International Russia/Ukraine Megathread V15

[SandisLL]

Yaga drones are used also as transport drones used to deliver stuff for soldiers.

.bTW for peace time there is interest about potential to use large agricultural type drones as transport for some situations etc.

 

[SandisLL]

Putin does wants that western countries will stop any weapons supplies or sales for Ukraine.

Macron had confirmed that all lethal aid already scheduled to deliver in 2025 th for Ukr France will deliver regardless what will tell Putin.

 

[SandisLL]

Ofc Putin and Co are telling what Trump wants to hear..
In real life on ground russia doesn't shows any signs that they wants to end war.

They are increasing pressure and are even more accumulating technique and weapons in ukr ....

 

[syct23]

Yaga drones are used also as transport drones used to deliver stuff for soldiers.

.bTW for peace time there is interest about potential to use large agricultural type drones as transport for some situations etc.

Do or can magnets set off mines?

 

[SandisLL]

Do or can magnets set off mines?

Depends from mine fusing mechanism and how it is designed to trigger ...
Also not all mines does have a lot of metal to be easy to detect them with metal detectors.
Some are 100% not detectable with metal detector...I had posted about so called cask type WW2 era IEDs ...these are nasty stuff cos almost 0 metal used....

 

[Strychnine]

 

[syct23]

Depends from mine fusing mechanism and how it is designed to trigger ...
Also not all mines does have a lot of metal to be easy to detect them with metal detectors.
Some are 100% not detectable with metal detector...I had posted about so called cask type WW2 era IEDs ...these are nasty stuff cos almost 0 metal used....

Interesting,

I’ve seen a lot of the plastic mines being used but didn’t really know about the trigger system and wondering if it could be set off by a strong enough magnet.

But if the trigger mechanism is also made of plastic, most likely not?

 

[SandisLL]

From more complex mines for example there are so called off route anti tank type mines.

Such stuff usually does have anti handling devices and options to choose activation method.

These might be 1. Thermal signature 2. Magnetic sruff 3. Remote controlled via radio
4. Remote controlled via cable
5. Activated when object contacts with so called " signal " wires ....

So there depends what type of activation is used and not rare cases they might use 2 methods etc...also might have not 1 but 2 or 3 anti handling solutions...cos these mines are more expensive than simplr disc type mines, they usually are used together with bobby traps and other type mines installed near such mine.

 

[SandisLL]

Drones might be used to drop mines, yes, but then you don't have specialist on the ground ...

If mines are installed manually by experienced specialist ...there are options to camouflage them really well and install a lot of other shit rather than just one mine..m

 

[GhostZ06]

UA forces invaded the Belgorod region.

Russia Confirms Ongoing Ukrainian Assault On Belgorod Region

Russian officials say they face a “difficult” situation in the Belgorod region, with multiple reports of an incursion into the border area by Ukrainian forces. Russian officials say they face a “difficult” situation in the Belgorod region, with multiple reports of an incursion into the border...

www.twz.com

 

[SandisLL]

Interesting,

I’ve seen a lot of the plastic mines being used but didn’t really know about the trigger system and wondering if it could be set off by a strong enough magnet.

But if the trigger mechanism is also made of plastic, most likely not?

Not all metallic mines is possible to trigger with magnet....

If mine does have activation designed to trigger mine if vecihle will be there due to magnetic field change.
Then it is possible to trigger with magnets. Electromagnets btw too might do such job.

Then there are clearing wires in order to trigger mine with vibration after such rope will explode in area but this too depends....some mines is easy, some no...

Plastic casing insead of steel might be used cos under some obstacles easier and cheaper to manufacture.
If good plastic used, it is more durable if should remain long years without degradation.

Also ofc it does reduce mine magnetic signature so ....difficult to find with detectors...

 

[syct23]

Not all metallic mines is possible to trigger with magnet....

If mine does have activation designed to trigger mine if vecihle will be there due to magnetic field change.
Then it is possible to trigger with magnets. Electromagnets btw too might do such job.

Then there are clearing wires in order to trigger mine with vibration after such rope will explode in area but this too depends....some mines is easy, some no...

Plastic casing insead of steel might be used cos under some obstacles easier and cheaper to manufacture.
If good plastic used, it is more durable if should remain long years without degradation.

Also ofc it does reduce mine magnetic signature so ....difficult to find with detectors...

I am aware of the clearing wires, didn’t realize they were vibration.

It would be something if someone could figure out how to hang some kind of contraption a few meters below a drone that could agitate a mine enough to go boom.

Set a path and just let the little guy set off mines as it flys over..

 

[San Marino]

But I guess hitting an area with 500 lb dumb bombs is totally cool? One time one hit a children's hospital. Large enough to throw bodies out of the hospital? This was the 3rd largest hospital in Ukraine.

Your point being?
Is it time now for Zelensky to do the same in Moscow with roughly 10,000 innocent civilians?
Why doesn't Zelensky aim for the Kremlin and try to take out Putin?
Zelensky now has the capability to do what Netanyahu has done in Gaza (IAF) with the Palestinian population.
Don't you think he should do that?

 

[San Marino]

Excellent information about missiles gathered from open mainstream sources.

Thanks.

Why you do not fight for matushka in dumbass?

I don't believe in the cause and have done my part in Iraq and Afghanistan.

BTW from where you had get that Ukr does have 130 missiles?

Mainstream open source. Unclassified information.

Last more or less official Neptune test was with 280 km range and 150 km warhead.

The modified Neptune dumbass. Where have you been for the last two weeks?

Way how you here had insulted posters during 4 years in row is predictable annoying mechanical chatbot type trolling.

That would be 3 years that the conflict has been going on. I only insult people who insult me. Like you.
Not only can you not write proper English, but you also write entirely too much shit on this thread.

 

[Cid]

Russia's bad luck of shooting down drones only for the debris to land on and destroy the target continues.

 

[San Marino]

Interesting,

I’ve seen a lot of the plastic mines being used but didn’t really know about the trigger system and wondering if it could be set off by a strong enough magnet.

But if the trigger mechanism is also made of plastic, most likely not?

Don't believe half the shit this guy posts. @SandisLL Much of it is just pulled from his ass.

Yes, plastic mines can be detected, though it's more challenging than detecting metal mines. This makes detecting them with conventional techniques, such as metal detectors, very difficult. Techniques like thermal infrared sensing, laser vibration sensors, and electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) are being used to locate them. ECT is capable of detecting most types of materials not just metals.

 

[syct23]

Don't believe half the shit this guy posts. @SandisLL Much of it is just pulled from his ass.

Yes, plastic mines can be detected, though it's more challenging than detecting metal mines. This makes detecting them with conventional techniques, such as metal detectors, very difficult. Techniques like thermal infrared sensing, laser vibration sensors, and electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) are being used to locate them. ECT is capable of detecting most types of materials not just metals.

It’s hard to believe anything around here,

Just look at us. We are three bots having a conversation about each other…

 

[Cid]

 

[San Marino]

Institute for the Study of War - Ukraine conflict - 18 March 2025

Key Takeaways:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin did not accept the US-Ukrainian proposal for a temporary ceasefire along the frontline and reiterated his demands for a resolution to the war that amount to Ukrainian capitulation.
• Trump and Putin agreed on a temporary moratorium on long-range strikes against energy infrastructure, but the exact contours of the moratorium remain unclear at this time.
• Putin continues to hold the temporary ceasefire hostage, likely to extract further concessions from US President Donald Trump and delay or spoil negotiations for an enduring peace in Ukraine.
• Russian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid intensified Russian offensive operations in the area, likely as part of efforts to leverage Russia's deliberate stalling of the temporary ceasefire proposal to make battlefield gains.
• Russian forces recently advanced in the Lyman, Chasiv Yar, and Toretsk directions. Ukrainian and Russian forces both recently advanced in the Kurakhove direction.
• The Russian military is reportedly increasing the number of its information and psychological operations units.

 

[San Marino]

Ukraine has just proven its ability to strike deep into Russian territory with its domestically developed long-range Neptune missile. Unlike the Storm Shadow or ATACMS missiles supplied by Western allies, Neptune is Ukraine’s own weapon, capable of reaching targets over 600 miles away. In a game-changing development, Ukraine successfully used Neptune to strike the Tuapse oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest energy facilities, dealing a major blow to Russian industry and its war effort. This marks a significant shift in Ukraine’s military capabilities, making the country less reliant on foreign-supplied long-range weapons.