Beer Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Some curiosity. Czech Ministries of internal affairs and defence started a massive airlifting operation to carry medical supplies from China because the local production is way too small for the current demand due to COVID-19 spread (funily part of the stuff is produced by Czech companies having production lines in China). Such an operation has never ever happened in our history. At the moment it looks like around 10 planes take part in the operation to carry hundreds of tons of equipment stored on three Chinese airports (Shen-Zen, Shanghai and I forgot the third one). Antonov Airlines An-124, army Airbus A-319, two Czech Airlines A-319, China East B-747F and possibly up to five SmartWings B-737. The smaller planes fly through Novosibirsk where they refuel. An-124 refuels in Baku as it looks like the Ukraineans can't enter the Russian airspace (or maybe it would take too much time to arrange it). Most of them will land in military airport in Pardubice which can take even the An-124. Some in Prague Kbely (military Airbus), some in Prague Ruzyně (China East). At the moment the situation is that one army A-319 landed in Prague Kbely yesterday with COVID-19 speed-tests and some protective equipment. One ČSA A-319 is currently in Novosibirsk refueling on the way to China. Another one will start from Prague in one and half hour. The An-124 is on the way from Kiev to Baku. The COVID-19 spread seems to be relatively under control here due to early implemented very strict measures but we'll see how it evolves further. Most of the cases have connection with skiing in Italy and Austria in late February and early March. Anyway this situation shows that even small country like ours need to have proper airlifting capacity. Currently our army has only one A-319 and several CASA-295 planes but those are useless for cargo flights to China. In my opinion we shall have at least one or two planes like KC-390 (which is moreover partially produced here in Prague). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 A correction because finally the airlift looks somewhat different. At least three An-124 flights will take place (it looks like both Antonov and Volga-Dnepr) and three fligts per week for at least six week by China Eastern A-330. Today first A-330 arrived and the An-124 is loading in Shenzen now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 LNA captured damaged ACV-15 (first time). HEAT hit is easily visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Speaking about COVID-19 and situation in Italy: Quote A convoy of vehicles with medical equipment intended to be shipped to Italy to fight the COVID-19 virus. Russia will send to Italy eight mobile teams of virologist and medical specialists, aerosol disinfection complexes for vehicles and territories, and medical equipment. The group of about 100 people included the leading specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the field of virology and epidemiology, who have significant international experience in combating epidemics. Spoiler Lord_James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Russian invasion of Italiy. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beer Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 GNA captured fuckton of weapons from LNA west of Tripoli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 GNA counter-attacks: LNA "elite" troops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Victory parade looks like is cancelled for some time and will be held sometime later. Quote MOSCOW, April 16 - RIA News. The May 9 Victory Parade will not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the Security Council. The President noted that the risks associated with the spread of the disease do not allow him to prepare for the celebration. According to the head of state, all the celebrations, including the Victory Day parade and the procession of the Immortal Regiment, will be held later in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Situation in Libya Rumors that it was left by Haftar troops. Interesting vehicle and writings on it. Spoiler Turkish Kirpi 2 MRAP used by GNA and damaged/taken by LNA south of Tripoli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Meanwhile drone wars continue in Lybia. Possibly another Bayraktar TB2 downed. Aaand... another friendly fire. LNA shot down their own WingLoong 2 and tried to sell it as a wreckage of Anka-S while it clearly ca not be Anka (there is turboprop engine visible in the wreck (Anka has diesel) and the main gear looks like that from WingLoong and not like from Anka). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beer Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 French Foreign Legion soldier (Ukrainean by the name?) succumbed injuries he received in an IED atack in Mali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 Another Bayraktar down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Rarely can someone meet something more bizarre than the so called "US invasion of Venezuela" which actually somewhat happened. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/05/the-invasion-of-venezuela-brought-to-you-by-silvercorp-usa/ Even the full contract was revealed by Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/read-the-attachments-to-the-general-services-agreement-between-the-venezuelan-opposition-and-silvercorp/e67f401f-8730-4f66-af53-6a9549b88f94/?no_nav=true&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 LNA AN-32 got hit by Turkish drone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 It's the same one reported some time back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Spectacular boom of an ammo dump in Misrata airbase. LNA claimed it to be result of their airstrike but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 75 years. Spoiler Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 Probably another Bayraktar downed in Lybia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Big. GNA captured Al Watyah airbase. Inside you can see also a burned Pantsir which was hit right after it was delivered to the base by drone strike. It looks to be this one. Meanwhile Turkish frigate shot down a WingLoong. And another WingLoong was shot down by LNA in another friendly fire incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Also one Mi-24 in the airbase was captured (likely not operational). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beer Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Don't know if it's real. Babak claims they are ex-Belarussian 9-13 bought by UAE. I don't believe in that tweet about Russian Sukhois being sent to Lybia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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