO reconnaissance aircraft.
This suggests that the current attack is not directed against air defense systems, as was the case before, when attacks were carried out on the S-300 and S-400 complexes.
This time, the purpose of the attack is probably related to the destruction of stationary objects, such as airfields, the Crimean bridge or Crimean thermal power plants.
And in Rostov in Russia.
This takes luck as well as skill.
So who gets credit for this destroyed howitzer — Ukraine or North Korea?
Treating the wounded is expensive. Think how much money Russia saves by just sending all the cannon fodder back to the front.
It turned out that there were people with disabilities in his squad. Two of the group can move only on crutches. The soldiers say that in case of battle, they will not last long because they cannot shoot or walk normally.
There is a video on Twitter that shows a Russian soldier displaying the remains of the dead in body bags. The video shows bodies that are nothing but skeletal remains, another with a head missing, etc. It’s pretty damn intense, so I won’t embed it. In fact, it might be the most graphic video I’ve seen, and that’s saying a lot.
I mention it because the Russian soldier narrating it urges Russians watching the video to join the army. Seriously?
Seems like this should have been done a lot earlier, but better late than never.
First we would only give Ukraine defensive weapons like Javelins and Stingers.
Then we gave Ukraine HIMARS, but definitely not ATACMS.
Then we gave them ATACMS but only with cluster warheads and Ukraine couldn’t hit Russia with them. Then we said, “What the hell, hit Russia.”
We were definitely not giving any Abrams tanks. Then we gave Ukraine Abrams tanks.
But there was no way Ukraine was going to get F-16s.
A museum piece.
The Madsen has been around quite a while — Russia used them during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.
He is referring to dividing the country like East and West Germany, Moldova and Transnistria and North and South Korea.
It took a while, but artillery ammunition production is going gangbusters now.
Speaking of artillery ammunition.
Update on yesterday’s story about Patriot missiles.
South Korea previously only provided humanitarian aid directly to Ukraine, although it did send ammunition by way of the U.S.
Way to go, Putin! You’re doing a heckuva job.
Speaking of other outcomes unforeseen by that master strategist V. Putin:
OTOH, Putin does have Robert Fico.
This thread discusses sending the wounded back to be cannon fodder and the evolution of Ukrainian drones.
According to Russian soldiers In Vovchansk Ukraine uses tactics when it allows a group of troops to enter the city, occupy several streets, after which it cuts off the retreat path with drones and artillery and destroys the detachment one by one. Ukrainian aviation has also become more active. Attacks on Russian air defense systems and military airfields have opened up more opportunities for the Ukrainian Air Force.
The development of drone technology is developing very quickly. For example, the other day an FPV drone destroyed a Russian loitering munition "Lancet". This may seem like insignificant news, but we are talking about a Ukrainian state development and mass production of these FPVs is being established.
Previously, it was hard to shoot down targets at such an altitude and speed. In addition, the cost of the Lancet is about 35,000 dollars, and FPV is only a few hundred. Lancets caused a lot of problems for the Ukrainians and were recognized as a successful Russian development. The shot down Lancet was about to destroy a ground target and was destroyed at that moment, which saved the equipment and people on the ground.
At the moment of diving, its speed can reach 300 km/h and it is very difficult to hit. Also, the Ukrainians presented their analogue of the Lancet - Bulava at the Eurosatory 2024 international exhibition in Paris. It is noteworthy that it uses AI for targeting and vulnerable spots in enemy armored vehicles are programmed into it. It is also already being mass-produced. Ukraine has changed the tactics of warfare forever. Faced with a superior enemy, their courage and resourcefulness will emerge victorious.
The Mari El Republic is east of Moscow.
“We’re not just going to simply put you in prison. We’ll hang you from lamp posts.”
Don’t sugarcoat it. Tell us how you really feel. 😂
Life seeks normalcy, even during war.
I'm sitting in the park during my lunch break, sipping a takeout coffee and soaking up the sun. Before me, people walk their dogs, a young mother gently rocks her baby, and another mom watches her little one play in the sandbox. When the explosions begin, no one flinches. Although distant, their rumble still makes the ground beneath our feet trembles.
I observe these seemingly unaffected people —playing with their children, chatting with each other —while the muted sounds of death continues just beyond their awareness, and i wonder how did we let this become ordinary?
Hopefully the war will be over before these kids have to fight it.
Combat cats ready to be deployed.
Dogs, cats, puppies and kittens being evacuated from the Kharkiv front area.