Patriot air defense systems could be one of the targets of Russian Aerospace Forces fighter strikes against facilities in the Sumy region

Late last night, Russian fighter jets launched a massive attack on targets in the Sumy region of Ukraine. According to the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Yuri Ignat, Su-35 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces took part in the air raid, which fired eleven guided gliders at targets. aviation bombs. In addition, according to the statement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one Kh-31P missile was involved.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report, as well as the representative of the Air Force of Ukraine, do not report exactly which targets were hit. Today, Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, habitually stated that at least one of the Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the city of Belopolye, located in the west of the Sumy region. Although, as you know, such destruction is more often the result of the unprofessional work of Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners.

Supersonic medium-range tactical guided air-to-ground missile in the Kh-31P modification is designed to destroy radar stations and medium- and long-range anti-aircraft missile systems, including Patriot missile defense systems. Based on this, a number of Ukrainian media suggested that the target of the night strike by Russian fighters could be just the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, based in the Sumy region.

At the end of last year, during President Zelensky's visit to Washington, the White House promised Kyiv to supply at least one battery of these air defense systems. Germany promised to deliver another Patriot complex to Ukraine. Later, information appeared that about 100 Ukrainian servicemen were being trained at a military base in Oklahoma to use this air defense / missile defense system. It was reported that after the end of the course, they would depart for Ukraine, along with the Patriot air defense system, so long requested from the allies.

The fact that one of the SAM batteries has already arrived at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is being deployed in early March was written by the Financial Times newspaper. The official political and military leadership of Ukraine did not confirm this information.

Let's hope that in today's report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as usual, it will not be limited to a dry report about the "hit of all targets" as a result of a missile attack and will provide details of what exactly was destroyed by Russian pilots in the Sumy region.

Comments

[Kaufman]

It could be)))), but it could be Hymars or a train with Leopards. Or a toilet at Zelensky's dacha.
Dear Editor....
These are not articles for VO. This is stuffing

[Terenin]

Quote: kaufman

could be Hymars or a train with Leopards

In any case, we need to prevent their groups from focusing on the offensive.

[Sergio_7]

Definitely the General Staff is working on it! Everyone is waiting for this counteroffensive of the Ukrainians!

[Machito]

Quote: Terenin

Quote: kaufman

could be Hymars or a train with Leopards

In any case, we need to prevent their groups from focusing on the offensive.

Bandera is also waiting for invaders: it’s boring to fry alone in a frying pan.

[alexmach]

Oh, don’t be in a hurry to throw your hats on them.

[bk316]

It could be)))), but it could be Hymars or a train with Leopards.

X-31P cannot be hit either by Hymars or by echelon.

[private person]

X-31P cannot be hit either by Hymars or by echelon.

So the question is what did they hit or shoot at? If this missile is designed to destroy air defense systems.

[Murmur 55]

Here, for the Chimera, you are silent and you can’t prove anything, all the installations, according to Kyiv, are in service, but you shouldn’t even stutter about the Patriot, they won’t recognize it for anything.

[Alex777]

Everything secret sooner or later becomes apparent.
10 Su-35s in one raid means that the target is worthy.
And it's just good that aviation began to support the troops.

[Herman 4223]

But how do they know which planes bombed them and in what quantity? To do this, the radar must be lit in a constant mode.

[Alex777]

Quote: Herman 4223

But how do they know which planes bombed them and in what quantity?

This is what we said.

[bk316]

If the outfit of weapons was just like that,
it is hardly a patriot.
There should have been several X-31Ps and most likely without UPABs, well, or a couple.
There was probably a serious object (such as a headquarters or a cluster of equipment) covered by some weak air defense system. First, the air defense system was liquidated with the help of the Kh-31P, and then the object itself was already unraveled. The classic version of the raid. Layered air defense helps to escape.

[Horon]

Quote: Murmur 55

Here, for the Chimera, you are silent and you can’t prove anything, all the installations, according to Kyiv, are in service, but you shouldn’t even stutter about the Patriot, they won’t recognize it for anything.

Judging by the fact that the use of hymers is now not talked about so often, it can be assumed that there is still some truth in Konashenkov's reports.

[Murmur 55]

Horon , here it’s rather different, the offensive on the nose and Chimera and B.K. are protected.

[private person]

Judging by the fact that the use of hymers is not talked about so often now

Maybe because they are preparing for a counteroffensive? To make full use of it.

[Constantine N]

the patriot will most likely cover up with a shock fist on the offensive in order to fight aircraft and Iskanders.

[Cananecat]

Quote from Constantin N.

the patriot will most likely cover with a shock fist on the offensive

He can and will cover up, but not for long ...

[JonnyT]

So today, infa (rumors) surfaced on the network that the Armed Forces of Ukraine want to hit the Belgorod region with this fist

[Bolt cutter]

fist in the Belgorod region

This is suicide for them.

[1 z1]

And a senseless suicide. If only as a distraction they can organize a short-term imitation

[1 z1]

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not beat with all their fists in the Belgorod region. There are no prospects for this direction. But in the Bryansk region, in the area of ​​\u3b\u400bthe M2 road, they can carry out a distracting strike on the eve of or simultaneously with the main one. In this scenario, the General Staff of the Moscow Region will be forced to start transferring forces from other directions (still less than 2,5 km to Moscow and the road is good). Moreover, in this case, for us, the shoulder of the transfer of troops will be XNUMX-XNUMX times greater than that of the Ukrainians. That is, they don’t even really need to resist, they crossed the border, pulled out reserves and during the day they moved to the area of ​​\uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbthe main offensive. Especially in the Sumy region, there is a rather extensive railway network in the border area.

[bk316]

the patriot will most likely cover up with a shock fist on the offensive in order to fight aircraft and Iskanders.

This is definitely not. Patriot is essentially object air defense. It is difficult to use it offensively. It somehow needs to be pulled up to a distance of about 100 km to the line of contact, which means at least 50 kilometers during an offensive. With its low mobility, it will be immediately gouged by MLRS, and the Ukrainians have only one. Well, he doesn’t know how to intercept Iskanders at all.

[Herman 4223]

His task will be to cover the concentration of the group and cover its rear in the future. Aviation can also be deployed in the cover area. This is the danger of this complex. If he lives at least a few days, then the main task assigned to him will be completed.

[Viktor Sergeev]

In principle, the Patriot is not capable of covering anything. The range is meager, mobile capabilities are almost at zero, so, a simple object complex with limited protection angles. He himself needs to be protected by a huge number of short-range complexes.

[bk316]

He himself needs to be protected by a huge number of short-range complexes.

Again. From an air defense officer Any long-range air defense system must be protected.
No object air defense system is designed to cover troops on the offensive.

[Uprun]

The opus, of course, is not about anything, but one thing is obvious and likely that it was not cowsheds and pigsties with animals that were bombed, no, of course, similar buildings can be, but with different living creatures.

[Andy_nsk]

a number of Ukrainian media suggested that the target of the night strike by Russian fighters could be just the American anti-aircraft missile system Patriot, based in the Sumy region.

I do not believe! Further Lviv region. The patriot will not be sent, the chances are too great that he will be greatly offended on the eastern front, and this will become a national tragedy for non-brothers! But in the west of the outskirts under the control of the AWACS, you can be much calmer for him.

[Viktor Sergeev]

Yes, everything is simple: they used 11 bombs and a rocket, the APU shot down 30, everything is as always.

[Soldatov V.]

If it was a Patriot, then our special forces would have landed in helicopters and dragged him to Russia.
I remind you from Sumy to our border 30 km!

[1 z1]

I would like a piece of your optimism, I live 20 km from the border with Ukraine and 60 km from these same Sumy. And unfortunately, everything is not very happy with helicopters and special forces.

[ufpb]

As a result of the shelling of Belopolye, 2 people were killed, 9 people were injured. Destroyed administrative building, school building, residential building; multi-apartment and private houses, a hostel were damaged.
During the night attack, 37-year-old senior police lieutenant Vadim Listopad and the caretaker of a local school were killed.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1639219794326028288

[Osiris]

Well, sho, did you hit this same "Patriot" or missed?

[1 z1]

They may not have hit, but they scared me very much