"#LONDON, #UnitedKingdom– Lloyd’s of #London underwriters are leading insurers in raising rates and cutting the amount of cover they offer for risks involving #Taiwan as concerns grow over possible military action by #China, industry sources with knowledge of the matter say."
"Since the end of spring, the old Soviet #Su24M bombers in service with the brigade have been equipped with the latest British-French #StormShadow missiles. They are used to hit enemy arsenals and headquarters of Russian troops in the rear, as well as bridges leading to #Crimea." #UkraineWar
Footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment a Ukrainian missile strike hit the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in #Crimea. A Ukrainian military source told the BBC that Friday's attack was carried out using #StormShadow missiles, which are supplied by #Britain and #France. #Ukraine
The blogger, Rybar, said that the missiles were launched from #Su24M aircraft over the #BlackSea. Rybar said air defenses, including a #PantsirS1, had brought down seven missiles, but added that “unfortunately, three #StormShadow missiles reached their target: the landing ship Minsk and the submarine Rostov-on-Don, which were in dry dock, received varying degrees of damage. #Ukraine#Russia
@mina
Richtig. #SunTzu wäre auch deiner Meinung.
Aber: Deutschland wäre damit direkt der "enabler" dieser Schläge--die Drohnen richten ja z.B. in #Moskau bislang nicht viel Schaden an.
Es is Seitens der #Franzosen und #Briten ggf. auch etwas unfair #DE den Schwarzen Peter zuzuschieben:
Sie entwickelten gemeinsam das TAURUS-Pendant #StormShadow/ #Scalp.
Von einer Lieferung dieses Marschflugkörpers durch #UK oder #FR las ich bislang nichts.
1/ Russia is creating new reconnaissance and assault brigades to defeat Ukrainian fortifications in offensive operations. The new units will be equipped with armoured vehicles and trained in close-quarters fighting and the use of drones for reconnaissance. ⬇️
When translated into reality, this means that the current recruits will be in Bakhmut late next week, armed only with a rifle, and when calling for artillery support, just get a dial tone. Their life expectancy will be about 16 weeks. Putin is committing a genocide in Ukraine against Russians. Their commanding General is conducting reconnaissance in hell, thanks to adept Ukrainian use of the #StormShadow. #Ukraine
Russian channel Rybar assessed the morning strike in Crimea.
"UAVs took off from Kryvy Rih, reached Odesa via Mykolaiv region, and there diverted to Crimea in order to confuse Russian air defense.
In parallel with this, four Storm Shadow cruise missiles were launched by Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. Three aimed at a warehouse with ammunition in the vicinity of Vil'ne (Vesoloye airstrip) and one at a repair base near Novostepove. All four hit the target."
Given how much there has been talk about russian GPS jamming being successful in hurting #HIMARS accuracy, I wonder if #StormShadow isn't the perfect weapon for Ukraine today. Yes, it requires a plane to launch, but terrain map navigation and IR camera final targeting make it invulnerable to GPS error. #ATACMS on the other hand is GPS + inertial.
premessa fondamentale: ognuno di noi può avere le proprie opinioni legittime sull'invio di armi all'#Ucraina e questo thread NON entra nel merito delle opinioni. E' un'analisi del vergognoso trattamento da sudditi che subiamo noi cittadini italiani sulla guerra in #Ucraina
ieri abbiamo scoperto SOLO ed ESCLUSIVAMENTE grazie alle affermazioni del ministro della Difesa del Regno Unito che il nostro paese ha fornito/fornisce/fornirà missili a lungo raggio #StormShadow all'#Ucraina
Ukrainian Forces destroyed the Russian Headquarters in Melitopol this morning.
This is footage of the missle en route, I would go out and put high confidence ID this as StormShadow/ScalpEG.
When Russian #FSB used #Novichok nerve agent on #UK 🇬🇧, territory in #Salisbury 2018 to target #Putin's opponents living in Britain, they just basically laughed at 🇬🇧 protests.
🔴 Overnight, #French and #British#StormShadow missiles in the hands of well practiced Ukrainians rained over Russian Crimea destroying a variety of Russian garbage.
Here is a long thread about conventional missile fuzes. It explains why Taurus offers a qualitative edge over Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG when engaging certain targets, and why it’s one of the most advanced conventional weapons currently in the arsenals of Western states.