Ukraine’s air force is depleted but still flying, albeit at low levels to avoid being picked up on radar by Russia’s long-range air defence systems. “They just didn’t do it,” said Justin Bronk, a specialist in airpower at the Royal United Services Institute. Moscow missed the opportunity to destroy Kyiv’s ageing planes after effectively blinding the Ukrainian air force by destroying long range radar and airfields. Washington has sent 300 Javelin anti-tank missiles in recent days, part of a $350 million package designated for Ukraine’s defence. More weapons and aid from the UK are set to follow. Ukrainains have been making good use of 2,000 Anglo-Swedish Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapons sent by Britain. The army has been slowed by Ukrainian forces defending Hostomel airfield, a key Russian objective for day one of the conflict.īritain’s Ministry of Defence latest intelligence assessment said: “The Russian Armed Forces has, for the first time, been forced to acknowledge suffering casualties”. The bulk of Russian forces are still 30km north of Kyiv. Vladimir Putin’s forces have been stalled by ambushes and airstrikes as Ukraine's far inferior army utilises the array of foreign weaponry being channelled into the country from the West. British-made anti-tank weapons, Turkish drones and even commercial satellites have helped Ukraine score a series of unexpected battlefield victories against Russia's massive army.
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