Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Ukraine's air defence success tied to advanced missiles and tactical manoeuvres

Forbes suggests that the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in shooting down Russian aircraft is linked to the use of expensive foreign missiles such as Patriot and NASAMS, as well as Russia’s "fog of war" brought on by the loss of a third of their Beriev A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft.

The publication notes that the Russians are losing aircraft 20 times faster than they can replace them. Subject to sanctions, the Russian aerospace industry is attempting to produce only a few dozen new combat aircraft annually.

Forbes states that it is unclear how the Ukrainians managed to shoot down so many aircraft.

Ukraine's air defence success tied to advanced missiles and tactical manoeuvres

Forbes suggests that the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in shooting down Russian aircraft is linked to the use of expensive foreign missiles such as Patriot and NASAMS, as well as Russia’s "fog of war" brought on by the loss of a third of their Beriev A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft.

The publication notes that the Russians are losing aircraft 20 times faster than they can replace them. Subject to sanctions, the Russian aerospace industry is attempting to produce only a few dozen new combat aircraft annually.

Forbes states that it is unclear how the Ukrainians managed to shoot down so many aircraft.

Vladimir Putin hotar med kärnvapenkrig om Nato skickar marktrupper till Ukraina.

Sveriges och Finlands anslutning till Nato tvingar Ryssland att förstärka sin militära närvaro i landets västra delar, hävdar presidenten i dagens linjetal.

Västvärlden försöker att förgöra Ryssland som outtröttligt slåss för sin suveränitet. Det är återigen budskapet när presidenten håller sitt årliga tal till nationen.

"Hotet från USA och väst" skapar en reell risk för kärnvapenkrig, hävdar Putin och framhäver att landets kärnvapen står redo att användas. Han lyfter Frankrikes president Emmanuel Macrons utspel nyligen om att skicka markstyrkor från Nato till Ukraina.