re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

Video post-strike of the larger (former) parking garage at the Donetsk Airport. That's right Igor, store them all in the same building. What could happen?

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Is this from the KGB book of terrorism or that of Russian incompetence?

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Flip a coin to find out.

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Is this from the KGB book of terrorism or that of Russian incompetence?

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The death toll has been updated to 11.

Strike on Kharkiv high-rise building: 11 dead have already been rescued from the rubble

Ukrinform

The Russians have been trying to beef up their AD systems throughout the country using the Pantsir mobile units. An extensive thread -

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In summary, I would estimate slightly more than 100 additional new Pantsir positions within the last year. The ramps I've marked with a "P" for Pantsir can also accommodate BUK etc., or radar/EW vehicles. Towers, however, are likely always for Pantsirs.

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Just a reminder for the colors of all pictures except the first picture of the 50km ring:
YELLOW Pantsir towers
GREEN ramps or garbage dumps with different ~Pantsir systems RED S-300 / 400
BLUE Radio Technical (~regiments) (radar)
ORANGE probably garbage dumps with Pantsir (not confirmed yet!)

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Here is the Shahed drone manufacturing site at Yelabuga -

Pantsir production rates -

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The possible production rate has been approximately 20-30 systems per year since 2009; due to exports, this can be narrowed down further. By 2022, around 240 are to have been built, of which approximately 120 for export and approximately 120 for Russia, which supports the assumption of Approx. 20-30 confirmed per year.

Since Russia was able to increase weapons production by approx. 30-50%, this should also apply to the Pantsir, which would then lead to a production rate of 30-45 per year starting from 2023/2024.

That results in the following for production:
2022 = 20-30
2023 = 25-40
2024 = 30-45
2025 = 30-45
Total since 2022 = 105-160 newly built systems.

Losses:
38 systems, since likely only 30-70% of losses are known, this results in actual losses of 49-64 systems destroyed.

This results in an increase of 41-111 systems.
The average value is probably the most accurate, so I'm assuming
an increase of 61-91 systems.
That would then fit quite well with the ramps.

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And if anyone wants to see what these Pantsir AD units look like, and possibly their effectiveness as well -

Iranian drone that struck British air base contained Russian technology, Times reports

A drone that struck a U.K. air base in Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus on March 1 contained Russian technology, the Times reported March 7.

The remains of a kamikaze drone have reportedly been sent to a laboratory in the U.K. by British intelligence and contain a Russian-made Kometa-B navigation system.

The drone was launched from Lebanon by an "Iranian-aligned group," U.K. Defence Staff Chief Sir Richard Knighton said.

Russia and Iran are strategic partners. Tehran has provided Moscow with the technology to produce Iranian-designed Shahed drones of its own and sells weapons to Russia.

The Kyiv Independent

Ukrainian Specialists to Help Defend U.S. Bases in Jordan From Iranian Drones

Ukraine has sent a team of specialists as well as interceptor drones to Jordan to help protect U.S. military bases from Iranian drones.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with The New York Times, stressing that Kyiv is ready to share its unique combat experience.

Background of the Deployment
The request for assistance came from the United States on March 5, and by March 9 the Ukrainian team had already departed for Jordan.

Militarnyi

remember that story I posted about Hungary detaining armored cars headed to a Ukrainian bank from a bank in Europe...

well "there's your proof of money laundering!!! Who transfers physical cash, gold and bank notes in this digital age!?! Gotcha!!!"

American Thinker: In an era of digital banking, Ukraine discovered to be transporting tens of millions in cash and gold by armored vehicle—but it’s totally not money laundering

Hungary suspects something illicit, which sounds about right.

Since critical thinking is on the verge of being instinct, I'm sure this will the huge story in the rightosphere all week...

NOT a coincidence.

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