Kraft Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 I was waiting for drone/remote controlled VBIED use, SVBIEDs did a number in Syria and Iraq. Im sure their application here is going to be far more difficult but still, its a very big boom that can level appartment blocks and wipe out Platoons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, DesertFox said: How to demilitarize a T-55 - Orc style Damn, probably defenders got heavy shell-shocks anyway even if they hide in trenches 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letter from Prague Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 That looked pretty unpleasant. On the other hand VBIEDs looking like a good idea to someone really tells us something about the state of Russian forces. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigb Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 According to UKR, due to artillery losses, the Russians have begun substituting them with helicopters. As a result, helis are being shot down as they come closer to the frontline (there are claims that not two, but four helis have been shot down). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Grigb said: Details of Pyatikhatka assault: Probably this LPR public dramatizing enough, but it claims volunteer battalion "Shtorm. Osetia" (not assault "Shtorm" unit inside brigade or regiment]) from Southern Osetia (occupied part of Georgia) was wiped out in Pyatykhatky. Today tragical news came for all Southern Osetia. During SVO deputy commander of battalion "Shtorm. Osetia" Tekhov Ivanhoe get lost He is gone like true fighter and brave warrior, togather with own unit he was encircled in Piatikhatki [ukr. Pyatykhatky] on Zaporozhian direction. Nobody of fighters didn't retreat and they decided to fight to last stand and as a result almost all battalion was lost. Rthernal memmory to heroes! Other source also says about something bad for Osetia: The heaven has someone to mourn in these days, Osetia... Edited June 18, 2023 by Haiduk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Grigb said: there are claims that not two, but four helis have been shot down). For 4-5 days. Today at 19:00 General Staff again claimed Ka-52 was shot down. The fifth. But still no evidences. Russian TGs like FighterBomber and other tied with helicopters also keep silence Edited June 18, 2023 by Haiduk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Storm shadow strike on ammo depot this morning is now geoconfirmed. I guess after 6 hours of constant explosions the village is no more... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Rostislav Lazarenko, pilot of Su-25, 29 y.o. 336 combat sorties. "Zuni" rockets are seen in containers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 32 minutes ago, Haiduk said: For 4-5 days. Today at 19:00 General Staff again claimed Ka-52 was shot down. The fifth. But still no evidences. Russian TGs like FighterBomber and other tied with helicopters also keep silence Good news, but if they really operate 10 klicks behind the bomb-line then it will be a while until we'll see some evidence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Nice 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 That was really lucky, I guess. The crew can celebrate a 2nd birthday party. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, DesertFox said: How to demilitarize a T-55 - Orc style Whoa! That was some hit! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 30 minutes ago, DesertFox said: That was really lucky, I guess. The crew can celebrate a 2nd birthday party. In 2014 one T-64BV survived after 17 PG-7VL hits (but not tandem). Looks like here the range was too short to activate main warhead. Minimal range of RPG-7 shooting is 15 m 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, DesertFox said: That was really lucky, I guess. The crew can celebrate a 2nd birthday party. And this is why CMers know not to put tanks so close to enemy trenches. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenris Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Scary. Hope he's ok. "drone pilot of the "BRAVO Team" group, the fighter was eventually pulled out" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 A press release about enemy losses in one sector in the south, not sure if it was the east or west grouping: Quote "77 units of the enemy's military equipment were destroyed and damaged. In particular, the Ka-52 helicopter, 24 tanks, 12 IFVs units, 5 ACVs, 3 MTLB, 2 armored personnel carriers, 2 "Orlan-10" UAVs, "Zala" UAV, Sturm-S anti-tank missile system, the message says. https://en.defence-ua.com/news/it_became_known_how_many_units_russia_lost_in_tavria_direction_last_day-7048.html Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Above source had this article that casts doubt on Hrim-2 being used to smash Russia's Saki Airbase in Crimea last year. So if this article is accurate (and it might not be), then we're back to the question of what Ukraine used to conduct that strike. We exhausted that discussion last year and only Hrim-2 made sense. So I think this information might be deceiving in some way. https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/ukrainian_sapsan_tactical_missile_the_real_development_stage_is_revealed_dispelling_any_illusions_about_the_the_project-7051.html Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Capt Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 3 hours ago, DesertFox said: How to demilitarize a T-55 - Orc style Good lord I have seen some weird stuff in warfare but this one is new. That shockwave may have killed the RPG team depending how close they were. Wouldn’t have even thought the interior of a T55 had enough room for 6t of explosives. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Putin seen stuttering while making false claims about Ukraine’s commander-in-chief (yahoo.com) d-d-d-defeat?! Quote In the video, the "milbloggers" (military bloggers, who cover the events of the war with a pro-Russian slant) ask the dictator where Zaluzhnyi is. Putin begins to stammer and then answers uncertainly: "I know, I think I know. You should ask him where he is. But to do that, you need to switch to a foreign language. It seems to me that he is abroad." The dictator then said that he "may be wrong." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Appropriate for the day, I think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1670313415418564609 Twitter having a fit, but claims Ukraine hit a bunch of other Russian other ammo depots. Ukraine is trying to induce a full shell famine. Hopefully it will go well with the cholera outbreak. Edited June 19, 2023 by dan/california 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Another stellar video from War Archive. Lots of little details what we might not have known or have forgotten plus some great footage mixed in. Any time this guy puts one of these things up, it's a must watch. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Some Russian drone video of a confusing situation in the small village of P'yatykhatky. The fixed position includes a dug in tank that is orientated north, so absolutely it is Russian to start with. Looks like a BMP-2 (orientated south) was knocked out during the fight. It appears that Ukrainian forces that took the position are trying to exit the village eastward via the main road and are being harassed by Russian artillery. Then there's cut footage from somewhere, maybe nearby, that is not part of the main footage. Or something like that. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigb Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 8 hours ago, Haiduk said: For 4-5 days. Today at 19:00 General Staff again claimed Ka-52 was shot down. The fifth. But still no evidences. Russian TGs like FighterBomber and other tied with helicopters also keep silence FighterBomber's silence is a good thing (he would undoubtedly deny it otherwise). AFAIK, all RU propagandists (even unofficial ones) received a serious message to stop talking about RU failures. Take a look at Girkin. After the start of the offensive, he speaks as if he is a regular RU TG propagandist. And the quality of information from everyone else declined dramatically. Rumor is RU MOD is aware that they are in a difficult situation and will most likely have to retreat. To avoid shocking the RU public, they opted to closely control the narrative from the outset of the offense. That is why the meeting with Putin took place - if you are a faithful Z nazi, you cannot refuse request from the God Emperor and remain close to your sources on the front lines. You will have to travel to RU and be completely under the care of really kind people. So, I am leaning toward accepting that RU took some (unknow) helicopter losses recently. AFU is not completely toothless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Grigb said: So, I am leaning toward accepting that RU took some (unknow) helicopter losses recently. AFU is not completely toothless. Given the apparently high activity rate I'd expect some Russian losses from pilot and mechanical error at the very least. And as others have pointed out, it's not like these helicopters would crash in Ukrainian territory, nor would the necessarily be high enough to be witnessed falling out of the sky. So I'm with you... some helicopter losses should be presumed even without direct evidence, though the number can not be verified to be as high as Ukraine claims. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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