Ukraine launched its first counterattack since the start of the war

Finished stop the blow, defend the position and wait better times. equipped with new weaponsThe Ukrainian Army launched its first major counterattack since the start of the war last week. hersonAs on the northern front, a town in Russian hands since the first days of the occupation, in the arc between towns Izium Y Kharkov, is trying to alleviate the pressure of this last settlement, which is the second most important settlement in the country in terms of population. Near about fifteen Ukrainian villages liberated by what was left in the hands of the invaders government Kyivmilitarily more ambitious than ever, and convinced that Russia can balance its numerical advantage with the United States. military abilities It has been obtained thanks to the weapons sent from abroad recently.

According to this newspaper Alexander LopezThe coordinator of the website ‘Deciphering the War’, which reports in detail the movements and news around the front line, said that in the southern region Ukrainian forces “at least” entered “about eight villages“, while in the north “some four or five villages“. However, the most outstanding achievement of Ukrainian military advances, ” road section” connecting the western part of the front near Kharkov Iziuma important contact center It has been controlled by Russian troops since the beginning of April. “Deciphering the war,” he says in one tweet, “advances are important.”

What has changed on the ground for Ukrainian forces to strike for the first time since the invasion began in February?

In a phone call, he basically says that the new capabilities gained thanks to the newly sent weapons from the West “for example, the HIMARS long-range and high-precision missiles or the AGM88 HMAR missiles.” Michael Samus, the former military head of the military analysis think tank The New Geopolitics Research Network. “If you have the right abilities, the enemy’s numerical superiority is no longer important,” he continues.

distant targets

According to this expert, batteries HIMARS (English abbreviation High-Motion Artillery Rocket System), a multiple missile launch system mounted on a military truck, are capable of hitting “encircled targets”. 80, 100 or 300 kilometers away“with margin of error”one meter“Basically, you can get anything you want with HIMARS,” he emphasizes. Not possible thanks to HIMARS’ coordinated action with the Ukrainian satellite purchased through a fundraiser, and allowing Russia to “precisely set targets”. To do things like smuggle munitions into Ukraine.”

The second element that makes a difference at this stage of the conflict is the AGM 88HARM air-to-surface missile (High Speed ​​Anti-Radiation Missile) supplied by the US and managed by the Ukrainian army to deploy. Soviet-made aircraft. Mig and they destroy”radars and air defenseIt is giving the Ukrainian air force a larger role in the war effort, which has so far played a modest role in the face of Russian air superiority.

Besides the military advances, the first results of both counterattacks are visible on the ground, especially in the organization of the occupied territories. Two days ago, Kiril Stremousovvice president Kherson Civil-Military Administration, had to admit that the planned referendum to include the region in the Russian Federation had to be postponed ‘to die’. We prepared to vote, we wanted to hold the referendum as soon as possible, but I think we will take a break for now due to current events.” At the beginning of the war, the town was the scene of numerous demonstrations against the Russian occupation.

Source: Informacion

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