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Operation Spider’s Web: Germany estimates that Ukraine damaged 10% of Russian strategic aircraft (www.pravda.com.ua)

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Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian airfields on 1 June probably damaged about 10% of Russia's strategic bomber fleet, German Major General Christian Freuding has said.

Source: Freuding in a podcast, as reported by European Pravda, citing Reuters

Quote: "According to our assessment, more than a dozen aircraft were damaged, TU-95 and TU-22 strategic bombers as well as A-50 surveillance planes."

Details: According to the general, who coordinates Berlin's military assistance to Kyiv and works closely with the Ukrainian Defence Ministry, the A-50s, which have a similar function to NATO's AWACS aircraft in providing air surveillance, were probably not in working order.

"We believe that they can no longer be used for spare parts. This is a loss, as only a handful of these aircraft exist," he said.

"As for the long-range bomber fleet, 10% of it has been damaged in the attack according to our assessment," Freuding added.

The United States estimates that the daring Ukrainian drone attack hit up to 20 Russian warplanes, destroying about 10 of them, two US officials told Reuters. Experts say it will take Moscow years to replace the affected aircraft.

Despite the losses, Freuding sees no immediate reduction in Russian strikes on Ukraine, noting that Moscow still retains 90% of its strategic bombers, which can launch ballistic and cruise missiles in addition to dropping bombs.

"But there is, of course, an indirect effect as the remaining planes will need to fly more sorties, meaning they will be worn out faster, and, most importantly, there is a huge psychological impact," he said.

Freuding said that Russia felt secure in its vast territory, which also explains why the aircraft were not well protected.

"After this successful operation, this no longer holds true. Russia will need to ramp up the security measures," the general said.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 26 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I wish they'd do it again but twice as large and 10x as fast.

[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sure money is only one small piece, but there's u24.gov.ua if you want to help with the 2x-10x (I do!).

[–] stacktrace_whisperer@programming.dev 3 points 7 hours ago

Thanks for the link, I donated.