(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine launches ATACMS assault on Crimean airfields [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-04-30 Ukraine makes good use of its ATACMS, targeting airfields in Crimea. There is no confirmation yet of how much damage was caused. The Dzhankoy base is home to a helicopter regiment. Naturally, Russia claims it shot down six ATACMS. x Russian milblogger Rybar reports that Ukrainian forces have fired over 30 ATACMS at Russian targets in Crimea over the past two weeks. Last night, Ukrainian forces reportedly hit targets around Dzhankoy Airbase and Gvardeyskoye Airbase with 12 ATACMS. pic.twitter.com/y8UtjQChwq — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 30, 2024 Those turtle tanks look stupid, but they do provide some protection against kamikaze drones. x When people are laughing at russia protection cages, i get it you enjoy it. but these damn barns on top of armor work unfortunately. It won't survive direct artillery hit, or probably something like TOW2, but it perfectly capable of withstanding multiple FPV hits. I don't think… pic.twitter.com/kInbCMDZiL — ✙ Constantine ✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) April 29, 2024 Why would Russia bother trying to retake this island? x Dmytro Pletenchuk, Operational Command 'South' Spokesman, reported that Russian forces unsuccesfully tried to storm the recently liberated island of Nestryha. After two failed attempts, they retreated with losses, he added. https://t.co/U4S9pZy1KO pic.twitter.com/3On9YCEaPV — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) April 30, 2024 Bavovna. x 🔥🔥🔥 🇷🇺Russian T-64BV was vaporised by FPV drone of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian 3rd Tank Brigade near Bilohorivka, Luhansk region. First drone disabled tank and second one did a HUGE KA-BOOOOOOOM🔥 pic.twitter.com/GVCmHgVrAy — Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) April 29, 2024 This is like a well-placed golf shot. Notice how the drone pilot dropped the grenade so that it would roll down the roof to the flagpole. x Ukrainian marines put down a Russian rag that was planted on the left bank. pic.twitter.com/2A7BiyeBbC — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) April 30, 2024 This is a good and sober assessment of the situation west of Bakhmut at Chasiv Yar. x 2/ Ukrainian forces retreated from Ocheretyne and Solovyove. While the 115th brigade was blamed, the core issue is that many brigades are not in a condition to hold the enemy with disproportional advantage in personnel, artillery, vehicles, and air support along the frontline pic.twitter.com/knA2xvczZh — Tatarigami_UA (@Tatarigami_UA) April 27, 2024 3/ Our team has received reports of poor communication, coordination, and leadership. These problems are rooted in deeper systemic issues, like personnel shortages and challenges in preparing skilled officers for senior roles promptly and in holding them accountable 4/ Our assessment suggests that Russians are attempting to flank and launch a frontal assault on Chasiv Yar, similar to Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Additional Russian troops are reinforcing the area, likely aiming to take over the southern and northern sectors of Chasiv Yar. 5/ If Chasiv Yar falls to Russia, particularly the southern part, they could advance towards Kostyantynivka, disrupting logistics for the force south of Bakhmut. The situation could worsen if Russians move from Ocheretyne towards the road as well. 6/ In the Vuhledar-Donetsk area, Russians aim to cut off Kurakhove - a key logistical hub. The establishment of fire control over the road might severe logistics to Kurakhove. The loss of Kurakhove can put the entire grouping of forces in the Vuhledar area into a risky situation. 7/ Russians are trying to exploit the current unfavorable situation to achieve ambitious operational goals. How did Ukraine find itself in this situation? It's the result of several factors: delayed mobilization efforts, delayed Western aid, and inadequate fortifications 8/ Trenches provide good protection, but with the excessive use of munition-dropping and kamikaze drones, it's crucial to have proper top cover for dugouts and trenches, along with concrete structures and drone-catching nets. It requires resources that understaffed brigades lack 9/ Can the Russians realistically achieve these objectives in 2024? According to the military theory, once defenses are breached, mechanized units can exploit the opening and move into an "operational space" - a geographical area where units can relatively freely maneuver. 10/ Overall, due to losses in vehicles and problematic frontline logistics, the Russian army is unlikely to conduct deep maneuvers into Ukrainian territory as they did during the initial invasion stage. Instead, they will likely focus on attempting to envelop Ukrainian forces 11/ The situation on the frontline is expected to stabilize with the arrival of new ammunition, weaponry, and freshly mobilized but trained recruits. However, it is unlikely that we will see stabilization anytime soon, as it takes time to arm, train, and prepare new recruits Ukraine forms an all-female drone unit. x Ukraine breaks new ground, forming its first all-women volunteer unit focused on unmanned aerial vehicle operations alongside military forces. The unit will undergo rigorous training and selection for roles requiring technical skills and tactical thinkinghttps://t.co/LEL4ciws38 — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) April 30, 2024 Another 1,250 Russians off the battlefield and 22 tanks gone. Russian losses continue to mount. WARNING: This video shows a lot of dead Russians. x 🔥RUSSIAN LOSSES🔥 🇷🇺Russian soldier films result of their attacks on the one of 🇺🇦Ukrainian position. The number of corpses per square meter is simply off the charts… I hope every Russian could see this and realise what is waiting for him. pic.twitter.com/koQiIvLL83 — Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) April 30, 2024 Who the fuck sends peacocks to the war front as humanitarian aid? x Russian Lipetsk Zoo reported about sending peacocks to the frontlines to "brighten up the everyday life"of the Russian soldiers and bring "spiritual peace." They were sent as part of Russian "Who else but us" campaign. The posts, as well as photos and videos, were later deleted… pic.twitter.com/WSCTh67zcd — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 30, 2024 Fortunately the damage wasn’t worse. x 29.04 #russians shelled near our shelter with aerial bombs. One of our employees is wounded. Dogs are unhurted. All the windows are broken because of an explosion wave. PayPal: animaladoption.ua@gmx.de#russiaisaterroriststate #animalrescue #animalrescuekharkiv pic.twitter.com/ea5LLXSHtS — Animal Rescue Kharkiv 🇺🇦 (@AnimalRescueKh) April 30, 2024 Russia thinks it can just erase evidence of its monstrous crime. x Work continues at the Mariupol Drama Theater. Here the criminals will soon organize festivities, in this theater where more than 600 people were killed. https://t.co/dEMLFCuLqA pic.twitter.com/KM0M9OKsC7 — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) April 30, 2024 Speaking of monstrous crimes, using cluster munitions to target civilians in a city qualifies, but as the post says, it has become casual. x Cluster munitions used against civilian population. This is another casual Russian warcrime. pic.twitter.com/FdGp5pG4iv — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) April 30, 2024 Sweeping up traitors. x Sadly, ruzZia still has a vast net of sleeper agents awaiting for orders in Ukraine. The SBU arrested spy Violetta Biryukova, who became "active" to identify pontoon bridges in the Donetsk region & AFU movements in general. Traitor faces life in prison.#lviv pic.twitter.com/zAre2UNtcT — TheLvivJournal (@LvivJournal) April 30, 2024 But how do you fit an anti-drone cage around that? x ⚡️Electric scooters in service with the Armed Forces of the 🇷🇺Russian Federation pic.twitter.com/qqcE8s1kiG — 🇺🇦Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) April 30, 2024 What an asshole. x #Slovakia's pro-Kremlin Prime Minister Robert #Fico vulgarly mocked an initiative by the country's citizens to raise 4 million euros to buy ammunition for #Ukraine "It's like farting into a tree," Fico said. He added that the funds allocated by the US and the EU for military… pic.twitter.com/9FXUYzqejY — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 30, 2024 This mother of five served as a sapper in the Ukrainian army. She says her kids were glad that she was wounded because it meant she wouldn’t leave again. x "My children were happy when I was wounded, because that meant I won't go anywhere" - Lesia Lytvynova, a sapper and mother of five children who serves in the Ukrainian Army. 📹: DW pic.twitter.com/J30MlgBhwE — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 30, 2024 There’s a happy ending to this story. x The president of @monobankua, one of Ukraine’s most modern banks, announced they will buy her a new house.#StandWithUkraine https://t.co/dbm3Ngu6WF — olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) April 30, 2024 Hopefully this is a homecoming. x Instead of a thousand words. 📷: romanpilipey pic.twitter.com/YyO2ENLBzv — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 30, 2024 Future combat cats. x New life on frontline pic.twitter.com/bHqURZKnXS — UkrARMY cats & dogs (@UAarmy_animals) April 30, 2024 Good thing for Mistake she didn’t live in South Dakota, where naughty puppies go to the gravel pit. 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