A couple of days ago, #Ukrainian publics began to disseminate information about the downed #Russian UAV "Mohajer-6" of Iranian production and which fell into the Black Sea.
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Despite the loud cries of the #Ukrainian sources, the loss of the Mohajer is largely due to #Russian operator error due to a lack of combat experience in using them.
Why is that?
Judging by the fact that Mohajer-6 is practically untouched in the footage ... #ukrainerussiawar
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... the air defense did not hit him. And he “sat down” either due to an operator error, or due to an approach to the EW activity zone. Why this happened is unclear.
In this case, #UAV should act as a gunner for the Gerani-2's due to the lack of guidance cameras in the latter. 3/
According to the #Syrian experience, the picture on the #Iran Mohajers is of high quality, and the camera is able to provide accurate target designation even at a great distance.
As an example, we can consider the tactics of using the #Bayraktar UAV by the #Ukrainians.
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After more than a dozen downed UAVs, the #Ukrainians stopped using them to deliver strikes on the scale that was at the beginning of the NMD.
Now #Turkish UAVs are used purely for reconnaissance, artillery guidance and target designation. #ukrainerussiawar 5/
Moreover, they fly at a distance of up to 150 km from a given area (the camera allows). And when you try to get closer, they are instantly shot down.
It is in the lack of #Russian experience in the use of strike and reconnaissance drones that the main problem lies. 6/
In the structural subdivisions of the #Russia Armed Forces there is no clear understanding of the purpose of certain types of #UAV s. #Iranian products are made from inexpensive materials and it is extremely illogical to use them only for strikes against stationary targets. 7/
Considering that #Ukrainian#HIMARS or #M777 howitzers are still attacking military and civilian infrastructure facilities along the entire front line, the use of #UAV that are relatively elusive for air defense will be ideal by #Russia in #UkraineRussiaWar
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Back in 2016. power of Bashar Al-#Assad was on his last legs. Insurgents took over the almost entire country, leaving him with roughly 15% of land under government control.
by Slavyangrad 1/
All big cities were lost or heavily contested. The enemy was as close as two kilometers to the center of #Damascus.
Then #Russians came. Slowly but methodically, they started to bombard insurgents, which we can call a conglomerate of various ideological and interest groups, including designated terrorists such as Jabhat Al Nusra and #ISIS.
Will #Russia really start a war and finally finish re-educating the enemy?
A blow was dealt to the #Ukraine infrastructure - without electricity and water, part of the #Dnepropetrovsk, #Kharkov and #Sumy regions, Kremenchug, Pavlograd and other cities.
by victop55 1/
The missile strike was carried out on the most important object: after this flash, the light went out in many regions of #Ukraine, Ukrainian channels transmit.
▪️Poltava region
▪️Sumy region
▪️Kharkiv region
▪️Dnepropetrovsk region
▪️Odessa region
▪️Zaporozhye region 2/2
Dergachev city administration reports missile attacks on critical infrastructure. Heating and power out .
3 brazen and blatant statements today
▪️Ex-#USArmy commander in Europe Ben Hodges: #Russia needs to be "de-imperialized
▪️Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Danilov:
▪️Minister of Defence of #Ukraine A. Reznikov:
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▪️Ex-#USArmy commander in Europe Ben Hodges: #Russia needs to be "de-imperialized
"...US military objectives in this conflict must include the 'de-imperialization of Russia. ...We see the beginning of the end of Russia in its current form. One must be prepared for this..."
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▪️Sec of the National Sec&Def Council Danilov:
"#Ukraine will no longer be satisfied with #Russia's 'surrender' of #Crimea and #Donbass, nor with reparations for the 'invasion'. #Kiev, together with its Western allies, will seek Russia's complete surrender and demilitarisation."
#Russia#Chechen leader Ramzan #Kadyrov: "In recent days, we have been receiving information, but there hasn't been concrete explanations. Well today, the Ministry of Defense clarified the information, because of which they left the cities of #Izyum, #Kupyansk, #Balakleya.
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It was forced to preserve human lives. But that doesn't mean anything. I, Ramzan #Kadyrov, officially declare to you that all these cities will be returned back. We have our people there already, and guys who are specially equipped for this work
10 thousand more fighters are ready to leave, and we will reach #Odessa in the near future. And you'll see concrete results.
I am not a strategist like the Department of Defense, but mistakes were made, I think they will draw conclusions.
If we had the Internet during the Battle of the Bulge (aka the Ardennes Offensive)...
▪️Maps of #Germany's success would be shared by both sides, though there'd be no logical explanation as to what would follow next;
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▪️Images of knocked out US/allied equipment with #Germans moving onward would flood the web;
▪️Panic would spread across allied forces who would question themselves despite an abundance of men, machines, and a massive industrial base, as well as having success everywhere else; 2/
▪️Ultimately, #Germany would still be suffering from a lack of manpower, equipment, and ammunition - it would still be losing the war despite success during a single battle - and failure would begin to accelerate because of the vast resources concentrated ...
One episode of the withdrawal of troops from the #Kharkov direction.
The passage of the column of the #RAF. Ahead is a huge column of refugees, #Russian troops are the last to close the movement and prevent enemy mobile groups from bypassing the units and attacking civilians. 1/
On the right along the highway, a #Russian armored personnel carrier is on fire, which was the first in the convoy right behind the refugees.
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#Ukraine DRG tried to attack the convoy, the #Russian crew entered the battle and completed the task of protecting civilians in the #Kharkov region at the cost of their lives.