Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022

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Details on the M777 Howitzers. At least some don't have certain digital features like advanced GPS fire control as required for Excalibur rounds. However Ukrainian Fire Control computers have been updated to integrate other M777 capabilities apparently (as per comments).



Also reveals the M1083 Oshkosh Tactical Trucks Used to Transport Them.

Ukrainian Helicopters Firing Their Rockets at Low Altitudes to Avoid Russian SAMs.



Ukrainian Soldier Fires a Javelin Missile at a Russian Vehicle.



Another Russian Attack Helicopter Reportedly Shot Down in Southern Ukraine.



Fishing for Strelas in the Dnieper River near Kyiv Oblast.

 

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Russia is Reportedly Refusing Entry to Some Separatist Soldiers Due to their Shortfall of Not Being Russian Citizens during the Withdrawal from the Northern Kharkov Oblast.



President Lukashenko of Belarus has stated that he feels this Russian Operation has gone on "Too Long" and Points Out How He's been a Peacemaker in this Process.



Video of the Failed River Crossing Allegedly Showing the Moment one of the Bridge Supporting Tugboats was Struck by Ukrainian Artillery Fire.



Shiny and Presumably New M4A1 Carbine apparently one of the reported seven thousand small arms the USA has sent to Ukraine as direct aid.



Jomini of the West has done a twenty plus tweet thread summarizing the events of the past three days of fighting including the aforementioned Bridge Crossing, the fighting over Snake Island, Sweden and Finland moving closer to NATO and the upcoming ten day forecast that calls for lots of rain.

 

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First Alleged Sighting of Russian BMPT Terminator Tanks Supposedly Specialized in Urban Warfare near Sverodonetesk East of Izyum.



Video Reportedly of Russian Seperatist Fighters Operating Near Azovstal in Mariupol.



Ukrainian Su-25's in Operation.



Media Reportedly of a Javelin Strike Upon a Russian T-72 Tank.



Russian Forces Attempting to Salvage a Ukrainian Gunboat from Mariupol Harbor.

 
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Tiamat

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First Alleged Sighting of Russian BMPT Terminator Tanks Supposedly Specialized in Urban Warfare near Sverodonetesk East of Izyum.



Russian Forces Attempting to Salvage a Ukrainian Gunboat from Mariupol Harbor.



I actually find the BMPT interesting, and useful for its supposed niche. I'm only wondering if they'll be providing capable infantry to support it for it's presumed role...

As for salvaging the gunboat, I don't see the reason there as it's been underwater for a while and looks pretty well burned and shot up. War trophy I assume? Though bit of a belated war trophy at that, if so...
 

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Raining Incendiaries Over Azovstal in Mariupol.



Ukrainians Reportedly Destroy a Railway Bridge Between Rubizhne and Sverodonetesk.



South Korean Special Forces Soldier Reportedly Fighting on Behalf of Ukraine.



Russian Shell Apparently Lodged into a Tree, Undetonated.



More people taking pictures next to the destroyed T-90M. It's a local landmark apparently now.

 

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Ukrainian Drone Taking Footage of a Recently Liberated Village in the Kherson Oblast.



Ukrainian Forces Resetting Border Markers Along the Belgorod/Kharkiv Oblasts along the Russian/Ukrainian Border. Careful where you step, it might constitute an invasion.



One of the twenty or so Australian supplied Bushmaster Armored Vehicles was apparently spotted in Eastern Ukraine, likely
priming for Combat Operations.



I remember reading books on WW2 about how the advantages the Allies and Germans had was so many of their planes had radios but the Russians had to depend on signals and the like with only like squadron commanders having radios... So this is amusing...



Officialish Infographic on US Aid Sent to Support Ukraine.

 

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Ukrainian Drone Taking Footage of a Recently Liberated Village in the Kherson Oblast.



Ukrainian Forces Resetting Border Markers Along the Belgorod/Kharkiv Oblasts along the Russian/Ukrainian Border. Careful where you step, it might constitute an invasion.



One of the twenty or so Australian supplied Bushmaster Armored Vehicles was apparently spotted in Eastern Ukraine, likely
priming for Combat Operations.



I remember reading books on WW2 about how the advantages the Allies and Germans had was so many of their planes had radios but the Russians had to depend on signals and the like with only like squadron commanders having radios... So this is amusing...



Officialish Infographic on US Aid Sent to Support Ukraine.


But I thought Kharkiv was on the verge of falling and the next target was Kiev.
Now, this all may be a feint so the Ukrainians step foot into mainland Russia and get nuked obviously
 

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Igor Girkin has stated the Russian Offensive in Donbass Has Failed.



Rob Lee discussing the disparity in Vehicle Losses Versus Manpower losses. There is a large amount of abandoned equipment and due to personnel shortages, many BTR's and BMP's and other Infantry carrying Armored Fighting Vehicles only carry a handful of troops even if they are carrying any.



Alleged video of unpatriotic Seperatist Wives Demanding the Return of Their Valiant Husbands from Courageous Duty Serving Russian Forces in the Kharkiv Oblast.



Russian Troops Allegedly Tried to Make an Incursion Across the Border in the Sumy Oblast but Were Repelled by Border Guard troops.



Russian Drone Dropping A Hand Grenade in a Plastic Cup Onto an Alleged Ukrainian Position.



I guess the plastic cup will shatter and the spoon will fly off?
 

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Looks like Azov is going to be surrendering with the blessing of Kyiv, after the Russian's started lobbing incendiaries at the place.

Expect war crimes and show trials to be carried out by Russia against them, unfortunately.

Edit: Looks like Zelensky will be addressing the situation in a broadcast tonight.
 
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Looks like Azov is going to be surrendering with the blessing of Kyiv, after the Russian's started lobbing incendiaries at the place.

Expect war crimes and show trials to be carried out by Russia against them, unfortunately.

Edit: Looks like Zelensky will be addressing the situation in a broadcast tonight.
I am highly skeptical of this...

What reason does Zelensky have to order it? What reason does Azov have to accept it? It just doesn't make sense. Because Zelensky has to know that Azov is keeping a significant chunk of Russia's forces basically trapped there. And Azov has to know that the only thing that awaits them with surrender is torture and death. And both have to know that Russia would use it for a giant propaganda victory that is super needed given their moral is far in the negative.
 

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I am highly skeptical of this...

What reason does Zelensky have to order it? What reason does Azov have to accept it? It just doesn't make sense. Because Zelensky has to know that Azov is keeping a significant chunk of Russia's forces basically trapped there. And Azov has to know that the only thing that awaits them with surrender is torture and death. And both have to know that Russia would use it for a giant propaganda victory that is super needed given their moral is far in the negative.
I'm guessing that when the incendiaries started getting lobbed, both the people in Azov and Zelensky realized this was the last chance to get them out alive.

Rather hard to fight if the Russian's have lit everything on fire to suck the air out of the tunnels, similar to what we used flamethrowers for in the Pacific.




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Show trials incoming, with added paid 'witnesses' on top of it.
 
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Update, with clarificaiton:



So, reading between the lines, sounds like the Russians may be letting the defenders of Azov go back into Ukrainian territory in exchange for Russian PoWs.

Guess Ukraine probably has captured enough Russians to make that sort of exchange viable.
 

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