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Ukraine Launched Record 8,477 Drones and 26 Flamingo Missiles in One Week, Russia Claims (united24media.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/ukraine@lemmy.world
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Mind you these are LONG RANGE drones, not the small FPV drones that are used at the front and to take out trucks mid range.

If it is true that Ukraine has used 26 Flamingo in just a week, that' way more than experts expected just a few months ago, where they estimated Ukraine would only make about 10 per month, because it's too expensive compared to other options.

Also this is 1200 per day, that's double the 600 missiles for instance Professor Gerdes estimated just a few weeks ago.

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No, Russia doesn't talk about what they don't intercept. 26 flamingo's intercepted, of 30 would be my guess, but that is only a guess and probably wrong.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    If the claim is they launched 26 and all were intercepted, it's not that Russia isn't talking about the ones they didn't intercept, but simply that they are outright lying.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    They are outright lying. We have known that for years. The question is can we make any guess about the truth from their lies? A lye often has some truth just to be appear believable and we can read between the lines to guess.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago

    They are outright lying. We have known that for years.

    Absolutely. It's hard to figure this one out, because on one hand they won't admit Ukraine is stronger than they can handle. But on the other hand they can't hide that it's not going well anymore, and the obvious excuse is that Ukraine made a powerful attack. And making Ukraine look strong, makes it look like the state is protecting the people from a dangerous enemy.

    All we know for sure, is that Ukraine is now attacking into Russia routinely, and they are succeeding. 👍

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