The War in the Ukraine

gelgoog said:

Shoigu has way more access to money than some General. As the Defense Minister he basically controls all the military procurement.
Zaluzhnyi's equivalent in the Russian hierarchy would have been Gerasimov. Not Shoigu.

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Ivanov's arrest came at an interesting time. I originally suspected treason, but it really does seem like Putin is interested in reshuffling the cabinet and getting rid of grift.

Reckon Shoigu is on his way out?

Bradley taking out Russian T-80 tank
Well at least Bradley didn't spent half her DU rounds like the last Bradley that took out T-90M.

HighGround said:

Ivanov's arrest came at an interesting time. I originally suspected treason, but it really does seem like Putin is interested in reshuffling the cabinet and getting rid of grift.

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They got a guy from the civilian construction business to handle construction of infrastructure (bases, barracks, etc).

He took his cut, the construction business in Russia is notoriously corrupt, but I would not say he was totally useless. You can see it in the construction of the defense fortifications by the Russians in Ukraine aka the Surovikin line.

HighGround said:

Reckon Shoigu is on his way out?

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He could be. A lot of people thought Medvedev would replace Putin long term as President and you know what happened. If it happens he will probably get a cushy job somewhere else out of harm's way.

Putin was also recently re-elected so government reshuffling is totally normal.

MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. The Russian Aerospace Forces received a batch of new Su-35S multirole fighters of generation 4++. They were produced by the Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said.

"The plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has reached a rhythmical production pace this year. It is the second batch of combat aircraft delivered to the Aerospace Forces. The plant fulfils the commitments in the deliveries of new aircraft and works to create new batches of serial Su-35 and Su-57 jets," UAC CEO Yury Slyusar said.

Su-35S have passed ground and flight trials and flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the deployment airfield.

Su-35S (Flanker-E+ by NATO classification) is a deeply upgraded super maneuverable multirole fighter jet of generation 4++ designed with fifth-generation technologies. It is distinguished by a new digital avionic complex, a new radar with passive phased antenna array and increased number of simultaneously tracked and attacked targets, plasma-ignition engines of increased capacity and controllable vectoring. The engines correspond to fifth-generation power plants as they develop supersonic speed without a boost. Su-35S is a deep upgrade of Su-27. It has a reinforced glider and no frontal horizontal fins and brake flap. Braking at landing is done by turning rudders to different sides.



Kurganmashzavod of the High-Precision Complexes holding has delivered a new batch of military equipment to the Russian Ministry of Defense. These are BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles with additional protection kits, including Nakidka camouflage systems, as well as BMD-4M. Airborne combat vehicles were sent to the troops ahead of schedule.

The company's specialists analyzed the experience of the special military operation and improved the BMP-3. The new batch of "troikas" received standard kits of additional protection, kits of protection of the upper hemisphere, as well as sets of means of reducing visibility - "capes".

The former protect the vehicle from attacks on the side from any angle. The second is from attacks in the upper hemisphere, for example, from shaped charge munitions, which are dropped from copters. The third element of protection is "capes", which reduce the visibility of infantry fighting vehicles. They are made of synthetic thermal insulation and radar-absorbing material. Thanks to this, it is more difficult for the enemy to detect the vehicle using special means, such as a thermal imager.

"Rostec produces a wide range of weapons and military equipment. Among them are modernized BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles. Today, Kurganmashzavod sent a new batch of equipment with enhanced protection to the troops. In addition to additional armor, the BMP-3 received "capes" - fireproof blankets that reduce the vehicle's visibility in the thermal and radio spectrum. These solutions have significantly increased the combat survivability of the equipment," said Bekkhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of the Cluster of Conventional Weapons and Special Chemicals of Rostec State Corporation.

In addition to the new equipment, in April, Kurganmashzavod produced additional protection kits for the BMP-2 ahead of schedule - anti-cumulative grilles and armored screens.

A French CAESAR SPG gets hit hard by a Lancet from the Black Hussars. This should be in the Orechetino Avdeyevka front.


Lancet once again on its favorite kill, the M777. Remember the times when the M777 was once touted as a wonder weapon?


Crane used to help move Ukrainian tanks gets knocked out.


Ukrainian Strela-10 system gets knocked out by a Lancet from the 98th VDV.


Ukrainian Kub air defense system moved near the border gets knocked out by a Lancet.


Ukrainian SPG gets Krasnopoled in the Avdeyevka front by the Siberian Association.


Ukrainian truck with ZU-23-2 for anti drone work gets knocked out by a Lancet.


Possibly an ODAB-1500 strike, even worst than a FAB-1500 due to being a thermobaric weapon.


Ukrainian ammo depot goes off big after a strike. View from the ground.


This looks like an Orlan is lasing a Ukrainian Akasya SPG for a Krasnopol shot but a LMUR got to it first.


FABs arrive on Ukrainian warehouses and buildings occupied by Ukrainian military.


Artillery from LPR forces working on AFU positions in the Spirne area.


Ukrainian Flyeye drone shot down near Berdychy.


Ukrainian M2NV hit by an FPV drone.


Ukrainian EW station hit by precise artillery or Krasnopol.


FABs arrive near Urozhayne.


British Spartan APC fell into a ditch and got destroyed.


Exhibit of captured equipment also opened in Grozny. The desert tan Humvees shows these were just pulled out of the Middle East and had no time to be recolored before being sent to the front. The tan color contrasts against the landscape of Ukraine and it's black soil, making these easier to spot and targeted.


Ukrainian howitzer near Illinka gets knocked out by the 238th in a counterbattery operation.


FABs arrive on Ukrainian positions in Makarivka.


FABs arrive on Ukrainian positions near Oleksandropil.