Could be some big new here.
“Considering that we have had no other Russian fighter jet losses over the past month, this would point to Patriot system being used for that recent ambush that killed 2 Russian jets and 2 helicopters.”
https://twitter.com/Rebel44CZ/status/1659311032957906945
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“Defense officials and congressional staffers told CNN that Ukrainian troops have in recent weeks used the US-made Patriot air defense system to shoot down at least one faraway Russian fighter jet. The Russian jets have largely been staying behind Russian defensive lines, making them difficult for Ukraine to target with shorter-range systems like NASAMs.
The Russian planes the Patriot targeted were on a bombing run to fire missiles against Ukrainian targets, US officials said, which Russia has been doing throughout the past year to maximize civilian casualties.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/politics/us-allies-f-16-jets-ukraine/index.html
Previous day’s thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4154145/posts
“this would point to Patriot system being used for that recent ambush that killed 2 Russian jets and 2 helicopters”
The new reality is a further standoff range for Russian aircraft, and possibly a greater loss rate.
Stand-off range (and possibly loss rates) for ground forces have grown significantly as well, for this next phase of the war.