War Reports - 2024-01-09
Russian EW Superiority
“What radio-electronic warfare? . . . We had none. I don’t even want to recall those days in the trenches. Our boys were falling like flies,” one Ukrainian soldier told the Financial Times (https://archive.is/6KXCz#selection-2301.0-2301.151)
Despite Ukraine's claims of increasing domestic production and western supplies the disparity between Russian EW capabilities and Ukrainians is accepted as fact among western think tanks.
Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) told the Financial Times, “The problem is that the Russians are able to field electronic warfare systems across most of the front, down to platoon level in some cases when you’re talking about things like Pole-21."
Exploitation of Ukraine as a testing ground for western weapons is widely reported. But such exploiation has been used to Ukraine's advantage in some cases. Now, Colonel Ivan Pavlenko of the General Staff is trying to convince western military contractors to use Ukraine as a testing ground for products in development. "Where best to test it if not in Ukraine?"
@Slavyangrad
‼️🇷🇺Armada of Russian Aerospace Forces strategists is approaching Ukraine
▪️There are about 10 Tu-95ms aircraft in the air, and other bombers are expected to take off.
▪️Strategic bombers will make their first missile launches around 7 am, enemy resources report.
▪️The estimated time of missile entry into Ukrainian airspace is approximately after 7:30.
#Source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/59935)
❗️✈️ In the air too
x4 of our Tu-22MZ (;
In total, by this minute there are a total of x16 of our strategic bombers in the air!🇷🇺
#Source (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/183627)
The Prosecutor General's Office has prepared a draft law on the prompt blocking of unlawful content: "At present, the Prosecutor General's Office, together with the Russian Ministry of Digital Media and Roskomnadzor, is working painstakingly to improve the mechanism for countering the spread of unlawful content on the Internet. Joint efforts have developed a draft law regulating the prompt decision to block malicious sites using a specialized information system. In 2023, the Prosecutor General's Office sent over 2,000 demands to Roskomnadzor for extrajudicial restriction of access to information on the Internet. A quarter of them (555 demands in relation to 69,000 Internet resources) - to stop the dissemination of inaccurate information discrediting the actions of the Armed Forces and authorities."
@Slavyangrad
Looks like America's land based nuclear weapons are a wee bit long in tooth. Military.com notes:
The aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles that have formed the land-based leg of the nation's nuclear deterrent triad for half a century can no longer be upgraded and require costly replacements, Adm. Charles Richard, head of U.S. Strategic Command, said Tuesday.
"Let me be very clear: You cannot life-extend the Minuteman III [any longer]," he said of the 400 ICBMs that sit in underground silos across five states in the upper Midwest.
"We can't do it at all. ... That thing is so old that, in some cases, the drawings don't exist anymore [to guide upgrades]," Richard said in a Zoom conference sponsored by the Defense Writers Group.
Where the drawings do exist, "they're like six generations behind the industry standard," he said, adding that there are also no technicians who fully understand them. "They're not alive anymore."
Richard rejected suggestions by several think tanks that the incoming Biden administration should consider life extensions for the Minuteman IIIs as a cost-saving measure, delaying replacement with new missiles called the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD).
"I don't understand, frankly, how someone in a think tank, who actually doesn't have their hands on the missile looking at the parts, the cables, all of the pieces inside" can make judgments on the way forward, he said.
The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, conducted by then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on the order of President Donald Trump, called for a $1.2 trillion modernization of the triad, with an estimated $85 billion going to the new GBSD missile system.
Suspect that if they said $1.2T in 2018, it's a few more trillion. US military has an impressive ability when it comes to massive cost overruns.
#Source
(https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/06/minuteman-iii-missiles-are-too-old-upgrade-anymore-stratcom-chief-says.html)
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There are at least four arrivals in Kharkov, - the head of the OVA
In the video, you can hear a Russian missile hitting the target.
“This morning the enemy attacked the city’s industrial facilities,” said the mayor of Kharkov.
@Slavyangrad
🇺🇦 In Kherson, controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, flights to critical infrastructure facilities and the territory of the plant - Ukrainian media
In addition, the Chairman of the Zaporozhye Regional State Administration confirmed 5 arrivals in Zaporozhye.
@Slavyangrad
Most of the explosions occurred in the Kievsky district of Kharkov - four large factories are located there
Readovka reports this. (https://t.me/readovkanews/72048)
It is reported that almost all the explosions that sounded in Kharkov fell in the Kievsky district of the city, and this is not accidental. Several large industrial enterprises are located there.
Among them are the Aviation Production Enterprise, the State Scientific and Production Enterprise Kommunar Association, which specializes in the production of launch vehicle control systems, the State Enterprise KhMZ FED, which produces hydraulic motors and hydraulic pumps, and PJSC Khartron, which works in the field of railway transport.
In the conditions of SMO, each of them most likely works for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and therefore is a legitimate target for Russian missiles.
In Ukraine, almost 400 settlements are without power due to a sharp cold snap, and the accumulation of wet snow and ice.
Half of them are in the Dnepropetrovsk region. Another 80 in Kirovograd, more than 50 in Odessa and Nikolaev.
@Slavyangrad
🇺🇦 Ukraine media
Poor quality body armor was purchased for the Ukrainian military
The suspect and his two accomplices purchased 50 thousand body armor for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which did not meet the requirements and could not be used in the army. At the same time, they were purchased from a non-resident company, the ultimate beneficial owners of which are Russian citizens."
In total, 948 million budget hryvnias were spent.
@Slavyangrad
Data from the Armed Forces of Ukraine on today's missile strike, the following was applied:
🔺X-101/555 cruise missiles were launched by at least 10 Tu-95MS aircraft from the Caspian-Volgodonsk region;
🔺aerobalistic missiles of the X-47M2 "Dagger" complex with the MiG-31K.
🔺S-300/S-400 air defense missile systems from Crimea and the Belgorod region.
🔺X-22/32 supersonic missiles from Tu-22M3 from the Kursk and Voronezh regions.
Starokonstantinov, Krivoy Rog, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, and individual settlements of these regions were under attack.
@Slavyangrad
@polk105 writes:
In the Artyomovsk direction, the Russian army is advancing in the Bogdanovka area.
Our fighters have secured positions in the northern part of the village, attempting to encircle the Ukrainian Armed Forces group.
Over the past 24 hours, reports have come in regarding our progress in the Kleshcheevka area.
Ukrainian media, showcasing the destruction of Auchan in Krivoy Rog, fail to mention that inside the shopping center, there was a warehouse terminal and a workshop for the production of large UAVs and FPV drones ordered by Ukroboronprom. It has been completely destroyed.
The presumed owner of this shopping center is Ivan Bakanov, Zelensky's classmate and former head of his election campaign.
Today, in Krivoy Rog, there are numerous facilities owned by the families of Zelensky, Stefanchuk, and Bakanov, where the production of weapons, rations, uniforms, and other items purchased by Ukroboronprom under government orders is underway.
There are various purposes for Daggers. We are working on them.
@Slavyangrad
View of Georgievka.
After the capture of Maryinka, the fighting shifted to Georgievka. It's not far there.
#Source
(https://t.me/Sladkov_plus/9490)
The Ukrainian Armed Forces admitted for the first time that they were unable to repel a massive Russian strike, the missiles hit military, industrial and critical facilities, - statement of the Ukrainian Air Force
▪️The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unexpectedly announced that they were able to shoot down a minimum of missiles (18 out of 51).
❗️Failed to shoot down:
- none of the 7 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles;
- not a single “Kinzhal” out of four;
- not a single Kh-22 cruise missile out of 8;
- not a single Iskander-M out of 6;
- and not a single Kh-31P guided aircraft missile out of 2.
We managed to shoot down just 18 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles out of 24, as well as 8 Shahid/Geran drones.
▪️Critical infrastructure facilities, industrial civilian and military facilities in the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Khmelnytsky regions were attacked.
@Slavyangrad
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (8 January 2024)
Part I
▫️In the morning, the Russian Armed Forces launched group strikes by high-precision long-range sea- and air-based weapons, including by Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, at Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled nine attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 32nd, 43rd, 115th mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade, and 95th Air Assault Brigade near Sinkovka, Ivanovka (Kharkov region) and Terni (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 110 servicemen, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, three motor vehicles, two D-20 howitzers, and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters near Torskoye, Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 servicemen and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery, operational-tactical and army aviation inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 24th, 28th, 42nd, 93rd mechanised brigades, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 112th Territorial Defence Brigade near Toretsk, Andreyevka, Kleshcheyevka, and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to more than 250 servicemen killed and wounded, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and two D-30 howitzers.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled three attacks launched by the AFU 127th Territorial Defence Brigade north of Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region). In addition, losses were inflicted on manpower of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 servicemen killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (8 January 2024)
Part II
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by operational-tactical aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower clusters of the AFU 118th Mechanised Brigade and 3rd Ukrainian National Guard Brigade near Rabotino and Novoprokopovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 servicemen, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and one D-20 howitzer.
▫️In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 35th, 38th marines brigades, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade on the right bank of the Dnepr River near Mikhailovka, Ivanovka, Sablukovka, and Kachkarovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 servicemen killed and wounded, and three motor vehicles. In addition, one AFU unmanned aerial vehicle control post and one field ammunition depot were wiped out.
▫️Missile Troops and Artillery, attack unmanned aerial vehicles of the Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a point of the meeting of unit commanders of the 101st Territorial Defence Brigade, 113 AFU artillery units at firing positions, as well as engaged manpower and hardware in 108 areas during the day.
▫️Air defence units intercepted five HIMARS MLRS projectiles over the past 24 hours. Moreover, 14 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Verkhnekamenka (Lugansk People's Republic), Peski, Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Kamenka-Dneprovskaya, Novoye (Zaporozhye region), Radensk, and Golaya Pristan (Kherson region).
@Slavyangrad
The Ministry of Defense made a statement about the strike in Ukraine
This morning, a group strike was carried out with high-precision long-range sea- and air-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, on objects of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine.
Also, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny reported that “critical, civilian infrastructure, industrial and military facilities were attacked.”
@Slavyangrad
The Russian army storms Pervomayskoe, having advanced 500 m on the flank of Avdeevka
“There are very intense battles in the Pervomaisky area, the Russians have tactical successes,” admits analytical resources associated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Avdeevsky direction, “in the eastern part of Pervomaisky, Russian troops advanced along Voroshilov Street and the Volna garden partnership in an area up to 1 km wide to a depth of 440 m.”
From the northern outskirts of Izmailovsky headquarters, small infantry groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue attacks in the direction of private houses east of Pershotravneva Street.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning report reported 15 attacks by the Russian army near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky.
@Slavyangrad
A video has appeared with simulations of attacks on buildings when using Caliber, Iskander, Bastion, and Kinzhal
The video demonstrates why attacks on civilian targets (which Kiev accuses the Russian Armed Forces of during massive attacks) cannot be carried out with weapons from our arsenal.
It is obvious that if the target of the Russian troops were residential buildings, then upon impact there would be nothing left of them. But the Kiev regime continues to lie that the Russian missiles “were all shot down,” and those that were not shot down supposedly hit civilian targets.
@Slavyangrad
🔞 Horrifying footage of the aftermath of an Israeli Air Force strike on a building in which Palestinian refugees were sheltering 🔞
Preliminarily, there were more than 70 people in the building at the time of the impact. It can be seen that the overwhelming majority of victims are children and women.
@Slavyangrad
The death toll due to Israeli strikes on residents of the Gaza Strip has reached 23,084, with another 58,926 people injured, the enclave’s Ministry of Health reported
@Slavyangrad
From Lebanon to the Red Sea, a broader conflict with Iran looms
With its proxies attacking from many vantage points and its nuclear program suddenly revived, Iran is posing a new challenge to the West - this time with Russia and China on its side. (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/us/politics/iran-us-israel-conflict.html)
It is a reflection of a sharply altered power dynamic: Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Iran no longer finds itself isolated. It is suddenly in an alliance of sorts with both Moscow and China, two members of the U.N. Security Council that, in a past era, supported Washington in trying to limit Iran's nuclear program. Now, that deal is dead, ended by former President Donald J. Trump five years ago, and suddenly Iran has two superpowers not only as allies, but as sanctions-busting customers.
The cancellation of that treaty was a bit silly from Donald Trump, but it's definitely not the main reason Iran is now closer with Moscow and Russia and I doubt it's why Iran resumed its nuclear program. I suspect it has more to do with Israel's bully tactics (context doesn't matter from their point of view), our cretinous foreign policy decisios regarding sanctions and "seizure of actives", our incredibly hostile attitude towards them, our threats and so on. No one should be surprised with any of this. Iran, India, China and Russia will only become closer, along with Saudi Arabia creating a very strong alliance, one that'll be able to withstand any thievery our State Department comes up with - or any war.
The American Majority
Another episode of forced mobilization in Odessa, where military commissars are already inspecting public transport.
@Slavyangrad
Strana:
“Putin wants neither a frozen conflict nor peace,” Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais.
The minister also believes that Russia will be able to break through Ukraine’s defenses at the front if the West does not provide assistance.
Let us note that Kuleba’s statement that Putin does not want to freeze the war sharply contrasts with all previous statements by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, who claimed that the Kremlin’s goal is precisely to freeze the conflict.
And now, as we see, Kuleba says that Putin is not interested in freezing, but wants to continue to fight.
Let us note that such a statement was made against the backdrop of publications in Western media (though not officially confirmed) that the positions of those who advocate a truce on the current front line and negotiations with Russia are strengthening in the United States and the EU.
Zin Note: Kuleba has a rude awakening if he thinks more aid will help the Kiev regime resist the Russian war machine.
Unfortunately, the intelligence network of the Kyiv junta continues to work in Russian Crimea and leak information about military installations to Bandera militants.
#Source (https://t.me/Belarus_VPO/55269)
DRACONIAN MOBILIZATION (https://t.me/IntelRepublic/32560) UNDERWAY IN UKRAINE, CRITICS FORCED (https://t.me/IntelRepublic/32570) TO APOLOGIZE @INTELREPUBLIC
MSM is silent so we recommend following Intel Republic HERE (https://t.me/IntelRepublic) as they track harsh total mobilization (https://t.me/IntelRepublic/32373?single) currently happening in Ukraine.
For latest updates @IntelRepublic
Draft dodgers catch draft dodgers – somewhere in Europe, that same Ukrainian swimmer who evaded mobilization by swimming across an icy river found himself in the hands of fellow runaway comrades
The meme (https://t.me/Slavyangrad/83169?single) story about the will to live and zeal for Europe, featuring an Odessa resident who swam across the icy river on the border with Romania to escape the TCC, continued. As if convinced that nothing would threaten him within European borders, the man fell into the clutches of his angry compatriots. The fame brought by the TikTok video played a cruel joke on the swimmer – they weren't too lazy to locate him and attempt to capture his remorse for escaping.
The irony of the situation is that the judges are fellow draft dodgers, although they entered the EU in a less extreme and cinematic manner.
Jokes are already circulating on the Internet that far beyond the front line, Ukrainian fugitives have opened a new front and are fighting each other...
@Slavyangrad
F-16 fighters will fly over Bosnia and Herzegovina to intimidate the Serbs and their pro-Russian leader - US Embassy in Sarajevo
Americans said that they intend to “warn the Serbs” and emphasize their support for Bosnian sovereignty against the backdrop of growing “separatist sentiments.”
The embassy statement said there was a renewed “separatist agitation” by Dodik, the pro-Russian leader of the Bosnia region, who is reportedly calling for “secession and joining Serbia.”
@Slavyangrad
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