As of: January 20, 2024, 5:00 p.m
By: Christian Nemeth
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Split
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force sees many regions of Russia as being more vulnerable to attack due to apparent restructuring of the Russian air defense system.
Kiev - A new strategy in the Ukraine war could go wrong for Vladimir Putin's troops.
In an interview with the Ukrainian portal
Focus
, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat reports on the redistribution of Russian air defense systems.
Moscow has begun withdrawing certain defensive weapons from regions of Russia in order to position them in Crimea or on sections of the front in Ukraine.
The problem: other areas remain unprotected.
Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, sees air defense weakened in many regions of Russia.
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Putin deploys air defenses to Crimea, leaving other areas unprotected
In the extensive conversation about the current course of the war in Ukraine, Ihnat was also asked about the situation in Crimea, which is occupied by the Putin regime, where air alarms due to Ukrainian attacks are being heard more and more frequently.
So-called FPV drones have proven to be effective, says Ihnat.
“They destroy enemy anti-aircraft systems, this has already been shown several times.
They cost a penny but destroy millions worth of enemy equipment.
“Therefore, there is progress in destroying the enemy’s air defense,” the Air Force spokesman said proudly, adding that Russian air defense was “becoming thinner and thinner” due to his country’s successes.
The contact lines at the front as well as Crimea - where Ukraine is still able to make successful pinpricks, as in December - are still well secured by Russian air defense, but the situation looks different in almost all other Russian territories.
“Moscow, St. Petersburg and Putin's bunkers will be more or less protected, but Ukrainian-made drones fly to Moscow, St. Petersburg and other oil depots.
“This is a very good sign,” emphasizes Yurii Ihnat, pointing out to the Russian government and population: “They are feeling the increasingly bitter aftertaste of the war.” Many Russians, according to the Ukrainian colonel, believed that they were carrying out the so-called “special operation “Don’t affect me: “Now it affects everyone.”
Unfortunately, we have experienced this too in these two years – fires, destruction and death.
Now they will get it too.”
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman: “Possibilities are not unlimited”
Furthermore, Ihnat is asked in
Focus
about how many drones are necessary to inflict the greatest possible damage on Russia.
To this, the military spokesman replied: “I would like to see a million Ukrainian drones fly and land in the Urals, but we understand that the possibilities are not unlimited both for us and for our partner countries.”
Nevertheless, Yurii Ihnat is also quite satisfied with the latest successes: “Despite everything, despite their air defense, the drones are flying everywhere and in Crimea.” However, in return, one also has to arm oneself against Russian drone attacks and is also still prepared for military ones Help from the Western allies was ordered: “We cannot fight with an army that is numerically and technologically superior to us.” One would particularly benefit from deliveries – in addition to the provision of F16 fighter jets – of high-tech missiles such as the ATACMS Ukraine still hopes for assurances of German Taurus missiles.
Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war are increasing
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has published new figures on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war.
Accordingly, more than 375,000 Russian soldiers have been seriously wounded or killed since hostilities began, 750 of them in the last 24 hours alone.
Around 6,100 Russian tanks are also said to have been destroyed so far.
(chnnn)