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[Gnarlycharlie]

Gathering of Air Assault Forces officers on the base of 95th Air Assault Brigade where they were shown various kinds of modern equipment, units' structure in the brigade and various combat scenarious.

 

[berkut76]

Photos by Anatolii Stepanov Early 2015, vicinity of Debaltsevo. Ukrainian army is fighting for its life and the life of the country. Troops are short of weapons, ammunition, supplies, but worst of all suitable winter gear. 30th Infantry Brigade is ordered to build and man the second line of defense in case of a Russian breakthrough. Fortunately, Ukrainian artillery corps would inflict horrendous losses on the Russian juggernaut which couldn't sustain offensive momentum after capturing Debaltsevo.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Photos by Anatolii Stepanov Early 2015, vicinity of Debaltsevo. Ukrainian army is fighting for its life and the life of the country. Troops are short of weapons, ammunition, supplies, but worst of all suitable winter gear. 30th Infantry Brigade is ordered to build and man the second line of defense in case of a Russian breakthrough. Fortunately, Ukrainian artillery corps would inflict horrendous losses on the Russian juggernaut which couldn't sustain offensive momentum after capturing Debaltsevo.

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Yeah, but that was unlikely as any artillery was ordered to either stand down or limit their support to a minimum for the sake of Minsk-2 several days before any troops left the encirclement. Although, the brekthrough was unlikely too because artillery had already worked plenty effective before just ask Mozgovoy or crispy Buryat tankmen.

 

[berkut76]

Yeah, but that was unlikely as any artillery was ordered to either stand down or limit their support to a minimum for the sake of Minsk-2 several days before any troops left the encirclement. Although, the brekthrough was unlikely too because artillery had already worked plenty effective before just ask Mozgovoy or crispy Buryat tankmen.

Not what I have read from multiple sources. Firing non stop. The issue was Ukrainians had to coordinate their artillery strikes the old fashion way, Russians relied on the modern means, including satellites. Still, surprisingly, Russians were not effective in counter battery engagements unlike during the summer campaign.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Not what I have read from multiple sources. Firing non stop. The issue was Ukrainians had to coordinate their artillery strikes the old fashion way, Russians relied on the modern means, including satellites. Still, surprisingly, Russians were not effective in counter battery engagements unlike during the summer campaign.

Yeah, there was a lot of bull written regarding the event and the artillery realy was working non-stop exept for the last and the most important days and this is not my words, it's from the interviev with a veteran:

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Lukyanov (commander of mortar platoon, spotter of the 25th Infatry battalion Kyivskaya Rus, one of the people who organized the artillery network in Debaltseve, had many years of expirience in the army, went through NATO sergant courses) - "The artillery was short on amunition inside the encirclment while the artillery from the outside aka mainland (большая земля) was waorking very ineffective. It was blocked due to the ongoing MInsk agreement negotiations, there were periods when we could't even call for support, in other words we're in a meat grinder out here and we can't even get support from the mainland."

Botusov - "Simply Magnificent (sarcastic)"

Lukyanov - "Well, if not for this, if we had steady supply and artillery support from the mainland then we would be perfectly fine defending Debaltseve for however long it needs, porsonaly I was felling very comfortable out there and would have burned whatever armour they had in the urban combat inside the city."

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Not what I have read from multiple sources. Firing non stop. The issue was Ukrainians had to coordinate their artillery strikes the old fashion way, Russians relied on the modern means, including satellites. Still, surprisingly, Russians were not effective in counter battery engagements unlike during the summer campaign.

On the issue of the summer campaign I would say that the army was taken by surprise if you could say that. And that is mostly why they were effective, especially considering general chaos. That goes for firing from inside the RF border on the moving Ukranin army that was to close the border with RF and thus cut te supply lines, general lack of training in troops in case of artillery warfare as was proven in Zelenopilya etc.

 

[Gordus]

140th SMU

I notice GSOF with G-36 rifles in the background. If I had to take a guess, this is from Flaming Sword 17 in Lithuania, right ?

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Artillery units of the 30th Separate Knyaz Konstyantin Ostrozshki Mechanized Brigade drills.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

I notice GSOF with G-36 rifles in the background. If I had to take a guess, this is from Flaming Sword 17 in Lithuania, right ?

Sorry for jumping in but the answer is yes, it is 2017 Flaming Sword.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Anti-armour drills with thermobaric rocket launchers inside the JFO zone.

 

[berkut76]

93rd Infantry

 

[berkut76]

Mi-8s

 

[berkut76]

Maksim Khitaylov 22 years of age 72nd Infantry Brigade was killed on February 18th, 2020 while repulsing Russian attack on his unit's position.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

73rd Koshevoy Otaman Antin Holowatiy Naval Center of Special Operations
on small unit tactics drills presumably in Oleshkivski Piski.

 

[berkut76]

73rd Koshevoy Otaman Antin Holowatiy Naval Center of Special Operations
on small unit tactics drills presumably in Oleshkivski Piski.

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Their level of gear is still crap. Waiting to see scuba and diving gear dating back to the 1970s.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Their level of gear is still crap. Waiting to see scuba and diving gear dating back to the 1970s.

And it will be crap in the foreseeable future. They were always neglected and honestly I am amazed that this unit wasn't disbanded before 2014. The reason is their number and their specialization cause most funds go to core infantry units I guess. Then again it is quite foolish not to invest in them considering that Ukraine can't afford itself a functional fleet such units should get a priority funding as well as anti-ship missile programs, kamikaze drones etc. However, they have alredy proven that they don't really need any fancy gear to carry out their orders. If their most basic needs are covered thery are good to go. The real issue is moder recon gadgets and such. Besides, as far as I know many recon, spec ops teams has a habit of switching beetwen working gear which they can throw away in an ambush or such and "fancy" gear for posing.

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Their level of gear is still crap. Waiting to see scuba and diving gear dating back to the 1970s.

Regarding diving gear. I think you've alredy posted it somwhere. They test out new ones, but they still use Soviet era.
Apparently just testing

 

[berkut76]

Med evac from February 18th, 2020 fighting.

 

[berkut76]

Marine snipers.

 

[DENO]

Regarding diving gear. I think you've alredy posted it somwhere. They test out new ones, but they still use Soviet era.
Apparently just testing

These Dräger LAR V closed cirucit rebreathers are also can be considered as old equipment since they are being around since 1980s. But better than old Soviet crap of course.