On March 3, 2024, the Russia-Ukraine war entered its 739th day.
The General Staff of Ukraine officially announced yesterday that it shot down one Su-34 again.
A little later, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that they had shot down another Su-34 fighter near Mariupol.
Over the past 14 days, the Ukrainian army has shot down 15 Russian warplanes, including 12 Su-34s, which is more than the Russian Air Force received in 2022 (10) or 2023 (6).
Today, the Russian Air Force has about 80 Su-34s in combat condition. Almost all of them are used to carry KABs for attacks. As of the daytime of March 1, the Russian army has deployed a total of 60 Su-34s in Ukraine, and at this pace, they will all be exhausted within two months?
This will mean that the Russian Aerospace Forces are headed for the same fate as the Black Sea Fleet.
Back to the battlefield.
On the Avdiivka front, the Russian army issued a **, announcing the capture of Torenk.
In addition, Orlivka has also fallen into the hands of the Russian army.
This result is actually expected, and I have already made it in my previous battle report.
As things stand, the next line of defense of the Ukrainian army may be located in the next group of settlements:
Novobakhmutivka-Mezhove-Karlivka line.
Over the past few days, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Syrsky, has been on the Avdiivka front and has made personnel adjustments. A number of commanders who could not control the situation were removed from their posts.
The 54th, 25th, and 47th Brigades were praised by the Western Commander.
Among them, the 47th Brigade yesterday used attack drones to cooperate with Bradley and fought a beautiful counterattack in the village of Bertic, and the harvest was good.
On the Marinka front, the Ukrainian army once again repelled the Russian offensive in Novomykhailiivka, destroying 4 infantry fighting vehicles and 1 tank.
On the Robertini front, the attacks of the Russian army to the west and south of the settlements were broken up and suffered considerable losses.
Russia had previously invaded the suburbs of Robertini, but now not only have they all been driven out, but also recovered large areas of previously lost territory by the Ukrainian army.
According to the latest information, units of the Ukrainian 128th Mountain Division, the 5th Tank Brigade and the 116th Mechanized Brigade moved to this front, which is an important reason why the Ukrainian army was able to stabilize the situation.
Yesterday's results announced by the General Staff of Ukraine.
Let's take a look at the other news.
Poland, Sweden and Germany were seriously attacked by Russian electronic warfare systems.
French fighters intercepted Russian fighters in a row.
Yesterday, two French Mirage 2000 fighters scrambled into the air to intercept two Russian Su-30M fighters near the Baltic littoral states. Immediately afterwards, French aircraft also intercepted a Russian An-72 in international airspace north of Poland.
Friction in the Baltic region is becoming more frequent.
The Ukrainian Mi-8*** has been modified to use an American 70-mm Hydra 70 non-propelled gun, firing from a nose-up position.
Ukrainian-made ** naval drones are launched with a range of up to 950 kilometers and are capable of withstanding waves up to 150 centimeters high.
In addition, they have increased the size of the warhead, capable of carrying explosives weighing about 860 kg.
According to the German newspaper Die Welt, a half-hour recording of the meeting was circulating on Russian social networks. The recording, released by Margarita Simonyan, head of Russia Today TV, recorded a discussion held on February 19 between Luftwaffe Director Ingo Gerhards and three officers from his unit using Webex** conference software about the possible transfer of the Taurus long-range cruise missile and its use to target the Kerch Strait Bridge between mainland Russia and Crimea.
In addition, the meeting discussed whether Ukraine could use the system without the participation of Germans, and concluded that it would be feasible if a number of logistical and technical conditions were met.
German Chancellor Scholz and the German Ministry of Defense separately confirmed the authenticity of the recording. Germany is now tracking down how Russia achieved such a high level of wiretapping. It is estimated that the Russians have eavesdropped on more than that, and it will be interesting to see what information they will slowly release later. This should also be part of Russia's information threat war against Europe.
Yesterday my judgment that Navalny died of natural causes caused some controversy, but I still stand by my opinion.
The reason is very simple, it is very illogical for his enemy to kill a person who is completely under control and cannot form an immediate threat to him.
Some readers say they are antilogical, and I disagree.
Only those who know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages can climb to the top of the tower, and it is actually those who remain at the bottom of the tower that are counterlogical.
Finally, I would like to conclude today's battle report with a farewell message written to him by Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalna:
Thank you for giving me 26 years of absolute happiness!
Even when you've been in prison for three years, you've been thinking about me and making me laugh, and you're so optimistic at all times.
I don't know how I would live without you, but I'll do my best to let you see everything I've done under the Nine Springs.
Your departure is the beginning, not the end, of Russia's rebirth!
Love you forever, rest in peace! ”