ALLIED RESOLVE 2022 + the war that followed

[hammarö]

Last days large Ukrainan drone attack against Millerovo air base.

Several Su-30SM and Su-25 lost.

I suggest a squadron Su-30SM and a squadron of Su-25 on base. Some few remaining of the Su-25.

Before the war was 24 Su-20SM based on Millerovo air base. And some MiG-29 in storage.

[hammarö]

According FredL » 31 Dec 2024, 23:33

was one Mi-8 destroyed.

According ISW was two Mi-8 destroyed and one Mi-8 damaged.
No other information about serials etc.

[hammarö]

A large operation are starting in Baltic to protect the sea bottom cables,

The operation is called an “Enhanced Vigilance Activity” and is expected to last for several months. The aim is to protect critical infrastructure underwater, using both naval vessels and aircraft from a number of NATO member states.

Several russian ships made suspicion actions.

[hammarö]

Ukraine "droned" several fuel plants with connection in Saratov and Engels air base area the night 7 and 8 January 2025.

In Saratov area is 7 very large fuel plants of different kind;

Saratov oil refinery (51.2716-45.5618) Volga river west bank, railway connection,
Avtozapravka Tekhnika tanks (51.2534-45.5634) Volga river west bank,
Pritsay Uvek OAO Rosneft (51.2521-45.5741) Volga river west bank, railway and ship connection,
OOO Spetsyugstroy (51.2610-46.0524) Volga river east bank railway connection,
Engels airbase south (51.2849-46.1128) railway connection,
Engels airbase tanks (51.2857-48.1140) railway connection,
Engels airbase north (51.2936-46.1251) railway connection,

There is not so many bomber aircraft constant based on Engels today.

[hammarö]

Ukrainan drone attack against Chaltyr, northwest of Rostov-na-Don.

(47.1705-39.2935).

Old SA-10 site. Most probably Big Bird with at least 8 S-400 launchers.

[hammarö]

[mod edit: moved here from the Azerbaijan ERJ190 crash topic so this concerns Chechnya and the Ukr drone action there]

The device who disturb the GPS signal must be the REB kompleks Murmansk-BN (РЭБ Комплекс "Мурманск-БН"") It is 7 vehicles in a unit with a very high mast. It is visible very clear on satellite maps such as Earth Goggle. The device has a very strong signal disturbing very, very long distances. It was before the war based in areas of Murmansk, Kaliningrad and Sevstapol. It is used specially now to disturb drones in masses. The vehicles are fully mobile.

It was used by the Iran to take out the RQ-170 Sentinal. It replaces its GPS signal.

It is used by the Radio Technical Troops with its Radio Technical Brigades. With units all over all Russia. The Il-20M and the Mi-8 ECM helicopters belongs to its units.

[hammarö]

In Ukraine are the Russian ground and air units divided between main directions.

Kursk.
Direct higher command, Mostly parachute divisions (parts of) and some ground units and naval brigades.

ZAPAD, Western, mostly units from Western Russia,
Kharkiv direction, Vovchansk, Kupyansk, Lyman, Chasiv Yar,
YUZHNY, Southern, Donetsk, mostly units from Souther Russia,
Luhansk, Donetsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove,
TSENTRAL, Central, mostly units from Central Russia,
Kurakhove,
VOSTOK, Eastern, Mostly units from Eastern Russia,
Kurakhove, Yantarne, Velkye Novosilka, Polahy,
KHERSON, units from Crimea and naval brigades, special forces and airborne units; before the Kursk actions,

This for later dicussions about army aviation.
This are yet non during a long time. Despite much use of army aviation,

or we can say the remained helicopters after all actions,

[hammarö]

Указ № 509 от 14.06.2024 – 389-й рп СпН,

389-й рп СпН / 389 Special Forces reconnaissance regiment
This unit has with a Russian presidential ukaz been awarded a guards unit after actions in the Kherson area. It is in piece time based at Russkij island outside Vladivostok. Its helicopters was based at Artem naval air base, Vladivostok has left its base, and are certain based in flight range of Kherson, Ukraine. The helicopters are Mi-8 and Ka-27/Ka-29.

42nd reconnaissance point of the Pacific Fleet Special Forces. Several years ago it received a new designation of the 389th reconnaissance regiment of the Pacific Fleet Special Forces (389th rp SpN). Currently it is actively operating in the SVO zone in the area of Kherson and Nikolaev with Mi-8 and Ka-27/29.

[hammarö]

Ukrainan forces attacking Akhtarsk air base Feb 5-6. (drone forces?). Still based some Su-25 of the rest of surviving Su-25 and some Su-34 (12 or one squadron). Akhtarsk used as Russian drone base and assembling against Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts. Belongs to the Russian Dnipro Group of Forces (commanded by colonel-general Mikhail Teplinsky, commander of the Russian Airborne Forces.
Remember all information from both Ukraine and Russian have tracks of countering disinformation.

[hammarö]

One source claims RF-33778 Su-24MR 30 white are the aircraft who intruded Poland recently.

The Su-24MR may have been equipped with an SRS-14 “Tangazh” electronic intelligence pod, a system used to detect and locate radar emissions. Its mission is to open radar stations in Poland and look at their signals.
This intelligence equipment uses Gallium.

The F-15EX new AESA radar system and sigint equipment uses Gallium as F-15E PAWSS and JAS-39E Gripen.

Gallium is a strategic metal were China is the biggest producer.

Now demand Trump payment from Ukraine in peace talks.

Trump want payment in strategic metals. Ukraine is a big holder of Gallium assets.

[hammarö]

Putin signed a decree on February 5 revoking Russian military districts
"interservice status" and removing naval and Aerospace Forces (VKS) units from subordination to
Russian military districts.

This is important, and relate to the Air Forces.

[Tu154]

At the 3rd of February, the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade based at Myrhorod confirmed via their Facebook that an aviator with the age of 24 was KIA. Russian sources said they shot down an SU-27 that day.

Jos

[Glidepath]

Just to refresh your memory: in the fall of 2018, say a few years before the "special operation" combat fighting in Ukraine started, but already several years after Ukraine lost contol over Crimea, there were (at least) 6 USAF / C-ANG fast jets in Ukraine as well as some other flying stuff for an exercise. ((do note: In that periode mr. Trump was the president of the USA.))

I copied this old post from this message board

Clear Sky 2018 is under way at Starokostiantyniv with some 144FW Eagles from Fresno including their 75th anniversary bird. Did I really first see it at Bitburg 75 years ago
The first six numbers are 84-004 (sp cols) 84-009, 80-010, 82-028, 86-144 & 86-167 (s/be 2 more?)
Quite a few Su-27s in various colour schemes were noted, 05, 06, 07, 08 & UB 90 all in the grey digital scheme with 56, 57, 58 & 59 plus UBs 70 & 71 in the blue scheme amongst the based SU-24s and L-39s.

off hand , I don't recall anything similar ocurred in the following years. (2019-onwards).