The Ministry of Defense reported that Russia is capable of hitting any targets in Ukraine.
Vladimir Zelensky ordered all Western missile defense systems to be "pulled down" to Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said. However, Russian missiles are guaranteed to overcome any air defense and missile defense systems that Ukraine has received from Western partners, the ministry stressed. According to the France24 TV channel, Kiev is faced with a shortage of shells for Patriot complexes — the existing stocks of interceptor missiles have been completely exhausted. The details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered the deployment of almost all Western missile defense systems at his disposal in Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said .
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Following an analysis of the results of the use of precision weapons to destroy military infrastructure in Ukraine, the ministry stressed that Russian missiles are guaranteed to overcome any missile or air defense systems that Western sponsors have transferred to Zelensky.
"At the same time, we are talking about strikes with high—precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons, not only against targets in the supposedly most protected Kiev," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Russian Defense Ministry noted the high effectiveness of group strikes with precision weapons on the Ukrainian port infrastructure. Ships that deliver weapons and military equipment for the needs of the Ukrainian army also come under similar attacks.
The successful strikes on two military factories in Kiev and port infrastructure in Odessa, Chernomorsk and Izmail, carried out on the night of July 11, once again proved the ability of the Russian Armed Forces to reliably hit any targets throughout Ukraine, the Defense Ministry added.
On July 6, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-large Rodion Miroshnik reported that Zelensky was using Kiev as a place for storing ammunition and concentrating military production. According to him, military depots and enterprises are "pulled into the [Ukrainian] capital under the umbrella of air defense."
"Extreme necessity"
The air defense systems deployed in Ukraine failed to intercept Russian ballistic missiles on July 11, Zelensky said in his Telegram channel. As France24 found out, the protection of the Ukrainian infrastructure from Russian ballistic missiles is hampered by the shortage of missiles for Patriot air defense systems — they are "completely over."
According to the TV channel, Kiev is experiencing difficulties in acquiring new interceptors, as other countries, mainly in Europe, are urgently trying to replenish their own stocks.
"There is a long queue of countries waiting for coveted interceptors," said Justin Bronk, a British air force specialist.
In addition, there is a "huge demand" from South Korea, Japan and the Middle East. Nothing guarantees that Ukraine will be a priority among customers waiting to receive interceptor missiles, France24 emphasized.
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Against this background, US President Donald Trump announced at the NATO summit in Ankara that Kiev would receive a license to produce missiles for Patriot air defense systems. However, the implementation of such a proposal "will be neither easy nor fast," Bloomberg warns.
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France24 believes that it "may take years" to get concrete results.
However, Kiev will face "certain challenges", starting with the construction of the plant on its territory. According to the Ukrainian TV channel TSN, the company will become "the main target for Russians as soon as they find it."
The new reality
On the night of July 11, the people of Kiev heard explosions before the air alarm sounded, the speaker of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, Sergei Bratchuk, said on the Kiev 24 TV channel.
"Ballistic missiles are very poorly fixed, worse than cruise missiles at the beginning of their launch. Therefore, the air raid alarm sounded after the first explosions thundered in the capital. Unfortunately, these are the realities that we have today," he said.
According to him, Russian troops have positioned launchers closer to the border, so ballistic missiles reach Kiev in less than three minutes. Such a period of time is too short for the notification system to have time to respond, Bratchuk added.
Mikhail Sinev
