Russian general and hundreds of North Korean troops ‘killed in first UK-supplied Storm Shadow missile’ strike

November 24, 2024 MeighTimbol News 0
It has been claimed a Putin general has been killed in the attack, Getty
GBN |Published November 24, 2024

A Storm Shadow strike launched last week has reportedly killed around 500 North Korean Troopers and a Russian general.

It has been claimed a Russian general and 18 Putin officers were killed, with a further 18 reportedly wounded.

The toll relates to the November 20 attack by Ukraine, the first to use UK Storm Shadow missiles deep inside Russia.

It was known the pinpoint missiles had hit a Putin command post and military facility, and the strike reportedly killed Lt-Gen Valery Solodchuk, reports The Mirror.

Russian authorities have not confirmed losses which would be grievous to both Russia and North Korea if confirmed, and they are yet to be independently verified.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has already threatened to strike the UK and US with a new ballistic missile, following its use against targets in Ukraine. The threat came after Russia launched a missile strike on the city of Dnipro using a weapon with a range of “several thousand kilometres.”

“In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons on November 21 of this year, the Russian armed forces launched a combined strike on one of the facilities of the Ukrainian defence industry,” Putin said in a televised address.

The Russian leader warned that his country would target military facilities in nations that allow their weapons to be used against Russian targets. The new missile’s range could potentially reach London, with the distance between Moscow and the British capital being approximately 2,500km.

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SOURCE: www.gbnews.com

RELATED: UK intel: Russia fails to secure air superiority 1,000 days into Ukraine war

Over 1,000 days into the war, UAVs dominate strategies, with Ukraine targeting Russian depots and challenging Russia’s strategic defenses.

Russian Airspace Force’s Su-34 fighter-bomber (left) and Su-35 fighter jet (right). Illustrative image: Flickr/Laith Jobran
EUROMAIDAN PRESS | Published November 22, 2024

Russian Airspace Force’s Su-34 fighter-bomber (left) and Su-35 fighter jet (right). Illustrative image: Flickr/Laith Jobran

UK intel: Russia fails to secure air superiority 1,000 days into Ukraine war

In its November 22 intelligence update, the British Defense Ministry says that over 1,000 days into the war, Russia has failed to secure air superiority, relying on SU-34 aircraft as airborne artillery. The war has shifted with increased UAV use, allowing Russia to recover missile stocks and complicate Ukraine’s air defense. Russia continues targeting Ukrainian infrastructure and air bases, with further strikes expected this winter to weaken Ukrainian resolve.

Throughout the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia has struggled to achieve air superiority despite its technological and numerical advantages, with localized gains, such as in Avdiivka, being short-lived. Meanwhile, Ukraine has effectively countered Russian aerial threats through drone warfare, downing key Russian bombers, and anticipates enhanced capabilities with the introduction of Western fighter jets like the F-16.

The ministry wrote:

  • Over 1,000 days into the conflict, Russia’s Aerospace Forces, despite technological and numerical advantage, have failed to gain air superiority over Ukraine. Russia has resorted to using their tactical level aviation — such as SU-34 aircraft — as airborne artillery.
  • The major development which has changed the nature of the conflict has been the use of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Since mid-2024, the number of One Way Attack UAV launches has likely allowed Russia the space and time to recuperate its Long Range Aviation fleet, and their associated Air Launched Cruise Missile and Air Launched Ballistic Missile stocks. Whilst Russia retains the ability to use these assets, the ultimate effect is that the Air Defence picture for Ukraine is increasingly busy, complex, and challenging. With this combination of systems, the Russians have consistently targeted Ukrainian critical national infrastructure (CNI) and air bases. Future strikes against Ukrainian CNI are expected this winter, as Russia attempts to break the will of the Ukrainian people.
  • Ukraine has successfully used UAVs against military targets in Russia. In mid and late September, Ukraine struck four Russian strategic ammunition depots hundreds of kilometers from Ukraine. The total tonnage of ammunition destroyed across the sites represents the largest loss of Russian, and North Korean-supplied, ammunition during the war. The attacks again highlight Russia’s inability to protect strategic military sites from Ukrainian UAV attack.

 

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SOURCE: www.euromaidan.com

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