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Ukraine - Russia Invasion conflict
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According to information published on the "Ukraine Weapons Tracker" Twitter account on September 19, 2022, the Ukrainian armed forces have captured a Russian army 1V1003 artillery command and observation vehicle which is part of the 1V198 automated artillery fire control system.
In their quick and disorderly retreat from various sectors of Ukraine caused by a powerful Ukrainian counter-attack, Russian forces left some high-value equipment behind them, as Army Recognition already reported on September 16. Among the Russian equipment recovered, the Ukrainian army announced on September 18, via Twitter, that it had obtained a T-90M Proryv-3 tank, one of the most modern in the Russian land forces that lost at least another one in combat last May.
According to a video published on the "The Dead District" Twitter account on September 18, 2022, the Zuzana 2 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzers bought by Ukraine from Slovakia are now deployed by the Ukrainian army to fight the Russian troops.
According to a picture released by the Strategic Communications Directorate of the Ukrainian armed forces on September 13, 2022, Russian forces deployed in Ukraine use Iranian-made suicide drones Shahed-136 to conduct combat operations against the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian Weapons Tracker tweeted on September 13 a picture of a Russian Borisoglebsk-2 jamming system mounted on an MT-LB captured in an apparently intact condition, which is a very valuable asset. No doubt this system will not be used by the Ukrainians but more or less discreetly recuperated by “relevant U.S. services”…
Russian armed forces deployed in Ukraine use its latest generation of airborne IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) called BMD-4M. The airborne vehicle entered into service with the Russian armed forces in April 2016.
According to a tweet from Ukrainian Weapons Tracker posted on September 9, the Ukrainian army has received Estonian K-14 anti-armor (EFP) directional mines. The mine can penetrate about 50mm of steel armor at a distance of 50 meters. These PK-14 mines are already actively used on the front lines.
Ukraine has reportedly found a new way to thwart Russian forces: fake wooden targets capable of deceiving missiles. A first success that led the country to extend the system for wider use. In fact, it is simply the reactivation of a successful World War 2 trick extensively used by the Allies in UK to deceive German air force reconnaissance flights.
-MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The United States handed over the second batch of HARM antiradar missiles to Ukraine. They are fit for MiG fighter jets operated by Kiev. A representative of the US Department of Defense said Washington wanted to provide to Ukraine an asymmetric and unexpected advantage.
The Ukrainian army has published a video on Social Network showing the new development of a mobile artillery system based on a Soviet-made MT-LB multirole tracked armored vehicle fitted with an MT-12 100mm anti-tank towed gun.
On August 15, Oleksii Rezniko, the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, tweeted that the Latvian Ministry of Defence hads confirmed the delivery of six self-propelled M109 howitzers and ammunition to Ukrainian forces to support their defense against the Russian invasion. Oleksii Reznikov wrote that the howitzers “are already showing results on the battlefield”.
According to Taiwan News referring to Oryx, Taiwan-made DronesVision Revolver 860 combat drones are being used by Ukrainian forces against the Russian invasion forces.
As written on en.topwar.ru, the shortage of artillery is forcing the Ukrainian army to re-use old guns that had already been withdrawn from service in the armies of other countries. Among these ‘’museum pieces’’ are howitzers dating back to the Soviet Union era immediately after the Great Patriotic War 1941-45).
All-Russian Research Institute "Signal", the developer of the robotic (optionally-manned) demining system called "Prokhod-1", confirmed the use of its system by the Russian army during the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Pimenov, General Director of Signal, comments on this use, reported on en.topwar.ru.
Ukraine Weapons Tracker OSINT researchers spotted Finnish-made 120 KRH 92 mortars in the possession of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, mil.in.ua reported on 16 August. Pictures showing the use of such mortars were released on Twitter.
According to information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on August 10, 2022, the modernized Osa-AKM (US DoD designation SA-8B "Gecko Mod-1") air defense missile systems have eliminated more than 100 targets, most of which were drones, during the military operation in Ukraine.
According to video and information published on Social Networks on August 3, 2022, Ukrainian armed forces use M31A1 GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) to target Russian troops. When fired from the HIMARS or M270 rocket launcher, the M31A1 is a precision weapon killer with a high level of accuracy.
MOSCOW, August 3. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russian troops continue using precision-guided weapons against military facilities of the Ukrainian army. However, Russian precision-guided weapons are no longer capable of changing the course of the special military operation in Ukraine. Long-range artillery and air defense missile systems, satellite reconnaissance data should be used more actively, military expert Oleg Falichev writes in the Independent Military Review.
According to a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on August 2, 2022, the latest generation of the Pantsir, a Russian-made dual weapons air defense system has demonstrated its ability to be used as a drone killer in its fight against the Bayraktar TB2 drone used by the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to a tweet posted on August 1 by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, "Third brother in the Long Hand family - MLRS MARS II from Germany - has arrived in Ukraine".
What can Ukraine do facing Russia’s might in the field of artillery? What towed guns and self-propelled howitzers does each army operate? A tweet posted on July 17 by Shashank Joshi provides a very interesting chart comparing both arsenals. To make it short, Ukraine is believed to have about 1,000 howitzers and 200 MLRS, both shooting a total of about 4,000-5,000 rounds a day, while Russia is believed to have about 3,000 howitzers and 1,300 MLRS, both shooting between 20,000 and 50,000 rounds a day. Needless to say that the following figures are impossible to check or update, as it is generally the case with OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence).
According to information from the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Rezniko, the Ukrainian armed forces received the first three Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled gun vehicles from Germany. Three Gepard anti-aircraft gun systems were delivered on July 25, 2022.
First pictures of the Alvis Stormer Starstreak HVM (High-Velocity Missile) air defense missile system donated by the UK to Ukraine were released on Social Networks showing the vehicle in the hands of the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to a video published on the Twitter account "TpyxaNews" on July 19, 2022, Ukrainian armed forces use the Vilkha rocket launcher to fight Russian troops. The Vilkha is a local-made modernization of the Soviet-made BM-30 Smerch, a 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System.
According to open source information, since the beginning of the war on February 24, 2022, dozens of Russian combat vehicles were reportedly captured by Ukrainian troops including main battle tanks, IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles), and APCs (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicles. They have been repaired and are now used in combat operations against Russian forces. In this article, we describe the list of Russian combat vehicles that are now used by the Ukrainian army.
