Войти

Ukraine's air defense was called useless against Russian aviation

2305
0
0

Forbes: Ukrainian air defense is not capable of resisting "Russian aggression"

The air defense of Ukraine is not capable of resisting "Russian aggression". This was pointed out by Forbes columnist David Ax.

He explained that the strategic Tu-22M3, Tu-95 and Tu-160 of the Russian Aerospace Forces are armed with long-range cruise missiles, and the aircraft will not even need to cross the border. This makes the Ukrainian air defense system useless.

According to Aksa, the Russian army has traditionally given priority in the development of anti-ship missiles. However, now there is a 2.5-ton X-101 missile in service, which has successfully proved itself against terrorists in Syria.

"Theoretically, it is possible to shoot down cruise missiles. But this is not feasible. Every time the Americans struck with cruise missiles, most of them passed by the air defense. This means that the only protection that works is passive protection. To survive under the missile onslaught, you need to move while it is possible and dig in when it is impossible," the author of the material summed up.

On January 19, Ukraine's ambassador to Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, demanded that Germany hand over modern air defense systems to Kiev, in which it has a "huge need." The diplomat stressed that Kiev needs weapons for defense. He accused Germany of a lack of political will, and said that this was regrettable against the background of "the acute danger of war in Europe."

In recent months, statements have been made in Kiev and in the West about the threat of Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Kremlin denies the existence of such plans. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova noted that, hiding behind words about the imminent invasion, Kiev and the West are preparing their own provocations.

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 06.06 12:46
  • 3
Заявившему о невозможности укрыть военные самолеты в ангарах эксперту напомнили о Китае
  • 06.06 12:44
  • 1489
Корпорация "Иркут" до конца 2018 года поставит ВКС РФ более 30 истребителей Су-30СМ
  • 06.06 12:41
  • 9265
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 06.06 11:20
  • 6
What will be the future of Russia's strategic aviation
  • 06.06 11:04
  • 1
Рябков: РФ восстановит самолеты, поврежденные в ходе атаки Украины 1 июня
  • 06.06 08:42
  • 4
APU drones attacked Siberia for the first time. They were flying out of the truck to hit the airfield.
  • 06.06 06:57
  • 0
О мерах после атаки на мосты и аэродромы стратегической авиации.
  • 06.06 06:08
  • 174
Russia has launched production of 20 Tu-214 aircraft
  • 05.06 22:29
  • 3
Ответ на "Каким будет будущее стратегической авиации России"
  • 05.06 21:41
  • 0
Ответ на "В России рассказали о рекордном ресурсе пушек «Терминатора»"
  • 05.06 20:10
  • 1
В России рассказали о рекордном ресурсе пушек «Терминатора»
  • 05.06 18:41
  • 10
Problems with the Baikal aircraft
  • 05.06 18:30
  • 0
Ответ на "В США оценили создающую проблемы для НАТО ракету России"
  • 05.06 17:46
  • 1
Самолёт ТВРС-44 получил название «Ладога»
  • 05.06 09:20
  • 2
Запущенная с "Иноходца" ракета Х-БПЛА (ТКБ-1030) сожгла бронемашину ВСУ