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Ukraine tests its first ballistic missile, Zelensky says (kyivindependent.com)
submitted 10 months ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 39 points 10 months ago

Great news. The more locally produced arms that can be used without restrictions the better.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The great thing about fighting a petrostate is all the infrastructure critical to their economy is very big, very easy to find, and very flammable.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Dont forget labor intensive to repair, if it can be repaired at all under the current sanctions.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Tthe tochka-u is a ballistic missile Ukraine has (although perhaps all of them are used up) but the article clarifies that this would be the first domestic-made Ukrainian ballistic missile.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tthe tochka-u is a ballistic missile Ukraine has

Also, ATACMS.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They can't use it inside internationally recognized Russian borders without a case by case exemption.

[–] gbwust@mastodon.social 4 points 10 months ago

@LaFinlandia why not test and see if you can hit the kremlin?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If they get these things going and they have a good range then Russia will have even more supply problems. I know the public reason is to attack the airfields with the bombers but the real gain is in pushing Russian logistics even further back.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but it's not as if they are short on legitimate targets to select from. And Russia needs to protect them all. Oil infra, steel production, weapons manufacturing, rail control nodes, and probably a long list of critical supply companies to these sectors. If you can choke off supplies before they become supplies.. you are playing a longer game, but a more costly and devastating one at that.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The thing about hitting the factories is you need to be able to hit most or all of the factories for a specific item. And Russia moved a lot of industry out of the Western area in world war 2. I don't know how much is still out that way but it's probably enough to limp along. And annihilating supplies in the supply dump forces a greater strain on the whole system simply because they need more trucks. By blowing up trucks and supply depots you can freeze entire divisions in place.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or key bottlenecks, like with the refinery crackers

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Oh don't say that, it makes me so excited. Almost as excited as I would be to hear they got Putin.