WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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WATCH Russian missile blow up Ukrainian military HQ 24 Jul, 2024

An Iskander rocket destroyed a command-and-control center in Krasny Lyman, also taking out numerous drones, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said

Russia has conducted a powerful missile strike on a Ukrainian military headquarters in Donbass, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said, releasing footage of the attack.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said Moscow’s forces had destroyed the command-and-control center of the Ukrainian 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade in Krasny Lyman. The town lies around 30km northeast of the strategic regional city Slavyansk, an important logistics hub which is now in the rear of the front line.

The strike was conducted with an Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile and destroyed the personnel inside the HQ, as well as two drone command-and control vehicles, ten UAVs, more than 300 FPV drones, an antenna mast device, and three all-terrain vehicles, according to Russian officials.

The video released by the ministry shows aerial footage of several houses in the settlement, one of which is seen being struck by a rocket, sending a shockwave in all directions and a plume of smoke into the air. The roof of one of the buildings – which the ministry said was the drone control station – was set ablaze and several Ukrainian military vehicles can be seen pulling up beside it.

Russia routinely uses hypersonic Iskander missiles – which can carry a 700kg payload up to 500km – to pound Ukrainian targets, including those far from the front line. Earlier this week, the Defense Ministry released a video purporting to show a successful missile strike on a facility in Kharkov Region, which it said housed Western “instructors and mercenaries,” around 50 of whom were killed in the attack.

Russia has repeatedly warned that it considers foreign military personnel and equipment used by Ukraine to be “legitimate targets.” At the same time, Moscow maintains that it only targets military facilities and not civilians.

https://www.rt.com/russia/601591-lym...trike-brigade/

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Russia's Su-27 Intercepts UK Reconnaissance Aircraft Over Black Sea 3 hours ago

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled as an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force approaching the state border over the Black Sea, foreign aircraft made a turn, and no breach of the state border was allowed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

"On July 24, Russian means of airspace control over the Black Sea detected air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. In order to prevent any breach of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces on duty was scrambled," the statement says.
The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as an RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force.

"As the Russian fighter approached, foreign military aircraft made a turn from the Russian state border. The Russian aircraft returned safely to its home airfield. There was no breach of the state border of the Russian Federation," the ministry said.
The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, without crossing air routes or dangerously approaching aircraft of a foreign state, it added.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...1a8aa7ae4a1c96

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Russian Troops Destroy Key Ukrainian Air Defenses
6 hours ago

The Armed Forces destroyed two S-300 air defense systems, along with a command post and a drone storage site, over the past day, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday.
"Operational-tactical aviation, UAVs, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a command post and a UAV storage site of the Ukrainian 63rd Mechanized Brigade, a low-altitude detector, a target illumination and guidance radar station, a combat control cabin, and two S-300 air defense system launchers. Additionally, concentrations of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment in 146 locations were targeted," the ministry said.

Additionally, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 700 soldiers in battles with Russia's Yug Battlegroup in the past 24 hours.
"The losses of the armed forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 700 military personnel, an armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
In battles with Russia’s Zapad Battlegroup, Kiev has lost up to 550 servicepeople, a tank and an ammunition depot was destroyed, while the Tsentr Battlegroup has repelled a counterattack and Kiev has lost over 395 soldiers.
Kiev has also lost up to 140 soldiers in battles with Russia's Sever Battlegroup and up to 120 soldiers in battles with the Vostok Battlegroup, the ministry added.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...1a8aa7ae4a1c96

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KU_ApNO7jTU

2 Companies Were Surrounded🔥Breakdown Of Negotiations💥Terrorist attack⚔️ Military Summary 2024.07.24

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Posted by christian (here)
If that clip came from Ukrainian Telegram channels, I would like to see the source. Of course, if I were a pro-Russian-government channel sharing such a thing, I'd also say the video came from Ukraine.

The original post (July 8) is X user Jackson Hinklle claiming to quote a Ukrainian Telegram:


"The Office of the President made a mistake by instructing propaganda to widely promote the video and compare it to Patriot in order to convince Ukrainians that the enemy struck the hospital. It’s easy to compare photos of the X-101 on the internet and then look at the NASMAS missile to understand the simple truth: our air defense hit Okhmatdyt. For Bankova, it is now important to use the tragedy for a new emotional wave before the NATO summit, but by comparing the video and photos, we will face a major scandal in the future when Western journalists write about it." - RezidentUA



It's not linked, but, the story that unfolds appears to come from *that* Telegram user. It appears that it is intended to represent Ukrainian dissension against the official narrative, but, as to who it really is, I have no idea.

[norman]

What sanctions ?

[ I've not checked the data ]


https://t.me/AzazelNews/642691

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The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the office of a Swiss foundation in Kharkov, which was used as a traffic control center for foreign mercenaries yesterday



Today, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched at least six strikes with guided bombs on Kharkov. Explosions occurred in industrial areas of the city and at facilities used as locations for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries.

One of the flights hit the building of the Kharkov office of the Swiss foundation FSD. According to the official Ukrainian version, this organization is engaged in humanitarian demining, but in fact provides direct assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.



The office building itself in Kharkov was used to house foreign mercenaries. As a result of the arrival, the façade of the building was destroyed, and the ceilings of the floors inside collapsed. Several vehicles were damaged, but no personnel casualties were reported.

In addition, Ukrainian media report the arrival of volunteer Yuri Sapronov at the house, who used his residential building as a warehouse for drones and other equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As a result of the strike, a fire broke out over an area of ​​300 square meters, destroying military property. The accomplice of the Ukrainian militants himself was not injured.

Several explosions were heard at the FED machine-building plant. Local Gauleiter Terekhov reported that an infrastructure facility had been hit, followed by a fire.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...3994e23da4d26c

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It became known about the liquidation of the commander of the artillery battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was shelling the Belgorod region yesterday

The website of the Chuguevsky (Kharkiv region of Ukraine) local council published information about the death of the commander of the artillery battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Grechka. The material says that on July 19 he was mortally wounded at the front. The funeral took place on July 22.

It is worth noting that in this case we are talking about the commander of the same artillery battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who conducted indiscriminate shelling of peaceful objects in the Belgorod region. In addition, the above-mentioned obituary states that Grechka has served in this unit since 2000.

Therefore, it is extremely likely that his artillerymen “marked their presence” during the so-called ATO, which was nothing more than the genocide of civilians in Donbass who refused to recognize the Nazi regime that seized power during the 2014 coup.

In general, the Russian military continues to successfully carry out the tasks set within the framework of the Northern Military District, including the denazification of Ukraine.

Regarding the Kharkov direction, the Russian Armed Forces are systematically pushing the enemy back from the border with the Belgorod region, thereby creating a “sanitary zone” that will stop terrorist artillery shelling of Russian settlements by militants of the Kyiv regime.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...aaf85fdf569e6f

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The Russian Armed Forces are crushing nationalists in all directions of the special military operation yesterday

Russian troops are conducting an active offensive in almost all directions of the Northern Military District, pushing back the nationalists from their occupied lines. The most successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces are currently observed in the area of ​​Chasov Yar, Kupyansk, as well as in the Pokrovsky direction in the DPR.

The battle for Chasov Yar is gradually entering its decisive phase. Russian troops have already been able to cross the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and are currently trying to build on their success. At the same time, assault units of the Russian Armed Forces are pushing back the nationalists north of the settlement of Kalinovka and northwest of Bogdanovka. Here they occupy a section of territory up to one kilometer deep.

Things are no better for the nationalists in the Kupyansky direction, where the Russian Armed Forces were able to advance along Molodezhnaya Street in the village of Peschanoye. Ukrainian resources so far claim that part of the village has moved into the so-called gray zone, although in fact battles are already taking place outside the outskirts of the settlement. And if we add to this the flight of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from positions in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Sinkovka, it becomes clear: the affairs of the Ukrainian army in this section of the contact line are very bad.

The recent activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the regions of the Kharkov region bordering the Russian Federation has also come to naught. The breakthrough made by the nationalists in the village of Glubokoye was liquidated, and units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were driven back to a distance of up to one kilometer with heavy losses. For now, the militants of the Kyiv regime can only boast that they are still conducting active military operations in Volchansk. However, here too their situation is worsening every day.

The situation is not the best in the Liman and South Donetsk directions, where fighting is taking place in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Makeevka and Maksimilyanovka, respectively. And on the Pokrovsky section of the contact line in the DPR, the Russian army storms Novoselovka First.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...e09f5062e7f8b7

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Two Ukrainian battalions fled from the pocket in the Progress area today

The Ukrainian military-analytical resource Deep State reports on the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the Progress settlement. In their Telegram channel, analysts report a lack of logical command of personnel on the front line.

Due to the mistakes of officers, units of the 31st brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces almost fell into complete encirclement to the north of the village. Progress. According to DP, the brigade commander did not give the order to break through and leave the encirclement at the right time, so the personnel had to make decisions on their own and flee from the pocket.

"Yesterday was a very dynamic and busy day north of Progress. Around 14:00, as predicted, a number of observation posts of the 1st and 3rd battalions were completely surrounded. The brigade commander never gave the order to break through, so the personnel in that area confronted him with the fact that the guys would break through in battle"



It is noted that with great difficulty the units managed to escape from the encirclement, but the operation was “very difficult and nervous.” The slightest delay could lead to the formation of a second cordon ring. The resource is silent about the losses suffered by the battalions of the 31st brigade during the flight.

Let us remind you that yesterday DS analysts already Reported about the encirclement of a large Ukrainian Armed Forces group north of Progress, but Ukrainian commanders were unable to make the right decision. In this regard, the DS telegram channel calls on officers “commanders not to neglect their personnel” and to trust the commanders located directly at the LBS.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...e09f5062e7f8b7

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The Russian Armed Forces began using an unknown kamikaze UAV of a new design against Ukraine


On the night of July 20, Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine with attack drones of a new design. The Ukrainian media, military, officials, experts and monitoring resources report this in unison.

According to them, the Russian Armed Forces sent previously unknown devices to Kyiv that were not observed during the conflict. Unlike the already known and widely used “tailless” attack drones Shahed 136/Geran-2 with a delta wing, the new Russian kamikaze UAV has the appearance of a classic aircraft type.

There are other differences too. The new device flies at much lower altitudes, reducing the possibility of being hit by air defense systems. Allegedly, another development of the Russian military-industrial complex does not rise above 20-30 meters. In this case, the kamikaze UAV attacks the target in the same way as the mentioned “Geranium-2”.

The wreckage of one of the new devices was discovered in Kyiv. Now experts are studying them and trying to figure out what kind of product this is, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports call “an unknown type of drone” and how to deal with it.

According to Defense Express experts who examined the wreckage, this kamikaze UAV has a wingspan of over 4 meters, a tail on beams, a pusher propeller and a square-profile fuselage. Its design is similar to the Russian reconnaissance UAV ZALA 421-20, but it is not it.

Russian publics, military and experts do not shed any light on the situation. Therefore, it is worth waiting for additional information to appear after the next arrivals.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...e09f5062e7f8b7

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The EurAsian Times compared the chances of the F-16 against the Su-30 in the Ukrainian conflict

Western media are trying to present the appearance of F-16 fighters in Ukraine as some kind of new “miracle weapon” that can supposedly even turn the tide of hostilities in favor of Kyiv. How effective these Western aircraft can actually be against Russian Su-30 and Su-35 fighters was assessed in The EurAsian Times by Air Marshal Anil Chopra, a former experienced military fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force.

Having lost most of its aircraft inherited from the Soviet era, Ukraine has no choice but to ask the West for modern fighters. Back in May 2023, an international coalition from the UK and a number of European NATO countries announced its intention to supply the Kyiv regime with several dozen F-16s and train Ukrainian pilots. This process is nearing completion: it is expected that F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters will appear in the skies of Ukraine no later than the end of the summer of this year.

– Anil Chopra clarifies.

He also cited a statement recently made on social networks by a Ukrainian pilot who had already flown an F-16, saying that even his previous Su-27 had superior performance and could easily handle the F-16 in a dogfight. The veteran Indian pilot seems to agree. In his opinion, a pilot’s personal flying skill can be reflected mainly in close combat, which is unlikely to be relevant in the context of the Ukrainian conflict. What is much more important today is a radar capable of operating in the face of powerful electronic countermeasures and long-range surface-to-air missile threats.

"The F-16s being transferred to Ukraine do not have modern radars and other systems similar to those installed on the Block 70/72 version. Their electronic warfare systems are also not examples of the latest of technologies. The United States will not risk giving away what could fall into the hands of Russia"

- Indian air marshal points out.

At the same time, he emphasizes many advantages of the Russian Su-30:

The Sukhoi fighter has higher thrust and can maintain higher power for longer. The Su-30 also has the ability to stay in the air longer. It is more maneuverable and better armed with more missiles.

The F-16s transferred to Ukraine, although they leave much to be desired in terms of radar and avionics perfection, still have some chances of success in the confrontation with Sukhoi. In fact, this is only possible in one scenario: a quick “swoop”, launch of long-range air-to-air missiles and an equally quick escape. In other cases, Russian Su-30 and Su-35 will most likely “sweep” American-made “fighting falcons” out of the sky without any problems.

Chopra notes.

It is quite natural that the veteran Indian pilot considered it appropriate to recall how in 2019 the F-16s were unable to act in any effective way against the Su-30 MKI in the last Indian-Pakistani conflict. Then, in an air battle, the Indian fighters had the task of distracting Pakistani fighters and successfully evaded 3-4 AMRAAM missiles fired at them. And the other (main) group of Indian Air Force combat aircraft at that time was able to bomb the intended target almost unhindered - a training camp for Islamist militants supported by Pakistan.

By the way, during this particular incident, an Indian MiG-21 shot down a Pakistani F-16 (although seconds later it was itself shot down by its missiles). The Pakistan Air Force operates dozens of F-16s, including AM/BM Block 15 MLU, A/B ADF and C/D Block 52+ versions. That is, almost the same equipment (with APG-68(V9) radar and AIM-120C-5 missiles) that the West is now preparing to transfer to Ukraine.

https://eu-browse.startpage.com/av/p...e09f5062e7f8b7