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The Russians are trying to bypass air defense systems and get into critical infrastructure. So far, Ukraine cannot ensure the protection of the sky throughout the territory.
Deputy battalion commander Captain Vladimir Klimin, who works with S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the Kyiv region, told American journalists that Ukraine does not have enough air defense units. Therefore, it is impossible to cover the whole country from missiles and drones.
“There are Russians who are not fools and know how to think, so they try to bypass our air defense systems using terrain or intelligence about where we exist. They also try to defeat us. But if the system sees a target and aims at it, it shoots it down,” Klimin explained.
Need replace old systems
The Washington Post said that the location of Ukraine's air defenses is constantly changing. This is necessary for their better positioning for missile routes that the Russians can use.
Noted that the problem of Ukraine also lies in the fact that most of the air defense systems are Soviet. That is, even according to the best scenario, they are over 30 years old.
NASAMS and the German-provided IRIS-T systems are much more advanced at identifying targets by integrating various sources of radar data and then hitting them. We need to replace our old systems because they won't be able to deal with these threats any time soon. And we are running out of missiles,” said Denys Smazhny, head of training for the anti-aircraft missile forces of Ukraine.
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Air defense systems for Ukraine: latest news
- The head of the OP Andriy Yermak said that Israel can provide Ukraine with a system early warning of missile attacks.
- Air defense systems worked effectively on October 19 in the Chernihiv region and shot down 2 missiles.
- Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat said that in Ukraine, in Ukraine, mainly Soviet systems Air defense .
- Germany promised Ukraine 4 IRIS-T systems. While the defenders got one of them. IRIS-T is already working on the front.
