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Posted: 4/17/2024 3:49:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 3:57:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 4:06:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 4:08:39 PM EDT
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  BMP-2  BTR-82A  MT-LB  BREM-1  BMP-1AM with 675-SB3KDZ add-on armour  BMP-1AM  BMP-2  AMN-590951 'VPK-Ural.' Some Orc cage porn. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 4:26:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 4:47:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: I can't say anything else, but more ATACMS are coming. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By Dracster: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Oof.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLXUNIQWsAAp0MM?format=jpg&name=small Another successful S-400 intercept! I can't say anything else, but more ATACMS are coming. Giggity! |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 4:49:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 4:59:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet: Looks like something out of a Marvels or Aquaman movie. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet: Originally Posted By Prime:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLTZ6pJXMAAQ73r?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLTZ_QIXMAAOCAB?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLTZ_QmXgAIDvdn?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLTZ6owWsAAJ1dI?format=jpg&name=900x900 Looks like something out of a Marvels or Aquaman movie. Looks like something the Iranians would claim to be building. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 5:00:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: I can't say anything else, but more ATACMS are coming. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By Dracster: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Oof.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLXUNIQWsAAp0MM?format=jpg&name=small Another successful S-400 intercept! I can't say anything else, but more ATACMS are coming. Good. As I've been saying since 2022, killing S400s and long range radars should be the priority. Taking away Russian air defense coverage of its troops presents them with great dilemmas and fears.. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 5:08:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: Good. As I've been saying since 2022, killing S400s and long range radars should be the priority. Taking away Russian air defense coverage of its troops presents them with great dilemmas and fears.. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brok3n: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By Dracster: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Oof.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLXUNIQWsAAp0MM?format=jpg&name=small Another successful S-400 intercept! I can't say anything else, but more ATACMS are coming. Good. As I've been saying since 2022, killing S400s and long range radars should be the priority. Taking away Russian air defense coverage of its troops presents them with great dilemmas and fears.. Then the F-16's arrive. 
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Posted: 4/17/2024 5:35:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
The shock wave triggered a strong wind warning. Upper left corner. 
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Posted: 4/17/2024 6:01:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: The shock wave triggered a strong wind warning. Upper left corner. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
The shock wave triggered a strong wind warning. Upper left corner. lol, I didn't realize that actually when I first saw it. That's awesome. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 6:01:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Sneaky little fucker. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 6:20:53 PM EDT
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That is alot of expensive missiles fired.
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Posted: 4/17/2024 6:34:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: Sneaky little fucker. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Sneaky little fucker. That's a weak spot in all Russian tanks. There's a fuel line there and the armor is really thin. They've been specifically targeting that area since the war kicked off |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 7:33:21 PM EDT
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As I mentioned earlier, there were up to 5x S-400 Launchers at Dzhankoi Air Base, and after further analysis, it appears that all 5 of 5 S-400 launchers were either destroyed or damaged in the ATACMS strike by Ukraine 🇺🇦 today, including a radar and other S-400 battery components 
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Posted: 4/17/2024 7:33:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Then the F-16's arrive. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 7:40:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SilverLightning: Looks like something the Iranians would claim to be building. UAE Not saying it actually does anything, but it does exist. Special mission subs unveiled  The Kronos moored at the NAVDEX naval area. (Andrew White) Two underwater special-mission craft were unveiled during the IDEX 2023 show, held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February. The futuristic-looking Kronos developed by the Emirati start-up Desert Power Designs/Highland Systems participated in the live demonstration at the NAVDEX naval area, with the company saying its craft'shydrodynamic hull gives it high surface and submerged speeds. Designed for military, research, rescue, and underwater engineering purposes, the Kronos is 9.03 m long, 7.43 m wide, and 2.09 m high, enabling it to carry 11 people, including the pilot. It has a diesel engine that gives it a top speed of 43 kt on the surface and a 1,200 hp electric motor for a submerged top speed of 27 kt, according to the company, which says it is designed to operate at a depth of 100 m, with 250 m listed as its critical depth, and that its batteries last for up to 18 hours. Additional features can include 360° night-vision cameras, a sonar system, six lightweight torpedoes, and a lock-out chamber that enables divers to leave the craft without flooding the cabin. Company officials said the Kronos has two ways to submerge: a ‘dynamic dive at high speed', or more conventionally filling its ballast tanks. They said the Kronos has been undergoing sea trials for the past two months, a special demonstration is scheduled for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy in the next two weeks, and further tests are expected to take place in Italy later this year. Meanwhile, Sweden's Armacraft Marine Defense displayed a scale model of its Trident Mk II Combat Diver Delivery Craft (CDDC) on the stand of the UAE's International Golden Group. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/special-mission-subs-unveiled |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 7:48:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lightning_P38: Will be a line in a Sabaton song "When the mighty Falcons strike". More than likely
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Posted: 4/17/2024 8:03:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Wait until it becomes self aware.
"Dogfights" or just aerial engagements are the perfect scenario for machine learning. You have your sim running and rep it 100,000,000 times with the AI adjusting your tactics and the enemy's tactics and improving. Of course, at the end, I guess the AI might say, "I've made two fascinating discoveries, which I've termed the 'One Circle Fight' and the 'Two Circle Fight.' Allow me to explain them further." |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 8:19:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 8:25:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 8:49:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam:
As I mentioned earlier, there were up to 5x S-400 Launchers at Dzhankoi Air Base, and after further analysis, it appears that all 5 of 5 S-400 launchers were either destroyed or damaged in the ATACMS strike by Ukraine 🇺🇦 today, including a radar and other S-400 battery components https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLY83NOWYAAIlj0?format=jpg&name=medium Hitting these guys helps to make it easier for the F16s to work when they arrive. Combine that with the A50 losses and it's a good trend. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:05:54 PM EDT
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"Mission Accomplished"
🇦🇿🇦🇲🇷🇺 The Kremlin has officially announced the start of the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh. Earlier, footage surfaced online showing columns of Russian Armed Forces leaving temporary deployment points. Despite the tripartite agreement stipulating that peacekeepers would remain in the region until 2025, questions arose about their presence after Azerbaijan gained control over Artsakh and the Armenian population completely departed. The gradual reduction of activities commenced last year. 📌 Throughout three and a half years, Russian Armed Forces soldiers stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh faced numerous challenges, including casualties, provocations from activists on both sides and significant issues regarding the mission's status. Nevertheless, despite the constrained framework agreements, the lack of a mandate to use force, and Armenia's relinquishment of Artsakh, which led to the unrecognized republic being left unprotected by its ruling circles, it was the Russian peacekeepers who halted the bloodshed and prevented the massacre of the local population. In any case, the peacekeepers have fulfilled their mission and are now heading home.
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:13:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mcantu: That's a weak spot in all Russian tanks. There's a fuel line there and the armor is really thin. They've been specifically targeting that area since the war kicked off Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mcantu: Originally Posted By jungatheart: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Sneaky little fucker. That's a weak spot in all Russian tanks. There's a fuel line there and the armor is really thin. They've been specifically targeting that area since the war kicked off There's extra ammo storage in the hull there too. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:14:31 PM EDT
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Ukrainian drone damaged industrial building in Voronezh
A UAV attack danger mode has been declared in the region. The Governor of the Voronezh Region, Alexander Gusev, reported an attack on the region from Ukraine using an aircraft-type UAV. According to him, a Ukrainian drone in the sky over Voronezh on Wednesday evening, April 17, detected and suppressed air defense and electronic warfare systems on duty. Gusev noted in his Telegram channel that, according to preliminary data, an industrial building was damaged when the drone fell. Emergency services are already at the scene. Representatives of the government of the Voronezh Region and the city administration are expected to arrive. In addition, Gusev warned local residents that a danger zone for drone attacks has been declared in the region. At the same time, he assured that "the operational situation is under control." In turn, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in the Voronezh Region in its Telegram channel reported a fire in a hangar with lumber and machine tools on Novosibirskaya Street in Voronezh. Three fire brigade crews worked at the scene of the fire. The area of the fire, which has now been extinguished, is about 200 square meters. https://www.rosbalt.ru/news/2024-04-17/ukrainskiy-dron-povredil-promyshlennoe-zdanie-v-voronezhe-5059066 Video
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:18:12 PM EDT
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 🇧🇬🇺🇦How are the Bulgarian BTR-60s transferred to Ukraine modernized? You can see "before" and "after" in the photo. ▪️First of all, instead of extremely inconvenient hatches, normal doors were cut into both sides of the landing compartment of the vehicle for the comfortable exit of fighters. ▪️ Benches were installed in a more convenient way in the landing compartment. ▪️The old paired 90-horsepower GAZ-40P gasoline engines together with the gearbox are replaced by two new German Deutz BF4M2012 with a capacity of 102 hp. each one That is, with a weight of 10,500 kg, the power of the machine will be 205 hp. ▪️Installed new day and night sights for standard machine guns. ▪️The driver-mechanic received the Ukrainian thermal imaging night control system "SPO MBT". It is represented by a front and rear camera with a day and night video channel, as well as a monitor with a control panel. ▪️The safety of the machine was strengthened by installing spaced booking in the form of additional panels made of Armox 500T steel. The armor can withstand fire from small arms and heavy machine guns. The increase in weight did not affect the ability of the car to overcome water obstacles. ▪️A basic set of electronics for Ukrainian armored vehicles is also being installed: a new digital radio station "Lybid K-2RB" and a CH-4215 navigation system. Source and writing: https://t.me/operativnoZSU/ #ArmUkraineNow 
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:31:19 PM EDT
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I'm hearing that Syrski is aggressively converting a lot of people from rear roles and from branches like the Air Force into infantrymen. At this point, it seems like tens of thousands of people. There are rumblings that in certain training centers, the instructors are overwhelmingly working with re-training personnel who used to be in the rear, as opposed to freshly mobilized soldiers. I think this might be a reason why Ukrainian political leadership wasn't aggressively pushing for a expansive mobilization bill: this is the solution. There was an article recently that quoted Zelenskyy, and he suggested that mobilization of large numbers wasn't necessary, as the UAF could find the troops themselves, or at least something along those lines. So, that was what the audit was for.
We'll have to see how this plays out. If it's done right, they can find a number of replacements, though it is a dangerous technique to replenish losses without relying on increased mobilization. Even if it's done right, this is only something that can be done once, and it's very easy to abuse and send the wrong people to the front. Not everyone has the right physical and mental constitution to be an infantryman, especially in a war like this one. For instance, I could handle a support role, but I would not be a good infantryman for myriad reasons, and I'm in better shape than most and a halfway decent marksman. Additionally, if abused, it runs the risk of robbing necessary support units of needed manpower. Overall, though, there does appear to be a good bit of fat to cut of of the UAF. The system as a whole doesn't strike me as being very efficient. Lots of us were dooming about Syrski when he replaced Zaluzhny, but I've got to say, I see why Zaluzhny had to go, and I think Syrski has been making some good decisions (another one being reshuffling around 67th mechanized due to poor performance and abuse of new conscripts, in spite of it being a Right Sector heavy unit with political connections). Zaluzhny was calling for the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of men, without even having bothered to audit his own service to know if they had additional manpower that could be freed up... |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:44:53 PM EDT
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ISW assessment for April 17th.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-17-2024 |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:57:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:49:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jaehaerys: I'm hearing that Syrski is aggressively converting a lot of people from rear roles and from branches like the Air Force into infantrymen. At this point, it seems like tens of thousands of people. There are rumblings that in certain training centers, the instructors are overwhelmingly working with re-training personnel who used to be in the rear, as opposed to freshly mobilized soldiers. I think this might be a reason why Ukrainian political leadership wasn't aggressively pushing for a expansive mobilization bill: this is the solution. There was an article recently that quoted Zelenskyy, and he suggested that mobilization of large numbers wasn't necessary, as the UAF could find the troops themselves, or at least something along those lines. So, that was what the audit was for. We'll have to see how this plays out. If it's done right, they can find a number of replacements, though it is a dangerous technique to replenish losses without relying on increased mobilization. Even if it's done right, this is only something that can be done once, and it's very easy to abuse and send the wrong people to the front. Not everyone has the right physical and mental constitution to be an infantryman, especially in a war like this one. For instance, I could handle a support role, but I would not be a good infantryman for myriad reasons, and I'm in better shape than most and a halfway decent marksman. Additionally, if abused, it runs the risk of robbing necessary support units of needed manpower. Overall, though, there does appear to be a good bit of fat to cut of of the UAF. The system as a whole doesn't strike me as being very efficient. Lots of us were dooming about Syrski when he replaced Zaluzhny, but I've got to say, I see why Zaluzhny had to go, and I think Syrski has been making some good decisions (another one being reshuffling around 67th mechanized due to poor performance and abuse of new conscripts, in spite of it being a Right Sector heavy unit with political connections). Zaluzhny was calling for the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of men, without even having bothered to audit his own service to know if they had additional manpower that could be freed up... Had an important conversation with the Chairman of the European Command of the US Armed Forces and the Supreme Commander of the Joint NATO Forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli. He informed about the development of events at the front and the urgent needs of Ukraine, in particular in modern means of air defense, artillery and ammunition, as well as heavy armored vehicles. They discussed the strengthening of military-technical cooperation with the United States and other allies, the strengthening of Ukrainian air defense equipment, and the replenishment of ammunition. They exchanged views on the tactical situation on the battlefield. He thanked the United States and NATO partners for their support to Ukraine, especially in areas that today have the greatest impact on strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities. The conversation took place, as usual, in a friendly, constructive atmosphere. We continue our cooperation. Glory to Ukraine! https://t.me/osirskiy/654
  
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:32:22 AM EDT
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Shouvalov
Tell me, what is the point of talking about mobilization? Explain it to me on your fingers, really. You see, mobilization is not some kind of magical action, but a tool for certain tasks towards achieving the main strategic goal. And if you don’t understand the goal, then why do you need details about a tool to perform non-existent tasks? We gave NATO an ultimatum to the Northern Military District. To show that these are not mother’s babbles, but clear patsyki from the region, the North Military District itself began. During the North Military District, NATO began to retreat to the borders of 97 through the annexation of Sweden and Finland with the transformation of the Baltic Sea actually into its internal one. We responded to this by saying that we are fighting not with Ukraine, but with NATO. Therefore, we ignore NATO’s advance towards our borders, and in general we do not plan military actions against NATO. Because in Ukraine we are fighting NATO, with which we will not fight, and by definition we are not fighting with Ukraine. Everything is as clear as a drop of oil dripping from the track of a tank driving through the Donbass steppes. It is not clear what mobilization has to do with it. Next there will be curse words, so I advise readers who are not ready for such a turn to switch to Solovyov, Skabeeva and Simonyan - everything will be more touching and clearer. So, in the current realities in which we are pushing the SVO, only samurai and idiots are good: both of them have no goal, but only a path. I somehow failed to fall into both categories (I really hope), so I was less fortunate with understanding: I understand as badly as they do, but due to the fulfillment of tasks I have some emotional disturbances from understatement. What the fuck is going on? I no longer ask “why”, “why is this”, I’m just wondering: what the fuck is going on? No, there is no seething: they said ahead - yes for God's sake. This is the army, so I have no questions. But just for fun: what’s going on? If we are “not going” to fight with NATO, this does not mean that we will not fight with NATO. Because we gave them a military ultimatum, we showed them military exercises. And now, as if to take it and simply say that we changed our minds and “let’s do something later” - no, it doesn’t work. In NATO, too, there is bureaucracy, and their own help, and much more. But there the signal was caught, the intention was recorded - and they began to prepare. To turn everything back simply because we “as if we don’t issue an ultimatum anymore” - no, no, no, there are different mechanisms here: tedious, but military-precise. Have you decided to fight? Fine. It’s just that NATO is watching with emotion how the Russian army moved from the war of the 21st century first into the second half of the 20th century, then sank a little lower, and now our vision has sank below the historical navel and we are exploring new horizons. I’ll explain to you that the burning of expensive and scarce missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities very little weakens NATO’s military potential. Don't ask why - just take it on faith. And NATO is preparing for war with us, God himself simply ordered them to stand and wait while we bring our army to the level of the Streltsy army. Therefore, discussions about mobilization are now of no concern to me. Yes, she is, she is not - what does this affect? What strategic goals have been set for us? That’s why I practically don’t post new entries here. Either I’ll write too much, or it’s better just not to share it with anyone. Sickening https://t.me/shouvalov/199 |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:39:44 AM EDT
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Partisans
News summary from April 8 to April 14, 2024. 1. In Kaliningrad, a man placed a gas cylinder on the railway track, as a result of which the Sovetsk-Kaliningrad train carriage derailed 2. The Assembly of National Revival summed up the results of partisan actions for March 3. Two relay cabinets were burned in the Samara region 4. In Saratov, an attempt was made to set fire to the museum of the history of a “special military operation” 5. The Russian consulate in Vilnius was attacked twice with Molotov cocktails 6. Two policemen were shot in the Moscow region 7. The Algiz partisan movement reported the destruction of a relay cabinet in the Smolensk region 8. The car of a former SBU employee who worked with Russian intelligence services exploded in Moscow 9. In Vladimir, a man threw Molotov cocktails at the regional administration building and an official’s car https://t.me/HeraldOfRebellion/808 |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 5:17:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 5:36:32 AM EDT
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Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, planning sabotage
Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage BERLIN -- Two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, one of them accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including U.S. military facilities in hopes of sabotaging aid for Ukraine, prosecutors said Thursday. The two, identified only as Dieter S. and Alexander J. in line with German privacy rules, were arrested Wednesday in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth, federal prosecutors said. They said Dieter S. had been discussing possible acts of sabotage in Germany with a person linked to Russian intelligence since October, and that the main aim was to undermine military support given by Germany to Ukraine. The suspect declared himself willing to carry out bombing and arson attacks on infrastructure used by the military and industrial sites in Germany, prosecutors said in a statement. He gathered information on potential targets, including U.S. military facilities, they added. Alexander J. allegedly helped him to do so starting in March at the latest, while Dieter S. scouted out some of the sites, took photos and videos of military goods and passed the information to his intelligence contact. A judge on Wednesday ordered Dieter S. kept in custody pending a possible indictment. Alexander J. was due to make a closed-doors court appearance on Thursday. Dieter S. also faces separate accusations of belonging to an armed unit of pro-Russian separatist forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine between December 2014 and September 2016. Germany has become the second-biggest supplier of weapons to Ukraine after the United States since Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. The U.S. has a large military presence in Germany, including in Bavaria. “We know that the Russian power apparatus is also focusing on our country,” Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote on social network X after the arrests, adding that Germany “must react resolutely to this threat.” Germany's top security official, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, vowed that Germany will continue to thwart any such Russian threats. “We will continue to give Ukraine massive support and will not let ourselves be intimidated,” she said in a statement. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-arrests-2-allegedly-spying-russia-planning-sabotage-109373729 |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 5:39:58 AM EDT
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Germany has promised Ukraine another IRIS-T system. Will arrive in a few weeks
This was stated during a visit to Kyiv on April 18 by the executive director of the German defense company Diehl Defense, Helmut Rauch German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and Helmut Rauch, Executive Director of the defense company Diehl Defense, arrived in Kyiv on a visit on April 18, during which the latter announced the supply of an additional IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine, the German tabloid Bild reports. Follow us on Telegram: only important and verified news He said that his visit is a sign that Germany should and will provide long-term support to Ukraine. "Even in the third year of Russia's brutal and illegal war of aggression, Germany stands firmly on Ukraine's side," he said at a train station in Kyiv. It is known that Habeck is scheduled to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko and Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. In turn, Rauch announced the transfer of an additional IRIS-T system to Ukraine. "Three of our systems are already in Ukraine, and even more will be delivered this year. The next one is in just a few weeks," he said. On April 6, 2024, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine needs 25 Patriot air defense systems with six to eight batteries each to completely close the sky. On 10 April, Borrell noted that European armies have about 100 Patriot batteries, but are "still unable to provide" the seven that Ukraine is desperately requesting. German Foreign Minister Baerbock claimed that the stocks of Patriot systems in her country were allegedly exhausted. https://news.liga.net/ua/politics/news/nimechchyna-poobitsiala-ukraini-shche-odnu-systemu-iris-t-prybude-za-kilka-tyzhniv |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 6:10:38 AM EDT
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Hello guys!
We buy one laptop! But we still need buy spotlight FENIX Lets do it!  Pay pal: [email protected] Crypto wallet - BTC, ETH, LTC all coins We can't do this without you! |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 6:11:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: UAE Not saying it actually does anything, but it does exist. Special mission subs unveiled https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLRObQGWcAAAIgC?format=jpg&name=small The Kronos moored at the NAVDEX naval area. (Andrew White) Two underwater special-mission craft were unveiled during the IDEX 2023 show, held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February. The futuristic-looking Kronos developed by the Emirati start-up Desert Power Designs/Highland Systems participated in the live demonstration at the NAVDEX naval area, with the company saying its craft'shydrodynamic hull gives it high surface and submerged speeds. Designed for military, research, rescue, and underwater engineering purposes, the Kronos is 9.03 m long, 7.43 m wide, and 2.09 m high, enabling it to carry 11 people, including the pilot. It has a diesel engine that gives it a top speed of 43 kt on the surface and a 1,200 hp electric motor for a submerged top speed of 27 kt, according to the company, which says it is designed to operate at a depth of 100 m, with 250 m listed as its critical depth, and that its batteries last for up to 18 hours. Additional features can include 360° night-vision cameras, a sonar system, six lightweight torpedoes, and a lock-out chamber that enables divers to leave the craft without flooding the cabin. Company officials said the Kronos has two ways to submerge: a ‘dynamic dive at high speed', or more conventionally filling its ballast tanks. They said the Kronos has been undergoing sea trials for the past two months, a special demonstration is scheduled for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy in the next two weeks, and further tests are expected to take place in Italy later this year. Meanwhile, Sweden's Armacraft Marine Defense displayed a scale model of its Trident Mk II Combat Diver Delivery Craft (CDDC) on the stand of the UAE's International Golden Group. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/special-mission-subs-unveiled Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By SilverLightning: Looks like something the Iranians would claim to be building. UAE Not saying it actually does anything, but it does exist. Special mission subs unveiled https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLRObQGWcAAAIgC?format=jpg&name=small The Kronos moored at the NAVDEX naval area. (Andrew White) Two underwater special-mission craft were unveiled during the IDEX 2023 show, held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February. The futuristic-looking Kronos developed by the Emirati start-up Desert Power Designs/Highland Systems participated in the live demonstration at the NAVDEX naval area, with the company saying its craft'shydrodynamic hull gives it high surface and submerged speeds. Designed for military, research, rescue, and underwater engineering purposes, the Kronos is 9.03 m long, 7.43 m wide, and 2.09 m high, enabling it to carry 11 people, including the pilot. It has a diesel engine that gives it a top speed of 43 kt on the surface and a 1,200 hp electric motor for a submerged top speed of 27 kt, according to the company, which says it is designed to operate at a depth of 100 m, with 250 m listed as its critical depth, and that its batteries last for up to 18 hours. Additional features can include 360° night-vision cameras, a sonar system, six lightweight torpedoes, and a lock-out chamber that enables divers to leave the craft without flooding the cabin. Company officials said the Kronos has two ways to submerge: a ‘dynamic dive at high speed', or more conventionally filling its ballast tanks. They said the Kronos has been undergoing sea trials for the past two months, a special demonstration is scheduled for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy in the next two weeks, and further tests are expected to take place in Italy later this year. Meanwhile, Sweden's Armacraft Marine Defense displayed a scale model of its Trident Mk II Combat Diver Delivery Craft (CDDC) on the stand of the UAE's International Golden Group. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/special-mission-subs-unveiled [RobinBW]Holy interlectual property rights Batman[/RobinBW] |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 7:07:03 AM EDT
[#39]
💥 Cotton in Dzhankoya - a list of destroyed enemy targets. UPDATED
👉 GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs: on April 17, 2024, as a result of a successful operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the military airfield of the city of Dzhankoy in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the following were destroyed or critically damaged: ● 4 S-400 air defense missile launchers; ● 3 radar stations; ● air defense equipment control point; ● "Fundament-M" airspace surveillance equipment. ❗️ The number of damaged or destroyed enemy aviation facilities and the number of casualties among the personnel of the Russian army of occupation is being clarified. 🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine! https://t.me/DIUkraine/3714 |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 8:13:31 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By iggy1337: [RobinBW]Holy interlectual property rights Batman[/RobinBW] Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By iggy1337: Originally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By SilverLightning: Looks like something the Iranians would claim to be building. UAE Not saying it actually does anything, but it does exist. Special mission subs unveiled https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLRObQGWcAAAIgC?format=jpg&name=small The Kronos moored at the NAVDEX naval area. (Andrew White) Two underwater special-mission craft were unveiled during the IDEX 2023 show, held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February. The futuristic-looking Kronos developed by the Emirati start-up Desert Power Designs/Highland Systems participated in the live demonstration at the NAVDEX naval area, with the company saying its craft'shydrodynamic hull gives it high surface and submerged speeds. Designed for military, research, rescue, and underwater engineering purposes, the Kronos is 9.03 m long, 7.43 m wide, and 2.09 m high, enabling it to carry 11 people, including the pilot. It has a diesel engine that gives it a top speed of 43 kt on the surface and a 1,200 hp electric motor for a submerged top speed of 27 kt, according to the company, which says it is designed to operate at a depth of 100 m, with 250 m listed as its critical depth, and that its batteries last for up to 18 hours. Additional features can include 360° night-vision cameras, a sonar system, six lightweight torpedoes, and a lock-out chamber that enables divers to leave the craft without flooding the cabin. Company officials said the Kronos has two ways to submerge: a ‘dynamic dive at high speed', or more conventionally filling its ballast tanks. They said the Kronos has been undergoing sea trials for the past two months, a special demonstration is scheduled for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy in the next two weeks, and further tests are expected to take place in Italy later this year. Meanwhile, Sweden's Armacraft Marine Defense displayed a scale model of its Trident Mk II Combat Diver Delivery Craft (CDDC) on the stand of the UAE's International Golden Group. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/special-mission-subs-unveiled [RobinBW]Holy interlectual property rights Batman[/RobinBW] lol, I think this opinion really states it the best.  |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 8:35:05 AM EDT
[#41]
The commander talks about repulsing enemy attacks in the Avdiivka direction. it is not clear to him what is the need to send so many people into senseless attacks, and what motivates them to continue going forward. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 8:39:24 AM EDT
[#42]
On April 17, 2024, as a result of a successful operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the military airfield in Dzhankoi in Crimea, the following russian targets were destroyed or critically damaged: ● 4x S-400 air defense missile launchers ● 3x radar detection systems ● Air defense command-and-control center ● "Fundament-M" airspace surveillance equipment Looks like it also does not work well against 27 year old ATACMS. https://jamestown.org/program/russias-air-defense-capabilities-boosted-by-automated-systems/ lol. The new ASU introduced into the VKS in the Central Military District (MD), designated as “Fundament-M,” greatly enhances air-defense capabilities by integrating the various platforms such as the S-400 and Pantsir-S1 with related radars and unites these in a single circuit. The Fundament-M has been successfully tried and tested during military exercises in 2020, and it will be procured throughout the national MD system. Earlier this month, the Fundament-M went on combat duty in the Central MD, unifying the entire Urals and Volga regions as well as the Engels airbase, marking a significant boost for the VKS (Riafan.ru, March 15). The former head of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Air Force, Alexander Gorkov, explained: “The foundations of this system were laid thirty years ago. Now its implementation is only being completed using the technologies that are available today. Previously, we had automated systems in the western, north-western and eastern directions. The center of Russia did not have this at the level of divisions and air-defense armies, only at the level of regiments. To complete the transition of forces into a single space, there was not enough manpower and resources” (Izvestia, March 14). While the VKS and air defenses are the principal beneficiaries, the Fundament-M can also offer automated C2 over Ground Forces and naval forces in coastal areas. Unlike other variants of ASU, the Fundament-M can interface simultaneously with several radars and missile systems of different types and purposes. It can also be used to monitor the air traffic of civil aircraft (Izvestia, March 14). The commander of the Central MD, Colonel General Alexander Lapin, noted that in 2020, the range of destruction of air targets in the district increased two and a half times. The district’s air defense received the S-400 Triumph long-range system and modern Buk-M3 medium-range system. In exercises conducted within the MD in 2021, an S-400 linked to the Fundament-M was used to rehearse defense against enemy missile strikes at low, medium and high altitudes, involving a number of radars linked into the Fundament-M: Nebo-M, Nebo-U, Kasta-22, Terek, Desna and Oborona (Izvestia, April 23, 2020 and March 14, 2021). The main role in the process of combining and speeding up the means of air defense in the VKS will be played by the Fundament-M. This system will be located in the radio engineering regiments. Mobile posts mounted on a truck chassis will collect and process the data from radars and automatically transmit this to headquarters and air-defense command posts. Reportedly, five of these Fundament-M systems have already arrived in the Central MD. The information gathered and transmitted through the Fundament-M using closed communications channels is sent to the VKS control center. This facilitates real-time monitoring of the situation in the air over the entire country in peacetime and wartime. Also currently under development is a subsystem similar in its characteristics to the YeSU-TZ. The Polyana-D4M1 and Barnaul-T automated control systems are used to interface anti-aircraft systems of the Ground Forces at various ranges (Izvestia, March 14). Aytech Bizhev, the former deputy head of the Air Force for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) air-defense system, explained that the air force and air-defense armies are subordinate to the commanders of the military districts. “Earlier, when such armies were controlled by the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, we had our own automated system. And the headquarters of the districts were not included in it. It was extremely inconvenient, the information went through parallel channels.” With the introduction of the Fundament-M, everyone is working in a single information field, starting from the central command post of the General Staff. Bizhev noted that Fundament-M allows all personnel involved to see the actions of their adversaries and oversee operations in real time. This increases the efficiency of decision-making, which is especially important in a modern, fast-moving operational environment (Izvestia, March 14). While the wider introduction of the latest highly advanced ASU will clearly benefit the VKS and further strengthen Russia’s air-defense capabilities, it also marks a new step toward linking and integrating such automated systems to greatly enhance and improve the overall speed of C2. This adoption of high technology in Russia’s Armed Forces equally increases the demand for greater numbers of well-trained contract personnel in order to maximize the utility of such systems. By digitizing and making C2 automated throughout the military structures, the General Staff wants to promote the image of the country’s Armed Forces as truly representing a 21st century fighting force; in the area of ASU technology and overcoming the challenges of systems integration, Moscow is certainly making marked progress. Further technological development, field testing in exercises and training of specialist personnel may well result in a much improved air-defense capability. It remains unclear, however, as to the timescale for rolling out this new ASU across the MD system. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 8:41:07 AM EDT
[#43]
Thank you guys for listening to my suggestions.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 8:45:57 AM EDT
[#44]
DESTROYED: Update on yesterday's AFU OWUAV strike on the "Konteyner" 29B6 OTHR (Over-The-Horizon Radar) in Mordovia, Mordor «Regarding yesterday's attack on the "Konteynor" over-the-horizon radar located in Mordovia, they (katsaps) whine loudly that the attack was successful and now the station is disabled. This is the only over-the-horizon tracking radar of its kind, which allowed detecting aerodynamic targets (according to propaganda) at a distance of up to 3,000 km. The loss of this radar will deprive Katsap of intelligence information and the possibility of early detection of tactical strike aircraft. The factory where the "Container" was produced is already practically closed, and the long-range radar development institute has ceased to exist. This radar was developed over a period of ~ 5 years, and it took ~ 10-15 years to put it into service.» -- ZSU War News  
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Posted: 4/18/2024 8:52:01 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
[#45]
Seems perhaps 7 ATACMS are in the video. Which would cover all of the helicopter landing areas around the base. FIRMS shows 6 areas of large fires spread around those areas so lets assume 6 ATACMS made it through, or some areas got covered twice.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 9:59:53 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:44:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcqzCHXwAAi6V7?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcqvvOXwAAMK8D?format=jpg&name=large Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
DESTROYED: Update on yesterday's AFU OWUAV strike on the "Konteyner" 29B6 OTHR (Over-The-Horizon Radar) in Mordovia, Mordor «Regarding yesterday's attack on the "Konteynor" over-the-horizon radar located in Mordovia, they (katsaps) whine loudly that the attack was successful and now the station is disabled. This is the only over-the-horizon tracking radar of its kind, which allowed detecting aerodynamic targets (according to propaganda) at a distance of up to 3,000 km. The loss of this radar will deprive Katsap of intelligence information and the possibility of early detection of tactical strike aircraft. The factory where the "Container" was produced is already practically closed, and the long-range radar development institute has ceased to exist. This radar was developed over a period of ~ 5 years, and it took ~ 10-15 years to put it into service.» -- ZSU War News https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcqzCHXwAAi6V7?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcqvvOXwAAMK8D?format=jpg&name=large  Huge if true. This is the receiver antenna array. Transmitter installation, 15km south of the attacked installation. To be found at: 53°52'59.5"N 43°59'34.1"E  They lost lots of their early warning capability for Western Russia, Mediterranean Sea, Ukraine and the Black Sea region.  |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:14:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Huge if true. This is the receiver antenna array. Transmitter installation, 15km south of the attacked installation. To be found at: 53°52'59.5"N 43°59'34.1"E https://i.imgur.com/3IrxJe8.jpeg They lost lots of their early warning capability for Western Russia, Mediterranean Sea, Ukraine and the Black Sea region. https://i.imgur.com/k7ufjuP.png Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
DESTROYED: Update on yesterday's AFU OWUAV strike on the "Konteyner" 29B6 OTHR (Over-The-Horizon Radar) in Mordovia, Mordor «Regarding yesterday's attack on the "Konteynor" over-the-horizon radar located in Mordovia, they (katsaps) whine loudly that the attack was successful and now the station is disabled. This is the only over-the-horizon tracking radar of its kind, which allowed detecting aerodynamic targets (according to propaganda) at a distance of up to 3,000 km. The loss of this radar will deprive Katsap of intelligence information and the possibility of early detection of tactical strike aircraft. The factory where the "Container" was produced is already practically closed, and the long-range radar development institute has ceased to exist. This radar was developed over a period of ~ 5 years, and it took ~ 10-15 years to put it into service.» -- ZSU War News https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcqzCHXwAAi6V7?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcqvvOXwAAMK8D?format=jpg&name=large Huge if true. This is the receiver antenna array. Transmitter installation, 15km south of the attacked installation. To be found at: 53°52'59.5"N 43°59'34.1"E https://i.imgur.com/3IrxJe8.jpeg They lost lots of their early warning capability for Western Russia, Mediterranean Sea, Ukraine and the Black Sea region. https://i.imgur.com/k7ufjuP.png Awesome find and visualization of that coverage area. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:15:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
[#49]
1 hr ago.
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:16:50 AM EDT
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