Superbomb revolutionizes Russian warfare
The latest innovation in the Russian arsenal, the FAB high-explosive bomb, comes in 3 traditional sizes of 500, 1000 and 1500 kg and recently the innovative 3000 kg.
The larger sizes can kill troops in underground bunkers or virtually any fortification and can destroy any size building.
An assembly consisting of the bomb plus a gliding and correction module can be released at a distance of about 40 km from the target, a distance safely away from the air defense zone, keeping the pilot and aircraft safe. While the Ukrainians could, theoretically, use the same kind of system, their aircraft are extremely scarce these days and the use would be quite limited.
Russia already enjoys air superiority, hypersonic weapons that cannot be intercepted and are capable of reaching any point in Ukraine for which coordinates are known, and a military industry capable of producing enough shells to fire several times more than Ukrainian forces are firing.
Russia is now assessed to be the no. 1 military force in the world.
Here’s your daily air strike update for April 3, 2024
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
https://dzen.ru/a/Zg18mpx-LSQHgxv2
“The bunker failed to save them, hundreds died”: “Russian superbomb” destroyed the battalion of the “Kraken” formation*: Map of military operations April 3, 2024
Details of the Russian airstrike appeared during a meeting at the headquarters of the Joint Group of Forces, where Shoigu heard reports from commanders on the current situation in the Northern Military District.
Kim did not specify when the strike took place, but noted that over the past week alone, as a result of the effective work of reconnaissance and strike systems, 3 American Patriot systems, a Vampire MLRS, more than 10 foreign-made artillery systems, as well as fuel and ammunition depots were destroyed.
Volumetric detonating weapons are a large class of weapons that includes thermobaric weapons and fuel-air explosives. Such a weapon consists of a fuel container and two separate explosive charges. When a volumetric detonating weapon is dropped or launched, the first charge detonates, dispersing fuel particles. The second charge ignites the fuel and oxygen mixture dispersed in the air, creating a blast wave of extreme pressure and temperature.
The destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel by a volumetric detonating bomb is ensured by two factors. Firstly, a blast wave is directly created. Secondly, as a result of the air-fuel mixture sucking oxygen to maintain detonation, a vacuum occurs. [this asphyxiates the unfortunate soldiers under the bomb]
The force of such an explosion is enough to destroy huge buildings. Neither powerful walls, nor even caves and underground bunkers can provide protection against such weapons. Because such a bomb is made up of almost 100 percent fuel, it is more energetic and powerful than conventional munitions, says military observer Joe Saballa of The Defense Post.
Volumetric detonating munitions have been widely used against concentrations of enemy forces, far from residential areas, since at least March 2022, Politico writes. Then, for the first time, the destruction of a large Ukrainian Armed Forces base in northeastern Ukraine was recorded.
TsIPsO tried to accuse Russia of indiscriminate use of thermobaric ammunition. However, as Politico wrote, even the head of the administration of the Sumy oblast, Dmitry Zhivitsky, confirmed: the target of the strike was a military facility, as a result of which at least 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed.
The American Center for Arms Control (CACNP) writes that the effect of volumetric detonating bombs is enhanced in enclosed spaces, which makes them highly effective in buildings.
Fuel-air explosives were developed by the United States back in the sixties of the last century and were used in Vietnam. They were used by the Russian army during the counter-terrorism operation in Syria (at that time large command centers of militants were destroyed in the mountainous part of the Syrian Desert, far from populated areas).
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Front-line reports from Ukraine as of 04/03/2024, Map of military operations in Ukraine, current situation on the fronts of a special military operation:
Early this morning, the Russian Army launched massive air-launched missile strikes against enemy rear targets. The launches were carried out from 11 strategic missile carriers, ie, Tu-95ms, Mig-31 launched hypersonic Kinzhals. The main attacks, judging by the enemy’s monitoring channels, fell on the enemy’s capital; 3 series of explosions were heard.
On the Belgorod section of the state border, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reduced their activity after suffering losses. According to front-line soldiers, the enemy has realized that our troops have opened the points of concentration of Ukrainian forces before rushing to the border and systematized the use of fire weapons, and is looking for new “corridors.” The Belgorod oblast [Russia proper] and the Grayvoronsky urban district were hit by MLRS yesterday, and the deaths of three civilians were reported. In the Kursk oblast [also in Russia], the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Tetkino.
[Again, Ukraine, being a hateful Neo-Nazi regime, targets civilians, while all Russian air strikes target military or related targets (power utilities used by the Ukrainian military, weapons warehouses and manufacturing or repair plants, railways used for transit of troops, arms, supplies to the front lines, airfields for military use, etc). There is no excuse for the West to send weapons and money to Nazi Kiev.]
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Map of military operations in Ukraine, Slobozhanskoe direction, as of 04/03/24. Map of the Northern Military District from “Rybar”.
Latest SMO [special military operation] news for today, April 3, 2024:
Mutual strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Russian Armed Forces along the line of combat contact: Ukraine attacks targets in the Russian rear
On April 1-2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to launch strikes along the entire line of combat contact. At the same time, Russian troops also launched retaliatory strikes. Objects in the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, and Kirovograd oblasts, as well as targets in Krivoy Rog, Odessa and Nikolaev oblasts, were hit by fire. As a rule, the Russian Armed Forces launched missiles, long-range artillery and drones at the concentrations of Ukrainian formations, as well as at warehouses with equipment and ammunition. At the same time, no attacks on power infrastructure facilities were recorded over the past period. [This could be due to the fact that there were simply no more such targets left to strike. After all, the largest power supplier in Ukraine had said that it lost 80% of its power]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched retaliatory strikes and, moreover, tried to attack targets in the deep rear. Thus, in Tatarstan, strikes were carried out for the first time by Ukrainian formations on the morning of April 2. One of the drones visually resembled an An-22, and it hit a dormitory near a plant in the Alabuga special economic zone. In total, the targets were Elaz-Nefteproduct [an oil refinery] in Yelabuga and Taneko near Nizhnekamsk. In the first case, the production process did not stop at all; in the second, a fire knocked out the production line for 20 minutes, but after that everything resumed again. [Thus, it turns out that the damage done to the Russian production plants was apparently minimal]
Such use of drones raises the question of the advisability of inflicting massive fire damage on the Antonov plant, where drones are assembled and large-scale production is established. The problem is that the plant, like the rest of Kiev, is covered by powerful air defense systems, and highly echeloned defense does not allow single missiles to break through to their targets. [Other reports, however, state that a large percentage of Ukraine’s air defenses have been destroyed. The Ukrainians also complain that they need the West to replenish their disable air defenses. This raises questions] Therefore, it is necessary to organize a massive launch using decoys simulating various types of weapons and also consistently level it to the ground over and over again. Otherwise, such attacks will continue.
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Russian troops disrupt the rotation of Ukrainian units and inflict fire damage in the area of the Vremevsky salient
In the area of the Vremyevsky salient, the actions of the Vostok [East] group of troops are focused mainly on disrupting the rotation of units of Ukrainian formations, as well as inflicting fire damage. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RF Armed Forces) use aerial bombs to disable bridges, which can be noted as one of the positive aspects, since previously such a number of destroyed bridges in the front zone have not been observed. [These would be the FAB bombs, weighing 500, 1000 or 1500 kg]
In addition, the Russian Armed Forces actively use drones and artillery to destroy enemy forces. These actions are aimed at weakening the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian formations and creating more favorable conditions for the advance of Russian troops in the area.
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Excerpt
THE BATTLE FOR KHARKOV BEGINS: PEOPLE ARE FLEEING - THE PLAN OF THE FILTHY SCUMAGS IS DECLASSIFIED
Kharkiv residents share messages on social networks - “Azovites”* have appeared in the city. [Reference is to the so-called Azov Batallion, a group of brutal Neo-Nazis – the same group that occupied Azovstal in Mariupol, where they were almost all captured in May 2022] It is reported that the nationalists of the battalion can turn Kharkov into a second Mariupol by settling in densely populated residential areas and actually turning them into a target for our missiles. [Mariupol was virtually destroyed when the Ukronazis ordered the residents of each home to leave immediately, whereupon the Nazis set up their artillery nests in their homes, all of which were ultimately destroyed by gun fire] The population is already evacuating from the city in panic, because they fear that any yard will be used by the “Azovites”* as an artillery position, and any school and hospital as a temporary deployment point.
Militants of the 3rd assault brigade "Azov"* were spotted in Kharkov. Local residents reported that “Azovites”* have already been spotted in the city center - they move in groups of three in the evenings. The appearance of nationalists in the city seriously alarmed Kharkov residents. This suggests that the city may soon turn into a second Mariupol.
Mariupol just after liberation:
Mariupol reconstructed by Russia:
The militants will settle in densely populated areas, establishing firing points on the floors of houses.
Previous experience of combat operations shows that the "Azov men"* are used either for real assault operations or as a barrier detachment.
Therefore, military correspondents believe that the battle for Kharkov will be fierce. Kiev wants to turn the city into a fortified area, analysts believe.
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https://swentr.site/news/595319-israel-protest-netanyahu-residence/
The beginning of the end of Netanyahu and the illegal State falsely calling itself 'Israel'?
Will Biden's America, the EU and other genocide-complicit countries be next?
See also:
https://swentr.site/business/594432-financialization-death-empires/
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Will the Palestinian resistance add another front?
Firstly, let’s get something out of the way.
It is common in the US-manipulated West to call non-US-aligned entities “enemies.” A code word for “enemy” is “Iran-backed.” Dumbed-down news consumers will accept the thesis that these folks are all B-A-A-A-D boys and will accept the call to arms to attack them and to have the US tax their citizenry to add them to the growing list of arms paid for with US taxpayer funds – even though the funneling of US public funds to war inevitably means no funds for medical or other social services to Americans. So far, it has been easy to dupe the dumbed-down West to accept channeling public funds to wars, eg, in Ukraine, Israel and wherever else the US manipulators can support wars with its utterly fake casi belli.
Firstly, however, none of the countries on the US regime’s list of baddies is actually a threat to the people of the US. The Vietnamese were not really enemies in the 60s. Nor were the North Koreans in the 50s. Nor was Iraq or Libya and nor are China, Russia or Iran.
And now, since Oct 2023, the world knows that the US and Israel are the REAL bad guys, who support genocide and have so far killed about 40,000 innocent civilians, while it is clear that the Axis of Resistance is the entity most strongly defending the helpless while the US and allies are trying to kill not only the helpless Gazans but also the groups trying to defend them. WE are the bad guys and can no longer hide.
If we had made friends with these unaligned guys, or at least offered concessions at the bargaining table, the US would be infinitely safer. The US has created, with its propaganda and provocations, conditions amenable to another world war, nuclear no doubt.
Why do Westerners fall for the lies?
The US State Department, our highest-ranking “diplomatic” agent, has not yet discovered diplomacy. After all, it is packed to the gills with Neocons, which are also sometimes rightfully called Neo-Nazis, and their only modus operandi is war, threats, sanctions, provocations, regime change operations, and negative propaganda against the baddy du jour. Threats and sanctions are not real diplomatic assets. They ultimately lead to war and prompt countries to join the BRICS or other alternatives to US dominance.
As for the news linked below, the Axis of Resistance is generally a loose-knit many-faceted entity consisting of essentially the Popular Mobilization Forces (al-Hashd al Shaabi) of Iraq, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon (not just a fighter group but also a political party with some clout), the Houthis in Yemen and the pro-Assad militias in Syria, too numerous to list here.
Each of these entities, while only loosely associated with the others, is very efficient in carrying out their self-assigned tasks.
The Houthis, for example, though possessing little in the way of funds, have managed to reduce the transit to and from the Israeli trading port of Eilat, whose shipping volume is down about 50% since the Houthis started their attacks – despite the fierce military attacks on their personnel by a desperate US-coalition. They adhere strictly to a simple formula: when Israel halts its genocide in Palestine and allows aid to reach the starving people, they will stop their attacks on Israel-related or US-related ships in the Red Sea, the strait of Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. When Israel ignored their initial ultimatum, the latter body of water was added as an escalation.
Pro-Assad militias are part of this resistance, fighting both US forces and ISIS in Syria. Hezbollah plays a dual role among them, defending both Syria and Lebanon.
Hamas is poorly understood due to a deluge of disinformation from Israeli and US sources, but is contributing significantly to keeping the IDF on its toes and preventing it from declaring total victory in its genocidal war on Palestine.
The addition of tens of thousands of Jordanians would change the equation significantly.
Secondly, it is no pipe dream that the Palestine Resistance could recruit tens of thousands of pro-Palestinians to its cause in Jordan.
A protest march in Jordan against Israeli criminality against Gaza attracted at least a million people.
This was stated in non-English publications around the world. Israel controls US media.
These two reports (including video) from Russia estimate the crowd at a million.
https://rutube.ru/video/ea2751856365f753ddf9ee9e8672e1c2/?ysclid=lujz70ezvz710884150
A US source estimated this massive throng in the “hundreds.”
The Cradle report:
Iraqi Resistance vows to arm tens of thousands in Jordan
https://thecradle.co/articles/iraqi-resistance-vows-to-arm-tens-of-thousands-in-jordan.
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Atrocity propaganda vs. the testimony of atrocity
Since October 7, Zionists have wielded atrocity propaganda to justify genocide, while Palestinians have shared testimony of the atrocities they have witnessed. The difference is not just in the truth of these stories, but also their function.
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Western msm have come a long way from predicting that Russia would run out of missiles.
Now they’re quoting Ukrainian military sources admitting that Russia is winning the war.
For all Western "civilization": watch John Pilger Documentary Film "The War You Don't See".