우크라이나, 첫 ATACMS 공격의 결과가 공개

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우크라이나가 10월 17일 미국에서도 도입된 ATACMS로 동부 루한스크 인근, 남부 자포리자 지역 베르디한스크의 목표를 타격했네요. 10월 18일 위성사진이 공개됐습니다. 

우크라이나의 주장으로는 군용헬기 9대, 탄약고, 대공미사일 발사대가 제거됐다고 합니다. 탄두는 집속탄을 사용했다고. 

미국은 러시아 영토 내의 표적을 타격하지 않는다는 조건을 달고 20발의 ATACMS를 비밀리에 공급했다고 합니다. 

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/satellite-photos-reveal-atacms-attacks-on-russian-airbases

Satellite photos reveal aftermath of ATACMS attack on Russian airbases

BYEMILIA STANKEVICIUTE

2023-10-19

2 MINUTE READ

Credit: US Department of Defense

Ukrainian forces have used US-supplied Army Tactical Missile System missiles, or ATACMS, for the first time in a large-scale assault against Russian-occupied territories. 

The strikes on October 17, 2023, targeted two airbases. One near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine and the other in Berdiansk in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, both of which are under Russian control​. 

The aftermath of the attack was clearly depicted in satellite photos released on October 18, 2023.  

The photographs, which were distributed by Schemes, a project from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s, (RF/ERL’s) Ukrainian service and Planet Labs, showed destroyed runways and the burnt ruins of where Russian helicopters had formerly been stored. 

Схем이 베르디얀스크 공항의 여파를 보여주는 위성 이미지를 공개했습니다. 어제 ATACMS 공격으로 인해 최소 6대의 헬리콥터가 눈에 띄게 손상/파손된 것으로 보입니다. pic.twitter.com/HjV0gVJ0lx

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The strikes resulted in the elimination of nine Russian military he licopters, an ammo depot, and an air defense missile launcher, with heavy losses inflicted on Russian forces. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude towards the United States, stating that the missiles had “proven themselves” during the attack. 

“Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented. And they are being implemented very accurately,” Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram channel on October 17, 2023. 

US support came in response to Kyiv’s repeated requests for ATACMS with the promise that the missiles would not be used within Russian territory. On October 18, 2023, it was revealed that the US had secretly supplied Ukraine with 20 ATACMS in order to avoid alerting Russian soldiers to their location.  

“The debut test drive of the missiles alone resulted in the loss of about a dozen Russian helicopters and an ammunition depot,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on X, (formerly known as Twitter) on October 19, 2023.  

“Long-range missiles save lives. Literally. They allow us to destroy the logistics of the occupation forces with surgical precision and alleviate the situation on the front line. The more long-range missiles of various modifications the Armed Forces have, the fewer shells will hit Ukrainian defenders and cities. The more people will return home alive,” Podolyak continued.  

The ATACMS is a long-range guided missile developed by the US, capable of hitting targets up to 300 kilometers away depending on the variant. Ukraine has an earlier version of the ATACMS, with a range of up to 165 kilometers. 

They are designed to be launched from Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) and are utilized to neutralize or destroy key targets like enemy installations, assembly areas, and equipment, significantly impacting the adversaries’ capabilities on the battlefield. 

Equipped with a GPS/INS (Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System) guidance system, the ATACMS missile provides precision strike capabilities.  

Ukraine employed cluster bomblets rather than a single warhead to hit targets in Berdiansk, on the Azov Sea coast, and in the seized eastern Luhansk province. 

Cluster munitions have the ability to disperse bomblets over a large area, effectively targeting personnel, light vehicles, and other military assets.  

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부서진 헬리콥터들이 Ka-52들이면 러시아군에서 상당한 타격이겠네요.

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전선 근처이니 공격헬기들일 가능성도 높겠네요.