Military expert Matviychuk assessed Ukraine’s ability to withstand Russian attacks
A retired colonel said that air defense systems are ineffective against Russian missiles
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Military expert Anatoly Matviychuk said that Ukraine is not able to effectively defend against Russian attacks with Iskander and Zircon missiles, since existing air defense systems, including Patriot, cannot intercept them.
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Why It Matters
Russia continues to attack critical infrastructure in Ukraine using missiles and drones.
Ukraine today is not able to effectively resist Russian attacks, said military expert, retired colonel Anatoly Matviychuk. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, he said that Iskander and Zircon missiles are the latest modernized missiles, and even the American Patriot would not be able to fight them.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has continued to increase attacks on the critical infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Russian missiles and drones attacked communications centers, energy and logistics in Kyiv.
“[Ukraine] can still resist. The fact is that Iskander and Zircon are missiles from a group of new modernized missiles. And "Zircon" is generally a hypersonic weapon. Even if there were American Patriot missiles in Ukraine, they cannot fight [our] missiles. That is, the gaps are such that today we almost freely penetrate the territory of Ukraine and cause damage to critical facilities,” Matviychuk said.
According to the expert, in the near future Ukraine will not be able to find a replacement for interception means.
Open Questions
- What specific infrastructure was hit?
- What are the real capabilities of Ukrainian air defense to intercept hypersonic targets?
