On March 9, Russia launched a powerful missile attack on Ukraine, which was different from previous ones and raised concerns about the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense to withstand similar attacks by the Russian Armed Forces. in the future. The American television company CNN reported on the change in tactics of the Russians, referring to the opinions of experts.
For example, Alexander Rodnyansky, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , called the said missile strike a “very strong signal” sent to Kiev from Moscow.
They send a very strong signal to everyone in Ukraine and perhaps to some of our refugees outside Ukraine that life is very far from normal, even though it has been calmer in recent weeks .
Rodnyansky said.
CNN notes that the Russians have adapted their ability to defeat Ukrainian air defenses. Douglas Barry of the International Institute for Strategic Studies noted that the Russian armed forces used a combination of kamikaze drones, subsonic cruise missiles, decoys, hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and other ordnance in a difficult to attack combined attack. repel.
The Russians, as before, keep the intervals between large-scale attacks on Ukrainian energy, transport and military infrastructure at 1-2 weeks, and then “smear Ukraine with a bunch of missiles.” But now the range of weapons used has expanded.
This change came as the Ukrainian air defense system became better equipped and more advanced.
– explained Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute in London.
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