The Ukrainian armed forces deliver the next major blow against Vladimir Putin's Russian invasion army with Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
Luhansk – Luhansk in the far east of Ukraine has been occupied by Russia since 2014. First, pro-Russian separatists took over the city with its around 400,000 inhabitants, then the regular army of the Moscow regime arrived.
In that city in the region of the same name, the Ukrainian armed forces now claim to have destroyed a Russian command center. A video is circulating on X (formerly Twitter) that shows a tall, large column of smoke over the city. According to
the Kyiv Post,
Storm Shadow and/or Scalp-EG cruise missiles were again used in the Ukraine war.
Luhansk region: Ukraine probably bombs Russian command center in Ukraine war
The information about the attack in the Ukraine War cannot be independently verified. As of Sunday evening (April 14), there was no reaction from Moscow to the Ukrainian report. In recent months, the Ukrainians had repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Russian occupiers with the Storm Shadows and the Scalp-EG, especially in Crimea.
Eastern Front in the Ukraine War: Luhansk is important for Russian supplies
Luhansk is considered an important hub for Russian supplies in eastern Ukraine. The front near Bakhmut is only around 90 kilometers further west. In the past two years, Luhansk has been relatively spared from air raids. To put it into perspective: A Storm Shadow can hit a target very precisely with its infrared sensor and its combat weight of an estimated 1.3 tons. The dual-charge warhead is reportedly capable of penetrating reinforced concrete buildings up to six meters thick.
While the Ukrainians are debating whether to recruit more women to the front because of their own losses in the Ukraine War, they can repeatedly use the Storm Shadows from Great Britain and the Scalp-EG from France to create painful needle pricks against the forces of Kremlin autocrat Vladimir Putin set. Particularly on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea, which was annexed in violation of international law in spring 2014.
Luhansk |
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Resident: |
398,000 (estimated) |
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Luhansk Oblast |
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m confluence of the Luhan and Olkhovka rivers in Donbass |
Storm Shadow and Scalp-EG in the Ukraine War: Heavy losses for Vladimir Putin's Russian troops
On September 18, the Ukrainian Air Force said it destroyed the submarine “Rostov-on-Don” and the landing ship “Minsk” near Crimea in a combined attack with British Storm Shadows and French Scalp-EGs. The Chonhar Bridge in the far northeast of the peninsula has also been bombed with Storm Shadow cruise missiles to disrupt supplies for Russian Crimean troops.
On March 23, the Ukrainians carried out another sensational air strike against Moscow ruler Putin's Black Sea fleet. The military in Kiev said three large Russian warships were hit in a nighttime airstrike on the port city of Sevastopol. These were the landing ships “Yamal” and “Azov” as well as the reconnaissance ship “Iwan Churs”. According to Ukrainian intelligence, one of the cruise missiles is said to have torn a huge hole in the upper deck of the warship “Yamal” during the attack. In addition, three Western Ukrainian cruise missiles struck a Russian communications hub in Sevastopol, which is supposed to be documented in a video on X.
Against Russia's army: Ukrainians rely on Su-24M and the MiG-29 in the Ukrainian war
The Storm Shadows and Scalp-EG can be fired from Ukrainian front-line Su-24M bombers and MiG-29 fighter jets. Before the Russian attack, the Ukrainian air force had
an estimated 12 Su-24Ms in its ranks, according to the English-language magazine
Flight International
. According to the
Global Firepower Index (GFP)
, as of April 14, Ukraine had a total of 40 operational fighter jets to defend against the insidious Russian invasion.
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