IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES – In a month of fighting, several weapons have established themselves as the centerpieces of the Russian and Ukrainian systems. Becoming, for some, targets to be shot down first.
Armored vehicles smoking and charred on the sides, a helicopter shot down by a missile arriving in its face, prisoners looking bewildered… On both sides of the front, the war of images is raging. The destruction of military equipment makes it possible to imagine the violence of the fighting, but also to better understand their tactical use by each side. After a month of fighting Le Figaro has identified ten weapons emblematic of the conflict.
Sukhoi Su-34 tactical bomber
At dawn on February 24, Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Before the tanks penetrate the territory, its planes bombard the Ukrainian air force and its anti-aircraft defenses. At the forefront of these bombardments, the Su-34. This versatile aircraft, the first examples of which were delivered in 2011, can alternate between bombing military targets, air support for a ground attack and deep attacks on the rear of the enemy. Already deployed in Syria, it would have used modern weapons like…
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