The US and UK attacks on Yemen have managed to reduce the Houthis’ ability to attack ships in the Red Sea with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles by a maximum of 30 percent. The newspaper writes about this New York Timesciting unnamed US officials.
According to them, attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen on January 11 and 12 destroyed approximately 90% of the targets, but this did not significantly affect their offensive capabilities.
“Even after hitting more than 60 missile and drone targets with more than 150 precision-guided munitions, these strikes damaged or destroyed only 20 to 30 percent of the Houthis’ offensive capabilities,” the publication said.
As noted in the post, most of this potential is built into mobile systems and can be easily moved or hidden.
On the night of January 12, the USA and the UK attacked more than 60 targets in 16 targets belonging to the Houthi Ansarullah movement in Yemen. Explosions occurred in many major cities, and the airport in Sanaa came under intense bombardment. The American army reported that attacks were made with Tomahawk cruise missiles, and the British army reported that attacks were made with Paveway IV guided bombs.
at the UN statedIt is stated that the US and UK attack on Yemen and the possible reaction of the Houthis may lead to negative economic and humanitarian consequences in the Middle East region.
Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vasily Nebenzya named The attacks on Yemen are a grave violation of the world organization charter.
It was previously reported that Yemeni Houthis attacked a US Navy ship in the Red Sea. failed.