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Russians in ecstasy of FAB-3000. Long text on one milblogger (screen with translations) - he believes, Russia will change own way of war and will hammer UKR strongpoints and defense lines with these super-bombs, instead to waste personnel and vehicles in useless attacks under strikes of UKR drones.

This news, though it was again from "anonymous source" summoned a huge wave of hate in Ukraine. Especially on background of today's heavy strike. Despite President's Office rejected US warned Ukraine to stop strikes we can see there are no strikes in about a week on Russian refineries. Also journalists of "Voice of America" Ukrainian branch officially asked White House to comment the article in FT. The answer was very blurred and contained the phrase "we don't encourage attacks inside the Russia" (well, I imagine 1941 and White House, which don't encourage Britain strikes inside Germany). I think, after today's disaster, we have to blow Russian refieries and energy infrastructure with double force. It's more and more opinions here that US doesn't want a victory of Ukraine. These limited weapon supply after the peak in December 2022 is just for "not allow Ukriane to lose", but not to "Ukrainian victory". Last speech of Sullivan, where he pointed out "victory conditions" for Ukraine - "if Ukriane keeps ittelsf as democracy state bla-bla-bla"... but without pointing out in what borders. What we can expect from the country which even can't do nothinbg with Huthi attacks and asking China to influence on them (!!!)

Scheme of today's missile strike. Red - Kh-101, purple - Kh-59, yellow - Shaheds, green - Kh-22, blue - Kinzhal, orange - ballistic (Iskander/S-300) It was strongest attack since the end of 2022 with heavy consequenses. Russians used in mass those types of misisles, which can't be intercepted by more weak AD of eastern cities. This was posted here today, but I repeat if somebody skipped it: 63 Shaheds - 55 shot down 2 Kh-59 - 2 12 Iskander-M - 0 22 S-300 - 0 40 Kh-101 - 35 5 Kh-22 - 0 7 Kh-47 Kinzhal - 0 (according unconfirmed info one Kinzhal, passing north of Kyiv oblast on route to Khmelnitskyi, was engaged with Patriot missile, but interception wasn't successful) Most bad situation in Kharkiv - the city was hit with 20 S-300 missiles from Belgorod and remained completely out of electricity In Zaporizhzhia except GES-1 and GES-2 hit (GES-2 got heavy damages, GES - hydro energy plant), which were hit with 8 different misiles, about 450 private and multistorey buildings got different damages On the photo - aftermath of missile impact in private cottages district of Zaporizhzhia In Khmelnitskiy also missile and Shaheds caused destructions and civilain deaths Total number of victims - 5 killed, 3 missed, not less 30 wounded. At the evening Russians launched one more Iskander-M on power infrastructure object near Odesa. So, in 8 oblasts of Ukraine there were partial electricity cutting off

UKR jet drone (ersatz-cruise missile) with a speed 432 km/h. The range is unknown. Passed tests today

False Russian refueling point

An article (in Ukrainian) about Russian factory-produced ammunitions for dropping from the drones. Alas, despite we can see alot of UKR droppings, most of them are knee-made ammo from VOGs, grenades, or self-made mini-IEDs (when you trade HE from sappers, put it into energetic can together with bearing balls and detonator). It's separate story, how to deal with army bureaucracy if you are a drone team and have AK-74 without under-barrel grenade launcher you can't legally to get VOGs! Only in this year firts standrtized factory ammunition went to army, but it to few in present time https://drone.in.ua/ua/a494021-rossijskie-shtatnye-boepripasy.html

UKR soldier in anti-thermal sight poncho. By feedback from soldiers it really masks from thermal sights unveling and they several times could approach to enemy positions in the night unspotted until the last moment. Main issues - the fabric is too rustles during crawling and it damn hot in this poncho.

And again about pathfinding issues and need of implementation in CM something like "fog of route" for armored vehicle drivers. Bakhmut direction - drone operators of 92nd assault brigade watched how one Russian BTR-82A has droven to the ditch or natural terrain pit and other BTR has droven directly to a pound. Drivers of this VTR have NV device %) If it operational of course. Day cadres from this place - UKR operators laugh over Russian driver, who sits near the pound and probably thinks how much money HQ will grab from him for sunken vehicle and how much strong he will be fu....d.

Russians with no mercy bomb their own village Kozinka, from where not all people had time to evacuate.

Several days ago Russian media reported about strange incident - fire with victims on the board of trawler "Capitan Lobanov". As became knowingly the vessel was mistakingly hit by the missile during Baltic Fleet practice shooting. As result of incident three sailors were killed, four wounded. Interesting, that this trawler already had "experience" of sinking, but this happened in the port and it was raised up and repaired. The fate.

The work of pyrotechnicians of State Emergency Service this morning in Kyiv - they loaded an unexploded Kh-101 warhead, moved it out of the city and blew up. You can watch a process. Settlers of this house can celebrete own second birthday

No Shaheds this mornig, missiles only.

@Kinophile This war showed many things, which considered before as impossible became real. There were several cases of cruise missiles downning with HMGs. Yes, if the missile flies with a speed 200 m/s under 90 degrees from your position, your chances are almost zero. But if missile incoming directly to you, your chances raise, especially when your HMG equipped with thermal sight. All question - to give mobile group a proper engagement point. Mobile groups as usual had PDA with "Virazh" AD info system, transmitting trajectories of missiles, so the group can move and take proper position. Also, pay attention, on this video you can see only HMG shooting and missile explosion, no incoming SAM, chasing the cruise missile and hitting it. Scheme of today's attack

Kh-101, intercepted in Kyiv oblast this morning with Browning HMG by mobile AD group

GUR claimed all missiles, which trying to hit Kyiv this morning were targeted on GUR buildings - revenge for Belgorod %) From other aftermath of attack, which became knowingly - one shot down missile fell and detonated on territory of storages of "Rozetka" - largest internet-shop in Ukraine. One storage facility was damaged, several cars destroyed. During attack 99 eployees were on the territory, no one wasn't injured

Russia claimed since February they renewed production of FAB-1500 anf FAB-3000 heavy bombs - likely they also started production of UMPK kits for FAB-3000, making it also guided. It's bad. We need more long-range AD and F-16. Or strike this factory in Nizhniy Novgorod oblast Though FAB-3000 is too heavy for Su-34, and can be used from Tu-22M3 only. The bomb has 1400 kg of HE. It already was used as free-fall bombs during Azovstal siege.

It's because the attack was all directed on Kyiv with strongest AD shield in Ukraine. If each city had the same protection, the total result would be like this. It was at 5:00 I heard two Patriots launches, then heavy boom so windows shaken. It was Kinzhal or Iskander interception - it came from NE direction, were my district is located, so interception of ballistic missiles add some adrenaline %) Then, since 5 minutes one more (aero)ballistic target was destroyed, but slightly further. Then I heard 2-3 distant booms - all other missiles flew from western direction and were intercepted there - it's too far from me. But anyway, several Kh-101 were intercepted over the city and hit the ground in residental areas - 12 citizens were wounded. Damaged several buildings, one workshop, kindergarden, church, local power substation. Several cars burnt. Here fragment of missile impacted on the street not far from one of specific object %) and damaged buildings around - probably warhead detonated. Here of course "underground command bunker was destroyed" ))) People of this house were really lucky... ... Because warhead of intercepted Kh-101 fell down directly near the building and didn't explode Of course, Russian MoD made a statement "the strike, including Kinzhal missiles was performed on decision making centers - all targets were hit". Ok. 390 millions USD to nowhere. Rich country...

Hm.... In this video at least 2 targets were disabled with direct or close hits of single D-30 and FPV has appeared only at the end, when survived tank already retreated. Of course, artillery fire on moving targets is not effective, but Russians were making some stops during the movement, which opened a window of opportunity for D-30 and MT-12. If we had more barrels, it could be more effective (though we could have enough barrels, but not enough shells)

Thanks, Netherlands!

Serhiy Sternenko issued this video as first example of autonomous aiming and announced 50 millions UAH fundrising for these drones. For this day a half of money already was donated.

RVC assaults the house in Kozinka, Belgorod oblast, occupied by Russians soldiers. The house got several FPVs, mortar, RPG and RShG hits and starts to burn. In this time small reinforcemet arrived to Russians on the car or ATV (video switch to thermal camera of the drone and picture is not so clear) and this vehcile gets in the ambush According to Russian milbloggers, Kozinka turned out into grey zone arena of small groups hunting each on other. From Russian side mostly involved for these tasks groups of 2nd Spetsnaz brigade and Rosgvardiya. Also Russian aviation with no mercy bombs all contested villages (own villages) with KABs, so villages mostly got sever damages. In own turn Russia has rised terror of border areas of Sumy oblast - dozens of atrillery shellings and KABs gradually turning out UKR border villages and towns in ruines

UKR Island-class patrol boat was hit by Lancet about 18th of March on Southern Buh river near Mykolaiv. The point is about 45 km from frontline. Damages and crew losses still unknown. As told chief of "Back-and-Alive" Taras Chmut he saw aftermath of Lancet strikes inside some equipment, which were hit - he said explosion of Lancet looks very effective, but inside mostly all not so terrible and if explosion doesn't cuse intensive fire or ignition of ammo, in most case equipmnet can be repaired.

K-2 battalion of 54th mech.brigade again in action and makes us happy with own exellent videos. Here is a video how K-2 battalion HQ controls and manage process of the battle - 6 of Russian armor moved through Zolotarivka village (Siversk direction) on positions of 1st mech battalon of 54th brigade. Combined operation of mortars and artillery of 54th brigade (participated 120 mm mortar, D-30 howitzer and MT-12 with indirect fire) and FPV team of 118th TD brigade. Russian column was destroyed on AT-mines and arty fire. 5 pieces of armor were immobilized, one tank withdrew and was hit by FPV, but survuived. Disembarked infantry was eliminated by grenade frops from Mavics and by small arms of infantry - total 42 ememy infantrymen

Czech Republic already supplied 300 000 artillery shells. This claimed Yan Lipavsky, minister of foreign afafirs of this country. In own turn Ukrainian representatives says this number will allow to close sharp deficite for next month and we hope further supplies will grow up. Ukraine now produce 122 mm and 152 mm ammunition and from second half of 2024 will launch produce of 155 mm shells Also WSJ claimed Ukraine month ago launched serial production of unnamed missile with 400 miles range.

It's a new form of baseball? %)