Looks like this Russian soldier was using some kind of anti-drone gun right before the drone hit him in the ass.
The AASM Hammer is an air-to-ground missile. France has pledged to supply 50 of these per month. It can be used with warheads up to 1,000 kg.
The complex is compatible with various standard aerial bombs (125, 250, 500 and 1000 kg). The system is stated to be autonomous and insensitive to interference, and can be launched from a low altitude. Application range - up to 70 km."
Specifications: Mass - 340 kg (750 lb)
Length- 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Warhead- 250 kg (550 lb) bomb body (Mk82, BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)
Engine- Solid rocket motor
Operational range - Over 70 km (43 mi)
Guidance system - Hybrid inertial/GPS in decametric all-weather version // Hybrid inertial/GPS + infrared homing or SALH in metric day/night versionAccuracy - 10 m (32 ft 10 in) CEP decametric version //1 m (3 ft 3 in) CEP metric version
This is Russian reactive armor. The drone flies at them and they react.
Trying to retrieve the Abrams was unsuccessful. A second Abrams in the area was also disabled.
An M1150 ABV, presumably attempting to recover it, was hit by Russian fire and destroyed further to the west.
Russian pilots are so unhappy with the recent spate of jets being shot down that they might just make an appeal to Putin and Shoigu. Yep, that’ll solve that problem! 🤣
Lately there has been more and more tragic news for our videoconferencing. We will not name the exact number of planes shot down in recent days, but we are not talking about one or two aircraft. What is most tragic is that our experienced fighter pilots are irretrievably lost. Alas, the command is trying to hush up the fact that the pilots are reluctant to go on missions and there are even attempts at sabotage.
"We don't quite understand how the crests began to shoot down so many of our birds, but the pilots are not in a good mood. Many are involved in strikes with the help of FABs, without this it is now difficult to attack, a source in the VKS command tells US.
According to another interlocutor, pilots are aware of the increased risks, but this should not affect the effectiveness of their combat missions.
"They are in service, now it is important to protect the Motherland. Whether you want to fly or not, an order is an order," one of the generals said sternly.
At the same time, one of the pilots, on condition of anonymity, admitted that the pilots were discussing various options among themselves, including a collective appeal to Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu. "You see, pilot training is not a cheap process. This is something that takes years to learn. Now we have tragic news from the fronts every day. Everyone understands that they could die tomorrow," said the fighter pilot. He reluctantly admitted that the command was threatening the pilots if they refused to fly out on combat missions.
Tonen’ke is a village west of Avdiivka.
Ukraine has been digging in to new defensive positions west of Avdiivka.
Lyman is another Ukrainian city that Russia is systematically razing.
Apparently flowers are an existential threat to the regime.
Ingushetia is next to Chechnya.
A good way to avoid these exploding flashlights is to go home to Russia and stay there.
The inflatable is a nice touch.
Penza is about 600 km southeast of Moscow.
He’s probably happy because it was either this museum piece or nothing.
Ukraine actually needs a couple dozen of these.
Rest in peace.
A total of 12 people died in the Odesa attack.
A beautiful, yet sorrowful, song.
The sea at Odesa must be a soothing respite after the horror of yesterday’s missile attack.
An interesting cover for Vogue Ukraine.
Hopefully there is a joyful reunion in the near future.
Solidarity is a beautiful thing.
Who can walk by a swing without trying it out?
It is very true that the kind of person you are can be judged by how you treat animals.
Kombat Kitty
