09-03-2024, 09:15 PM
The strike appears to have been conducted with the support of a high-altitude drone.
On one hand it's a sign of Russian capabilities, but on other hand it's lack of sophisticated radar stations on the Ukrainian side," Stupak said. "Also, there is a shortage of front-line anti-air systems to secure our ground troops."
"From time to time we see evidence that Russian recognition drones are flying over Ukrainian territory at a depth of about 50 kilometers," he added.
Pavel Luzin, a Russian military analyst and visiting scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, told Newsweek that the destruction of the first HIMARS is most notable in that it took Moscow's troops so long to achieve.
"On one hand it's a sign of Russian capabilities, but on other hand it's lack of sophisticated radar stations on the Ukrainian side," Stupak said. "Also, there is a shortage of front-line anti-air systems to secure our ground troops."
"From time to time we see evidence that Russian recognition drones are flying over Ukrainian territory at a depth of about 50 kilometers," he added.
Pavel Luzin, a Russian military analyst & a visiting scholar@Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, told Newsweek destruction of first HIMARS is most notable, it took Moscow's troops so long to achieve.
"It is interesting that HIMARS survived for such a long period, It is a great success. Russia lost hundreds of MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) and thousands of howitzers during the same time." Presume it is mostly the luck of the Russian army," Luzin added of course, the Ukrainians are creative, and sometimes they prefer to take a risk in aiming to destroy something valuable on Russian side." For Pentagon, Luzin suggested, will not be too worried by the Ukrainians are also learning how to protect their HIMARS better," he added.🤣
On one hand it's a sign of Russian capabilities, but on other hand it's lack of sophisticated radar stations on the Ukrainian side," Stupak said. "Also, there is a shortage of front-line anti-air systems to secure our ground troops."
"From time to time we see evidence that Russian recognition drones are flying over Ukrainian territory at a depth of about 50 kilometers," he added.
Pavel Luzin, a Russian military analyst and visiting scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, told Newsweek that the destruction of the first HIMARS is most notable in that it took Moscow's troops so long to achieve.
"On one hand it's a sign of Russian capabilities, but on other hand it's lack of sophisticated radar stations on the Ukrainian side," Stupak said. "Also, there is a shortage of front-line anti-air systems to secure our ground troops."
"From time to time we see evidence that Russian recognition drones are flying over Ukrainian territory at a depth of about 50 kilometers," he added.
Pavel Luzin, a Russian military analyst & a visiting scholar@Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, told Newsweek destruction of first HIMARS is most notable, it took Moscow's troops so long to achieve.
"It is interesting that HIMARS survived for such a long period, It is a great success. Russia lost hundreds of MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) and thousands of howitzers during the same time." Presume it is mostly the luck of the Russian army," Luzin added of course, the Ukrainians are creative, and sometimes they prefer to take a risk in aiming to destroy something valuable on Russian side." For Pentagon, Luzin suggested, will not be too worried by the Ukrainians are also learning how to protect their HIMARS better," he added.🤣