Russian jets being used to support private military companies in Libya in a photo released in June 2020. "So the Russian Air Force has been making bombing runs, and even while I was there, I could hear sort of the distant echo of Russian jets," Kofman added during the podcast, noting that Ukrainian jets are also still active but in a limited role. It's only one particular MANPAD system, I think, that Ukraine has that's effective at night," said Kofman, who returned from a trip to Ukraine and the Bakhmut combat zone, in early March. Russian aircraft "are bombing in Bakhmut, particularly at night so that they can avoid most types of MANPADS. While this makes the system light enough to be carried by a foot soldier, it also makes detecting and identifying aircraft at night harder. Unlike longer-range surface-to-air missile systems that have radar to detect targets, MANPADS are usually heat-seeking missiles operated by ground troops who must spot aircraft with the naked eye before firing. It often indicates a user profile.Ī Ukrainian soldier at an anti-aircraft battery near Bakhmut on March 30.ĭiego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |