Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022

[Bacle]

More Russian fuckery around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

 

[PsihoKekec]

Cool footage of finishing off a damaged tank behind enemy lines



Looks like so far in three directions Ukrainians failed to advance towards Kherson, only making some progress at Andrievka, but are paying heavy toll to Russian artillery, 28 mechanized brigade and 128 mountain assault brigades being hit especially hard

 

[Husky_Khan]

Recently Donated British/Australian and US 105mm Howitzers Have Also Been Supplied with American rocket-assisted artillery rounds, extending their range considerably over 'traditional' shells.



More Bayraktar Drone Footage Released, the first in weeks.in these clips the Bayraktar Drones are allegedly striking and destroying Russian artillery.



Russian Vehicle ran over a Ukrainian mine allegedly, resulting in a big explosion because said vehicle was reportedly carrying hundreds of AT mines.



Russian T72 Tank Struck By a NATO Supplied 155mm BONUS Smart Round.



Reports that the Russians in St. Petersburg are trying to entice that cities Homeless population into the Army.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Heavy Fighting, With Heavy Casualties, Reported in the Kherson Region with Some Territory and Villages Retaken by Ukrainian Forces.

Despite Ukraine having recaptured a number of villages previously under Russian control, their well-equipped enemies are not fleeing without a fight, Ukrainian soldiers said.

Exhausted medics are working overtime in crammed hospitals as the major counter-offensive claims a mounting number of casualties. Moscow’s forces were said to be attempting to hold off Ukrainian advances with tanks, artillery and helicopters.

Ukraine's southern operational command on Thursday claimed its forces had killed 201 Russian soldiers and destroyed 12 T-72 tanks, 18 armoured vehicles and six ammunition depots over the past 24 hours of fighting.

A pro-Russian source claimed the invasion force was now under attack by fresh Ukrainian forces, equipped with Nato weapons, rather than the "tattered formations", made up of "poorly trained reservists", they had faced before.

Ukraine Has Been Seen Using Iranian Ordinance Before But That Was Likely Supplied by the US/UK who Seized Arms Shipments Meant for the Houthis in Yemen or Other Groups. Allegedly these Iranian-made munitions could've been sourced differently, if not from Iran then potentially a third party selling Iranian munitions. Iran is no longer under a UN Arms Embargo, merely from the EU and US etc.



Russians First Documented Capture of a Dutch YPR-765 APC (M113 Variant) Also on the Kherson Front. First Documented Loss of this Vehicle Type.



Two members of the IAEA will Apparently Remain at the ZNPP After Their Inspection is Over According to IAEA Director Rafael Grossi.

 

[killerofa23]

Bets on the two that remain behind being paid fat stacks of cash?

 

[Husky_Khan]

Bayraktar Drones Operating on the Kherson Front. Claim multiple kills including several T-72 Tanks. Here's one strike that has been documented.



Destroyed Russian Pantsir System in Same Area.



Ukrainian BM-21 Grads and an M777 Howitzer Firing On Russian Positions in Kherson Oblast.



Ukrainian Forces Destroyed a Russian Engineering Vehicles in a Cross Border Operation in the Russian Belgorod Oblast Reportedly.



Article Attempting to Catalog Possible Air to Air Combat and Losses that occurred in the Ukraine War so far. One of the most significant air to air kills was a Russian jet downing a Ukrainian Military Helicopter near Odessa months earlier in the War which had a high ranking Naval Officer on board.

 

[killerofa23]

In a shocking turn of events Gazprom is shutting down nordstream 1/s

 

[paulobrito]

In a shocking turn of events Gazprom is shutting down nordstream 1

You forget the /s

 

[killerofa23]

YOU SAW NOTHING

 

[Buba]

Reports that the Russians in St. Petersburg are trying to entice that cities Homeless population into the Army.

For me the fascinating thing on the recruitment poster is the age - up to 59!
Women with medical education - up to 45?
Still you need secondary education, though. Which, IIRC, means ten years of education?

 

[Husky_Khan]

Russia Has Been Documented as Losing a Thousand Main Battle Tanks since the Special Military Operation began.



The Road Bridge at Nova Kakhovka Dam, already rendered unusable by Ukrainian fire has at least partially collapsed now. It was one of the two larger road transit links over the River in the Kherson Region.



Alledged map of known current Russian Temporary Bridges in the Kherson Region.



Small Gains made by Ukrainian Forces in the same region so far.



Militant Wire interview with a Ukranian aligned paramilitary group called the "Eco Platform" who are described as "Eco-Anarchists."

 

[Husky_Khan]

Ukrainian National Guard and TDF Forces Have Launched some sort of Offensive Operations in the Donbass Reportedly Liberating at least one village in the Donetsk Oblast.



First Documented Use of GPS Guided Excalibur Rounds by Ukrainian Forces.



German donated DM-22 Directional Anti-Tank Mines in Ukrainian Service.



Ukrainian Marines Reporting The Destruction of nine Russian AFVs Recently in the Kherson Oblast.



Ukrainian conscripts Operating an Italian donated M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun.

 

[Bacle]

 

[Husky_Khan]

Reportedly Frontlines as per the UK MoD earlier today.



Russia has put a pause on a referendum for Kherson to join Russia due to some "security" situation.



Kherson, a great city to visit. An even better place to stay!



Ukrainian Troops planting Flags on a recently recaptured village in Kherson.



Russians Reportedly Attempting to Recruit Crazy Ivan and his pals to make this Military Operation even more "Special."

 

[Husky_Khan]

Ukraine Reportedly Launching another Offensive Operation Southeast of Kharkiv.





Speaking of Kharkiv, yesterday Ukrainian President Zelensky pointed out that one of the HIMARS struck a depot near the city that stored Russian S-300 missiles used to bombard said city. The Russians responded by bombarding Kharkiv soonafter those statements were made with more S-300 air defense missiles.



NATO Is Planning On Supplying Ukraine with Winter Uniforms and Tents. Ukraine has reportedly asked for clothing and tents for 200,000 of its soldiers.



US Intelligence Reports Russia is in the process of Acquiring 'Millions' of North Korean Artillery Shells and Rockets.

 

[Bacle]

 

[Husky_Khan]

Ukrainian Buk Strikes Russian Ka-52 Helicopter in Kherson.

Edit: Turns out more likely a UAV.



Russian Attack Jet shot down with MANPADS in Kharkiv Area reportedly.



First Documented Destruction of one of the donated M113's to Ukraine. Occurred in the Donetsk Oblast.



Norwegian 155mm Rounds In Service with Ukraine.



Airsoft Optics on Donated M14 Rifles.

 

[The Original Sixth]

If the Russians lose the Kherson, it could cost them the whole war or at least put them back years. The Kremlin really just needs to swallow its pride and unleash the floodgates. They should be snatching men off the street and training them for battle. Right now, it seems like they're just hoping winter will come and do the job for them.

 

[LordsFire]

If the Russians lose the Kherson, it could cost them the whole war or at least put them back years. The Kremlin really just needs to swallow its pride and unleash the floodgates. They should be snatching men off the street and training them for battle. Right now, it seems like they're just hoping winter will come and do the job for them.

Going by firsthand accounts from contract soldiers who've been on the front, they're not even training the men they already are deploying. Things like 'I fired a rifle three times before they put me on the front line' have come up.

Corruption is a horrible thing.

 

[Bacle]

If the Russians lose the Kherson, it could cost them the whole war or at least put them back years. The Kremlin really just needs to swallow its pride and unleash the floodgates. They should be snatching men off the street and training them for battle. Right now, it seems like they're just hoping winter will come and do the job for them.

Nah, they are going to turn Kherson into a pocket that is pounded by arty 24/7 and only supplied by raft, and that's only till the attack out of Kharkiv cuts/get's in range of the supply lines on the other side of the Dnieper too.

The fall mud season is in about 10~ weeks, and once that happens tanks and heavy vehicles will by stuck on main roads till the heavy freezes.

The Ukrainian's don't need to assault Kherson, they need to pound it and hold the Russian forces there, so those Ru forces cannot break out to hit the attack out of Kharkiv.

If Ukraine plays this right, they can push into the rear of the Russian forces, before the ground turns to mud, and force the Russians back into the Donbass before the of the year.

I think Ukraine can get it's 2014 borders back, and remove Russia from the Donbass, if they can keep fucking over Russian logistics chains so their material reserves and Nork purchases are render moot.

Edit: Also, looks like around 48k Russian's have been killed, based on this document and some simple math.