Ukrainian Airforce

[malagabob]

Have the Ukrainian airforce been destroyed. Do the Ukrainians have drones to help target the 40 mile convoy of trucks .

[dannyk13]

//Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday the country was set to receive Stinger and Javelin missiles from abroad, as well as another shipment of Turkish drones.//

[gulliver1]

I was thinking that Bob , That convoy is a sitting target from the air..... Knock that lot out , end of.

[davebro]

no doubt the Ruskies have SAM missiles to combat an airborne attack.

[Stickybottle]

As I said yesterday they need a squadron of A10 Thunderbolts
That column would have been destroyed in 15 minutes

[Stickybottle]

davebro
no doubt the Ruskies have SAM missiles to combat an airborne attack.
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Difficult to deploy when a military convoy 40 miles long is moving on an MSR(Main Supply Route)

[Stickybottle]

This is how it is done :

[ichkeria]

Ukraine still has air defences. So can and has attacked what’s already up there. But using aircraft themselves is risky.

Probably awaiting the moment
Perhaps not the wisest to attack it now.
I’m not sure it’s as massive a threat as it’s being hyped up to be

[Stickybottle]

ichkeria
Ukraine still has air defences. So can and has attacked what’s already up there. But using aircraft themselves is risky.

Probably awaiting the moment
Perhaps not the wisest to attack it now.
I’m not sure it’s as massive a threat as it’s being hyped up to be
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Sadly I think it is
The sheer size of it and the number of troops it contains will be of concern
If unable to attack by air the Ukrainians might be better served in destroying the MSR itself by blowing up bridges etc to slow the advance in a scorched earth type policy

[ichkeria]

It’s obviously a threat but the other question is: why is it stuck there?

[ichkeria]

Bridges were blown up days ago

[Stickybottle]

ichkeria
It’s obviously a threat but the other question is: why is it stuck there?
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Lots of broken down vehicles apparently

[Stickybottle]

ichkeria
Bridges were blown up days ago
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Not seen that

If so they need to create craters in the MSR with their own air strikes or large culvert bombs on the route

Anything to slow the advance
It will become a headache for Putin and hopefully the actions the west are taking in regards to sanctions etc will combine to make him rethink

[ichkeria]

There are already trenches mines craters and tank traps

[ichkeria]

“ Lots of broken down vehicles apparently”

That’s what I meant :-)

Keystone Cops on manoeuvres

[Stickybottle]

ichkeria
“ Lots of broken down vehicles apparently”

That’s what I meant :-)

Keystone Cops on manoeuvres
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Indeed
I have been frankly surprised at the ineptitude and lack of professionalism in the Russian forces
As a young soldier during the Cold War 80s we were led to believe they were very professional and highly motivated

It would appear that a lot of their equipment is very basic
Not of a standard fit for purpose and that a poorly led conscripted army is generally doomed to fail

Let us hope so

[ichkeria]

Many are not that well trained tho better then in the past.

The foot soldiers have also plainly not been given the truth about what they are supposed to be doing or what it’s like in Ukraine

[Peter Pedant]

yeah I couldnt work out why the UA ( Ukrainian Air force)
werent going bamma-lamma-bamma-lammma

using chav-speak for AB

[ichkeria]

I probably shouldn’t say this for fear of tempting fate but the so-called Wagner Group haven’t been much cop either so far.
They were allegedly sent in to murder Zelensky and his govt.
Yesterday CNN were able to walk into Zelensky’s bunker and hold an interview with him.

[Stickybottle]

Prickly Pete the thread killer has arrived

Why bother when you have such disdain for ABers ?

My participation ends

Good luck ich !

[davebro]

PP - if you have such disdain & disrespect for other posters on AB could I suggest that you find another forum on which to dispense your supposedly superior intellect.