Russia/Ukraine Megathread V6

[GhostZ06]

 

[GhostZ06]

 

[Anewt]

Riiigghhhht... that's a logical response.........

Enjoy pumping out that sweet sweet propaganda bud. I won't bother you with the truth next time as you're not interested. All the best

 

[PEB]

I guess the UAE is getting them for Ukrainian fighters?

 

[curryjunkie]

 

[Rod1]

Riiigghhhht... that's a logical response.........

Enjoy pumping out that sweet sweet propaganda bud. I won't bother you with the truth next time as you're not interested. All the best

So Magomed Tushayev is alive? i don't follow.

 

[Anewt]

So Magomed Tushayev is alive? i don't follow.

...... Pathetic....

all the best

 

[4daLuLZ]

I disagree. That column was never intended to fight

Huffing that Copium, eh ?

 

[AWilder]

You do realize they took the airport and withdrew right?


Despite the loss of the airport, Ukrainian forces continued to engage the Russian forces in Hostomel. Eyewitnesses recorded videos of allegedly a Russian tank column burning in the distance and Ukrainian Mi-24s firing rockets at Russian positions.[5] Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov claimed that Ukrainian forces deployed BM-21 Grad in Kyiv to bombard Russian forces occupying the airport.[36] Olevsky stated that he believes casualties for both Russian and Ukrainian may number in the hundreds.[37]

On 26 February 2022, Ukrainian forces claimed that the Ukrainian Alpha Group unit destroyed a column of Russian armored vehicles near Hostomel.[38][39] Sophia Fedyna [uk; ru], a member of the Verkhovna Rada, alleged that Russian spetsnaz captured some members of the Ukrainian National Guard and were wearing their uniforms. She asked Ukrainian citizens and fighters to speak only in Ukrainian to help identify Russian saboteurs.[40][41][42]

As of 27 February 2022, the airport remained under Russian control as clashes began to shift to the towns of Bucha and Irpin to the south,[43] where Ukrainian forces claimed to have halted the Russian advances, contesting Russian forces in Hostomel amid intense fighting.[44][45][46][47] On 27 February, the Security Service of Ukraine released an alleged intercepted conversation of Russian forces in Hostomel reporting casualties and requesting to be evacuated.[48][49] On the same day, Ukrainian forces bombarded the airport with artillery, and claimed to have destroyed a number of Russian equipment, vehicles, and personnel.[50][51][52] The next day, a Russian military convoy stretching 40 miles (64 km) arrived at the airport in preparation for an assault on Kyiv.[53][54]

As of 28 March 2022, satellite imagery showed no Russian forces inside the airport.[55] On 29 March, Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin announced a withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kyiv area,[56] including the abandonment of Hostomel Airport.[57]

By 2 April, Ukrainian forces had regained control of the airport following a large-scale Russian withdrawal along the Kyiv axis.[58] In their hasty retreat, Russian troops destroyed much of their own equipment, while other materiel was captured intact by the Ukrainians. In addition, other Russian equipment had been destroyed by Ukrainian artillery strikes before the withdrawal. Overall, Russia lost at least 7 armoured fighting vehicles, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, 3 armoured personnel carriers, 1 anti-aircraft gun, 2 field artillery pieces, 3 helicopters, as well as 67 trucks, vehicles and jeeps at Antonov Airport.[15]

They literally announced they were withdrawing from the airport.... days before it was back in Ukrainian hands........

To add to that..

The airport was then captured by the Russian forces. Despite this, the unexpected Ukrainian resistance foiled the plans of a quick capitulation of Kyiv, and the airport was too damaged to be used as a functional airstrip

None of this copy pasta says this was a feint. All of this copy pasta says this was a failed objective. you can believe what you want but assaulting Kyiv was not a feint. No serious military analyst outside of Russia will push this.

 

[Rod1]

...... Pathetic....

all the best

Losing ther most elite and loyal troops was part of the plan.

 

[Rod1]

I disagree. That column was never intended to fight

They were never intended to fight, but fight came to them anyway and were massacred. All part of the plan i guess.

 

[SandisLL]

tibba basically looks that is pro Kremlin oriented.

 

[SandisLL]

Propaganda? How is with Australia? One day and ~300 000 000 $ for Ukraine.
Too might fuck up relationships with Russia ( I forget that without Russia's export almost all world will die etc narrative ).

 

[4daLuLZ]

Ive read many reports like this. Apparently since they aren't officially at war Russian soldiers CAN'T be punished for refusing orders to fight in Ukraine.

But they can trip and fall back into a 9mm to the back of the neck.

 

[Badr Hari]

Kharkiv was a feint too. Soon brainwashed people will say the whole war was a feint.

 

[SandisLL]

Well but Russia and Belarus does have ОМОН. Special police units. It is job, they does have handguns, body armour and AKMs...
They might be simply laid off if will not follow orders.

Plus wagner mercs and Kadirov's merchs etc ants...
$.

 

[Strychnine]

I would have thought that incoming artillery fire would be tracked by radar which would then calculate the position of the fire team, who would then be on the end of some incoming?

Or maybe radar can’t track the shells?

Or maybe the Russians don’t have (enough of) that capability?

If they could track the incoming shells the Russians would still have to muster up an airstrike. I don't think they could do that without serious risk from MANPADS.

 

[SandisLL]

If they could track the incoming shells the Russians would still have to muster up an airstrike. I don't think they could do that without serious risk from MANPADS.

I don't know much about artillery radars but had saw posted somewhere that 122 mm shells might be tracked...
US, Israel production.

Ofc MANPADs will be big threat: even since 2014 th they are constantly improved. It isn't 1978-1980 th stuff.

 

[AWilder]

I disagree. That column was never intended to fight

 

[AWilder]

Losing ther most elite and loyal troops was part of the plan.

Trust the plan, 6D chess.