US Super Weapon Destroyed: Russia Gains Upper Hand in Ukraine!
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US (2 / 1) 26.03.2024 12:46 von Peter Symbolbild imago
Firstly, the Russian army used a surveillance drone to locate the Ukrainian Himars system. This detected the superior weapon a full 36 kilometers behind the front. Near the small village of Nykanorivka, the Ukrainians had driven onto a forest clearing they believed to be safe. A deadly misjudgement. The mere fact that Russian drones can operate above Ukrainian Himars systems - which are thus completely without air defense - provides a deep insight into Ukraine's weapon and ammunition shortage. Secondly, Russia uses no less than a "Iskander" type short-range ballistic missile to attack the Himars system. To defend against these 500-kilometer range missiles, Ukraine has Western air defense systems of the "Patriot" and "Iris-T" types.
Russia Has Air Superiority in Eastern Ukraine
However, it is quite clear that no Western air defense missile intercepted the Iskander missile coming from Russia, even though it flew at least 150 kilometers through Ukrainian airspace to reach its target. This also indicates an acute ammunition shortage on the Ukrainian side - or that, contrary to all activist claims, Kiev has not stationed any Patriot system in Eastern Ukraine at all. The successful attack on the Ukrainian Himars system primarily demonstrates the air superiority of the Russian army, which can operate as it pleases at least in the airspace over Eastern Ukraine. This air superiority threatens not only Western weapon systems, but all Ukrainian army units and critical infrastructure up to a distance of about 50 kilometers from the front and Russian border.