Kiev Is Burning

[Roman Alymov]

RusMarines "Barn BTR" and dismounts west of Ugledar https://t.me/creamy_caprice/6881

[Roman Alymov]

Two night Lancet strikes on single M777 while it was pushed to covered position (previously it was unusual to use two Lancets on one target) https://t.me/infomil_live/10388

[Roman Alymov]

Landmines vs. CV-90, Kursk region https://t.me/boris_rozhin/138366

[Yama]

Seems like substantial sized IED, rather than regular AT-mine (or even two).

[bojan]

Surface laid mines (just barely visible on video), which were a reason driver stepped on breakes, so doubled TM-62 or equivalent at most. Reason explosion looks bigger is that more than one mine exploded, which often happens with surface laid mines (but those additional ones don't really affect vehicle) and also IMO fuel from vehicle contributed to explosion looking bigger than it is. Here is another angle, from a FPV drone chasing that Strf 90, you can actually see explosions of multiple mines and explosion of the vehicle being enchanted by the fuel, as explosion of the other mine on the left dissipates much more quickly.

https://t.me/lost_armour/3467

[mandeb48]

On 9/21/2024 at 1:50 PM, Stuart Galbraith said:

This has to be a wind up, right?

 

 

 

too good to be true. Let's add the crews of the Kusnetzoff, the Peter the Great, projects 1164, projects 956 and other obsolete ships. all the superfluous ground personnel and admirers that could be used in something more useful for the ground war that exists at the moment. At least three marine brigades could be formed. But bureaucratic inertia and vested interests will be stronger as always.

[Stefan Kotsch]

The formation of marine infantry units from unneeded sailors is an old Russian Soviet tradition. The sailors are considered particularly motivated soldiers who throw themselves into battle without considering their lives. Because they are clueless. The unfortunate boys will probably also be given a motivational injection 'Great Patriotic War V.02'. 

Edited September 23, 2024 by Stefan Kotsch

[Ssnake]

Eh, the invasion of Norway saw similar incidents without Russian involvement.

[TonyE]

French did it during WW1 aswell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_de_Fusiliers_Marins

[mkenny]

2 hours ago, Stefan Kotsch said:

The formation of marine infantry units from unneeded sailors is an old Russian Soviet tradition. The sailors are considered particularly motivated soldiers who throw themselves into battle without considering their lives. Because they are clueless. The unfortunate boys will probably also be given a motivational injection 'Great Patriotic War V.02'. 

A bit like the 3  German Marine Infantry Divisions?

[Stefan Kotsch]

But these french 'Marine Fusiliers' were already 'infantrymen on board'. That's a little different than putting a rifle in the hands of sailors.

[Roman Alymov]

3 hours ago, Stefan Kotsch said:

The formation of marine infantry units from unneeded sailors is an old Russian Soviet tradition. The sailors are considered particularly motivated soldiers who throw themselves into battle without considering their lives. Because they are clueless. The unfortunate boys will probably also be given a motivational injection 'Great Patriotic War V.02'. 

   Not sure about other countries, but in Russian tradition since at least late Russian Empire time sailors were selected from general conscript mass on the criterea of, first and foremost, education (as they were supposed to be then trained into operating complex machinery), and then health. The same by the way, decades later, became the practice for VDV (to the degree of having all-students/univercity graduate battalions).   Having better then average education allowed improvised marine units not only to operate more complex weapons then regular infantry (for example, urban legend is SVT was disliked by regular infantry but loved by Marines), but also to use more complex tactics, topography, and in general learn all sort of war tricks quicker. The stronger morale/motivation was also the product of education (as it was the people educated enough to read books and know life outside of peasant "bubble"). 

     In modern days, this difference in education level is not so big (compared to the time of Civil War and WW2), but is still present.

[Roman Alymov]

Orion UAV vs. IMR obstacle-cleaning vehicle, Kursk region https://t.me/milinfolive/131160

[Roman Alymov]

Lancet (!) vs. pro-Ukr SOF evacuation group https://t.me/boris_rozhin/138396

[Roman Alymov]

Iskander and Smerch MLRS vs. HIMARS launcher, Donetsk Republic https://t.me/infomil_live/10397

[Roman Alymov]

Lancet vs. ST-68 radar, Dnepropetrovsk region https://t.me/infomil_live/10400

Edited September 23, 2024 by Roman Alymov

[Roman Alymov]

Lancets with target lock vs. tank on move https://t.me/vysokygovorit/17424

[Stuart Galbraith]

So THATS how Tunguska happened, it was a time travelling Ukrainan drone...

 

[Roman Alymov]

FPV drones vs. unlucky infantry section, Kursk region https://t.me/anna_news/71073

[Roman Alymov]

Multiple FPVs vs. Turkish Kirpi MRAP, Pokrovsk region. Looks like size and speed is better protection against FPVs then thick armor https://t.me/infomil_live/10417

[Stuart Galbraith]

Bada Bing, Bada Boom.

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

The Death strip on this one looks like the moon.

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

This video claims these strikes have been part of a concerted campaign, and are claimed ot have destroyed up to 6 months worth of ammunition, including newly delivered North Korean missiles (probably did them a favour there, heh).

 

[Roman Alymov]

47 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

This video claims these strikes have been part of a concerted campaign, and are claimed ot have destroyed up to 6 months worth of ammunition, including newly delivered North Korean missiles (probably did them a favour there, heh).

So it means that current production and purchase of ammunition by Russia is so massive it is not only enough for supplying current frontline use, but is also enough to stock up AT LEAST 6 month worth of extra ammunition?  (note the storages attacked are not all storages in Russia)

Compare that to German army has ammo for only two days of war – media — RT World News

[Stuart Galbraith]

No, it means that after you use up the ammunition already with units, you are going to have to look for 6 months of ammuntion.

I should check ebay, they are always selling weird shit.

Yeah well, this is the NATO threat you had to invade Ukraine to ward off apparently. Yet another dumb decision from a guy replete with them. You cant have it both ways. You cant ridicule the threat, or it makes Ukraine look unnecessary. You cant talk up NATO, without withdrawning all units facing NATO and sending them south to Ukraine as being a bit of a strange decision. Why, to hear you guys talk, Poland is about ready to go and take Belarus, and Germany about to retake Kaliningrad.