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Article in English about preliminary researching of ballistic missile parts (tail part of one of missiles remained in quite large fragments), which has struck Kharkiv several days ago. It is similar to Iskander-M, but has some differences. Diameter is on 10 mm more, assembling quality is much worse, erased factory mrks on many parts, no EW system, etc. But to make final conclusion that this is N.Korean missile need to conduct additioanal researhes https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/6/7436148/ But I agree with Zeliban. Evil Axis Russia - N.Korea - Iran with proxies backed by China is growing own strength month by month, arming each other and igniting conflicts, threating to West sensitive areas (Gaza, Red Sea) Russia expanded own "Shadow Axis" - BRICS, several days ago Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia joined to this organisation, so BRICS countries now control 45 % of world oil US claimed: N.Korea will regret if hands over ballistic missiles to Russia N. Korea: handed over US: we will put personal sanctions on persons, responsible for this and will call UNSC meeting to blame this UK: This is a victory! We forced Russia to walk with outstrached hand! They beg missiles in N,Korea and Iran! Ukraine: soooo, but how it help us? N.Korea gave missile to Russia "stretched hand". Can we get at last ATACAMS, BGM-109 and Taurus? West: this may cause escalation.Maybe will be better if we help you to produce 155 mm shells? Through the year or two... N.Korea: shelled S.Korea territory with artilelry Evil Axis (chorus): Yes, we are fu...g nuts. And what will you do to us? West: sinking in 1000 round tables and deep concernings Alas, in situations "tough times demand tough solutions" liberal democracy is too slow in comparison with authocraties and dictatorships

"Kurenivka" area is not a center. But M-TAC claimed their workshop was targeted with three missiles Kh-101. Unclear all three hit or a part. Also by rumors in twitter, on 29th of Dec not only storage was destroyed in Kyiv, but in the same place was destroyed one of workshops of DB LUCH (main plant is in otehr part of the city). By the way already 30 dead in result of this attack.

Ukrainian society in this question was heavy affected by Russian and local politics PsyOps. And alas, by real facts how many commanders and military medicine commitees treat servicemen like in Soviet army where you are not valuable miltary specialist, even if you are rifleman, but a penny-cost spare part. As I wrote several months ago, main categories of population, who is not in army yet remained "I don't want to go at war, but if I mobilized I will go", "I don't wan't to go at war, but if I mobilized I will be forced to go because I will be prosecutd" and "I don't wan't to go at war, I'm free human being, mobilization and closed borders are violation of my human rights/ I'm citizen of the world / I hate your corrupted failed state / I want Russia will come" Russian PsyOps actively works with first two groups and actively involve the latter group for influence with a message "we already lost the war, all hopes are crashed, Zaluzhnyi need 500 000 for meat assaults, all who will be mobilized will die". Or conspiracy "West will wage a war until last Ukrainian and after just will grab our soil" Alas many "opposition" politics works against too. Some followers of Poroshenko actively shared takes that this is Zelenskiy guilted that Russia invaded, his corruption led that West will reject to support his authoritarian regime, so we can't win the war, so we need to establish new "Government of trust" it should start negotiations and best solutions would be "Minsk-3" (something like this already was hinted by Poroshenko personally). All this reinforced with a take "So, did you live too bad with Poroshenko and Minsk-2? Well, now with full-scale war and missiles are raining from the sky, with dozens of thousands killed - now do you feel better?". To be fair, not all Poroshenko followers share these takes and many Russian bots mask under Poroshenko-followers, sowing many hate in our social media.

GUR agents performed diversion in deep Russian rear. Su-34 was set on fire on Shagol airfield near Cheliabinsk. 2nd mixed aviation regiment of 21st mixed aviation division is deployed here. The video, officially issued by GUR. It's unknown how much damages inflicts to the jet this diversion.

In theory it is possible through Rhine and Danube, But the way will pass through Serbia and Hungary. And these ships will be priority targets for Russian missiles if they are deployed in Ukraine. Russians already sank UKR inshore minesweeper "Henichesk" (NATO Yevgenia class) with aviation missile in 2022. Also by the unconfirmed rumors last relatively large UKR ship - medium landing ship "Yuriy Olefirenko" (NATO Polnocny-C class) was badly damaged or even sank during powerful Shakheds and missile strike on Odesa port on 29th of May 2023. Numerous Russian OSINT researches over satellite maps didn't give answer about destiny of this ship, but last reports about it activity was as far as in the February-March 2023.

Our experts say 250$ millions is enormously exaggregated at least in 5-6 times.

Russian LostArmor resource makes the same statistic, based on visually spotted drone usage on infantry, armor, fortified positions, arty etc. Probably this info is from there

This indicates, Ukraine keeps capability to prduce own armor. In recent statement of prime-minister Shmyhal' Ukrainian defense-industry complex could increased own production: - mortar ammunitions in 42 times. On mass production gradually are coming own manufacturing of 122/152 mm ammunition, 155 mm is preparing to launch. Main problems - powder charges, we have to import. By the way Russia buys up alsmost all cotton for powder and charges manufacturing in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. - APCs - in 5 times more than in November 2023 in comparison with a spring - armored cars - in 3,4 times than in 2022. In 2024 is planned to build 750 armored vehciles. One source in Twitter claimed UKR "Praktyka" manufactirer can produce now 5-6 "Kozak" armored cars series monthly. By security reasons there almost no any information about volumes and places of manufacturing. Probably part of manufacturers established new workshops either in western Ukraine or abroad. - Stugna-P ATGMs - in 4 times

To Zeleban's answer I add S-300/400 complexes have also integrated surface-surface mode, turning them into short-range ballistic missile with powerful HEFRAG warhead. The range of such mode depends on missile type

PAC3 and Mamba only

If we had PAC-3 in Kharkiv and more NASAMS/Iris to close the holes, effectiveness of Kh-101, S-300 and maybe Onyx, Kh-22 would be much lower. Since we lost enough of S-300 complexes and I suppose we have a lack (or near) of missiles for them, AD system now more concentrated around cities and the range often reduced from 75 km of S-300 to 40 km of western mid range SAMs. Russians search holes in our radar fields and AD cover arcs, they use combined strikes with sophisticated routes of cruise missiles or drones, so interceptions more and more happen over our heads, not on approaches to our cities. Thus, we critically needed long-range SAMs like PAC2/3 and Mamba as well as more mid-range complexes. Interesting,the latter was delivered to Ukraine,but no any info about it work or even mentions of it duty service

Ukrainian outdoor, strikeball and military gears brand M-TAC officially claimed one of Russian missiles today hit their storage and one of workshops. M-TAC is exellent "self-made" brand rised since 2014, when was critical lack of modern military gears... These guys, many of which were strikeball players in short terms could launch a productions of wide assortment of different around-military stuff of own design. They have been leraning and year-to-year enhancing quality of own goods. Of course, they are not 5.11, but if you want to buy in Ukraine any element of military or outdoor clothes, footwear, accessories of good quality and not for cosmic money - this is M-TAC. Dozen thousands soldiers were equipped by them for these 9 years. I also buy something of their civil clothes and boots and always found its very suitable. Fortunately, most of their production are made on Chineese factories, but some in Ukraine too. I hope, this incident can't seriously hit their business

Not engineers, but former tractorists and mechanics, many of them from villages - they never knew English more than "My name is Mykola, I live in village Mykolivka". And becase of really lack of properly translated manuals. I don't know, why MoD can't hire normal translators (and why NATO countries can't do the same from own side)

Oh, I understand. Here is just for laugh what Russians write in own TG about today's strike. Highest level of copium and s...t in their brains. And many people believe in this No so much Kinzhal launches, as write Grman press and UKR TG-channels, but today next Patrot destroyed and storage for missiles to it In Odesa three storages for Harpoon missiles destroyed and hangar with laucnhers. In present time knowingly about large amount of destroyed command points with British and Polish militaries. There are 8 Kinzhals were launched, all hit own tarherts - Patriot SAM, underground storage of ATACAMS, underground command center of AFU, According to some information, Turks confirmed this [in Russian TGs is a popular to refer on different Turkish "yellow military media"] 9 generals were killed, amid then a deputy of Zaluzhnyi. In Kharkiv oblast two Iris-T destroyed, 4 Gepards and two command centers with 65 officers In Kyiv oblast except Patriot also destroyed four command centers and two hotels with merceneries from Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania and Estonia. More than 78 men More than 1000 Iris and NASAMS missiles destroyed on storage in Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv In Kropyvnyrskyi the storage with Strom Shadow missiles was destroyed and two Su-24 as well and repair base. In Odesa the losses of AFU in personnel, fuel, ammunitions are uncountable. Main result - 4 acting servicemen of BND killed and 7 Czech officers. Two French radars were destroyed. Thousands of UAVs were destroyed in Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv oblast - total 23 workshops, assembling these UAVs were hit. More than 45 houses were damaged by Ukrainian AD in Kyiv because AD assets was deployed in the center of the city, so 2/3 of their missiles hit buildings.

Next top-ace dropping on Russian ATV

"So, this is a disaster... there very big chances we are witnesses of final days or even hours of Zelenskiy regime, because I can't undertsand how any country can survive under such heavy pressure". ROFL. Author of this video is obviuos vatnik.

14th separate UAV regiment destroyed for several days already fifth Russian "Buk" system. This one was destroyed on the waste heap of "Kuibyshevskaya" coal mine on westerm outskirt of Donetsk.

Preliminary results of attack. Russians launched: 10 Kh-47 Kinzhal (all 10 were intercepted) 70 Kh-101 (59 intercepted) 3 Kalibr (3 intercepted) 12 S-300/Iskander-M (no interceptions, all hit Kharkiv) 4 Kh-31P (no information, likely not intercepted) 35 Shakheds (35 intercepted) Kyiv was attacked by 61 missiles (i.e. all Kinzhals were launched on Kyiv) and with 13 Shakheds After atatck several right-bank districts were partially power and water supply cutt off, now water supply is fully recovered, power lines partially restored too, but repair works are ongoing. It's claimed part of shot down Kinzhal falls down to Dnipro, but maybe this is accelerating stage of Patriot, quality is too low to say definetly Vysheve town, SW suburb of Kyiv - appartments of about 700 people were damaged In Kyiv 2 killed, 38 wounded in Kyiv oblast - 2 killed, 6 wounded. Kharkiv 1 killed, 44 wounded. Total number of victims in Ukriane on this time is 4 dead and 92 wounded. Well, Belgorod, you are just closest... Kharkiv after Russian strikes But also there are good news too, one Russian Kh-101 missile fell down on Peropavlovka village of Voronezh oblast in Russia. Seven buildings badly damaged or destroyed. Russian authorities claimed there are no victims. Second failed Russian Kh-101/555 missile fell in Stavropol region of Russia

As I know there are no large petroleum storages in Kyiv. And the smell was obviously not the same, when oil or petrolium burns. Just very sharp smell of chemical or plastic. City authorities say there is a fire on 2000 sq.m on storage facility in Podil district. Russian propagandists claimed there were drone factory. Greek businesman Tasos Tsiamis posted a video likely with this large fire, I hope SBU already interrogates him. Looks kile you could see this place. It's funny in this place Tesla Motors car showroom was destroyed %)

New batch of missiles arrived, next Kinzhal shot down close to Brovary town east from Kyiv. It was loud!

Damn,I don't see any smoke in eastern, northern and south-eastern directions, but a strong chemical smell in the air. Reportedly in one of districts, close to center of the city a waster supply pipes are damaged

I posted here enough info about researching of shot down Russian drones and missile parts, where showed western parts. And this is only small part of real volume of researching, which regularly is sending to western governments, but "real politic" and "this is private companies" Ah,I forgot "western weapon too hard for studying by Ukrainians" (c), of course we haven't engineers and electronic part experts, because we are tumba-yumba tribe, just with white skin.

Heavy missile strike on Kyiv is ongoing. At the night I heard a drone sound over our house (but not similar to usual Shakhed) and then explosion in the air. Some number of drones were shot down in other districts. Since 7:30 of morning already dozens of missiles are intercepted, including probably Kinzhals. Some explosions were enough close,so doors shaken after shock wave. Reportedly 16 Tu-95 launched Kh-101 missiles on different cities, but they suddenly, already being on the approach to Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and other cities, turned back and flew on Kyiv. More "Belgorods" to f...g Russia!

Result of Russian attacks of Kupiansk direction. 79 bodies on relatively small area. I doubt this is Syn'kivka, as write the author, because this is a sector of 14th brigade Another video of the same unit - they captured almost full squad of Russians in their trench

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