(06-02-2025, 06:39 AM)Mick Wrote: Three freight trains blown up.from the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ld7ppre9vo):
Mystery as Russia is rocked by 3 train crashes in one night after bridges collapse & tracks ‘blown up’ leaving 7 dead
Was it 40 or 14 Tupolev planes destroyed? Or somewhere in between?
Ukraine’s Drone Attack Roils Russia’s Global Military Strategy - WSJ
Or was it 41?
'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source says
Quote:Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian government's centre for counteracting disinformation, said at least 13 Russian aircraft were destroyed and others damaged.This is far from the "final" word. More satellite data will potentially update these numbers, up or down. As previously noted it is often difficult to assess "damaged" aircraft. From an overhead view they may appear fine but still have significant damage rendering them unserviceable. The "real" number is probably closer to 13 than to 40, but 13 is still quite significant. Damaged aircraft may in many cases be effectively destroyed because the Russian ability to repair structural damage on these older aircraft is very limited. The parts required often don't exist. It may also be that the time to repair would just be too long. If major disassembly and reassembly would be required it might take more time than Russia can afford to commit. Repairing and maintaining other aircraft may be triaged above fixing such damage.
