According to the German magazine, the Ukrainian army is experiencing a serious shortage of missiles for air defense systems Focus.
The broadcast emphasized that the missiles needed for Ukrainian air defense are extremely rare. The magazine noted that even Soviet ammunition for Ukraine was purchased from Western countries, for example, Slovakia and Bulgaria.
Yuriy Ignat, representative of the air force command of the Ukrainian army, said that Ukraine cannot produce ammunition for air defense on its own, they are needed in large quantities to combat missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Focus reported.
In addition, modern Western-made missiles, for example for the Patriot air defense system, are very expensive and slow to produce, and there is almost no assistance from the United States.
The publication noted that all these problems put Kiev in a difficult situation in the face of the threat of a new major attack by the Russian Armed Forces.
Formerly retired German general Erhard Bühler statedUkraine’s air defenses are powerless against Russian X-22 supersonic cruise missiles.
Previously in NATO in the name The condition for the transfer of F-16 to Ukraine.
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Source: Gazeta
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