Here we go again-Ukraine once again pt2

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Amir Weitmann, head of Israel's ruling Likud Party, promises revenge on Russia for insufficient support of Israel in an unhinged live RT interview. He stated, “we will do everything to make sure Ukraine wins!” "Russia will pay the price!" "Russia supports Nazis!"

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Originally Posted by mapuc

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Both sides cross the Dnipro daily that does not make it a bridgehead Ukraine does a lot of raids in this oblast no mayor attacks only raids with limited amount of personnel. Ukraine does not have armour or other heavy equipment on that side of the river, this is psyop's. Maybe they will eventually, they need a lot of equipment to cross, do not think Ukraine has that at the moment.

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The devastating thing about the situation is that Russia obviously has enough forces for these offensives in the East. Many had hoped that Ukraine's offensive in the central area would lead to the Russians using their last reserves in defense there. They actually moved mainly airborne units into the central area, but these were apparently enough to maintain the defense. Ukraine has not yet achieved a breakthrough, and the Russians were even able to provide additional forces for the offensive in Donetsk.

For example, if Ukraine had had long-range surface-to-surface missiles, such as the American Atacms, which are a recurring topic, then the Russian staging areas could have been targeted in depth before the offensive even started. But the Ukrainian troops couldn't do that because these long-range missiles have not yet been delivered.

Mind you, Ukriane got only a few ATACMS, and these with a reduced range only, 160km I think. NOT 300 km.

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Originally Posted by Skykbird

Mind you, Ukriane got only a few ATACMS,

Two dozens, I read in a German news snippet. Estimates say that for the attack on the two airbases, around 5 missiles may have been used per base.

Thats not much left, to say the least. Whatever the Western agenda is, a Ukrainian victory and a Russian defeat for the smallest blood cost to Ukrainian people and smallest possibe damage to Ukrainian industry, economy and infrastructure is not at the top of it.

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Two dozens, I read in a German news snippet. Estimates say that for the attack on the two airbases, around 5 missiles may have been used per base.

Thats not much left, to say the least. Whatever the Western agenda is, a Ukrainian victory and a Russian defeat for the smallest blood cost to Ukrainian people and smallest possibe damage to Ukrainian industry, economy and infrastructure is not at the top of it.

Every support get a few in the beginning to test the results same happened with HIMARS later on numbers will go up I saw mentioned that these missiles will get follow-up delivery they got the M39 (ATACMS Block I) and M39A1 (ATACMS Block IA) old stocks getting emptied also these missiles are not used any more. The Army converted the M39 and M39A1 (how much I do not know) Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) with anti-personnel and anti-materiel (APAM) bomblets to the M57 ATACMS 500-pound Unitary warhead using the same single warhead used in the Navy Harpoon missile.

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What is the definition on a Bridgehead ?



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https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/st...31586542260376
Recently, there has been some debate surrounding the extent of damage to Russian helicopters on Berdians'k and Luhansk airfields, sparked by @GeoConfirmed statement that at least 21 Russian helicopters were either destroyed or damaged. While their number slightly exceeds our team's public estimate, it's important to note that their estimate is based on solid grounds. The challenge arises from the limitations of commercially available imagery, which do not provide the resolution needed to detect hundreds of small scorch marks around helicopters in Berdiansk. In the case of Luhansk airport, it's much easier since you can clearly see it from our higher-resolution imagery purchased from Planet Labs.



However, we can independently verify that multiple scorch marks from explosions are clearly visible around Mi-8 helicopters on imagery for non-commercial distribution. Unlike most Ka-52 helicopters, which were burned and destroyed, the Mi-8s likely didn't carry ammunition that would cause explosions. Consequently, the damage might not be easily visible from the satellite or visible at all.

We opted not to incorporate these helicopters into our report because, while we recognize the possibility of their damage, there are no publicly available means to definitively substantiate it. Nevertheless, it's worth noting that even based on images from the Russian Telegram channel (link included in the image description), one can observe multiple holes on the affected helicopter, suggesting that many helicopters sustained damage, even if they did not catch fire.



It's also worth noting that these helicopters are not in flyable condition. To transport them, the Russians had to remove their rotor blades, a process typically done to prepare helicopters for ground transportation. This observation makes the claim of damage highly plausible, which is why GeoConfirmed likely included them and reached a total number of 21

Link to their investigation, which was also based on our materials: https://twitter.com/GeoConfirmed/sta...62047230128585

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Originally Posted by mapuc

What is the definition on a Bridgehead ?

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An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance. A fortification around the end of a bridge. A strong position secured by an army inside enemy territory from which to advance or attack.