The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not capable of shooting down most Russian missiles, and Western air defense systems are only clearing some areas. Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat announced this on the Rada TV channel.
He admitted that he could not shoot down Ukraine’s aircraft, ballistic missiles and missiles of the S-300 complex.
“We all understand that we began to shoot down Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems only in May, and then only in a certain region where it existed. So you have to understand that we only shoot down cruise missiles or X-59s,” Ignat said.
Ignat emphasized that Ukraine needs more Patriot air defense systems than what the West provides.
Ignat before statedDuring the period of the special military operation (SVO) of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian troops did not manage to shoot down a single one of the 300 Russian X-22 missiles.
31 December American military magazine Military Watch Magazine WroteUkrainian air defenses most fear the Russian X-22 cruise missile because it has great difficulty destroying it as it approaches.
30 December Russian soldier destroyed Ukrainian launcher “Olkha”.
Previously RF Armed Forces destroyed Three MLRS launchers in the DPR and near Kharkov.