Russia's loss of several combat helicopters as a result of a Ukrainian ATACMS strike on an airfield in occupied Berdiansk will likely negatively affect Russian defensive and offensive operations on this axis, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Oct. 20.
Handout via REUTERSUkraine reportedly attacked two Russian airfields on Tuesday with long-range ballistic missiles covertly sent from the United States in recent days.The country’s special forces said they destroyed nine Russian helicopters, an anti-aircraft missile system, and a warehouse filled with ammunition in eastern Ukraine, according to the BBC. Dozens of Russian troops were injured or killed in what Ukraine dubbed “Operation Dragonfly.”Ukraine’s military communication department made an
Kiev’s alleged push for an autumn counteroffensive can be perceived as sort of the West’s red herring, Scott Bennett, former US Army psychological warfare officer and State Department counter-terrorism analyst, told Sputnik.