After losing the advantage on the battlefield in Ukraine, it is becoming more and more difficult for Zelensky to ask for **, and Ukrainian soldiers urgently need a victory to boost morale. Recently, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed that it had shot down three Russian "ace fighters" Su-34 in one day. Some time ago, he was still swearing that Ukraine would definitely fail, and he began to sing the praises of Russia, believing that Western countries would not easily admit defeat. However, if the Ukrainian army wants to fight back against Russia through "psychological warfare", I am afraid there will still be great difficulties. As the war progresses, Ukraine lacks more than **.
Friends who continue to pay attention to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine should know that the moisture of the Ukrainian army's war report has always been very large, and bragging is a common thing. According to the Ukrainian army, they shot down three Su-34 fighters that bombed the positions of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson region. But you must know that since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russian army has only lost a total of 10 Su-34s, and the loss of more than one day has never occurred. I think there are two reasons for this, on the one hand, the Su-34 fighter-bomber is really strong in all aspects, and it is equipped with unguided bombs equipped with gliders, which gives him the ability to launch attacks from a long distance and is not easy to be hit by the Ukrainian army. On the other hand, the Su-34, as the "ace fighter" of the Russian army, will not be arranged to dispatch too many Su-34s at the same time and place under normal circumstances, which can effectively maintain Russia's firepower strike capability and facilitate the military to adjust the combat arrangements at any time according to the battle situation.
Therefore, the probability of shooting down three Su-34s at once, as stated by the Ukrainian army, is extremely low. According to Russian military experts, the evidence provided by the Ukrainian army was actually taken in April last year, and the shooting down of three "ace fighters" at one time was just too beautiful for the Ukrainian army itself. However, the Russian expert also confessed: it was confirmed that the Russian army had indeed shot down at least one Su-34. Of course, the ideal is very full, the reality is often very skinny, no matter how powerful the Su-34 fighter is, no matter how Russian experts defend it, it is not possible to prove that the Ukrainian Air Force is lying for the time being.
In addition, I also noticed that the Ukrainian army repeatedly emphasized that it was the "Patriot" air defense missile system provided by the United States that successfully shot down the Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, and also said that it was precisely because of the secret deployment of the Ukrainian army that the Russian army was caught off guard. If the Ukrainian army is telling the truth, then it is indeed necessary for the Russian army to adjust its combat methods and combat distance. This also shows from another angle that the Russian army still needs to continue to strengthen the work of relevant intelligence departments, try to take precautions for rainy days, and avoid unnecessary losses.
The "Patriot" air defense missile system provided by the United States did give the Ukrainian army a chance to breathe, but for the Ukrainian army at this time, it was not enough to have **. Russia's population is more than three times that of Ukraine, and Putin made it clear in a live-streamed press conference that the current conscription is enough to eliminate the need for additional mobilization next year. But Ukraine is the opposite, the difficulty of their recruitment can be called hell, and it is common to go directly to the streets to catch young adults. Even if the ** and money from the West are in place, but the people have not arrived, it is still very troublesome.
All in all, the Su-34 fighter-bomber "crashed" announced by the Ukrainian army this time, and there are still some doubts about the results, but the existence of the "Patriot" air defense missile system still poses a certain threat to the Russian army. In any case, the Ukrainian army is making strategic adjustments, and the air defense systems provided by the United States and Western countries cannot turn the tide of the war, but they will keep the conflict in a stalemate for a while. Whether the Russian side will continue to attack, or maintain a stalemate to calm the brakes, will also depend on what exactly Russia's military objectives are.