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[00:00:00] In Ukraine, we always talked about unique places,
[00:00:04] unique people, but that was
[00:00:07] before. Since February
[00:00:10] 2022, war has changed
[00:00:13] everything. We show the new
[00:00:17] history of Ukraine,
[00:00:19] about the incredible strength of spirit, about the struggle, no matter
[00:00:23] what.
[00:00:28] Watch the joint project of Radio Svoboda and Current Time TV channel,
[00:00:32] what is really happening in Ukraine.
[00:00:49] Ukraine is scaling middle strikes. The Ukrainian
[00:00:52] army is actively hitting the operational rear of the Russian
[00:00:55] army. Air defense systems, deployment points,
[00:00:59] warehouses, and many other things are under attack. Today,
[00:01:03] Donbass Realities will show one of such operations of the First Separate
[00:01:06] Unmanned Systems Center
[00:01:08] SBS.
[00:01:12] A bright flash a drone disappears in
[00:01:15] the night sky. This is beautiful work, the best work in
[00:01:19] the world. FP-2s take off one after another, each carrying
[00:01:23] more than 100 kg of explosives. My
[00:01:26] crew is not only involved in launches.
[00:02:00] It's difficult to complain in the infantry now, that it's difficult, impossible, because
[00:02:04] the hardest work is done by the guys in the infantry, the guys
[00:02:07] at the front, but we try to do everything to be worthy of
[00:02:11] their contribution, we work almost around the clock, that is, we either
[00:02:15] prepare for work, or directly the
[00:02:18] application itself, there are many unpredictable different
[00:02:21] circumstances, there are many unforeseen different
[00:02:24] circumstances, that is, for work one must have at least minimal
[00:02:28] knowledge of electronics.
[00:03:30] both the intensity of launches and the range of destruction, practically
[00:03:33] all Ukrainian territories occupied by
[00:03:36] Russia are under fire. We worked
[00:03:39] on the Rubicon school. We worked on
[00:03:43] the Rubicon school. There was a fairly strong contingent of more than
[00:03:46] 60 people. So for me personally, when you destroy
[00:03:50] personnel, that was probably the most interesting target.
[00:03:54] Because these same pilots then destroy our
[00:03:57] equipment. And they, like us, adapt. Exactly
[00:04:08] in my crews 86%. This
[00:04:11] is a very, very high coefficient. The device itself, it can be
[00:04:15] retrofitted, equipped with something, change the warhead, it's a very
[00:04:19] cool platform. Many targets were hit in
[00:04:22] motion. Tors, Buk systems were hit at the moment when they
[00:04:25] were escaping. That is, their mobile groups worked against
[00:04:29] us.
[00:05:12] There is an echeloned defense carried out by UAV
[00:05:16] interceptors, somewhere it is more successful, somewhere it is less
[00:05:19] successful. The effectiveness of detecting targets in the air
[00:05:22] is achieved due to the presence of SKVP
[00:05:25] radars. These are air traffic control systems,
[00:05:28] a network of small radars, which are the size of a Starlink, and which
[00:05:32] Russians place in different places. And the more of these
[00:05:35] radars there are, the better their interceptors can shoot down our
[00:05:38] drones. The fewer there are, the harder it is for them to do it. This
[00:06:13] is
[00:06:13] a group
[00:06:19] of several servicemen who hide in
[00:06:22] forest belts, which are visually very difficult
[00:06:25] to detect, but again, methods of countering interceptors
[00:06:29] currently exist, they are applied
[00:06:32] systematically in the main directions, so, as I said,
[00:06:35] we, thank God, found a solution to this problem, which was very
[00:06:39] urgent, and this is our huge success, honestly.
[00:06:59] tactics, now they just try not to work and adopt some of our practices in
[00:07:03] the form of mobile groups and interceptor drones, but
[00:07:06] large air defense is afraid of us, very afraid, we have significantly
[00:07:09] thinned their ranks is afraid. We have significantly
[00:07:13] thinned their ranks. One of the exemplary complex
[00:07:17] operations of the first separate center is the establishment of fire control
[00:07:20] over Donetsk airport, which the Russian army
[00:07:23] uses as a logistical hub and
[00:07:26] drone port. One of the tasks of this mission was to disrupt Shahed
[00:07:30] launches in coordination with other sites. We
[00:07:33] understand that if enemy UAVs
[00:07:37] fly in, we understand that if enemy UAVs
[00:07:40] fly with a certain interval, and not simultaneously, then it is much easier
[00:07:44] for us to shoot them down. Thus, by carrying out preventive asymmetric
[00:07:48] fire impact, we disrupt their plans for a coordinated
[00:07:51] attack, and thus, this already facilitates the work of our
[00:07:55] defense force intercept groups, at a minimum, and at a maximum,
[00:07:59] this generally reduces the enemy's ability to carry out
[00:08:02] operational-strategic defeats.
[00:08:06] Operational-strategic defeats. During the operation, three levels of impact were
[00:08:09] carried out: destruction of launch groups.
[00:09:12] outstanding in terms of UAVs. And we were interested
[00:09:16] to see their reaction, it was interesting again to see how
[00:09:20] quickly they would take any countermeasures. They will
[00:09:23] implement some
[00:09:24] countermeasures.
[00:09:28] At the same time, the night launches of FP-2s, witnessed by
[00:09:32] Donbass Realities, are complete. Already in the morning, another result
[00:09:36] of the work of Ukrainian crews will appear in open access.
[00:09:39] Any target is important, but...
[00:09:42] Of course, the most important thing is when you hit some target. Any target
[00:09:46] is important, but of course, the most important thing is when you hit a target that
[00:09:50] gives an operational or tactical advantage over the enemy. This is,
[00:09:54] for example, the destruction of enemy communications, the destruction of some
[00:09:57] expensive PLS system, or the same
[00:10:00] destruction of air defense, which allows other aircraft
[00:10:03] to work further, including ours, to hit more and
[00:10:07] more
[00:10:07] targets.
[00:10:25] The logic of war demands from us, our situation demands from us
[00:10:29] that the device must be mass-produced, as cheap as possible and
[00:10:33] simple. The last requirement is dictated by the rules
[00:10:36] of the army, since we have different people coming from society,
[00:10:40] and the lighter the device, the easier it is to train a person, and the
[00:10:44] easier it is to fix a problem in the field, which sometimes
[00:10:46] happens.
[00:10:55] which targets are priority, which
[00:11:03] Each of the directions that can be divided even by corps,
[00:11:06] each of the directions that can be
[00:11:10] divided even by corps, has its own specifics in terms of targeting,
[00:11:16] are not, in terms of effect. You understand that if you systematically
[00:11:20] hit such targets, exactly such an effect will be achieved, in each direction, accordingly, another.
[00:11:23] not all operations are reported
[00:12:25] publicly, in addition, the Main Intelligence Directorate, the SBU
[00:12:28] and other units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are working
[00:12:32] in this direction. However, according to official data, in May,
[00:12:36] the main targets of the SBS's middle strikes were Russian
[00:12:39] air defense systems. A significant part of
[00:12:42] the strikes were on deployment points and warehouses of the Russian army, among
[00:12:46] the hit targets were also aviation, fleet,
[00:12:49] energy and oil infrastructure. It is worth
[00:12:52] noting that in this statistic,
[00:13:25] the paradox is that, the paradox is that
[00:13:28] the existing infrastructure base allows Russians to create every
[00:13:32] month in each of these segments up to 10
[00:13:35] units, up to ten units in total, and
[00:13:38] we eliminated much more, that is, 20-30,
[00:13:42] 40 assets in one month, yes, that is, 20-30, 40 assets
[00:13:46] in one month, when we in this way, when we
[00:13:50] thus cleared the way and at the same time flew to
[00:13:53] Moscow or other cities from time to time. Then Russia fell into a trap, which
[00:13:57] the Russians themselves call Trishkin-Kaftan, that
[00:14:00] is, it is called air defense from patches, they started not
[00:14:04] having enough, that is, everything they had, they pulled to Moscow
[00:14:07] to St. Petersburg, so we methodically eliminated all of this,
[00:14:11] approximately within six months, and colossal problems arose in the air defense
[00:14:14] system, when I say colossal problems, we must
[00:14:18] understand that their systems, they cover conditionally, one system can cover
[00:14:22] 20-50 km,
[00:14:24] even... if you place them in a checkerboard pattern, holes are formed, through
[00:14:28] which we understand where we can fly into, our strikes and
[00:14:31] deep strikes flew there, our middle
[00:14:34] strikes and deep strikes flew there. The problems that
[00:14:38] Ukraine creates had to be recognized by Vladimir Putin as
[00:14:41] well, however, he stated that strikes on Russian infrastructure do not
[00:14:45] affect the situation at the front and set the task of increasing
[00:14:48] the production of air defense
[00:14:52] systems. about 1,600
[00:15:37] enterprises that are essential for Russia to
[00:15:40] continue fighting, but at the same time, we must not forget that, in principle, we
[00:15:44] see an insane shortage, a deficit of missiles and, accordingly,
[00:15:48] statements even among the same Russian war correspondents who
[00:15:52] confirm that there is a shortage of missiles, and
[00:15:55] moreover, the Russian Federation is trying to use missiles that were decommissioned
[00:15:59] due to being defective or
[00:16:02] expired, in addition to the
[00:16:06] deficit of interceptor missiles, only
[00:16:09] Ukrainian SBS destroyed/damaged 194 Russian
[00:16:13] air defense systems in six months. At the same time,
[00:16:16] it is indicative that, according to our calculations, in June, compared to May,
[00:16:20] the ratio of targets for middle strikes of unmanned
[00:16:23] systems changed somewhat, if the damage to
[00:16:26] air defense elements remained practically at the same level, then
[00:16:30] the number of strikes on energy, gas and oil
[00:16:34] infrastructure significantly increased. Obviously, this
[00:16:37] fits into the strategy of deep strikes on oil refineries,
[00:16:41] which leads to a fuel crisis in
[00:16:44] Russia.
[00:16:48] New realities,
[00:16:51] gas is being drained, this is how
[00:16:54] these gasoline tanks float, don't drive
[00:16:58] people to the edge, yes, let's go, everything, probably people are also now
[00:17:01] reaching the edge, look, and
[00:17:04] look, what are you doing, is this the last gas?
[00:17:07] Listen, the car is new, don't do that with a gun next to my
[00:17:11] car, I'll fill it up now, if I want, I'll pour it, yes, it's possible to
[00:17:15] swear,
[00:17:17] people, damn,
[00:17:19] there's gas, where is your gas, you bastard, what awaits
[00:17:23] Russia, Russia awaits, if
[00:17:25] this story continues, a very difficult period, which, what awaits Russia,
[00:17:29] Russia awaits, if this story continues, a very difficult
[00:17:32] period, which will come literally in about one arrest.
[00:17:35] "It's 2-3 weeks and they will
[00:17:38] enter the harvesting campaign, the harvest, which begins in late
[00:17:42] July, early August, they will
[00:17:44] face a dilemma, these remnants of gasoline and diesel, where to
[00:17:48] put them,
[00:17:50] to
[00:17:53] give them to the army in order to continue offensive
[00:17:56] actions, if they don't give them away, then
[00:18:00] they need to give them where, for the harvest or give them to people for gasoline,
[00:18:03] give them to people for gasoline, because there won't be enough for everything."
[00:19:10] US intelligence agencies are helping Ukraine. The publication writes
[00:19:13] about a significant increase in the number of attacks and cites data from
[00:19:17] the Russian Ministry of Defense that in June, the Russian Federation shot down almost
[00:19:21] 18 thousand Ukrainian UAVs, three times more
[00:19:25] than in February.
[00:19:28] When we calculate, for example, the number of air attack assets, we need
[00:19:31] to count not only the hit targets, but also the
[00:19:34] enemy's expended resources, because
[00:19:38] the conditional operation of the air defense system, when Pantsir systems are
[00:19:41] involved, missiles for Pantsir systems, or, for example, the same
[00:19:44] S-300 S-400, since there are facts of using exactly such
[00:19:48] missiles against our deep strikes, this also depletes
[00:19:52] resources. Regarding the number announced by the Russian
[00:19:55] Federation, the Russian Federation always lies, which means it will
[00:19:59] significantly exaggerate the number of air attack assets and
[00:20:02] report on the effectiveness of its air defense. At the same time, we must
[00:20:06] say that in fact we have...
[00:20:23] Omsk Oil Refinery, located at a distance of more than
[00:20:26] 2,500 km from Ukraine, has become so far the most
[00:20:30] distant target of Ukrainian UAVs. To repel
[00:20:34] the attack, Russia, for example, used its new aircraft.
[00:20:37] Su-57, but this did not help,
[00:20:39] OSINT analysts, based on satellite images,
[00:20:43] record at least 3-4
[00:20:45] hits,
[00:20:48] here is our entire factory.
[00:20:51] burning, 12 pieces, only one
[00:20:55] was landed, 11
[00:20:57] hit,
[00:21:00] so, as for middle strikes, in
[00:21:03] the context of their impact on the situation at the front, then
[00:21:07] here, of course, in addition to the strikes we described, the destruction of Russian
[00:21:10] logistics in the occupied territories plays a large
[00:21:14] role. Here is a map from French analyst Kliman
[00:21:17] Malin, as of the end of and...
[00:21:20] using open data, he identified about 800
[00:21:24] cases of damage to Russian transport on
[00:21:27] key highways. In the first week of July,
[00:21:30] the intensity of the campaign increased from 20 trucks per
[00:21:34] day in June to 34 every day
[00:21:37] now. These strikes are not carried out with
[00:21:40] FP-2s, which we showed, for example, with BPL Hornet
[00:21:44] or Darts with a warhead of not 100, but about 5
[00:21:47] kg. They are cheaper and accordingly.
[00:23:20] in war, we invented a sword, they invented a shield of new
[00:23:22] technology, we invented another technology,
[00:23:26] so, as they say, the chase began, for now we are
[00:23:29] ahead, we'll talk about this in 4 months, the main thing is that
[00:23:33] we also don't stop there and involve new means for
[00:23:37] delivering strikes. means for delivering
[00:23:40] strikes.
[00:24:12] Obviously, the Ukrainian middle strike campaign was
[00:24:15] a surprise for the Russian army and is already creating
[00:24:18] many problems. Especially since in Russia they did not expect such
[00:24:22] intensity of strikes on their territory. However,
[00:24:26] everything that is happening is a logical continuation of the war of
[00:24:29] attrition, both of the army itself and
[00:24:31] of economic resources. However, where the limit of this
[00:24:35] attrition is, it is currently difficult to
[00:24:38] predict. This was Donbass Realities. I am Yaroslav
[00:24:41] Krechko. See
[00:24:42] you.
[00:26:34] how rarely such words are spoken, so it's very
[00:26:38] touching,
[00:26:42] you're shouting at me there, Putin, Putin, listen to
[00:26:45] what he said, it's
[00:26:49] the 75th anniversary of victory, and
[00:26:52] what are they guarding him for, yes, yes,
[00:26:55] guarding, she spoiled everyone's evening,
[00:26:58] yes you're holding up.
[00:29:32] local agreements on the evacuation from besieged or
[00:29:36] encircled areas of the wounded, sick, disabled,
[00:29:39] elderly, children and pregnant women, on the passage into this
[00:29:42] zone of religious ministers of all faiths, medical
[00:29:45] personnel and medical equipment. Kama 191, please
[00:30:54] connect.
[00:30:56] Kama 195.