First Target of Ukraine's Neptune Missile: How the Moskva Flagship Killer Scored its First Hit and Prevented Amphibious Assault
Destruction of the Moskva cruiser, the flagship of the russian Black Sea Fleet, became the most renowned accomplishment of the Neptun (Neptune) anti-ship cruise missile, although contrary to widespread impression, not the first one.
In fact, the first target was the Admiral Essen frigate of Project 11356. Though the success was partial, the episode played an important role in preventing a russian landing assault in the early days of the war.
Read more: Chronicle of russia's Bloodiest War Crimes in Ukraine in 2023
Army of russia Gets New Iranian Shells Straight From Conveyor and Old russian Ones From North Korea
Ukraine's intelligence bureau of the Ministry of Defense estimates that russia managed to ramp up its own production of 122mm and 152mm artillery shells up to a combined 2 million a year. Still, these rates are not enough to satisfy the need for ammunition on the Ukrainian frontlines, therefore russia is dependent on another 500,000 munitions supplied from foreign countries.
Artillerymen of the russian army have published an interesting photo, showing three 122-mm artillery shells they use, originating from Iran, North Korea, and russia, respectively.
Notably, the markings on the projectiles have not been altered or hidden, indicating that the Iranian and russian shells are newly manufactured, while the North Korean shell appears to be quite old.
462,000 russian Troops in Ukraine: How Much it is in Divisions, Vehicles, Equipment
Ukrainian Defense Intelligence estimates there are currently 462,000 personnel of russian invasion forces deployed in Ukraine, and this is only the land force component. Although, it's enough to makeup 38 mechanized infantry divisions.
Ukrainian Troops Begin to Use Unknown Ammunition Against russian Invaders
This new munition has not been identified yet, but it is known to be anti-personnel, incendiary as well as precise.
The StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a video on its Telegram channel showing how warriors of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade strike occupiers with FPV drones. A new type of weapon was noticed in the video.
As the video shows, the warhead of the new munition is quite effective. It can be assumed that this warhead can be more effective if it hits russian hideouts. In this case, several fire centers may be formed after explosion.
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones with Machine Vision Destroy russian Pantsir-S1
Machine vision helps drones neutralize the impact of electronic warfare, making it an extremely important technology. It is already used in kamikaze drones deployed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In particular, the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine released a video in which two Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile systems are destroyed by drones using precisely this technology.
Read more: Chronicle of the russian federation Crimes in Ukraine (January 2024)
