17 DECEMBER 2022
Russian troops use air and ground reconnaissance, collect information from their agents and monitor social media while preparing for missile attacks.
Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force, during the 24/7 national joint newscast
Quote: “Before they strike, they [Russians – ed.] study everything they can, ranging from air and space reconnaissance to ground reconnaissance, intelligence, even social media and internet communities.
They are looking at how to plot the route of a new strike. It does not matter from where they launch the missiles: from Engels, Volgodonsk or the Caspian Sea… What matters is how they [missiles] will fly: through the territory of Belarus, or perhaps Moldova, as they do sometimes.”
Details: According to Ihnat, this is how the Russian forces adjust the routes of their missiles.
Background: On 16 December 2022, the Russian invaders launched a massive missile attack on critical infrastructure and the fuel and energy sector of Ukraine.
The Russian troops launched 76 cruise missiles from air and sea.
Air defence forces from Air Commands Tsentr (Centre), Pivden (South), Skhid (East) and Zakhid (West), together with the air defence units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine, managed to shoot down 60 Russian missiles.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/17/7381156/
Perhaps there are social media users moronic enough to mention what air defenses are near them? Or, where and how orcs missiles and drones were downed?
This hasn’t happened on here, as far as I’m aware. Let’s keep it that way.
Allies : you are forcing Ukraine to fight a defensive war. A war which Ukraine cannot and must not lose.
FFS give them the means to take the war to the aggressor. To strike hard and strike deep into putlerstan.
Do it now.
A strong history lesson should be a prerequisite to become a leader of any Western country, IMHO. Too many have forgotten the bitter lessons of yesteryear.
Off topic but I thought you may find this interesting.
A MiG-29 Pilot’s Inside Account Of The Changing Air War Over UkraineUkrainian MiG-29 pilot “Juice” details the morphing air war being fought above his country, where tactics and capabilities are changing fast.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/a-mig-29-pilots-inside-account-of-the-changing-air-war-over-ukraine
Very awesome, 👍 thanks for sharing Sir Stan.
That’s SA! I’m glad to hear those HARMs are working for us. Feel free to publish these here if you want to. Good info.
Thanks for the link, Stan. It was off-topic but very interesting. More, please!