I can barely tell the American Javelin system from the British N-LAW, so excuse me if some pictures get mixed in. Also, I don’t think most of the soldiers are People’s Militia of the Donbas but regular Russian force.
These are Chechen forces in an abandoned ammunition depo near Zaparozhye, the source say the Ukrainian force fled without engaging them.
More seized guns coming:
Anti-tank guns are not the only gear being seized…
Does anyone have reliable statistic on how many Russian tanks were destroyed by Javelins in the Ukraine conflict?
Anti tank missile launcher shown on Russian TV.
Do you see yourself as a leader?
No I am an introvert and large crowds of people tire me. It is enough I meet hundreds of people every day and have to manage them. I have very little patience left for people and only hang out with few local friends here.
As a result of the sanctions, American officials estimate that Russia was forced to dramatically slow its production of missiles and other weaponry at the start of the war in February 2022 for at least six months. But by the end of 2022, Moscow’s military industrial manufacturing began to pick up speed again, American officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose the sensitive assessment now concede.
Russia subverted American export controls using its intelligence services and ministry of defense to run illicit networks of people who smuggle key components by exporting them to other countries from which they can be shipped to Russia more easily.
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Officials fear that increased missile stocks could mean an especially dark and cold winter for Ukrainian citizens.
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Russia adapted quickly with its own efforts to secure supplies of the needed parts.
Today, Russian officials have remade their economy to focus on defense production. With revenue from high energy prices, Russia’s security services and ministry of defense have been able to smuggle in the microelectronics and other Western materials required for cruise missiles and other precision guided weaponry. As a result, military production has not only recovered but surged.
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As a result of the push, Russia is now producing more ammunition than the United States and Europe. Overall, Kusti Salm, a senior Estonian defense ministry official, estimated that Russia’s current ammunition production is seven times greater than that of the West.
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In cases where Russia needs millions of one particular component, export controls can grind production to a halt. But the chips needed to make a couple of hundred cruise missiles would fit into a few backpacks, which makes evading sanctions relatively simple…
We will not give up refugees. The Czech Republic will not give up deserters at the request of Kiev.
Ukraine’s request to extradite refugees that are hiding in the Czech Republic from mobilization will be unsuccessful through official channels. It has been obstructed by Czech laws, and the minister of justice, Pavel Blažek would not be able to sign something like that.
The Ukrainian military is conducting a counteroffensive with the aim to reclaim territories occupied by the Russian military and needs every man. Among others because of widespread corruption, there is a shortage of manpower. Some men have been able to slip out of the country and evade military service due to bribes.
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These guys have better plans with their lives than to die for the thieving class in a non-country called Ukraine. The unfortunates that were mobilized and fervent Svidomites will die…
My friends, the above are Ukraine’s counteroffensive gains from late spring this year. As you can see, they are barely making a dent into the Russian line of defense. Allegedly, these gains were at the cost of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Insomniac Resurrected 