Meanwhile a Russian Air Force insider channel says the only reason they can save their airframes from Ukrainian UAV attacks is because the drones fly so slow that they have time to disperse the jets, but as soon as Western missile strikes are allowed...
t.me/fighter_bomber…
t.me/fighter_bomber…
https://twitter.com/ColbyBadhwar/status/1826353195209392468
[rough translation] "I just hope the command has a plan B" for when the Ukrainians start lobbing missiles at airfields without enough warning time to move the glide bomb carriers away
Oh and per the same guy's assessment, Russia produces no more than 2-4 Su-34s (which are the main glide bomb carriers) in half a year
For comparison, there were 15 Su-34s at Marinovka airfield that was hit today (they dispersed) t.me/fighter_bomber…
For comparison, there were 15 Su-34s at Marinovka airfield that was hit today (they dispersed) t.me/fighter_bomber…
https://x.com/MT_Anderson/status/1826467369809514975
So just one strike would have a potential to destroy roughly 2 years worth of production of Su-34s.
This would be unsustainable for Russia.
The Pentagon should stop pretending they have reasons other than eScAlAtiOn mAnAgEmEnT.
This would be unsustainable for Russia.
The Pentagon should stop pretending they have reasons other than eScAlAtiOn mAnAgEmEnT.
Concerning escalation management per se, I believe it is a pointless exercise because Putin has laid his cards open by saying that Russia's strategic defeat would be reason enough for going nuclear
kyivindependent.com/battlefield-de…
kyivindependent.com/battlefield-de…
If Ukraine's Western partners are true to their stated goal of peace on Ukrainian terms, which, by definition, implies Russia's strategic defeat, they should start calling Putin's bluff.
Declaring open season on those airfields would be a good start.
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Declaring open season on those airfields would be a good start.
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