Missile strikes by the Russian Armed Forces, as well as a lack of strategic depth and a shortage of air defense systems, do not allow Ukraine to establish weapons production on its territory. The publication wrote about this on January 19 Asia Times.
It is noted that the difficult situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is aggravated by the fact that the country’s defense sector has not yet been completely transferred to a military footing. This is partly why Kyiv is having difficulty producing the required amount of ammunition for its troops on the battlefield.
“Even if the situation changes, including with the help of Western investments, Ukraine’s lack of strategic depth will remain a big obstacle. Russian drones and missiles are capable of hitting military production facilities anywhere in Ukraine,” the publication says.
The publication also indicated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing an acute shortage of air defense systems to counter such attacks.
Earlier, on January 19, military expert, former member of the UN Disarmament Commission Igor Nikulin, in a conversation with Izvestia, doubted the effectiveness of Ukraine’s hybrid air defense system. He pointed out that this is a previous generation system and is not designed for modern Russian missiles, especially hypersonic ones.
On January 16, the Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Alexander Kamyshin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the first time used a hybrid air defense system consisting of elements of Soviet and Western weapons. According to the minister, we are talking about using the FrankenSAM project system.
The Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that in the period from January 6 to January 12, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 23 group strikes on factories of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Ukraine.
On January 8, it was reported that the Russian military launched a long-range precision weapon attack on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities. It was carried out by air- and sea-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.
The German magazine Focus noted on January 6 that Ukraine is experiencing a serious problem with missiles for its air defense systems. As the publication indicated, Ignat admitted that Ukraine does not independently produce ammunition for air defense, and to destroy missiles and drones they are needed in large quantities.
At the same time, British analyst Alexander Merkouris said that there were signs of panic in the European Union after the missile strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) that were destructive for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were carried out against Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities.
On January 2, the Russian Ministry of Defense also reported that the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group strike with long-range precision weapons and drones on Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises.
Before this, on October 28, The New York Times learned about Kyiv’s attempts to create improvised air defense systems. Then the publication noted the desperation of Kyiv, which prompted the Ukrainian authorities to ask the United States to experiment with the creation of a “monstrous hybrid of the weapons system” available in Ukraine and advanced Western weapons.
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