2023-12-26 09:05 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun/Real-time reporting
The New York Times reported that the Ukrainian military stated on the 25th that it shot down five Russian fighter jets in three days, causing the Russian military’s worst losses in a single week since the war began. Experts analyzed that this was attributed to the unconventional operation of the Patriot missile system; however, on the same day, the Russian military claimed that it had completely Take control of a town in Marinka, Udon.
After Ukraine claimed to have shot down three Su-34 fighter-bombers on the 22nd, it destroyed two more fighter jets on the 24th, sweeping away the haze of failed counterattacks in recent months.
Although the Ukrainian army did not explain the details of the shooting down, many military experts and Ukrainian officials analyzed that the Ukrainian army’s victory may have relied on the Patriot missile system supported by Western allies.
The Patriot missile system is deployed as a defense and is generally used to shoot down incoming missiles before they hit the target. It is also capable of engaging military aircraft 100 miles away. However, the Ukrainian army has unconventionally used it to shoot down fighter aircraft.
In fact, the Ukrainian army used the Patriot missile system to shoot down five Russian military aircraft in the city of Bryansk in May this year.
Ukrainian President Zelensky also said happily on the 25th, “A successful start at Christmas this year will lay a good fighting morale for next year.”
However, on the same day, Russia claimed to control some neighborhoods in Malinka. Malinka has been reduced to ruins after months of shelling, but it still has certain strategic value because it is an important defensive fortress on the eastern front. If it is really lost, it will cause a serious blow to the morale of the Ukrainian army.
However, Ukrainian army spokesman Oleksandr Shtupun refuted the Russian army’s statement, saying that the Ukrainian army “is still deployed in the city.”
The Ukrainian army stated on the 25th that it shot down five Russian fighter jets in three days, causing the Russian army’s worst losses in a single week since the war began. Experts analyzed that…
So far, Russia has the upper hand in most battlefields, but political wrangling in Washington has delayed the arrival of military assistance, which is said to have forced the Ukrainian military to reduce the scale of its operations.
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