Kherson Airbase attack & fake news from Reuters
1. Although unconfirmed, Ukrainian General Staff informed today that a naval infantry unit conducted a night operation that destroyed some 30 helicopters at Kherson Airbase. Russian forces were dumb enough to land 30 helicopters in the captured airport outside city of Kherson (south coast), without adequate security. It is possible the night raid could've destroyed many of the helos parked on the eastern side of the airbase. We will have to wait for release of images to confirm. In other news, the Russian Navy Project 22160 patrol ship Vasily Bykov was targeted in GRAD shelling in Black Sea.
2. This is the 4th Su-34 shot down. The way the Russian Su-30SMs and Su-34s are being used in the invasion of Ukraine is very different from the doctrine of other Strike Eagle Users (like Isreal, S. Korea or Singapore) — any of ours will come as a complex strike package, supported by jamming (with SEAD missions allocated for certain ingress routes). The Russian Air Force seems to be relying a lot on gravity bombs; in contrast F-15SGs (w sniper pods), supported by Heron 1 UAVs are going do single pass drops of multiple guided munitions (like SDB II, JDAMS, & Paveway II). It seems that the Russian air force been so ineffective despite Russia's supposedly substantial advantage over Ukraine in the air domain.
3. Kremlin's propaganda media Reuters, just deleted this tweet. It promoted a fake video claiming to show Russian armour in "Kyiv region." But no snow in Kyiv region.
4. Filming POWs has long been viewed as contrary to the Geneva Convention. Ukraine’s filming and sharing videos of Russian prisoners of war violates the laws of war. Why are people sharing these videos and photos? The rules apply even against the aggressors. Despite my support for Ukraine in this struggle against the Russian invasion, it is important to flag such potential violations when they occur.
5. Former Korean Navy UDT/SEAL turned YouTube star Ken Rhee says he's gone on a mission to Ukraine to support the country. South Korea has responded to reports that Ken Rhee is on his way to Ukraine by re-iterating its citizens could face up to 1 year in prison if they enter Ukraine without permission.