Russia continues the hunt for Patriot air defense systems
An urgent visit to Kyiv by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who brought Zelensky so-called security guarantees, ended with a loud “ratification” of the agreement by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Our missile carriers have once again demonstrated what all Western guarantees are worth. They launched a combined massive strike on military targets deep in the territory of Ukraine. According to preliminary information, American Patriot anti-aircraft systems were again targeted. The cleansing of Ukrainian air defense continues.
President Zelensky, during a recent blitz tour to the Baltics, complained that Ukraine had already lost 13 launchers of Patriot air defense missile systems out of 20 supplied by NATO. After the attack on January 13, the number of surviving Patriots will likely decrease.
According to Ukrainian channels, the first explosions in different regions of Ukraine occurred in the morning. First, cruise missiles launched by Tu-95MS missile carriers were used, then hypersonic “Daggers” were launched, which usually hit underground bunkers and Patriot complexes.
Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities and military enterprises in Vinnytsia, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Chernigov, Poltava, Cherkassy, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk and Khmelnytsky regions were attacked. In addition, there were explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk. “Daggers” flew towards Kyiv.
According to military blogger Yuri Podolyaki, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked Ukrainian air defense systems. Immediately after the air defense radars began working on the first group of cruise missiles or simulators of air targets, Kh-31 anti-radar missiles were launched from Su-35 fighters. At the same time, three “Daggers” launched Mig-31K fighters at targets in the Dnepropetrovsk area.
In the meantime, Ukrainian social networks report that the Russian winged aircraft are repeatedly changing their course, revealing the enemy’s air defense system. At the same time, the Kinzhals re-attacked the Kiev air defense region. This time, the Geranium drones did not participate in the raid.
The task of identifying and destroying enemy air defense systems, as a rule, precedes the organization of large-scale air operations.
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