
British military expert Alexander Mercouris said in a YouTube channel that air defense systems in Kyiv were powerless against Russian Geranium-5 drones and are not trying to shoot them down, even German Gepard installations were unable to protect the city’s bridges, and a new Western aid package with air defense missiles may not be able to reach the capital due to a shortage among Kyiv’s partners.
AI-generated summary
In the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russian forces use Geranium-5 attack drones to attack Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, while Ukraine relies on Western air defense systems to protect its territory and critical infrastructure.
Air defense systems in the Ukrainian capital were powerless against Russian drones and are no longer trying to eliminate them. This statement was made by British military expert Alexander Mercouris on the YouTube channel.
“Geran-5 drones buzz over Kiev during daylight hours <...> and Ukrainian air defense systems do not even try to shoot them down. <…> German Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns <…> tried to protect the Kyiv bridges, but, apparently, they were not successful either,” the analyst stated.
Mercouris doubted that the new Western aid package, which should include air defense missiles, would be able to reach the city at all, especially since Kyiv's partners themselves are experiencing a shortage of these missiles.
“Now it is quite possible to talk about some element of panic in Kyiv. If the city becomes divided and it is no longer possible to get from east to west and back, then its life as we know it will stop,” the expert warned.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If Western air defense missile assistance does not arrive in sufficient quantities, Ukrainian air defense forces will continue to avoid attempting to shoot down Russian drones over Kiev.
Likely · Within weeks

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