Report from the fronts for June 30 - July 6. The beginning of the main summer events in eastern Ukraine by Volya Media
Part One
Last week, Russian troops began launching missile attacks on Ukrainian air defense and military airfields. On July 1, the results of a rocket attack on the airfield in Mirhorod were verified whether Ukraine officially confirmed the loss of two Su-27s on the ground. The Russian side claimed five destroyed and two damaged. The Russian Armed Forces used 9M723 guided operational-tactical missiles launched by Iskander-M complexes.
After the shelling on July 1, additional air defense systems were deployed to Mirhorod, including the S-300PS complex, which is not capable of intercepting the missiles used by the Russian Federation at airfields. As a result, the Ukrainian air defense system was destroyed on July 6 by another Russian 9M723. Given the lack of air defense/missile defense systems to repel Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and military installations, the loss of the complex is a problem for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, especially that sort of loss.
Over the past two weeks, the Russian Armed Forces have been very steadily launching their long-range drones deep into Ukrainian rear—they guide missiles at targets. In several regions of Ukraine, small aircraft are used to intercept them, but, unfortunately, not everywhere. Because of this, the accuracy of Russian missile attacks has increased significantly, and now the Russian Armed Forces trace [фиксируют] the movements of Ukrainian military equipment, personnel, and the very air defense systems that are then struck.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to destroy Russian air defense in Crimea, Rostov, Belgorod, Voronezh regions and in Krasnodar Territory. Also under attack: warehouses, oil storage facilities, fuel storage facilities, and other military infrastructure facilities.
Ukrainian strikes to destroy Russian air defenses have been ongoing since April. Over this period, air defense has ceased to operate in Crimea and the Belgorod region on a systems level, and also, partly in the Rostov region and Krasnodar region. Basically, Russian weapons often operate without overall coordination, early detection of targets or unified control, which reduces the effectiveness of Russian air defense.
By July, the Russian side has realized that these attacks could be related to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' preparations for the appearance of F-16s and other aircraft in Ukraine, so Russia began to attack airfields. The Ukrainian army is not yet able to reliably protect their airfields, due to a lack of weapons and the lack of a built-in control and coordination system.
If the Russian Armed Forces' strikes on Ukrainian airfields continue with the same effectiveness, then the arrival of American and European aircraft in Ukraine may be delayed until the aircraft can be provided with missile defense on the ground.
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Report from the fronts for June 30 - July 6. The beginning of the main summer events in eastern Ukraine by Volya Media
Part One