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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Posted on 4/27/23 at 8:26 pm to
Posted by StormyMcMan
USA
Member since Oct 2016
3784 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 8:26 pm to
Isw update

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Key Takeaways

The Russian military command appears to be reshuffling the leadership of command organs associated with force generation, sustainment, and logistics.

The three command organs that are reportedly receiving new leadership as part of this reshuffle are noteworthy because they are associated with managing aspects of Russian force generation, troop sustainment, and logistical oversight.

Western officials expressed confidence in Ukraine’s ability to conduct a successful counteroffensive.

Russian forces are reportedly using new tactics to complicate Ukrainian air defenses’ ability to detect Russian missiles.

Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov appears to have launched a renewed campaign for national attention.

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin met with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu and Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani in New Delhi, India on April 27.

Russian forces conducted defensive operations in the Kupyansk direction and limited ground attacks near Kreminna.

Russian forces did not make any confirmed gains in or around Bakhmut but may be transferring additional reserves to the Bakhmut area.

Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line.

Russian forces are further militarizing the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to defend against possible Ukrainian counteroffensive operations.

The Washington Post reported that leaked US intelligence documents state that Russian military leaders aim to enlist 815,000 soldiers while balancing concerns about critical labor shortages.

Ukrainian partisans conducted three separate attacks in occupied territories on April 26-27.
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
18077 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:04 pm to
I thought that this photo of Bakhmut was especially poignant, with the mural of the happy dad and son as a contrast to all the destruction. The crazy thing is that the huge pile of rubble in the front of the photo used to be a building with a matching mural of a mother and baby.



What the murals used to look like:

Posted by TexasForever
Member since Jul 2021
2949 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:55 pm to
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How do you know he wasn't just pointing at something with the fingers cut off? Did you watch the video or just going off of screenshots?


Yes I watched the video.
Posted by TexasForever
Member since Jul 2021
2949 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:55 pm to


Posted by OutsideObserver
Oceania.
Member since Dec 2022
773 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:58 pm to
quote:

How do you know he wasn't just pointing at something with the fingers cut off? Did you watch the video or just going off of screenshots?


I have watched the video after tracking it down since Texas rarely shares his sources. I don't dispute that there are elements in the Ukraine (as many other nations) that subscribe to Nazi ideology, however the theory that they are in control of Ukraine and that this somehow validates Russia's invasion is a very curly train of thought.

Twitter - @lopatonok

It is short with no sound so context is an extrapolation, but if you look at his body language this looks to be a young kid taking the piss considering they appear to be rolling in Leopards.

As for the other image, the death's head has been used across military branches around the world for centuries and is not indicative that the sleeping dude is a Nazi despite it's association with certain elements of the Nazi military in WWII.

While it's deletion is an issue this looks to be more self censorship once someone pointed out how it would be viewed given current disinformation efforts to paint Ukraine as a Nazi state - personally I feel they should have left it up, people wanting to disinform themselves will do so regardless.

So 2 down, lets see the other 9998.

Edit: Quote

This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 10:00 pm
Posted by TexasForever
Member since Jul 2021
2949 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:19 pm to
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Why are you in here pretending that you're on some crusade against Nazis, when the truth is that you're just trolling?


I posted today about the air defense systems getting hit and then was told I wasn't credible because of a post I made two weeks ago. I wasn't the one who brought up Nazis and was simply defending what I said, I had zero intention of trolling.

Why are y'all unable to just read posts from another perspective without an emotional reaction? This is the only running thread on the war and I will continue to post stuff from the Russian side. It's pretty obvious at this point that both sides continuously put out misinformation and the truth lies somewhere in-between, so why not hear both sides?

For example, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed 6 drones yesterday...I was just confirming that they were indeed destroyed, while blowing up UA air defense systems.

Posted by CitizenK
BR
Member since Aug 2019
9806 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:42 pm to
IMO, TexasForever is that stupid, not just a troll
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
18204 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:42 pm to

Posted by TexasForever
Member since Jul 2021
2949 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:50 pm to
quote:

There are unsavory characters on both sides if you look hard enough


No doubt, that's why I don't support funding or arming either of them.
Posted by NPComb
Member since Jan 2019
27566 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 12:00 am to
quote:

No doubt, that's why I don't support funding or arming either of them.
Posted by Coeur du Tigre
It was just outside of Barstow...
Member since Nov 2008
1517 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 3:37 am to
quote:

Nord Stream news: the Norwegian MoD has confirmed that a specific Russian vessel was in the area, one that had a mini-sub onboard that would have been perfect for the operation.
Very interesting but unusual that this information was only released now.
Posted by DMAN1968
Member since Apr 2019
10155 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 4:42 am to
quote:

It's pretty obvious at this point that both sides continuously put out misinformation and the truth lies somewhere in-between, so why not hear both sides?

Oh the folks on here are well aware that Ukraine puts out lies just the same as Russia...but it's accepted because they "need to" in order to secure more weapons/funding/support.
Posted by cypher
Member since Sep 2014
2674 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 5:34 am to
British Defence Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE UPDATE
UPDATE ON UKRAINE 28 April 2023

Last week, Russian media reported that the annual Russian International Army Games will not take place in 2023. Pitched as the 'War Olympics, the games have symbolised Russia's attempt to re-establish the military at the heart of popular culture. The festival-like event is particularly known for the Tank Biathlon.

Russia has likely cancelled the games mainly because it is concerned the event would be seen as frivolous in wartime. Russian nationalist commentators, including former intelligence officer Igor Girkin, fiercely criticised the Russian Ministry of Defence (MOD) for going ahead with the 2022 iteration.

There is also a realistic possibility that due to losses in Ukraine, the Russian MOD is concerned a shortage of tanks, tank crews and other skilled personnel will risk the Russian team's usual domination of the medals table.
Posted by OutsideObserver
Oceania.
Member since Dec 2022
773 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 5:49 am to
Ran across this while doing the rounds and found it interesting since it is done through public donations. According to them they have acquired 101 APCs for GB £5275600 (US $6567816). The APCs and variants are based on the FV101 Scorpion light tank chassis, enlarged FV4333 Stormer chassis or older FV430 chassis.

Twitter - @serhiyprytula

40 FV103 Spartan APCs (4 troops)
21 FV105 Sultan Command Vehicles
3 FV106 Samson Recovery Vehicles
2 FV104 Samaritan Armoured Ambulances
8 FV4333 Stormer APCs (8 troops)
1 FV4333 Stormer Flatbed with Shielder Minelaying system
24 FV432 APCs (10 troops)
2 FV434 Armoured Repair Vehicles.

Can see them being useful for lighter duties given low armour, troop carrying ability, and armament as they are relatively fast, apart from the FV432s (only 50km/h), at 80-96km/h road speed with 500km-650km in range depending on variant.

Wikipedia - FV103 Spartan

Wikipedia FV432

Military Today - Stormer APC


Edit: Missing info.

This post was edited on 4/28/23 at 5:56 am
Posted by cypher
Member since Sep 2014
2674 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 5:54 am to
‘Right On Target’ – Russia’s Defense Military Celebrates Killing Children in Latest Missile Attack

Following a deadly attack that killed at least 16 civilians in Ukraine, Russia's Defense Ministry posted a picture of a missile launch lauding their own work.
by Kyiv Post | April 28, 2023, 12:36 pm

The morning after a deadly attack that claimed the lives of at least 16 civilians in Ukraine – including a three-yar-old child –, Russia's Defense Ministry posted a picture of a missile launch with the quote, "Right on target."

The message was accompanied by the hashtag ?????Z, which means "heroes" in Russian and includes the symbol of Russian aggression, the letter Z.

In the town of Uman in central Ukraine, at least 14 people were killed and several more wounded after a rocket hit a residential building. In Dnipro a woman and a three-year-old child were killed in another missile strike.

The Kyiv Post
Posted by cypher
Member since Sep 2014
2674 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 5:57 am to
Death toll in Uman rises to 14 including 2 children
Iryna Balachuk — Friday, 28 April 2023, 12:40



Ukrainska Pravda

Twitter Drone Video

This post was edited on 4/28/23 at 8:14 am
Posted by JayDeerTay84
Texas
Member since May 2013
9847 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:10 am to
quote:

I don't understand why some of you post information like this. Have you never heard of or even know the meaning of OPSEC???


Nothing I posted can’t be found on Google.

The DOD directives for COMSEC, which govern the topic are in the public domain guy.
Posted by TacoNash
Member since Mar 2020
715 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:18 am to
Damning NYT story about how @amnesty commissioned an independent review of its deeply flawed Ukraine report published last year, and then lobbied to soften the review and buried it when the findings showed the human rights org had badly botched the report.

https://nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/amnesty-international-report-ukraine-russia.html
Posted by CitizenK
BR
Member since Aug 2019
9806 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:20 am to
Russia cannot seem to hit railroads or trains. They must have such great weaponry
Posted by TacoNash
Member since Mar 2020
715 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:21 am to
?? Delivery of 80 main Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine will begin in mid-2023. This week, the training of more than 100 Ukrainian militaries began, — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

The Minister stressed that in March Germany delivered 18 Leopard A6 and 40 Marder infantry vehicles to Ukraine, as well as other packages such as urgently needed spare parts and ammunition.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1651859141466505219?t=fUpQ_GoMqQCzN_-_5RTPxg&s=19
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