During the shelling of Odesa on March 25, the occupiers used the tactic of a double strike, which is not the first time they have used. First, one missile hit Odesa, and a few minutes later, when the operational services arrived, the next missile hit. This tactic is used in response to the fact that the enemy has no advantages along the combat line.
This was reported by the head of the press center of the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine Natalia Gumenyuk during a telethon, UNN reports .
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The situation remains quite tense, as the enemy is terrorizing along the combat line and trying to hit deeper rear areas. In particular, yesterday's attack on the Odesa region. The missiles hit the city - a recreational area. Residential buildings were damaged, windows were smashed, and people were injured. And 9 people sought medical help. Some had an acute stress reaction, and some were injured by shrapnel. It was not the first time the enemy struck twice at the recreational area of Odesa. One missile struck, a few minutes later, taking into account the arrival of operational services, the next
According to her, the enemy chooses such tactics in response to the fact that it has no advantages along the combat line. She also said that the enemy's use of ballistic missiles, in particular in Odesa, cannot be attributed to a radical new tactic.
This is hardly a radically new tactic. This is an expansion of the enemy's potential, meaning that they are already taking out of their stockpiles what they were obviously holding back for a more critical day. The enemy is trying to inflict maximum damage with ballistic missiles or weapons capable of entering the ballistic trajectory, such as Oniks and Zircon missiles, and prove that air defense does not work
Humeniuk added that the Defense Forces continue to deploy air defense systems and work to ensure that the region's defense is dense and powerful.
The fact that the enemy is now using single point ballistic strikes is a terror tactic that it can "offer" as a substitute for massive missile attacks. The enemy is trying to fill the time when the next massive attacks are being prepared in this way. In addition, we see the powerful work of unmanned reconnaissance from the Black Sea. The enemy is trying to compensate for the absence of the A-50 aircraft in this way and collect information in the following pieces
In addition, according to her, the enemy did not assemble an assault group to conduct an assault in the Krynky area yesterday. "Weather conditions also have an impact here to some extent. There is a storm warning in the south and the sea is stormy, the wind is very strong and there are heavy rains, which is likely to have slightly reduced the enemy's potential," the spokeswoman added.
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Director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise Oleksandr Ruvin previously provided details of the examination of the Zircon missiles used by the enemy to strike Ukraine in February this year.
The 3M22 Zircon missile consists of component parts that are marked with the appropriate markings 3L22, 3B22, etc., i.e. the letter may differ, but the general marking for missiles is 3M22. Several fragments are laser engraved and embossed with the inscription 3L22, which indicates a specific assembly from a specific product. In addition, the bolts on the steering mechanisms are marked with the number 26, which is a feature of Zircon. Other markings on the missile wreckage indicate the date of production of its components - late 2023-2024. This means that the missile was assembled recently. The microelectronics are poorly preserved and practically impossible to analyze due to physical damage. Measures are being taken to determine the composition of metal from fragments of the missile body and thermal insulation materials. Significant fragmentation of the missile makes identification difficult, but we can already say that the weapon does not meet the tactical and technical characteristics declared by the enemy. In the course of further expert investigation, all possible information will be detailed
He added that the missile does not meet the characteristics declared by Russia and does not contain any of the latest technologies.