Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022
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Russians Making Small Advances around Popasna in the South of the Pocket, and towards Lyman in the North of the Pocket this Weekend.
Speaking of the Situation in Lyman, Ukraine. Evacuation is Occurring there and M777 Howitzers are operating in the area.
Artillery Skirmishing Still Going on in the Sumy and Chernihiv Oblasts between Russian and Ukrainian Forces, likely meant to tie down Ukrainian Defenders.
UK Ministry of Defence Reports that Russia's only Company of Operational BMPT Terminators are Deployed in Severodonetsk.
Ukrainian Produced Spectator M1 Drone Being Utilized in the Conflict.
Article from Oryx Detailing How Greece Has Supported Ukraine In Spite of Ongoing Security Concerns Regarding Turkey. Also the Interesting Story of the Twenty Thousand Kalashnikov Rifles Greece Sent Ukraine At the Beginning of the War.
www.oryxspioenkop.com
Speaking of the Situation in Lyman, Ukraine. Evacuation is Occurring there and M777 Howitzers are operating in the area.
Artillery Skirmishing Still Going on in the Sumy and Chernihiv Oblasts between Russian and Ukrainian Forces, likely meant to tie down Ukrainian Defenders.
UK Ministry of Defence Reports that Russia's only Company of Operational BMPT Terminators are Deployed in Severodonetsk.
Ukrainian Produced Spectator M1 Drone Being Utilized in the Conflict.
Article from Oryx Detailing How Greece Has Supported Ukraine In Spite of Ongoing Security Concerns Regarding Turkey. Also the Interesting Story of the Twenty Thousand Kalashnikov Rifles Greece Sent Ukraine At the Beginning of the War.
Guns N’ Greece: Hellenic Support To Ukraine’s Army Of Resistance
Lord Sovereign
The resident Britbong
I find that sadly believable, given how the Russian grand strategy is just continuously throwing themselves into Ukraine's teeth until something gives. That's a lot of Ruskies, many of whom are likely not awful human beings, never coming home. What a senseless waste of life.
Russia to Prepare Soviet Era T-62M Tanks to Replenish Reserves | Defense Express
Due to high losses Kremlin is forced to replenish reserves with obsolete equipment including T-62M tanks
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In terms of technology and age of these tanks, its as if USA had to start equipping its units with modernized M-60 Pattons.
You read that right. Not T-14's. Not new T-90 models. New "secretly held in reserve elite forces" Russian BTGs will come with T-62M's like Assad's army.Russia to Prepare Soviet Era T-62M Tanks to Replenish Reserves | Defense Express
Due to high losses Kremlin is forced to replenish reserves with obsolete equipment including T-62M tanks
In terms of technology and age of these tanks, its as if USA had to start equipping its units with modernized M-60 Pattons.
It seems they have a shedload of old, old stuff that they never got rid of.
That's even worse.You read that right. Not T-14's. Not new T-90 models. New "secretly held in reserve elite forces" Russian BTGs will come with T-62M's like Assad's army.Russia to Prepare Soviet Era T-62M Tanks to Replenish Reserves | Defense Express
Due to high losses Kremlin is forced to replenish reserves with obsolete equipment including T-62M tanks
In terms of technology and age of these tanks, its as if USA had to start equipping its units with modernized M-60 Pattons.
The US doesn't even have any Mothballed M60s for Active duty.
Only few Guard units still have a few mothballed M60s that have never seen maintenance since.
We still have M1A1s and M1s before we go M60s
Moscow Times Reported on How Contracted Troops Being Sent to Ukraine Have to Allegedly Purchase Their Own Kit, Ranging from Basic Uniforms, Body Armor and Helmets to Things like Medical Kits, Food and Radios.
www.themoscowtimes.com
Russia Can Still Move Smaller Ships Such as Submarines and Corvette or Smaller Vessels Via Inland Waterways to the Black Sea.
If Stalin was Alive, he Would Support the Russian Liberation of Ukraine.
Lenin too! And look at that T-54 Reportedly Towed into a New Position During the Battle of Mariupol.
CNN Reportedly Interviewed a Russian Southern Military District Officer Who Resigned During the War.
Also Resigning, and Far More Confirmable I Suppose is Boris Bondarev, the Russian Counselor to the United Nations in Geneva.
Moscow Times said:
'We Have to Buy Everything’: Russian Soldiers Under-Equipped In Ukraine War - The Moscow Times
Russian soldiers preparing to be sent to fight in Ukraine are required to buy personal equipment at their own expense, according to several servicemen who spoke to The Moscow Times’ Russian Service on condition of anonymity.
www.themoscowtimes.com
Russia Can Still Move Smaller Ships Such as Submarines and Corvette or Smaller Vessels Via Inland Waterways to the Black Sea.
If Stalin was Alive, he Would Support the Russian Liberation of Ukraine.
Lenin too! And look at that T-54 Reportedly Towed into a New Position During the Battle of Mariupol.
CNN Reportedly Interviewed a Russian Southern Military District Officer Who Resigned During the War.
Also Resigning, and Far More Confirmable I Suppose is Boris Bondarev, the Russian Counselor to the United Nations in Geneva.
The reason why such ideas don't get common is that tanks are already somewhat uncomfortably limited in the amount of main gun and machinegun ammo they can carry... So adding even a mere couple hundred of autocannon rounds with their size means cutting pretty hard into one or another.
That's the point. Desert Storm was over 30 years ago, and they were kinda old back then.
Sure, you can stick electronics on them (considering Russian's shortages with electronics for their good tanks, they won't), but that doesn't change the fact that they are stuck with RHA armor with all the consequences of that.
Carrot of Truth
War is Peace
I find it unlikely that they would resort to T62's right now, Especially considering Russia does actually have a shit load of T-72's and T-80's stockpiled.
Ok, but how many of them are functional? There were plenty of reports of how Russian deep storage facilities aren't particularly well shielded from the environment, nor guarded.
So what 20 years ago may have been a old but serviceable tank, and remained so on paper, in reality may be rusted but repairable hull and turret, with a cannon in need of full factory refurbishment, and if they are lucky, most of an engine.
On top of that i'd guess some of the stored T-72's and T-80's that weren't completely looted were cannibalized to keep the operational ones running for the last 3 months.
Carrot of Truth
War is Peace
By that logic how many T-62's which would be around 60 years old now still be in any condition for going into battle?
By proportion, same or even more, as there was less motivation to loot them - operational units didn't need T-62 parts after all, nor as many world countries wanted them as T-72 ones, and there were less electronics to loot in them than in better tanks. Time could have hit them harder, but then again, less delicate tech to fall apart.
Russian Artillery Battalion Commander Reportedly Commenting on the Effectiveness of Ukrainian Artillery Forces
Russian Forces Are Reportedly Making a Hard Push Towards Lyman Which is a Crucial City for the Russians to Capture if they Want to Secure the Northern Flank of the Sverodonetsk Pocket that they Seem to Want to Create.
Russian Anti-Aircraft Units Engaging Ukrainian Aircraft!!!
Canadian Supplied Roshel Senator Armored Vehicles look like LUXURY SUVS with that Sort of Interior.
Ukrainian Fighters Lounging About with a Plethora of Foreign Weaponry
Russian Forces Are Reportedly Making a Hard Push Towards Lyman Which is a Crucial City for the Russians to Capture if they Want to Secure the Northern Flank of the Sverodonetsk Pocket that they Seem to Want to Create.
Russian Anti-Aircraft Units Engaging Ukrainian Aircraft!!!
Canadian Supplied Roshel Senator Armored Vehicles look like LUXURY SUVS with that Sort of Interior.
Ukrainian Fighters Lounging About with a Plethora of Foreign Weaponry
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
Putin's dark necromantic powers bring another dead general back to life
Maybe.Ukrainians could lie,but Moscov always lie.Remember,they first declared that they would never attack,later that they would denazify/genocide/ Ukraine,later that they take Kiev,and now that all they ever wanted was Donbas.
Besides,those generals could be killed - but,by Putin,just like those 8 oligarchs who died lately.Moscov army is inly power which could save what remain of Russia and made putch,after all.
Russian Forces Continuing to Make Localized and Incremental Advances in the Donbass Region, threatening Lyman in the Northern Edge of the Sverodonetsk Pocket and around Popasna in the South. Some Commentators Saying This is The Most Fluid the War in the Donbass Region has been in Weeks.
Denmark Will Be Offering Ukraine their Retired Coastal Harpoon Missiles.
French CAESAR 155mm SPG's In Operation in Ukraine Apparently After Crews Trained on the Systems for Several Weeks.
Rare Video (as of yet anyways) of a Switchblade 300 Drone, the anti-personnel variant, being used on a Russian T-72 Tank Since The Crew is Apparently Located on Top of the Vehicle, Unprotected.
*Gasp* Apparently Sailors Were Killed On Board the Moskva. But Since it Was an Accident, the Insurance Payouts Won't be as Large to the Families, What a Relief...
Denmark Will Be Offering Ukraine their Retired Coastal Harpoon Missiles.
French CAESAR 155mm SPG's In Operation in Ukraine Apparently After Crews Trained on the Systems for Several Weeks.
Rare Video (as of yet anyways) of a Switchblade 300 Drone, the anti-personnel variant, being used on a Russian T-72 Tank Since The Crew is Apparently Located on Top of the Vehicle, Unprotected.
*Gasp* Apparently Sailors Were Killed On Board the Moskva. But Since it Was an Accident, the Insurance Payouts Won't be as Large to the Families, What a Relief...