The problem with 2 is that I couldn't find any reports on mig's being upgraded to have the capability to use HARM's.
The War in the Ukraine
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Russian sappers conducting demining in Ukraine collected a large number of mines and grenades. All this was destroyed in one explosion. The explosion in power is equal to the explosion of 3 tons of explosives in TNT equivalent.
Donetsk militia spoke about the difficult assault on the village of Peski. The Ukrainian army created three lines of powerful defense and even dug underground passages between the basements of houses, this is a small part of what they had to face during the battles in the village. Details of the assault in the video. (Subtitles)
Donetsk militia spoke about the difficult assault on the village of Peski. The Ukrainian army created three lines of powerful defense and even dug underground passages between the basements of houses, this is a small part of what they had to face during the battles in the village. Details of the assault in the video. (Subtitles)
The United States sent Mi-24 and Mi-17 helicopters to Ukraine. The helicopters were previously purchased from Russia for the Afghan army, but were eventually transferred to the Ukrainian army. Video with helicopters has already been published by the Ukrainian army.
Still they need to be launched at the direction of an emitting radar... Ukraine try to avoid any radar contact with the few air asset they have left and they probably loss the capacity to search for radar a while ago. They launch them in the good direction with the awac feedback and they get locks by themselves in flight most probably. I cannot see them launching them blind ???
Zaporozhye Referendum looks to be on schedule for fall and Kherson may proposal a vote. I think it’s likely that Dnipro and Kharkiv is also on the table here as buffer zone from Donbas. Tho maybe they would seek to take the whole eastern side across the river since it’s the only way to ensure security with the river acting as a barrier.
So, who is actually in control of Energodar ? particularly the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
saw Reuters and some other news outlets claiming Russian are shelling those, yet later there were a vid depicting Russian personnel activities in the power plant and they hosted their equipment there.
saw Reuters and some other news outlets claiming Russian are shelling those, yet later there were a vid depicting Russian personnel activities in the power plant and they hosted their equipment there.
So now it's official. Probably used with Su's that Americans bought from Ukraine years back and now they've donated those back.
A sequence of HIMARS salvo, followed by activation of Russian S-300's and then Ukrainians aiming for SAM's sounds probable now.
A sequence of HIMARS salvo, followed by activation of Russian S-300's and then Ukrainians aiming for SAM's sounds probable now.
Pretty sure Russia has control over it since March.
Juryrigging HARMS to those Flankers is just as likely as the Ghost of Kiev being real, at this point
I have some speculation that the Russians are trying to do this to establish a reason or casus belli to escalate the situation in Ukraine. If Zaporozhye and Kherson become parts of Russia, Putin could justify mobilization under the pretense of liberating Russian territory (Zaporozhye city is still controlled by Ukraine) and securing it. This actually fits in with the M.O. Russia has employed throughout the war. For instance, the security pact with LDNR in February allowed Russia to begin its offensive under the pretense of liberation.
This is purely speculation but follows the same pattern of past Russians actions. I don’t know what effect mobilization will have on the war (conscripts and reservists are probably not well trained). However, it will certainly help in the manpower shortage Russia has been having, especially in the infantry.