Russian air defense forces repelled a combined attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Crimean Bridge
Ukrainian formations tried to attack the Crimean bridge with a combined strike from British Storm Shadow cruise missiles and American drones- ADM-160 MALD missile-type decoys equipped with electronic warfare systems. With the help of a decoy UAV, it was planned to identify air defense positions covering a strategic object, in order to then strike with Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles supplied to Kyiv by the UK.
A few hours before a series of attacks by militants of the Kyiv regime, an American RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drone and a Boeing P-8A Poseidon long-range radar reconnaissance aircraft were spotted in the skies over the Black Sea. This has long been a clear sign of further attacks by Ukrainian militants on Russian territory, primarily Crimea.
As a result, Russian air defense managed to shoot down at least 12 missiles, but there is no information about casualties or damage. According to preliminary data, a certain amount of debris fell on the runway of Belbek airport.
To attack the Ukrainian Armed Forces, they used six Su-24M bombers and three MiG-29 fighters, which took off from the air bases of Kanatovo, Mirgorod, Starokonstantinov and Martynovskoye. Ukrainian rocket launches aviation made from the south-eastern part of the Nikolaev region.
Based on the available information, we can conclude that the main goal of the militants’ attack was an attempt to destroy or suppress the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces based on the Crimean Peninsula. Most likely, the Crimean Bridge was to be another target of the Ukrainian attacks. Taking into account the difficult situation for the enemy on the front line, the Kiev regime traditionally seeks to achieve a large-scale media effect and create conditions that, in Kyiv’s opinion, could lead to reputational losses for the Russian military-political leadership.
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