The enemy troops do not stop singing praises to their offspring of the T-90M tank industry. They say this is such a child prodigy that will almost decide the fate of mankind It is not known how many of these coffins are already smoked /1
in the steppes of Ukraine, but one thing is known - the cure for the "breakthrough". It bears the name of the king. Your attention - "Karl Gustav".
"Karl Gustav" - Swedish hand-held anti-tank grenade reusable. The grenade launcher is designed to destroy armored targets, /2
fortifications, equipped and unequipped firing positions and enemy manpower, as well as to set up smoke screens and illuminate the area.
Caliber: 84 mm
Type: dynamo-reactive (recoilless + some types of grenades are active-reactive)
Length: 1130 mm
Weight: 9.5 kg
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Weight with optical sight: 14 kg
Effective firing range:
for fixed targets - 700 m,
on moving targets - 150 m,
on fixed targets with an active-reactive grenade - 1000 m
Armor penetration: more than 500 mm (with DZ 400 mm)
For a king, breakthrough armor is like a cardboard box
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The Swedish "Karl Gustav" grenade launcher was handed over to us in one of the first aid packages to Ukraine. Today it is one of the most effective and widespread grenade launchers in the world. It has been adopted by more than forty countries.
1/ Russia panicked over the EW capabilities of the Defense Forces: ISW indicated what this means
Russian sources have expressed concern about the ability of the Russian military to respond to Ukraine's ongoing joint military efforts to integrate electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, particularly the ability of #Ukrainian forces to deliver long-range strikes alongside ground operations.
Panic was spread by propagandists on this issue on January 5, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Russian troops in several directions in the #Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
2/ Panic was spread by propagandists on this issue on January 5, when the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Russian troops in several directions in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). understandingwar.org/backgrounder/r…
3/ Several Russian pro-war bloggers have stated that electronic warfare (EW) obstacles created by the Ukrainian military during the offensive in Kursk prevented Russian forces from using drones in the area.
- This "deteriorated the ability of Russian forces to defend themselves" against Ukrainian mechanized attacks.
One propagandist stated that among the few Russian drone variants that consistently counter Ukrainian electronic warfare measures are UAVs with fiber-optic cables, although some of his colleagues claimed that the Russian Armed Forces were also able to use FPV drones and Lancets for this purpose.
2/ Since the beginning of the day, January 5, the offensive actions of the Ukrainian military have intensified in Kursk (Russian Federation) . So far, 44 combat clashes have taken place there. obozrevatel.com/ukr/location/r…
3/ The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the situation on the front line as of 10:00 p.m. on January 5. A total of 177 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
1/ 🫡🫡 GUR intelligence officers eliminated the chief of staff of the "Storm-Ossetia" occupier battalion, Sergey "Kama" Melnikov
The soldiers of the FPV calculation of the Kraken unit received information about the route and schedule of the occupant's movement - and set up an ambush, hitting his car.
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2/ The chief of staff of the "Storm Ossetia" battalion, Serhiy Melnikov, was eliminated in Zaporizhia obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/pote…
by fighters of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The soldiers of the FPV calculation of the "Kraken" unit received information about the route and schedule of the occupier's movement - and set up an ambush, hitting his car
3/ On December 29, 2024, on the Vasylivka-Tokmak highway, soldiers of the FPV calculation of the active operations unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Kraken" eliminated the chief of staff of the "Storm Ossetia" battalion (an assault unit within the 429th motorized rifle regiment of the Russian Armed Forces) Sergey "Kama" Melnikov and his driver," the message states.
We have a trend during the month of December that is positive for us. I will go into 2 alternative explanations for the trend.
The trend is that during the month of December, the intensity and number of Russian attacks have decreased drastically. With this, new occupied land has also decreased.
Alternative 1 is that the Russians have encountered too tough a defense and are now regrouping to concentrate on a few fronts instead of many.
2/ At the same time, they are trying to find where we are weak.
Alternative 2, which I myself understand, is that the Russians' technical resources are starting to run out and that our troops are seeing that the Russians are weakening and are therefore starting to counterattack.
One reason why the Russians' front resources are starting to run out is our attacks far behind the front lines that are targeting weapons and oil depots as well as military hubs.
3/ What is positive for 2025 is that the military innovations we started in 2024 will begin mass production in 2025 and will be widely used on the front lines.
- These are mainly the new drones and ground robots.
In addition, mass production of artillery shells and ammunition will start in Ukraine this year. In addition, thanks to the grenade launchers and machine guns on our naval drones, we will gain air supremacy over the sea between Odessa and Crimea.
This will make Crimea very vulnerable and, unless our allies give the green light, the days of the Kerch Bridge are numbered.
1/ Without Russian gas: there is no gas and heating in Transnistria
Residents of Transnistria were left without heating, gas, and hot water due to the cessation of Russian gas supplies. Tiraspol stopped supplying electricity to the right bank of the Dniester.
2/ Residents of unrecognized Transnistria dw.com/uk/pridnistrov…
have been without gas, heating, and hot water since Wednesday, January 1, due to the cessation of Russian gas supplies transiting through Ukraine . dw.com/uk/%D1%82%D1%8…
3/ There is no heating and hot water in Transnistria
"Due to the temporary suspension of gas supply to the heat-generating facilities of the enterprise, from January 1, 2025, at 7 a.m., the supply of thermal energy for heating and hot water supply to the population will be suspended," the company "Tyrasteploenergo" reported. The only exception was made for hospitals.
Currently, in Tiraspol and its surroundings, it is about +7°C during the day and -2°C at night. People were urged not to open hot water taps and not to drain batteries on their own. For heating, it is suggested to use electric heaters, close gaps in windows and doors, and cover them with blankets and curtains. "Dress warmer and take preventive medications for acute respiratory infections and flu," Tirasteploenergo added. dw.com/uk/pridnistrov…
2/ Summing up 2024, we can state that in some ways it was successful for the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin . obozrevatel.com/ukr/person/vla…
3/ First of all, because his army was not defeated, that he continues the war of aggression in Ukraine obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/vojn…
and that he managed to "concrete" the situation in Russia, minimizing the risk of protest movements. At the same time, the biggest defeat of the Russian dictator was that he was unable to split the anti-Putin Western coalition, and that military aid to our country continued. obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/voen…