ATACMS hit by Russian airfields: Western experts described in detail the consequences of the attack (photo)

Analysts emphasized that ATACMS missiles with a cassette combat part are ideal for lesions of "soft" goals, such as helicopters, planes, air defense radars, and more. Western military experts analyzed satellite images that recorded the consequences of rocket strike on aerodromes with Russian equipment in Berdyansk. In general, they confirmed the data of Ukrainian officials about the degree of destruction due to the attack of ballistic missiles with cassette ammunition.

The War Zone was told about a detailed analysis of the consequences of the rocket strike. The Planet Labs satellite images show that there are at least nine expressive traces of fire, mostly with debris, along the main runway and adjacent rods in the eastern part of Berdyansk Airport. Places with burnt areas coincide with the places of Russian helicopters in earlier pictures.

At least three helicopters have been parked along the long rod, which goes in parallel to the main runway, but it is impossible to determine whether they were damaged or not. Along the eastern part of the main runway, active work is done to clean the damaged and destroyed helicopters and other debris. Photos of unobtrusive sub -fee on Earth in Berdyansk have also appeared.

"Their neutralization will take at least some time and, in turn, may complicate the work of recovery of flights on the advanced operational base in full," the analysts said. At the same time, no damage to the air defense systems, no other special equipment or large structures is visible when considering the images.

However, it has been emphasized that cassette ammunition, similar to those contained in the ATACMS missiles, which Ukraine has received, can easily cause significant damage or destroy targets in such a way that they will not be seen in existing satellite images. At the same time, the characteristics of the ATACMS missiles delivered to Ukraine were given. They have a combat part, consisting of 950 relatively small M74 subbov.

Although the area of ​​their scattering depends on the height of the ejection, the typical area of ​​the MGM-140A warhead is about 110,000 square meters. meters. Experts have emphasized that the cassette warheads of ATACMS missiles are ideal for destroying such "soft" goals in the open space, such as helicopters, planes, antennas of radar systems of air defense systems and more.