Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022

[Husky_Khan]

Another Prisoner Swap Took Place With About a Hundred Ukrainians Returning to Ukraine from Captivity.



Russian T-72 Tank Struck by a Ukrainian FPV Drone In Spite of Being Reportedly Equipped with an anti-FPV Drone Electronic Jammer. Russian commentators seem to intimate that the EW Jammers weren't installed correctly or the equipment used properly.



Ukrainian Khornates Reportedly Eliminating a Russian Armored Vehicle in Fighting Near Avdiivka.



Russian BMP Reportedly Struck by a TOW Missile in Zaporizhzhia.

New commander in chief of the Ukrainian army is

Be interesting to see the developments. There's a big divide between supporters and detractors of General Syrskyi.

Unclear how Zelenskiy’s removal of military commander will improve Ukraine’s position

President’s replacement of Zaluzhnyi with his land forces commander is not seen as a radical departure

www.theguardian.com

 

[Marduk]

Ukraine claims a major cyberwarfare success:

Intel: Ukrainian cyberattack cripples Russian drone control system

Russian troops lost manual override for DJI drones after Ukrainian cyberattacks crashed key servers linked to custom friend-or-foe recognition software.

euromaidanpress.com

 

[TheRejectionist]

 

[Zachowon]

...*Looks at ww1 and ww2* guess the entire west was tyrannical

 

[Husky_Khan]

Oryx lost of documented Russian Losses has reached ten thousand destroyed pieces of heavy equipment.



A twenty second military aid package sent to Ukraine by Finland worth 190 million Euros.



More specific details on the Ecuadoreans scrap being sent to Ukraine via United States.



Photo of an alleged Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone that fell in Russia.



Human Rights Watch Report on the Battle and Seizure of Mariupol by Russian Forces. The report and related multimedia was derived from interviews with dozens of survivors of the Battle for the City between February and May of 2022.

The groups documented in detail 14 attacks that damaged or destroyed 18 buildings, killing and injuring civilians. They include attacks that struck two hospitals, the city's drama theater sheltering civilians, a food storage facility, an aid distribution site, a supermarket, and residential buildings serving as shelters. In those attacks, Human Rights Watch and Truth Hounds found either no evidence of a Ukrainian military presence in or near the structures hit or only a minor military presence, making them apparently unlawful.

Ukraine: New Findings on Russia’s Devastation of Mariupol

The Russian military assault on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol between March and May 2022 left thousands of civilians dead and injured, including many in apparently unlawful attacks, and trapped hundreds of thousands for weeks without basic services, Human Rights Watch, Truth Hounds, and SITU...

www.hrw.org

Video: Documenting Loss in Mariupol, a Ukrainian City Besieged and Devastated

Documenting Loss in Mariupol, a Ukrainian City Besieged and Devastated

www.hrw.org

 

[Husky_Khan]

Documented Losses in the Battle of Avdiivka, especially in the wake of recent advances Russian forces have finally made towards and into the outer environs of the City.



First Documented Loss of a Russian S-350 Air Defense System which was introduced only in 2020. It reportedly ran over a land mine... somehow in the Luhansk Oblast in Northeastern Ukraine.



Norwegian Government Proposes Ordering more NASAMS air defense systems for Ukraine.



YouTuber Covert Cabal's Autistic Vehicle Counter released an interesting thread where he and his team of trained autists counted... 14,000 vehicles being squirreled away in various Russian depots.

14,000 vehicles across 39 different bases and including 3130 BTR's, 1000 BRDM's, 2184 MT-LB's and 5766 BMP's.

 

[Marduk]

 

[Husky_Khan]

The Russians Established a thirty kilometer long line of wagons and rail cars apparently as part of their defenses in Northeastern Ukraine. Comprises of upwards of two thousand plus individual vehicles apparently.



First Documented "Loss" (damaged but far from destroyed) of an M142 HIMARS. It apparently suffered some shrapnel damage which must've damaged some important system on board so its being sent out of the country for repairs.



A Russian Fighter from the West African country of Sierra Leone is now a prisoner of the Ukrainian forces. If their status was as a mercenary, volunteer or prisoner is unknown as of yet.



The Next Generation of Russian Main Battle Tanks is Entering the Special Military Operation. Operated by Russia's ethnic minorities, these 2022 modernized T-62M's variants are sporting cope cages for drones, engineering plows/blades and RP-37 Electronic Jammers.



Ukrainian Humvees with pintle mounted dual M2 Heavy Machine Guns Stationed on the Coast of the Black Sea, mainly for air defense.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Photos of an alleged Ukrainian Morok Loitering Munition/Suicide Drone. It's apparently a modification of a RZ-60 target drone originally designed by Ukraine for training purposes back in 2019. It reportedly has a range of 800 kilometers coms with a three kilogram warhead.

What Type of Drone is Disguised as Ukrainian 800-km Morok UAV | Defense Express

Evidence suggests the core of the long-range attack weapon is the RZ-60 target drone but it would need a major overhaul in order to work in a new role

en.defence-ua.com

Ukrainian Intelligence Alleges Iranian and Hezbollah personnel are training Russians on drone warfare at locations in Syria.



The Remains of a Russian Shahed Drone Fell into Moldovan territory, reportedly after being struck by Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire.



A Second M142 HIMARS was also flown out of Ukraine for repairs, this one apparently suffering more serious damage from a mine it struck.



Ukraine states it had at least 30,000 Maxim Machine Guns in storage. Many of them are being used for anti-aircraft defense as their water cooled design reportedly allows them to employ high rates of fire for longer periods of time.



Russian Foreign Ministry states its exploring establishing new railroad, road and ferry links to North Korea as well as encouraging Russian tourism to North Korea. The first batch of Russian tourists arrived in North Korea since the Covid-19/WuFlu shutdowns and apparently enjoyed some time at a North Korean Ski Resort.

Russia eyeing new rail, ferry and car routes to North Korea: Ambassador | NK News

Russia’s ambassador to North Korea says the two countries are eyeing the establishment of a “direct rail service,” among other transportation links, as the first group of Russian tourists in years returned from the DPRK on Monday. “The DPRK is interested in expanding bilateral transportation...

www.nknews.org

Article from the Ukrainian Kyiv Independent Painting a Grim Picture for the Defense of Avdiivka. Lack of fortifications in the northern environs of the city, with those that were established having been rapidly deformed by superior Russian artillery firepower. Ukraine meanwhile is suffering from artillery shortages followed by what are described as 'high-expense' assaults with large numbers of Russian soldiers and vehicles advancing with the force of quantity on their side, similar to the Battle of Bakhmut last year.

Fate of Avdiivka uncertain as Ukrainian forces defending it struggle with fortifications, resources

Editor's note: The full names of the soldiers introduced in the story are not disclosed due to security concerns amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. DONETSK OBLAST – As artillery began pounding the cold-hardened ground ahead of them, two Ukrainian soldiers listened warily to shell impacts creep...

kyivindependent.com

 

[Husky_Khan]

Sayonara to another Ropucha, this time South of Crimea?

 

[AnimalNoodles]

Sayonara to another Ropucha, this time South of Crimea?

This ship had already been damaged early in the war, and was simply sitting in the water, out of action and unmanned. Aside from generating twitter memes, what was the purpose of wasting their precious drones sinking it?

Attacking ships like the moskva actually accomplished something.

 

[Buba]

Fog of war is a thing.
Also - I simple man. I see VMF ship, I sink!

 

[Husky_Khan]

Eighty one years ago the vessels namesake, a Soviet Captain in the Naval Infantry, was mortally wounded in combat with zee Germans. Now this Valentine's Day a few dozen more sailors might've joined him.

What strange timing. Rest in Peace.

 

[LordsFire]

This ship had already been damaged early in the war, and was simply sitting in the water, out of action and unmanned. Aside from generating twitter memes, what was the purpose of wasting their precious drones sinking it?

Attacking ships like the moskva actually accomplished something.

Do you not understand how desperate comments like this make you look?

It's pretty obvious you're grasping at straws here.

 

[AnimalNoodles]

Do you not understand how desperate comments like this make you look?

It's pretty obvious you're grasping at straws here.

they sank an unmanned wreck for good press

 

[LordsFire]

they sank an unmanned wreck for good press

And what's your source for it being unmanned? The Russian ministry of propaganda?

 

[Marduk]

they sank an unmanned wreck for good press

Ukraine Says It Destroyed Large Russian Landing Ship Off Crimea Coast; Kremlin Declines Comment

The Ukrainian military says it has destroyed a large Russian landing ship in the Black Sea off the coast of occupied Crimea in a combined operation of the armed forces and military intelligence.

www.rferl.org

>Russians claim the crew was saved
>Ukrainians claim the crew was not saved
>Russia fanboys claim that the joke is on all of the above, as there was no crew all along, and a still unrepaired according to them ship was somehow just hanging out away from port facilities, unmoored to anything, without crew, and with powered up equipment (look at the bright elements on the night vision footage), for reasons.

Apparently even Russian Navy itself was unaware of its amazing progress in unmanned ship technology as they went looking for survivors after the hit:

Submarine, Two Helicopters, Ship Rush To Help Shot 'Caesar Kunikov,' But Not In Time

The Russian ship went down opposite the village of Katsiveli.

charter97.org

 

[Zachowon]

Wow, we are truly behind such amazing technology.

 

[strunkenwhite]

It's the latest in anti-ship-munitions interception.

 

[Lord Sovereign]

This ship had already been damaged early in the war, and was simply sitting in the water, out of action and unmanned. Aside from generating twitter memes, what was the purpose of wasting their precious drones sinking it?

Attacking ships like the moskva actually accomplished something.

The fact that Russia is losing ships at all to a country that barely had a navy to begin with is symptomatic of how deeply embarrassing this war has been for the sick and old Russian Bear.