ALLIED RESOLVE 2022 + the war that followed

[hammarö]

Hungarian Air Force FA7X ( Dassault Falcon 7X ) (606, #477FF6) as flight #HUAF592 was just spotted over , #Hungary at 2425 ft.

That's it !

Viktor Orban?

[hammarö]

Drones have attacked the strategic air base Olenogorsk (also Olenya). The base is the Russian second strategic bomb base after Engels air base. It should be based Tu-22M3, Tu-95 and Tu-160 here. Olenogorsk is not long way from the Murmansk on Kola peninsula. On Olenogrosk is also infrastructure for the Iskander to be used of MiG-31 version.

Not long from Olengorsk air base are also a Pechora radar tracking station. One of ten in Russian inventory.

The Olenogorsk air base are protected by S-400. Some of the SAM sites have been transferred to Ukraine border.

[hammarö]

The 314th radio technical regiment (OsNaz) Tr 53.98.41-43.84.27 Re 53.88.32-43.99.28 in Kovylkino.
This unit became a guards unit 2024.07.31 by Putin.
314-му отдельному радиотехническому полку (особого назначения) присвоено почётное наименование «гвардейский»
The radar is very powerful.

The radar was droned a couple of weeks ago (and certainly more times).

This is the unit who could control the new Ukrainan F-16 (and count them).

The radar must be a first rate target for the Ukrainan air combat of different types.

[hammarö]

Yesterday was the Russian air base Morozovsk bombed by a new type of actions with much larger effect.
Heating pictures in some newspappers show much larger effect.
The same time can we see a much larger needle effect of bombings on Crimea of crusial targets.
Especially the space tracking stations.

By the "new" F-16s?

The russians knew the answer.

[hammarö]

One alternative to that the better bombing is that other weapon systems with better accuracy is used against Morozovsk air base and Crimea yesterday.
And weapons (missiles) with higher power.
I mean missile systems with much better accuracy (most often better GPS).
In the army battle field is signs of better Ukrainan electronic warfare (REB on Russian) use.
Russia have at least more EW weapons systems than battle field tanks.
Strange that Oryx not have higher battle field losses for this type of weapons.
Even air lead in vehicles. This must be crusial for Russia.

With F-16 we get missile systems with higher power and better accuracy (most often better GPS systems).
And of course other gearing of missiles.

[hammarö]

Today reporting of Ukrainan crossing border in Kursk direction.

"Several" russian helicopters losses in different sources during this operation.

During the last days are also some other russian helicopter losses reporting, such as Donetsk.

[hammarö]

The Kursk front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFv_6t8tLOI

12:51

[hammarö]

Massive attack on Lipetsk air base. By combat aircraft or drones last night. Lipetsk is a training base and support combat of the Ukrainan war.

The Lipetsk air base is direct reported to the Russian Air Command. The other bases is commanded by the Zapad Commands 6th Air Army Zapad (Western) Army.

It is a base who normally holds at least 60 of the latest Russian combat aircraft types and 100 storage aircraft of MiG-29, MiG-31 and Su-27.
Following aircraft is on the base normally 10 MiG-31, 10 Su-25 Frogfoot, 10 Su-24, 10 Su-30M Flanker, 10 Su-34 Fullback, 10 Su-35 Flanker, 4 Su-57 including some losses in the war.
The base have the whole Ukrainan war suported the combat with sorties,

This was the base of one of the earlier lost A-50.

Lipetsk is also a reserve base after Ukrainan strafing the last days of the Buturlinovka, Voronezh, Millerovo and Kursk main air bases. This means that the Lipetsk base maybee could hold more aircraft than usual.

The Lipetsk air base is documented the months with satellite pictures.

[Chrissly69]

Incredible: Lipetsk showing some 160 (partly) aircraft on maps. I understand the Ukrainian..

[hammarö]

Following combat aircraft was used by units from Lipetsk air base.
Aircraft is used by combat forces over Ukraine. Therefor has some of the aircraft been lost over Ukraine and over Russian soil then the aircraft could reach back and in bad shape efter combat sorties.

Su-25.
Following aircraft has been logged as been used from Lipetsk air base.
Su-25BM 70 red RF-91975 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25BM 71 red RF-91976 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25BM 88 red RF-91977 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25SM 87 red RF-92255 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25UB 97 red RF-92256 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25UB 98 red RF-92257 2017 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25SM 86 red RF-92261 2015 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25UB 77 red RF-92273 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25UB 78 red RF-92274 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25UB 89 red RF-93616 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam A 33 red
Su-25BM 74 red RF-95159 2017 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-25BM 76 red RF-95161 2018 Lipetsk VKS cam

Su-24.
Following aircraft has been logged as been used from Lipetsk air base.
Su-24MR 44 red RF-91989 2018 Lipetsk VKS grey
Su-24MR 53 red RF-91993 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey 53 blue
Su-24MR 42 red RF-91994 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey Baltimor 42 w
Su-24M2 49 red RF-92243 2019 Lipetsk VKS grey 34 w
Su-24M 48 red RF-92244 2012 Lipetsk VKS grey
Su-24M2 40 red RF-92245 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey
Su-24M2 41 red RF-92246 2012 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey Gefect 41 w
Su-24M2 44 red RF-92247 2012 2019 Lipetsk VKS grey
Su-24M2 45 red RF-92248 2019 Lipetsk VKS grey
Su-24M 47 red RF-92249 2017 Lipetsk VKS grey Gefect
Su-24MR 52 red RF-92250 2017 Lipetsk VKS grey
Su-24MR 47 red RF-93600 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey 47 w Shatalovo
Su-24MR 08 w RF-93848 1986 2017 Lipetsk VVS grey Marinovka
Su-24MR 50 red RF-93856 2018 Lipetsk VVS grey 20 ARZ
Su-24MR 46 red RF-95039 2021 Lipetsk VVS grey 39 w shagol

Su-30SM.
Following aircraft has been logged as been used from Lipetsk air base.
Su-30SM 77 red RF-81758 2020 2020 Lipetsk VKS
Su-30SM 79 red RF-81759 2020 2020 Lipetsk VKS
Su-30SM 80 red RF-81760 2020 2020 Lipetsk VKS
Su-30SM 66 red RF-92225 1996 2018 Lipetsk 04007 VVS 53 blue 54 IAP
Su-30SM 69 red RF-92222 1996 2019 Lipetsk 04010 54 blue 275 ARZ Krasnodar
03-01 Su-30SM 67 red 1995 2019 Lipetsk 07023 52 blue 275 ARZ Krasnodar
Su-30KI 68 red RF-92223 1994 2019 Lipetsk 07035 50 blue
03-04 Su-30 51 blue 1994 2019 Lipetsk 07037 275 ARZ Krasnodar
Su-30SM 54 red RF-92021 2013 2021 Lipetsk VVS grey 54 blck
Su-30SM 55 red RF-93665 2013 2018 Lipetsk VVS grey 55 blck
Su-30SM 56 red RF-93666 2013 2018 Lipetsk VVS 56 blck
Su-30SM 57 red RF-93667 2013 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey 57 blck

Su-34.
Following aircraft has been logged as been used from Lipetsk air base.
Su-34 10 red RF-95841 2015 2019 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-34 14 red RF-95842 2015 2019 Lipetsk VKS cam 11 red
Su-34 12 red RF-95843 2015 2017 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-34 32 red RF-95844 2015 2020 Lipetsk VKS cam 11 red 47 BAP
Su-34 17 red RF-95845 2016 2019 Lipetsk VKS cam 968 OSAP
Su-34 16 red RF-95846 2020 2020 Lipetsk VKS cam U wo 2022.05
Su-34 18 red RF-95847 2016 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam 968 OSAP
Su-34 15 red RF-95848 2015 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam 968 OSAP
Su-34 11 red RF-95877 2019 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-34 37 red RF-95878 2020 2020 Lipetsk 136 VKS cam w/o 2020.10.21
Su-34 09 red RF-95888 2020 2022 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-34 27 red RF-95889 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-34 19 red RF-95913 2020 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam new
11-12 Su-34 12 red RF- 2020 2020 Lipetsk 141 VVS cam 968 OSAP

Su-35S.
Following aircraft has been logged as been used from Lipetsk air base.
Su-35S 58 red RF-81868 2021 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-35S 59 red RF-81869 2021 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam
Su-35S 67 red RF-81756 2020 2023 Lipetsk VKS
Su-35S 68 red RF-81757 2020 2021 Lipetsk VKS
Su-35S 21 red RF-81761 2018 2018 Lipetsk VKS
Su-35S 04 red RF-95241 2012 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey 12 red Akhtub
Su-35S 03 red RF-95242 2012 2021 Lipetsk VKS grey 11 red Akhtub
Su-35SMT 02 red RF-95243 2012 2019 Lipetsk VKS grey 09 red Akhtub
Su-35S 07 red RF-95849 2015 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam 05 red Dzemgi
Su-35S 06 red RF-95850 2015 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam H
Su-35S 01 red RF-95698 2012 2016 Lipetsk VKS grey 07 red Akh
Su-35S 08 red RF-95911 2021 2021 Lipetsk VKS cam A
Su-35S 11 red RF-95912 2021 2022 Lipetsk VKS cam A

MiG-31.
To mention MiG-31I and MiG-31K from Lipetsk is more tricky.
Around 40 MiG-31 was converted for Iskander missiles.
They was used from Lipetsk air base (12) and airbases Savasleyka (12) and Akhtubinsk (12).
The aircraft was also bare based att different air bases in smaller amount each.

[hammarö]

One arsenal of the Lipetsk air base reported destroyed. The arsenal hold several types of weapons for the Lipetsk Operation Conversition Unit. Among them 700 glide bombs and a mixture of used bombs and missiles in the Russian air force. The arsenal are totally wiped out.
One other arsenal close to the runway is earlier also wiped out.

No aircraft losses are reported of the over 60 operational and 100 storage aircraft.

[FredL]

Modern version of "taran" ?

the last days brought some reports (with video) of an Mi-28 (and possibly an Mi-8) shot down by colliding Ukrainian drone :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhh7Jx3sR9w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzUmdiV2BAY

Others videos also seem to show some attempts to attack in flight helicopters with such drones.
Difficult to assess wether or not the information is correct but the videos pictures probably deserve some analysis.

[hammarö]

This is as you call it a taran drone kill the 2024.07.25 taken in on Scramble as a shot down a Mi-28 ("during a training flight").
It is also a newer one kill there a Mi-8 were shot down in Donetsk.

Otherwise there is Taran 1, Taran 2 och Taran 3 ground electronic warfare systems used by the Russian REB forces (GRU). Produced in Ukraine during Sovjet time and still used by Russian forces.

....Zhizdrinsky is not really all that very near to the border with Ukraine....

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/404399
Date: Thursday 25 July 2024
Time:
Type: Mil Mi-28
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: Zhizdrinsky Raion, Kaluga Oblast - Russia
Phase: En route
Nature: Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 25 July 2024, a Russian Air Force Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed during a training flight in Zhizdrinsky Raion, Kaluga Oblast.

The crash was confirmed by the Governor of Kaluga Oblast, Vladislav Shapsha.

[hammarö]

Here is a video of the shot down last days in Donetsk by a Taran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG5CGOXDsxI

On a video is Tarans two antennas used shown.

Also shot down last days a Ka-52 in the Kursk invasion area. Also the wreck is visible in the video.

[hammarö]

The Kremlin continues various measures to bypass Western sanctions and mitigate their impacts on the Russian defense industrial base (DIB). The Russian United Aircraft Corporation stated on August 10 that it manufactured a new batch of Su-30SM2 fighter jets for the Russian MoD, and that the Su30SM2 fighters contain Russian-produced components to replace foreign components in its predecessor, the Su-30SM.

No Su-30SM2 are reported in area but Russian Ai force are short of aircraft after shot downs. We can expecte them very soon over Ukraine.