The War in the Ukraine

Stealthflanker said:

As long as they have secure perimeter, they will have time to deploy as many salvage attempt as they want. I would expect about 2x BREM vehicles to tow the hulk, and maybe some heavy lifting crane to get the hulk to the train car to Russian heartland.

They will have almost complete collection of current Leopard 2 tanks minus the latest 2A7 and A8. They will have complete picture of the Tank's armor development in almost chronological manner (A4-A5/6-strv122) Also have Abrams to compare.

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If it's 100% safe to use assets to retrive the hull and will not deminish time for removal of other repairable hull (T-72, BMP, T-80, T-64...), it would be okay to take it back home.

But right now, they will not repair and field these leopard anyway, they could even disable it completely or let it there until the end of that war.

Maybe Russia should test the BREM-T aka T-16 Armata towing one of these big cats.

Two trophy M113 in the Avdeyevka sector.


FPV drone attack on a Ukrainian transport by the Beaver detachment.


Rocket strike in Nikolaev.


Damage to the CHPP-5 plant in Kharkhiv. This one won't be coming back online soon.


Rare Ukrainian BMP-1TS with Kopje combat module in flames.


Shelter used by Ukrainian troops gets a direct hit from artillery.


Hidden in the forest Ukrainian tank gets hit by Lancet in the Zaporozhye direction.


Air strikes and FABs on Ukrainian positions in Terny.


Flag of the Russian VDV raised over Ivanoske.


Berdychi has almost fallen.


FABs hit Ukrainian positions in Urozhayne.


Ukrainian positions in Krasnogorovka gets hit by artillery from the 238th. Could also be a nest of Ukrainian drone operators.


Looks more like a Krasnopol strike to me than a Lancet. Ukrainian tank gets struck near Mezhove by the Krasnopol Vaccine unit.


Also by Krasnopol Vakcina, an M777 howitzer gets taken out near Krasnogorovka.


Another Abrams tank taken out in Avdeyevka. By the 3rd Guard Special Forces Brigade.


Three plane type UAVs shot down over Belgorod.


Glide FABs hitting Kharkhiv. This is a bad sign for bombs to now hit this far.


American type APC gets hit by a Lancet.


Empty Ukrainian boat in the Dniepr gets drone bombed. The party that landed with the boat needs to find another way home.


Shelter in Chigiryrah used by Ukrainian troops gets a direct hit by the 132nd Brigade.


Accumulation point of Ukrainian forces near the border gets hit by artillery.


Fragments of UMPB D-30SN bring recovered by a Ukrainian specialist. This is a glide bomb with rocket propulsion fired from a Tornado-S.


Ukraine trying to develop their own Lancet copy.


New Onix with new active guided systems capable of ground attack being received by coastal batteries.


M1117 APC spotted and destroyed in the SMO for the first time in South Donetsk.

Polish Krab SPG gets taken out by Lancet in Kupyansk direction.


Winged FABs hit Ukrainian positions in Staromayorsky.


Lancet hits a camouflaged howitzer by the 238th Brigade.


ODAB-1500 hits Ukrainian position in Sumy region.


Malka SPG at work in the Avdeyevka sector.


An Abrams gets hit by a Lancet.


Another Abrams getting hit by an FPV drone. This looks like a frontal hit in the turret section based on the trajectory, however so I might consider this possibly deflected.


After landing, Ukrainian Marines sought shelter inside a house. The shelter was hit by a Hyacinth-B or -S howitzer.


Captured Australian Coyote.


Eleron-7 UAV used for the first time in an exercise to detect DRGs. Russians continue to improve and refine their ISR by introducing new and improved disposable UAVs.


Attempted landing by Ukrainian Marines foiled by an FPV drone.


Russians advance in Berdychi and Novomikhailovka.


Ground drone "Kaban". Expect to see more of these in action in the coming months.


Gerans reportedly struck a railway convoy in a Zaporozhye railway station transferring military goods at night. The first two videos are mostly sounds of striking.


Missile strikes on Kharkhiv caught in CCTV.


Ukrainian APC in Zaporozhye gets taken out by Lancet.


M777 gets taken out by Lancet in the Avdeyevka direction.


FPV drone attacks a Ukrainian IFV in the Avdeyevka direction.


Ukrainian armored vehicle gets hit by a Krasnopol in the Avdeyevka direction.


Lancet or FPV drone hits a Ukrainian tank as an Orlan drone tracks and targets (possibly for a Krasnopol strike if the drones fail). By the Siberian Association in Avdeyevka.


Successful Russian assault in Berdychi. A T-90 with two BMP or BTR attack a Ukrainian position armed with an ATGM. The T-90 took ATGM, FPV drone hits and arty fire like a boss as the BMPs suppress the position with 30mm fire. The BMPs landed two assault groups which stormed the position.


Good old Grads at the office.


FAB-250s with UMPC striking alleged barracks of foreign mercenaries.


Another Ukrainian SPG gets taken out by Lancet from the 98th VDV near Chasiv Yar.


Ukrainian FPV drone base gets direct hits from Russian artillery in Rivnopil.

Another Flanker lost or an older one?

It is incredible that the Russians continue to lose their best aircraft to friendly fire... The Russian air defense command is the most airheaded ever seen in a conflict.

Sheleah said:

It is incredible that the Russians continue to lose their best aircraft to friendly fire... The Russian air defense command is the most airheaded ever seen in a conflict.

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I am guessing the location of Sevastopol means that this has to be friendly fire? Just wondering how we can tell it was due to FF and not Ukrainian air defense?

Ukrainian BMP and a shelter taken out by FPV drones from the Beaver detachment. This unit has been prolific with their FPV drone attacks in the Orekhiv sector since last summer.


Mi-28NM takes out a Ukrainian armored vehicle with a Vikhr missile.


Missile attack on the city of Chuguev in the Kharkhiv region.


Missiles arriving on critical infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk.


Ukrainian copter drone manages to catch an eyeful of Ka-52s attacking.


City of Zelenedolsk, the Krivorozhskaya TPP is reportedly hit. Russians attacking critical electrical infrastructure.


In Kamensky, the Middle Dniepr HPP reportedly hit. In Kanev, the HPP here also reportedly hit. Ukraine going lights out.


Drone strike arrival, Cherkasky region and Dnipropetrovsk.


35mm Oerlikon GDF gun gets destroyed by Lancet.


Abandoned T-72AV in the Artemovosk front.


Ukrainian BMP hit by arty from the 83rd Regiment.


Ukrainian BMP-1TS with Kopyo combat module destroyed by FPV drone.


T-64BV goes up after hit by FPV drone of the Sparta Battalion in the Avdeyevka sector.


Russian Su-27 shot down over Sevastopol by friendly fire. The pilot successfully ejected.


ODAB-1500 lands on Ukrainian force concentration in the Sumy region, where it is used for Belgorod incursion.


TOS hits Ukrainian positions in Novomikhailovka, which is already half captured by the Russians despite fierce resistance.


Ukrainian tank gets hit by Krasnopol in Mezhove by the Krasnopol Vaksina unit.


TOS working on Ukrainian positions in Kleeshevka.


Another massive attack of drones, rockets and missiles happening all over Ukraine.


Another M777 gets taken out by Lancet. Already 2/3rds of the M777 transferred to Ukraine has been lost.


Krab gets taken out by Lancet in the Kupyansk region.


A major facility of the Ukrainian MIC was hit in Nikolaev. This can have consequences from the repair of vehicles to the construction of drones.

SlothmanAllen said:

I am guessing the location of Sevastopol means that this has to be friendly fire? Just wondering how we can tell it was due to FF and not Ukrainian air defense?

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One account commented it was a FF incident with a Pantsir. Russia really needs to get its IFF shit together, if thats the case instead of just relying on overzealous operators.


The latest wave of attacks seems to keep focusing on whats left of Ukraine's electric infrastructure and other targets. It has been pointed out that like in previous ocassions, the missiles reroute themselves all over Ukraine before heading for the targets. In one of those reroutings, missiles flew over Moldova according to Ukrainian sources







Another fairly intact Storm Shadow was recovered

Cherkasky getting hit by Geran drones.


Ukrainian BMP gets knocked out by Krasnopol.


Russian soldier blew away Ukrainian FPV drone like a boss using an automatic shotgun, likely a Saiga-13.


Three thermal power plants knocked out. - DTEK.


Krememchug HPP getting hit.


This looks like a Krasnopol shot followed by TOS arriving on the same location.


Knocked out T-64BV in the Avdeyevka direction.


Oshkosh M-ATV destroyed near Verbove.


Lancet takes out a rare Ukrainian Nona-SV self propelled mortar, likely itself captured from the Russians previously.


Photo op. 2S7M Malka in action.


FABs arriving in Urozhayne.


Once again, a FAB-1500 arrives in Krasnogorovka.


Two FPV drones strike a Ukrainian tank in Bogdanovka.


The coordinates of a Ukrainian territorial defense Brigade was handed out and hit with an air strikes across the Dniepr.


Ukraine's Challenger 2 tank can plow right through Russian fortifications. --- Forbes, May 2023.


The British Challenger 2 is the wrong tank for Ukraine -- Forbes, March 2024.


Destroyed Kozak-2 APC somewhere in the front.


Unusual wavy dive of a Lancet as it strikes it's target.


Bradley attacked by FPV drone.


M777 gets taken out by Lancet from the 238th Brigade.


Ukrainian mortar nest spotted and engaged with a D-20 howitzer near the border.


ODAB-1500 spotted arriving.


MSTA-S sends a Krasnopol onto a Ukrainian armored vehicle.


M777 gets taken out by Lancet from the 155th Guards Marine Brigade.


Ukrainian self propelled howitzer gets taken out by Krasnopol near Skuchne.


Semenivka settlement under attack. White Dogs special forces unit opens fire with artillery. Avdeyevka sector.


Su-25 strikes at Ukrainian positions in Avdeyevka sector.


Ukrainian pickup or truck or transport gets hit on the run by Russian arty, likely with a Krasnopol shell. The pickup is trying to conduct an evacuation operation in Novomikhailovka.


Ukrainian temporary base of operations gets hit by air strike in Antonivka.


Ukrainian ATGM position hit with artillery.


Ukrainian MSTA-B howitzer gets taken out by Lancet. Ukraine isn't just short of artillery shells, they are short of artillery itself, as systems are being decimated.


Ukrainian UAV gets taken out by a SAM from the 64th air defense Brigade.