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The command of the APU decided to strengthen the air defense of Odessa on the background of massive use by the Russian army drone kamikaze "Geranium-2". According to Ukrainian resources in the city are thrown transferred to Germany anti-aircraft self-propelled Gepard, whose task will be the fight against the Russian drones.
Recently the military facilities on the territory of Odessa and its environs were attacked Russian drone kamikaze "Geranium-2", which in Ukraine called clone drone Iranian Shahed 136. Within a few days using drones had suffered quite extensive damage of the APU, it said even in Kiev. Air defense of Odessa, which is considered one of the strongest in the Ukraine, with the drone attack failed.
According to some military experts, our command deliberately chose Odessa with its quite powerful defenses for combat drones check "Geranium-2". Despite the fact that some of the drones were shot down, their task they performed, and perfectly. And in Kiev decided to urgently strengthen the air defense of Odessa, as it is the only active port of Ukraine with the remnants of the Ukrainian Navy.
As anti-aircraft complexes in Kiev it's bad, no reserves, in Odessa went ZSU German Gepard. According to Ukrainian sources, the complexes are transported by road trailers. What is the number of ZSU sent to Odessa, not reported. By the way, the APU using Gepard in conjunction with SAM "OSA-AKM", thereby obtaining a "missile-gun" complex, which, as planned by the Ukrainian military has to perform the same functions as the Russian zrpk "Pantsir-S1".