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Originally Posted by edslunch
There have been so many reports lately, but many don’t have solid evidence. I generally trust Ukraine’s updates but wonder if a few grains of salt are warranted.
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There's videos of multiple of these that can be confirmed visually. There are all pretty much occurring on the Avdiivka front.
Russia's extreme usage of glide bombs against Avdiivka is not a secret but not much of a discussion point in mainstream media. Putin's err Russia's election is March 17, and the Russian military was tasked to take all of the Donetsk region by the election. This and with the help of Russian assets in the US interfering with supplies, Russia was able to make a heavy push. There are also videos of planes flying over Avdiivka itself, meaning they are currently being used extensively on the retreating lines.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidax...h=2859679011b6
It's believed that the recent loss of the A50 has severely deteriorated Russia's ability to notice anti-air missile launches. This deterioration has not stopped Putin's plan, and the loss is as a result of a far more aggressive push deeper in Ukrainian lines, with lowered ability to detect missile launches. There is speculation on how Ukraine is knocking these down, even rumours of F-16s already been in Ukraine, but those rumours are unfounded. The better answer is Russia is simply being more careless.
It should not be forgotten that Russia lost nearly 200 planes in the first couple months of the war alone when they were attempting to knock out Ukraine capabilities and going after Kyiv. These were the days when Bayraktar TB2 drones were decimating the invasion (which you no longer see today as Russia wised up significantly by Russian standards and implemented safeguards)