Russia: Ukrainian Air Defense disabled by high-precision weapons

[Ghost Dog]

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Source: BulgarianMilitary. com

MOSCOW, ($1=88.55 Russian Rubles) — The Russian military is using high-precision weapons against Ukraine’s military infrastructure, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. “Military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airports, aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been neutralized with high-precision weapons,” the agency said.

The statement said the Russian armed forces did not launch missile, air, or artillery strikes on Ukrainian cities. “Nothing threatens the civilian population,” the Russian Defense Ministry said...



Read more: https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2022/02/24/russia-ukrainian-air-defense-disabled-by-high-precision-weapons/

[blue-wave]

1. Skeptical about this report

It originates from Moscow.

[Ghost Dog]

2. Russian forces invade Ukraine with strikes on major cities

Our Bureau, Reuters
Moscow/Kyiv Published 24.02.22, 01:19 PM Calcutta

Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.

Shortly after Putin spoke in a televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard in the pre-dawn quiet of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Gunfire rattled near the capital's main airport, the Interfax news agency said, and sirens were heard over the city...

... The full scope of the Russian military operation was not immediately clear but Putin said: "Our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything by force."...

... Three hours after Putin gave his order, Russia's defence ministry said it had taken out military infrastructure at Ukrainian air bases and degraded its air defences, Russian media reported...

https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/russia-ukraine-crisis-russian-forces-invade-ukraine-with-strikes-on-major-cities/cid/1853279

Note text "Gunfire rattled near the capital's main airport" doesn't really justify headline "strikes on major cities"...

[blue-wave]

3. I doubt that the entire Ukrainian air defense is destroyed

and both articles imply just that. I'm reading in between Russian cyber attacks that are taking down Ukrainian web sites, just the opposite. Yes, they have shelled some Ukrainian military targets, but Ukraine is fighting back successfully in many instances.

[cstanleytech]

4. One way to get Russia to back down might be to add Ukraine to NATO

immediately.

[Calista241]

6. That could also start a much broader war, one which we could

Fight appropriately in 6 months, but which we are ill prepared for today.

[oldsoftie]

5. So we're posting "news" based on RUSSIAN reports?

Come on, man.

[Ghost Dog]

7. British/Ukrainian report:

... Luke Harding, who is in Kyiv, has spoken to Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Ukraine’s former defence minister.

Zagorodnyuk describes multiple ground invasions on several fronts.

The situation is extremely tense, obviously. The first shock this morning was when there were missile attacks, rocket strikes and drone strikes. Some of the buildings in our armed forces are simply destroyed. All of them are military infrastructure. They [the Russians] are trying to break the border and to enter into the country with their ground forces. Ukrainian armed forces are trying to stop them. The city of Mariupol is pretty quiet. There is no breakthrough attempt. At the joint forces operation line [between Ukrainian and separatist forces] there is lots of artillery but no attempt to break through.

He adds:

There are thrusts taking place. They are quite close to the city of Kherson now. The situation is really critical there. They are also trying to surround Kharkiv. It seems like Kharkiv at the moment is the main target. They also try to get to Kyiv using one battlefield group. The group went from Belarus and it was stopped. There’s quite a bad road [to Kyiv]. It was strange that they sent such a small group on such a road. Clearly it was miscalculation on their side for the moment. There were some Russian losses and on our side. Ukrainian armed forces are fighting quite seriously. There is no panic. There are attempts to resist and in many directions it’s working out...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/24/russia-invades-ukraine-declares-war-latest-news-live-updates-russian-invasion-vladimir-putin-explosions-bombing-kyiv-kharkiv

[oldsoftie]

10. That sounds much more accurate. Thanks. nt

[Ghost Dog]

11. However, the Ukrainian President describes only attacks on military installations

this morning:

... There are strikes on military and other important defense facilities, border units are under attack, the situation in the Donbas has degraded...

https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/rosiya-rozpochala-novu-vijskovu-operaciyu-proti-nashoyi-derz-73105

Not bombardment nor invasion of cities nor other civilian areas.

[oldsoftie]

15. Well, as another post said, I saw a missile in a living room.

Although it COULD be an errant shot.
But Russia has never cared about civilian casualties.
We'll see as the days go by

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Funny. Just saw picture of a missile in a living room.

[honest.abe]

9. This is Russian propaganda.

garbage.

[Farmer-Rick]

12. If Trump had not already turned over our secrets to Putin

I would recommend using drones against Russia. If it was good enough for the Middle East.......

[obamanut2012]

13. lolz

doubtful

[Sapient Donkey]

14. I've seen videos showing their precision weapons

Are not as precise as they hope.

[Spazito]

16. *LOCKING*

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