The Ukraine Situation

[NAM Updater]

Actions often speak louder than words - new arrivals at the ISS yesterday!

https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1505084631984611333

[gnirtS]

Those suits would have been made, shipped and custom fitted a long long time before any invasion was talked about.
Its an amusing coincidence.

[NAM Updater]

Those suits would have been made, shipped and custom fitted a long long time before any invasion was talked about.
Its an amusing coincidence.

I hear what you're saying, but the following has also been reported: "...The standard-issue Russian uniform is plain blue, and at least one of the men was seen wearing this before take-off."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60804949

[NorvilleRogers]

Those suits would have been made, shipped and custom fitted a long long time before any invasion was talked about.
Its an amusing coincidence.

The video of the the docking process shows them wearing the standard blue suits, looks like they changed into the yellow ones after docking and just before they entered the ISS.

[gnirtS]

Those suits would have been made, shipped and custom fitted a long long time before any invasion was talked about.
Its an amusing coincidence.

The video of the the docking process shows them wearing the standard blue suits, looks like they changed into the yellow ones after docking and just before they entered the ISS.

Its not that uncommon. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOONiNZXMAU ... ame=medium for example is Oleg Artemyev on a 2014 mission (there are other images online from 2013). The change to yellow isnt rare.

[Finty]

Russia's military has fired a hypersonic ballistic missile and destroyed a big underground arms depot in western Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow has said.
If confirmed it would be Russia's first use in this war of the Kinzhal, or Dagger, ballistic missile launched from the air, most likely by a MiG-31 warplane.
What are hypersonic missiles?
President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly highlighted Russia's investment in hypersonic missiles, which can travel at more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5.
The statistics are impressive: according to Russian officials the Kinzhal can hit a target up to 2,000km (1,240 miles) away and can fly faster than 6,000 km/h. But does that make them any more dangerous than other missiles or even artillery which can cause just as much death and destruction?
"I don't view it as that significant," says James Acton, nuclear policy specialist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "I don't know how much of an advantage Russia is getting from using hypersonic missiles."


More here
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc. ... 806151.amp

[seven]

Most likely just using the opportunity to test the weapon. Seems a very expensive way of getting a rather small amount of explosives to in this case what looks like a building they decided to hit. Either that was a close to/empty ammunition dump or its more russian propaganda.

[pg1610]

See here

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... in-ukraine

[gnirtS]

Russia's military has fired a hypersonic ballistic missile and destroyed a big underground arms depot in western Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow has said.

Kinzhal isn't a true hypersonic weapon. Its an air launched version of the Iskander-M SRBM and no more accurate or advanced.

It also appears they staged this video by hitting a far house ages ago....

[pg1610]

Even in a war there is a little humor, first three links then some aviation videos , second two links

https://twitter.com/i/status/1504816419720028162

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOPkPmiXwAw ... name=small

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOKFnC2XoAE ... name=small




https://twitter.com/i/status/1505382742992863233

https://twitter.com/i/status/1504886120441651203

[pg1610]

Reported Aviation losses in this conflict

https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/statu ... 5133966336

Russia - 60, of which: destroyed: 49, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 5

Aircraft (15, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1)
7 Su-25 close air support aircraft: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, destroyed) (5, destroyed) (6, destroyed) (7, damaged)
3 Su-30SM multirole aircraft: (1, destroyed on the ground) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed)
4 Su-34 strike aircraft: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, destroyed)
1 An-26 transport aircraft: (1, destroyed)

Helicopters (34, of which destroyed: 29, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2)
3 Mi-8 transport helicopter: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed)
2 Mi-24V/P attack helicopter: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed)
3 Mi-35M attack helicopter: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed)
3 Unknown Mi-24/35 attack helicopter: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, damaged)
1 Mi-28 attack helicopter: (1, destroyed)
6 Ka-52 'Alligator' attack helicopter: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, damaged) (5, damaged and abandoned) (6, damaged and abandoned)
16 Unknown helicopter: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, destroyed) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 15, destroyed by Bayraktar TB2 and artillery) (16, damaged)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (11, of which destroyed: 6, captured: 5)
1 Forpost reconnaissance UAV: (1, destroyed)
4 Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAV: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, captured) (4, captured)
3 Eleron-3 reconnaissance UAV: (1, captured) (2, captured) (3, captured)
2 ZALA Aero KUB-BLA loitering munition: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed)
1 E95M target drone (likely used as unmanned bait in order for Ukraine to reveal the location of air defence systems): (1, captured)




Ukraine - 18, of which: destroyed: 16, captured: 2

Aircraft (10, of which destroyed: 10)
2 MiG-29 fighter aircraft: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed)
3 Su-27 fighter aircraft: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed)
4 Su-25 attack aircraft: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, destroyed)
1 An-26 transport aircraft: (1, destroyed)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (7, of which destroyed: 5, captured: 2)
4 Tu-141 reconnaissance UAV: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (4, destroyed)
2 Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAV: (1, captured) (2, captured)
1 Bayraktar TB2 UCAV: (1, destroyed)

Helicopters (1, of which destroyed: 1)
1 Mi-24 attack helicopter: (1, destroyed)

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[C24]

ADSB currently showing an F15 near the Polish Ukrainian border. Unusual to see one highlighted even if there are several probably flying around.

[pg1610]

https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/30/u ... rn-europe/

[steamy]

Hoping the Growlers get put to good use and Ukraine magically increase their Mig numbers

[C24]

https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/30/u ... rn-europe/

Forces News commented that the aircraft have moved to Spangdahiem(sp?)

[pg1610]

I noticed yesterday the Cyprus Voyager outbound at 30000ft+ which I thought was strange,
this explains why (saves a lot of time for the fighter crews)

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/15 ... 7845512196

[slogen51]

From reports it seems like the Ukrainian military are creating a hell on earth for the Russian Invaders

' if you come on to Ukrainian soil , you will be buried under Ukraine soil'

Russian military retreating or regrouping and resupplying ?

Update from UK Def :-

(1/3) Ukrainian forces continue to advance against withdrawing Russian forces in the vicinity of Kyiv. Along the north western axis, Ukrainian forces’ attempts to advance from Irpin towards Bucha and Hostomel are ongoing.

(2/3) Russian forces are reported to have withdrawn from Hostomel airport, which has been subject to fighting since the first day of the conflict. Along the eastern axis, Ukraine has re-taken several villages.

(3/3) In the east of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have secured a key route in eastern Kharkhiv after heavy fighting. This follows the liberation of Trostyanets, in the vicinity of Sumy, earlier this week.

[paddyboy]

Just reporting on BBC that the first Russian helo has been shot down by Ukrainian forces using StarStreak missile system.

Report says the helo was ‘chopped in half’.

[pg1610]

Just reporting on BBC that the first Russian helo has been shot down by Ukrainian forces using StarStreak missile system.

Report says the helo was ‘chopped in half’.

Video (allegedly) https://twitter.com/RealAirPower1/statu ... 3020953601

[paddyboy]

That looks like a fairly effective system