may be due to the "natural fear" of Russia. The Baltic Three Kingdoms and the adjacent Polish remained extremely vigilant about the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. In order to offset the Russian army's combat power advantages, the above-mentioned countries began to export weapons to Ukraine at any cost, and one of the air defense missiles called "Lightning" was particularly eye-catching.
Reference information quoted an article published by France's Le Figaro entitled "Polish "Lightning" portable air defense missiles performed well in the Russian army's Mi-35 and Su-34." The article stated that compared with the "Sthorn" portable air defense missiles provided by the United States to the Ukrainian army, Poland's "lightning" is better and can better attack Russian fighter jets.
Thanks to the late development and installation time, "Lightning" combines cutting-edge technology. The missile launch device is equipped with a thermal sight, which can be tracked by extreme restrictions such as night or rain and fog. At the same time, the launch distance of the "Lightning" air defense missile is relatively redundant, and it is generally believed that it can track any target within a range of 6,500 meters. If necessary, the shooter can even turn on the safety device in advance and attack ultra-low-altitude targets within 100 meters.
At present, it is known that in addition to the Polish army's own use, the United States will also purchase some "lightning" missiles. Considering that Poland and Ukraine are bounded on land, this means that it is easy to obtain this type of missile and corresponding technology in terms of Kiev . Previously, more than one Russian Aerospace Force Su-34 fighter bomber was shot down, which is very likely to be the result of "lightning".
In order to guard against ubiquitous threats, Russian fighter jets were forced to abandon low-altitude flight mode to a considerable extent and instead dropped bomb from medium and high altitudes. However, due to the increase in height, the hit accuracy of traditional unguided bombs has decreased significantly, and the Russian army's arsenal lacks sufficient precisely guided munitions, so the intensity and efficiency of air strikes have decreased.
From a certain perspective, Poland's output of the latest "lightning" air defense missile to Ukraine has actually undermined the political principle of "relative neutrality" of NATO . Once the war situation expands, or if the Russian side strikes quickly and strikes against Ukraine's arms warehouses or weapons transportation lines abroad, the situation in Europe is likely to be uncontrollable.
On the one hand, the United States and Europe are hoping to mediate the situation and let Russia withdraw its troops, but on the other hand, they are constantly raising fire. This contradictory approach can only undermine the basis of bilateral trust and cause the situation to escalate sharply. This may indicate that the contradiction between the West and Russia is irreconcilable, and the two sides are on the verge of breaking.
Of course, Poland's radical practices do not represent NATO as a whole. In other words, even if Poland is retaliated against by Russia in the future, from the perspective of preserving its strength, the NATO countries have reasons to draw a clear line between Warsaw . Poland is committing suicide, and NATO can pretend to turn a blind eye, but Russia is by no means easy to mess with. I believe that the "fighting nation" will inevitably have corresponding countermeasures, let's wait and see.
