ALLIED RESOLVE 2022 + the war that followed

[Fishbed_9307]

Here is a link to an article about that Su-25 crash with a general as the pilot. Apparently, it was an already retired Major-General. In the last paragraphs it is noted that he was kicked out because he flew a Su-27 without having the type rating for it... and then crashed it. And before that, he also flew a Su-34 without type rating. Makes you wonder, did anybody knew he was even flying in Ukraine now...? Anyway, Major-Generals flying combat sorties, not exactly something you hear about very often.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-medi ... 00289.html

Somewhere else it was suggested that he was flying for the Wagner Group. It was also suggested that this might explain reported sightings (where?) of Su-25's lacking Russian national markings with only the infamous "Z" painted on the tail. Never saw any pictures of those Su-25s but it makes sense to explain a 63 year old retired general in the cockpit of a fighter jet.

[FredL]

Here is a link to an article about that Su-25 crash with a general as the pilot. Apparently, it was an already retired Major-General. In the last paragraphs it is noted that he was kicked out because he flew a Su-27 without having the type rating for it... and then crashed it. And before that, he also flew a Su-34 without type rating. Makes you wonder, did anybody knew he was even flying in Ukraine now...? Anyway, Major-Generals flying combat sorties, not exactly something you hear about very often.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-medi ... 00289.html

Somewhere else it was suggested that he was flying for the Wagner Group. It was also suggested that this might explain reported sightings (where?) of Su-25's lacking Russian national markings with only the infamous "Z" painted on the tail. Never saw any pictures of those Su-25s but it makes sense to explain a 63 year old retired general in the cockpit of a fighter jet.

On Euronews, tonight, 2 x Su-25 with this "Z" painted over the tail red star (at 15'' in the video) and on the nose (in place of the usual two-digits code) :
https://fr.euronews.com/2022/06/14/guer ... erodonetsk

[FredL]

A recently brought down Ru Mi-35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_BvKquJnjE&t=2s

Interesting to note that the front of the helicopter looked to be white painted, as was the Mi-24 shot down on March 5th on the very well known video.
Is there a special reason for such a camouflage ?
Watching photos of Russian AF Hinds on the net, I don't see any of them wearing such a color scheme.

[Antonov22]

Another Frogfoot gone:

Russian SU-25 RF-90958 crashed in Rostov Oblast (with pictures)
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/stat ... 6s19wqAAAA

[hammarö]

At least two UCAV attached today a raffinadery today in Rostov area.

Both Russia and Ukraine denied it.

But pictures on Internet.

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[hammarö]

and

https://www.msn.com/sv-se/nyheter/utrik ... 98d67179e8

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[michel N]

Il-76/78 down near Ryazan.

A video of the incident shows the Ilyushin on fire before it crashed

https://twitter.com/archer83able/status ... CE0pAeeazA

[hammarö]

Shaykovka air base, Kaluga oblast just south of Moscow have around 20 combat ready Tu-22M3.

The bombers are just to take off from the base and a short ride to the Byelorussian border or the border around Belogorsk. There they release their cruise missiles against military and civilian targets in Ukraine.

On Earth Google may 2021 were was around 25 Tu-22M3 on Shaykovka, some of them derelicts.

Further Tu-22M3 are based at Monchegorsk, Ryazan and Angarsk (Belaya) in the Far East. And they are cikulated with the bombers in Shaykovka or use staging bases.

Following bombers are spotted on Shaykovka:

Tu-22M3 02 red RF-34110 2020 Shaykovka VKS grey Olenogorsk
Tu-22M3 35 red RF-94081 2021 Shaikovka VKS grey 51 rwd
Tu-22M3 46 red RF-94135 2020 Shaikovka VKS grey
Tu-22M3 36 red RF-94137 2019 Shaikovka VVS grey
Tu-22M3 29 red RF-94138 2019 Shaikovka VVS grey 43 red Gef
Tu-22M3 49 red RF-94139 2021 Shaikovka VVS grey 66357
Tu-22M3 48 red RF-94140 2020 Shaikovka VVS grey Ryazan
Tu-22M3 41 red RF-94141 2021 Shaikovka VVS grey 21 red
Tu-22M3 42 red RF-94142 2020 Shaikovka VVS grey 09549 Gef
Tu-22M3 26 red RF-94143 2020 Shaikovka VKS grey
Tu-22M3 16 red RF-94144 2022 Shaikovka VKS grey Gefecht
Tu-22M3 10 red RF-94146 2016 Shaikovka VVS grey Gef w/o 2016.06.16
Tu-22M3 11 red RF-94147 2020 Shaikovka VVS grey
Tu-22M3 15 red RF-94149 2022 Shaikovka VKS grey
Tu-22M3 17 red RF-94150 2020 Shaikovka 09135 VVS grey
Tu-22M3 21 red RF-94152 2020 Shaikovka VKS grey Olenogorsk
Tu-22M3 06 red RF-94153 2012 Shaikovka 95447 VVS grey
Tu-22M3 25 red RF-94155 2020 Shaikovka VKS grey
Tu-22M3 28 red RF-94157 2022 Shaikovka VKS grey 14857
Tu-22M3 01 red RF-94161 2020 Shaikovka VKS grey Belaya 16 red
Tu-22M3 21 red RF-94241 2019 Shaykovka 82243 VVS grey ex MR?
Tu-22M3 38 red RF-94265 2020 Shaikovka VKS grey
Tu-22M3 35 red RF-94266 2018 Shaikovka VVS grey
Tu-22M3 22 red RF-95956 2021 Shaikovka VVS grey Byelo

[hammarö]

Fire at Belgorod oil depot.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/3 ... rod-3-dead

And other sources.

[hammarö]

Engels air base, Saratov area have around 20 Tu-95 based, together with Tu-160.

Other Tu-95 are based at Ryazan air base (around 5 Tu-95) and Ukrainka air base, Far Eastern (around 30 Tu-95)-

The Tu-95 fly from Engels overr the Black Sea there they release their cruise missiles for Ukraina.

Some could be stage based.

These are the Tu-95 based at Engela air base:

37187 Tu-95MSM 28 red RF-94116 1991 2020 Engels VVS grey Sevastapol Uzin
37345 Tu-95MSM 27 red RF-94117 1991 2020 Engels VVS grey Izborsk Uzin
xxxxx Tu-95MS 33 red RF-94118 2019 Engels VVS grey stored
34444 Tu-95MS 25 red RF-94119 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey
34278 Tu-95MS 22 red RF-94120 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey Kozelsk
34666 Tu-95MS 21 red RF-94121 1989 2021 Engels VVS grey Samara
34496 Tu-95MSM 20 red RF-94122 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey Dubna
36177 Tu-95MS 19 red RF-94123 1990 2020 Engels VVS grey Krasnoyarsk Uzin
34135 Tu-95MS 16 red RF-94124 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey Veliky Novgorod
34108 Tu-95MSM 15 red RF-94125 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey Kaluga
33299 Tu-95MSM 12 red RF-94126 1987 2018 Engels VVS grey Moskva Mozdok
34757 Tu-95MSM 11 red RF-94127 1989 2019 Engels VVS grey Vorkuta
35199 Tu-95MSM 10 red RF-94128 1992 2020 Engels VVS grey Saratov Mozdok
34379 Tu-95MS 23 red RF-94129 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey Zhukovsky
34415 Tu-95MS 24 red RF-94130 1988 2021 Engels VVS grey Murmansk
33322 Tu-95MSM 18 red RF-94131 1988 2021 Engels VVS grey Mozdok
33412 Tu-95MS 14 red RF-94132 1988 2020 Engels VVS grey Voronezh Mozdok
37566 Tu-95MS 29 red RF-94169 2021 Engels VKS grey Smolensk Ukr
35249 Tu-95MS 26 red RF-94172 1989 2019 Engels VVS grey
33447 Tu-95MSM 17 red RF-94259 1988 2019 Engels VVS grey

[hammarö]

BBC about the Belgorod bombing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62042455

[hammarö]

New attack against Choibalsan air base near Chersones in south Ukraine by HIMARS.

12 high ranking officers killed among them a general and a colonel.

Several officers have been killed on this air base before.

The air base is both a air base and very large heliport.

https://www.expressen.se/tv/nyheter/rys ... botattack/

[hammarö]

According Daily Mail is the attack against Chornobaivka air base a "single missile attack".

Such strikes have recently hit many Russian command posts.

Small command posts, with high ranking officers.

Last 24 hours have Russia performed 35 flight attacks against Ukrainan targets.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -post.html