Hello everybody! Seems, Pudding & Co KG GesmbH AG SPA tried to ‘celebrate their sacred Victory Day’ with ‘fireworks’ over Ukraine. My first impression: ‘fireworks’ – sure, but not the way they wanted to have it. MISSILE WAR It all began early on 7 May, with a volley of S-300s fired in ballistic mode at the Izyum District. One of them hit a park in Balakleya, injuring five people. Around the same time, seven Tu-22M-3s released six Kh-22s at targets in the Mykolaiv area. According to the PSU, one malfunctioned while the five others all missed their targets. No casualties were reported.
Details are to follow by you (I.e. you know them) or by additional reporting from the relevant sources (i.e. you don’t know the result of the counterattack l)?
"had the VKS and VSRF managed" -- VSRF (ВС РФ "Вооруженные силы Российской федерации") stands for Russian armed forces, thus VKS (ВКС, Воздушно-космические силы) or Air-space force is a part of VSRF. Probably you want to say Russian army and VKS?
As always, thanks for the update. So little useful information in the American mainstream media these days.
Ignorance on my part: I am a bit confused though. It seems the Russians frequently launch more aircraft then they release missiles from those aircraft. Example: "seven Tu-22M-3s released six Kh-22s". According to Wiki, the Tu-22 can carry 2 or 3 Kh-22 so why fly 7 aircraft if 2 or 3 can carry the same payload? Is it primarily a flying range issue? Even then, why 7 aircraft for 6 missiles?
Thank you, Tom! Honestly, your reports are usually more useful to get the information straight, than all the official and non-official resources here in Ukraine even if put together.
Also, wondering why you missed out Kharkiv in the list of cities targeted by air strikes. Another one happened yesterday night 💔
Very grateful as always for your dedication, Tom. About the Spanish HAWKs, here all people in the military or about Defence thought they just are crap. But remember that our PM Sanchez ordered the first weapons sending without even ask his Government, less the Parliament. And in the Government actually are a sizeable amount of communist, neo communist or Philo communist, that are very pro Russian because they think it’s Neo USSR...
Blinken lied as usual:" Ukraine got ALL it needs for victory."
12 Chalengers + 50 Leopards + 0 Abrams - easy win against 2500 russian tancs. In ALL others weapons the situation the SAME. For example 25+ jets, ancient, which can be used for " canibalism". Against 600 russian jets ( operable). 1 Patriot + 2 Nosams + 2 Iris against HUNDREDS OF C-300 400 500 + hundreds other. 45 Bradleys + 40 SV-90 against 3000+ BMP -3 BMP-2. 0 Strikers against 3000+ BTR-80 .
HAWK were sent BACK to Spain, because they NOT WORK
Thank you Tom. As always - insightful read.
Details are to follow by you (I.e. you know them) or by additional reporting from the relevant sources (i.e. you don’t know the result of the counterattack l)?
Thank you,Tom. Following more news from Bakhmut.
Thanks Tom.
Great work
Please go on
"had the VKS and VSRF managed" -- VSRF (ВС РФ "Вооруженные силы Российской федерации") stands for Russian armed forces, thus VKS (ВКС, Воздушно-космические силы) or Air-space force is a part of VSRF. Probably you want to say Russian army and VKS?
Seems like USA will supply HAWKs https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1655683019355705350
https://defence-ua.com/news/sche_12_mlrd_dolariv_vid_ssha_na_ozbrojennja_dlja_zsu_zrk_hawk_ta_vtajemnicheni_droni_protipovitrjanoji_oboroni-11539.html
As always, thanks for the update. So little useful information in the American mainstream media these days.
Ignorance on my part: I am a bit confused though. It seems the Russians frequently launch more aircraft then they release missiles from those aircraft. Example: "seven Tu-22M-3s released six Kh-22s". According to Wiki, the Tu-22 can carry 2 or 3 Kh-22 so why fly 7 aircraft if 2 or 3 can carry the same payload? Is it primarily a flying range issue? Even then, why 7 aircraft for 6 missiles?
Thank you, Tom! Honestly, your reports are usually more useful to get the information straight, than all the official and non-official resources here in Ukraine even if put together.
Also, wondering why you missed out Kharkiv in the list of cities targeted by air strikes. Another one happened yesterday night 💔
Very grateful as always for your dedication, Tom. About the Spanish HAWKs, here all people in the military or about Defence thought they just are crap. But remember that our PM Sanchez ordered the first weapons sending without even ask his Government, less the Parliament. And in the Government actually are a sizeable amount of communist, neo communist or Philo communist, that are very pro Russian because they think it’s Neo USSR...
Thanks for the good and upbeat report Tom, things look better for Ukraine on the air defenses as you reported not all over Ukraine but still better
Blinken lied as usual:" Ukraine got ALL it needs for victory."
12 Chalengers + 50 Leopards + 0 Abrams - easy win against 2500 russian tancs. In ALL others weapons the situation the SAME. For example 25+ jets, ancient, which can be used for " canibalism". Against 600 russian jets ( operable). 1 Patriot + 2 Nosams + 2 Iris against HUNDREDS OF C-300 400 500 + hundreds other. 45 Bradleys + 40 SV-90 against 3000+ BMP -3 BMP-2. 0 Strikers against 3000+ BTR-80 .
HAWK were sent BACK to Spain, because they NOT WORK
There’s a tricky thing about Dnipropetrovsk.
The city itself calls now just Dnipro. Petrovsk was cut off as it is a name of a bolshevik responsible for the Red Terror in Ukraine.
The district or oblast however remains Dnipropetrovsk.