Posted on 06/15/2023 3:55:56 PM PDT by Mariner
As Ukraine presses on with its counteroffensive in the south and east, making incremental advances in the process, there is evidence that Russia may be starting to enjoy more aerial access over critical areas near the front lines.
As Russia continues to adapt its application of air power, after a fairly dismal start to the campaign, some of its aircraft are now able to operate in a less restricted way, or at least Russia is willing to take on more risk in doing so. Either way, this will put further pressure on the Ukrainian forces, raising questions, in particular, about the availability of mobile short-range air defense systems, or SHORAD. At the very least, as Ukraine gets away from its more entrenched and fixed air defense capabilities, the importance of SHORAD is only going to be underscored.
As The War Zone has discussed in the past, SHORAD is fundamental to the protection of friendly units close to the front lines, including armored ones, defending them against a wide variety of aerial threats, ranging from low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to larger drones and cruise missiles, and even smaller drones carrying improvised explosive devices.
Speaking recently about the counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region, in the southeast of the country, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar noted: “Our troops are moving in the conditions of extremely fierce battles,” before pointing to the particular threat posed by “the enemy’s aviation and artillery superiority.” President Zelensky echoed those same sentiments recently, as well.
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I don't know why everyone thinks this offensive may go on for months.
Thomas Newdick?
Yeah, he’s back on the newsbeat. He just got out of surgery.
Thomas Newdick?
Nah.
5.56mm
The funny thing about Air Supremacy... Yeah. Good luck with that, when all of your ground forces are pinned down and can’t maneuver. Better stock up on feet-thick concrete bunkers.
Clearly, American boys and girls must be sent to save the Nazi/Soros/GloboHomo regime in Kiev.
The USA continues to spend its treasure on an endless conflict with little national interest while China bloodlessly and effectively infiltrates Cuba and South America.
I think it’s a joke name sir.
Like Sillius Sodin or Biggus Dickus.
(From Life of Brian)
I don’t know why everyone thinks this offensive may go on for months.
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Maybe they should start listening to Vlad, his people are united, and like Trump, does what he says:
Putin’s speech ( translated):
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“We were forced to try to end the war that the West started in 2014 by force of arms. And Russia will end this war by force of arms, freeing the entire territory of the former Ukraine from the United States and Ukrainian Nazis. There are no other options.
The Ukrainian army of the US and NATO will be defeated, no matter what new types of weapons it receives from the West. The more weapons there are, the fewer Ukrainians and what used to be Ukraine will remain.
Direct intervention by NATO’s European armies will not change the outcome. But in this case, the fire of war will engulf the whole of Europe. It looks like the US is ready for that too.”
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The West is willing but not able……and here we are, bodes not well for the collective West.
Do I wanna know what 5.56mm has to do with Newdick?
“Ukraine’s Armor Appears To Have A Russian Attack Helicopter Problem”
Nice try, pal, but EVERYONE KNOWS that Yahoo News, like the NY Times (who’s reporting the same), are Putin PUPPETS.
You Putin Puffers need to come up with better sources.
LOL! More Putin fan-boy propaganda. Russian air superiority?? Bwahahahaha! The Russian army is a clown show commanded by clowns. Their drunk troops have more mental competence in stealing toilets, washing machines and toasters... then their commanders can come up with a plan to capture an outhouse behind enemy lines. But they are definitely experts at being drunkards on Vodka and executing innocent men, women and children.
The clown who cut and pasted this tripe is delusional and needs to get off his own Vodka drunkenness.
Very funny article.
But the idiot author is correct on one point... With such a calamitous clown Russian command and 3-stooges military, I don’t see the offensive lasting more than 4-6 months. Ukraine shouldn’t require more than 6 months to sweep the Vodka Gomer Brigades back to their favorite watering holes in Mother Russia.
I would rate Russian military about on par with adolescent teenage hooligans and undisciplined criminal Nazi skin-heads.
I’ve been shocked and horrified to see FR turn into a bastion of anti-American neo-Soviets who rejoice at every attempt to spin anything into a victory for the Stalinists.
But your analysis does make sense. Russia is “defeated” in the sense that Kiev will never be Russian, but neither will Crimea ever be Ukrainian. And it’s increasingly likely that much of the Donbas is unattainable. We should accept that reality and instead of conquering Moscow, our goal should be containing Russia, eliminating the danger of further aggression.
"Perhaps most critically, Russian military bloggers are now more frequently citing the successes of these combat helicopters. There are unconfirmed reports of dozens of Ukrainian armored vehicles being destroyed in recent fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region and elsewhere in the east."
Because in a war that has gone one for 15 months, a new offensive is not going to end over unconfirmed reports from the side getting attacked. Particularly when pilots and gunners cannot tell the difference between armored vehicles and farm equipment.
MANPADS? Do you find them in machines in NATO’s new rainbow warrior restrooms?
You’re totally out of it.
The Drive / Warzone is first rate.
Biased toward Putin? You’re REALLY out of it.
Or your sarcasm went over my head.
Clown!
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