Russian special military operation in Ukraine #42

Depending on the military rank, position and length of service, contract soldiers in the area of the special operation to protect the Donbass will receive from 204 thousand rubles per month. Such information was published by the Russian Defense Ministry in the Telegram channel on Friday, May 5.

The report notes that when concluding a contract for a period of one year or more, an amount of 195 thousand rubles will be paid in a lump sum.

The minimum monetary motivation of a platoon commander-a squad leader-is 242 thousand rubles per month, a squad leader-232 thousand rubles, and a staff instructor-226 thousand rubles.

The head of the radio station of the command and staff vehicle will receive from 226 thousand rubles, the senior sapper - from 216 thousand rubles, the grenade launcher operator - from 211 thousand rubles, cooks or drivers - from 211 thousand rubles.

https://translated.turbopages.org/proxy_u/ru-en.en.1c60148a-645626b4-489ef523-74722d776562/https/iz.ru/1509221/2023-05-06/minoborony-opublikovalo-dannye-o-razmere-zarplat-kontraktnikov-v-zone-spetcoperatcii

They are going to need that ambulance very shortly

Arrow wrote:Mir Chernobyl did not have such a big impact on the environment.  I'm not a fan of the use of nuclear weapons, but a tactical nuke releases very little radioactive fallout.  Hundreds of kilograms or tons of fission products were released in Chernobyl.  Hiroshima released 1 kg and the tactical load will release maybe a few hundred grams.  There are many myths about radiation and nuclear weapons.

Furthermore a nuclear power plant is gone wrong (that is by itself very difficult, considering all protection and safe mechanisms) is more dangerous, from a radiation point of view than nuclear bombs.

The problem would be another one. It is highly difficult that a limited nuclear exchange can happen. Either it does not happen at all, or it will cause (at the minimum) tens of millions death from each side.

The only reason US got away with its use in Japan was that at that time no other country had nuclear weapons.

franco wrote:Depending on the military rank, position and length of service, contract soldiers in the area of the special operation to protect the Donbass will receive from 204 thousand rubles per month. Such information was published by the Russian Defense Ministry in the Telegram channel on Friday, May 5.

The report notes that when concluding a contract for a period of one year or more, an amount of 195 thousand rubles will be paid in a lump sum.

That looks to be pretty good money, the injury and death payments are good as well, certainly compared to the UK. The Russian state is certainly looking after its soldiers.

Wonder what the Wagner payments are by comparison.

This is why he says and does what he does. Encouraging the mad UA to send more into the jaws of death. At this stage the numbers are astonishing.


Mikael Valtersson
@MikaelValterss1

NEWS UPDATE BAKHMUT
Prigozhin confirms my earlier estimate that around 500 ukrainian soldiers a day are transported into Bakhmut in 50-70 APC:s. He actually said 400-600, but that's near enough....

He also said that ukrainian losses are about at the same level as reinforcements every day. If that's true UkrAF loose, as KIA/WIA, around 10 percent of their force in Bakhmut every day.

Mikael Valtersson
@MikaelValterss1
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UkrAF has about 5000 soldiers within Bakhmut and 10 000 soldiers on the flanks. I don't know if Prigozhin talks about the city or the Bakhmut area, but since he talks about reinforcements into the city I assume he talks about the city, when he talks about ukrainian losses.

Albert
@TerraConcertada
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500 casualties a day is a good reason for the Russian Generals to prolong the Battle of Bakhmut as long as possible. But it is certain that PCM Wagner's fighters do not see it in the same way and Prigozhin, as the leader and cohesiveness of the group, must stage this discrepancy.

Today, three Russian pilots were returned from Ukrainian captivity. It was possible to rescue them as a result of a complex negotiation process. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

At the moment, the officers are receiving the necessary medical and psychological assistance. Soon, the released soldiers will be taken to medical facilities of the Russian Defense Ministry.

The military department stressed that the pilots in captivity were in mortal danger.

NOTE: they have been trying to get these guys back for months. No reporting on what they had to give in return.

https://tvzvezda-ru.translate.goog/news/202356154-xYZDq.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB&_x_tr_pto=nui&_x_tr_hist=true

Prigozin is either putting on a very good show or has gone off script and needs to be put down

He does have a habbit of forgetting that he commands mercenaries not soldiers

https://ria.ru/20230506/spetsoperatsiya-1870166382.html

Russian air defense shot down 32 Ukrainian drones in last 24 hours

GB wrote:

When you see how small the territory of ukros in Bakmut is, some 100 fab-500 could decimate their positions there to help Wagner take the city yet russian air force is still not doing its job leading to more deads than needed on both sides.

Your belief in the effectiveness of air power is sad.

as opposite to Podlodka who doesn't believe in airforce at all      

GB wrote:

Agree , how many times was encirclement almost complete , but either commander was replaced or troops withdrawn ?

If the intention was to take territory then completing the encirclement would be a priority... if the intention was to grind then leave it open and let them feed more troops and weapons and ammo into the kill zone and keep on killing.

Yesterday in one of TG channels I have read quote from Pirghzin said ukier bring 400-600 daily an loose sam amount daily... since it was reference to reference to different channels i need to search it again.[/quote]

Armchair Warlord
@ArmchairW
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The front line in Zaporozhe happens to be about 160km long. Let's see what the Russian defensive scheme looks like with it applied.

It even fits closely into the known Russian obstacle belts. I assume (reasonably) there's a less visible mine belt along the contact line.

Arrow wrote:Mir Chernobyl did not have such a big impact on the environment.  I'm not a fan of the use of nuclear weapons, but a tactical nuke releases very little radioactive fallout.  Hundreds of kilograms or tons of fission products were released in Chernobyl.  Hiroshima released 1 kg and the tactical load will release maybe a few hundred grams.  There are many myths about radiation and nuclear weapons.

Most people don't realize radioactive fallout from tactical nukes is much greater then strategic nuke per KT of yield. Fusion bombs really use a ridiculously tiny amount of fusion material and actually only consume a tiny amount of it. This is why they were harder to predict when they were in development. Just remember E=MC2 that is the equation in effect for a hydrogen bomb as you are actually converting a tiny miniscule amount of matter to energy. I don't believe the tech exists to make tactical Fusion bombs, although I am not 100% sure. I would estimate about 100KT is the smallest fusion bomb possible. The only radioactive material needed for fusion bomb is the sparkplug fission bomb. Theoretically a pure Fusion bomb can be made with no radioactive material. But no one has succeeded yet. I would imagine a breakthrough in explosives would be required. Possibly with a small fusion reaction triggering the main fusion reaction.

No nukes be used, they should absorb the offensive with artillery they hoarding

Better hold the front line what with keeping wagner short on ammo

And when they stop them, they should swarm the front with offensive they stockpiled for months ago, push to Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Sumy, Chernigov

And grind the 6th army west will raise after that, keep forcing west to house Ukrainians in their homes and use those currencies for toilet paper

**** the west and **** the westerners who support Ukraine, I'm glad they're taking their homes for Ukrainians to squat in

PapaDragon wrote:
Prigozin is either putting on a very good show or has gone off script and needs to be put down

He does have a habbit of forgetting that he commands mercenaries not soldiers

Personally I don't think he speaks without Putins agreement. Putin has him there for a reason. He wants unfiltered facts and he is too smart to rely on intel reports that roll uphill with increasing amounts of BS. I am sure he has a few guys that give him direct feedback and Prigizon is there to shake the tree so Putin can ask the hard questions. "What is going on? How much weapons has he been sent? How does this compare to other active battles? Is air power being properly used? Why are we allowing this 3 sq km salient to exist? can nothing be done to wipe it out? why not? can we not drop 100 bombs on it and finish this battle?

famschopman wrote:what do you want to nuke.

The large bridges on the Dnieper river to effectively cut off the East from the West of the country.

On Artemovsk throughout the day:

1. Wagner Reinforcements; Despite recent claims by Prigozhin that the responsibility of the liberation of the remaining area of Artemovsk will be under the jurisdiction of the Russian Ministry of Defense and Akhmat Forces. Throughout the day, large reinforcements coming from Southern Russia under the Wagner Group banner entered the area of Artemovsk; this mean are most likely new recruits. The number of reinforcements is large, although can not be estimated.

2. Shelling; throughout the day; Wagner increased artillery shelling (despite an alleged artillery shortage) by an extreme percentage, despite Prigozhin claiming that none of his calls were answered by the MOD. In the early hours of the morning, Wagner were able to completely level the remaining sector under AFU control with phosphorus munitions which prevented rotation and caused a large amount of havoc for the Ukrainians. The usage of phosphorous munitions on this scale were recorded over 124 times thoroughout the day. Similarly, thousands of artillery rounds were fired.

3. Advances; Wagner advances were around 250m throughout the day, and Airborne Forces advanced around 70m, the AFU voluntarily withdrew from atleast 20m nearby to the Jehovah's Witness Temple. Only 2.40% of the city remains under Ukrainian control. Continued withdrawal of Ukrainian Artillery units from the Khromove Area to the quarters of Chasovoy Yar suggest that the AFU are preparing to leave the city altogether. The signs are here.

Twitter/Telegram source

lancelot wrote:

famschopman wrote:what do you want to nuke.

The large bridges on the Dnieper river to effectively cut off the East from the West of the country.

Why on earth would you need a nuke for those?

То Gunshipdemocracy

The Air Force is a punctured condom and I mean that literally !
I will repeat, if Germany and France had 1000 cruise missiles each, they could destroy AT LEAST a quarter of each other's planes. This is just an example, nothing more.
At least that much, while the rest would have perished in a collision between two air forces or from air defense, or from sabotage or for various other reasons..
The only question is WHAT will they fight with each other when they are left without those planes ?
And those FAIRY TALES about how 500 or 500+ kg aerial bombs are crucial are just fairy tales, considering the HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of thousands of artillery shells fired in Ukroshtistan.

There is NO serious military formation in Europe outside of Poland and Greece.
Turkey is the third example, but also a country on two continents, just like Russia.

People, are you blind in front of healthy eyes ?
For God's sake, imagine that Ukroshitstan has weapons like 3M14 Kalibr, 9M723 Iskander and 9M729 Iskander, H47M2 Kinzhal, H-101 and H-55, etc.
In that case NO single base in the Western Military District or the Southern Military District would be safe.
Then we would watch how Ukroshitstan destroy Russian factories, the Russian energy sector, as well as capital buildings in Moscow or SP.

**** the air force !

Ukr. Air Force is claiming a Kinzhal kill via Patriot.

This could be their good propaganda "news" for this period. After all the fuss Ukraine needs some sort of victory. Bakhmut seems a no go, their remote strikes seem ineffective, the counteroffensive seems unsure, V-Day is nearing, I believe this is a backup story if they don't manage to achieve anything in next 3 days which seems likely.

Ukraine have stated that they have no capability to shoot down hypersonic missiles this would include Kinzhal. So I would suggest this is another Ukrainian BS story.

I highly doubt Wagner will be going anywhere after this war they are a useful tool for the Russian government getting involved in small scale conflicts around the globe in the guise of mercenaries it's a useful tool for any government. The bonus here is the experience they will have gained in Ukraine.

Compilation of helicopter strikes.

Includes direct fire with guns and unguided rockets on targets.