Wow. Honestly kinda surprised they were that vulnerable. Doesn't Russia have any sort of CWIS systems to defend their ground based nuclear bombers and advanced radar command and control aircraft? Seems kinda important, don't you think?

[–] doo@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They were expecting big slow drones that would take hours flying from Ukraine. Instead they got many small ones that took 18 months to arrive but were invisible until the last minute. A surprise zerg rush, when they were expecting and preparing against ultralisks.

(My analogies are very weak today)

[–] f43r05@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Zergling rush with overlord drops. 🤌

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At like the 20 minute mark when all their bases are mined out and they can't rebuild

[–] f43r05@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

And are desperately fighting the zerglings with drones.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They seem to have gotten complacent because they can just move the planes if Ukraine sends long range drones.

[–] doo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, it's a war of many firsts, especially about distance being a form of defence. Moskva was drowned like that too.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Modern day version of raiding Nazi airbases.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pretty much all of their air defense seems to be stationed at the front and around their oil facilities.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

Blowing up an oil facility on at least a weekly basis for the past year will definitely do that. Like a boxer going for a hundred consecutive body shots then throwing a haymaker at the face.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 12 points 3 days ago

I'm wondering if the man power drain is affecting them that much.