Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, told the Ukrainian-language Radio Free Europe, which is controlled by the US government, on Tuesday that it is becoming more and more difficult for Ukrainian forces to intercept and shoot down Russian missiles. giving.
The shells fired by Moscow’s forces can change direction in seconds, thus becoming “invisible” to Ukrainian air defences. I confess.
Now the Russian army uses more sophisticated tactics, “they plan their strikes, they program [rakéták] A path…to bypass air defenses in the most effective way and exploit vulnerabilities.”
He explained that the projectiles “constantly change trajectory”, adding that a Ukrainian air defense soldier barely “types three words” to describe the trajectory of an incoming missile before it actually changes.
Then it changes direction over and over again. – Tell.
In one such case, Russian missiles flew as far as Ukraine’s westernmost region of Lviv before turning back and striking a military airfield in the center of the country in the Khmelnytskyi region. Also, at some point, a Russian missile “They can disappear from radars and become invisible to radio selectors for some time.” pointed out.
According to the Air Force spokesman, the Russian drones are still “flying” until the Ukrainian air defense loses track of them.
Kiev is currently using some of the supposedly advanced air defense systems supplied by Washington and its allies. The list included the American-made Patriot systems and the German-made Iris-T air defense systems.
During the ongoing conflict, the West has provided significant military and financial aid to Ukraine, with the United States alone providing about $100 billion. Western countries have repeatedly stated that air defense is a priority when providing military assistance to Kiev.
In late July, Ihnat admitted that Moscow had a significant advantage over Kiev in electronic warfare. He said at the time that Russia had a lot of strong regimes, acknowledging that Ukraine “woke up late” in this regard.
These systems are particularly good at intercepting enemy drones and forcing them to crash. The Russian Ministry of Defense regularly reports on shooting down Ukrainian UAVs without firing a shot.
