these past 24 hrs, it is reported by Ukr Defence Forces that they have downed a further ONE once proudly flying fixed wing Russ.AF a/c.
No further details on type and location yet.
Maybe a stupid question but why are Ukrainian losses not listed here? It appears that a Ukrainian 831.BrTA Su-27 was lost on May 17th, unfortunately along with its pilot pplk Denis Vasylyuk. Reportedly downed by a Russian Su-35S (source: The Military Watch)
reportedly ONE (said) Ukr Aeroprakt A-22 ULM- convert. as (attack?) drone has been downed by Russ.AD.
location : in Tartarstan. (maybe near Kazan / Kasan, maybe a other location)
Hoera d'revolutie, 't is eindelijk zover', maar de nwe leiders blijken net zo autoritair
Russian SU-type jets were at the Kushchevskaya airfield in Russia's Krasnodar region on the night of May 19 when Ukraine struck them with drones.
The Planet Labs satellite recorded damage to at least two fighters - Su-27 and Su-34, according to aviation expert Anatoly Khrapchinsky, who analyzed the images at Radio Liberty's request. They also show that after the strikes, most of the fighters were removed from this airfield.
Satellite pictures of the Kushevskya air base after the last bombing shows that at least following aircraft were lost
1 Su-27, 1 Su-30 and 1 Su-34.
The picture shows that the air base are very much involved in the bombings of Ukraine.
The pictures also shows that the base infrastructure looks very protected.
It looks very much as the United States protection of air bases in the Vietnam war.
For me who also followed the Vietnam war it made much reminder this time.
During friday was two large radar buildings in Armavir hit by Ukrainan drones.
The buildings is south of Krasnodar in the southern of Russia.
Two radar buildings get big holes and caught fire.
The radars can truck very small targets such as ATACMS shot from Ukraine.
One other interesting is that a nearby system of Tobolsk using information from Armavir in some way.
в/ч 20608 НИП-18 Армавир, 198-ОИП, 2004-... Tobol,
в/ч 20608 Армавир, о измерительный пункт, командно-измерительная система Фазан.
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The NIP-18 are using information to disturb western communications- and GPS- satellites.
The site is placed not far from the Armavir radar site.
The NIP-18 can also track Ukrainan combat aircraft and helicopters.
reportedly, The region of Starokostiantyniv was amongst many targets thate were attacked last night.
Starokostiantyniv / Старокостянтинів lies some 250 km east of Lviv.
according to news broadcasts, Russian forces are using very small portable GPS-signal disrupters in the field. That may effect any guidance GPS-system for any kind of use.
Russian forces mayalso have laid hands on (black market or war booty?) (US) Starlink portable sat-links.
Hoera d'revolutie, 't is eindelijk zover', maar de nwe leiders blijken net zo autoritair
A usual radio for communications shall be updated every 3rd month.
GPS geared missile / weapons in Ukraine.
Ling-Temco-Vought MGM-140 ATACMS – Army Tactical Missile System.
Platforms HIMARS and MLRS. Short range ballistic missile.
Warhead M-48 and M-57. Max warhead 590 kg. Range 300 km.
INS or GPS. Disturbance?
Raytheon M982 Excalibur. Swedish research.
155-millimeter guided artillery shell. Extended range artillery shell.
Warhead weight 22 kg. Range 40 km.
INS GPS. Russian jamming efforts.
Boeing / Saab GLSDB – Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb.
Platform HIMARS and MLRS. Less successful. Air launced version better.
Warhead 93 kg. Range 161 km.
INS GPS. Russian jamming efforts. Take months to fix?
Lockheed Martin GMLRS – Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Used by 38 Lockheed Martin HIMARS.
Range 69 km.
INS GPS. Russian jamming efforts.
Boeing JDAM-ER – Joint Direct Attack Munition.
For MiG-29.
Range 70 km.
INS GPS. Russian jamming efforts.
Raytheon SDB – Small Diameter Bomb GBU-39.
Air launched. For F-16.
Used from November 2023 in Ukraine.
Warhead 93 kg. Range 111 km (air dropped).
INS GPS. Resilient against jamming.
MDBA Storm Shadow / Scalp.
Cruise missile. Air launched with Su-24.
Warhead weight 450 kg. Range 250 km.
INS, GPS. Disturbance ?.
