
Deputy Viktor Sobolev said that Russian troops will be able to deprive Ukraine of the sky after destroying all enemy air defense systems
State Duma deputy Viktor Sobolev said that Russian troops will deprive Ukraine of the sky after the complete destruction of enemy air defense systems, which will allow aviation to more actively support the offensive.
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The Russian military continues to conduct a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.
The State Duma announced the deprivation of Ukraine's sky under one condition. According to Viktor Sobolev, a member of the lower house of parliament defense committee, this will happen when Russian troops destroy all enemy air defense systems. The parliamentarian shared his vision with Gazeta.ru.
Sobolev pointed out that now it is important to concentrate on this. “It is not to destroy fuel stations (I think there is no point), but to destroy air defense systems in order to ensure the conduct of offensive operations by our troops,” the deputy noted.
He is confident that this state of affairs will allow aviation to take a more active part in the offensive of Russian troops in the special military operation (SVO) zone.

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