(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up: Russia taking big losses at Krynky [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-12-23 Something creates a big bavovna while a Russian truck passes by. A shell that missed or perhaps an IED. x Russian vehicle went boom. pic.twitter.com/VyXjwjDpnG — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 23, 2023 This MLRS is already consumed in a big bavovna when a drone drops two more grenades on it to finish off the cab. x Demilitarization of Russian Grad MLRS in Donetsk https://t.co/eq44NPpUto pic.twitter.com/bcuqLWXXNt — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 23, 2023 The blanket to hide their thermal signature wasn’t enough. Probably won’t ever be a farm again, but cemetery is a good bet. x Yesterday morning, another assault on the farm was repulsed in the area of Novomikhailivka village. Russians have been trying to assault this farm and a cemetery every day for months now to gain a foothold for the assault of the village itself. Below: drone follows a Russian… pic.twitter.com/5gxs36Xj9k — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) December 22, 2023 These Russians are out in the middle of nowhere for some reason. x FPV drone in Avdiivka 😂 pic.twitter.com/sztiwhXZ0K — Getty 🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@region776) December 22, 2023 Gosh, I wonder why. x «As of 2:00 p.m. today, Russians dropped 0 guided aerial bombs in the Kherson region. Previously, by this time, they managed to use about 20 guided aerial bombs, and during the day - on average up to 80 only in the Kherson region.» - https://t.co/w6ZEdglm3T I hope this trend… https://t.co/g8aWMkK74O — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 23, 2023 We’re up to 3,328 now. And that’s just the number that can be documented. x At least 3 328 Russian officers have been eliminated in Ukraine since 24. February 2022. Confirmation for each name from a Russian source is available in our dataset — obituary, grave, memorial plaque, etc. pic.twitter.com/mlZspDMXOL — KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) December 23, 2023 Another 1,000 troops and 17 tanks. x "It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success." Nelson Mandela The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to December 23, 2023. pic.twitter.com/McLySHJAH4 — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 23, 2023 I think they could also include the 3 SU-34s. The Google Docs spreadsheet the graph below comes from can be seen here. x Battle of #Krynky equipment loss numbers as of 22 December 2023. In summary: 65 RU losses vs. 0 UA losses Note that this is a largely dismounted Ukrainian operation across the Dnipro river, so zero UA equipment losses is not surprising and does not necessarily reflect the… pic.twitter.com/LkhGgHhqbj — Naalsio (@naalsio26) December 23, 2023 They want rifles? They want training? What for? Their job is to die in a meat assault. Why waste perfectly good assault rifles on cannon fodder? x "We haven't seen or held an assault rifle yet," Russian soldiers complain that they are being sent to the front without training. But that's exactly what Putin's plan is — he has a huge amount of human resources for "meat assaults". pic.twitter.com/LLbW5ogMXr — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 23, 2023 An economy that was FUBAR could convert these plants to the manufacture of military vehicles. x Half of car plants in Russia are dead#Russia had 22 major car plants. Half of them could not return to work after the sanctions imposition even after the change of ownership and #Chinese help. Kremlin planned to transfer the assets to investors from China, but were refused. pic.twitter.com/ihRHj2JvrU — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 23, 2023 This is a good interview about the capabilities of Ukraine’s new AQ-400 Scythe drone. Some takeaways: The frame is made of milled plywood instead of carbon-fiber. This is to keep the cost down. Each frame costs about $15k and the cost rises to $30k when you add in the guidance system, etc. It looks boxy because to make it look sleek would require bending the plywood, which would slow things down and cost more. The idea here is to make as many as possible as cheaply as possible. Even if 90% of these drones are shot down before reaching their targets, 10% will make it through. And Russia will have to divert significant air defense resources from the front to counter these drones. This would be a good capture if they can supply ammunition for it. x Thermobaric MLRS captured from the Russians Ukraine has already captured 6 of those pic.twitter.com/ZTcXPdhvsl — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) December 23, 2023 Fortunately, she will be OK. x A well-known Ukrainian documentary photographer Vlada Liberova, who works on the frontlines with her husband, was wounded yesterday by the Russians while traveling towards Avdiivka. Vlada is in great pain but should make a full recovery, thankfully. 📹: libkos/Instagram https://t.co/oPhkycu8tX pic.twitter.com/eN2BHZ8z6c — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 23, 2023 It’s a good idea to check your boots before putting them on. Junking the cars was part of a plan to get high-emission vehicles off the road, but since they can be put to good use in Ukraine sending them there is a better idea. x ⚡️The mayor of 🇬🇧London changed his point of view and allowed not to dispose of used 4X4 cars, but to send "jeeps" for the needs of the army to 🇺🇦Ukraine, - The Telegraph pic.twitter.com/vYMhc7KS1o — 🇺🇦Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) December 23, 2023 If defeating Russia is an impossibility, then I guess Slovakia should go ahead and surrender now. x The entire world's arsenal won't help Ukraine defeat Russia in military terms, stated the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Fico. Note to self: In case of war, forget weapons – just ask Slovakia’s PM for winning advice. Oh, wait. — Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) December 23, 2023 Putin needs a ceasefire to rebuild his military. At most a ceasefire would last a year or two. Fuck him. If he wants to stop fighting, he can order his troops to return to Russia where they belong. x NYT: Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine. So let us remind you what Russia means by "negotiations" 👇 https://t.co/tY8iz0BFS0 — UNITED24media (@United24media) December 23, 2023 Spoiler alert: No, they won’t. x Russia will take retaliatory measures if Ukraine uses NATO air bases for flights of Western fighters transferred to Ukraine. Head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilov, said. https://t.co/bUMiuWNGd3 — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 22, 2023 That didn’t take long. She should avoid the upper floors of tall buildings. x Putin couldn't get any more pathetic if he tried. Russia's sham presidential elections couldn't get anymore pathetically corrupt. Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova who called for an end to Russia's invasion of #Ukraine has been barred from running against Putin, because of… pic.twitter.com/yWSVOrFZJI — Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) December 23, 2023 Can’t run for president and can’t have nearly naked parties. Russia is just no fun. x The Russian rapper Vacio reported Friday that he’s been arrested and sentenced to 15 days in jail. Earlier this week, he attended a star-studded party with an ‘almost naked’ dress code, which sparked outrage from conservative pundits and activists.https://t.co/KO14becZoZ — Meduza in English (@meduza_en) December 22, 2023 Neither rain nor snow nor MLRS x Under Russian Fire, A Ukrainian Postwoman Makes Sure The Mail Gets Through - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty In a partly abandoned town near Ukraine's front lines, residents live without gas or running water, but they know they can still rely on regular mail deliveries. One… pic.twitter.com/QlH1onRhjv — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 23, 2023 Hopefully there will be a happy reunion soon. x Painful farewells, families torn apart, little kids who have to say goodbye to their parents not knowing if they’d see them again. All we can do is increase these odds. Let’s help Ukrainian defenders return to their homes:https://t.co/RkXiOxDLi0 🎥: TikTok @_s_erge_ev_a_ pic.twitter.com/QbEv2mfiGr — UNITED24 (@U24_gov_ua) December 21, 2023 No child should have to live through war. x Air raid alert in a large part of Ukraine. Explosions are heard in Kyiv. Our children go through the unimaginable. 📹: tamuna__avtandilovna/TikTok. She posted: "She reacts this way to the air raid alert since her birth. It is impossible to say how long I spent [hiding] in the… pic.twitter.com/lnpHRAlyn3 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 21, 2023 x That's how childhood looks when your neighbor's country is a terrorist. "Under the dark clouds of war" by Patryk Jaracz won UNICEF Photo of the Year. pic.twitter.com/7Jxmxdijpn — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 22, 2023 Ukraine shifts westward to celebrating Christmas on December 25. x For the first time Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on December 25, shifting further away from Russia, as this magical Christmas Express departs from Kyiv Central pic.twitter.com/1sqLHiXeLC — Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) December 23, 2023 And finally ... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/23/2213341/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russia-taking-big-losses-at-Krynky?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/