Kiev Is Burning

[John T]

28 minutes ago, Roman Alymov said:

See above - there was Azov nazis mobilisation meeting planned there. But the meeting was planned to 10AM, and ste strike was earlier  -probably to minimise the number of casualties and limit it to Azov leadership.

Excuse an amatuer, but isn't that a car bomb or home made explosievs?
Or is it FAE ? 

The burning gasball makes me think of Hollywood, rather than military explsives

 

Cheers

/John 

[Yama]

1 hour ago, WRW said:

How good an idea is this?

Useless unless the war advances to the Western Ukraine. MiG-29 flying from Polish soil does not have the range to get anywhere close to current war zone.

[Roman Alymov]

3 minutes ago, John T said:

Excuse an amatuer, but isn't that a car bomb or home made explosievs?
Or is it FAE ? 

The burning gasball makes me think of Hollywood, rather than military explsives

Burning gasball may be the result of secondary explosion - the building was packed with weapons, as well as vehicles parked near it. The building was the HQ of local Volkssturm (pictures from inside of the building below)

https://t.me/boris_rozhin/25514

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

So two ways of interpreting this one. It's a lot of old kit abandoned by the Ukrainians when the Russians advanced. Or, its Belarus, explaining the lack of tactical markings. 

The only reason I give credence to the latter is that none of them have Ukrainian digital Cam, and the tactical markings on the BTR (which seems to have recently been moved by the dirt on the wheels and the tracks) are identical to that seen on an abandoned  T72B3 claimed to be from a Belarus unit.

 

There is also this, again, unconfirmed.  Rations inspected in 2013 and 2015..

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

7 minutes ago, Yama said:

Useless unless the war advances to the Western Ukraine. MiG-29 flying from Polish soil does not have the range to get anywhere close to current war zone.

Yes, as said, please disregard. Ive good reason to think its a fake.

 

[Roman Alymov]

5 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Yes, as said, please disregard. Ive good reason to think its a fake.

 

Anyway, as safety precaution, President Lukashenko of Belorussia (who is illegal according to West, by the way) announced that the air defense systems of the Belarusian Armed Forces are on alert and will provide cover for Russian troops so that no one will hit them from the rear. Taking into consideration geographic location of Belorussia  - it may limit ability of Poland to get involved in the conflict.

    In separate development. i have an impression that Russia is starting media campaign to promote the idea of mobilization. 

[Stuart Galbraith]

5 minutes ago, Roman Alymov said:

Anyway, as safety precaution, President Lukashenko of Belorussia (who is illegal according to West, by the way) announced that the air defense systems of the Belarusian Armed Forces are on alert and will provide cover for Russian troops so that no one will hit them from the rear. Taking into consideration geographic location of Belorussia  - it may limit ability of Poland to get involved in the conflict.

    In separate development. i have an impression that Russia is starting media campaign to promote the idea of mobilization. 

Please let us know if you hear more.

And seriously, I hope you are too old to get called up for this shit.

[Roman Alymov]

Russian Ka-52 helicopters operating near Mariupol

https://t.me/boris_rozhin/25534

Locals report green coridors provided by DNR are blocked by Azov nazis who are unwilling to allow Mariupol locals (who are mostly pro-Russian) to leave the city.

[Stuart Galbraith]

 

[Pavel Novak]

18 minutes ago, Roman Alymov said:

...

    In separate development. i have an impression that Russia is starting media campaign to promote the idea of mobilization. 

If everything goes so well why mobilize?

[Stuart Galbraith]

They dont want anyone in Russia left out of the glorious victory?

 

[Roman Alymov]

2 minutes ago, Pavel Novak said:

If everything goes so well why mobilize?

Not "mobilization" yet but TV is showing volunteers comming to recruitment offices, where they are thanked for their desire to help and sent back home. Seems like integrating the idea of possibility of mobilization into public mind (very poorly done as for me - there is plenty of material created over the years of war to show, but probably it will raise the unconvenient question  of "Why we have allowed Kiev Gov to exist for 8 yearas?"). Will see. 
Quite possible it is the back up plan for the case of further escalation, for example if West deside to step in - we will need motre people with AKs and just as hands to do all this army's "Carry what is spherical, roll what is rectangular"

[alejandro_]

Pilot shot down over Kiev while performing a mission in a Su-27 has been identified, coronel Alexander Oksanchenko. He had more than 2,000 hours flight experience and had performed in many air shows.

https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Оксанченко_Олександр_Якович

[Stuart Galbraith]

Im sorry to hear that, I had thought he might have survived because the canopy came off, although there were shrapnel holes in it.

[Perun]

2 hours ago, Roman Alymov said:

Excelent situation maps by dragon-first-1, that were so helpful in 2014, are back!

High-res

Link https://dragon-first-1.livejournal.com/

Interesting map, thanks mate

[Roman Alymov]

1 minute ago, alejandro_ said:

Pilot shot down over Kiev while performing a mission in a Su-27 has been identified, coronel Alexander Oksanchenko. He had more than 2,000 hours flight experience and had performed in many air shows.

https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Оксанченко_Олександр_Якович

And he is believed to be the one of the pilots who bombed Lugansk in 2014 with multiple death  (when attack was denied by pro-Ukrainians, who insisted that it was "air conditioning unit that attracted Russian own AD missile" that became meme). Sort of irony that he was shot down by own AD over Kiev 8 years later.

[Roman Alymov]

Kharkov administration building  - before the strile

and after the strike

[Pavel Novak]

20 minutes ago, Roman Alymov said:

Not "mobilization" yet but TV is showing volunteers comming to recruitment offices, where they are thanked for their desire to help and sent back home. Seems like integrating the idea of possibility of mobilization into public mind (very poorly done as for me - there is plenty of material created over the years of war to show, but probably it will raise the unconvenient question  of "Why we have allowed Kiev Gov to exist for 8 yearas?"). Will see. 
Quite possible it is the back up plan for the case of further escalation, for example if West deside to step in - we will need motre people with AKs and just as hands to do all this army's "Carry what is spherical, roll what is rectangular"

Thanks for reply.

[jaro]

T90?

[Stuart Galbraith]

Yeah, think so. Its got the Shtora jammers.

[Josh]

It's a damn stupid idea to give Ukraine fighters. It is an escalation by NATO that will just produce more shot of up aircraft in the best case scenario. There's nothing a MiG-29 is going to do to alter the situation outside provoke the Russians to engage NATO in some wa

Edited March 1, 2022 by Josh

[futon]

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will join the ban of Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system as part of international sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

On Saturday (Feb. 26), the U.S. and its allies banned certain Russian banks from the SWIFT system. In response, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) told the media Sunday (Feb. 27) that Taiwan would join other "democratic and free countries" in implementing the block.

During a session of the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday (March 1), Su said Taiwan will cooperate with any decisions made by other countries on SWIFT transactions by Russian banks. Su stated that if small and medium-sized Taiwanese enterprises are affected by the SWIFT restrictions, the government will provide "necessary assistance."

Su said that the whole world has seen Ukraine's "indomitable and courageous actions in the face of the aggression of its evil neighbor and how the whole country is united to resist the enemy." Su said Taiwan condemns Russia's aggression and will synchronize with its democratic partners across the world in imposing sanctions.

...

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4458427

[Perun]

I counted 13 Ukrainian brigades on this map, and Ukrainian army has 21 brigade (armored, mechanized, infantry, mountain). It is about 63% of Ukrainian army brigades just on Donbas front

I didnt count territorial defense brigades

Edited March 1, 2022 by Perun

[Stuart Galbraith]

Just now, Josh said:

It's a damn stupid idea to give Ukraine fighters. It is an escalation by NATO that will just produce more shot of up aircraft in the best case scenario. There's nothing a MiG-29 is going to do to alter the situation outside provoke the Russians to engage NATO in some way.

Josh, you are probably aware there were similar arguments about selling aircraft to Britain in early WW2.

Its the right thing to do. The moral, responsible thing to do. And besides,  ultimately if Ukraine falls, NATO are next on the list anyway. At worst its going to bring events forward by 6 months, if that.

There is nothing Putin can do to threaten us anymore.

[Roman Alymov]

5 minutes ago, Perun said:

I counted 13 Ukrainian brigades on this map, and Ukrainian army has 21 brigade (armored, mechanized, infantry, mountain). It is about 63% of Ukrainian army brigades just on Donbas front

I didnt count territorial defense brigades

Yes, despite all claims of "inevitable Russian attack" the main body of UkrArmy was assembled around Donbass, guess why. There was no need for them to defence (as 8 years of trench war made frontlibe strongly fortified).