https://t.me/CyberspecNews/49565

The KAB glide-bombs are a “miracle weapon” for the Russians, Ukrainian Deep State noted. And the Ukrainians have “practically no countermeasures.”
To put into perspective how dangerous the situation is for Ukrainian brigades right now, consider that it took just 125 KABs a day for several days finally to make the defense of Avdiivka, a former Ukrainian stronghold in eastern Ukraine, untenable for the Ukrainian army’s 110th Mechanized Brigade.
The KABs were the final straw. “All buildings and structures simply turn into a pit after the arrival of just one KAB,” wrote Egor Sugar, a trooper with the Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade, which covered the Avdiivka garrison’s retreat in mid-February.
Their answer…F16s which are months away…

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 26 2024 15:24 utc | 404

Posted by: bored | Mar 26 2024 14:01 utc | 401
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Seems the first two were not damaged, hence fake new, why the third should be true?
https://southfront.press/satellite-imagery-confirmed-storm-shadow-missiles-missed-targets-in-sevastopol-crimea/

Posted by: scc | Mar 26 2024 15:45 utc | 406

https://t.me/bayraktar1070/2027

Subtle issues of the terrorist attack at Crocus
The main difference between Moscow region terrorists and typical ISIS members is their motivation. The militants at Crocus were bought for little money and their actions were only sprinkled with religious seasoning.
Money is not the best incentive for a terrorist. Still, banknotes are needed in this life, and the likelihood of militants dying is close to absolute values. This will seem strange to you, but ISIS (an organization banned in Russia) was recruited through the ideology of a terrorist state. Material incentives were of secondary importance. Do you really think that a terrorist driving a car bomb wanted to be on the Forbes list?
Terrorist ideologists understood these subtle points, so they “processed” the perpetrators and they were confident that the main benefits awaited them only after death. Such terrorists shot people and wanted to quickly end their earthly journey.
In Crocus it was the other way around. The performers were people with extremely low intelligence and very little knowledge of religion. And the most important thing is that they wanted to get a comfortable life outside of Russia. These people didn’t go to die, they wanted to get high.
Now many are indignant and condemn the very unpleasant appearance of the Crocus terrorists. People think that this attitude towards them can provoke a wave of violence. You just don’t understand the main message. All alleged “commercial terrorists” must realize that if they do such things for money, they will not receive any earthly benefits. A very unpleasant existence awaits them, which will end very soon. And this message was conveyed to the target audience in an extremely accessible form.
Well, such measures really won’t have an effect on traditional ISIS members. They are so washed up that this world is no longer interesting to them. They are not interested in life after the terrorist attack. They have reached the peak of their terrorist career and are waiting after death for the rewards that the ideologists promised them.
But I still can’t answer who came up with “commercial terrorists”. Previously, ISIS members acted using other methods, so I do not rule out that this was just a “blow” under ISIS. Moreover, they used incentives that are more understandable to “civilized nations.” This means that investigators must also follow up on the “Western” version.
Alexander Kharchenko

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 26 2024 17:08 utc | 408

@ Roger | Mar 26 2024 19:45 utc | 410
I got ‘video unavailable’ at your link.
Found another one which works for me ….
WOŁYŃ / Volinia – Wojciech Smarzowski (2016) subtítulos activar margen inferior derecho
[also subtitled in English]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdWPAwAjSEs

Posted by: Don Firineach | Mar 27 2024 3:57 utc | 410

⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 27 March 2024; pub. 08:08⚡️
🔹On the #Zaporozhye Front, northwest of #Verbovoye, position battles. In #Rabotino, the RF Armed Forces conducted assault operations on the southern outskirts of the village. The line of contact did ⚠️not change significantly. (Fig.1)
🔹On the #Donetsk Front, the RF Armed Forces continue ⚠️to advance in #Novomikhaylovka, and there are ⚠️tactical successes. In the area of #Pobeda, in #Georgiyevka, on the southern approaches to #Krasnogorovka and in the #Nevelskoye area, counter fighting continues. Fierce oncoming battles continue in #Pervomayskoye, where the AFU garrison, although in a difficult situation, is not going to give up its positions without a fight.
🟡The AFU also put up serious resistance in the area of #Tonenkoye, counterattacking and hampering the advance of the RF Armed Forces. Heavy fighting continues on the approaches to #Semyonovka and in #Berdychi. Every metre is not easy for the Russian troops. The RF Armed Forces repel Ukrainian counterattacks, after which they begin to press the AFU defence again. (Fig.2)
🔹The #Bakhmut Direction, Russian troops, supported by artillery and aviation continue to develop their offensive towards #ChasovYar. In #Kleshcheyevka there are oncoming battles. In #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye), Russian troops continue to clear the western outskirts of the settlement. (Fig.3)
🔹On the #Lugansk Front, the RF Armed Forces continue to attack Ukrainian positions near #Terny. In the area of #Sinkovka the AFU counterattacked. ⚠️Without success. The frontline has ⚠️not changed. (Fig.4)

https://t.me/sitreports/25166

Posted by: Down South | Mar 27 2024 6:35 utc | 412

Three Ukrainian colonels are reported KIA today:

1.Colonel Serhiy Dopyrak
2.Colonel Petro Horbatyuk
3.Colonel Ihor Shevchuk
Eliminated behind the front line
“>https://twitter.com/distant_earth83/status/1772892955537289664

People speculate they were killed along with the Polish general in the Chasov Yar underground command complex hit by an Iskander.

Posted by: unimperator | Mar 27 2024 8:14 utc | 414

Posted by: Newbie | Mar 27 2024 8:52 utc | 416
Link please

Posted by: Tom_12 | Mar 27 2024 8:54 utc | 416

The IMF reminds the Ukraine of the need to pay its debts (RIA Novosti, March 25, 2024 — in Russian)

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Ukraine’s budget expenditures for 2024 are planned at $86 billion (at current exchange rate), revenues—at $45 billion. Half of Ukraine’s budget is subsidized by the West; in the future, a transition to financial self-sufficiency will be extremely difficult, Deputy Minister of Economy Taras Kachka said in March.

Posted by: S | Mar 27 2024 9:37 utc | 418

The head of the SBU hints at involvement in the assassinations of Kiva and Tatarskiy (RIA Novosti, March 26, 2024 — in Russian)

The head of the Security Service of the Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Malyuk, hinted at the involvement of his department in the assassinations and attempted assassinations of a number of Ukrainian and Russian politicians and public figures, for example, war correspondent Vladlen Tatarskiy and former Verkhovna Rada deputy Ilya Kiva, but did not officially confirm it.
The day before, Malyuk admitted his department’s involvement in attacks on oil refineries in Russia. In his Telegram channel, he also named the Crimean Bridge and ships in the Black Sea among the targets.
“In no way will we officially acknowledge this, but at the same time I’ll tell you some details,” Malyuk said on air at the telethon. His words are quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.
According to Malyuk, the bust filled with explosives with which war correspondent Vladlen Tatarskiy was killed contained “400 grams of thermobaric,” LPR Prosecutor General Sergey Gorenko was killed with “800 grams of plastic,” and former Verkhovna Rada deputy Ilya Kiva was shot with a 9×19 mm caliber rifled pistol.
According to the head of the SBU, the attempted assassination of the Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin was prepared using an anti-tank mine.
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Posted by: S | Mar 27 2024 10:07 utc | 420

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 26 2024 14:07 utc | 402
RT: The head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (SNBO), Aleksey Danilov, has been fired. His replacement is named as Aleksandr Litvinenko (!)

Danilow has been sacked but he’s falling softly: new position is ambassador in Norway: https://tass.com/world/1766265

Posted by: Konami | Mar 27 2024 10:55 utc | 422

https://t.me/CyberspecNews/49629

The Ukranians announced that the Russian military has created a sufficient supply of hypersonic “Zircon” missiles in Crimea for strikes on targets in Ukraine.
The day before, information appeared in the mass media that the coastal missile complexes “Bastion” of the Black Sea Fleet, deployed in Crimea, began to be equipped with “Zirkons”.

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 27 2024 11:14 utc | 424

Posted self just before at @426
So let’s continue to follow-up some newly built FABs-3000 ‘effects’ (or near future FAB-9000’s – ever heard of those?).
Thanks MoAs so far – You mostly are a good guys & a real valuable commenters here.
Thanks for still being some of those investigating guys, acc.to the ‘Newly declared expression of WAR’ (instead of SMO) by Putin !

Posted by: spare_truth_01 | Mar 27 2024 12:38 utc | 426

Posted by: spare_truth_01 | Mar 27 2024 12:18 utc | 426
There seems to be uncertainty about how useful the extremely large glide bombs would be.
Note the photograph of a FAB-1500 UMPC below, this is the first UMPC kit I’ve seen with an aerodynamic fairing to blend the airflow around the bomb and UMPC module. There is a photograph of a FAB-500 UMPC without a blended fairing for comparison.
Big bombs might have a use case (as opposed to two bombs of half the weight) but improvements to the aerodynamics and flight controller logic are good ways to squeeze as much range as possible out of the concept because that’s what keeps the aircraft safe.
https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16083

Regarding FAB-3000, I am slightly perplexed about its necessity.
There are no goals for it. For it you need to cut the UMPC from scratch and it will essentially be a whole plane on a bomb. And now it will be remarkably visible to any air defense system.
The most optimal ammunition for UMPC is 500kg caliber. In various options. In cassette, incendiary, nuclear, high-explosive and any other.
The lorry was installed on the UMPC not because of a good life, as you understand, but for the reason that the accuracy of hits is lame and we compensate for this accuracy with power. But it would be necessary to compensate for the accuracy with more advanced guidance systems, or by adding new correctors.
Weight of explosive FAB-500 ~200kg
Weight of explosive FAB-1500 ~700kg
Weight of explosive FAB-3000 ~1400kg
Of course, an increase in power by several times does not result in an increase in the affected area by several times.
You still need precision. A single FAB-3000 falling 20 meters from the bridge will cause the same damage to it as a FAB-500.
Tu-22 using UMPC will get (fucked / hit).
The Su-34 will have to carry two 3000 bombs under the wings, and with them it will not differ in any way from the Tu-22 in terms of maneuverability. That is, he will also get (fucked / hit). And dropping three-ton trucks over your territory in an emergency is such a shame. Even without explosion.
Therefore, 3000 kans are needed, but for two options:
1) when we bomb a target that is not protected by air defense at all.
2) when the flight is intended only one way.
Today we have a huge number of types of aviation weapons and we need to refine them to perfection. Cut ANNs, cut new types and types of correction and increase reliability.
Digging holes in fields for photos is fun, but you can’t win a war that way.

https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16096

crests, we’re not sleeping!
UMPC FAB-1500 M54

https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16094

UMPK FAB-500 M62

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 27 2024 12:52 utc | 428

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 27 2024 12:52 utc | 429
Understood so far – Your issue concerning FAB-3000.
But what You think it’s only a propaganda “trick” against UKR-politicians?
Don’t think so. FAB-3000 have a very less target range – that’s clear.
But what that mean? :
Naturally/physically, the combat line will probably shorten to some xx km distance – and then once more be shortened to some yy km distance with using new FAB-9000 ..OK?
But the “effect” of those bombings will be “a little bit” larger.
Know what that means? :: Destruction all over the US/UK/NAZI remaining “Defense Belts” as far they might still have existing.
So, RF military announcments acc.to any new stronger FABs (3000,9000 kg detonation Joule) is intended to signalize the RF’s moving the combat line towards the WEST (France mercs?) towards Kiew.
MMy first opinion today.

Posted by: spare_truth_01 | Mar 27 2024 13:17 utc | 430

Could someone comment on the Politico article based upon the UN report of Russia executing Ukrainian POW’s? Seems like a well-timed propaganda piece to divert attention away from Ukraines involvement with the terror in Moscow….by the way, I found the Khairulin piece (posted on Rozhin and Simplicius) to be very interesting…”In other words, the UK began to put together a united terrorist front against Russia as soon as it became clear that the counteroffensive had failed, and ukropia was doomed. And, moreover, in her traditional manner, she tried to frame or incarcerate the hegemon. Obviously, the hegemon did not like this, and he tried to warn Moscow. At the same time, trying not to give up your closest ally. Although, to be honest, even from this story it is…clear that with such allies, the United States does not need any enemies.
But that’s not all. There is also an opinion in our political and intelligence community, which is not widely spoken about, but it is there: the British showed blatant amateur activity, and now everyone is frozen in anticipation of a showdown between the allies.”

Posted by: zeke2u | Mar 27 2024 14:45 utc | 432

Even having ‘some losses’, RF Armed Forces are now going a little enhanced harder tactics on its Infantry Guys, but calculating the fact that will having ‘more risks’ & losses. Why is that changing in tactics OPs by RF?
Posted by: spare_truth_01 | Mar 27 2024 12:18 utc | 426
Just a detail, there are ups and downs, but they even out. If I had to make an educated guess the RF SMO has a “budget” for no more than 3.000 KIA per month (probably 2.800, and another 2.000 to 3.000 unrecoverable WIA).
It can go as high as 1.200 per week (but the monthly cumulative average cannot go beyond 2.900, I would say there is a hard limit on 3.000), or as low as 250 per week when over budget lately (and as there are always accidental deaths this KIA is likely much lower in terms of really killed by AFU forces).
But so far that’s my take, averaging out calibrated total mortality (two sets) and the mediazona (both basic count and probate estimate). Total RF KIA 65.000 until the end of 2023.

Posted by: Newbie | Mar 27 2024 15:17 utc | 434

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 27 2024 11:10 utc | 424
Or Danilov [former head of Ukraine foreign secret service] had something to do with the Crocus attack so he is being defecated onto Norway in the hopes that his location and diplomatic credentials will prevent him from being assassinated.
I agree, that was exactly what I thought when reading the message. Only replied to Norwegian because “Danilov fired” actually means “Danilov can enjoy the good life in Norway”.
Posted by: Konami | Mar 27 2024 15:08 utc | 434
I guess the reactions weren’t as indifferent as Z expected and a fuse was chosen, if there are further western repercussions “The buck stops there… no higher”

Posted by: Newbie | Mar 27 2024 15:22 utc | 436

@Konami | Mar 27 2024 15:08 utc | 434
@Norwegian | Mar 27 2024 15:21 utc | 436
@Newbie | Mar 27 2024 15:22 utc | 437
The coincidence of Danilov’s departure and the Crocus massacre is hard to ignore. We also have Malyuk screaming “Look at me, look at me, I’m a terror-squirrel !!!” as Danilov slips out of a side exit.
https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/106068

🇷🇺🏴‍☠️🇺🇦In the Russian Federation, a court arrested the head of the SBU Malyuk in absentia on a “terrorism” case.
According to media reports, we are talking about organizing a truck explosion on the Crimean Bridge in 2022.
The day before, Malyuk made it clear in an interview that Ukraine was involved in the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, the assassination attempt on Zakhar Prilepin, Vladlen Tatarsky and other Russian and pro-Russian figures.

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 27 2024 18:13 utc | 438