Ukraine’s Drone & Missile Onslaught: A Deeper Dive into the Evolving Battlefield
The front lines are shifting. Not just in the trenches and fields of Ukraine, but also in the skies above. These videos offer a raw, ground-level glimpse into a new phase of the conflict, showcasing the increasing role of drones and missiles in shaping the battle’s outcome, particularly in what some are calling the largest drone attacks of the war. From ATACMS strikes obliterating Russian ammo depots and crippling logistical hubs, to coordinated drone swarms overwhelming air defenses, we see a war transformed by technology, precision, and a desperate struggle for control. These reports depict a war fought not only with boots on the ground, but with eyes in the sky and explosive payloads delivered from afar.
Key Takeaways from the Front Lines
Long-Range Precision Strikes: Ukraine’s use of ATACMS missiles demonstrates a new capability to strike deep within Russian-held territory, disrupting critical infrastructure like ammunition depots, airbases, and logistical networks. This marks a significant escalation in the conflict, demonstrating Ukraine’s intent to disrupt core Russian warfighting capabilities.
Drone Warfare Ascendant: Drone swarms, specifically “Palyanitsa” drones, are increasingly employed to overwhelm Russian air defenses, creating openings for missile strikes and disrupting Russian targeting and tracking capabilities. This tactic reveals the growing importance of relatively low-cost drones in modern warfare.
Critical Infrastructure Targeted: Both sides are focusing on crippling critical infrastructure. Ukraine aims to disrupt Russian logistics and military capabilities by targeting supply lines, airbases, and fuel depots. Russia retaliates by attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, attempting to demoralize the civilian population and disrupt essential services.
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Escalation and Retaliation: The videos highlight a dangerous cycle of escalation and retaliation. Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range weapons provokes massive Russian missile and drone attacks, raising concerns about the potential for further escalation and widening of the conflict.
Human Cost Remains: While the videos focus on the technological aspects of the war, the underlying human cost remains a constant. Reports of Russian infantry assaults following failed armored attacks underscore the brutal reality of ground combat and the heavy losses suffered by both sides.
The Ghost in the Machine: Analyzing the Drone War’s Future
The reliance on drone warfare and precision missile strikes appears to be a defining characteristic of this evolving conflict. While Ukraine’s effective use of ATACMS and drone tactics demonstrates a clear strategic shift, Russia’s massive, albeit less precise, retaliatory strikes reveal a willingness to escalate, even at the risk of further international condemnation. The future likely holds a continued, and potentially intensified, reliance on both technologies, with both sides seeking to refine their tactics and improve their capabilities in this new arena of warfare. Further research and analysis using resources such as the Institute for the Study of War and reports from Janes Defense will be crucial for understanding the trajectory of this trend.
The War From Above: Watch the Evidence Unfold
These video reports provide crucial on-the-ground insights into the evolving nature of the Ukraine-Russia war. Scroll down to watch the highlighted videos and witness firsthand the dramatic impact of drones and missiles on this brutal conflict.
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15 Dec: ATACMS WIPE OUT A MASSIVE RUSSIAN AMMO DEPOT | War in Ukraine ExplainedReporting from Ukraine338,436 views | 29,868 | December 15 2024 19:00:02 (526 comments)[ Read more … ]
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Today there are a lot of interesting updates from the Russian Federation.
As Ukrainians received approval to use long-range supersonic ATACMS missiles, they successfully used them to hit targets deep in the Russian rear. Seeing the devastating effect of their previous ATACMS strikes on the Russian war effort, the Ukrainians launched the second wave of strikes, further straining the Russian war effort.
The first target of Ukraine’s strikes was a strategically important airbase in the city of Taganrog. Ukrainian forces employed six ATACMS missiles in the attack, inflicting significant damage on the aircraft repair plant located near the airbase. This destruction will hinder Russia’s ability to maintain and repair critical strategic aircraft, such as A-50 airborne early warning and control planes, as well as other military aircraft. Consequently, the Russian Air Force will face reduced operational capacity, with fewer combat sorties and diminished airstrike effectiveness due to limited airborne radar coverage and bases to facilitate such strikes.
The second target was the town of Markyne, where Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed a large ammunition depot. The resulting explosion was visible for kilometers and audible even farther away. The strikes on Mariupol bases, specifically along with the inflicted destruction in Markyne, will significantly disrupt Russian ground force logistics.
Moreover, several days prior to that, Ukrainians also targeted a train depot in the Bryansk region, destroying two locomotives critical for Russian supply operations. Since most Russian logistics rely on railways, such strikes cause immediate and significant equipment shortages and delays in frontline resupply efforts.
The success of Ukraine’s recent ATACMS strikes lies in the missile’s immense destructive power. Weighing 1,600 kilograms, the ATACMS carries a warhead with over 500 kilograms of explosive material, making it far more destructive than most other missiles, including standard HIMARS rockets. This capability allows Ukraine to severely damage critical Russian infrastructure that directly impacts the war effort, such as command centers, military production facilities, power plants, metallurgical plants, oil refineries, and military repair facilities. Striking such targets not only weakens Russia’s military capacity but also deals a significant blow to its economic stability, slowly altering the course of the war.
Interestingly, the Ukrainians also utilized Palyanitsa drones to complement the ATACMS strikes. To maximize the effectiveness of these strikes on Russian critical infrastructure, drones were deployed ahead of the missiles to probe and exhaust Russian air defenses by forcing them to expend ammunition. This tactic overextends Russian systems, including their advanced S-400, which can only track up to 36 targets at once. As a result, large drone swarms preceding ATACMS strikes overwhelm Russian operators, forcing them to make high-pressure decisions about which aerial threats to prioritize. This chaos enables ATACMS missiles to bypass air defenses with a much higher probability of successfully hitting their intended targets.
This strategy enabled the Ukrainians to target the oil depot in Bryansk with several ATACMS missiles. The resulting explosions were so massive that they were heard and seen well beyond the city, indicating severe damage. Destroying Russian oil depots deals a critical blow to their war efforts, causing short-term fuel shortages. Such shortages delay the deployment of certain units to the front or force them to halt ongoing attacks while awaiting refueling. This disruption could paralyze or pacify specific sections of the front, reducing fire support and troop mobility in armored vehicles, and creating opportunities for Ukrainian counterattacks.
Overall, the second Ukrainian wave of ATACMS precision strikes deep behind Russian lines inflicted severe damage on Russian frontline logistics together with a short-term hampering of aerial operations on the front. These strikes will enable the Ukrainians to reduce the pressure on their frontline units as the Russian forces suffer from a short-term shortage of ammunition. Simultaneously, the Russian government will be forced to redirect funds from the war effort to repair and rebuild damaged and destroyed critical infrastructure from Ukrainian strikes, forcing a slowdown of offensive operations.
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Russia launches nearly 300 missiles and drones in attack on Ukraine energy infrastructure | DW NewsDW News76,045 views | 1,491 | December 13 2024 13:11:25 (431 comments)[ Read more … ]Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukraine on Friday morning that targeted the country’s power grid. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, nearly 200 drones and 93 missiles were fired at Ukraine, including at least one North Korean missile. He said a total of 81 missiles had been shot down and called for more Western air defenses and tougher sanctions against Moscow.
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Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine targeting country’s energy facilitiesCBS News134,235 views | 2,131 | December 13 2024 13:10:48 (676 comments)[ Read more … ]Russia has launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling one of the heaviest bombardments since Russia’s invasion. The Kremlin says the attack is in retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on a Russian airbase Wednesday using U.S. supplied weapons. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
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Russia launches ‘massive’ overnight attack on UkraineSky News177,862 views | 1,027 | December 13 2024 10:45:19 (677 comments)[ Read more … ]
Russia has revealed it launched a massive overnight aerial attack on Ukraine following the use of American long range weapons.
Ukraine said 93 missiles and nearly 200 drones were launched with President Zelenskyy describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector since the start of the war.
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02 Dec: OFFENSIVE CRUMBLES! Kursk Becomes a RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE! | War in Ukraine ExplainedReporting from Ukraine455,292 views | 26,542 | December 2 2024 05:00:39 (833 comments)[ Read more … ]
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Today there are a lot of updates from the Kursk direction.
Here, in a desperate attempt to penetrate the Ukrainian salient from the west, the Russians have committed their entire arsenal of armored vehicles to the battle. However, the devastating losses inflicted by Ukraine’s layered defenses seems to have exhausted their reserves of armor in Kursk to the point where they were left with no options other than to resort to pure infantry assaults on foot with even more catastrophic outcomes.
The main Russian goal here is to create a foothold on the east side of the Snagost River, capture the settlements along the bank, and collapse the Ukrainian defense to cut off supplies to Ukrainian forces to the north. All Russian attacks to this moment have failed due to the natural barrier in the form of the river and the strong Ukrainian positions on elevated points on the other side.
This has prompted the Russians to change their approach and throw all their efforts to break through from the north around Tolstyi Lug. If they establish a firm presence in the area, they will achieve not only their main goal but will also be able to increase the direct attacks against Novoivanovka to the east where they have failed miserably in the previous weeks.
The initial Russian assault involved several armored personnel carriers attempting to bypass a large local water reservoir and advance southward. However, the repeated use of this route in prior attacks on Novoivanovka had led Ukrainian forces to maintain constant surveillance of the area with drones equipped with thermal imaging. Once the Russian vehicles were detected, Ukrainian forces swiftly engaged them with Javelin anti-tank missiles, obliterating the convoy on the spot. The surviving troops sought refuge in the tree line near the water but were quickly neutralized by precision strikes from FPV drones.
This initial attempt by the Russians aimed at finding out the Ukrainian fire positions and checking how quickly they would respond. It was immediately followed by several large waves of at least 6 to 10 armored vehicles each, including several types of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and bigger numbers of infantry. The main Russian idea was to overwhelm the defenders and penetrate their line with brute force, prompting them to retreat further east.
Unfortunately for the Russians, the Ukrainians had anticipated such moves and extensively mined large sections of the surrounding fields. This forced the attackers to attempt a breakthrough along their former defensive positions, originally designed to protect the international border. Geolocated footage revealed the dire consequences: some Russian vehicles became immobilized on anti-tank dragon’s teeth, making them easy targets for Ukrainian forces, while others were caught in the open and swiftly destroyed by a combination of Javelin missiles, artillery strikes, and FPV drone attacks.
Wave after wave of Russian mechanized assaults ended in flames with soldiers of the Ukrainian 225th Assault Battalion and the 36th Marine Brigade publishing several videos highlighting the devastating results of the two-day-long Russian operation. The images show fields cluttered with burning remnants of Russian tanks and armored vehicles, scattered along a vast area between Tolstyi Lug, Zelenyi Shlyakh, and Nizhnii Klin, turning it into a graveyard of tanks and other armored vehicles.
One Ukrainian fighter from the 24th Assault Battalion confirmed that Russians switched to pure infantry assaults now, which indicates that the Russian units lost so much armor so quickly that they ran out of reserves in the warehouses in Kursk.
Overall, the relentless Russian attempts to break through the Ukrainian defenses around Tolstyi Lug have resulted in catastrophic losses, both in personnel and equipment. Despite shifting tactics and exhausting resources, they have been unable to overcome the well-prepared Ukrainian positions, underscoring the ineffectiveness of their campaign in this region despite Putin’s orders and deadlines.
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Ukrainian soldiers have three seconds to shoot down a Russian attack droneCNN296,746 views | 2,690 | December 2 2024 20:07:13 (784 comments)[ Read more … ]
CNN chief international security correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reports on Ukrainian forces as they implement strategic defenses against Russian attack zones. #CNN #News
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