quote:Putin Ally Bemoans Ukraine's 'Gamers with Drones' after Overnight FPV Raid
Russian forces are contending with Ukrainian "gamers" using first-person-view (FPV) drones across the front line against Russian strongholds, a top Russian official has said, as uncrewed vehicles gain an ever higher profile in the 23 month-old war.
Ukrainian unmanned vehicle operators carried out a "continuous raid" on Russian positions for several days at an undisclosed location along the front line, said Dmitry Rogozin, former head of the Russian Space agency, who is now a Moscow-installed official in the annexed Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine.
"In four hours, 24 FPV drones flew to the stronghold of only one of our volunteer battalions," he said in a post to Telegram on Tuesday.
"This is a new type of artillery—high-precision aerial art," Rogozin added. "It will gradually replace conventional cannon and rocket artillery, since it is much more accurate and cheaper, and the recording of target hits is visible to the operators of these UAVs."
When contacted for comment, the Ukrainian military referred Newsweek to its operational updates posted to social media.
In early December, Mykhailo Fedorov, Kyiv's Minister of Digital Transformation, who is at the helm of Ukraine's drone efforts against Russia, told Newsweek that FPV drones were now becoming more useful to Ukraine's front-line fighters than artillery.
The FPV uncrewed vehicles have quickly become "a game-changer" on the Ukrainian battlefield, taking out masses of Russian hardware, Fedorov said.
"They work sometimes even more efficiently than artillery," he commented. "So, FPV drones are indeed a tech revolution, even though the tech itself is quite easy. But it turned out to be very efficient."
FPV drones certainly have appeared to work better in some instances than artillery for Ukraine, U.K-based drone expert, Steve Wright, told Newsweek last month. "In many ways, using battlefield FPV drones is a continuation of a trend, particularly by the West, of moving to more and more tight targeting of explosives," he said.
Ukraine has maintained calls for supplies of ammunition and shells from its allies for its artillery systems, which remain a crucial capability for Kyiv. On Tuesday, NATO inked contracts to buy $1.2 billion-worth of 155mm artillery shells to replenish the alliance's stocks after funneling shells to Ukraine.
"Russia's war in Ukraine has become a battle for ammunition, so it is important that Allies refill their own stocks, as we continue to support Ukraine," said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
"Why do the Ukrainian Armed Forces need shells and artillery if they are replaced by gamers with their shells and grenades flying on high-speed drones?" Rogozin wrote on Tuesday. "We should immediately take measures to prevent the enemy from dominating the air due to the dominance of his reconnaissance UAVs and killer drones."
"They breed and multiply, there is nowhere to hide from them," Rogozin said in a separate post on Wednesday. "It is urgent to resolve the issue of destroying FPV drones."
Ukraine has been amassing tens of thousands of such drones through rounds of fundraising, and upping its domestic production of them.
FPV drones are frequently used to record battlefield footage, often appearing to show Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes on Russian military targets that is then shared by Kyiv's military. The explosive drones are cheap, often using commercially bought parts, and can pack a punch against an enemy's vehicles or its personnel.
"The frontline situation depends on drones," Fedorov said. "This is a 24/7 war."
But a Ukrainian commander said in mid-December that in terms of overall numbers, Kyiv has just one drone for every five to seven Russian FPV drones in key battleground sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine.
Russian FPV drones fly into Ukraine's airspace and search for any targets they can find there, Yuriy Fedorenko, the commander of Ukraine's Achilles drone company, which is within the country's 92nd Assault Brigade, told Ukrainian media.
Although Ukraine had initially dominated FPV manufacturing in 2023, Russia has ramped up its programs and sent large numbers of the unmanned vehicles to the front lines, Samuel Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses, a U.S. think tank, previously told Newsweek.
Russia's FPV development has probably "grown exponentially," Bendett said, although it is difficult to determine how many FPV drones are present on, and above, the battlefield.
Joegoslavi heeft nooit bij de Sovjet-Unie gehoord maar hadden hun eigen staat en bestuur onder Tito.quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:04 schreef michaelmoore het volgende:
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Bulgarije ook de baltische staten ook en Tsjechslowakije ook , Joegoslavie ook, Hongarije ook , oost Duitsland ook
iedereen in Joegoslavie kreeg rusissch les , Tito had niet veel in tebrengenquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:05 schreef ipa84 het volgende:
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Joegoslavi heeft nooit bij de Sovjet-Unie gehoord maar hadden hun eigen staat en bestuur onder Tito.
quote:Was Joegoslavi Sovjet-Unie?
Joegoslavi was anders dan andere communistische landen in Oost-Europa.
Vooral na 1948 zette Joegoslavi zich af tegen de Sovjet-Unie. Het behoorde tot de invloedsfeer van de Sovjet-Unie, maar werd als een neutraal land gezien.29 Oct 2023
De Oekranse media is er anders nog niet over uitquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 18:49 schreef Confetti het volgende:
Die tientallen families in Oekrane zullen vast wel in beeld komen als het echt hun mannen waren.
Voorlopig hoor je geen bal dus het lijkt weer op hele slechte propaganda van dat inferieur volkje.
nee die was er op bezoek geweest, om de scheepmakerij af te kijkenquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:08 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Uiteraard. Peter de Grote wist Zaandam te veroveren. Dus we zijn eigelijk allemaal Rus.
Dat ze in de invloedsfeer en nauwe banden hadden met de Sovjet-Unie maakte niet dat ze onderdeel waren van de Sovjet-Unie. Ze voerde gewoon een eigen koers en ja ze waren communistisch dus dat ze dan vanwege ideologie meer hebben met de Sovjet-Unie dan democratische landen is logisch.quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:07 schreef michaelmoore het volgende:
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iedereen in Joegoslavie kreeg rusissch les , Tito had niet veel in tebrengen
ouderen daar spreken nog steeds Russisch
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Dat beweren Nederlanders die hun echte, Russische dus, geschiedenis niet kennen wel vaker.quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:09 schreef michaelmoore het volgende:
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nee die was er op bezoek geweest, om de scheepmakerij af te kijken
quote:Ukrainian army’s first statement after Russian military plane crash makes no mention of incident, stresses targeting of Russian military transport aviation in Belgorod
he General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces issued its first official statement after an Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in the Korochansky District of Russia’s Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border. In the statement, the department notes that Russia has recently increased the number of missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Ukraine’s Armed forces are tracking missile launch points and “taking measures to destroy their means of delivery.”
The Ukrainian military did not directly mention the crash in its statement:
In order to minimize missile threats, Ukraine’s Armed Forces not only controls airspace but also carefully tracks missile launch points and delivery logistics, especially using military transport aircraft.
The recorded intensity of shelling is directly related to the increased number of military transport planes that have recently been heading toward the Belgorod airfield.
Taking this into account, Ukraine’s Armed Forces will continue to take measures to destroy the means of delivery, and control the airspace to destroy the terrorist threat, including in the direction of Belgorod-Kharkiv.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Il-76 military aircraft that crashed was transporting 65 Ukrainian POWs to the Belgorod region for a prisoner exchange, as well as six crew members and three escorts, according to state media. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed that all on board were killed in the crash. The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement calling the crash a “terrorist attack” that was caused by the “Kyiv regime.”
Andriy Yusov, the spokesman for Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, confirmed that a prisoner exchange was planned for today. He said that Russia’s claims that prisoners could have been on the plane are currently being verified.
News outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported that the aircraft was transporting S-300 missiles.
Nou, dan moeten ze best wel oud zijn. De mensen van 50-60+ die ik ken uit voormalig Joegoslavi spreken echt geen Russisch. Eerste taal daar op school was voornamelijk Duits.quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:07 schreef michaelmoore het volgende:
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iedereen in Joegoslavie kreeg rusissch les , Tito had niet veel in tebrengen
ouderen daar spreken nog steeds Russisch
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+quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:15 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Dat beweren Nederlanders die hun echte, Russische dus, geschiedenis niet kennen wel vaker.
quote:Russian army deployed second submarine into Black Sea: Number of missile carriers increased
Russian Forces have deployed a second submarine in the Black Sea, significantly increasing the number of Kalibr missile carriers, according to the Telegram channel of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine.
In the Black Sea, the enemy's missile carriers now total three, with an additional submarine placed on active duty. Consequently, a small missile ship and two submarines boast a combined arsenal of 16 Kalibr missiles, as reported by the Southern Defense Forces.
These maneuvers by hostile vessels are reported to be aimed at escalating the missile threat in the Black Sea.
Change in enemy missile carriers in the Black Sea
On the morning of January 23, Russia introduced another submarine missile carrier into the Black Sea. The count of operational Kalibr missiles rose to 20. According to Natalia Humeniuk, the Head of the United Coordinating Press Center of Security and Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine, who spoke during a telethon, a submarine has joined the two surface ships that were previously detected in the Black Sea over the past few days.
Yesterday evening, it was revealed that the Russian military had altered the number of missile carriers in the Black Sea on active duty, and they had 12 Kalibr missiles ready for a potential strike on Ukrainian territory.
dan heeft wikipedia het ook foutquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:15 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Dat beweren Nederlanders die hun echte, Russische dus, geschiedenis niet kennen wel vaker.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaes_Witsenquote:Het werd in 1632 als arbeidershuisje gebouwd van oud scheepshout.[1]
Vanaf zondag 18 augustus 1697[2] overnachtte de Russische Peter de Grote gedurende acht dagen[3] in het huisje toen hij in Holland en Zaandam kennis kwam opdoen over scheepsbouw, industrie en andere zaken.[4]
Peter de Grote was toen 25 jaar oud en maakte met een groep van ca. 250 mensen een reis naar West-Europa om kennis op te doen.[5] In zijn eentje ging hij incognito naar Zaandam, waar hij de smid Gerrit Kist ontmoette die eerder in Moskovi gewerkt had.
Van hem huurt hij het huisje.
Peter de Grote noemt zich Pjotr Michajlov, zogenaamd onderofficier.
Al na een paar dagen wordt zijn werkelijke identiteit onthuld.
Met zijn lengte van 2,04 meter en een gezelschap van zes mannen in Russische kleding viel hij erg op.[5]
Omdat hij vervolgens overal gevolgd werd door nieuwsgierige mensen, vertrok hij naar Amsterdam, waar hij werd ontvangen door Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717).[6]
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quote:RUSSISCHE TSAAR PETER DE GROTE IN NEDERLAND
In 1697 bracht tsaar Peter I de Grote (1672-1725) een kort bezoek aan Zaandam, om bij een scheepswerf het vak van scheepsbouwer te leren.
Peter de Grote was vanaf 1682 tsaar van Rusland. Hij had zichzelf voorgenomen Rusland drastisch te gaan vernieuwen.
Het land was gedurende de Renaissance min of meer gesoleerd geweest en Peter de Grote wilde van Rusland een modern land maken en hervormingen volgens Westers model doorvoeren.
ze kunnen sturen wat ze willen , men wil kost wat kost Odessa hebben en aansluiting bij Moldovaquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:39 schreef sturmpie het volgende:
volgens mij is de kans groot dat Rusland zich nooit gaat terugtrekken en aanstuurt op 'n nieuwe grens
Mwah, Zaandam veroveren... Hij begon er een kruidenierszaakje.quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:08 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Uiteraard. Peter de Grote wist Zaandam te veroveren. Dus we zijn eigelijk allemaal Rus.
Nieuwe grenzen hebben ze al getrokken met die idiote annexaties. Maar Oekraine blijft vrolijk Russische schepen tot zinken brengen en vliegtuigen neerschieten.quote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:39 schreef sturmpie het volgende:
volgens mij is de kans groot dat Rusland zich nooit gaat terugtrekken en aanstuurt op 'n nieuwe grens
iedereen die lid is van NAVO vallen ze niet aanquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:43 schreef michaelmoore het volgende:
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ze kunnen sturen wat ze willen , men wil kost wat kost Odessa hebben en aansluiting bij Moldova
tot dan gaan ze zeker door
En dan de Baltische staten , staat ook heel hoog op het lijstje
Daar zou ik niet van uit gaan , als de USA zich terug trekt kan het maar zoquote:Op woensdag 24 januari 2024 19:50 schreef sturmpie het volgende:
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iedereen die lid is van NAVO vallen ze niet aan
Mooi zo, dat zal tijd worden. Nu de rest nog.quote:Bank of Cyprus Spearheads Major Retreat of Global Banks from Russia as Sanctions Bite and Trade Collapses
The largest Cypriot financial institution, Bank of Cyprus, decisively shuttered its offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, marking a significant retreat from the Russian market. These foreign bank branches, now barred from executing critical banking functions such as account openings, client fund solicitations, transfers, and foreign exchange transactions, are essentially isolated.
Functioning as independent legal entities, they nonetheless serve as extensions of their parent credit organizations’ interests, yet their operational scope has been dramatically curtailed.
Since the dawn of 2024, this closure represents the third such instance of a foreign bank’s retreat from Russia, slashing the total number of foreign bank presences in the country to a mere 23, down from 37 at the start of 2022. The onset of the war in Ukraine catalyzed this exodus, with nine closures in 2022, three in 2023, and an additional three since the beginning of 2024, only partially offset by the solitary opening of Kyrgyzstan’s “Ail Bank.”
This significant downsizing of Western banks’ operations in Russia stems directly from escalating sanctions, a substantial exodus of foreign businesses, and a sharp contraction in trade. According to data from Raiffeisenbank International, as reported by Bloomberg, the assets of foreign credit organizations in Russia plummeted to a mere $66 billion by the end of 2023. This figure represents a drastic halving from the $119 billion recorded in 2021 and is nearly a quarter of the $239 billion witnessed in 2012, signaling a profound and rapid decline in foreign financial engagement in the Russian market.
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