Since the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine has been carrying out long-range strikes on targets in the Crimea region. After 2023, they began to target Russian sea boats, and although the results achieved were not significant, in the early hours of December 26 they achieved an important victory. Crimea again took place on a large scale**. A 4000-ton ** of the Russian Navy entered the strike range of the Ukrainian army, was attacked and happened**. According to the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Oreshchuk: the large landing ship "Novocherkassk" has been destroyed, hundreds of people are on board. The Russian side said that when the ship was unloading Iranian-made ** ammunition, it was suddenly attacked by the Ukrainian army's "Storm Shadow" cruise missile, which triggered the ** ammunition.
There was a serious ** and ** on the ship, and although the fire was under control, the damage was not small and may not be repaired. This battle exposed the failure of the interception of the S-400 system of the Russian air defense forces, Crimea has always been the key area of the Russian air defense, and a large number of air defense systems are deployed, and the S-400 system has successfully intercepted the missiles of the Ukrainian army in previous operations. This failure requires reflection and an investigation into whether there is an inner ghost. The Ukrainian side has released the latest war report, according to which the Su-24 bomber launched the "Storm Shadow" cruise missile on board from off the coast of Crimea, and launched at least three cruise missiles to strike. The attack caused a strong **, allegedly** powerful.
This battle showed the great combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian Su-24 fighter-bombers, but there is a real problem in it: the problem of the inner ghost!According to relevant statements, the Russian landing ship transporting Iranian ammunition had just arrived and was carrying out unloading work overnight, but it was bombed by the Ukrainian army's missiles "decapitated". The Ukrainian side wants to know the specific time of the ship's arrival and the location of the mooring, but obviously it will not be easy, and this will require additional intelligence support, which is likely to be caused by NATO behind the scenes. Allegedly, the Su-24 launched missiles only to play the role of a thug. NATO received information about the use of landing ships by the Russian army for transport activities and provided it to the Ukrainian side, so that the strike operation received sufficient intelligence support.
To carry out a strike by the Storm Shadow cruise missile, it is necessary to give priority to obtaining the exact coordinates of the target, which is obviously impossible to guess out of thin air. This blow is definitely a victory for Ukraine, and it is also enough to cause cheers from the West. But for Russia, it is a rather humiliating thing. The port of Feodosia is not only a transport port, but also a shipbuilding base with a sea shipyard, where not only multi-type air-cushion landing ships are being built, but also small missile ships of Project 22800. If the Ukrainian side continues to strike at this target, it is likely to inflict considerable losses on the Russian army. The Ukrainian side has already announced the war report this time.
This time, Russia's ** is actually a bit helpless, because the scope of the Black Sea is too small, and the main military ports of the Russian army are all within the strike range of the Ukrainian army. The Russian** was attacked after entering the range of the Ukrainian army, and the ** ship was bombed. This ** was carried with Iranian ammunition, which attracted attention, otherwise it might not have been the target of a missile attack. The Ukrainian offensive is becoming more and more intense. Ukraine has always made strikes on the Crimean peninsula a top priority, and this attack once again confirms this. Ukraine's strike power seems to be getting stronger, and it was able to carry out such a strike, supported by NATO military assistance behind it and an all-night confrontation with Russian anti-aircraft missiles.
Ukraine may not have been able to do this without NATO providing military aid behind the scenes. In fact, many of Ukraine's strikes are backed by NATO. For example, when Ukrainian forces attacked targets in Russia on December 22, they used the UJ-25 Topaz forward-swept suicide drone. This jet-powered drone has a stealth design, which is faster and conducive to breaking through the air defense system of the Russian army. However, this technology is actually borrowed from Western technology, which Ukraine itself does not have. The stealth suicide drone developed by Ukraine is a case in point. Even if the attack on Russia was considered a tactical victory, it did not have much impact in the campaign and was even more insignificant in strategy.
In general, Ukraine remains in a very unfavorable position in terms of the overall strategic situation. On December 25, Ukrainian General Marchenko admitted: "There are no more volunteers in the country who have volunteered to join the army, and human resources are gradually drying up." "At the moment, the number of ** in the Ukrainian army has reached 100 soldiers, but only 20 new recruits can be replenished. It is no secret that Ukraine is no longer capable of launching another offensive, but in order to meet the demands of the West, Ukraine is still preparing for an offensive. According to the Russian side, the Ukrainian army may proceed from the Zaporozhye front line and the eastern bank of the Niper River, approaching the Sea of Azov and the Crimean region.
According to the latest intelligence, the Ukrainian army has assembled 50 battalions in the Zaporozhye direction with at least 235 tanks and more than 1000 infantry fighting vehicles and armored vehicles. However, even with such a large number of troops and equipment, it is almost impossible for the Ukrainian army to break through the defense line in the face of the strong defense system of the Russian army. The current high dependence of the Ukrainian army on drones also reflects its inadequacy in traditional military strength. The current Ukraine is facing huge losses, which are already irreparable. Many combat operations have evolved into "propaganda warfare" and even rely on rumor-mongering to maintain their image. For example, the Ukrainian side claimed to have shot down a Su-34 attack plane on December 24, but according to the Russian side, none of the fighters were shot down.
The outlook for Ukraine has become very bleak. On December 24, Ben Hodges, the former commander of U.S. forces in Europe, said that the big ** launched by the Ukrainian army did not bring hope to people, and the results did not match expectations. Even the United States does not believe that Ukraine can win the war. Worse still, Ukraine's defeat will mean not only its own defeat, but also the defeat of the West. By inciting the Russian-Ukrainian war to consume Russia, the US strategy will also suffer a setback, and it will have to suffer the consequences of backlash in the future.