A video circulating from Yemen shows a series of aerial explosions near a man, who later appears alive and delivers a defiant message to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Eight strikes: According to those sharing the footage, the man was targeted while riding a motorcycle but survived the bombardment.
An enormous price tag: Estimates circulating online place the cost of the aircraft operations and munitions used at between $450,000 and $1.7 million, although these figures have not been independently verified.
Military Analysis:
The footage highlights a striking paradox: air superiority and advanced military technology, regardless of their cost, do not necessarily guarantee success on the battlefield.
Multimillion-dollar fighter jets against a barefoot Yemeni man… and the encounter ends with a message of defiance!
This illustrates one of the fundamental lessons of the war in Yemen:
The ability to destroy is one thing. The ability to break an opponent’s will is something entirely different.