“Pavlo Yelizarov is responsible for the development of small air defense systems to strengthen the defense of the Ukrainian sky.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Pavlo Yelizarov, photo: Fedorov in social networks Source: Fedorov in social networks
Fedorov’s direct speech: “Strengthening the protection of the Ukrainian sky – signed an order on the appointment of one of the most effective commanders, Lazar, as the deputy commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who will be responsible for the development of small air defense.”
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Details: According to him, today no country in the world has such experience in countering air attacks as Ukraine. He reminded that in 2025, Russia launched up to 100,000 “Shaheed” and other types of UAVs over Ukraine – dozens of critical infrastructure objects were damaged, hundreds of residential buildings were hit and victims were killed, while the number of attacks is increasing.
Fedorov noted that in order to counter enemy attacks, the approach to the defense of the sky will be changed by order of the president. “The transformation of such a system does not happen in a few days, but it is necessary to start today in order to finally close this issue,” the minister said.
Fedorov said that “our task is to build an anti-drone dome over Ukraine, a system that does not react after the fact, but destroys the threat already in flight.
“This requires people who have already proven their effectiveness in modern warfare. Lazar is one of those. Under his leadership, the unit Lasar’s group became one of the most effective in the Defense Forces. It was this team that destroyed more than 13 billion dollars worth of enemy equipment,” the Minister of Defense reminded.
Now, Fedorov noted, the task is to scale this experience. To build a system that works not at a point, but at the level of the entire country.
“It is difficult to transform the army when the enemy strikes every day. But we have no choice. We have to change the approaches, structures and logic of work – so that technologies really work on the battlefield, and not remain in presentations. The result will not be tomorrow, but we are building the system already today. The anti-drone dome is not about the future. It is about survival today and the possibility of Ukraine’s development even in wartime,” Fedorov wrote.
Also, the head of the Ministry of Defense announced new personnel appointments soon.
We will remind: Pavlo Yelizarov was represented in the list UP 100 for 2025, as one of the leaders in the “Defenders” category.