It would be difficult for Russia to shoot down Ukrainian ballistic missiles, said Anatoly Khrapchinsky, deputy director of a company producing electronic warfare equipment and an Air Force reserve officer.
Russia has a weak air defense system
— It will be difficult for Russia to shoot down Ukrainian ballistics and any ballistics in general. Because most of the air defense systems that could do this were disposed of either in Crimea or on the territory of temporarily occupied Ukraine, — Khrapchinsky noted on the air of the United News telethon.
According to him, Ukraine did not achieve parity in the Russian airspace due to tactical aviation, but it achieved parity due to drones.
“We see that every night certain operations are taking place at production facilities and military facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the expert said.
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He added that Russia now has a significantly weaker air defense system even compared to the beginning of a full-scale invasion.
In addition, the Russian Federation has long relied on the fact that a reliable air defense system is the presence of nuclear weapons.
— As practice has shown, we see strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation against strategic objects, even of the nuclear triad. Therefore, we say that these are Russia's weak points. If we can quickly increase the production capacity of ballistic missiles, then we will be able to deprive the Russians of the opportunity to launch about a thousand weapons against the territory of Ukraine, — he stated.
