“Bad news for Kyiv”: The US commented on the Lancet drone strike on the MiG-29 fighter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Krivoy Rog

Russian troops received a new version drone-kamikaze "Lancet" with an increased range of destruction, this conclusion was made after the appearance of footage of a Russian loitering munition striking a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter at the Dolgintsevo airfield in the Krivoy Rog region of the Dnepropetrovsk region.

The day before, footage appeared on the Internet of a Lancet kamikaze drone attacking a MiG-29 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force standing at the airfield. Everything would be fine, but this airfield is located more than 70 km from the forward positions of the Russian army, and the maximum range over which Russian kamikaze drones operated is no more than 50 km. The Ministry of Defense previously reported the destruction of five Ukrainian combat aircraft at this airfield: two MIG-29s and three Su-25s, but did not provide details.

Two assumptions have been made, the first of which suggests that Russian troops have received a new Lancet model, modernized taking into account the wishes of the military and capable of striking at a much greater range. The second assumption is that the drone could have been launched by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group operating behind Ukrainian troops. The version is valid and has a right to exist, but the launch catapult for the Lancet is not small at all and weighs quite a bit. It’s hard to drag it to the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for one launch.

It is worth noting that neither the Ministry of Defense nor the Kalashnikov concern, which includes the ZALA AERO company that produces Lancets, have made any official communications on this topic. However, we also learned about the first modernization of the drone after the fact, when Lancets with an increased charge had already begun to be used at the front.

By the way, this strike was also noticed in the United States, predicting “bad times” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the appearance of kamikaze drones with an increased destruction range in service with the Russian army. As Forbes analyst David Ax said, this could be the debut of a new drone and now Kyiv will have to relocate Aviation away from the front.

Bad news for the battered Ukrainian air force. A Russian drone loaded with explosives hit a MiG-29 fighter on the runway of the Dolgintsevo airbase near Krivoy Rog

- wrote the American expert.

Comments

[white fall]

I hope there will be more videos like this, otherwise the grunts are too much for Western grub

[Shurik70]

Somehow I didn't hit it right. The cabin was slightly damaged by the blast wave, and that was all.
By the way, question, does anyone know if it’s possible to let Lancets fly in a flock?
And then in all the videos there is always only one Lancet flying. And for such an airfield you need at least three - there were two planes there, and one Lancet as a spare in case they were shot down or missed.
After all, they were flying to a previously reconnoitered target.

[Ivan Ivanov]

Yes, they say there is a swarm version, they can attack in a swarm

[topol717]

There would be enough pilots for drones. But what difference does it make how many of them are in the sky, in any case, each drone has 1 pilot.
Well, about the range.
50 km is limited by communication range and line of sight.
If the operator sits on a tower or on a high hill, the range can reach 70 and 80 km.
Although you can also raise the antenna using a goal ball or another copter.))) but this is just fiction.

[Shurik70]

That’s why there are repeater drones, for example Griffin, Siberia.

[alystan]

I can’t say anything about flocking, but according to a message from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian Aerospace Forces struck the Dolgintsevo airfield near Krivoy Rog in the Dnepropetrovsk region on September 11, as a result of which 2 MiG-29 fighters and 3 Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.

[bayard]

Quote: Shurik70

Is it possible to release lancets in flocks?

The Lancet is not such a cheap device, and the range seems to be limiting for this type. But if you hang a pair of Lancets under an Orion-class UAV (Pacer) and equip it (the carrier) with good optics and the ability to relay the signal, then such strikes could be delivered hundreds of kilometers deep into enemy territory. and very cheap FPV drones.

[Mikhail Krivopalov]

In any case, it costs less than a fighter that can destroy

[good]

Look at your leisure what is located in this part of the fuselage, it’s quite a successful arrival, and if one was able to arrive, as many or several cluster packages with tornadoes can arrive.

[Berkut752]

Shurik70, it’s no longer a plane if it hits the nose of the plane. Firstly, ALL the electrical part of the aircraft is concentrated there. Of course it is possible to restore, but this is in peacetime. Canopy, trim, instruments, front landing gear. change all cables........................

[Zoer]

Quote: Berkut752

Of course it can be restored

Not anymore, especially in 404. Where will they get spare parts?

[svan26]

- “The cabin was hit a little by the blast wave, that’s all.”
I have a feeling that the explosion is not as epic as we usually see. Maybe some of the explosives were replaced with additional power...

[Starover_Z]

Quote from Whitefall

I hope there will be more videos like this, otherwise the grunts are too much for Western grub

There are more types of rams, yes, more, more, the range is being discussed, how to increase it, but...! Which drone was used to film the hit on the plane and where did it fly afterwards? Now if only (I thought now) they really transmitted the picture one by one, flying in a “flock”. And then 2 flew, but only one hit and he would have to return.

[Kaufman]

Relatively inexpensive drone, it worked better than expensive missiles!

[Smoked]

How to say. In the video, it looks like they were aiming in the middle, but they hit forward under the cabin. Just recently some missiles arrived at the dock, in the photo you can see how two missiles were clearly placed in the submarine, one in the middle along the waterline, and the second along the bow from above. I wonder what exactly they were?

[Romario_Argo]

Diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don, out of service for at least 1 year - this is “SVO” (war)

[ism_ek]

Quote: Romario_Argo

was out of combat for at least 1 year -

There is no evidence that the pressure hull was damaged. If this is the case, then, if desired, this damage can be restored in a week. the destroyed areas do not bear the force load. I remember the nuclear submarine Yekaterinburg was restored within a year after the fire

[Romario_Argo]

On average, the Admiralty Shipyard builds a new diesel-electric submarine in 1,5 years; the problem here is not only the possible damage to the pressure hull, but also the likelihood of damage to equipment that is not in warehouses, and the delivery time is scheduled for other orders (diesel-electric submarines). And subsequent tests and checks are also time.

[Serg65]

Quote: Romario_Argo

the problem here is not only the possible damage to the durable casing

Yes, you are right, the artist who painted this hole has a problem! I could have painted it more beautifully! And daisies around the edges would be just right!

[Woroshilow]

Plus, don’t forget that this is Varshavyanka: a double hull, six compartments, it is all divided into compartments by strong fire-resistant bulkheads, even if the rigid hull is broken, the compartments are damaged. Judging by the photo, the 1st compartment is in the area of ​​the anchor spire and the 3rd crew living compartment.

[APASUS]

Quote: Romario_Argo

Diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don, out of service for at least 1 year - this is “SVO” (war)

This photo has already been said, look for normal ones

[Gpn27]

This photo is photoshopped. Peter is blurred in the background.

[topol717]

Why is this photo here? How does this fake photo relate to this news?
Or does the TsIPSO order need to be processed?

[Serg65]

Quote: Smoked

count one in the middle along the waterline

Is it an underwater missile?

[Ivan Ivanov]

How to say. In the video, it looks like they were aiming in the middle, but hit forward under the cockpit

Yes, obviously 1-2 more tests are requested

[bk316]

Yes, obviously 1-2 more tests are requested

Do you specifically train yourself in idiosyncratic comments?
Do you know anything about the lancet warhead?

[alystan]

It looks like Lancet only took off the right wing.

[resident_again]

How to say. In the video, it looks like they were aiming in the middle, but they hit forward under the cabin. Just recently some missiles arrived at the dock, in the photo you can see how two missiles were clearly placed in the submarine, one in the middle along the waterline, and the second along the bow from above. I wonder what exactly they were?

If Smoked had not crap on our successes and extolled the enemy’s, I would have been surprised And so, yes, the standard technique is to switch attention from one’s own failures to the failures of one’s opponent. Classic, so to speak) Smoked (are you from Ethiopia, or what?), whose mill are you pouring water into?

[digger]

The military airfield is full of planes, sunny, beautiful, shiny, and no one in these 1.5 years has thought about destroying it along with aviation. Beauty! Where is the mind and everything else? The worsening situation is that he is not somewhere near Poland... but close to the front.

[ism_ek]

Quote: Digger

During these 1.5 years, no one thought of killing him along with aviation.

So nothing. For many years we have been designing and building terribly expensive but useless aircraft that cannot fight modern air defense.

[Sid2014]

Where are the strikes on railway junctions!!!??? Okay bridges. Due to the scarcity of our arsenal and problems with accuracy, no matter what anyone says (the bridge in Zatoka died) But still!!! The railway is working in Marinka and Avdeevka!!! And you say offensive. ...

[Vyacheslav Ermolaev]

Quote: Sid2014

Where are the strikes on railway junctions!!!??? The railway is working in Marinka and Avdeevka!!! And you say offensive. ...

There are a few exclamation and question marks. Instead, they would simply ask how much it costs to overhaul 1 km of track and how much, for example, KAB-500 costs. And at the same time, we must take into account that the KAB-500 will not demolish a kilometer of tracks. Its destruction radius is 250 meters, but the crater from it will not exceed 50 meters. How long do you think it will take to bury the crater and lay the sleepers for the railway troops and how much will it cost?

[Pavel_Sveshnikov]

Cluster munitions could have riddled the entire airfield. Even if half the planes there were dummies, there would be nothing left suitable for flight.

[Puzoter]

Yes, no one has reason, you are the only one, Dartagnan.

[Bulrumeb]

Exactly. 70 km. from the front line and silence, smooth surface and God's grace.

[Argon]

Nothing. The model was somewhere. Flight, hit the ground. No fire. Pindas are trolling.
P.S. and the video is awesome, with music

[Trapp1st]

Flight, hit the ground.

[Puzoter]

Don't give in to pinds - the combat mission is completed: a commercial for the new lancet has been shot.

[Boycott]

As old Einstein used to say, everything in the world is relative: bad news for them is simply wonderful for us

[Aviator_]

We hit a little to the right, the on-board radar and cockpit will be like a sieve. This is probably even better than for the engine.

[white fall]

Hush, otherwise you'll ruin the morning for the bots

[solar]

It depended on what type of warhead there was. And wasn’t it a mock-up? The planes in the video were arranged very picturesquely.

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

This blow was also noticed in the United States, predicting “bad times” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine -

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[Volunteer Marek]

Personally, I did not see the destruction of the plane. Maybe there is a video with the consequences of the blow?

[Murmur 55]

Volunteer Marek , there is damage, not destruction, but how serious someone will say is just speculation.

[Rudauto]

Or maybe these are just mock-ups? Vsushniki have recently distinguished themselves very much in the production of this “weapon”

[Murmur 55]

Yes, 70 km away there are MiGs at the airfield, and nearby there is another one, and maybe more than one, everything needs to be calibrated there, or everything needs to be planted with geraniums.

[Romario_Argo]

not a fact, these could just be plywood mock-ups of the MiG-29 or even a video from 2022

[75 Sergey]

Don't worry, they won't pour concrete under the plywood.

[Stirbjorn]

Perhaps this is a layout. It's too painted for a combat aircraft. And right there another one stands nearby, in broad daylight, clearly visible

[75 Sergey]

So you love everything bright, they took away the rainbow from the kids, and even then they lost one color¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[rotmistr60]

Bad news for the battered Ukrainian air force.

So this is already a pattern for Kyiv. True, the Su-24 and British missiles sometimes “distinguish”, but that’s for the time being.

[75 Sergey]

I'll write again.
What caused the fire in Sochi near the airport today?
The aravins are not asleep during the campaign.
The question is, all the hits of the forelocks on our objects occur more often according to the coordinates of our objects, and possibly also to the laser illumination of them.
To do this, the forelock had to be nearby.

[nPuBaTuP]

Sochi does not bow.... Only 4 letters and no Sochi.....

[Nastia makarova]

not in Sochi but in Sochi!!! people say that there was a drone but this is only at the level of rumors

[bars042]

Why do you think that these are “chubby”? There are tons of Armenians there.

[LMN]

A third option is also possible.
Perhaps they implemented the idea with the Lancet carrier.

[tralflot1832]

The lancet always works in tandem - the lancet and the UAV reconnaissance spotter. The video gave one thing - the defeat of one plane. And the point is to hit one plane or cause a pogrom at the airfield, staging a "star" raid. Ours are such entertainers in this matter, in terms of information. Result "hunt" - 5 aircraft. Official figures of the RF Ministry of Defense.

[KCA]

Well, the fighting is going on, Lancets are at the forefront of the attack, there have already been 6 upgrades, the last one was shown - folding wings and a 5kg warhead, you can launch it in a package, like from an MLRS

[Prokop_Pork]

At 70 km, they are very, very calm. This is the most important thing to take away from here. And the planes that were destroyed many times before are still intact.

[certero]

Quote: Volunteer Marek

Personally, I did not see the destruction of the plane. Maybe there is a video with the consequences of the blow?

Slowly place the comma on the floor, you have an extra one.

[Puzoter]

Something else is surprising. The planes calmly stand 70 km from the LBS, within reach of the tornado’s missiles. What prevents you from firing a volley of incendiary shells at them? One cover would be enough to destroy all aircraft and open infrastructure at the airfield.

[tralflot1832]

Puzoter. This means that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not allowing the Smerch to be adjusted to the LBS within the range of its weapons. The “barn” tornado is large and easily distinguishable even from space.

[Puzoter]

This is unlikely to be the case. In addition to the tornado, there are also longer-range delivery vehicles. Most likely it’s really a false target, and ours, knowing this, decided to do a little PR. For this purpose, it was possible to miss the mark a little to explain the absence of a fire.

[kill the fascist]

The sound of the exploding farts of the local cypsot can be heard in Kamchatka.

[Bodipancher]

Once again, the stupid bots came running from the comments with moldy manuals, one about the submarine, the second about last year’s video, the third about the layouts. All that remains is about the oligarchs and why the bridges were not demolished)

[LMN]

Quote: Bodypuncher

Once again, the stupid bots came running from the comments with moldy manuals, one about the submarine, the second about last year’s video, the third about the layouts. All that remains is about the oligarchs and why the bridges were not demolished)

There is already something about bridges)

[bars042]

Remains only...

About apples that are not eaten, they are bitten!

Ukraine will soon introduce an embargo on Polish agricultural products in response to the extension of the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain. The restrictions will affect Polish onions, tomatoes, cabbage and apples.

[Rom8681]

Quote: Digger

military airfield full of planes sunny beautiful shiny

It’s only here that an airplane can stand at a parade, the sushniks camouflage their

[Codett]

I really hope that we didn’t hit the model, it’s worth noting that we also need to build hangars and make more models, and also learn how to camouflage planes well and not put tires on the wings, although as it turned out, it’s not only planes that we need to camouflage and hide well, judging by that the dill are being given more and more modern and long-range missiles to us, this will be very useful, it’s strange, of course, that we still haven’t made any conclusions, we need to take care of both personnel and equipment, since it is expensive and we are not able to produce it at the pace of the Soviet Union, which of course the credit goes to our leaders, so to speak, defective managers.

[VitaminBF3mg]

It seems he missed, and not far away there is another “shine”, where is the 2nd lancet?

[bear cub]

The cockpit is probably riddled with holes like a sieve, but the fact that the drone didn't hit it directly spoils the image a bit. Perhaps there was some kind of electronic warfare going on, but I don’t think so.

[Dedok]

missed and judging by the picture the electronic warfare did not work...

[OlegEKB]

I understand that this is bad news not only for Ukrainian aircraft, but also for equipment and headquarters

[vovochkarzhevsky]

I don't even know what to call it. The film company Konashenkov and Moscow Region continues to take viewers for fools. However, reading the comments you are convinced that EG’s cause is alive and well, the majority lack critical thinking as a class.
I won’t even talk about the fact that each “lancet” has a personal UAV cameraman.
But damn, the Dolgintsevo airfield has been abandoned since the collapse of the USSR.
Here's what it looks like from a satellite map. The same place.

Here are a couple more pictures from 2015 from the same place.

To restore such an airfield, gently remove the old concrete slabs that have begun to crumble, restore the cushion and lay new ones. In short, it’s easier to build a new one.
The option of rolling asphalt on top will not work in this case. Again, the foundation has been around for many years without proper care, and the climate there is hot.
And most importantly, who will pour gigantic funds into the reconstruction of an airfield that is so close to the front line? Moreover, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ aircraft fleet is not that large.
Well, and more about the mistakes that the animators made:
- the video does not show the joints of the slabs and the option with asphalt does not roll and in general is very similar to working as a photo editor;
- trees and shrubs in the immediate vicinity of taxiways and parking areas are cut down, especially if they are not allowed directly at the edge of the pavement;
- a plane that is combat-ready is always filled with fuel, so it bursts into flames at once;
- no one will put out tires in the parking lot; the jet of the engine will blow them off all at once.

[svan26]

American Google Earth is also my favorite program. And in 2015 the picture was like this. At 62-64 seconds of the video, the layout of the concrete slabs is visible. Technically, removing old slabs and putting new ones on taxiways and parking lots takes a couple of months. Just a set of cliches - cartoons, Konashenkov... In my opinion, they take you for the one mentioned.

[75 Sergey]

The State Department is dissatisfied with you, it’s so stupid to burn yourself....

[good]

We don’t have DRGs, we have reconnaissance groups. DRG is a designation for the opposing party.

[ser580]

They have sabotage groups - and we have Sabotage Reconnaissance Groups;)

[Carlos Hall]

The damage to the aircraft was extensive and, if it could be repaired, would take a long time. Kalasnikhov's Lancet drone becomes the star of the Russian arsenal

[AC130 Gunship]

Combat aircraft are not painted like that now. For air shows - yes. But not for combat. It was either an inflatable model or a flightless junk.

[75 Sergey]

You love everything colorful, and they took the rainbow away from children, although even here they lost the color

[Ulembeck]

This airfield has some strange surface. It seems like “stretch ceilings” and not asphalt...

[75 Sergey]

There should be concrete there, thermal seams are visible when approaching, it’s easier to throw reinforcement and fill it, which is what the guys did, but the asphalt floats under the weight, and the coating is so-so

[alebdun2000]

Did you miss? Fell behind a plane

[alexmach]

But the launch catapult for the Lancet is not small at all and weighs quite a bit. It’s hard to drag it to the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for one launch.

A month ago there was a video with a lancet with folding arms being launched from a “Pipe” type container, and on TV, not in some telegram. The container is also, of course, not small and probably heavy, but a catapult has long been not the only demand.

[wladimirjankov]

no direct hit. the operator missed the mark slightly. It is surprising to see undisguised aircraft standing quietly at the airfield. And this is 70 km from LBS. What then do Bandera’s followers have in their deep rear? Peace and quiet and grace? Nothing and no one bothers them? If this is so, then it is clear why their planes do not run out and English missile launchers launched from them constantly fly to us. Why can't we destroy all the planes at their airfields? Is our intelligence, satellite and radio-electronic, and even human intelligence, really working that badly?

[r5555]

It’s strange, 70 km is absolutely nothing for air defense systems, what’s the point of keeping planes there!? So that they would be shot upon takeoff.

Very similar to the mutual jamb of ours and ours

[75 Sergey]

Looks like there were 4 goals there, we need more

[Li17]

It’s rare that I read everything, but I’m surprised by the local fortune-telling - the layout is not a layout, the cabin is not a cabin, they missed their aim.... All this is in favor of the poor! The main thing is that they HAVE planes, they FLY, contrary to Konoshenkov’s will! And in general, we get the same from them, and not just media! Well, conclusions.., it’s just too late to drink Borzhom when.....!