And there's a large number of naive people that still somehow thing you can deal with this lunatic in good faith.
For the first time since the beginning of the occupation, a Russian tanker was spotted in the waters of the seaport of the temporarily occupied Mariupol, reported the city council.
— Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske) June 14, 2024
It is likely to provide fuel for Russian military vehicles and equipment on the front line. pic.twitter.com/TgVDGaoilJ
It's a classic Soviet/Russian negotiating tactic.AgLA06 said:
Nothing like your "peace deal" requiring the country you illegally invaded to withdraw troops from areas you can't take or currently control. Or from joining NATO to ensure the peace deal is enforced and not just another scam like like Putin has done in multiple countries since coming into power.
And there's a large number of naive people that still somehow thing you can deal with this lunatic in good faith.
"Putin has illegally occupied sovereign Ukrainian territory. He is not in any position to dictate to Ukraine what they must do to bring about a peace." - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III https://t.co/PvW3DqeJRV pic.twitter.com/zydSDEWIA4
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 14, 2024
Hard to tell but the second photo those burn spots on the tarmac are way too similar in arrangement. I would bet there is at least 3-5 aircraft lost in that photo plus the two in the fabric hanger.74OA said:
Ukraine strikes Morosovsk airfield again, 150 miles into Russia.
"The operation was launched from inside Ukraine, Budanov said, adding that least 70, and maybe more Ukrainian Dragon and Splash drones struck the airfield."
SU-34 BASE
Photos of barges deployed by the Russians in the area of the Crimean Bridge for protection against Ukrainian attacks with unmanned surface vessels (USVs). pic.twitter.com/E13cXvSURB
— Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) June 12, 2024
https://liveuamap.com/en/2024/14-june-mandatory-evacuation-announced-at-sokhani-novi-vyrkaQuote:
Mandatory evacuation announced at Sokhani, Novi Vyrka, Myrlohy, Hurynivka, Bublikove, Hyrine, Kandybine, Oleksenka villages of Bilopilla community of Sumy region
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In recent days, the enemy has intensified the pressure on Pokrovsk and Kurakhove
On June 13, the Katsapas attacked Georgiyivka with the forces of the 28th OVT. The enemy even managed to reach Maksimilianivka, but lost half of the equipment and retreated. The attack was repulsed by the forces of the 46th OAeMBr . And on June 12, there was another column of 16 OVT already at the position of 68 OEBr , the attack was also repulsed.
https://t.me/motopatriot/23947Quote:
In Volchansk, the situation at the Aggregate Plant is still the same, some of our guys remain cut off on its territory, and it's impossible to get through to them.
Waffledynamics said:
Russians have apparently been trapped in a plant in Northern Vovchansk for a few days.https://t.me/motopatriot/23947Quote:
In Volchansk, the situation at the Aggregate Plant is still the same, some of our guys remain cut off on its territory, and it's impossible to get through to them.
“I’m sorry to admit, but the Western world is still idiots.”
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 15, 2024
Vice Speaker of the Polish Senate Michał Kamiński:
“We are repeating the same mistakes towards Russia and expecting different results. But this won't happen. If you give them your hand, they will eat you. They will… pic.twitter.com/jcp9sGLeNU
Ukrainian units across the whole front are receiving more and more ammo.
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 15, 2024
"The news on ammunition is getting better and better: not only artillery brigades are starting to receive shells, but also conventional, mechanised brigades, which not long ago were less well supplied with… pic.twitter.com/wqz9rhPBwl
A new batch of Russian T-62's on their way to the front. pic.twitter.com/xD3HPEzx6f
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 15, 2024
benchmark said:
This and seeing so many videos of T-62's destroyed by drones .... begs the question given current battlefied conditions e.g drones, mines, etc .....: is a T-62 almost as useful as a modern MBT?A new batch of Russian T-62's on their way to the front. pic.twitter.com/xD3HPEzx6f
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 15, 2024
benchmark said:
This and seeing so many videos of T-62's destroyed by drones .... begs the question given current battlefied conditions e.g drones, mines, etc .....: is a T-62 almost as useful as a modern MBT?A new batch of Russian T-62's on their way to the front. pic.twitter.com/xD3HPEzx6f
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 15, 2024
AtticusMatlock said:
They aren't just pulling them out of storage and throwong them straight into battle. They've spent a lot of time retrofitting them with more modern optics and add-on armor.
Ulysses90 said:
I don't believe it either. The T-62 still has an obsolete 115mm gun for which the production line for ammo ceased decades ago. It also has a four man crew with a manual loading gun. The Russians had not trained or employed tank crews with a manual loader since the fall of the Soviet Union.
My bet is that these T-62s being sent to Ukraine have had little more than an engine tune-up. What kind of improved optics are they going to fit on a turret that isn't stabilized to shoot on the move? If these T-62s were significantly upgraded in capabilities, the world would know it because the Russians would be bragging about it.
In another potential sign of vehicle shortages, Russian forces have started using 1960s-era BRDM-2 armored scout cars as infantry mobility vehicles in the Sokil area, Donetsk Oblast.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 16, 2024
The assault force of two BRDMs seen here getting swarmed by Ukrainian FPV drones. pic.twitter.com/WewLOwJ0HU
74OA said:
More antiques pulled out of long-term storage.In another potential sign of vehicle shortages, Russian forces have started using 1960s-era BRDM-2 armored scout cars as infantry mobility vehicles in the Sokil area, Donetsk Oblast.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 16, 2024
The assault force of two BRDMs seen here getting swarmed by Ukrainian FPV drones. pic.twitter.com/WewLOwJ0HU
Gordo14 said:benchmark said:
This and seeing so many videos of T-62's destroyed by drones .... begs the question given current battlefied conditions e.g drones, mines, etc .....: is a T-62 almost as useful as a modern MBT?A new batch of Russian T-62's on their way to the front. pic.twitter.com/xD3HPEzx6f
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 15, 2024
No. Obviously not. Their options are T-62s or no tanks at all. Just more proof that Russia's capacity to wage this war is eroding rapidly.
Hopefully, this will make the folks saying that Russia's military is just getting stronger due to the war wake up and smell the coffee...Gordo14 said:benchmark said:
This and seeing so many videos of T-62's destroyed by drones .... begs the question given current battlefied conditions e.g drones, mines, etc .....: is a T-62 almost as useful as a modern MBT?A new batch of Russian T-62's on their way to the front. pic.twitter.com/xD3HPEzx6f
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 15, 2024
No. Obviously not. Their options are T-62s or no tanks at all. Just more proof that Russia's capacity to wage this war is eroding rapidly.
Just for some levity:pagerman @ work said:
The Mongolian troops on the first base I was on in Iraq had old BRDM-2s that they used to putter (and I mean putter) around the base (they manned the guard towers).
It seemed like it was powered by a not particularly well maintained 60s beetle engine; it would backfire all the time and routinely breakdown, stranding the troops out on the perimeter of the base, where they would beat on it with wrenches to get it working well enough to limp back to their encampment area.
While I realize they were likely some of the first models that came off the assembly line in the early 60s, handed down through innumerable Warsaw Pact countries before it ended up in Mongolia, I can't imagine that the Russians using these things is a good sign for them.