From what I have read the North Korean munitions have a high dud rate. They fail to explode upon impact. They can make the shells and explosives, but the fuses are shoddy.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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"Another Russian cage tank was destroyed by a kamikaze FPV drone from the “Savage Division” unit of the 82nd Airborne Brigade in #Novoprokopivka - axis #Verbove , region of #Zaporizhzhia ."
From the Russian flag and the plaques I wonder if this was a demo gone wrong.
"The Ruzzen have the loudest bangers! Be sure to watch with sound."
"The Ruzzen have the loudest bangers! Be sure to watch with sound."
At this rate we’ll hit 300k before the weekend…
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It clearly says it's "PREMIUM" pig snout! Not sure what they're complaining about 😨 😨 😂
Although price caps for Russian oil have existed for months, recent events and the rise in prices have brought them into focus, and the shady dealers helping Russia evade the caps.
Time to crack down on some Greek shipping magnates, apparently.
apnews.com
Time to crack down on some Greek shipping magnates, apparently.
A price cap on Russian oil aims to starve Putin of cash. But it's largely been untested. Until now
Prices for Russian oil have risen well above a price cap imposed by Western allies as part of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.
apnews.com
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Another well-written update from P. O'Brien
The ROI for Putin's push on Andiivka has been miserable. As far as the ATACMS rockets, too few and too slow. I now part of the reason was we didn't want to deplete our stock, and we didn't send ones just past their use by date. Meh. US made stuff is pretty reliable. Ship them over and give the Russians something to worry aboutAnother well-written update from P. O'Brien
Bush W signed a law requiring us to destroy weapons once they reached a 1% failure rate (due to age). Supposedly this was to protect collateral/civilian casualties, but the word was it was pushed by defense corporations to force us to keep feeding the military industrial complex even in peacetime.
Avdiivka out doing Bakhmut in numbers. Unreal numbers.
"A strong fire in the Leningrad region. Eyewitnesses report explosions - RosSMI Residents of the village of Bugry heard loud bangs at the intersection of Kultury Avenue and the Ring Road. After that the fire started"
Something on these numbers.
I looked up Russia's military numbers at the start of the war...this CNN article breaks it down pretty nicely.
It show's Russia with 15,857 Armored Fighting Vehicles. MBT's / APV's.
If the Kyiv independent numbers are to be believed 14,552 have been destroyed.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/europe/russia-ukraine-military-comparison-intl/index.html
Have a hard time believing the Kyiv independent numbers are accurate...
Who knows? Initial info could have been wrong. Could have acquired MBTS/APCs during the war. Could have resuscitated previously inoperable non-functioning old shit. Could have manufactured new stuff. Or, the Kiev independent could be wrong.
I think on the Kiev independent side there's probably some double counting and not accounting for AFV's recovered and repaired.
During WW2 German AFV losses were vastly over counted because the germans were very good at recovering and repairing their AFV's.
Just saying if those numbers were on point the Russians would have collapsed by now IMO...
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I have always been in the divide by 2 or 3 camp For most personnel and equipment numbers. I think the planes/helicopters are likely more accurate as those seem to accompany video evidence.
FWIW here is the Oryx group estimates for destroyed Russian equipment.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Our list showing destroyed and captured Ukrainian vehicles and equipment can be found here.
(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual captured or destroyed vehicle)
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html
Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Oryx Thursday, February 24, 2022 DNR , Donbass 0 Comments
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Our list showing destroyed and captured Ukrainian vehicles and equipment can be found here.
(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual captured or destroyed vehicle)
Russia - 12772, of which: destroyed: 8836, damaged: 547, abandoned: 490, captured: 2899
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html
Yep...there's pretty much no recovery of a downed aircraft.
