Russian invasion of Ukraine

[BlueAnorak]

More Russian stuff:

More Russian stuff blowing up: Russia tries tunneling at Avdiivka

The Russians are determined to lose thousands of troops and hundreds of armored vehicles in a ridiculous effort to take Avdiivka. They are digging tunnels closer to our positions, firstly, for the purpose of camouflage, and, secondly, to emerge...

www.dailykos.com

- Yep the Russians are trying tunneling at Avdiivka.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Day 606 Review: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...an-offensive-effort-towards-Avdiivka-repelled

 

[NinjaSX]

It was an OSINTechical "X" post but Forbes did an article on them too:

Ukrainian Heavy Bomber Drones Drop Anti-Tank Mines

The TM-62 anti-tank mine has been a signature weapons in this conflict. Now Ukrainian drone bombers are dropping the mines on Russian bunkers.

www.forbes.com

The great thing is the reuse of all those Russisn mines that have been defused.
$25k-$35k hexacoptors or octacoptors assembled from drone kits carrying a 15kg-20kg payload. 3 or 4 mines as payload is a big fucking bang

Genius!

 

[BlueAnorak]

 

[Iassel]

Which mappers are you looking at? The one I check hasn’t shown much change at all in the area. A bit today mind you in the Russian claimed bracket.

Interactive Map: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

This interactive map complements the static control-of-terrain maps that ISW daily produces with high-fidelity.

storymaps.arcgis.com

I was looking at the same ISW maps.

Todays update shows Ukraine pushing them back closer to the city but a decent sized Russian gain North of the city and if that continues will ultimately slowly cause an encirclement which was why I asked if these were just being overly negative or not.

It’s all well and good correctly highlighting the insanity of the Russians indifference to human life, but if indeed they’re making ground then it’s ‘working’, especially with one of Russia’s only strong points being the amount of men available to throw away

 

[Iassel]

Russia had no success at Bakhmut,Ukraine walked away mate.


Slava Ukraini.

While I respect your updates, this feels a bit like United ‘walking away’ from every player who would never sign for them…

Ukraine spent 18 months and lost tens of thousands of men at Bakhmut and then ‘walked away’ when pushed back and left holding essentially nothing…..

It shouldn’t be necessary to pretend Russian didn’t ‘win’ that one, especially as their concentration there may very well have cost them plenty more elsewhere.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

While I respect your updates, this feels a bit like United ‘walking away’ from every player who would never sign for them…

Ukraine spent 18 months and lost tens of thousands of men at Bakhmut and then ‘walked away’ when pushed back and left holding essentially nothing…..

It shouldn’t be necessary to pretend Russian didn’t ‘win’ that one, especially as their concentration there may very well have cost them plenty more elsewhere.

And what do the Russians now hold at Bakhmut?
Which is my point......absolutely no cover whatsoever....there is nothing but rubble at Bakhmut.
Which is why they walked away.
I always maintained that if the Russians ended up in Bakhmut,they would in turn be encircled.
It is plain to see this unfolding.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Berdyansk getting hit again.
The ATACMS strikes at Berdyansk and Luhansk Airfields resulted in 24 fucked helicopters.
I knew 9 wasnt right.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[kaz7]

Not good news...

Why the fuck are we sending israel anything , really fucking annoys me

 

[BlueAnorak]

Why the fuck are we sending israel anything , really fucking annoys me

Well, we aren't but the US is.
And probably because the US understands that Hamas, Hezbolzh, Iran and others are intent on genocide of the Isreali Jewish population - but that argument is for another thread.