Russian Armed Forces are deploying its massive atomic mortars to the border with Ukraine, according to videos posted on social media.
Earlier last week, video footage had emerged on social media of the Russian 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortars moving toward the border with Ukraine. The heavy artillery systems were spotted at the railway station in Kropotkin, Krasnodar region.
The 2S4 Tyulpan, also known at West as the M-1975, is a Soviet design 240-mm self-propelled mortar.
The heavy mortar mounted on a tracked, self-propelled chassis. A hydraulic system raises and lowers the tube from the carrying position to the firing position. As was customary, the self-propelled artillery system was christened with an alpha-numeric designator (the 2S4) and the name of a flower (the Tulip).
Due to the large size, it can fire high-explosive, incendiary, guided, cluster, neutron and nuclear warheads, some of which are capable of hitting targets at a distance of about 20 km. It can also fire the “Smel’chak” (“Daredevil”), a laser-guided round.
Russia deploys Iskander systems with extended-range missiles to Ukrainian border
Russian Armed Force is reportedly deploying its Iskander (NATO Reporting name: SS-26 Stone) missile systems with R-500 extended-range ground-launched cruise missiles in areas near Voronezh, which’s 250 kilometers away from the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Luhansk regions.
Open-source intelligence specialist at Janes Thomas Bullock identified Russian Iskander missile systems that have moved or are moving to the Ukrainian area of operations since late March through open-source intelligence.
Thomas Bullock posted a Janes article from 8 April that said he identified the deployment of Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems, likely belonging to the 119 Missile Brigade, to Voronezh from the Sverdlovsk region.
“Since late March, Russia has been identified moving large quantities of military equipment to its Ukrainian border, specifically the Crimea, Voronezh, and Rostov regions,” said in the article.
Also, Thomas has released footage showing the moving of military convoy in Voronezh that includes Iskander missile systems.
A video, that he found on Russian social media, showing Iscander transporter erector launchers, or TELs, with 111 and 121 numbers. Such numbers were at similar TELs of Iskander-K systems which were spotted in previously released photos and video by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Iskander-K is the latest variant in the Iskander series of missiles. The missile system is equipped with two types (9M728 and 9M729) of extended-range ground-launched cruise missiles.
Russia says that the Iskander cruise missile has a range of just less than 300 miles, at the same time, military analysts stressed that they can have a range of more than 3000 km similar to ship-based Caliber- analog.
Russian official sources claim that the R-500 missile carries a conventional 500 kg warhead or nuclear warhead with a yield of around 10-50 kT. It is likely that there are several different conventional warheads, including cluster, fuel-air explosive, and bunker-busting. The missile can overcome enemy air defense systems while offering high-probability of failure-free operation in countermeasures environments. It has a target accuracy of 5m to 7m and operates even in fog or low visibility.
Iskander is a tactical missile system designed to be used in theater-level conflicts. The Russian modern mobile missile system can engage ground targets such as command posts and communications nodes, troops in concentration areas, air and missile defense facilities, as well as fixed and rotary-wing aircraft at airfields.
2 US Warships To Enter Black Sea As Ukraine Posturing Grows
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Turkey's foreign ministry on Friday confirmed that it's granted permission for US warships to use the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to enter the Black Sea at a moment tensions with Russia over Ukraine are spiraling higher with tit-for-tat threats. Given it revealed the initial notification was two weeks ago, a pair of American warships are expected imminently to enter the Black Sea.
The foreign ministry said in a statement while referencing the treaty that regulates passage through the straits: "A notice was sent to us 15 days ago via diplomatic channels that two U.S. warships would pass to the Black Sea in line with the Montreux Convention. The ships will remain in the Black Sea until May 4."
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Guess this means the ceramic tile ordered during Covid, the store said tile chosen, it came from Turkey, never has come yet, so it will be delayed, again, right? Not that important, but this posturing is, sounds like flanking for whatever choice Russia makes, hope Russia cools their jets, they will regret their quest for war, in my opinion, so pray cooler heads do prevail!
No one is in the mood, populace diverted attention is now waning from Covid BS, to "Lets get this show on the road toward enjoying life to the fullest folks", in my opinion! It is good to be informed, know what prayers to pray for, and enjoy/appreciate Scott's site so much!!! (:
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