Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022

[AnimalNoodles]

watching this footage has given me a growing affection for the rugged little Su-25

 

[Bacle]

TikToker arrested after posting clip of Ukrainian military vehicles parked near a mall that Russia later blew up

Officials have urged Ukrainians not to share footage of military equipment or checkpoints on social media.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Bacle]

Due to image/media limits, double-posting.



Russian Embassy in Warsaw buring documents...that is not a cheery sign; Putin may decide to gamble it all and actually go after Poland and the Baltics.

 

[Bacle]

Another multi-post, due to image limit.

 

[Arch Dornan]

Redditors killed a squad?

 

[Abhorsen]

So I found this article from @planefag's google doc, google translated it, and it's pretty good listing what casualties the Russian's claim they have:

Russian Defense Ministry says Russian troops complete defeat of Donbass nationalist battalion
Russian Defense Ministry says troops complete defeat of Ukrainian nationalist battalion Maria PAVLOVA a frame from the video.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that on Sunday, March 20, the Russian armed forces are completing the defeat of the Ukrainian nationalist formation "Donbass Battalion", spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing. “Donbass battalion,” Konashenkov said, adding that during the day the Russian armed forces advanced 12 kilometers and, together with the DPR units, blocked the settlement of Sladkoe from three sides.

Two tanks, three BMP, six field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as about 60 militants of the Ukrainian nationalist formation. “Now there is a battle for the capture of the settlements of Sladkoe, Novoukrainka and Shakhtarskoe with the remnants of militants and units of the 54th separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian troops,” Konashenkov said. According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, on Sunday, March 20, 89 Ukrainian military facilities were hit, including command posts, installations of multiple launch rocket systems, artillery weapons, weapons and ammunition depots, and places where military equipment was concentrated, seven Ukrainian drones were shot down in the air. According to preliminary estimates of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine to March 20, the RF Armed Forces have lost 96 aircraft, 118 helicopters and 14.7 thousand military personnel.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation refutes the information of the Ukrainian General Staff about the alleged large-scale losses of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces lost 9861 people killed, 16153 people were injured. Earlier it was reported that during a special operation in Ukraine, the captain of the 1st rank of the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet Andrei Paly was killed. On Sunday, March 20, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Foreign Mercenaries Training Center had been destroyed in the Zhytomyr region. The kp.ru website collects online the latest news about the Russian military special operation in Ukraine on March 20, 2022. Follow the events with us.

That's 9861 people killed, 16,153 injured, according to Russia. That's more than the coalition forces lost in Iraq and Afghanistan combined (not counting contractors, which would put the figure at about 14k ish). Lack of total air superiority (among other things) is a huge difference.

 

[Bacle]

 

[planefag]

So I found this article from @planefag's google doc, google translated it, and it's pretty good listing what casualties the Russian's claim they have:

Speaking of, a major update to that detailing significant maneuver developments in the last 24 hours or so. A few other categories of update yet to come later tonight, depending on how fast I can hammer them out.

 

[TheRomanSlayer]

Redditors killed a squad?

Not again. It’s like people on Reddit are either idiotic enough to paint a bullseye target on their back, or something else. Zelensky should seriously address the issue of the Redditors of the Ukrainians are to minimize their casualty rates because of it.

 

[Arch Dornan]

Not again. It’s like people on Reddit are either idiotic enough to paint a bullseye target on their back, or something else. Zelensky should seriously address the issue of the Redditors of the Ukrainians are to minimize their casualty rates because of it.

It's so quick. At a click of a button from some internet user to post a picture of an Ukranian position, someone likely dies.

A troll can really cause someone to die not with suicide but by Russian munitions.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Spanish C90 Grenade Launchers have arrived in theater.



Russia and North Korea are moving to normalize bilateral relations in another response to sanctions and the like.



Baltic Countries to close their ports to Russian shipping.



A memorial to several Spetsnaz who were killed during their Special Liberation Operation.



Another dead Senior VDV Officer. Rest in Peace Major Alexey Osokin.

 

[Bacle]

 

[planefag]

Updoot - Materiel/OOB and Operational updates. Strategic delayed a bit because there's not much to say there. Yet.

Thanks to @Butch R. Mann for his input on the Ukrainian OOB, it is included in this update!

 

[Husky_Khan]

The Russians have deployed more advanced air defense systems to the Ukraine.



Oh dear, looks like one was already reportedly destroyed.

The Duke of Richelieu Statue in Odessa, Ukraine is literally covered in sandbags to protect it from the forces of Russian Liberation.



A Ukrainian Su-25 was heavily damaged. Might not be flyable again... Some dispute whether it was damaged while on the ground or crash landed.



Destroyed and Lost Buk Air Defense Equipment Everywhere...



Russian Frigate Launching Missiles at Targets in Ukraine Presumably.

 

[SchrodingersWehraboo]

A Russian Su-25 was heavily damaged. Might not be flyable again... Some dispute whether it was damaged while on the ground or crash landed.

From the tweet:

Severely damaged Ukrainian

Bruh, you even see Ukrainian trident.

 

[Husky_Khan]

From the tweet:

Bruh, you even see Ukrainian trident.

LOL yeah just corrected it. Said Ukrainian in the Tweet too. I was looking at that one and a destroyed Mi-8 Helicopter and decided to go with the Ukrainian thing because I didn't want it too one sided. But I still had Russian on the mind.

 

[Bassoe]

Um, WWII was a massive, existential war that almost led to Russia's downfall, with massive loss of life and with the Nazis taking a massive amount of territory.
This is a bit more clean-cut, and bureaucracy has improved considerably.

The issue is less that they’re not keeping actual numbers, but that you couldn’t trust whatever numbers they put out.

 

[SchrodingersWehraboo]

New Russian Prototype weapon spotted in Ukraine. The mind is a-boggled at what the role could be.

 

[Firebat]

The invasion of Iraq, for one? I mean, you say it's significantly larger, and there is a size discrepancy but the area actually occupied by Russia is far less.

You spoke of smaller armies making larger gains. Since invasion forces in Iraq numbered million (6 times the size of current Russian force) and half a million (3 times the size) respectively, this obviously does not apply.

 

[Wargamer08]

New Russian Prototype weapon spotted in Ukraine. The mind is a-boggled at what the role could be.

Holding off the next push from the Kaiser.