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Rob Lee

18 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read

Russia is tasking Southern Military District helicopter squadrons, starting with the 16th Army Aviation Brigade and 487th Helicopter Regiment, to specialize in night-flying in mountainous terrain, including with Mi-8AMTSh-VN and Mi-28NM helicopters.
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Russia tested Mi-28NM attack helicopters and Mi-26T2V heavy transport helicopters in Mount Elbrus last year to test their ability to operate at high altitudes. This tasking will allow Russia to transport SOF and other units onto mountainous terrain with fire support. 2/

The article also claims that Russian helicopters dropped an SAA detachment (presumably with Russian SOF) 2 0km behind enemy lines at night on August 12, 2017 in Raqqa with Ka-52 and MLRS in support. 3/

The helicopter air assault exercise at the Opuk training area last month involved two motorized rifle companies from the 42nd MRD (not VDV), and the article mentioned that every Southern Military District motorized rifle regiment or brigade has a dedicated airmobile company. 4/

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Rob Lee

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11 May

https://twitter.com/ELINTNews/status/1392181207513931776

Several people have mentioned procuring the Iron Dome, but the system has limitations, especially against a real military. A single BM-21 Grad can launch 40 rockets in 20 seconds, a battery/battalion can launch 240 or 720 rockets in 20 seconds. No missile defenses can stop that.

https://twitter.com/ELINTNews/status/1392181207513931776

Not to mention, missiles like the Iskander-M are designed to evade missile defenses by maneuvering in flight. You typically need to launch multiple interceptors for every rocket you want to counter. Even with unsophisticated munitions, it is a numbers game that favors the offense

The Iron Dome makes sense for Israel, a very small country whose indirect fires threat is mostly from slow-moving and cheap rockets, but less sense for larger countries facing better-equipped adversaries.

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10 May

Some highlights from yesterday's Victory Day parade on Red Square.

Russian USN SBP FSO officers providing security over Red Square with an ORSIS T-5000. 2/
t.me/ok_spn/11887

Video of the aerial portion of the parade with Mi-26, Mi-8AMTSh, Mi-35, Mi-24, Ka-52, and Mi-28N helicopters; Il-76, Tu-95MS, Il-78, and Tu-160 aircraft. 3/
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Rob Lee

@RALee85

9 May

TsNII Burevestnik equipment from Nizhny Novgorod's parade:
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The 2B24 82mm mortar on a RM-500 6x4 ATV, 2S41 Drok 82mm mortar (Typhoon-VDV chassis), KamAZ-43269 Vystrel-M with a 32V01 turret and 30mm cannon, and K-4386 Typhoon-VDV with a 30mm cannon. 2/

2S4 Floks 120mm self-propelled artillery piece on an Ural-VV chassis and 2S43 Malva 152mm howitzer on a 8x8 BAZ-6010-027 chassis. 3/

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Rob Lee

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9 May

Photos of servicemen from the GRU’s 22nd Spetsnaz Brigade during parade rehearsals in Rostov-on-Don.
t.me/ok_spn/11813

Photo of servicemen from the GRU’s 24th Spetsnaz Brigade during the parade in Novosibirsk. 2/
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Photos of servicemen from the GRU’s 22nd Spetsnaz Brigade during the Victory Day parade in Rostov-on-Don. 3/
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Rob Lee

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This is a real tweet from the Russian embassy in Belarus.

https://twitter.com/RusEmbassyMinsk/status/1385616022879850496

Apparently, there is a wolf warrior diplomacy social media class at MGIMO now.

https://twitter.com/RusEmbassyMinsk/status/1385616022879850496

lol they deleted the tweet.

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