Comments by "Richard Marsden" (@richardmarsden1897) on "Hunting Russian soldiers with Ukraine's ace drone unit | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast" video.

  1. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region. During the offensive, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of four mechanised brigades, four air assault brigades, one marine brigade, five territorial defence formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Daryino, Kurilovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Aleksandriya, Leonidovo, Nikolskoye, Kozachaya Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovaya, Staraya Sorochina, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Sudzha. Two counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled. At around 9 a.m. Moscow time, in order to stop the offensive by the Russian troops in Kursk direction, the enemy launched a counter-attack by an assault detachment consisting of two tanks, one counterobstacle vehicle, and 12 armoured fighting vehicles with paratroopers toward Berdin area. Artillery and aviation of the Sever Group of Forces defeated one AFU assault detachment. Two tanks, one counterobstacle vehicle, and seven armoured fighting vehicles were neutralised. The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Martynovka, Lebedevka, Sverdlikovo, Zamostye, Viktorovka, Mikhailovka, Lokinskaya as well as Yunakovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Vodolagi, Miropolye, and Basovka in Sumy region. Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were over 340 troops, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, four armoured personnel carriers, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, and five mortars. Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 49,010 troops, 273 tanks, 209 infantry fighting vehicles, 153 armoured personnel carriers, 1,461 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,407 motor vehicles, 340 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 88 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 units of engineering and other materiel, including 14 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle. The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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  2. Slava Novorossiya!
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  3. 3 years of U.S. led Nato attempting to weaken Russia via a proxy war, when in fact all it was doing was weakening themselves.
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  4. Russian Ministry of Defense reports Ukrainian forces have launched counter-offensive in Kursk region at the Berdin village. Clashes ongoing, AFU/Nato taking heavy casualties.
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  5. Head-on tank battle in Donbass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpYWvmjdAN0 Footage of a rare head-on tank battle in Donbass has been published. In the video, a Russian armored group consisting of two tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles enters the village of Vozdvizhenka in Donbass. Upon entering the village, the Russian group encounters two moving Ukrainian tanks. The Russian tank fires first and hits the first Ukrainian tank on the road with several shots. The first Ukrainian tank also fired back, but missed. The second Ukrainian tank was also fired upon, but apparently did not receive serious damage; the Ukrainian tank reversed and left the battle. The models of the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles could not be determined. Lamp of Knowledge
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  6. Operation of the Tunguska-M1 Air Defense System of Russia, Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrl6Sa642O0 Rare footage of the Russian 2K22M Tunguska-M air defense system in action has been published. As it turns out, this air defense system is still actively used, but it is rarely shown. The 2K22 Tunguska anti-aircraft gun and missile system, or 2S6, was adopted by the USSR in 1982 and replaced the ZSU-23-4 Shilka air defense system. Currently, the 2K22 Tunguska air defense system is used by eight countries, and the Ukrainian army also uses it. Russia has 250 Tunguska-M air defense systems of various versions, some of which are not in the best condition. The Tunguska-M1 air defense system was developed by the State Unitary Enterprise Instrument Design Bureau, and its production is carried out by the Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant. The development of the 2K22 Tunguska air defense system was difficult, since the Osa-AK short-range air defense system appeared in the USSR in 1975. In some respects, the Osa-AK was better than the Tunguska air defense system, but the reaction time to some targets was better for the Tunguska air defense system. The Tunguska air defense system is designed to destroy air and ground targets, and it cannot shoot down some small drones and FPV, but there are exceptions. In 1990, the 2K22M Tunguska-M system was adopted for service. In 2003, it was upgraded to the 2K22M1 Tunguska-M1 level. The Tunguska-M1 air defense missile and gun system is mounted on a GM-5975 or GM-352 tracked chassis. The system can be distinguished by its oval-shaped radar. The Tunguska-M1 air defense system is up to 1.5 times more effective than the previous version of the Tunguska-M system. The Tunguska-M1 modification features a fully automated process of missile targeting and information exchange with the battery command post, as well as other improvements. The Tunguska-M1 is equipped with a 1RL144 target detection radar and a target tracking radar, an optical sight, a digital computing system, and navigation equipment. The radar can detect targets at a distance of up to 18 km and track them from 16 km. The system includes equipment for receiving and implementing external automated target designation. The 2S6M1 Tunguska-M1 combat vehicle is equipped with two 30-mm 2A38 automatic cannons, which are also installed on the Pantsir-S air defense missile system. The range of destruction of air targets is up to 3,000 meters at altitude and up to 4,000 meters at range. The Tunguska-M1 air defense missile system's missile armament consists of 8 9M311-M1 missiles. The 9M311-M1 missile has radio command guidance with an optical communication line. The missile can destroy targets moving at speeds of up to 500 m/s. The missile has a radar fuse with a response radius of up to 5 meters, and the warhead of the missile weighs 9 kg. The range of destruction of air targets by 9M311-M1 missiles is up to 10 km, and up to 3.5 km at altitude. The Tunguska-M1 air defense system weighs about 34 tons, has a speed of up to 60 km/h and is serviced by 4 operators. The estimated export price of the 2K22M1 Tunguska-M1 system is $7 million, for a battery of 6 units, with support vehicles. Lamp of Knowledge
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