Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Israeli military assesses how the war in Ukraine is going, not well

Very recommendable!

This article does not even mention that apparently several Russian generals were already killed or committed suicide or how many Russian soldiers preferred to desert or be taken as prisoners of war.

If this debacle does not end the dictatorship of Putin the Terrible what will?

The losses are staggering (even if you discount exaggeration):
"Over 12,000 Russian troops are said to have either been killed or injured so far and Ukraine claims to have destroyed at least 49 fighter jets, 81 helicopters, 335 tanks, 1,105 armored vehicles, 123 artillery systems and more."

"... Despite spending millions on its military, Russian forces have used a large amount of indirect fire and dumb bombs similar to those used in the 20th century fired from truck-mounted launchers instead of precision missiles against Ukrainian targets.
Due in part to poor weather and poor visibility, Russian planes and helicopters have needed to fly low to the ground in order to drop their munitions, placing them at risk of being hit by anti-aircraft systems or even shoulder-fired anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) used en mass by Kyiv.
A month into the conflict, the IDF is surprised that the air over Ukraine is still contested. Despite far overpowering Ukraine’s air force even before the war, Moscow has been unable to gain any sort of aerial superiority with Ukrainian pilots still flying several sorties a day against their enemy
They have also equipped only a small number of tanks with active defensive systems or even passive defense systems making them sitting ducks for the ATGMs. ...
Despite that Russia has claimed to have used its Kinzal hypersonic weapon against targets in the war in Ukraine, the Israeli military doubts that the video of the missile that was seen a week ago was actually filmed during the fighting. ..."

Israeli military surprised at how the war in Ukraine is going - The Jerusalem Post A month after Russia invaded, Moscow has yes to achieve its goals.

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