“Pivnenko noted that “fire groups of the National Guard are engaged for the effective operation of the air defense system, they are managed by the Air Force””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We have more than 900 fire groups, of which about 500 are mobile fire groups, the rest are stationary,” said Pivnenko.
He expects to improve the quality of work of fire groups.
“When we receive technical assistance, we will transform all fire groups into mobile fire groups so that they can act more effectively,” added the commander of the National Guard.
According to Pivnenko, the American side is helping to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure.
“The first cars with “interesting equipment” have already arrived from them. We are currently testing this protection system and will transfer it to training centers. Also, foreign partners are helping us with long-range detection radars to destroy the “Shaheeds”, the commander of the National Guard said.
Pivnenko noted that “fire groups of the National Guard are engaged for the effective operation of the air defense system, they are managed by the Air Force.”
“We are working on their equipment and training. The group has tablets that show what is flying and where. There are different weather conditions, different heights of flight of “Shakheds”, therefore the effectiveness is different. But the level of work of these groups is increasing, accordingly, the level of protection of our infrastructure is increasing,” the commander of the National Guard concluded.
The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.
The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.
Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are targeted.