"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."

[GTX]

Earlier today, a Russian Il-76 transport suffered a midair fire and crashed near Severny airfield in Ivanovo Oblast. Ivanovo Severny airbase, where the Il-76 tried to land before crashing today, is home to a huge fleet of A-50's. Some rumors point that the passengers on the ill-fated plane were an A-50 crew going to pick up a spare A-50 for the VSO.

Il-76 aircraft with 15 people on board crashes near military air base in Russia â photo, video

Radio Libertyâs Russian Service has reported that an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft crashed near Severny air base in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board.

www.pravda.com.ua

"crashed near the local cemetery" How convenient !!!

More reporting:

Russian Il-76 cargo jet crash in Ivanovo

In the Ivanovo region of Russia, A Russian military transport plane, the Il-76, has crashed near its home base in Ivanovo, Russia. According to numerous photos and videos capturing the moment of the plane's descent, one of the engines of the Il-76 caught fire and detached from the jet mid-air...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

Ukrainian Paratrooper Valeriya Shot A Stugna-P Missile Into A Russian Tank—And Burst Into Tears. ‘I Wanted More And More.’

The first time Valeriya, a missileer with the 79th Brigade, destroyed a Russian tank, she said she immediately ran into her dugout to cry. But not out of fear or regret.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Ukraine’s Flying Claymore Mines Cut Down Russian Infantry

FPVs normally have RPG warheads which explode on impact, but a new type is detonated mid-air to produce a spray of lethal anti-personnel shrapnel.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Polish rivals unite in DC to lobby for Ukraine military aid

 

[GTX]

‘Russian warship, go f–k yourself’ ignites Ukraine-EU spat

Europe’s intellectual property office has knocked back the Ukrainian application. But Snake Island soldier’s lawyers won’t give up.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOSrVOu58hk

 

[GTX]

‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners

Moscow has massively ramped up its industry, giving it advantages in Ukraine and leading to a redistribution of wealth

www.theguardian.com

 

[GTX]

More reporting:

Russian Il-76 cargo jet crash in Ivanovo

In the Ivanovo region of Russia, A Russian military transport plane, the Il-76, has crashed near its home base in Ivanovo, Russia. According to numerous photos and videos capturing the moment of the plane's descent, one of the engines of the Il-76 caught fire and detached from the jet mid-air...

defence-blog.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpFuTYavKk

 

[fubar57]

Inside an overnight mission with a Ukrainian drone unit stalking Russian troops | CBC News

Western aid has lagged, with a U.S. military package held up in Congress for months, and Russian forces have pressed the advantage. As Ukraine sits outgunned and outnumbered, drone units are playing an ever greater role in its defence.

www.cbc.ca

 

[GTX]

Infuriating is more of how I would describe it

Australia promised to 'stand with Ukraine' — this is how the support ranks against the rest

A former Ukrainian MP urges Australia to provide more support to the country's war effort, after the efficacy of a deal struck with France last year to provide shells to the country's military comes under the microscope.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKqTPZrdhQ4

 

[GTX]

Captured by Russians Leopard 2A6 tank raises operational questions

Last Sunday, March 10, Russian sources released a photo showing a Russian soldier standing next to a fully operational German-supplied Leopard 2A6 tank.

bulgarianmilitary.com

 

[GTX]

Anti-Kremlin fighters say they've taken a Russian village after cross-border attack from Ukraine

Armed fighters who say they are Russian claim to have crossed the border from Ukraine to attack targets on the same day a wave of drone attacks damaged energy facilities including an oil refinery.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SaparotRob]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOSrVOu58hk

I got this one bookmarked.

 

[Greg Boeser]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpFuTYavKk

Are we sure that's not a 737 Max?

 

[Jabberwocky]

The Czech-led artillery ammunition purchasing programme announced it has now bought 300,000 shells for Ukraine.

There are non-binding commitments in place for another 200,000, but no purchases formally agreed to. Apparently, negotiations with a number of countries in the Balkans are ongoing but they're a bit tricky as NATO is still perona non grata with some in that part of the world.

Overall, the initiative is now aiming to acquire up to 1.1 million shells. The initial target was 500,000 NATO standard 155mm shells and 300,000 'old' Soviet caliber shells (mostly 122mm I believe).

Ukraine is currently using ~2,000 to 3,000 shells per day across 105mm, 122mm, 130mm, 152mm and 155mm calibers. Peak usage last year was about 6,000 to 6,500 shells per day. Meaning 300,000 shells would be somewhere around 100 to 150 days usage at current rates, or 45-50 days usage at peak rates.

The US has also announced it is supplying additional 105mm and 155mm shells in its latest security assistance package (announced yesterday). The $300 million package was only possible because the DoD made some 'cost savings' in negotiations about new/replacement equipment. Mostly because supply chain costs keep going down.

 

[GrauGeist]

Are we sure that's not a 737 Max?

Not with four engines and a "T" tail.

 

[MiTasol]

Are we sure that's not a 737 Max?

Yeah - they do not have ejection engines

 

[Denniss]

and it lost an engine, not a door. Although you never know what happens if the de-icing system runs for too long on certain 787/737 models.
That IL-76 must have suffered a catastrophic engine failure that also damaged parts of the wing so the fire was not extinguishable/controllable.
Still wondering why the crew and passengers did not try to para from the a/c

 

[MiTasol]

and it lost an engine, not a door. Although you never know what happens if the de-icing system runs for too long on certain 787/737 models.
That IL-76 must have suffered a catastrophic engine failure that also damaged parts of the wing so the fire was not extinguishable/controllable.
Still wondering why the crew and passengers did not try to para from the a/c

They did not want to be court martialed.