Video from Frost, one of the defenders of Mariupol about his daily routine pic.twitter.com/tNxKLScPIe

— DZENGA (@grimcultzero) April 18, 2022

I mean, about what you would expect given how much they've demonstrated they care about their soldiers to this point.

Oh no you dont what a pokhoronka (похоронка) is…
Most of the families only get a piece of paper with personal info typed into premade sheets (personal info underscored) pic.twitter.com/n7H8m45mbA

— розриває зсередини (на тряпки) (@bozhe_za_sho) April 18, 2022

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I'd posit that, given what we've seen from Russian logistics, maintenance, preparedness, training, etc., the 2019 article is quite over optimistic. While I'm sure expenditures are in excess of the reported $60B, much of it is also diverted, siphoned, misappropriated, and otherwise squandered. We can see the proof before our eyes.

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No argument, but the point is that simply citing the top-line budget number doesn't tell the whole story, either.

If the debacle in Ukraine leads to meaningful management and leadership reforms, $60B in Russian military spending may produce far more combat capability than that low number would of itself imply, so we shouldn't take too much comfort from it.

<shrug>

Found the Kuznetsov.

[2] The service #GoogleMaps opened public access to satellite imagery in HQ of all Russian #military facilities. On this photo you can see "Admiral Kuznetsov", an aircraft carrier flagship currently undergoing refit. #OSINT pic.twitter.com/YhStQU9Iol

— Victor Kovalenko (@MrKovalenko) April 18, 2022

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Very rarely

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So to start with, you have a fairly small sample size.

You can't really say, "When the missile works, it usually hits its target," because that implies that a miss is a failure of the missile, not a success of countermeasures. It also places emphasis on the missile itself working as intended as opposed to the tactics or situation of its employment.

Iran's ASM's seemingly worked fine during Operation Praying Mantis, but they scored no hits because American countermeasures worked. Consequently, the Iranians suffered heavy losses due to American missiles and bombs employed against Iranian vessels that lacked sufficient point and air defenses and/or countermeasures.

The same goes for the Israelis and Syrians in the Battle of Latakia. The Israelis suckered the Syrians into firing their missiles at chaff and decoys. The Israelis launched their own missiles and scored hits on the Syrians.

Also, when the Hanit was struck, an Egyptian merchant vessel was also not. That missile worked, but it hit the wrong target, which inarguably counts as a miss.

Missiles certainly need to work to hit their targets, but their ultimate success is determined more by how they are employed.

I didn't realize the steel plant was that huge, and word is it's all connected through underground tunnels.

Wikimapia suggests a large warehouse (literally labeled as 'warehouse) is the structure on fire in this drone shot.

This northern site of the complex is almost 7 kilometers from the southern most end of the complex. Think about that. pic.twitter.com/uEYuqtZDko

— Justin Peden 🇺🇦🦀 (@IntelCrab) April 18, 2022

Read this in a Wall Street Journal article covering Russian behavior in occupied territories…

Propaganda leaflets distributed by Russian forces in the Kherson region say Moscow had no choice but to "launch an operation to liquidate the anti-people Kyiv regime" in order to thwart a Western plot to destroy the Russian and Ukrainian peoples alike.

Looks like they are liquidating the anti-people people as well as the people. Kind of makes your head spin.

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These projectiles, called flchettes, are rarely seen or used in modern conflict, experts have said. Many landed in the street in the strike, Chmut said, including some observed by Washington Post reporters, among fields of gear and the occasional liquor bottle or chocolate bar abandoned by retreating Russian soldiers.

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At 3 centimeters in length, these flchettes look like tiny arrows. They have a long history in war a version of them was dropped from airplanes in World War I and used by the U.S. in Vietnam but are not in common use today. Shells packed with flchettes are primed to explode over infantry formations and spew projectiles in a conical pattern, with some versions dispersing flchettes across an area three football fields wide…

Flchettes are narrowly shaped to achieve aerodynamic stability and with simple, nail-like manufacturing in mind, said Neil Gibson, a munitions expert at the U.K.-based Fenix Insights group. The flchettes recovered from Chmut's yard likely came from a 122 mm 3Sh1 artillery round, he said, which is among a few Russian munitions that carry the projectiles.

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ETA: Are those legal?

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found an old Buran (Soviet Space Shuttle) along with a variety of scuttled fighter jets lolz pic.twitter.com/CkqP67p757

— Will Dunn - WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) April 18, 2022

Check out the mothballed jets on the right. So that's what happened to the Su-47. LOL

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Berkut Kaput

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whats the little plane in front of the russian shuttle, it looks like an A-10

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found an old Buran (Soviet Space Shuttle) along with a variety of scuttled fighter jets lolz pic.twitter.com/CkqP67p757

— Will Dunn - WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) April 18, 2022

Check out the mothballed jets on the right. So that's what happened to the Su-47. LOL

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Berkut Kaput

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whats the little plane in front of the russian shuttle, it looks like an A-10

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Small personnel aircraft - Map Link

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found an old Buran (Soviet Space Shuttle) along with a variety of scuttled fighter jets lolz pic.twitter.com/CkqP67p757

— Will Dunn - WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) April 18, 2022

Check out the mothballed jets on the right. So that's what happened to the Su-47. LOL

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Berkut Kaput

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whats the little plane in front of the russian shuttle, it looks like an A-10

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Small personnel aircraft - Map Link

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keep moving SE and you'll see the Russian version of the Concord

Today's SITREP.

Moskva can be seen in port in Sevastopol

Are those MI-26's? **** those are big.

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found an old Buran (Soviet Space Shuttle) along with a variety of scuttled fighter jets lolz pic.twitter.com/CkqP67p757

— Will Dunn - WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) April 18, 2022

Check out the mothballed jets on the right. So that's what happened to the Su-47. LOL

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Berkut Kaput

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whats the little plane in front of the russian shuttle, it looks like an A-10

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Yak-40? (almost certain that's what it is, as you zoom in you can see the horizontal fins mounted on the tail)

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found an old Buran (Soviet Space Shuttle) along with a variety of scuttled fighter jets lolz pic.twitter.com/CkqP67p757

— Will Dunn - WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) April 18, 2022

Check out the mothballed jets on the right. So that's what happened to the Su-47. LOL

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Berkut Kaput

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whats the little plane in front of the russian shuttle, it looks like an A-10

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Yak-40? (almost certain that's what it is, as you zoom in you can see the horizontal fins mounted on the tail)

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I think that it, thanks

Massive Russian Artillery Barrages are being reported in Cities along the Frontlines in Eastern Ukraine including Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, it’s possible the Large-Scale Russian Offensive planned for the Donbas Region is beginning. pic.twitter.com/TTykQgeNL7

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 18, 2022

Something tells me there will be no prisoners from the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade once they're redeployed.

Any idea what this is?

Other interesting map finds -

Long-range bomber base (Tu-95s and Tu-160s) - Link

Cargo and reconnaissance base (iL-76s and A-50Us?) - Link

Admril Kasatonov - Link

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found an old Buran (Soviet Space Shuttle) along with a variety of scuttled fighter jets lolz pic.twitter.com/CkqP67p757

— Will Dunn - WD Photography 🇺🇦 (@WDPhotography3) April 18, 2022

Check out the mothballed jets on the right. So that's what happened to the Su-47. LOL

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Berkut Kaput

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whats the little plane in front of the russian shuttle, it looks like an A-10

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Yak-40? (almost certain that's what it is, as you zoom in you can see the horizontal fins mounted on the tail)

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I think that it, thanks

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Concur, probably a Yak 40.

http://www.modelingmadness.com/review/mod/russia/attardyak40.htm

⚡️⚡️⚡️Zelensky has confirmed that Russias second offensive has begun.⚡️⚡️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/veUpGyPlQ8

— spook (@spook_info) April 18, 2022

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From WaPo

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These projectiles, called flchettes, are rarely seen or used in modern conflict, experts have said. Many landed in the street in the strike, Chmut said, including some observed by Washington Post reporters, among fields of gear and the occasional liquor bottle or chocolate bar abandoned by retreating Russian soldiers.

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At 3 centimeters in length, these flchettes look like tiny arrows. They have a long history in war a version of them was dropped from airplanes in World War I and used by the U.S. in Vietnam but are not in common use today. Shells packed with flchettes are primed to explode over infantry formations and spew projectiles in a conical pattern, with some versions dispersing flchettes across an area three football fields wide…

Flchettes are narrowly shaped to achieve aerodynamic stability and with simple, nail-like manufacturing in mind, said Neil Gibson, a munitions expert at the U.K.-based Fenix Insights group. The flchettes recovered from Chmut's yard likely came from a 122 mm 3Sh1 artillery round, he said, which is among a few Russian munitions that carry the projectiles.

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We use them

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Any idea what this is?

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just a solid guess, a Beriv A50 or the Beriv A100.

it's the Soviet version of our AWACS

Suliemani?

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Any idea what this is?

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just a solid guess, a Beriv A50 or the Beriv A100.

it's the Soviet version of our AWACS

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It's an AEW platform but not a "Mainstay" variant. The platform appears to be a M-4 "Bison" bomber. Probably a one-off prototype.

Interesting article in the Express-UK about Russia blocking GPS signal in Ukraine, the Russian and Chinese versions of GPS and Britain being locked out of the EU's Magellan because of Brexit. Go to link for full article, excerpt of first part of article is below.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1596572/putin-xi-brexit-news-gps-satellite-space-news-russia-ukraine-war-chaos-europe

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Putin and Xi to exploit Brexit Achilles heel and spark 'complete chaos' in Europe
RUSSIA AND CHINA are planning to team up in space to exploit a Brexit Achilles heel that could prove disastrous in Europe, Express.co.uk has exclusively been told.
By CALLUM HOARE 11:00, Sun, Apr 17, 2022 | UPDATED: 17:00, Mon, Apr 18, 2022

The warning comes from Chair of the Defence Select Committee Tobias Ellwood after a US Space Force official said Russian forces are targeting global positioning system (GPS) satellites. The probes are used for navigation, mapping and other purposes. The Kremlin has reportedly been blocking the signal in Ukraine using "bus-sized" ground stations to target the Navstar constellation.

Mr Ellwood, a former captain in the British Army, believes it's not long before this becomes a regular occurrence in Europe.

He told Express.co.uk: "This is absolutely where this war will go and this is why many of us are calling for a recognition of how European security will change.

"Behind Russia sits China who will be backing up GLONASS with Beidou.

"It will challenge GPS which is so fundamental from a military perspective there are so many weapons and communication systems.

"It is an obvious target. Our everyday lives are absolutely reliant on it."

Russia has its own independent system, called GLONASS, and China has one called Beidou.

Meanwhile, the European system, dubbed Galileo, is still not fully operational.

Mr Ellwood, who is also MP for Bournemouth East, warns that the split-up between the EU and UK may be exploited by China and Russia.

He added: "You will have GPS competing with the Russian and Chinese systems and they all will have to take protective measures.

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DW and BBC saying anticipated Russian offensive in east has kicked off with massive artillery barrages.

BBC
DW

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Interesting article in the Express-UK about Russia blocking GPS signal in Ukraine, the Russian and Chinese versions of GPS and Britain being locked out of the EU's Magellan because of Brexit. Go to link for full article, excerpt of first part of article is below.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1596572/putin-xi-brexit-news-gps-satellite-space-news-russia-ukraine-war-chaos-europe

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Putin and Xi to exploit Brexit Achilles heel and spark 'complete chaos' in Europe
RUSSIA AND CHINA are planning to team up in space to exploit a Brexit Achilles heel that could prove disastrous in Europe, Express.co.uk has exclusively been told.
By CALLUM HOARE 11:00, Sun, Apr 17, 2022 | UPDATED: 17:00, Mon, Apr 18, 2022

The warning comes from Chair of the Defence Select Committee Tobias Ellwood after a US Space Force official said Russian forces are targeting global positioning system (GPS) satellites. The probes are used for navigation, mapping and other purposes. The Kremlin has reportedly been blocking the signal in Ukraine using "bus-sized" ground stations to target the Navstar constellation.

Mr Ellwood, a former captain in the British Army, believes it's not long before this becomes a regular occurrence in Europe.

He told Express.co.uk: "This is absolutely where this war will go and this is why many of us are calling for a recognition of how European security will change.

"Behind Russia sits China who will be backing up GLONASS with Beidou.

"It will challenge GPS which is so fundamental from a military perspective there are so many weapons and communication systems.

"It is an obvious target. Our everyday lives are absolutely reliant on it."

Russia has its own independent system, called GLONASS, and China has one called Beidou.

Meanwhile, the European system, dubbed Galileo, is still not fully operational.

Mr Ellwood, who is also MP for Bournemouth East, warns that the split-up between the EU and UK may be exploited by China and Russia.

He added: "You will have GPS competing with the Russian and Chinese systems and they all will have to take protective measures.

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Reminds me of the Norman Schwarzkopf briefing where he shows Iraq's Russian supplied GPS jammers being destroyed by gps guided weapons.

Found a/the Tupolov TU-144.

Also a Tupolev Tu-160.

Sukhoi Su-47

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just a solid guess, a Beriv A50 or the Beriv A100.

it's the Soviet version of our AWACS

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It's an AEW platform but not a "Mainstay" variant. The platform appears to be a M-4 "Bison" bomber. Probably a one-off prototype.

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Solid guess.
Once you set me on the right track, figured it out. Never knew this existed.
It's a Myasishchev VM-T

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DW and BBC saying anticipated Russian offensive in east has kicked off with massive artillery barrages.

BBC
DW

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I'm assuming they are using a lot of rocket artillery in addition to guns. Have the arty locating radars made it there yet?

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just a solid guess, a Beriv A50 or the Beriv A100.

it's the Soviet version of our AWACS

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It's an AEW platform but not a "Mainstay" variant. The platform appears to be a M-4 "Bison" bomber. Probably a one-off prototype.

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Solid guess.
Once you set me on the right track, figured it out. Never knew this existed.
It's a Myasishchev VM-T

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Yep...found the VM-T variant but was fooled by the shape of the overhead view of the carry canister and pre-assumption of AEW.

Good pick!