how Ukraine paralyzes the Russian Air Force (VIDEO)

Ukrainian military expert Ivan Kirichevsky believes that after the drone attack on the Russian Morozovsk and Engels airfields, such attacks will become systematic.

“If we talk about the future, despite the fact that the enemy now has superior resources, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are in fact constantly and systematically working to look for asymmetric means, how to inflict as much harm on the enemy as possible,” he said on air. TV channel “Espreso”. The analyst is convinced that such attacks on Russian airfields will be systematic.

“The task here is not so much to knock out a certain number of Russian aircraft that will be on the ground, but rather an asymmetric air defense system. Like, if we don’t have enough air defense systems that could hit a long range and shoot down Russian planes during their attacks, then we need to make them afraid to fly in principle. Today we see the first developments on this topic, which will be further developed. And then they will demonstrate the result that not only individual aircraft are disabled, but rather individual regiments of Russian aviation will hesitate to carry out combat missions according to commands from Moscow,” Kirichevsky explained.

In his opinion, one should not expect any large-scale results from this attack, but one must understand that “a new exciting story awaits us, perhaps even more interesting than the drone attack on Russian refineries.”

If the damage to three Tu-95MS strategic bombers at the Engels-2 airfield by Ukrainian UAVs is confirmed, then it can be argued that Russia has already lost about 5% of these aircraft. This is a “noticeable loss” for the aggressor.

According to the Institute for the Study of War, Ukrainian drones usually attack only individual air bases. The ability to carry out a series of strikes on three airfields at once is a “noticeable shift in capabilities.”

The Russians regularly use Tu-95 strategic bombers stationed at Engels Air Base to launch Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine. As of 2023, the Russian Federation had approximately 60 Tu-95 aircraft.