ATACMS changes the rules of the game: Western experts rated the attack on Russian air defense in Crimea

Although the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not comment on this attack, there is an assumption that the Armed Forces used ATACMS, which would become the first known case of the use of this ballistic missile in Crimea. Such an assessment of the attack on the military objects of the Russians was given by Western experts in The War Zone.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Ukrainian forces successfully struck the strategic goal of the air defense system on the west coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of October 29 to 30. Experts say a blow to the air defense system is most likely part of a larger Ukrainian attack on Crimea. "Regardless of what was hit, it was the last attack of Ukraine on the Russian air defense in the area," the observers said.

It is also reported that the impact was applied on the objects on Cape Tarhankut - the placement of long -range air defense systems there, experts believe, looks quite logical. Therefore, the destruction of this battery can potentially open a break in the Russian air defense system on the peninsula and in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

"This can significantly reduce the efficiency of confrontation with shock, such as Storm Shadow and Scalp-EG, as well as other attacks, such as long-range drone," experts emphasized. In addition, the observers drew attention to the further attack of Ukrainian unmanned sea boats (USV). According to Russian sources, USV drones were heading to Sevastopol, and two of them tried to enter the Bay of Chersonese, where the Russian ship opened fire on them.

In general, complex attacks on military objects of Russians in Crimea are the implementation of plans of the Armed Forces, which was spoken by the head of the GUR MO Kirill Budanov. Experts have come to the conclusion that blows to air defense systems are very painful because of the high cost of the complexes, and because Russian warlords now need to solve the task of safe placement of air defense.

"This last attack is a good indicator that the campaign, described by Budanov, is ongoing," analysts summed up. We will remind, on October 30, the head of the security projects of the Globalism Center "XXI" strategy strategy "XXI" stated that many countries paid attention to successful operations conducted by Ukraine with the use of sea drones against the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. According to him, these drones are relatively inexpensive, but they are quite high.