Russia is losing another „backbone”: the Su-25. Fighter jets play a major role in the Ukraine war – on both sides.
Khortytsiya – “Another enemy Su-25 fighter jet is burning in the Ukrainian steppes of Donbass,” the message says triumphantly. Ukrainian News Agency ocrinform It was reported that their air defenses appeared to have taken another hit Vladimir Putin The flying fleet has landed.
A Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft is said to have been hit and destroyed by a shell from an anti-aircraft gun. However, in the video cited as evidence from the island of Khortytsya near Zaporizhia, a huge gunshot is heard, accompanied by smoke as if coming from the mouth. Accordingly, it is possible Russia the Ukraine war In fact it costs another fighter jet.
So far, about 100 Russian combat aircraft are said to be out of service, according to various media consensus estimates. A disaster for Putin’s invading army: “You can twist and turn it as you like: the Sukhoi Su-25 is the epitome of an attack aircraft,” the magazine wrote Trip review. Accordingly, ground attack aircraft are participating from both sides. The Su-25 may form the backbone of the ground “special operation,” according to the Russian news agency TASS He proposed in May last year. Russian arms manufacturer Rostec then began planning to increase its combat value by further developing the aircraft’s armament – even though the basic model is already more than 40 years old.
The classic car „reloaded”: Belarus plans to relaunch the „backbone” of Putin.
“It is worth noting that the effectiveness of the latest modification of the Su-25SM3 has increased significantly; The aircraft can also use high-precision weapons. “We will continue to improve this machine taking into account the experience in the North-West,” said Vladimir Artyakov. TASS. The Deputy Director General of Rostec confirmed that the aircraft was designed to support ground units and destroy objects with pre-determined coordinates and in any weather, referring – at that time a year after the attack – to the experience of battles in Ukraine. .
He added: „The image of the flying tank will not disappear from the sky any time soon, even in the absence of suitable alternatives.”
In addition to massive onboard guns and unguided missiles, the standard armament of attack aircraft now consists primarily of glide bombs, which are currently causing enormous problems for Ukraine – including the Russian attack on Kharkiv. The SU-25 is said to be capable of carrying KAB-500 and KAB-1500 glide bombs. In this regard, current developments on the Ukrainian battlefield also worry NATO. Not only is Russia planning to modernize models that entered service in 1981, but planning for a new model of this type actually began after the first year of the war.
The Belarusian President has been a diligent partner Alexander Lukashenko He explained: “As the government told me, they are ready to produce the Su-25, which has proven itself in Ukraine, as a fighter aircraft, a workhorse. “We are even ready to produce it in Belarus if the Russian Federation provides a little technological support.” Belta. What is striking is that Belarus has never built aircraft.
„Frogfoot” on both sides: Ukraine also used the plane – against Luhansk
„Frogfoot” is the name of the aircraft in NATO language a star Shortly after the war began, he had praised it as „obsolete but almost indestructible”. However, this adulation seems misplaced: depending on the source, Russia is said to have already lost as many as 31 of its “pillars of action,” while Ukraine lost an estimated 19, although technical flaws may also have played a role in addition to The alleged shootings. For example, North Macedonia gave Ukraine four flightless Sukhoi 25s – perhaps only for dismantling. According to the statistics website oryx Ukraine also seized 14 Su-25 aircraft from Bulgaria; It has been purchased for Ukraine by other NATO partners
During the early conflicts over the annexation of Crimea, Ukraine reportedly used a Su-25 against the city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, held by pro-Russian separatists – where eight civilians were killed by unguided rocket fire and large shells. Caliber ammunition: “The bloodbath came suddenly and unexpectedly. It happened in the center of the city, in a building adjacent to a green square where civilians were walking and working. Eight people were killed, five women and three men, the Luhansk People’s Republic announced. Authorities in Kiev reported Same number CNN I mentioned. „Frog’s feet” are said to have played the main role.
Prelude to escalation: Russia shot down the Ukrainian Su-25 plane ten years ago
It appeared to be a prelude to what would escalate ten years later: “This is believed to be the first time civilians have been killed or injured in a Ukrainian air force attack since pro-Russian groups began attacking buildings in Ukraine more than two months ago.” To occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. CNN tracking. The US news station asked a ballistics expert to identify the size and pattern of the bullet holes as 30mm munitions, “which is part of the standard equipment of the Su-25 and Su-27 ground attack aircraft – both Ukrainian fighter jets.” CNN executed.
The Su-25 was also the first fast-flying fighter jet lost by the Ukrainian Air Force to Russian fire, with the incident dating back to July 16, 2014, according to the blog. Airhead fly Documented. Airhead fly It lists five other Ukrainian Su-25 kills in 2014 alone. The blog assumed a total Ukrainian stock of 36 such devices in 2014. According to the database FlightGlobalRussia will have 176 Su-25s in 2024. Other sources talk about up to 200 machines of various modifications.
Putin’s clumsy technology: map navigation, vision, and sticky chips
Reported in 2017 Defense and Security Monitor About Russian announcements to stop production of this type completely. The aircraft has been in service since 1981 with approximately 1,000 units – its first flight took place in the mid-1970s. The machines seem to be working Imitation of simple but almost indestructible Russian military technology He continued how a star– Author Gernot Kramber says: “Russian planes became famous when it became known that pilots had to carry out their missions without a navigation system, and had to fly to their destinations according to maps and vision. They were only able to obtain civilian external navigation systems through crowdfunding at home. Which was then attached to the cockpit with an adhesive film.
Ukraine’s gun-based anti-aircraft defense system is also largely outdated; The weapons come mainly from Soviet Army stocks. In addition, Ukraine is still firing from German and British tubes. For example, Ukraine uses the SU-23 23 mm anti-aircraft gun and the S-60 57 mm anti-aircraft gun, both of which are Russian-made. The KDG fixed gun cannon as well as the mainly truck-powered cannon come from Germany SKYNEX System; Both come from Rheinmetall. the United kingdom The Terrahawk Paladin fixed system was recently delivered.
the cable– The video of the alleged plane shooting down shows a group of branches through which the plane can be seen hurtling, crossing a wide area – in this regard, the anti-aircraft gun was supposed to be a cut-down model hidden under a tree; This means: Vladimir Putin may have been beaten with his own weapons. Trip reviewEditor Patrick Zwerger had predicted a heavenly future for the type in the Russian army: “The image of the 'flying tank’ will not disappear from the sky any time soon – even in the absence of suitable alternatives.”
The West tightens sanctions on the Russian economy. Central sources of income are at risk of extinction. How long will Putin last?
MOSCOW – It seemed paradoxical: Russia’s economy is clearly thriving – despite sanctions, because Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have used successful evasion tactics. However, a closer look shows that the more time passes, the more difficult the situation becomes for Putin. The economic improvement brought about by the war will only last for a short time, while the sanctions imposed by the West become more effective and specifically attack the weaknesses of the Russian economy.
Sanctions have hit the Russian economy, and liquefied natural gas has come into focus for the first time
The most recent example shows how the West does it Sanctions against the Russian economy Expanding more and more. The European Union has imposed measures against Russia affecting Russian liquefied natural gas for the first time. This does not mean a ban on importing Russian liquefied natural gas, but its transfer from one ship to another within the European Union is prohibited. The result: Russian cargo ships have to make detours to transport LNG, which lengthens delivery times and could limit export volumes. As Svetlana Ikonnikova, professor of resource economics at the Technical University of Munich, explained in an interview with IBN.media
If Russia is able to ship less and slower volumes of LNG due to LNG sanctions, that could also have an impact on profits in its LNG business. Economist Alexandra Prokopenko said in an interview with The Sun newspaper, “The European Union and the United States are learning how to impose sanctions and, above all, how to apply them.” tv n. Prokopenko was a former advisor to the Russian Central Bank. The fourteenth sanctions package is not a magic solution – “But it is definitely tightening the screws,” Prokopenko said, referring to the gas company Novatek, which leads Russian liquefied natural gas projects.
Sanctions could then lead to Putin losing important sources of income in the long term. Russian energy giant Gazprom had already admitted huge losses in May 2024 due to a sharp decline in export volumes. In 2021, Gazprom exported more than 174 billion cubic meters of natural gas to European countries. But in 2023, Gazprom’s shipments of natural gas to Europe amounted to only 28.3 billion cubic meters, according to the news agency’s calculations. Reuters Offer (as of January 2024).
Oil sector profits also decreased due to Western sanctions. Until now, Putin has been using his shadow fleets to circumvent the oil embargo. The European Union can now impose sanctions on the fictitious fleet Sovcomflot in order to limit Russia’s financial options in the Ukraine war, a document showed. It was in the beginning Bloomberg Received on Tuesday (June 11, 2024) and referred to the document. This would eliminate another opportunity for Putin to finance the war.
The sanctions restrict the sources of financing for the Russian economy
The West has also long been trying to use the SWIFT system as a means of putting pressure on the Russian economy. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system is used by more than 11,000 banks and financial institutions in more than 200 countries and is therefore important for global money flow. The USA and the European Union excluded important Russian banks from the payment system as a punitive measure after the outbreak of the Ukrainian war.
Banks excluded from Swift cannot receive foreign currency (since a foreign currency transfer between two banks is generally treated as a foreign transfer involving a foreign intermediary bank) or transfer assets abroad. While it would be possible to process international transactions without SWIFT, this process would be expensive, complex and require mutual trust between financial institutions.
Sanctions against the Russian economy: consumption is booming
The consequences of sanctions have also become more apparent among the Russian people. Inflation remains a persistent problem, forcing the Russian central bank to keep key interest rates at 16 percent. „If you have a healthy and growing economy, you don’t need a double-digit key interest rate,” Prokopenko said in an interview with the magazine. Mirror. Despite high inflation, consumption among the Russian population is booming – also because wages are clearly rising. “Russians are consuming as if it were their last day on Earth,” Prokopenko told reporters. tv n. (Buhi)
Is France facing civil war? President Emmanuel Macron is claiming no less just a week before the first round of parliamentary elections. Both the National Rally (RN) and the left-wing party La France insoumise (LFI) will lead to chaos, Macron said Monday on the „Generation Do It Yourself” radio program. He warned against „the political programs of both parties.”
On the one hand, the National Front divides society on security issues by assigning people either religion or origin. On the other hand, the “Proud France” movement spreads “a form of sectarianism.” Macron said both lead to “civil war.”
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Macron is facing criticism from his camp
The head of state’s statements were criticized from both the left and the right. Outgoing National Rally Party MP Edwige Diaz criticized the “irresponsible statements”: “Emmanuel Macron is ready to say any nonsense, spread fake news, and try to save what he can from his camp. His comments show how nervous he is and that he is losing his balance.”
Jean-Luc Mélenchon of La France insoumise accused Macron of „always there to incite.” Communist Ian Brusatte accused the president of being the one who has been causing chaos in the country for seven years: “I remind you that the yellow vests appeared in the first five years of Emmanuel Macron’s term in office. Today we have a country in ruins, with growing inequality. “This is the result of Emmanuel Macron’s policies.”
Even within his camp, Macron faces criticism. A former Macron minister, who requested to remain anonymous, told the press: “It is unbearable.” „I don’t understand him anymore.” As one outgoing member of the ruling party complained: “Macron is exaggerating, and we are losing our political compass.”
Security expert: „Anything is possible in France”
It looks completely different Well-known security expert Alan Power. He told RMC on Tuesday that there was “in fact a risk of civil war.” There was an enormous amount of anger building up in France, which had “intensified over the past thirty years due to the estrangement between the people and the politicians.”
In two weeks, exactly a year after the unrest following the death of teenager Nahil, violent clashes are expected to occur again – especially if the National Front wins the election. “There have been unrest in France for a thousand years. But right now it is escalating, there are more and more riots on TikTok. They start very quickly and stop quickly. You go from rioting to looting and then you move on,” said Bauer. Since „A few years later I realized that anything is possible in France.”
But Power primarily blames Macron himself for the chaos, saying of the president: “For the first time I see an arsonist surprised that there is a fire.” This actually sparked a civil war in New Caledonia.
In response to the resounding defeat of the Ennahdha Party in the European elections, Macron dissolved the National Assembly and announced new elections for the French House of Representatives in two rounds on June 30 and July 7. In the latest opinion polls, the National Front is leading with 35 percent, followed by the green left electoral alliance, the New Popular Front, with just under 30 percent. The government camp lags behind by about 18 percent.
The Kenyan government plans to increase some taxes. Thousands of people protested in the capital, and some of them stormed the parliament grounds. The situation is currently unclear, and it appears that there are dead and wounded.
During the debate on controversial tax increases, demonstrators stormed the parliament grounds in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Images broadcast on Kenyan television showed several hundred people overcoming police barricades.
ARD correspondent Thelko Glasgen Reports from Nairobi of a “very confusing” situation. The police acted brutally and opened fire on the demonstrators. According to the human rights organization Kenya Human Rights Commission, at least one person was killed. Reuters reported, citing a paramedic, that at least ten were killed and about 50 wounded. This has not been confirmed yet.
Fire in Parliament and City Hall
Protesters set fire to parts of Parliament and Nairobi City Hall, Glasgen reported. Television footage showed broken windows and damage to the parliament building. The deputies are said to have fled.
Chanting, „Ruto must go,” the demonstrators, most of whom were young, demanded the resignation of President William Ruto and effective public administration. The country’s internet service was also widely disrupted during the protests, NetBlocks said, citing real-time network data. Demonstrations and clashes also took place in several other places in the East African country.
higher Cost of living He is afraid
However, Parliament approved the Finance Law. At the time of the raid, the third reading of the controversial tax law was taking place in Parliament. Two-thirds of the representatives voted in favor of it. The law will now be presented to President Ruto for his signature.
Many people fear that the law will increase the cost of living. Among other things, an environmental tax is planned that will increase the prices of hygiene products for women and children. The government has already made some concessions, promising to cancel new taxes on bread, cooking oil, car ownership and financial transactions. But the demonstrators are demanding the complete repeal of the law.
Two people were killed in the last protests
There have already been protests in the past few days in which two people were killed. Civil society groups said members of protest groups who were moved from their homes and workplaces before Tuesday’s demonstrations were missing. Speaker of Parliament Musa Wetangula ordered the Inspector-General of Police to provide information about the people the opposition said were abducted by the police.
Kenyan President William Ruto is not particularly popular among young Kenyans. But the new taxes have also angered many of Ruto’s former voters. Due to rising inflation in the East African country, the already small middle class has shrunk again. Many in Kenya still live in poverty.
Navina Couture, RD Nairobi, Tagischau, June 25, 2024, 3:12 pm
