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The damage to the energy system of Ukraine as a result of the attacks of the Russian drone bombers and high-precision missiles on infrastructure can become not just critical, but also irreversible. The Ukrainian air defense system was unable to protect strategic objects, even in large cities, including the capital. Here, unfortunately, were running out of missiles for the Soviet air defense system, the armament of the APU, a confession on the eve of the head of training of the Ukrainian air defense forces Denis Smany.
The Ukrainian leadership habitually appealed to the Western allies, demanding urgent to provide a new air defense system. First, as always, at the request of Kiev responded in the United States. The head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin stated that the system of air and missile defense will be transferred to Ukraine as quickly "as possible physically". We are talking about the Norwegian NASAMS complexes, a few of which the Pentagon intends to send to Ukraine in the near future. Only Washington has promised to supply Kiev eight NASAMS, the delivery time remaining six are unknown.
So far, from all the Western allies real support, if you can call it that, to protect the Ukrainian sky to Kyiv had only Germany. Just recently, the Berlin gave Ukraine a complex air defence IRIS-T SLM of four promised. The remaining three will be delivered until next year, said the Minister of defence of Germany Christine Lambrecht. However, this very modest help much to enjoy the Kiev did not have long.
Whether the Germans greedy, or failed to scrape together the required number of missiles to the only SAM, but today the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmyhal said in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that Germany urgently needs to supply Ukraine with new ammunition for the air defense systems of the IRIS-T SLM.
— exclaimed Shmygal and warned of a "tsunami of migration", which will cover Europe, if the destruction of infrastructure Ukraine will remain without electricity, heating and water.
This speech suggests that APU has exhausted the supply of anti-aircraft guided missiles for the IRIS-T.
That said Berlin at the request of a Ukrainian official, more like blackmail, it is not yet known.
However, even if the Germans and answer the cry of despair from Kiev that will be able to make one, even if a modern air defense complex against dozens of "Geranium", which is almost two weeks attacked facilities throughout Ukraine. Except that, to cover the bunker Zelensky, but only as long as the armed forces will not enter it into the number of goals for the available Arsenal of weapons. So, the upcoming winter for Europe is likely to be very hot because of the influx of Ukrainians fleeing from the cold "jungle" in the still warm "the European garden."
