[wildcard_redneck]

I forgot to mention that now RuZZZZia is demonstrating air superiority at the front and fixed wing aircraft can now engage front line combatants. The Ukrainian air defense is crumbling.

Russia says its forces push further west after taking Ukraine's Avdiivka
Reuters
February 23, 20247:21 AM MST
After taking Avdiivka, units of the “Centre” group of Russian forces “continued advancing in a westerly direction”, the defence ministry statement said.
“In cooperation with aviation and artillery, they defeated accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces” in six nearby settlements, it said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-forces-push-further-west-after-taking-ukraines-avdiivka-2024-02-23/

[marcusmaximus]

Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day!

[BroJoeK]

Berlin_Freeper #15: "Looks like it was dropping flares and then became a flare. 👍"

wildcard_redneck #14: "I forgot to mention that now RuZZZZia is demonstrating air superiority at the front and fixed wing aircraft can now engage front line combatants.
The Ukrainian air defense is crumbling."

Oh really? That's so interesting!

So, the greatly increased use of Russian fixed wing aircraft closer to Ukrainian frontlines might explain the need for one of Russia's super-A-50 $500 million, almost one-of-a-kind AWACS style airborne warning & control plane, to get close enough to Ukraine to come within range of Ukraine's ancient old Soviet S-200 SAMs???

Wow!!!