Fewer "Shahaned", more ballistics. As Russia changes rocket tactics in Ukraine
The explosions thickened in Kiev, Kharkiv and Pavlograd of Dnipropetrovsk region. Bombarders were struck by Tu-95MC and TU-22M3 by flippers. The enemy also used ballistic and winged missiles. The previous massive blow was January 8, on that day the occupiers fired the territory of Ukraine with aerobalist missiles X-47M2 "Dagious". The main part of the winged rockets was then flying in the western and central regions.
The first wave of rockets in the morning of January 23 was in Ukraine's airspace at about 6:00 am. Flight trajectories were similar to previous attacks: rocket group activities began in the Sumy region, the Telegram channels say. Then the rockets moved towards the Poltava and Cherkasy regions and held a course west.
About 20 rockets were flying to Kiev, Ukrainian air defense destroyed all goals, but the wreckage of ammunition flew across all parts of the city, said the first deputy chairman of the KSCA Mykola Povoroznik. Several fires broke out in Svyatoshinsky, Solomensk and Pechersk districts. In the Kiev region, no hits were recorded in residential or critical infrastructure. Three people were injured from the fall of rocket fragments, three high -rise buildings, private homes and hospital were damaged.
In Kharkiv, the occupiers hit the Kiev and Saltov districts, previously missiles X-22. Five people were killed, 51 more were injured. Apartment buildings, educational institutions and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed, there is no light and water in one of the most resilient parts of the Kiev district, said the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov. The enemy caused a combined missile strike in Ukraine, using the winged, ballistic, aviation and anti -aircraft guided missiles.
Ukrainian air defense means destroyed 21 enemy rocket, informed by the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny. In total, the Armed Forces recorded 41 air assaults: the air forces of the Armed Forces destroyed 15 winged missiles X-101/X-555/X-55, five Iskander-M missiles and a controlled X-59 airline. Not all ballistic missiles have reached the goals, added the head.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation analyzed the results of previous large -scale rocket attacks and are working to increase the efficiency of rocket strokes. The peculiarity of the attack on January 23 is that TU-22M3, carriers of supersonic winged anti-ship missiles X-22 were involved. These shells are difficult to dare to the air defense, the former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the retired Lieutenant General Igor Romanenko tells the focus.
It is also difficult to knock down a large number of ballistic missiles, especially if they are flying in an area and in cities where there are no advanced air defense systems like Patriot or SAMP-T, the Lieutenant General emphasizes. When assessing the criteria for the efficiency of combat work of the air defense units, it is necessary to keep in mind not only the destruction of the enemy's aircraft, but also their failure to fulfill their combat missions.
If not all ballistic missiles have achieved goals, it is also considered an effective work of the Ukrainian military. The military expert suggests that the Armed Forces used radio electronic struggle against hostile ballistics. This has succeeded in saving the lives of civilians. "The shells could get off the route, explode in the air or fall in the fields. But the main thing was that they did not complete their task," the expert emphasizes.
The editor-in-chief of the Military Portal Defense Express Oleg Katkov noted that in the anti-aircraft missiles for the C-400 and C-300 SPRs, a radio command system has been installed. In theory, it is possible to influence the means of RBs, but as it will be in practice, it is unknown. According to Katkov, from the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces, it can be understood that the quality of Russian rockets has decreased. The shells could be more vulnerable to the means of HR.
Roszma will raise today's attack as a response to the artillery shelling of Donetsk in the morning of January 21. On that day, the projectiles flew to the residential neighborhood of a textile in the Kirov district of Donetsk, as well as in the market. The occupation authorities of the city declared 28 dead and 30 wounded. The firing of Donetsk was an open provocation, arranged by Russian troops, says Focus military expert Dmitry Snegirev.
It should be noted that the press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov in response to the question whether a massive blow to Ukraine can be considered a response to the shelling ". Russian propagandists with reference to sources write that in Kharkiv allegedly damaged "the place where foreign mercenaries were located.
" According to Snegirev's observations, the military of the Russian Federation during the attack on January 23 involved a large number of ballistic missiles "Iskander-M" and did not use Shahd Iranian drones before rocket stroke. "The use of Ballistics and Missiles X-22, designed to defeat aircraft carriers, leads to a large number of casualties among civilians. And they are beaten exclusively on the residential infrastructure of the frontier cities," he summarized.
Recall that Ukrainian systems of EWS can affect Russian missiles, but it all depends on the type of projectiles. For example, in the winged X-101 rocket there is a DSMAC system, which during the flight removes the surface of the relief and compares it with images in memory. The remedies will be ineffective against such a system. Focus wrote earlier that the high -tech long -range weapon of the West will be able to change the course of war with Russia.