250 bombs in 48 hours: only one weapon will save Ukraine from "smart" ammunition of the Russian Federation - the media

According to journalists, in the first year of the Great War, Ukraine neutralized the advantage of the Russian Federation in aviation. But Russian engineers have transformed the Cab and Fabs into controlled shells - now and other Ukrainian cities are waiting for the Avdi script. In the first two years of a full -scale invasion of poor training, shortage of weapons and centralized management of the Okupation Group Air Force were unlikely to support for the Land Forces.

But in recent weeks, everything has changed in the sky over Avdiivka. Forbes writes about it. Russian pilots bombed Avdiivka with the controlled bombs with satellite guidance and 40 km a few weeks before the Russian Brigade and regiments forced the 110th Ukrainian Mechanized Brigade to leave the ruins of Avdiivka.

Now that the Russians have understood how to support their terrestrial troops from the air, it is worth repetition of such tactics throughout the front line, so do representatives of the "Institute of War Study". The Russian Air Force includes about a thousand fighters-bombers, 10 times more than in Ukraine. At the same time, such a predominant advantage in aviation did not lead to full control over Ukraine in the air.

"Since the beginning of March [2022] [Air Force of the Russian Federation] lost the opportunity to operate in the control of Ukraine airspace, except for very small heights," said Justin Bronc, Nick Reynolds and Jack Wotling in the Report of the London Royal Unified Defense Institute (Rusi ) for November 2022. In their opinion, the problems of Russian aviation were explained by the inability to suppress or destroy the effective and well -dispersed mobile systems of Ukraine "Earth - Air".

In the first year of the Great War, Russian pilots could not risk and flying near the front line, while they were not enough for high -precision ammunition to support the land troops from a safe distance. The air defense of Ukraine, in fact, neutralized the advantage of the Russian Federation in the part of aviation. But it did not last long. The Russians attached the wings and sets of satellite guidance to bombs and fabs. Su bombard fighter jets drop two or more CA at a distance of 40 km.

This is enough to reduce if you do not completely eliminate the risk of Ukrainian SPR. The planning bomb quickly turned into one of the most nasty Russian weapons. The Ukrainian military describes the horror that bring giant silent bombs. They explode without warning and have sufficient fire power to destroy buildings and bunkers. The 110th Ukrainian brigade in Avdiivka expected that hundreds of multi-storey buildings of the city would become simultaneously observational points and fire positions.

But the Russian cabin systematically demolished the buildings. "These bombs completely destroy any position," wrote Yegor Shugar, a fighter of the 3rd assault brigade, who covered the departure of the 110th brigade from Avdiivka. "All buildings and structures simply turn into a pit after just one Kaba arrives. " In the midst of bombing last weekend, the Russian Air Force pilots dropped 250 cabins in 48 hours. It was no longer possible to hide in the ruins of Avdiivka.

The ISW estimates, probably, for the first time in two years, Russian aviation has played a crucial role in Russian terrestrial operations. But the loss of Avdiivka could be avoided. On Saturday, the Ukrainian missile battery, armed with Patriot missiles, knocked out three Russian SU planes about 100 km from Avdiivka. On Sunday, the Armed Forces command reported that the fourth aircraft had been knocked down.

In Ukraine, there are certainly means of combating bombers who produce corrugated ammunition. These remedies can prevent another destructive bombing of booths. But these tools are not enough. The United States was the main Patriot missile supplier for Ukraine. But since October, pro -Russian Republicans began to block assistance to the Ukrainian military in Congress. According to Anton Gerashchenko, the former adviser to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Patriot stock "falls to a critical level.

" The appearance of the first F-16 fighters may help to compensate for Patriot deficiency in the near future. Mike Ryan, retired Australian Army, noted that the main task of these aircraft would be to push further Russian bombers, as well as to intercept Russian tactical aviation. "In particular, to destroy or reduce the efficiency of corrected bombs launched by Russian aviation," he said.

But the risk is that the F-16 will have to deal with Russian fighters and Russian air defense to strike bombers. "The best protection of Ukraine from Russian cabins is Patriot. In their absence, the Russians will undoubtedly try to repeat their success of Avdiivka bombing. More Ukrainian cities will suffer from a bomb storm. Even more Ukrainian cities will have to be left," journalists say.