Ukrainian brigade strikes deep: HIMARS and drones cripple Russian defenses
The Ukrainian Black Forest brigade effectively uses spy drones and HIMARS systems to destroy enemy targets. Commanders admit that the Russians are still advancing, but their price is high, suffering losses in personnel and costly equipment.
1:33 PM EST, December 16, 2024
The Black Forest brigade in Ukraine uses reconnaissance drones to effectively destroy key Russian targets, such as Nebo-M radar stations. These advanced radar systems play an important role in Russia's air defense, and their destruction weakens Putin's forces' ability to detect and monitor airspace.
Thanks to ATACMS missiles, which can be launched from the ground, Ukrainian forces have gained new capabilities to attack targets deep within enemy territory. According to specialists, these missiles allow Ukraine to create "air corridors" for effective combat operations.
A painful blow for the Russians
Ukrainian commanders emphasize that Storm Shadow missiles differ fundamentally from HIMARS. "There's a big 'boom,' and there's a hole in the ground; nobody moves," Lieutenant Kostjantin from the Black Forest brigade describes in an interview with The Times.
In October, Kostjantin's brigade located a Russian Nebo-M station in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine. This station can monitor the sky hundreds of miles to the west. Russia is believed to have only ten such systems, each costing about 100 million dollars.
It took 50 minutes for combat drones to locate the station and designate the spot for the ATACMS missile strike.
A month later, the administration of President Joe Biden agreed to allow Ukrainians to carry out attacks on targets deep within Russia. Donald Trump criticized this decision, commenting on the escalation of the conflict.
The Ukrainian Black Forest brigade claims that with Western weapons, it destroyed about 30 Russian air defense systems, including an S-400 anti-aircraft missile battery.
Source: "The Times"
