Thoughts on the Russo-Ukranian War?

I3BrigPvSk said:
Ukraine claims their drones have attacked Russian air bases in Russia.
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The interesting aspect of this is the location of the bases as their distance from Ukrainian controlled territory puts Moscow in range.
My personal belief is that it is time to revisit the Kerch bridge and start striking the Russian power grid (after all Russia has declared it a legitimate military target) and rail network as deep into Russia as possible, preferably around Moscow..
Even if they can't do a lot of damage it will force Russia to expend material to defend it and cash to fix it which is less they can send to Ukraine, basically ever S-300 spent shooting down a cheap drone is one less they can fire at a Ukrainian playground and one more they have buy..
 
MontyB said:
The interesting aspect of this is the location of the bases as their distance from Ukrainian controlled territory puts Moscow in range.
My personal belief is that it is time to revisit the Kerch bridge and start striking the Russian power grid (after all Russia has declared it a legitimate military target) and rail network as deep into Russia as possible, preferably around Moscow..
Even if they can't do a lot of damage it will force Russia to expend material to defend it and cash to fix it which is less they can send to Ukraine, basically ever S-300 spent shooting down a cheap drone is one less they can fire at a Ukrainian playground and one more they have buy..
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The UKrainians have the speed boat like drones and now UAVs with a range that can hit Russian infrastructure. I read the Russians are retreating from the east bank of the river Dnipro close to Kherson and Ukrainian forces have crossed the river. It will test the Ukrainians logistics if they cross the river with larger forces.

The UKrainians have the control of the city Kherson and that city controls the supply of fresh water to Crimea...
 
MontyB said:
Yep and when it is all over Russia will be the proud owners of a WW1 battlefield, some ruins and a lot of dead to bury.
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There is an interesting development north of Bakhmut, which isn't so important, but the townships and cities north of Bakhmut are.

The attacks on Russian air bases are interesting. It showed they aren't safe in Russia
 
Aren't the Russian experience more strange accidents at their fuel depots and other logistical hubs in Russia now than what they experienced before the war?

There are rumors about the attacks against the Russian air bases. The Ukrainians didn't use "new" drones, the attacks were done with smaller ones and were guided by Ukrainian special forces operating in Russia

These SF might be responsible for the "accidents" in Russia.
 
I3BrigPvSk said:
Aren't the Russian experience more strange accidents at their fuel depots and other logistical hubs in Russia now than what they experienced before the war?

There are rumors about the attacks against the Russian air bases. The Ukrainians didn't use "new" drones, the attacks were done with smaller ones and were guided by Ukrainian special forces operating in Russia

These SF might be responsible for the "accidents" in Russia.
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I would imagine operating in the Russian winter with very little (if any) local support would be challenging at best and these attacks are happening all over Russia, close to the border (1-150km) sure but thousands of kilometres I doubt it.
Given the number of teams they would need and the logistics required to carry out these attacks I doubt it would be possible given the amount of incidents, I would be more inclined to believe local resistance.
 
MontyB said:
I would imagine operating in the Russian winter with very little (if any) local support would be challenging at best and these attacks are happening all over Russia, close to the border (1-150km) sure but thousands of kilometres I doubt it.
Given the number of teams they would need and the logistics required to carry out these attacks I doubt it would be possible given the amount of incidents, I would be more inclined to believe local resistance.
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You are probably right. The locals would react if strangers appears and a few hours later a fuel depot detonate or a train derail. Ukrainian SFs might be involved in the attacks against the Russian air bases. It seems the attacks were carried out with small kamikaze drones. Bigger drones would alert the Russian air defense systems, they must have SAM and AAA around their air bases and these systems must at least have seen bigger drones. The small drones are harder to detect and they also don't give the Russians a lot of time to react to the incoming threat.
 
I3BrigPvSk said:
You are probably right. The locals would react if strangers appears and a few hours later a fuel depot detonate or a train derail. Ukrainian SFs might be involved in the attacks against the Russian air bases. It seems the attacks were carried out with small kamikaze drones. Bigger drones would alert the Russian air defense systems, they must have SAM and AAA around their air bases and these systems must at least have seen bigger drones. The small drones are harder to detect and they also don't give the Russians a lot of time to react to the incoming threat.
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It wouldn't surprise me if most Russian air defence crews were too drunk to function anyway especially at bases so far away from the border.
 
MontyB said:
It wouldn't surprise me if most Russian air defence crews were too drunk to function anyway especially at bases so far away from the border.
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That's probably why I wouldn't try to introduce ethanol fueled vehicles in Russia. It wouldn't work.

Sweden has a lot of our speed cameras stolen. We begin the Russians are doing it to get a around the sanctions. From the bottom of all Swedish drivers heart, thank you
 
I3BrigPvSk said:
That's probably why I wouldn't try to introduce ethanol fueled vehicles in Russia. It wouldn't work.

Sweden has a lot of our speed cameras stolen. We begin the Russians are doing it to get a around the sanctions. From the bottom of all Swedish drivers heart, thank you
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How is stealing speed cameras getting around sanctions?
 
It appears Ukraine is being issued with ex-Slovenian M-55S tanks.

The M-55S is a deeply modernized Soviet T-55, a tank type that first entered service in the late 1950s. In the 1990s, the Slovenian army paid Israeli firm Elbit and STO RAVNE in Slovenia to modify 30 of its 36-ton T-55s. The M-55S despite its age could represent a glimpse at the Ukrainian army’s tank future. It’s all about the gun.

Slovenian prime minister Robert Golob in a telephone conversation with German chancellor Olaf Scholz in September hammered out a deal whereby Germany would give Slovenia 40 military trucks—and Slovenia in turn would supply 28 M-55Ss to Ukraine.

The problem I see, with all their different vehicles, both soft skinned and armoured is the spares issue for routine maintenance and damage repair.Its going to be a workshop nightmare trying to keep track of all service and repair stock.
 
BritinBritain said:
It appears Ukraine is being issued with ex-Slovenian M-55S tanks.

The M-55S is a deeply modernized Soviet T-55, a tank type that first entered service in the late 1950s. In the 1990s, the Slovenian army paid Israeli firm Elbit and STO RAVNE in Slovenia to modify 30 of its 36-ton T-55s. The M-55S despite its age could represent a glimpse at the Ukrainian army’s tank future. It’s all about the gun.

Slovenian prime minister Robert Golob in a telephone conversation with German chancellor Olaf Scholz in September hammered out a deal whereby Germany would give Slovenia 40 military trucks—and Slovenia in turn would supply 28 M-55Ss to Ukraine.

The problem I see, with all their different vehicles, both soft skinned and armoured is the spares issue for routine maintenance and damage repair.Its going to be a workshop nightmare trying to keep track of all service and repair stock.
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We were laughing about the Russian deploying the old T-62s and now the Ukrainians get an upgraded T-55, It seems former WP countries are getting rid of their old WP equipment when dumping it all on the Ukrainians.
 
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