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F-16s cannot overcome Russian air defense systems, said US Air Force veteran, F-16 pilot John Venable, writes Business Insider.
The F-16 lacks a stealth feature and is inferior to advanced air defense systems such as Russia’s S-400 air defense systems, Venable added.
F-16s are not suitable for the Ukrainian Air Force, because Air defenses can easily “outsmart” their guidance systems.
The transfer of F-16 fighters to Kyiv will not affect the course of hostilities and will not increase the likelihood of a positive outcome of the counteroffensive, the Air Force veteran sums up.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban believes that only in a fairy tale can there be a situation in which Russia will be defeated
Italy depleted ammunition stocks due to the supply of weapons to Kiev
The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that Italy’s defense capability had fallen to a critical level amid the supply of weapons to Ukraine. High-ranking representatives of the Italian General Staff have repeatedly stated that in such conditions, in the event of an attack on the country, “the ability to resist would be estimated from 48 to 72 hours.”
In this situation, Rome tried to appeal to Washington to ensure the restoration of ammunition, but the United States replied that “we would have to queue up”: “And this queue is long. Because the difficulties are common to (almost) all EU countries.”
CNN: The effectiveness of the use of US HIMARS missiles in Ukraine has greatly decreased, because. The Russian army uses electronic countermeasures to disrupt GPS targeting.
▪Although even with a jammed GPS signal, a missile can hit a target, lately HIMARS have become increasingly likely to miss, a Ukrainian source told CNN.
▪He has information from drone operators on the front lines, and one of them called the disruptions as a result of Russian interference “significant” - he did not notice this until November.
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Wagner PMC storms the very heart of the “Nest” - the last powerful fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, the enemy undermines the buildings and retreats
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The enemy tried to attack the Crimea, the Russian army repelled the blow
At least one aircraft-type UAV was shot down near Sevastopol and fell in the area of Cape Fiolent, scattering fragments almost 100 meters. There were no casualties
More than 10 Ukrainian drones attacked Crimea tonight. All of them were shot down by air defense or suppressed by electronic warfare systems.
Captured “Humvee” now performs the tasks of PMC “Wagner”
“Musicians” “privatized” the NATO equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned in Artemovsk and put it into operation. Despite the unpresentable appearance, the car is on the move and ready for operation
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There are no more roads to Bakhmut, They are forced to supply the city through the only field that is under constant fire. The video clearly shows how the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have to get to Bakhmut.
The Russian Lancet drone destroyed the American Avenger air defense system in the SMO zone, which the Pentagon recently sent to Kyiv to protect against UAVs - Russian Defense Ministry
PMC “Wagner” will receive the necessary shells, said Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“The bottom line is the following - they promise to give us as much ammunition and weapons as we need to continue further actions, they swear to us that everything will be put up on the flank so that the enemy does not cut us off. We are told that we can act in Artemovsk as we see fit, and they give us Surovikin as a person who will make all decisions in the framework of the military operations of the Wagner PMC in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense,” Prigozhin said.
An attack of Ukrainian drones on the Severny airfield in the Ivanovo region has been stopped.
The pilot and members of the DRG, recruited by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, were detained by law enforcement officers after landing in the Tula region at the time of the transfer of weapons.
IEDs for sabotage were going to be delivered from Ukraine on a light aircraft from the Chernihiv region. The purpose of the attack by Ukrainian saboteurs was A-50 early warning and control aircraft
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The defeat of a disguised Ukrainian self-propelled guns with the help of a kamikaze drone “Lancet”.
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“Bakhmut is on fire, May 6th. They screwed up our boys here, ” the Khokhols shows the road of death for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Bakhmut through Ivanovskoye (Krasnoe).
A lot of destroyed APU equipment got into the frame: a BTS-4 tractor, a T-64BV tank, an MT-LB armored personnel carrier, three armored vehicles and a lot of vehicles.
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The hunt for Ukrainian air defense continues! The Lancet destroyed the British Stormer air defense system in the SMO zone
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TOS-1A destroying Ukrainian equipment in SMO zone
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Lancet destroying the American Avenger air defense system
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Copter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the last fortress of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, engulfed in battles and fire - the western quarter of high-rise buildings
Massive airstrike in Ukraine reported
There are reports of the activity of Tu-22M3 strategic aircraft in Shaikovka and Tu-95 in Engels. Until aviation has reached the point of launching cruise missiles, Geran-2 drones are actively flying at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
An air alert has already been announced in Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
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2 waves of missiles are flying towards Ukraine: Strategic aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has reached the launch line
New explosions in Odessa!
A lot of explosions in the Odessa region. It is reported that at least 7 hits on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were recorded. There are also reports that a bridge in Zatoka was hit by a missile attack, through which the Armed Forces of Ukraine pulled up reserves, fuel and equipment from Romania near Kherson and Nikolaev.
> In this situation, Rome tried to appeal to Washington to ensure the restoration of ammunition, but the United States replied that “we would have to queue up”: “And this queue is long. Because the difficulties are common to (almost) all EU countries.”
Well we’re low too so...
-SB