The United States declared the "weakness" of Russia's air defense in front of the drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And they predicted what the Tomahawk missiles would change.

Pushkov reported on the risk of unlimited missile war due to Tomahawk for Kiev

The Russian air defense allegedly has difficulty intercepting the UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to The National Interest magazine. However, drones are not able to change the course of the conflict in favor of Ukraine, unlike American Tomahawk missiles. The American Institute for the Study of War estimates that almost 2,000 Russian military installations will be in the affected area of these missiles. The Rada expects that the delivery of Tomahawk may take several months. Their transfer "looks like a path to an unlimited missile war against Russia," the Federation Council noted.

Russian troops allegedly have difficulty defending themselves from Ukrainian drone strikes, which demonstrates "Russian weakness." The American magazine The National Interest (NI) writes about this, commenting on reports about the possible supply of American subsonic Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine (with a range from 1600 km to 2500 km, depending on the modification).

"Although the Ukrainian military has the ability to strike deep behind enemy lines using kamikaze drones, these unmanned aerial vehicles do not have enough destructive power to achieve results that can change the course of the conflict, especially if used repeatedly. However, Tomahawk has this capability," the publication says.

the publication emphasized. In this regard, Russia is doing everything possible to prevent the transfer of Tomahawk to the Ukrainian arsenal, as "they can turn the tide of the war in favor of Ukraine," NI added.

On October 6, US President Donald Trump said that he had "almost made a decision" to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, but wanted to receive guarantees regarding their use. The head of the White House added that he did not want the conflict to escalate and intended to find out where Kiev would launch them.

Affected area: from Murmansk to Tyumen

1,655 Russian military installations, including 67 air bases, may be in the affected area of the Tomahawk BGM-109E Block IV missile with a range of 1,600 km, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes .

However, a missile with a range of 2,500 km has the ability to reach 1945 targets, including 76 military airfields, analysts estimate.

According to ISW, these facilities include a drone manufacturing plant in Yelabuga (Tatarstan) and the Engels-2 airbase in the Saratov region. In addition, Tomahawk can strike warehouses, arsenals and air defense systems deep in Russian territory.

Ukraine may target the rear support areas that provide and support Russian operations on the front line, ISW believes.

Potential targets could be St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Perm and Tyumen, the British newspaper The Telegraph added.

"Restrictions will be lifted"

Deliveries of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine will be "very gradual" and may take at least several months, said Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Egor Chernev on the social network Facebook (the owner of the Meta company is recognized in Russia as extremist and banned).

According to him, at each stage Moscow "will be given the opportunity to step back and move on to negotiations."

- the MP wrote.

If it is not followed, the pressure will be increased, "and finally, after some time, all restrictions will be lifted," Chernev added.

The Telegraph noted that Chernev's position indicates that "he is part of a small group of parliamentarians who are thoroughly knowledgeable" about weapons issues.

The Mundo newspaper, citing sources close to the White House, confirmed that Trump is considering transferring Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine only in "very limited quantities" as part of pressure on Moscow to "force Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table with [Vladimir] Zelensky." If his strategy fails, supplies may increase.

"The path to War"

The potential transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian troops will lead to an escalation from which it will be difficult to find a way out, Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov said in his Telegram channel .

and to an even greater bitterness, from which it will be even more difficult to find a way out. Has Donald Trump thought about this?" he wrote.

Pushkov noted that Ukraine has no platforms from which to launch these missiles.

"Secondly, who will aim the missiles at the targets and control them? The APU is not capable of this. This means that they will be Americans. Thirdly, what are the intended targets of these missiles with a range of 2,500 kilometers? Fourth, how many Tomahawks do the United States intend to sell to Europe for Ukraine?" - the senator added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Tomahawk missiles would not change the situation on the battlefield, but their possible delivery to Ukraine would lead to the destruction of Russian-American relations.

Mikhail Sinev