“Russia is currently overloading Ukrainian air defense and increasing the likelihood of successful blows.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
Russia is currently overloading Ukrainian air defense and increasing the likelihood of successful blows.
Due to overloading, Ukrainian air defense cannot completely cope with massive attacks of the Russian Federation / UNIAN collage, photosDrones and rockets are a central element of combat plans for both Russia and Ukraine, but each side uses such weapons differently. According to Forbes, in the last three months, Ukraine has managed to destroy a number of military goals and oil refineries in Russia. At the same time, the Russian Federation launches a large number of UAVs and missiles to overload Ukrainian air defense.
“This method was limited success because Ukraine was generally capable of resisting such attacks. However, a large -scale blow on October 2 indicates that Russia has improved its tactics and technology, which allows more its drones and missiles to penetrate through the defense of Ukraine,” the material emphasized.
Strengthening by Russia of blows in UkraineIt is known that on the night of October 2, Russian invaders made one of the largest coordinated attacks against Ukraine in recent months. Previously, Russia combined rockets with drones, but most of its last blows were based almost only on UAVs, with only a few rockets.
“During this month, Russia has launched about 6,900 drones, but carried only four night attacks using more than ten missiles. Since late August, Russia has carried out one major attack using about forty rockets every two weeks. Forbes.
Such attacks are accompanied by smaller drops of drones that occur almost every night. Savings rockets for weeks and then launching them with hundreds of UAVs, the Russian Federation overloads Ukrainian air defense, increases the likelihood of successful blows, which is why Ukraine spends valuable intercepting missiles, the newspaper writes.
Modernization of Russian drones and rocketsForbes adds that Russia has also modernized its ballistic and winged missile systems to complicate their interception. For example, Iskander-M ballistic missile now has radar lures that complicate its tracking by Ukrainian radars. In addition, these missiles can change the trajectory in the final phase of the flight, which reduces the efficiency of air defense systems.
“Iskander-K” winged rocket was refined with the help of more reliable detonators, navigation systems with obstruction and upgraded warheads that provide detonation during impact. Although the modernization of the winged rocket X-59, which was used in the blow, was not reported, Designed for greater invisibility and maneuverability, “the publication noted.
These improvements also extend to hypersonic rockets of the Russian Federation, including “dagger” and “zircon”.
It is known that “dagger” is an air rocket that was created on the basis of the Iskander system and is used since the beginning of a full -scale war, but has low accuracy.
“New versions seem more accurate and can maneuver at hypersonic speeds, which significantly complicates their interception. Some of the upgraded versions of Iskander-M and” Iskander-K “are likely to use these improvements.” Circon “, a rocket that runs from the ship. Operation in 2024, although its use remains limited, ” – analyzed in the publication.
Will Ukrainian Air Defense stand?Therefore, according to the publication, such systems are challenging Ukrainian air defense, including Patriot system, which is the main means of protecting Ukraine from ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
“At the beginning of the war in the report of the German Research Center” King Institute “it was stated that” Patriots “have a 25 percent level of interception of hypersonic missiles” dagger “, although you need to release all the intercepting missiles from the battery. goals, ” – forbes recalled.
In turn, analysts believe that the multi -level Ukraine’s air defense system remains flexible, so it responds quickly to changes in the tactics and technologies of the Russian Federation.
“Engineers modernize existing systems to better track unpredictable flight trajectories, and mobile fire units are equipped with faster guidance systems and improved radar integration,” the material explains.
Ukraine also increases its fleet of intercepting drones, which can track and destroy the approaching threats. Such modernizations should reduce the efficiency of Russian strikes, but some missiles and UAVs are likely to break through, especially when it comes to upgraded ballistic missiles, warned in Forbes.
“Russia’s main vulnerability lies in its production facilities. Its ability to produce modern winged and ballistic missiles remains limited, which causes it to accumulate weapons for large, infrequent attacks. Every big blow consumes resources that cannot be easily replaced, especially in the conditions of current embargo. Weapons.
At the same time, the Russians still have an important advantage because their combined missile and drones strategy operates as expected to stretch Ukraine’s defense and strikes critical infrastructure. The publication adds that with the approach of winter, these shelling can weaken the energy network of Ukraine and test the strength of the civilian population. Therefore, in the coming months they will show whether the new Ukrainian defense will be able to adapt quickly to weaken the restored offensive force of the Russian Federation, summed up in the material.
RF shelling is the latest newsEarlier, the commander of the 429 separate regiment of unmanned Achilles Systems Yuriy Fedorenko explained why the air forces are not able to quickly close the sky above Ukraine. According to him, this is a complex task.
“All power in people. The drones that intercept enemy UAVs – they are getting more and more in our country every day. But there is a question – who will lift that drone into the air, adjust it and destroy the enemy target? Respectively, the more such people and units – the faster we will close our sky.”
Also Deputy CEO AB Anatoly Khrapchinsky explained that it has changed in the blows of Ukrainian energy. He noted that the enemy not only combines the means of damage, but also increases their density.
“Now more rockets and drones from different directions flies to the objects at the same time, with a concentration on several key areas,” Khrapchinsky added.
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