Ukraine - Russia Conflict

A high-quality video of a Russian 2S7M "Malka" self-propelled howitzer in action in the Donbas. In the video, the Malka self-propelled howitzer fires at Ukrainian army positions in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, presumably near Pokrovsk. The 2S7M "Malka" self-propelled howitzer, with a 203mm caliber, was developed in the USSR in 1986.

 
The first German Bergepanzer 2 ARV has arrived in the Russian Army. Russian mechanics unveiled a captured Bergepanzer 2 repair and recovery vehicle. The Bergepanzer 2 ARV was previously used by the Ukrainian Army and was abandoned for an unknown reason. Currently, three captured Bergepanzer 2 ARVs are known to be in use by the Russian Army. The Russian version of the ARV is reinforced with Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor. The Bergepanzer 2 was adopted by Germany in 1966. It is based on the Leopard 1 main battle tank, sharing up to 75% of its components. The ARV is designed to repair damaged or disabled Leopard tanks. The basic Bergepanzer 2 is protected by up to 40 millimeters of armor and can be equipped with two machine guns. The Bergepanzer 2 has a hydraulic crane with a rotating boom with a lifting capacity of up to 20 tons, a hydraulic winch with a pulling force of 35 tons, and is equipped with a bulldozer blade. The ARV has a crew of up to four.

 
Footage of a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile striking a Ukrainian company in Dnipropetrovsk. The footage was taken by a local resident. The video also shows the aftermath of the missile strike. The strike presumably targeted the Ukrainian company 3D Printing Dnepr, which produces parts for Ukrainian UAVs. It's worth noting that several companies were operating in the building, including a 3D printing company.

 
The video shows the use of the new Russian 152mm Giatsint-K 2S44 self-propelled howitzer in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. In this case, the Giatsint-K howitzer's fire is being adjusted by a ZALA Z-16 UAV. The howitzer fires at a range of 30 kilometers, targeting Ukrainian army positions located in forest belts. Typically, the shelling is short-lived due to the threat from drones, after which the positions are changed.

 
Footage of a Russian Geran-2 kamikaze drone attacking a Ukrainian mobile air defense group. The video was filmed by Ukrainian servicemen on the Pavlohrad-Dnipropetrovsk highway. Judging by the video, the Ukrainian military unit was destroyed.

 
An attack by a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber with a FAB-1500 bomb equipped with a UMPK module. The video was filmed in Myrnohrad. The ground floors and basement of the building housed the command and observation post of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Army. The building also housed a UAV control center and monitored the villages of Balagan and Moskovske, as well as the southern part of Myrnohrad.

 
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Even China may help Iran, South Africa may regain NWs, Next in Line will be Brazil, Japan, and South Korea. Taiwan I am not very sure about. It will ignite chain reaction no one will be able to stop.
DO you think, it's inevitable? For NPT to lose meaning and nations after nations going nuclear?

OR will both China and US already have an understanding to not birth another nuclear radical state ?
 
DO you think, it's inevitable? For NPT to lose meaning and nations after nations going nuclear?

OR will both China and US already have an understanding to not birth another nuclear radical state ?
My reply was conditional that if Ukraine/ anyone else gets the nukes. Right now Geostrategic equations are very dynamic and balancing is becoming very tough, Belarus is already got nukes under Russian umbrella, US has already shared nukes to so many countries in name of nuclear umbrella, Iran regime knows that they can't survive without nukes, and if they get, Saudi Arabia/ Turkey may go for same. Further US doesn't have good relation with Brazil, and South Africa as of now, and Nukes give a kind of safety and stability to nation from external forces. West is no more strong as earlier days so as China strengthens, Japan, and South Korea have to review their strategic safety options.

One more observation I have that fear regarding nukes have decreased gradually in general, and tactical nukes went to grey area and looks like acceptable option for some scenarios. With increase of multipolar world, effect/ fear of isolation is also coming down, North Korea and Iran are good example of this. So getting to new equilibrium for world is becoming difficult with each passing day.

All these things leading world to greater conflicts, as history teaches us major power shift comes along with major war. Every important Nation is preparing for it as we can see from worldwide increasing expenditure on defense.
Many experts have mentioned that last 80 years were exceptionally calm with few exceptions, and we all know how great volcanos work.

PS: The Question now a days my brain use to ponder without successful solution is that if a important island country gets nuked in major way/ thoroughly (encompassing it's major critical areas), will it ignite chain reaction world wide or not?
 
Many experts have mentioned that last 80 years were exceptionally calm with few exceptions,
yup, other than US led wars world has been mostly peaceful. It is mostly due to developing countries trying to consolidate their power and while developed cntries resorting to economic colonization thru multilateral means.
 
Russian sappers showed off some of the Ukrainian mines and munitions discovered during demining operations in Russia's Kursk region. It's worth noting that soldiers from the Korean People's Army are currently assisting with the demining efforts.

 
A scene depicts a Russian tank group storming Ukrainian positions near Kostyantynivka. The video shows several Russian tanks equipped with Mangal anti-tank missiles firing at Ukrainian army positions located in a forest belt. A Ukrainian drone, presumably, strikes one of the tanks. A group of soldiers can then be seen behind the tank. These could be paratroopers preparing to storm the position, or the crew abandoning the damaged tank. There are no details about the battle, and the tank models have not been disclosed.

 
A Russian Kh-38 missile strikes the temporary deployment site of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army, located in a building. The video was filmed near the village of Seversk in the Donbas. The attack was carried out by a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber.

 
New footage of Russian FPV drones in action in Ukraine and Donbas. The FPV drones used in combat include VT-40, Prince Vandal Novgorodsky, and other models, including those controlled via fiber optic cable. Technical information about them is available on the channel. The exact filming location is not disclosed. The video shows drones striking various Ukrainian military equipment and structures. Information about some of the models is available on the channel.

 
Russian military personnel have released footage of a massive attack by six Ukrainian FPV drones. Only small arms were used to destroy the drones. The drones were hit at long range, presumably using anti-drone ammunition. The location of the footage is not disclosed; the remains of the downed drones are shown at the end of the video.

 
An episode of combat work in Ukraine, Russian heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A. The video shows the strikes of Russian TOS-1A Solntsepek missiles, presumably in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donbas. After the impact of the thermobaric munition, the temperature rises to three thousand degrees in the epicenter of the explosion. TOS-1A Solntsepek is a 2001 modification of the TOS-1 Pinocchio system developed in 1980.