Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments PART 2

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Footage from an archival battle filmed in November 2024 near the village of Zeleny Shlyakh in the Kursk region of Russia. In the video, two BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles of the 137th Guards Airborne Regiment of Russia break through to a Ukrainian army stronghold located in a forest belt. It is worth noting that there is very little video of the combat use of the BMD-4M. The BMD-4M has been produced since 2015. During the forced march, the BMD-4M is actively fired upon by Ukrainian artillery. Upon reaching the stronghold, the BMD-4M disembark the troops and return to their original positions. The battle at the stronghold itself is not shown; it is reported that it was captured.

 

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Despite the ongoing fighting in the Kursk region, the Russian army has begun to remove abandoned military equipment from the Ukrainian army. There is quite a lot of equipment, we are publishing some footage of it. Some of the captured equipment was destroyed, some was damaged, some are fully operational. For example, two abandoned Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA and an HMMWV armored vehicle with a mileage of 14 thousand kilometers are operational. The HMMWV armored vehicle even had fuel, and is already being used by Russian units. The video also shows an abandoned Ukrainian Aqaba Petra Hunter APC armored vehicle with electronic warfare systems, an International MaxxPro armored personnel carrier, an IMR-2 engineering vehicle, an M1A1 SA Abrams tank, and other military equipment. The captured armored vehicles are sent for study, to firing ranges, to exhibitions, and to some combat units.

 

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The first use of Russian lasers against Ukrainian army drones. The Russian army has published footage of mobile groups working to combat Ukrainian UAVs. The servicemen are armed with small arms with thermal imagers; it is worth noting that Ukraine has similar groups. More interestingly, the Russian army is using new air defense systems, including lasers; the authors did not report which systems. The video suggests that the new Russian SKVP air defense system is being used; it was tested in the Moscow region, or the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system. The video shows a radar used in both air defense systems. It is also clear that missiles are being launched to destroy drones. A review of both air defense systems is available on the channel. The video shows that the air defense can detect small targets with an RCS of 0.05. Laser air defense is more interesting; the video shows a laser burning through a Ukrainian drone, after which it falls. It is not yet clear what kind of lasers the Russian army is using. The air defense system interface resembles the control program for Chinese Silent Hunter combat lasers. Saudi Arabia previously purchased them to combat drones. It is possible that the Russian army simply adapted the software for Russian lasers. Over time, the information will most likely be made public. The downed Ukrainian drones are shown at the end of the video.

 

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The Russian Su-34NVO fighter-bomber was able to make an emergency landing "on the fuselage" for the first time in history. Before this, the Su-34 dropped FAB aerial bombs in the border area of the Kursk region of Russia. The aircraft's hydraulic landing gear release system probably failed. It was reported that the aircraft was being flown by young pilots, they could have ejected, but decided to land the plane. The pilots "shot off" the cockpit window in advance so that they could quickly leave the aircraft after landing, since the lower exit was blocked.

 

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The Russian Antagonist group, which uses FPV drones controlled via fiber optic cable, showed the pursuit and attack of drones on a Ukrainian BTR-80. The video was filmed in the Kupyansk direction. The BTR-80 was first produced in the USSR in 1984, and is also used by the Russian army. Despite the fact that the BTR-80 was developed a long time ago, three FPV drones were needed to destroy the combat vehicle. The "Mangal" installed on the BTR, which protects the combat vehicle from drones, also played a role in this. As a result of three attacks by Russian FPV drones, the Ukrainian BTR-80 was destroyed by a fire that started. The fate of the crew is unknown

 

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Ukrainian media published footage of a strike by Ukrainian HIMARS rockets on a group of Russian Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region. If the video is real, and such footage is easy to fake these days, the helicopters were refueling and being serviced. There are some strange moments in the video, it is cut off, there is no result of the strikes, the shooting location is not reported, the coordinates are blurred. The video shows the explosion of GMLRS M30A2 rockets next to three helicopters, with one helicopter very close. Another strange moment, after a direct hit on the helicopter, in slow motion footage, which shows another missile strike. The helicopter previously destroyed by the missile is not on fire. With a direct hit by a missile, the helicopter should burn. If the video is real, then one helicopter should be destroyed, the second is heavily damaged, the other two are lightly damaged. Let me remind you that the Ka-52s are armored.

 

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The Ukrainian army continues to try to break through to the Belgorod region of Russia from the Sumy region of Ukraine. BMPs, armored personnel carriers and engineering equipment are used. It is worth noting that the use of equipment is decreasing, servicemen mainly use ATVs. Now Ukrainian military equipment most often reaches the border with Russia, and from there the infantry moves independently using forest belts. The goal of the Ukrainian army is to create a bridgehead in the Russian border village of Demidovka. Some servicemen of the Ukrainian army have already been spotted on the outskirts of the village. To repel the attack, Russian units are using FPV drones "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", drones "Upyr" and other types of drones. Aviation and artillery are used. At the same time, the 56th Airborne Regiment of Russia entered the border part of the Sumy region of Ukraine and began to conduct military operations there. Why is Ukraine attacking the Russian border in different places?! According to our version, this is stretching the front line, Russian forces are stretched and cannot concentrate on striking somewhere in one place. At this time, the Ukrainian army is creating lines of defense. Since there is no general mobilization in Russia and there are not enough soldiers, it will be difficult to break through the Ukrainian lines of defense later.

 

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Episode of the use of the BMD-4 armored vehicle by Buryat paratroopers during the assault on a stronghold of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region of Russia. The Russian BMD-4 delivers heavy fire from a 30-mm 2A72 automatic cannon and a PKTM machine gun. The result of the assault, prisoners, is at the end of the video. Judging by the video, the assault was carried out several times. The rate of fire of the 2A72 automatic cannon is about 330 rounds per minute, the range of hitting targets is up to 4000 meters.

Removal of abandoned Ukrainian Bradley IFV and BRDM to Russia for repairs. Captured Ukrainian military equipment was delivered to the location of the Tula Guards Airborne Unit of Russia. An American-made M2 Bradley IFV, a Turkish Kirpi armored car, and a Soviet-made BRDM armored vehicle were taken out for repairs. The BRDM is also used by the Russian army, but in a modernized version. More details about it are in the link to the video in the comments to the video. In the video, you can see how the BRDM armored vehicle was repaired and the mechanic's story about it.

 

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Operators of Russian FPV drones showed footage of the interception of the Ukrainian UAV Leleka-100. The video was filmed over the Kherson region. The Leleka-100 UAV was developed by the Ukrainian company DeViRo. The Leleka-100 UAV is used for reconnaissance, patrolling and mapping of the area, with the ability to transmit operational information. The model of the Russian FPV drone is not reported. As a result of the air ram, the Ukrainian Leleka-100 UAV was shot down. The element base of one of the drones of the Leleka-100 UAV. The basis of the computing unit of the Lelika UAV is a microprocessor with DSP STM32H743XIH6, in fact, this is an ARM processor with a Cortex-M7 core, operating at a frequency of 480 MHz, there is a built-in flash memory of 2 MB and 1 MB of RAM. Developed by STMicroelectronics (Switzerland), manufactured by TSMC (Taiwan), the DO-AP200 block itself is assembled by Hong Kong Jobray Co. Ltd., which also has 2 GPS ports (GPS and UART4 ports), accelerometer/gyroscope: ICM-20689, ICM-20649, BMI088, magnetometer RM3100, barometer MS5611 and several RC inputs (CPPM) with a communication module, on components from FPE and CIS. Ltd (China).

Footage of the use of the Russian FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", abbreviated "KVN", controlled by a fiber optic cable. The video shows an attack by a Russian FPV drone on a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier International MaxxPro. Judging by the video, the MaxxPro armored personnel carrier was abandoned, the reason is unknown, visually the combat vehicle is not damaged. The International MaxxPro armored personnel carrier is manufactured in the USA by Navistar International and was accepted into service in 2007. The location of the shooting is not reported. Presumably, this is the Kursk region of Russia, since most of the Ukrainian military equipment is now abandoned there. As a result of the strike by the Russian FPV drone "Vandal", a fire started in the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier International MaxxPro.

 

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An episode of a battle at a stronghold of the Ukrainian army located in a forest belt. The video was filmed in the Rubtsovsk direction, this is in the Donbass. The video shows the assault on the Ukrainian stronghold by the Russian assault detachment of the 16th separate special forces brigade, the "West" group of troops. It was not possible to establish which Ukrainian servicemen participated in the battle. As reported, there were 5 Ukrainian servicemen at the stronghold, as a result of the battle, two of them surrendered.

 

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A unique incident occurred during the fighting in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine. Two Russian BTR-82A were moving towards the village of Malye Shcherbaki, and a Ukrainian BTR M113 was driving towards them. For an unknown reason, the Ukrainian BTR M113 did not engage in combat and, having pulled off the road, let the Russian BTR-82A pass. The Russian BTR-82A did not stop and continued to carry out their combat mission. In the video, you can also see the smoke screen being laid using the Russian BTR-82A, episodes of the battle of the 19th motorized rifle division of Russia, and the attack of the FPV drone "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky" on a Ukrainian T-72 tank in the area of the village of Novopavlovka in the Orekhov direction. What happened next with the Ukrainian BTR M113 is not clear from the video.

 

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More footage of Russian FPV drones controlled via fiber optic cable. In this case, the FPV drone was supposedly planning to attack a Ukrainian CRARRV engineering vehicle. Judging by the video, the Ukrainian CRARRV had already been damaged. The video was filmed near the village of Zaoleshenka in the Kursk region of Russia. The CRARRV is a very rare vehicle. In 2023, the UK transferred 2 units to Ukraine. It is designed to evacuate Challenger 2 tanks. The CRARRV recovery vehicle was developed by Vickers Defence in 1985, based on the Challenger 1 tank hull. The ARV is equipped with two winches, a hydraulic crane, and a 7.62 machine gun. The ARV crew is up to five people.

An episode of the work of the Russian mobile medical group evacuating the wounded from the combat zone in Ukraine. The video was filmed near the contact line. The location of the shooting is not reported. The evacuation group uses an ATV and a homemade trailer. The group's work is quite dangerous, as there is a high risk of attack by Ukrainian drones. Drones have also affected the time it takes to evacuate the wounded for surgical care. It has increased threefold - to 14.5 hours.

The medical group takes the wounded, if necessary, assistance is provided directly along the way. The wounded can be encouraged and even force can be used to bring soldiers to their senses. According to doctors as of 2025, during active fighting in Ukraine, the absolute majority of wounds, 94.4% - are shrapnel and explosive. This data includes 75% of wounds from UAV attacks, 20% from artillery shelling and only 4% of wounds from small arms. These data can be applied to Ukrainian injury statistics, with the adjustment that the Russian army uses more bombs, missiles and artillery.

 

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Residents of the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk began publishing footage of a massive attack by Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2". This is the second drone attack on Dnepropetrovsk in recent days. It is worth noting that, judging by the video, Ukrainian air defense was not working during the attack. It is officially reported that Ukrainian warehouses were attacked, which housed military equipment, weapons and ammunition. Kamikaze drones "Geran-2" are now being mass-produced in Russia, more than 100 units are produced per day

The first use of homemade hand bombs Kolobok of Russia in Ukraine. Russian specialists, the explosive laboratory of the separate assault detachment of the 33rd MSP, 20th MSD, developed a homemade explosive device in the form of a ball. Unofficially, the bomb is called Kolobok, this is a character from East Slavic folk tales. The Kolobok bomb is already used in battles in Ukraine, it is convenient to use when storming buildings, dugouts and trenches. The developers do not disclose technical data, it is known that the bomb has different sizes and weights. Tests of Kolobok ammunition, weighing 1 kg, 1.5 kg and 4 kg are shown in the video.

 

[BHAN85]

Man this Ukraine war has almost destroyed all the global military's and rendered them in the fukking junk category.

All I care about is my country and hope our leadership has been watching what da fuqq is happening to legacy weapons and learning from this disaster in Ukraine.

I will never forgive our Generals if they don't learn from watching the Ukraine war and what happens to legacy weaponry on the modern battlefield.

Lessons from Ukraine war:
-Cheap drones can destroy million dollars weapons, dangerous.
-Corrupt leaders getting foreign money, even more dangerous.

 

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Footage of an attempt to break through Russian defenses west of the city of Chasov Yarov by Ukrainian units of the 24th King Danylo Brigade. For the first time, a supposedly new tactical sign was spotted on Ukrainian equipment: three upward-pointing arrows enclosed in a square. Units of the 98th Guards Airborne Division participated in the battle on the Russian side; they used FPV drones. The Ukrainian group used T-72AV tanks, an MT-LB transporter-tractor, a BMP-1, an M113 armored personnel carrier, a Kirpi armored vehicle, and an M-80A infantry fighting vehicle made in Yugoslavia. Information about the equipment is available on the channel. Judging by the video, the Ukrainian armored group was destroyed mainly by drones; some of the equipment ran over mines.

Russian units have begun using FPV drones for ambush attacks in Ukraine. Drones controlled via fiber optics are used. It is implied that the drone does not fly to save battery power, but waits for a target near the road. The video shows a strike by a Russian FPV drone on a Ukrainian BATT UMG armored vehicle in the border area of the Kursk region, possibly in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The BATT UMG armored vehicle is manufactured by the American company The Armored Group, a review is available on the channel. The video also shows several attacks on pickup trucks used by the Ukrainian army. In one of the videos, during the flight of the FPV drone, you can see an unfinished anti-drone corridor on the road. The Russian army is also installing this defense against drones.