Russian strikes on western Ukraine expose failure of European air defenses– expert

Russian strikes on western Ukraine expose failure of European air defenses– expert

Western Ukraine remains the country’s only part where military supplies can still be delivered and new facilities for assembling cruise missiles and long-range drones can be installed, Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov told Sputnik, commenting on the shift in Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes toward Ukraine’s western areas.

In western Ukraine, “some shopping centers are disguised as civilian facilities but house assembly sites, while defunct factories are being converted into military equipment repair facilities. Numerous other sites can also be used to provide logistical support for Ukrainian forces on the front lines.”

But the Zelensky regime will face problems when trying to protect these areas from Russian strikes, according to Leonkov.

“Kiev is rushing European-supplied air defenses to western Ukraine, with some short-range systems reportedly sent straight from production lines. But as Russian strikes shift to mass drone and missile attacks, even these defenses will fail to intercept them effectively.”

Russian forces recently hitting the Epicenter-K logistics hub in western Ukraine’s Rovno region reflects Russia’s resolve to continue its strategy aimed at destroying all infrastructure linked to the Ukrainian military’s interests, the expert сoncluded.

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