On January 5, the Ura.ru website reported that the Russian military has increased the use of "decoy" missiles to fool the US-made Stinger man-portable air defense missile system (MANPADS).
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| Russian Ka-52 helicopter. (Source: WP tech) |
A soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) said that fake Russian missiles were fired from both planes and helicopters.
According to this Ukrainian soldier, such decoys have a temperature much higher than that of the rocket engine, so they can fool MANPADS systems.
The soldier said the Ukrainian military had heard about such decoy missiles a month ago, but had only now seen them in action on the battlefield.
On the same day, TASS quoted information from the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the crew of the country's Ka-52 helicopters launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian control center and armored vehicles in the Donetsk region during a special military operation.
A Ka-52 pilot codenamed Talant said: "A group of Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 attack helicopters carried out an airstrike on the enemy platoon's stronghold to accelerate the advance of the ground troops."
The Ka-52 is a two-seat multi-purpose combat helicopter, capable of performing reconnaissance missions, as well as attacking mobile and fixed enemy targets such as fortifications, armored vehicles, infantry and even aircraft at low altitudes.
Also on January 5, in a statement on the Telegram page, the ministry said that Russia's air defense system "destroyed and intercepted" 36 Ukrainian UAVs over Crimea, a peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014 and Kiev has repeatedly vowed to take back.
The latest moves come as Russia steps up its campaign in Ukraine while Kiev also steps up attacks on Russia and occupied areas.
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