Ukraine War Update NEWS: Bumper Ramstein Overnight & Other News
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"Telling Ukraine to fight for as long as it takes is inhuman. Endless tragic war now. I even replied to him, are you a real American person or a Russian shield troll dressed up as an American person? I'm confused. You make words, but they read like stupid. I was just angry."
Hello Team!
Jonathan starts the video with his usual greeting and mentions there is a lot of news to cover from the Ramstein meeting the day before. He notes there has been an uptick in certain categories of Russian losses, possibly due to improved weather conditions on the front lines.
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Russian Losses
The Ukrainian General Staff reported the following Russian losses for the previous day:
- 590 liquidated personnel (representing real human beings, not just numbers)
- 10 tanks
- 16 APVs
- 19 artillery systems
- 2 MLRS
- 24 drones (from the night before last)
- 13 vehicles and fuel tanks
Jonathan notes the high number of artillery pieces being taken out, reflected in drone footage. Oryx has updated the list of Ukrainian aircraft losses to include a MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopter.
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Drone Warfare
Drone warfare is playing an increasingly vital role for the Ukrainians. FPV drones equipped with RPG-7 warheads and hexacopters carrying multiple warheads are causing significant damage to Russian equipment behind their lines. The Alpha White Wolf unit reported destroying 7 tanks, 2 D30 howitzers, an MT-12 Rapira, an ATGM and other vehicles using drones. On the other hand, the Russians are using helicopters to support their front line activity which is concerning as they have greater range than Ukrainian manpads. However, a K-52 helicopter was recently shot down.
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High Value Targets
The Ukrainians took out some high value Russian targets:
- A 1L259 Zoopark counter-battery radar
- An R934B jamming station
These are significant losses ahead of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. The shrapnel pattern suggests it may have been hit by a GMLRS strike.
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Frontline Updates
There has been increased activity reported across multiple fronts:
- A possible Ukrainian commando attack across the Dnipro river in Novokakhovka
- Sharp increase in Ukrainian activity in the Orikhiv direction after artillery preparation
- Ukrainian forces announced a 3km advance near Mala Tokmachka, retaking 103 sq km in the past week
- Renewed fighting for Staromayorske and Urozhaine near Velyka Novosilka
- Reports of Ukrainians gaining a foothold by landing troops near Oleshky
- Ukrainian progress towards Robotyne with new positions taken near Drozhdnyanka
- Advancement of ~1km on at least 3 directions including Bakhmut
The major cities to the south of each area of advancement (Volnovakha, Polohy, Tokmak) have been significantly targeted by Ukrainian HIMARS and artillery.
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Military Aid
The Ramstein meeting resulted in announcements of significant new military aid for Ukraine:
- 2 unidentified countries (1 European, 1 not) with US backing to purchase hundreds of old Merkava 2 & 3 tanks from Israel
- Switzerland to sell 25 of its decommissioned Leopard tanks to Germany for transfer to Ukraine after modernisation
- Denmark & Netherlands to finance 14 additional Leopard 2A4s from Rheinmetall
- Spain sending 20 M113 APCs and 4 more Leopard 2A4s
- Germany delivered 2 more mine clearing vehicles
- Sweden providing 50 CV9040C IFVs with Barracuda camouflage to reduce thermal signature
- Canada pledging another $500M including 200 air defence missiles
- Denmark & Norway providing 9000 artillery shells
- Germany planning to transfer 64 more Patriot missiles
- Hundreds of short-medium range air defence missiles & systems from US, UK, Netherlands, Denmark
- F-16 training has begun for Ukrainian pilots
- Abrams tank training to finish by end of summer
- British Army continuing training program for Ukrainian recruits
- Estonia & Luxembourg creating IT coalition to strengthen Ukraine's defence IT capabilities
Geopolitics
- US Congress introduced bill to confiscate $350B in Russian sovereign assets to give to Ukraine
- Zelensky invited Belize to join coalition for special tribunal on crime of aggression, showing his hard work building global consensus
- South African president visited Kyiv, African nations may ask Putin to remove troops
- Australia blocked new Russian embassy site in Canberra over spying risk
- Croatia recognised Holodomor famine as genocide
- Western firms snubbed "Russian Davos" economic forum in St Petersburg
- Warren Buffett's son provided humanitarian aid in frontline Avdiivka
- US Senator Dick Black made false claims about Ukrainian losses, Jonathan called him out
- Tucker Carlson falsely blamed Ukraine for Kakhovka dam explosion
- Biden open to easing Ukraine's NATO membership path by removing Membership Action Plan
Wrap up
Jonathan apologises for the longer than usual video but there was a lot of important news to cover. He asks viewers to like, subscribe and share the video, and thanks them for their support.
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