The first footage of attacks by Russian FPV drones "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", controlled via fiber optic cable, on the Ukrainian two-link transporter-tractor "Bv 206". The video was filmed in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Previously, the all-terrain vehicle was used by the 141st infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army.
The tracked articulated all-terrain vehicle Bandvagn 206 was developed in Sweden in 1974, and is still actively used today. Due to the low ground pressure, not all anti-tank mines explode under it. The carrying capacity of the all-terrain vehicle "Bv 206" is about 2240 kg, it can carry up to 17 soldiers.
Judging by the video, the Ukrainian all-terrain vehicle Bv 206 was attacked by several Russian FPV drones, as a result of which the all-terrain vehicle was destroyed.
The Russian Tigers unit, which uses FPV drones controlled via fiber optic cable, has released footage of an attack on a Ukrainian military convoy in the Kursk region of Russia. The convoy includes a German-made Leopard 2A6 tank, a Russian-made Kamaz truck, and presumably an American-made Humvee armored vehicle. No drones were used for surveillance, so the extent of damage to the military equipment is unclear. The exact location of the footage has not been reported.
The use of FPV drones controlled via fiber optic cable was demonstrated by the 155th Separate Guards Brigade of the Russian Marine Corps. The servicemen showed episodes of using drones on their section of the front in the Kursk region of Russia. Judging by the video, the unit mainly attacked Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA IFVs with drones. The video also shows a French-made VAB armored personnel carrier, a Humvee armored vehicle, and an American-made M777 howitzer. The M2A2 Bradley IFVs are equipped with the Ukrainian version of the Mangal mesh protection. Surveillance drones were not used in the attacks. The official report states that five Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA IFVs were destroyed.
A Russian serviceman witnessed a close explosion of a cluster munition in Ukraine. It is believed to have been an American 155mm M864 DPICM cluster artillery shell, used by the Ukrainian army in M777 howitzers. The M864 shell contains 48 M42 submunitions weighing 208 grams and 24 M46 submunitions weighing 213 grams. When the M864 shell explodes, it produces up to 300 fragments with a lethal radius of up to 6 meters.
Footage of an attack by Russian VT-40 FPV drones, controlled via fiber optic cable, on a Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 tank. The video was filmed in the Kursk region of Russia, near the village of Novosergeevka. The Leopard 1A5 tank was created in Germany in 1987, it is a modernization of the first Leopard-1 tank. The Leopard 1A5 tank is maneuverable, it weighs 42.2 tons. But it has thin armor, in Germany it was decommissioned in 2010. The Leopard 1A5 tank was attacked by two Russian FPV drones.
An episode of a battle between Russian servicemen, the 60th assault brigade of the 5th army of the "East" group of forces. The video shows the assault on a stronghold of the Ukrainian army, the location of the shooting is not reported, the dead servicemen in the dugout are removed from the video.
Footage has been published of a strike by a Russian Iskander-M missile on a group of Ukrainian equipment near the village of Boromlya in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Army is reportedly stationed in the forest. The brigade is armed with 300-mm Olkha MLRS and support equipment. The Olkha MLRS were developed on the basis of the Soviet Smerch MLRS and were accepted into service in 2018. The Olkha MLRS can launch 12 missiles in 48 seconds at a range of up to 130 kilometers. For an unknown reason, one Russian Iskander-M air-burst missile was used for the attack. Due to the shooting range, the extent of the damage is unclear, but the military equipment was densely packed. Official reports indicate that eight passenger vehicles, six armored vehicles, two trucks, a multiple rocket launcher, and a transport and loading vehicle were damaged.
If true, this sounds like an early negotiating position. US troops withdrawing from Poland is very unlikely. Baltics on the other hand...
Article 5 will likely still remain as a guarantee against Russian invasion. These withdrawals are likely Confidence Building Measures to give Moscow some breathing room by not directly positioning US troops & equipment on the Russian borders. The question is what will they expect from Russia in return.
It appears to me this isn't just about Ukraine or Europe. This is about taking Russia into confidence (as much as can be done) before attempting a total INDOPAC pivot. Breaking apart the #DragonBear as Velina Tchakarova calls it.
Russia knows that China is a long-term threat to its Far-East. But if forced to choose, they'd rather sacrifice their Far-East than compromise on the security of their European heartland (West of the Urals). If the security of European Russia is guaranteed, Moscow might be open to more concessions to Western/anti-PRC interests in the Indo-Pacific. At least that's the hope - to isolate China.
Another rare footage of the strike of the Russian FAB-3000 bomb equipped with the UMPK module on a Ukrainian temporary deployment point. The FAB-3000 bomb was dropped by a Russian Su-34 aircraft. The video was filmed near the village of Kurilovka, Sudzhansky District, Kursk Region of Russia. According to the media, there was a Ukrainian temporary deployment point in the forest, with underground utilities. The aftermath of the FAB-3000 bomb strike was not filmed.
