Posted on 03/11/2024 4:33:37 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
Russian military bloggers reported that Ukrainian drones struck a plant in the city that repaired A-50 spy planes, as well as a nearby airfield. The attack came in "several waves," influential channel Fighterbomber wrote on Saturday.
Kyiv said it has taken out two of Russia's A-50 aircraft since the new year. In late February, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the GUR, said Moscow still had six A-50s remaining.
"That's two full shifts. Another A-50 will 'fall' and round-the-clock duty will have to be stopped," the GUR chief added.
Earlier this month, the British government suggested that Russia had likely grounded its A-50 fleet for operations around Ukraine. Moscow may attempt to revive mothballed A-50s, the U.K. Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine's military said late last month that Moscow is "trying to replace" its A-50s with reconnaissance drones.
"No drone can individually provide the same capability as an AWACS, "but a combination of different drones with varying ranges and altitudes can fill in some of the gaps left open by the loss of [an] A-50," Samuel Bendett, of the U.S. think tank, the Center for Naval Analyses, told Newsweek at the time...
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Russia should withdraw back to its borders before it loses any more
Ukraine is down to 25% of what it needs for artillery. The only relative abundance, is for some American -supplied 155mm guns.
Russia is now routinely picking off Ukraine anti-air missile systems in Ukraine - within 55 Km of the front.
Russia is probing along the north-northeast border between Russia and Ukraine.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPC_zB2kfY4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haDrij8046s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWu5rhzsmkE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTGNTD-Z97U
others
Only when NATO leaves!
This claim, like most Ukrainian claims, has already been DEBUNKED by aerial photos.
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwsYYoQyvMo“
GUR? GRU!
GUR is the abbreviation for the Ukrainian Intelligence Service. Not to be confused with GRU which is the abbreviation for the Russian military Intelligence Service
Bob, even the Russians admit one was destroyed.
“Bob, even the Russians admit one was destroyed.”
Link please.
Canadian Zeepers rejoice.
AH! Thank you!
That’s three they’ve lost. Not many left in the Muscovite air force.
“Russian Advanced A-50 Spy Plane Hit in Strike on Aircraft Factory: Kyiv - March 10, 2024 “
“...according to a Ukrainian official”
“Serhiy Bratchuk, a Ukrainian official...”
“Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko told...
“Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency”
“Ukraine’s military said...”
What is it with you guys, the claim was that the RUSSIANS said they lost the plane - this is all Ukrainian crap.
Why do you guys keep SPAMMING this site with this kind of crap?
Reference provided information about a possible loss of a Russian A-50.
Same ref. for the OP, above.
Sorry, Russia is winning the war, slowly crushing Ukraine like an anaconda snake. If Russia loses a plane or even five, they will build another. In the end its all about resolve and numbers. Russia has both. I read were some Ukraine Officers are changing sides and joining Putin’s forces. Looks like the end game is starting—its only a question of time. The west has just two choices. A) Send in Troops and WW III or B) make the best peace possible for a rump Ukraine. They need a good deal maker—the best is a guy named Trump.
The OP does not include info of a definite loss.
“The OP does not include info of a definite loss.”
Thanks, it’s really ANNOYING when people simply repeat claims they know are likely false - or in this case, make up claims (such as the Russians saying they lost the plane).
New Russian Probing Attacks | 4th Abrams Lost | Elite 47th Mechanized Brigade Struggles
Debunk this!
US Troops ‘May Have Been Killed’ in Strike on Patriots in Ukraine: Russia
11MAR2024
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-patriot-missile-1877842
US troops in Ukraine can now earn hazard pay
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/07/27/us-troops-in-ukraine-can-now-earn-hazard-pay/
The last I heard the US is a part of NATO, but you may not believe that.
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