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A S-35 intercepts a US reconnaissance aircraft in one night

Over the Black Sea, a US P-8A maritime reconnaissance aircraft is searching for the position and equipment of Russian forces on the southern front of the Ukraine-Russia battlefield, as well as electronic signals.

Guided by the US P-8A reconnaissance aircraft, Ukrainian drones attacked a Russian "Molniya-M" class missile frigate. The Special Forces of the Ukrainian Security Service, on August 28, launched drone attacks against the Russian S-400 air defense system in the Crimea region, with one of them precisely destroying the 91N6E radar system that accompanies the S-400 air defense missile system.

Since the start of the Ukraine-Russia war, about 90% of the losses of Russian S-300/S-350/S-400 air defense missiles have occurred on the southern front of the Ukraine-Russia battlefield, especially on the Crimean Peninsula.

The main reason is that NATO reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft have entered the Black Sea in large numbers for reconnaissance. In recent days, there have been American Air Force RQ-4B unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, American Navy P-8A maritime reconnaissance aircraft, and French E-3F early warning aircraft flying over the Black Sea, searching for target information on the southern front of the Ukraine-Russia battlefield.

Therefore, intercepting and blocking the monitoring and search operations of NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea is a crucial task for Russia. The US P-8A reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Black Sea is equipped with the AN/APS-154 advanced airborne sensor developed by Raytheon Company of the United States.

This means that the US uses mission pods to hang radar at high altitudes, expanding the search range from above. This active phased array radar is specifically designed for coastal area searches. Additionally, the synthetic aperture system can detect and track ground and sea mobile targets at night and in adverse weather conditions.

It then transmits high-resolution images and coordinate information to Ukrainian drones and missile forces for strikes. This time, the Russian Su-35S fighter successfully intercepted the P-8A reconnaissance aircraft, protecting Russian military objectives in the southern front of Kherson.

This is not just a battlefield for aircraft interception and confrontation. The Russian Su-35 fighter rapidly dived towards the US P-8A reconnaissance aircraft. It began to launch electronic interference flares above the US reconnaissance aircraft. This is also an electromagnetic hunt; not only to drive away the US reconnaissance aircraft, but also to interfere with its radar system.

When US military aircraft pose a threat to the Russian border or Russian bases, Russia is willing to confront it directly. Preventing the transmission of information about Russian ground forces to the Ukrainians by US reconnaissance aircraft.

The fierce confrontation continues on the Red Army City battlefield. The Ukrainians have even begun a counterattack on the crucial New Economics Town, with small groups of Ukrainian突击队 (assault teams) currently penetrating into the New Economics Town. After the Ukrainian army launched a counterattack in the direction of Malinovka and Mirnoye, the areas south of the New Economics Town remain in a "gray zone."

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Azov Battalion surrounds a Russian Motorized Rifle Unit

In the north of Red Army City, the Russians are surrounding the Ukrainians, while the Ukrainians are also trying every way to surround the Russians, resulting in a mutual encirclement situation. The Azov 1st Regiment's 12th Battalion's 2nd Company is crossing a 2-kilometer section of the New Shakhov-Shakhov highway.

In Kucheryavy, a Russian motorized rifle unit was surrounded, with approximately 100-200 elite light infantry and drone units penetrating inside.

At around midnight today, the Russians defeated a larger-scale counterattack by the Azov Battalion, with drones destroying two US-made armored vehicles, one Humvee, and one armed pickup truck of the Azov Battalion. The Russian security agencies stated that on the front lines, the Ukrainian counterattack forces suffered serious losses, with 90% of their members listed as missing or killed.

Now, the Russians are not in a hurry to rescue the encircled motorized rifle troops, but continue to conduct infiltration attacks around the area. In the past 48 hours, the Russians have managed to regain some positions within Leonovka and have started attacking the northern warehouse of Udachnoye.

The battle for Red Army City has been an extremely arduous attack route. The long industrial history of the Donbas region and the Soviet Union's focus on development here have made each city a strong fortress during the war. After eight years of repeated reinforcement and upgrades by Ukraine, the entire region has become a deep-coverage fortress position.

In fact, Red Army City is only 35 kilometers away from the Russian-controlled Donetsk Airport. In late 2014, the Russians and pro-Russian militants began attacking the Donetsk Airport, and after eight months of fighting, they eliminated all 700+ Ukrainian defenders. On January 21, 2015, the Donetsk Airport was controlled by the Russians and pro-Russian militants.

It is this Donetsk Airport that is only 35 kilometers away from the current main battlefield of Red Army City. For the past 10 years, this 35 kilometers has been fought over, and both sides have paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties over these 35 kilometers.

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