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Under the call sign Witch, Olha leads a deadly Ukrainian unit hunting down Russians

In Ukraine, they call her Witch, but the origins of Olha Bihar's call sign remain almost as secretive as the start date of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive.

www.abc.net.au

 

[BiffF15]

Posting a link to a list of Ukrainian airfields and airports – there doesn't seem to be a shortage of runways to disperse to across the country – although in many cases some of the runway surfaces might be in need of repair. But yeah, satellite airfields of any of the Soviet-era fields could well be in use as well. I just don't think you could be carrying out too many HARM/JDAM-ER/Storm Shadow sorties if your squadron has to move to a new airfield every day – every few days maybe?

List of airports in Ukraine - Wikipedia

Actually it's a logistics problem. Also don't assume they are going hundreds of miles / km. If you have a mix of weapons at several locations, or your logistically competent, you would have a relocation plan known more than a day or two out, preposition assets (crew chiefs, weapons, tools) or just move them about routinely. I could see where all equipment, weapons, fuel, etc., is kept loaded on a transporter and only unloaded as needed. A pain in the arse, yes. Impossible, nope. They are probably using highway segments as well and therefore aren't limited to airports as shown on maps.

 

[BiffF15]

I'm not denying that the Ukrainian air force are flying from non-standard runways, highways etc, thing is, any videos released by the UAF of MiG -29s armed with HARM missiles usually seem to be of operations from actual proper military airfields.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5nWxN1ymW4

Of note is the Garmin portable GPS attached to the panel just below and to the right of the HUD. Same or similar set up the Germans used when we fought their MiGs.

As delivered the German MiGs had only four waypoints stored in the NAV system and wasn't easily changed. The radios only had preset channels.

Kind of hard to defect when you can't use your NAV system or talk to anyone…

 

[Glider]

Reports are coming in of a successful Russian attack on a Ukraine airfield. Ukraine has admitted that five aircraft are out of action and there are fires in the fuel area and some of the munitions dumps.

What they attacked with isn't being disclosed.

It was always going to happen sooner or later, the only surprise is that it has take Russia so long

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Actually it's a logistics problem. Also don't assume they are going hundreds of miles / km. If you have a mix of weapons at several locations, or your logistically competent, you would have a relocation plan known more than a day or two out, preposition assets (crew chiefs, weapons, tools) or just move them about routinely. I could see where all equipment, weapons, fuel, etc., is kept loaded on a transporter and only unloaded as needed. A pain in the arse, yes. Impossible, nope. They are probably using highway segments as well and therefore aren't limited to airports as shown on maps.

Sounds a lot like NATO strategy in Cold War Germany.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Reports are coming in of a successful Russian attack on a Ukraine airfield. Ukraine has admitted that five aircraft are out of action and there are fires in the fuel area and some of the munitions dumps.

What they attacked with isn't being disclosed.

It was always going to happen sooner or later, the only surprise is that it has take Russia so long

It folds in well with the recent Russian missile strikes. It looks to me like the Russians are trying to make Ukrainian airspace safer for their own air ops, by not only this strike, but also by forcing the Ukrainians to expend many of the recently-donated modern SAM projectiles on the heavy missile attacks, in order to allow themselves recourse to airpower to fight the assumed Ukrainian counteroffensive.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Reports are coming in of a successful Russian attack on a Ukraine airfield. Ukraine has admitted that five aircraft are out of action

The actual number will be higher, lower, or none at all; but it's assuredly not five. The Ukrainians are masters at distraction and deception.

 

[MiTasol]

Not when used correctly. Used correctly, the most of the flight-time will be behind one's own lines and at low level, presenting a difficult target.

But let's face it: all frontline CAS/BAI aircraft are going to get shot at. None of them have magic force-fields. What alternative did you have in mind?

But turbine engines are overhauled on cycles, not hours, and every engine start is a cycle.

In very simple terms this is because every start causes shock heating of the hot section components and every shutdown causes shock cooling. These stress the materials used which results in failures

 

[MiTasol]

I'm not denying that the Ukrainian air force are flying from non-standard runways, highways etc, thing is, any videos released by the UAF of MiG -29s armed with HARM missiles usually seem to be of operations from actual proper military airfields.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5nWxN1ymW4

Or are "cut and pastes" to give that impression

 

[MiTasol]

Putin's foolishness in stationing nukes in Belarus as a gesture could make for some problems should Lukashenko have problems retaining power. He is after all a very unpopular leader, and if deposed, the Russians would have to fetch those nukes back again.

That is if the Ukrainians have not liberated them first

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

But turbine engines are overhauled on cycles and every engine start is a cycle.

In very simple terms this is because every start causes shock heating of the hot section components and every shutdown causes shock cooling. These stress the materials used which results in failures

I'm unsure how this addresses my point about tactics.

That is if the Ukrainians have not liberated them first

They seem pretty busy towards the east.

 

[MiTasol]

I'm unsure how this addresses my point about tactics.

OOOPPPPS

I thought I was addressing a post on Russian engine overhaul lives. I do not know how I replied to your post. My apologies

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

OOOPPPPS

I thought I was addressing a post on Russian engine overhaul lives. I do not know how I replied to your post. My apologies

No biggie, I was just confused -- more so than normal, lol.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Which Ukrainian aircraft can carry the Stormshadow? I believe it's just the Su-24, which its limited number may restrict Stormshadow usage. But can the MiG-29 or Su-27 carry it?

I do like the look of the Fitter in Ukrainian colours.

 

[buffnut453]

Minor nit-noid but the Su-24 is the FENCER. The FITTER was the Su-17/22. Ukraine did operate them but all were retired in 2004.

 

[Snowman]

Everything goes strictly to the plan:

Attack drones hit Moscow as Kyiv struck for third day

The Russian capital's mayor spoke of

www.lemonde.fr

 

[machine shop tom]

Everything goes strictly to the plan:

Attack drones hit Moscow as Kyiv struck for third day

The Russian capital's mayor spoke of

www.lemonde.fr

"Russia's defence ministry blamed Ukraine for a "terrorist attack," saying it had intercepted all of the eight drones aimed at Moscow."

The cowards can't stand it when THEY are the ones attacked in retaliation for THEIR actions.

 

[Snowman]

Ukraine has nothing to do with this - back in 2014 Putin said that anyone can buy anything in any military store. How can we not trust Putin?! For a quarter of a Century he has been spewing exclusively waterfalls of absolute truth. Just like all other Russians, by the way.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Minor nit-noid but the Su-24 is the FENCER. The FITTER was the Su-17/22. Ukraine did operate them but all were retired in 2004.

Darn it, I thought that didn't look right. Fencer it is.

Though I bet Ukraine would welcome a donation of Poland's remaining eighteen Su-22s as the FA-50s from Korea arrive.

Poland to buy three Korean FA-50 squadrons. Bye-bye Su-22?

According to Vice-Prime Minister Blaszczak, negotiations between Poland and South Korea for the purchase of 48 KAI FA-50 light fighters are almost concluded.

www.aviacionline.com

Assuming the Polish Fitters are in operational condition? But did this donation already occur?

Ukraine's Air Force Is Reinforced With Upgraded Su-22 From Poland - Military-wiki

Poland will most likely send its entire upgraded Su-22 fighter-bomber fleet to Ukraine after they have a replacement product. This is similar to the case of previous MiG-29 fighters. Poland recently signed a contract with Korea to buy 12 FA-50 Block 10 multirole fighters for $700 million. The...

military-wiki.com

 

[Snowman]

Ukraine strikes Moscow with eight drones, Russia says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday but air defences destroyed all eight of the drones, Russia said, bringing the 15-month war in Ukraine to the heart of the capital. Drone attacks deep inside Russia have intensified in recent weeks ahead of an...

www.yahoo.com

Another sources claims that there were 25 to 32 drones total.