German edition: The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine changes the location of the modernized Su-24 bombers every 24 hours
The air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with several Su-24 front-line bombers, modernized into carriers of Western-made cruise missiles. Bild writes about it.
According to the German newspaper, Kyiv managed to upgrade about ten Su-24 front-line bombers, making them carriers of the Storm Shadow and Scalp cruise missiles, transferred by Britain and France, respectively. Since the number of aircraft is small, the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is forced to transfer them from airfield to airfield every 24 hours, thereby misleading Russian intelligence, which is specifically hunting for the Su-24.
In addition, the Ukrainian Air Force has converted several highways into runways, thereby increasing the number of places where bombers can be deployed. Even if one is covered, the others will remain intact and continue to strike at the "Russian occupiers."
Kyiv covers the Su-24 bases with modern Western anti-aircraft systems, including German IRIS-T and American Patriot, the publication claims. It is hard to believe in this, Ukraine simply does not have such a number of the same Patriot air defense systems, and the available ones cover Kyiv.
Earlier, the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant-General Mykola Oleshchuk, said that Ukrainian specialists, with the help of their Western partners, were able to convert the aircraft left from the Soviet army to Western weapons, including Su-24 front-line bombers. However, he refused to name the number of aircraft upgraded to carry cruise missiles.
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