Russian special military operation in Ukraine #54

Dr.Snufflebug wrote:
There's been what, 3-4 HIMARS launchers destroyed on camera over the past few days, using Tornado-S.

Others have been claimed destroyed in the past in the same fashion, but out of range for UAV surveillance. Tornado has a max 120km range,  makes sense.

So the recent flurry of footage means that either the Ukrainians moved them closer to the front to make up for the rapidly diminishing tube artillery assets, or the Russians have gotten longer-ranged recon drones (well, they've had them, but UA AD has been a limiting factor), or it's a combination.

Its a combination of proliferation of counter-battery assets all over the front, mass adoption of the modernized rocket delivered recon UAVs and the buttery smooth integration between sensors and shooter honed over many hundreds of hours of non-stop drills in combat conditions. End result is a lightning quick counter-battery machine that can send a UAV swarm to the enemy firing position in under 3 minutes, perform scan sweeps of the area for mobile launchers out in the open or in hiding, and phone home the exact target coordinates for destruction.

The Ukrainians couldn't actually be any more careful in using their HIMARS - shooting off one round at a time so they can bug out ASAP, but its irrelevant. A truck simply isn't physically fast enough to get out of dodge. If fires, it dies. That's it.

There's been what, 3-4 HIMARS launchers destroyed on camera over the past few days,

Add a S-300P system to that list.
Plus multiple Howitzers.
Some M1s.
On the road to one village, currently being liberated by Russia, there were a dozen destroyed
armored vehicles of the Banderites.

the VMF never needed such shit ships

But they were ordered by the Navy for Anti-Piracy missions
to relieve the Udaloy class destroyers from that job.

Expert: The destruction of Abrams by the T-72BZ tank undermines America's engineering prestige, by Oleg Isaychenko for VZGLYAD. 03.06.2024.

Military expert Bartosh: The elimination of Abrams by the T-72BZ tank will have a sobering effect on Western countries.

Abrams tanks have long been considered an invincible machine. However, thanks to the precise actions of the Russian T-72BZ crew, the myth of the superiority of the American military-industrial complex was completely dispelled. Western countries will now think twice before sending new batches of military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, military expert Alexander Bartosh told the Vzglyad newspaper. Earlier, the T-72BZ crew destroyed an Abrams tank in the Avdeevsky direction.

“When considering the story of the destruction of the American Abrams tank by the T-72BZ crew, it is worth paying attention to two aspects. First, we are talking about a moral victory. For a long time, Western media painted a picture of an invincible machine, which is almost impossible to eliminate. We have already destroyed this myth, and now the fighters, thanks to skillful and coordinated actions, have consolidated their success,” said Alexander Bartosh, corresponding member of the Academy of Military Sciences.

“Thus, we should expect a morale boost among Russian soldiers. Many people at the front will receive this news with obvious joy. The feat of their comrades in arms will inspire them to new achievements, negating any fears of the vaunted Western technology,” he notes.

“Secondly, what happened is also a huge achievement of the Russian military-industrial complex. Formally, the T-72BZ tank belongs to an older generation than the Abrams. However, this did not stop him from not only fighting on equal terms, but also eliminating the enemy’s vehicle,” the interlocutor emphasizes.

“We have once again shown the whole world that our engineering school has no equal. The success of the designers and the high professionalism of the crew made it possible to achieve brilliant results at the front. The tank was hit with the most accurate strike, from which there was no chance to recover,” the expert clarifies.

“The liquidation of Abrams will in some ways have a sobering effect on Western countries and the United States in particular. Now, before sending the next batch of supposedly invincible equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they will think twice about the consequences of this decision, because their engineering prestige will also be at stake,” sums up Bartosh.

Earlier, the T-72BZ crew destroyed an Abrams tank. This was reported in the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense. It is emphasized that the team defeated the enemy from the first shot. The liquidation of the American car took place in the Avdeevsky direction.

The Russian military managed to knock out Abrams before. Thus, at the end of February, soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a tank using an FVP drone. Experts noted that this event signifies a radical change in the international community’s perception of the products of the American military-industrial complex. In particular, it was indicated that Western tanks do not have turret protection and are also not equipped with anti-drone capabilities.

Later, the Center military groups reported the destruction of another Abrams. The car was also destroyed using a drone. “We were flying and saw a column of smoke, the tank was moving at medium speed. At first they didn’t understand what kind of technology it was. When we got closer, we made sure what kind of tank it was. They hit him closer to the tower from above. Then, when they reviewed the material, they became convinced that it was another Abrams,” said a military man who took part in the strike.

The third tank was destroyed on Monday near the village of Berdychi. Against this background, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that the Ukrainian command overestimated the effectiveness of Abrams. In his opinion, the machine still poses a certain danger, but the Russian Armed Forces have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to withstand such challenges.

https://vz.ru/news/2024/3/6/1256830.html

Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group
In the Kupyansk direction, units of the "Western" group of troops improved the tactical situation and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th mechanized, 25th Airborne, 68th Jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovka, Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Sverdlovsk of the Luhansk People's Republic The Republic.
In addition, three counterattacks of the 32nd mechanized and 57th motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were reflected in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kharkiv region and Terny, Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 165 soldiers, a tank and three vehicles.
During the counter-battery struggle, three Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery units, as well as an M198 howitzer made in the USA, were hit.

https://t.me/mod_russia/36345

Statement by the senior officer of the press center of the "Southern" group
In the Donetsk direction, units of the "Southern" group of troops, conducting active hostilities, occupied more advantageous positions along the front edge, defeated formations of the 5th, 92nd assault, 22nd, 28th and 54th mechanized, as well as the 56th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas the settlements of Bogdanovka, Kleshcheyevka, Andreevka, Zakotnoye and Pershe Travnya of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka and Pobeda of the Donetsk People's Republic, two counterattacks of the 31st and 33rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were reflected.
The enemy's losses amounted to 260 soldiers, two tanks, two armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, an Msta-B howitzer and two self-propelled artillery installations "Gvozdika". Three APU ammunition depots were also destroyed.

https://t.me/mod_russia/36346

Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
In the Avdiivka direction, units of the Center group of troops, as a result of coordinated actions, took more advantageous positions and positions.
They inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 23rd, 42nd, 47th, 53rd, 61st, 92nd mechanized and 59th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novopokrovskoye, Ocheretino, Novoselovka I and Toretsk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, three attacks by assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of settlements were repelled, as well as nine counterattacks in the areas of the settlements of Berdych, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Orlovka and Vodiane of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 460 servicemen, two tanks, one of them "Abrams" made by the United States was destroyed by the crew of the T-72 B3 tank with the first shot, a self-propelled fire launcher of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles and five cars.
During the counter-battery struggle, the following were hit: the Msta-B howitzer, two M119 howitzers manufactured in the USA, the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher combat vehicle manufactured in the USA, as well as the AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station manufactured in the USA.

https://t.me/mod_russia/36347

Statement by the head of the Vostok group's press center
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops, as a result of active actions, improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on enemy personnel and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Mirnoye and Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 210 servicemen, two tanks, three vehicles, a launcher of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system, as well as an ammunition depot.

https://t.me/mod_russia/36348

Statement by the head of the press center of the Dnepr group
In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the 118th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 126th Brigade of the Air Defense and the 23rd brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Workino, Verbovoye, Zaporizhia region, Tokarevka, Sadovoye, Kherson region and Verkhovetarasovka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 30 soldiers and two vehicles.

https://t.me/mod_russia/36349

At 11.40 Moscow time, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a high-precision missile attack on a hangar in the industrial port district of Odessa, where preparations were underway for the combat use of unmanned boats of the armed forces of Ukraine.

The target of the strike has been achieved. The object is hit.

https://t.me/mod_russia/36356

...This is the news at the ONE day, my little disgruntled princesses. But of course, this is all minor bullshit compared to the defeat of an entire patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet, isn't it?

An crewmember of the Tsezar Kunikov released footage of its crew fighting against the drones.

Appearantly there is trashtalk about them about back home so he released it.

Text that accompanied his post:

"The crew of the large landing craft repelled the attack of the BECs with all available forces and means, the battle lasted 20 minutes.
Of the 10 BECs, 4 were destroyed. The 5th BEC hit the Central Committee BDK in the stern, thereby immobilizing the ship, after which 6,7,8,9, BECs in turn, hit the BDK on the port side in the midship area (middle) and closer to the stern, with the purpose of capsizing the vessel (from the entry of a large amount of water from one side).
The 9th BEC partially entered the hole made by the previous BEC and detonated almost inside.
The BDK could no longer be saved (the list was rapidly increasing, the ship was lying on the left side).
From the moment the enemy BECs were discovered and the start of the battle, until the BDK was completely flooded, a little more than 40 minutes passed.
The crew of the BDK left the ship on life rafts, without loss of personnel, and evacuated all secret documentation and part of the secret equipment with weapons.
The last 10th BEC conducted observation (recording) of the dying ship until the sinking, after which the 10th BEC tried to attack the tug accompanying the BDK Caesar Kunikov, but was destroyed by the PDSS group on board."

At the moment, the crew are being made into cowards and scoundrels.

Personally, I saw the clear work of the team working until the last minute.
The crew, I think, at a minimum, deserves not to be made into villains."

RF landing ship Tsezar Kunikov fighting against drones

https://odysee.com/@airbornewolf:8/RF-landing-ship-Caesar-Kunikov-fighting-against-drones:1

Also, more RBK-500 with glide kits striking ukrainian positions.

https://odysee.com/@airbornewolf:8/RF-RBK-500-guided-glide-bombs-strike-ukrainian-positions-in-avdiivka:f