Ukraine is using German Gepard air defense guns very effectively - they make a real difference in taking down drones.

Germany already passed 30 such Gepards to Ukraine (thank you!)

We need as much as possible to protect people and infrastructure. https://t.co/fwWZg2qdYI

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 17, 2022

aunuwyn08 said:

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Please stop posting that Twitter account, they're circulating classified information.

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What is classified here? All I see is info publicly available from the DoD or congressional budgets.

For example:

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Kiev under renewed terror air attacks. KAMIKAZE

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aka "Suicide Drones."

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-explosions-rock-kyiv-week-russian-strikes-91608169

"Waves of suicide drones strike Ukraine's capital; 4 killed

Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones have struck Ukraine's capital, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one of them"

It's getting so bad even the drones are offing themselves.

#BREAKING: NSC spox John Kirby: Iran is considering selling more destructive weapons

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) October 17, 2022

Is there anything that Israel or another regional force could do. Looks to me that they have multiple routes to get the arms from Iran to Russia. Land, caspian sea or air. Seems like the land and sea routes are probably friendly to both parties.

I suspect this is related. I wonder if "Mopeds" might start appearing in occupied Crimea and Russia soon.https://t.co/TsH8PYXzFD

— Cᴀʟɪʙʀᴇ Oʙsᴄᴜʀᴀ (@CalibreObscura) October 17, 2022

There is more information on the group of tweets which I obviously won't identify that isn't public record (not intended to.

I'm not trying to be a dick, but no organization sees as much of its classified info as ours leaked by contractors or GOs trying to brag to friends.

I've reported the spillage to our security managers.

2/ Acc. to Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak, several of those released women were imprisoned by the RU occupiers as "too much Ukrainian" for simply delivering humanitarian aid to orphans, or for fabricated charges in "spying" or "terrorism."

— Viktor Kovalenko (@MrKovalenko) October 17, 2022

3/ More about those Ukrainian women released today from Russian captivity. https://t.co/CEjosWyBvO

— Viktor Kovalenko (@MrKovalenko) October 17, 2022

lb3 said:

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aunuwyn08 said:

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Please stop posting that Twitter account, they're circulating classified information.

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What is classified here? All I see is info publicly available from the DoD or congressional budgets.

For example:

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This is also not classified and searches for weapons procurements supporting defense of UKR, needs to be beyond just our own DOD.

Of note, reference first link, I believe their 54 count inventory is now missing at least 8, lost somewhere in crimea, like an air base and rail depot storing orc equipment. They should start a go fund me for the missing probably get funding for dozens more.

https://warsawinstitute.org/romania-buys-first-3-himars-american-rocket-systems-part-1-25-billion-program/

Romania receives HIMARS rocket launcher systems from the US | Defense Brief (defbrief.com)

Poland also on board though a little late to the party.

Poland to Acquire 500 HIMARS From US (thedefensepost.com)

The mic in cruise control.

The U.S. crackdown follows reports that Iran intended to supply missiles to Russia. The Politico report comes in the wake of a massive attack by Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones on Kyiv early on Oct. 17.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 17, 2022

The US intends to further crack down on Iran for helping Russia in the war on Ukraine, an American official said following reports that Tehran plans to send Moscow missiles to use on the battlefield.

https://t.co/zs6PLLtLFF

— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) October 17, 2022

Senior U.S. military official assesses Iran has sent Russia hundreds of drones

— Liz Friden (@Liz_Friden) October 17, 2022

SIAP and no idea if/how this works but apparently civvies help detect and notify Ukraine of incoming.
app lets civilians help shoot down drones and missiles





Edited- this doesn't apply except for those in Ukraine who actually see the drones/missiles.

https://t.co/wAmrMUTL3y

— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) October 17, 2022

More EU cash for Ukraine. $486M

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More EU cash for Ukraine. $486M

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456 million, EU is a joke

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74OA said:

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More EU cash for Ukraine. $486M

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456 million, EU is a joke

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It's just the latest increment. As an institution the EU has provided ~$14B billion in cash and other financial assistance, and that doesn't include cash provided directly to Ukraine by member states or the value of weapons donated by member states.

For example, Germany has unilaterally provided $1B in cash grants in addition to donating weaponry and hosting ~1M Ukrainian refugees.

Starting to turn into another proxy war like Syria but for now just exchanging arms. So we have Belarus, Iran, China (not as much as the beginning), and Russia on one side and most of Europe, USA, and Israel on the other side. Belarus providing that many troops would not be good for avoiding WW3

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https://t.co/wAmrMUTL3y

— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) October 17, 2022

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Those who don't will be executed…

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Rossticus said:

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https://t.co/wAmrMUTL3y

— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) October 17, 2022

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Those who don't will be executed…

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In Russian occupied territories you don't lose job, job loses you!

Close calls: our defenders filmed the moment of a projectile impact at their positions, everyone is alive🙏 pic.twitter.com/PJtdYbB3Lj

— ТРУХА⚡️English (@TpyxaNews) October 17, 2022

VIDEO of Ukrainian Presidential adviser Arestovich saying Russia might bombard Ukraine with drones for 2-3 months so as to use use up its anti-aircraft missiles (& air defenses) .#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Putinswar #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/aupqqPCjwV

— raging545 (@raging545) October 17, 2022

Russians getting worried that one of their manufactured "separatist" movements may be in trouble.

Thread:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1582112267520266240.html

🇲🇩🇷🇴🇺🇦 On tensions in Moldova

Our subscribers report that on October 14, a train with military equipment of the Romanian Armed Forces passed through the Romanian city of Iasi in the direction of Moldova. pic.twitter.com/acBomrXyFQ

— Rybar in English (@rybar_en) October 17, 2022

Damn!

That's an amazing hit.

⚡️EU Parliament to vote on recognizing Russia as state sponsor of terrorism.

The EU Parliament voted in favor of a proposal to hold a debate on adopting a resolution to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The resolution is up for a vote at the end of November.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 17, 2022

More details from Rossiya-1 propagandist Olga Skabeeva’s Telegram feed https://t.co/3Kkq4xQtTH

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) October 17, 2022

Yep. The missiles being used to shoot these Iranian drones down are far more expensive than the drones. Need an Israeli Iron Dome-style defense system.

Each missile from iron dome is supposedly 40-50k. Still quite a bit more expensive than the likely cost of these Iranian drones. Cheaper than other alternatives other than guns obviously, but still quite expensive. The gepards Germany donated should be perfect for this.

Also I wonder how well iron dome would do against these low altitude drones. The system was created to intercept rockets at altitude

Interesting post. Astonishing if true.

https://www.railway.supply/en/russian-railway-is-on-the-verge-of-collapse/

Russian railways are running low on cassette bearings and have taken 10,000 freight cars out of service, with 200,000 more at risk. This is serious, since Russia is heavily dependent on rail transport.https://t.co/oAB0BZIPTA

— 🚜 Niels O 🌻 (@UndercoverDane) October 17, 2022

I would suspect China can fill that gap.

What are cassette bearings?