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2025-05-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that Russians are preparing to storm Khar'kov region

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Military notes buildup of enemy forces near border.

The occupiers are acting in a comprehensive manner: they use artillery and drones for reconnaissance and destruction, and then introduce infantry.

Russian troops are actively transferring personnel to the border areas of the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian military assumes that the enemy is preparing for active assault actions. This was stated by the chief of staff of the 13th operational brigade Charter Andriy Pomahaybus on the air of the Public on Wednesday, May 21.

"We need to have surveillance in all the most dangerous areas of approach to our front line. The accumulation of personnel is happening closer to the state border, that is, there are attempts to pull personnel together, obvious preparations for active assault actions by the enemy. Our Defense Forces are ready to repel attacks," he noted.

According to the officer, the invaders are using a combination of tactics: using artillery and drones for reconnaissance and destruction, and then bringing in infantry. Some directions are used for distraction, others for advancement.

Pomagaibus also emphasized the serious threat posed by fiber-optic drones, whose range can reach 15-30 km.

"The main build-up on their part is drones on optical fiber. This is a very painful issue. We are taking countermeasures. The main advantage of these drones is that we cannot detect them with electronic warfare and suppress them. But there are still mechanisms to counter such drones," he added.

It should be noted that 164 combat clashes were recorded on the front over the past 24 hours . In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 44 assault actions by Russians.

Let us recall that the first assault motorcycle company in the Armed Forces of Ukraine appeared as part of the 425th separate assault regiment Skala .

Posted by badanov 2025-05-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [152 views ] Top

#1 EurAsia Daily: Russian FPV drones began to fly to Kharkov. This is reported by Ukrainian volunteer Roman Donik. According to him, an FPV drone with an RPG was shot down over Kharkov.

Posted by mossomo 2025-05-22 12:50|| 2025-05-22 12:50|| Front Page Top

#2 From Kharkiv:
480 KM to Kiev
298 Miles

Posted by mossomo 2025-05-22 12:52|| 2025-05-22 12:52|| Front Page Top

#3 They have RPGs now?

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-05-22 15:50|| 2025-05-22 15:50|| Front Page Top

#4 They have RPGs now?

Launching rocket propelled grenades would be a cool innovation, but they might mean just dropping the warhead. Journalists.

Posted by SteveS 2025-05-22 19:19|| 2025-05-22 19:19|| Front Page Top

#5 True.

As I heard a Vietnam vet state:
"A Recoilless Rifle, isn't."

That said, I saw an ad for a FPV RC Race car where a person sits in a race seat with steering performance and a screen. Couple that with a short I saw about testing remote controlled mini-tanks with what looks like a Recoilless Rifle on it.

Would make a wicked combination.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-05-22 19:55|| 2025-05-22 19:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Picture a killdozer upbuild ATV with a RR.

Me, I'd have a series of cameras on the kill-ATV so operator can use VR Goggles.

Nerding Deeper: seen the game coming out which is an accurate render of WWII aircraft and flight mechanics, made for VR? If that is available commercially, not much difference to do that with, say, an F-16.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-05-22 20:06|| 2025-05-22 20:06|| Front Page Top

#7 a recoilless RPG on a drone would be hard to achieve, it would seem to my unskilled (but physics aware) eye

Posted by Frank G 2025-05-22 20:06|| 2025-05-22 20:06|| Front Page Top

#8 I think there were planes with recoilless rifles way back when.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2025-05-22 21:02|| 2025-05-22 21:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes, the original Tank Busters.

It would depend on the stability of the areal platform, but I wouldn't dismiss an 'auto-balance'. To continue the story from the Viet Vet, the shot perpendicular to vehicle is only funny because they lived, the jeep laying on it's side.

Even the original 'Doom' game had a cool-down period with the shotgun, and the Abrams (for example) with an auto-stablize aiming system.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-05-22 21:29|| 2025-05-22 21:29|| Front Page Top

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