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"The iconoclastic American general Douglas Macarthur once said that “wars are
never won in the past”.
That sentiment certainly seemed to ring true following Ukraine’s recent
audacious attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet, using small, cheap drones
housed in wooden pods and transported near Russian airfields in trucks.
The synchronised operation targeted Russian Air Force planes as far away as
Irkutsk – more than 5,000 kilometres from Ukraine. Early reports suggest around
a third of Russia’s long-range bombers were either destroyed or badly damaged.
Russian military bloggers have put the estimated losses lower, but agree the
attack was catastrophic for the Russian Air Force, which has struggled to adapt
to Ukrainian tactics.
This particular attack was reportedly 18 months in the making. To keep it
secret was an extraordinary feat. Notably, Kyiv did not inform the United
States that the attack was in the offing. The Ukrainians judged – perhaps
understandably – that sharing intelligence on their plans could have alerted
the Kremlin in relatively short order.
Ukraine’s success once again demonstrates that its armed forces and
intelligence services are the modern masters of battlefield innovation and
operational security."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
