War in Ukraine, technical and military aspects only

[alejandro_]

On 2/26/2025 at 6:32 PM, Roman Alymov said:

Then they got 6-element, 8-element ones and, surprise, the same day Fighterbomber blew the whistle, prominent pro-Ukr EW specialist have posted the plea to his subscribers to sent him new, 12-element satnav reciever UNPKs are now comming with https://t.me/serhii_flash/5016is true for most of GPS-guided missiles, bombs etc. West became so used to.

The advantage of more receivers is just related to the number of satellites or also the frequencies?

The source of the information (Fighter_bomber) had already explained a few months ago that ammunition guided by satnav was losing efficiency because of jamming. This applied to both sides.

[Roman Alymov]

6 hours ago, alejandro_ said:

The advantage of more receivers is just related to the number of satellites or also the frequencies?

I'm affraid i am not competent enough to answer - all i know is that more antenna elements is increasing the device ability to tell "real" satelite signals from fake ones.

[JWB]

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1895485680861507891

Norwegian Kongsberg is establishing a joint venture in Ukraine for the mass production of NASAMS missiles based on Ukrainian technologies. Production is set to launch in the coming months, enabling faster air defense supplies without import delays and strengthening Ukraine’s defense industry.

[urbanoid]

14 minutes ago, JWB said:

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1895485680861507891

Norwegian Kongsberg is establishing a joint venture in Ukraine for the mass production of NASAMS missiles based on Ukrainian technologies. Production is set to launch in the coming months, enabling faster air defense supplies without import delays and strengthening Ukraine’s defense industry.

NASAMS missiles... I mean normally they use AMRAAMs, but it couldn't be that...

[bojan]

Journalist being clueless as ever in anything even a bit technical, they are planning to adopt R-27 missile (possible new produced one... but I have doubts) for NASAMS, not to produce "NASAMS missile".

[TonyE]

M1117 armoured car:

[RETAC21]

On 2/28/2025 at 10:04 AM, alejandro_ said:

The advantage of more receivers is just related to the number of satellites or also the frequencies?

The source of the information (Fighter_bomber) had already explained a few months ago that ammunition guided by satnav was losing efficiency because of jamming. This applied to both sides.

Both: https://www.telit.com/blog/multi-gnss-business-advantages/

By adding redundancy, when one GPS cloud/frequency is jammed, another one can be picked up, and using multiple receivers reduces the overall power consumption required by multi-frequency and multi-constellation receivers. 

[Roman Alymov]

Good view of "anti-drone nets tunnel" in Bakhmut (frost and sun made it visible) https://t.me/infomil_live/15452

[JWB]

Belfast? I thought nothing was built there.

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1896261969172210046

In addition to yesterday’s announced Loan of £2.2 Billion to Ukraine, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced during today’s Summit in London, a £1.6 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine, to be used for the purchase of 5,000 Air-Defense Missiles which will be produced in Belfast.

 

Edited March 3, 2025 by JWB

[JWB]

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1896330776045924488

Ukrainian attack drones successfully conducted one of the deepest strikes of the war tonight, hitting Russia’s Ufa Oil Refinery, over 1300 km behind the frontline. 

[alejandro_]

Ukrainian Army Recruitment Centers remain actively engaging citizens to join the ranks of the Defence Forces. In January 2025, 5,381 individuals contacted the centers. This represents an increase of nearly 80% compared to the average monthly figure from the previous year. Since the centers began operating, 38,117 citizens have received consultations.

“Ukrainians are actively seeking information at Recruitment Centers about serving in the Defence Forces. Our mission is to help every candidate find the specialty in which they will be most effective,” stated Serhii Melnyk, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine. 

In January, the number of candidates who began the process of joining the army rose by 955, reaching a total of 8,109. The highest number of citizens already enlisted in the military service is in Kyiv, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Ivano-Frankivsk. Women make up 20% of the candidates.

https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/ukrainians-are-actively-enlisting-in-the-armed-forces-through-recruitment-centers-with-over-5-000-applications-and-955-new-candidates-in-january

The note is not very clear, how can 5,381 individuals contact the centers and 8,109 join. Maybe it takes into account other volunteer units?

[alejandro_]

Interview:

General Wesley Clark: By Western standards, trials against generals would be grossly improper

https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/03/2/7500826/

[JWB]

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1896796195374456876

Overnight, a number of Ukrainian Drones were reported to have struck the Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, which is located over 500 Miles from Ukraine. 

[X-Files]

Satellite images show how hundreds of North Korean troops were likely transported to a secluded Russian port
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/asia/ukraine-war-north-korean-troops-russian-ships-hnk-intl?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo

[glenn239]

Military Summary Channel reports that the US has ordered Britain to cease supplying Ukraine with intel, and that the UA (and presumably the Russians) are experiencing rolling blackouts with Starlink all over the front.  Also, reports that the RuAF is currently using massive numbers of glide bombs in the south around Kherson, (no report on jamming effects)

[JWB]

Can Europe Back Ukraine’s Fight Alone?

"According to Serhii Kuzan, the chair of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center, “Currently, Ukraine provides about 40% of its own military needs, and approximately 30% is provided by Europe and another 30% by the United States.” Between 2023 and 2024 alone, Ukrainian production of artillery systems increased threefold, Kuzan noted, with five times the number of armored personnel carriers manufactured, twice the number of anti-tank weapons and 2.5 times the amount of ammunition."

https://newlinesmag.com/argument/can-europe-back-ukraines-fight-alone/

[alejandro_]

Isolated attempts by F-16s of the Ukrainian air forces to attack our strike groups have become commonplace in the last few days.

They attack at maximum speeds in the forward hemisphere from altitudes of 6-8 km and go head-on to distances of about 100 km. Into long-range dogfights. On a convenient section of the front.

Somewhere around here our fighter aircraft begin to engage them closely, and they leave.
Personally, I have not heard of any confirmed launches of "air-air" missiles from F-16s. Perhaps the range is not enough, perhaps they are simply probing for weak spots and studying our tactics.
It is not yet entirely clear what the trick is, because the ranges are too great to disrupt the attack of our bombers, but these are the first cases in recent years when the Ukrainian fighters have begun to show some initiative.

The situation is interesting primarily because technology has reached such heights that both missile launches from their side and from ours are clearly visible to them. So here we have a fucking grandmaster game.

Upd: The fighters confirmed one attack using one AIM-120.

https://t.me/fighter_bomber/20130

[Roman Alymov]

One more "barn-tank", reportedly successfuly survived ATGM hit and few FPVs https://t.me/boris_rozhin/156727

[RETAC21]

9 hours ago, alejandro_ said:

Isolated attempts by F-16s of the Ukrainian air forces to attack our strike groups have become commonplace in the last few days.

They attack at maximum speeds in the forward hemisphere from altitudes of 6-8 km and go head-on to distances of about 100 km. Into long-range dogfights. On a convenient section of the front.

Somewhere around here our fighter aircraft begin to engage them closely, and they leave.
Personally, I have not heard of any confirmed launches of "air-air" missiles from F-16s. Perhaps the range is not enough, perhaps they are simply probing for weak spots and studying our tactics.
It is not yet entirely clear what the trick is, because the ranges are too great to disrupt the attack of our bombers, but these are the first cases in recent years when the Ukrainian fighters have begun to show some initiative.

The situation is interesting primarily because technology has reached such heights that both missile launches from their side and from ours are clearly visible to them. So here we have a fucking grandmaster game.

Upd: The fighters confirmed one attack using one AIM-120.

https://t.me/fighter_bomber/20130

long range dogfight is an oxymoron, it's either BVR (which is what it is) or a WVR (ie, a dogfight)

[Stuart Galbraith]

9 hours ago, alejandro_ said:

Isolated attempts by F-16s of the Ukrainian air forces to attack our strike groups have become commonplace in the last few days.

They attack at maximum speeds in the forward hemisphere from altitudes of 6-8 km and go head-on to distances of about 100 km. Into long-range dogfights. On a convenient section of the front.

Somewhere around here our fighter aircraft begin to engage them closely, and they leave.
Personally, I have not heard of any confirmed launches of "air-air" missiles from F-16s. Perhaps the range is not enough, perhaps they are simply probing for weak spots and studying our tactics.
It is not yet entirely clear what the trick is, because the ranges are too great to disrupt the attack of our bombers, but these are the first cases in recent years when the Ukrainian fighters have begun to show some initiative.

The situation is interesting primarily because technology has reached such heights that both missile launches from their side and from ours are clearly visible to them. So here we have a fucking grandmaster game.

Upd: The fighters confirmed one attack using one AIM-120.

https://t.me/fighter_bomber/20130

Sounds like the perfect way to use an F16. If they got close against an Su27, they pretty much lose every advantage they have. Presumably they are waiting to see if the Russians change aspect and then pounce if they do.

 

[Roman Alymov]

9 minutes ago, RETAC21 said:

long range dogfight is an oxymoron, it's either BVR (which is what it is) or a WVR (ie, a dogfight)

It is translation flaw, in original Russian text it was "long-distance air to air engagement".

Text in Russian 

"Единичные попытки F-16 повитрянных сил Украины атаковать наши ударные группы, в последние несколько дней перешли можно сказать в обычное дело.
Атакуют на предельных скоростях в переднюю полусферу с высот 6-8 км и идут в лоб до дальностей около ста км.  В дальний воздушный бой. На удобном для себя участке фронта.
Где-то тут ими начинает плотно заниматься наша истребительная авиация, и они сваливают.
Я лично о подтвержденных пусках ракет "В-В" с F-16 не слышал. Возможно дальности не хватает, возможно пока просто щупают уязвимые места и изучают нашу тактику.
В чем фишка пока до конца не понятно, ибо дальности слишком большие чтоб сорвать атаку наших бомберов, но это первые случаи за последние годы когда истребители хохлов начали проявлять какую-то инициативу.

Ситуация интересна в первую очередь тем, что технологии дошли до таких высот, что и пуски ракет с их стороны и им с нашей видны прекрасно. Поэтому тут получается охренеть какая гроcсмейстерская игра.

Но часы (https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16830?single) и наклейку я достал и пододвинул поближе, а то я уже начал волноваться за их будущее. )

Upd: Одну атаку с применением одной AIM-120 истребители подтвердили."

Watches and sticker author is mentioned is the planned prize for the first pilit who will manage to shot down F-16.

[RETAC21]

2 minutes ago, Roman Alymov said:

It is translation flaw, in original Russian text it was "long-distance air to air engagement".

Text in Russian 

"Единичные попытки F-16 повитрянных сил Украины атаковать наши ударные группы, в последние несколько дней перешли можно сказать в обычное дело.
Атакуют на предельных скоростях в переднюю полусферу с высот 6-8 км и идут в лоб до дальностей около ста км.  В дальний воздушный бой. На удобном для себя участке фронта.
Где-то тут ими начинает плотно заниматься наша истребительная авиация, и они сваливают.
Я лично о подтвержденных пусках ракет "В-В" с F-16 не слышал. Возможно дальности не хватает, возможно пока просто щупают уязвимые места и изучают нашу тактику.
В чем фишка пока до конца не понятно, ибо дальности слишком большие чтоб сорвать атаку наших бомберов, но это первые случаи за последние годы когда истребители хохлов начали проявлять какую-то инициативу.

Ситуация интересна в первую очередь тем, что технологии дошли до таких высот, что и пуски ракет с их стороны и им с нашей видны прекрасно. Поэтому тут получается охренеть какая гроcсмейстерская игра.

Но часы (https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16830?single) и наклейку я достал и пододвинул поближе, а то я уже начал волноваться за их будущее. )

Upd: Одну атаку с применением одной AIM-120 истребители подтвердили."

Watches and sticker author is mentioned is the planned prize for the first pilit who will manage to shot down F-16.

Looks like the Ukrainians are trying to bait the Russian fighters to go over the front....

[RETAC21]

10 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Sounds like the perfect way to use an F16. If they got close against an Su27, they pretty much lose every advantage they have. Presumably they are waiting to see if the Russians change aspect and then pounce if they do.

 

Shows the advantage the F-16s bring to the fight in terms of ECM, doing this with a MiG-29 would be suicidal.

[Roman Alymov]

Just now, RETAC21 said:

Looks like the Ukrainians are trying to bait the Russian fighters to go over the front....

May be. May be there is SAM ambush somewhere or something like that, or they are just trying to make RusAF to constantly keep fighter patrols to cover bombers. Or just imitation of action, to show US&Co "taxpayers dollars at work". Let's wait and see.

   Anyway, RusArmy command is constantly wasting missiles and drones striking numerous ex-Soviet airfields (about 40 left in Ukraine), probably in attempts to catch handful of enemy planes while on the ground.

[alejandro_]

1 hour ago, RETAC21 said:

Shows the advantage the F-16s bring to the fight in terms of ECM, doing this with a MiG-29 would be suicidal.

IMO the biggest advantage is that it can launch a missile with active air to air guidance, which makes the fighter less vulnerable.