Ukraine - Russia Conflict

Parthu said:
Yeah but they're having to tap a lot of supply chains in nominally non-aligned countries for munitions though. Jets, tanks & ships need munitions to shoot/drop as well.

I kinda want the US to suspend all material support indefinitely, with EU taking over by footing the bill for all procurement from now on. This will be almost guaranteed to increase order books with Indian companies as Europe/NATO's own capacity for production (if we discount US) will take a long time to ramp up to desired levels.

Adani is going all-in with munition factories, as are about half a dozen public & private companies. We need all these factories to be spun up & primed for large-scale production so that they can become cost-competitive enough to survive on the international market on their own instead of having to rely solely on our MoD's piecemeal orders.

We need all this infrastructure ready to roll if we want to stalemate China.
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The Russians have a long time to go before they can catch up with the current bulk of NATO, even without counting the US. 5-10 years to catch up with Europe. 10-20 years with the US. They have the ability, but whatever was said should be taken in context. The West has the ability to maintain its lead versus Russia. China's a different story.

India will definitely benefit from Europe's militarization, but it won't be as much as people expect. We cannot penetrate that market like SoKo and Israel have.
 
Footage of the attack of the Russian FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", controlled via fiber optic cable, on a rare Ukrainian armored personnel carrier Pbv 302. The video was filmed in the Kursk region of Russia. The Pansarbandvagn 302 armored personnel carrier was produced in Sweden from 1966 to 1971. It was created to replace the Pbv 301 and M113 armored personnel carriers. The Pbv 302 armored personnel carriers can be armed with 20mm automatic cannons. The PBV 302 armored personnel carrier has a speed of up to 66 km/h, and a cruising range of 300 km. The Pbv 302 armored personnel carrier can carry up to 12 people, with two crew members. Judging by the video, as a result of the drone attack, the Ukrainian Pbv 302 armored personnel carrier was destroyed.

 
A Russian army armored recovery vehicle is evacuating another Ukrainian M1A1 SA Abrams tank. The video was filmed near the village of Malaya Loknya, in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region of Russia. The tank was used by the 47th Magura Brigade of the Ukrainian army, the reason why the tank was abandoned is unknown, probably the tank was damaged by drones. The M1A1 SA Abrams tank is equipped with additional protection against kamikaze drones, but it is damaged. The M1A1 SA Abrams tank will be restored and sent to St. Petersburg.

 
Against the backdrop of the widespread use of drones, classic types of weapons are still used by the Russian army in Ukraine. The video shows the use of the 82-mm mortar "Podnos". The 2B14 mortar was adopted by the USSR in 1983, the mortar's firing range is up to 3920 meters. The rate of fire is up to 24 rounds per minute. The mortar crew fires at a strong point of the Ukrainian army on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. This is the Kakhovka direction.

 
Technical details of the Russian operation to pass units through an underground gas pipeline into the rear of the Ukrainian army, into the Sudzha industrial zone in the Kursk region of Russia, have become known. This video was shown earlier. It is worth noting that gas industry specialists considered the operation to pass through the gas pipeline impossible. Despite this, the operation was successfully carried out.

The goal of the Russian operation "Potok" is to enter the rear of the Ukrainian army and destabilize its forces, which ultimately happened in Sudzha and in the area after it was carried out. The Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline was used. The operation is large-scale, it was prepared for about 3 weeks, 800 people passed through the gas pipe in small groups. Ukrainian intelligence noticed the operation only at the final stage. The units that participated in the operation to pass through the gas pipe in Sudzhi, the Vostok DRShB, the Veterans ODShB, Akhmat, the 16th Brigade of the 106th Airborne Division, and the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Ground Forces.

Despite the fact that the gas pipe was destroyed in places, gas was pumped out of it for several months and oxygen was pumped in. In order for the soldiers to exit the gas pipe to the surface, technological holes were made in it. When passing through the gas pipe, several people lost consciousness, convulsions, burning in the lungs, and headaches were noted. 800 people passed through the pipe for 4 days. Food and water were carried through the pipe, and toilets were even installed.

At the last stage of the operation, Ukrainian artillery noticed Russian groups and began shelling them. The video was published by Ukrainian media, reporting that all the soldiers were destroyed. But this is not true, and the video of hundreds of Russian soldiers being killed has never been published.

 
The American publication Forbes reported that units of the Ukrainian army are leaving the Kursk region of Russia. At first, many took the information skeptically, but in the center of Sudzha, on the square, Russian units appeared, judging by how calmly they stand, no one is firing at them.

According to Forbes, an important role in this was also played by the spat between Vladimir Zelensky and Donald Trump, which resulted in a temporary restriction of military aid to Ukraine. A successful operation of the Russian army in the gas pipeline in Sudzha and an offensive of Russian troops in all directions in the Kursk region. As a result, there was destabilization at the front, which could lead to a full encirclement of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region.

The commander of the operational command "North" of the Ukrainian army, whose area of responsibility includes the Kursk direction, Major General Dmitry Krasilnikov was removed from his post.

 
Footage of a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile striking a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense system. The video was filmed near the village of Tokari, Sumy region of Ukraine. The Buk-M1 air defense system, together with a pickup truck, was moving to a camouflaged position in a forest belt.

The Buk-M1 air defense system was adopted by the USSR in 1983. As of 2024, Ukraine had about 50 Buk-M1 air defense systems, and there may have been supplies from other countries.

A Russian drone tracked the entire route of the Buk-M1 air defense system. After that, the air defense was hit by an Iskander-M missile with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. The Iskander missile exploded nearby, presumably damaging the Buk-M1 air defense system.

 
An episode of combat work of the Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM air defense system. The IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense system has been produced in Germany since 2014. The video shows the interception of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile using the IRIS-T SLM air defense system. The video was filmed in Ukraine, the specific location of the shooting is not reported.

 
Rare footage of Russian drones "Forpost-RU" and "Orion" working together in Ukraine. Technical information about them is in the links to the video in the comments to the video. The video was filmed near the village of Grunovka, Sumy region of Ukraine, on the border with the Kursk region of Russia. In the first part of the video, the drone "Forpost-RU" with the help of a guided bomb KAB-20S destroys a pontoon crossing over the Psel River. Later, a Ukrainian truck "MAN" appears in this area, carrying a tank on a lowboy. The Russian drone "Orion" attacks it with the help of an "X-UAV" missile. Judging by the video, both drones worked accurately on the targets.

 
Rare close-up footage of a Russian FAB-3000 bomb hitting the Kursk region of Russia. The video was filmed by a Ukrainian drone. The FAB-3000 bomb was dropped by a Russian Su-34 aircraft at a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian army in one of the villages. The size of the bomb and the installed UMPK module are clearly visible. Technical information about the FAB-3000 bomb is in the link to the video in the comments to the video.

 
Russian units using FPV drones "VT-40" showed the pursuit and attack of a drone on the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer "Caesar". The video was filmed on the Rodinskoye-Pokrovsk highway in Donbass. The self-propelled howitzer "Caesar" came close to the front line and was immediately detected. The 155-mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer "Caesar" has been produced in France by Nexter since 2002. The firing range of the self-propelled howitzer is up to 55 km. As a result of the attack by the Russian FPV drone, the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer "Caesar" was destroyed by fire.

 
An episode with a Ukrainian M777 howitzer abandoned in the Kursk region of Russia. The howitzer will be used by the Akhmat units, it is operational and almost like new. 155-mm howitzers have been produced in the United States since 2005, its firing range of the M982 Excalibur active-reactive projectile is up to 40 kilometers. The Ukrainian army received about 197 M777 howitzers from the United States. Now about 100 M777 howitzers have been destroyed, mainly by Lancet drones, some fell into the hands of the Russian army.

 
The Ukrainian 155-mm self-propelled howitzer "Bogdana" on the Tatra Phoenix chassis was destroyed by the Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet-51". The video was filmed in the Kharkov region of Ukraine, near the village of Dolzhanka, which is about 12 kilometers from the border. As a result of the strike of the Russian drone "Lancet-51", a fire started in the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer 2S22 "Bogdana".

 
An episode of the battle between the Russian 752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Zapad group and the Ukrainian 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. The video was filmed near the settlement of Nadiya in the LPR. A column of Ukrainian equipment consisting of a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, an M113 armored personnel carrier, and an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle attempted to attack Russian positions. Russian intelligence spotted the column and struck with artillery and drones. The video was filmed from several drones. As a result of the battle, three Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carriers and an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle were destroyed, and an infantry fighting vehicle was also abandoned. The video is shortened, the dead servicemen have been removed.

 
Rare footage of the launch of the Russian kamikaze drone "Geran-2" from a car. The drones are controlled by operators and are equipped with 4G modems, Ukrainian SIM cards are installed in them. The video shows the strike of the drone "Geran-2" on a Ukrainian industrial facility in the area of the settlement of Musiyki, Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Judging by the video, this is the second drone attack.

 
Archival footage from 2024, repelling an attack by a Ukrainian naval drone off the coast of Crimea. A Russian temporary firing point is used to protect the coast. The Ukrainian naval drone is based on a jet ski, there are several versions, the model is unknown. Fire is being conducted on the naval drone from a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft artillery mount, made in the Soviet Union. The ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft mount has a rate of fire of up to 2,000 rounds per minute and can hit targets at a range of up to 3 km. As a result of the battle, the Ukrainian naval drone caught fire.

 
An archive episode of the battle of the Ukrainian fourth company, at one of the strongholds, the location of the shooting is not reported. The video is shortened, showing episodes explaining the essence of what is happening and showing active moments of the battle. Russian artillery, drones and mortars are firing at the stronghold. Nearby, there is a shootout with a Russian unit. At first, the stronghold is attacked by a Russian FPV drone, it flies away, but when it returns, it hits two soldiers in a trench. Then, to change personnel, an armored personnel carrier YPR-765 arrives at the stronghold. The soldiers try to evacuate, but the armored personnel carrier breaks down. After this, they decide to abandon the combat vehicle and go on foot. When leaving the combat vehicle, one soldier is wounded in the arms and legs. Then it is reported that two more are wounded. The soldiers decide to drag the wounded man, after which a mortar mine explodes nearby. The soldier who filmed this video is wounded in the leg. The fate of the soldiers is unclear, as two wounded remain in the trench, and a soldier with the call sign Hector leaves. The video ends here. It is worth noting that the stronghold is open, it was impossible to defend it, judging by the video, there is not even a dugout.

 
An episode of the Russian evacuation group in Ukraine. In the video, a Russian Desertcross-1000 buggy, made in China, is used to evacuate two wounded soldiers. Technical information about the Desertcross-1000 buggy is on the channel. During the evacuation, Ukrainian FPV drones try to attack the group twice. A serviceman fires at the drones and, risking his life, tries to distract their attention from the wounded. The exact location of the shooting is not reported, the video is shortened.

 
An attempt to break through the Ukrainian army into the Belgorod region of Russia on March 18. The breakthrough was in the direction of the settlements of Demidovka, Grafovka and Prilesye. There were 5 attacks in one day. The tactics were the same as in the Kursk region, a lightning breakthrough in small groups, an attempt at any cost to go as far as possible into Russian territory. To repel the Ukrainian attack, Russian units used FPV drones, Lancet drones, Vandal drones and artillery. Iskander missiles, Tornado-S MLRS, TOS Solntsepek were used in the areas where Ukrainian units were concentrated in the Sumy region, and 40 FAB-500 bombs with UMPK were used.

Data on the number of Ukrainian forces varies, but it is reported that there were 29 units of military equipment, including 5 tanks, 16 armored vehicles, 4 cars and 200 servicemen. Ukrainian engineering vehicles UR-77, IMR-2, "Winsent 1MC" made passages in minefields. After that came armored vehicles. Bradley IFVs, M113 armored personnel carriers, BMP-1TS "Spis", tanks and other equipment were used. The infantry used ATVs. Data on March 18, on the losses of the Ukrainian army is inaccurate. It is preliminarily known, 60 people, 3 tanks, 3 engineering vehicles, 5 armored personnel carriers and a passenger car. On March 19, there was another attempt by the Ukrainian army to break through to the Belgorod region of Russia.

 
Ukrainian and some Russian channels reported a large-scale attack by FPV drones on the coastal air defense of Crimea. The models of equipment that came under attack are signed, they are also indicated in the description of the video. It is worth noting that there is no radar in the world that can reliably record FPV drones. This is the whole problem with air defense now. Why is this happening. Ukrainian naval drones with FPV drones on board are approaching the coast of Crimea. FPV drones take off and attack coastal infrastructure. Communication with FPV drones is carried out through communication repeaters. The Starlink satellite communication system is used. Why did this happen. Presumably, the coastal area of Crimea is not sufficiently patrolled by UAVs and aviation. Perhaps in the coastal part of Crimea, Russian electronic warfare does not jam Starlink communications. The shortened video shows strikes over several days. Attacks by Ukrainian drones are shown, but there are no facts of equipment destruction, despite this, the equipment could have been damaged.

 
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