Ukraine - Russia Conflict
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Rare footage of objective control of the use of the high-precision Russian 152-mm ZOF95 Krasnopol-M2 projectile in Ukraine. The location of the shooting is not reported. The projectiles are used by the Russian self-propelled gun 2S19 Msta-S. More information about the 3OF39M Krasnopol-M projectiles is in the link to the video in the comments to the video. Information about the ZOF95 Krasnopol-M2 projectiles is still classified. The ZOF95 Krasnopol-M2 projectiles were also developed for the latest 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns; they use a laser seeker, which provides high accuracy. In this case, the Russian projectiles were used to strike a Ukrainian fortification unit located in a basement. Strikes at temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian army are also shown. Judging by the destruction at the site of the explosion, the hits were accurate.
Rare and high-quality footage of a Russian Ka-52M helicopter using Vikhr-M guided missiles. The video was filmed on the border of Ukraine with the Belgorod region of Russia, near the village of Maryino. When Ukrainian equipment crossed the border, the Ka-52M helicopter destroyed an M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicle and an unknown model of Ukrainian tank using a Vikhr-M missile. These missiles can also be used by the Mi-28NM helicopter.
Technical information about the Vikhr-M missile
The Vikhr anti-tank missile system was developed in the Soviet Union as an analogue of the American AGM-114 Hellfire ATGM. The serial modified version of the 9K121 Vikhr-M began to be delivered to the troops in 2015, the Vikhr-1 missile is equipped with a tandem charge that penetrates armor up to 1200 mm, at a range of up to 10,400 meters. The main purpose of the Russian Vikhr-M missile is to destroy armored vehicles, including those with active armor, as well as air targets at speeds of up to 800 km / h. The launch altitude of the missiles is up to 4,000 meters. The flight speed of the missile is more than 600 meters per second. Initially, the missiles were intended exclusively for Su-25 aircraft and Ka-52 helicopters, but now work is underway to adapt the Vikhr-M complex to the Mi-28NE and Mi-35P helicopters, as well as the Orion-E UAV.
Technical information about the Vikhr-M missile
The Vikhr anti-tank missile system was developed in the Soviet Union as an analogue of the American AGM-114 Hellfire ATGM. The serial modified version of the 9K121 Vikhr-M began to be delivered to the troops in 2015, the Vikhr-1 missile is equipped with a tandem charge that penetrates armor up to 1200 mm, at a range of up to 10,400 meters. The main purpose of the Russian Vikhr-M missile is to destroy armored vehicles, including those with active armor, as well as air targets at speeds of up to 800 km / h. The launch altitude of the missiles is up to 4,000 meters. The flight speed of the missile is more than 600 meters per second. Initially, the missiles were intended exclusively for Su-25 aircraft and Ka-52 helicopters, but now work is underway to adapt the Vikhr-M complex to the Mi-28NE and Mi-35P helicopters, as well as the Orion-E UAV.
Footage from an archival battle filmed in November 2024 near the village of Zeleny Shlyakh in the Kursk region of Russia. In the video, two BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles of the 137th Guards Airborne Regiment of Russia break through to a Ukrainian army stronghold located in a forest belt. It is worth noting that there is very little video of the combat use of the BMD-4M. The BMD-4M has been produced since 2015. During the forced march, the BMD-4M is actively fired upon by Ukrainian artillery. Upon reaching the stronghold, the BMD-4M disembark the troops and return to their original positions. The battle at the stronghold itself is not shown; it is reported that it was captured.
Despite the ongoing fighting in the Kursk region, the Russian army has begun to remove abandoned military equipment from the Ukrainian army. There is quite a lot of equipment, we are publishing some footage of it. Some of the captured equipment was destroyed, some was damaged, some are fully operational. For example, two abandoned Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA and an HMMWV armored vehicle with a mileage of 14 thousand kilometers are operational. The HMMWV armored vehicle even had fuel, and is already being used by Russian units. The video also shows an abandoned Ukrainian Aqaba Petra Hunter APC armored vehicle with electronic warfare systems, an International MaxxPro armored personnel carrier, an IMR-2 engineering vehicle, an M1A1 SA Abrams tank, and other military equipment. The captured armored vehicles are sent for study, to firing ranges, to exhibitions, and to some combat units.
The first use of Russian lasers against Ukrainian army drones. The Russian army has published footage of mobile groups working to combat Ukrainian UAVs. The servicemen are armed with small arms with thermal imagers; it is worth noting that Ukraine has similar groups. More interestingly, the Russian army is using new air defense systems, including lasers; the authors did not report which systems. The video suggests that the new Russian SKVP air defense system is being used; it was tested in the Moscow region, or the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system. The video shows a radar used in both air defense systems. It is also clear that missiles are being launched to destroy drones. A review of both air defense systems is available on the channel. The video shows that the air defense can detect small targets with an RCS of 0.05. Laser air defense is more interesting; the video shows a laser burning through a Ukrainian drone, after which it falls. It is not yet clear what kind of lasers the Russian army is using. The air defense system interface resembles the control program for Chinese Silent Hunter combat lasers. Saudi Arabia previously purchased them to combat drones. It is possible that the Russian army simply adapted the software for Russian lasers. Over time, the information will most likely be made public. The downed Ukrainian drones are shown at the end of the video.
The Russian Su-34NVO fighter-bomber was able to make an emergency landing "on the fuselage" for the first time in history. Before this, the Su-34 dropped FAB aerial bombs in the border area of the Kursk region of Russia. The aircraft's hydraulic landing gear release system probably failed. It was reported that the aircraft was being flown by young pilots, they could have ejected, but decided to land the plane. The pilots "shot off" the cockpit window in advance so that they could quickly leave the aircraft after landing, since the lower exit was blocked.
The Russian Antagonist group, which uses FPV drones controlled via fiber optic cable, showed the pursuit and attack of drones on a Ukrainian BTR-80. The video was filmed in the Kupyansk direction. The BTR-80 was first produced in the USSR in 1984, and is also used by the Russian army. Despite the fact that the BTR-80 was developed a long time ago, three FPV drones were needed to destroy the combat vehicle. The "Mangal" installed on the BTR, which protects the combat vehicle from drones, also played a role in this. As a result of three attacks by Russian FPV drones, the Ukrainian BTR-80 was destroyed by a fire that started. The fate of the crew is unknown
Ukrainian media published footage of a strike by Ukrainian HIMARS rockets on a group of Russian Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region. If the video is real, and such footage is easy to fake these days, the helicopters were refueling and being serviced. There are some strange moments in the video, it is cut off, there is no result of the strikes, the shooting location is not reported, the coordinates are blurred. The video shows the explosion of GMLRS M30A2 rockets next to three helicopters, with one helicopter very close. Another strange moment, after a direct hit on the helicopter, in slow motion footage, which shows another missile strike. The helicopter previously destroyed by the missile is not on fire. With a direct hit by a missile, the helicopter should burn. If the video is real, then one helicopter should be destroyed, the second is heavily damaged, the other two are lightly damaged. Let me remind you that the Ka-52s are armored.
The Ukrainian army continues to try to break through to the Belgorod region of Russia from the Sumy region of Ukraine. BMPs, armored personnel carriers and engineering equipment are used. It is worth noting that the use of equipment is decreasing, servicemen mainly use ATVs. Now Ukrainian military equipment most often reaches the border with Russia, and from there the infantry moves independently using forest belts. The goal of the Ukrainian army is to create a bridgehead in the Russian border village of Demidovka. Some servicemen of the Ukrainian army have already been spotted on the outskirts of the village. To repel the attack, Russian units are using FPV drones "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", drones "Upyr" and other types of drones. Aviation and artillery are used. At the same time, the 56th Airborne Regiment of Russia entered the border part of the Sumy region of Ukraine and began to conduct military operations there. Why is Ukraine attacking the Russian border in different places?! According to our version, this is stretching the front line, Russian forces are stretched and cannot concentrate on striking somewhere in one place. At this time, the Ukrainian army is creating lines of defense. Since there is no general mobilization in Russia and there are not enough soldiers, it will be difficult to break through the Ukrainian lines of defense later.
Episode of the use of the BMD-4 armored vehicle by Buryat paratroopers during the assault on a stronghold of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region of Russia. The Russian BMD-4 delivers heavy fire from a 30-mm 2A72 automatic cannon and a PKTM machine gun. The result of the assault, prisoners, is at the end of the video. Judging by the video, the assault was carried out several times. The rate of fire of the 2A72 automatic cannon is about 330 rounds per minute, the range of hitting targets is up to 4000 meters.
Removal of abandoned Ukrainian Bradley IFV and BRDM to Russia for repairs. Captured Ukrainian military equipment was delivered to the location of the Tula Guards Airborne Unit of Russia. An American-made M2 Bradley IFV, a Turkish Kirpi armored car, and a Soviet-made BRDM armored vehicle were taken out for repairs. The BRDM is also used by the Russian army, but in a modernized version. More details about it are in the link to the video in the comments to the video. In the video, you can see how the BRDM armored vehicle was repaired and the mechanic's story about it.