Ukraine and Russia launched a fierce firepower confrontation in the border area, and both sides used various ** equipment to carry out heavy strikes on cities and infrastructure in each other's territory, causing a large number of human ** and property losses. This is the culmination of the conflict between the two sides since the Ukraine crisis in 2014 and a serious threat to peace and security in Europe.
According to reports, on the 29th, Russia used 158 kinds of air strikes**, including cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, etc., to bomb a number of targets in Ukraine, destroying some bridges, power stations, airports and other important facilities. Ukraine retaliated by firing the submunitions of the "Alder" multiple rocket launchers, counterattacking the Russian city of Belgorod, blowing up some civilian buildings, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100 people, totaling more than 130 people.
The firepower confrontation between the two sides this time showed the offensive and retaliatory capabilities of both sides, and also exposed the deficiencies of the defensive capabilities of both sides. On the ground battlefield, Russia has the advantage, but on the air battlefield, Russia's interception capabilities against Ukraine's artillery shells, missiles and other small targets are limited, and if Ukraine can enhance its air strike capabilities, then Russia's strike effect will be reduced.
At the moment, the two sides have not made much progress on the ground battlefield, Ukraine has just lost Maryinka, which is the important town they have held for 9 years, but on other fronts, the advance of both sides has not changed much. At present, the main form is firepower confrontation, and both sides are using low-cost, simple-to-operate, and effective equipment to strike at each other's cities and infrastructure, trying to weaken the other's war potential and hit the morale of the other side's people.
At present, Ukraine mainly relies on short-range equipment for strikes, such as rocket artillery, medium and short-range missiles, etc., among which the "Hippocampus" provided by the United States and the "Alder" rockets produced by itself are the main means of attack in Ukraine, which can pose a threat to cities in the border areas of Russia. And Russia uses a variety of ** equipment to strike, including new "Caliber" shells, "Iskander" series, "Dagger" bombs, etc., as well as old X-22 missiles, which are heavy ** in the Soviet era, weighing 58 tons, the speed reaches 2Mach 5 to 3, the warhead weighs 1 ton, the firing range reaches 400 km, and it can inflict heavy damage on various targets. This combination of old and new, fast and slow, and near and far, has put tremendous pressure on important targets in Ukraine.
The firepower confrontation between the two sides, if left unchecked, could escalate into a full-scale war, with disastrous consequences for both sides and neighboring countries. The international community should intervene as soon as possible to promote a ceasefire between the two sides, resume dialogue and seek a peaceful solution. Otherwise, this firepower confrontation in the Ukrainian-Russian border region may become the fuse of a new world war in Europe.