Civil war in Ukraine: News & discussion

[Superboy]

this thing - T64BM1M
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soon in strong hands of militias

Looks like an awesome tank. Kornets may be needed. Does Donbas build any tanks?

 

[500]

Does Donbas build any tanks?

 

[Barmaley]

Looks like an awesome tank.

Not really. It's a basically the same T-64BM only with upgraded ERA and some part of ammunitions moved outside turret.

Kornets may be needed.

Right, but even Konkurs would be enough

Does Donbas build any tanks?

Neither Ukraine build new tanks. All of their "new tanks" is actually modernised \repaired USSR stocks.

 

[Superboy]

What's so funny?

 

[vostok]

Looks like an awesome tank. Kornets may be needed. Does Donbas build any tanks?

Tanks are built in Kharkov. Kharkov - Novorossian city and in its time will be freed from the junta.

 

[Superboy]

Tanks are built in Kharkov. Kharkov - Novorossian city and in its time will be freed from the junta.

Kharkov can make tanks without importing ballistic computers, electro optics from Russia?

 

[vostok]

Russian Humanitarian Convoy Arrivesin Donetsk, Luhansk.
Trucks, carrying Russian humanitarian aid, have arrived in Luhansk and Donetsk. On Saturday, Russia's Emergencies Ministry announced that a convoy of over 70 trucks has been formed in the country's Rostov Region.
MOSCOW, November 16 (Sputnik) — Russian humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in Luhansk and Donetsk, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene Sunday.

The trucks are currently being unloaded.

Earlier today, Russian humanitarian aid trucks have arrived in Luhansk.

According to Oleg Voronov, deputy head of the crisis management center with the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the humanitarian cargo consists of 70 trucks (50 destined to Donetsk and 20 to Luhansk) that are expected to deliver 450 metric tons of aid to Ukraine's southeastern regions.

Since August, Russia has sent all together seven aid convoys to eastern Ukraine that has been suffering from a humanitarian crisis since Kiev launched a military operation against the region's independence supporters in April.

The aid convoys have delivered food, water, power generators and medication, as well as warm clothes and winter supplies for residents of the troubled region to replenish their stocks ahead of the approaching winter. The previous convoy arrived in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on November 4.
Russian Humanitarian Convoy Arrives in Donetsk, Luhansk / Sputnik international

 

[Superboy]

Yep this one hehe .Even today in the messages coming from DNR/LNR was said one of long expected Bulats(could be one of above mentioned tanks) was damaged during once again unsuccessul airport attack but managed to get away.Hopefully NAF will be able to "find " soon 9M133 Kornets to better deal with such upgraded machines.

A number of Bulats have been captured by NAF. Tanks get shred to pieces by artillery.

 

[vostok]

 

[vostok]

 

[Superboy]

Latest report from the Donetsk airport. Anyone know what caliber is the mortar starting at about the 2:30 mark?

 

[Galad]

Latest report from the Donetsk airport. Anyone know what caliber is the mortar starting at about the 2:30 mark?

Tried to check for the infomation in the comments under video at Vkontakte,but unfortunately you need to have an account for it.But from the video looks like finally Givi/Motorola units learned the lesson not to disclosure their location via videos.Lesson payed with the blood of their colleguages.It was very stupid of them to give interview to that basically liberal pro-western rag.Many brave soldiers died after.And it is not just a single similar accident.Still remember case from the summer.An OSSE mission(yes the spy invested anti-russian organization) came to rebel base.Stayed for while and left.Not long after their departure place was leveled down by ukraine artillery.Luckily rebels have been smart enough and left the place immediately after "neutral"OSSE mission departure.

 

[vostok]

Latest report from the Donetsk airport. Anyone know what caliber is the mortar starting at about the 2:30 mark?

82mm if I am not mistaken, or may be 120mm. More likely 120mm.

 

[Superboy]

82mm if I am not mistaken, or may be 120mm. More likely 120mm.

Looks like 120 mm to me. 82 mm you can hold it with 1 hand. 120 mm you can't.

 

[Superboy]

82 mm mortar firing from trench