16.04.2023 - Rusko-ukrajinský konflikt

16.04.2023

Situace na bojišti dle ISW.

Some Ukrainian armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) or armoured personnel carrier (APC) based on a T-64 tank was spotted in or near Bachmute.
This T-64 has a superstructure welded to the chassis and is equipped with Kontakt-1 dynamic armor, smoke grenade launchers, and is equipped with a gun station for its protection.

In February, in cooperation with an unspecified country, Ukrainian industry began production of new 120mm OF-843B (ОФ-843Б) mines. According to Defence Express, the mines have recently been used in combat. In March, production of new 125mm ammunition designed for tank guns began.
Source:
defence-ua.com
https://t.me/UOP_Official/1058
twitter.com

Captured tour of the Russian T-62M by Shawshank Redemption.


A good look at the limited optics available to the commander. Monocular day/night sights and small periscopes.







In general, the interior is, for lack of a better term, crunchy.

The number of dead soldiers of the armed forces is less than 50 thousand, - Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in an interview with Larazon. "Of course, we have casualties because we are at war. But they are significantly less than the Russian ones."



Italy has handed over some 30 M109L self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine, La Repubblica reports.
According to the newspaper, a train carrying them passed through the station of the northern city of Udine on Saturday.

According to Defence Express, the Russian industry is facing a shortage of quality bearings. Because Western companies SKF (Sweden), Amsted Rail and Timken (USA) have stopped supplying the Russian Federation in 2022, local bearing plants associated with EPK (Europejski подшипniковая korporácie) are unable to meet the increased demand.
Source:
defence-ua.com

Overview of estimated Russian losses and comparison of their daily increment according to the Ukrainian side as of April 16, 2023.

Ukrainian mutated armored personnel carrier based on the T-64 tank in the Bakhmut area. (Note: I seem to be referring to the unknown vehicle in the post above.)

DIY "enhancement" RPG-7...



A Romanian TAB-71M armored personnel carrier has been spotted on the territory of Ukraine. The TAB-71 is a Romanian armored personnel carrier, a licensed copy of the Soviet BTR-60. A total of about 454 units were in the service of the Romanian Armed Forces.

Reports came out yesterday that the Russian base was probably hit by at least 12! HIMARS missiles. The target of the strike was a green-roofed building near one of the most used supply routes in the area. In fact, this building was the site of a repair battalion for the 106th Independent Logistic Support Brigade 41st Allied Army repairing and refurbishing damaged tanks and infantry fighting vehicles whenever there would be multiple vehicles in this building. Satellite imagery from 11 Feb. 2023 shows damage to the structure. This indicates that they probably tried to hit it before. But this time they made no changes and hit it with a full volley. As can be seen in the video, there was a large explosion with multiple secondary explosions, indicating the presence of munitions inside. Today's images show the extent of the damage and also raise the question of what exactly hit the site, just north of the target we can see 3 holes where the munitions hit. As you can see in the small map below, the distance from the front line to this target is only 24 km, so a variety of munitions could have been used. Looking into the destroyed building you can see things that look like rectangular objects, but the resolution is too low to clearly identify vehicles or types. It can be said that a number of 12, 9 objects hit their intended target and caused havoc inside. If you liked this tweet, tweet again and you'd love to beat this damn Twitter algorithm.


Geolokácia: Rubižne, Luhanská oblasť, 49°01'48.73"N 38°22'47.50"E

Video:

The nose and rear of the vehicle indicate that it is not a vehicle using the UMR-64 (УМР-64) chassis module. It may be a prototype of the BMP-64E (БМР-64Э) heavy infantry vehicle, which was built around 2014.

130 Ukrainians returned from captivity. The exchange of prisoners took place in several stages.
Source.
ipress.ua
https://t.me/ermaka2022/2453?single
https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-65291406
www.ukrinform.net

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