Ukraine War Thread Part 2
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ISW assessment 28th March.
https://www.understandingwar.org/bac...-march-28-2024
…..Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with CBS News published on March 28 that Ukrainian forces managed to hold off Russian advances through winter 2023–2024 and that Ukrainian forces have stabilized the operational situation…. Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces are not prepared to defend against another major Russian offensive effort expected in May or June 2024….
Russian forces will likely continue to maintain the tempo of their offensive operations through spring 2024 regardless of difficult weather and terrain conditions in order to exploit Ukrainian materiel shortages before the arrival of expected limited Western security assistance…..
Pervasive shortages may be forcing Ukraine to prioritize limited resources to critical sectors of the front, increasing the risk of a Russian breakthrough in other less-well-provisioned sectors….
The continued degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella provides one of the most immediate avenues through which Russian forces could generate non-linear operational impacts.
…. Intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are likely once again placing pressures on Ukraine to prioritize the allocation of sparse air defense assets to defending population centers, critical infrastructure, and industrial facilities in the rear over positions along the frontline.
Kuleba stated that Russia’s widespread use of glide bombs along the frontline gives Russia a major battlefield advantage and that the only way to counter these tactics is for Ukrainian forces to shoot down the Russian aircraft conducting the strikes, which requires a sufficient number of air defense systems along the front….
Ukrainian and Western officials have increasingly warned of a critical shortage of air defense missiles in the coming months, and the further degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella would not only limit Ukraine’s ability to protect critical elements of its war effort in the rear but would also likely afford Russian aviation prolonged secure operation along the frontline.
This security would allow Russian forces to significantly increase glide bomb strikes at scale and possibly even allow Russian forces to conduct routine large-scale aviation operations against near rear Ukrainian logistics and cities to devastating effect…
Zelensky stated on March 28 that five to seven additional Patriot air defense systems would allow Ukraine to protect population centers, industrial facilities, and the Ukrainian military.
Kuleba also noted that Patriot air defense systems are needed to defend Ukraine against intensified Russian ballistic missile strikes, as Ukraine’s Soviet-era air defense systems are unable to intercept these missiles….
https://www.understandingwar.org/bac...-march-28-2024
…..Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with CBS News published on March 28 that Ukrainian forces managed to hold off Russian advances through winter 2023–2024 and that Ukrainian forces have stabilized the operational situation…. Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces are not prepared to defend against another major Russian offensive effort expected in May or June 2024….
Russian forces will likely continue to maintain the tempo of their offensive operations through spring 2024 regardless of difficult weather and terrain conditions in order to exploit Ukrainian materiel shortages before the arrival of expected limited Western security assistance…..
Pervasive shortages may be forcing Ukraine to prioritize limited resources to critical sectors of the front, increasing the risk of a Russian breakthrough in other less-well-provisioned sectors….
The continued degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella provides one of the most immediate avenues through which Russian forces could generate non-linear operational impacts.
…. Intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are likely once again placing pressures on Ukraine to prioritize the allocation of sparse air defense assets to defending population centers, critical infrastructure, and industrial facilities in the rear over positions along the frontline.
Kuleba stated that Russia’s widespread use of glide bombs along the frontline gives Russia a major battlefield advantage and that the only way to counter these tactics is for Ukrainian forces to shoot down the Russian aircraft conducting the strikes, which requires a sufficient number of air defense systems along the front….
Ukrainian and Western officials have increasingly warned of a critical shortage of air defense missiles in the coming months, and the further degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella would not only limit Ukraine’s ability to protect critical elements of its war effort in the rear but would also likely afford Russian aviation prolonged secure operation along the frontline.
This security would allow Russian forces to significantly increase glide bomb strikes at scale and possibly even allow Russian forces to conduct routine large-scale aviation operations against near rear Ukrainian logistics and cities to devastating effect…
Zelensky stated on March 28 that five to seven additional Patriot air defense systems would allow Ukraine to protect population centers, industrial facilities, and the Ukrainian military.
Kuleba also noted that Patriot air defense systems are needed to defend Ukraine against intensified Russian ballistic missile strikes, as Ukraine’s Soviet-era air defense systems are unable to intercept these missiles….
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The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched 99 missiles and UAVs over night, including:
-60 Shahed drones
-3 Kinzhal
-2 Iskander-M and 4 Iskander-K
-9 Kh-59
-21 Kh-101 / Kh-555
-60 Shahed drones
-3 Kinzhal
-2 Iskander-M and 4 Iskander-K
-9 Kh-59
-21 Kh-101 / Kh-555
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https://kyivindependent.com/poland-s...issile-attack/
Poland scrambles jets during Russian missile attack
Polish and other allied aircraft were scrambled on March 29 in response to reports of a massive Russian missile attack against Ukraine, the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces announced.
Ukraine's Air Force warned that Russia had launched multiple waves of missiles overnight and that an aerial alert was in effect throughout the country.
Explosions have been reported in multiple cities, including Dnipro and Ivano-Frankivsk, at the time of this publication……
Poland scrambles jets during Russian missile attack
Polish and other allied aircraft were scrambled on March 29 in response to reports of a massive Russian missile attack against Ukraine, the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces announced.
Ukraine's Air Force warned that Russia had launched multiple waves of missiles overnight and that an aerial alert was in effect throughout the country.
Explosions have been reported in multiple cities, including Dnipro and Ivano-Frankivsk, at the time of this publication……
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https://kyivindependent.com/poland-s...issile-attack/
Poland scrambles jets during Russian missile attack
Polish and other allied aircraft were scrambled on March 29 in response to reports of a massive Russian missile attack against Ukraine, the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces announced.
Ukraine's Air Force warned that Russia had launched multiple waves of missiles overnight and that an aerial alert was in effect throughout the country.
Explosions have been reported in multiple cities, including Dnipro and Ivano-Frankivsk, at the time of this publication……
Poland scrambles jets during Russian missile attack
Polish and other allied aircraft were scrambled on March 29 in response to reports of a massive Russian missile attack against Ukraine, the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces announced.
Ukraine's Air Force warned that Russia had launched multiple waves of missiles overnight and that an aerial alert was in effect throughout the country.
Explosions have been reported in multiple cities, including Dnipro and Ivano-Frankivsk, at the time of this publication……
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The Operator that downed their own fighter has been identified.
https://twitter.com/osint_69/status/1773378100455186589
https://twitter.com/osint_69/status/1773378100455186589
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ISW assessment 28th March.
The continued degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella provides one of the most immediate avenues through which Russian forces could generate non-linear operational impacts.
…. Intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are likely once again placing pressures on Ukraine to prioritize the allocation of sparse air defense assets to defending population centers, critical infrastructure, and industrial facilities in the rear over positions along the frontline.
Kuleba stated that Russia’s widespread use of glide bombs along the frontline gives Russia a major battlefield advantage and that the only way to counter these tactics is for Ukrainian forces to shoot down the Russian aircraft conducting the strikes, which requires a sufficient number of air defense systems along the front….
Ukrainian and Western officials have increasingly warned of a critical shortage of air defense missiles in the coming months, and the further degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella would not only limit Ukraine’s ability to protect critical elements of its war effort in the rear but would also likely afford Russian aviation prolonged secure operation along the frontline.
This security would allow Russian forces to significantly increase glide bomb strikes at scale and possibly even allow Russian forces to conduct routine large-scale aviation operations against near rear Ukrainian logistics and cities to devastating effect…
Zelensky stated on March 28 that five to seven additional Patriot air defense systems would allow Ukraine to protect population centers, industrial facilities, and the Ukrainian military.
Kuleba also noted that Patriot air defense systems are needed to defend Ukraine against intensified Russian ballistic missile strikes, as Ukraine’s Soviet-era air defense systems are unable to intercept these missiles….
The continued degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella provides one of the most immediate avenues through which Russian forces could generate non-linear operational impacts.
…. Intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are likely once again placing pressures on Ukraine to prioritize the allocation of sparse air defense assets to defending population centers, critical infrastructure, and industrial facilities in the rear over positions along the frontline.
Kuleba stated that Russia’s widespread use of glide bombs along the frontline gives Russia a major battlefield advantage and that the only way to counter these tactics is for Ukrainian forces to shoot down the Russian aircraft conducting the strikes, which requires a sufficient number of air defense systems along the front….
Ukrainian and Western officials have increasingly warned of a critical shortage of air defense missiles in the coming months, and the further degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella would not only limit Ukraine’s ability to protect critical elements of its war effort in the rear but would also likely afford Russian aviation prolonged secure operation along the frontline.
This security would allow Russian forces to significantly increase glide bomb strikes at scale and possibly even allow Russian forces to conduct routine large-scale aviation operations against near rear Ukrainian logistics and cities to devastating effect…
Zelensky stated on March 28 that five to seven additional Patriot air defense systems would allow Ukraine to protect population centers, industrial facilities, and the Ukrainian military.
Kuleba also noted that Patriot air defense systems are needed to defend Ukraine against intensified Russian ballistic missile strikes, as Ukraine’s Soviet-era air defense systems are unable to intercept these missiles….
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The realities of sending high tech weaponry. Translation:
Russia thanks the West for any intact weapons it can recover from the Ukrainians.
“We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
Russia thanks the West for any intact weapons it can recover from the Ukrainians.
“We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
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We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
Bradleys, Storm Shadow and so much kit the Russians seem to look at as if came from the future - it just shows how far, and fast, they’re falling behind.
It would be even more amusing if they now divert their R&D funds to develop a defence against it….
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future...ti-Ship_Weapon
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The realities of sending high tech weaponry. Translation:
Russia thanks the West for any intact weapons it can recover from the Ukrainians.
“We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
https://twitter.com/silvano_trotta/s...KphsiBtow&s=19
Russia thanks the West for any intact weapons it can recover from the Ukrainians.
“We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
https://twitter.com/silvano_trotta/s...KphsiBtow&s=19
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The realities of sending high tech weaponry. Translation:
Russia thanks the West for any intact weapons it can recover from the Ukrainians.
“We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
https://twitter.com/silvano_trotta/s...KphsiBtow&s=19
Russia thanks the West for any intact weapons it can recover from the Ukrainians.
“We are working on technologies to neutralize them,” explains an engineer methodically dismantling a British Storm Shadow missile.
https://twitter.com/silvano_trotta/s...KphsiBtow&s=19