Ukraine War Update EXTRA: Hawks, Radars, Spare Parts, & Making Music
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"The bottom line up front is Ukraine is running out of the five V-55 missiles for the S-300, SA-10, Grumble batteries and cannot make more. Ukraine desperately needs 20 more SAM batteries to protect its power and other civil infrastructure from further cruise missile strikes by Russia."
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Jonathan introduces the video as a Ukraine War Update extra, providing added tidbits and nuggets to better understand the conflict in Ukraine.
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Tupolev Drone and Russian Air Defenses
- Jonathan discusses threads by Trent Telenko about the Tupolev drone (TU141) used by Ukraine to hit the Engels airbase in Russia twice
- Telenko explains that a slow, low-flying drone with digital maps and satellite navigation can maneuver through integrated air defenses by flying between known military radar locations
- Russians may have removed radar systems from Russia to occupied Ukrainian territories, creating gaps in their air defense coverage
Ukraine's S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Systems
- Ukraine is running out of missiles for their S-300 surface-to-air missile defense systems and cannot produce more
- Western efforts to replace these systems have been inadequate so far, with only around 9 SAM batteries provided by various countries
- Ukraine needs 20+ batteries of NASAMs, IRST, and Patriot systems to fully recapitalize their air defenses
- The MIM-23I Hawk system from the 1990s could be used as a stopgap to protect against low-flying cruise missiles and older Russian jets
- Trent Telenko calls for the Biden administration to gather hundreds or thousands of Hawk missiles from NATO and US-allied nations to transfer to Ukraine, covering the country's power grid and civilian infrastructure
Russian Trophy Equipment and Spare Parts
- Much of the Russian equipment captured by Ukraine is idle due to a lack of spare parts
- Constant power outages in Ukraine make repairs extremely difficult
- NATO allies have set up repair facilities in Poland and Lithuania to assist Ukraine
- Russia has an advantage with a large stock of mothballed equipment they can cannibalize for spare parts
Wrap up
- The video ends with a musical performance by the Shockshow Orchestra, playing a Ukrainian carol using guns and a xylophone/glockenspiel to maintain morale
- Jonathan thanks viewers for their support and encourages them to check out his other video on the current situation in Bakhmut
- He also mentions the UA Supporter website (uasupporter.com/ATP) where people can purchase items to show support for Ukraine
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