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| WaPo: Ukraine has lost almost all air defense systems |
| 2023-04-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] The classified US intelligence documents on the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which got into the Network, indicate that the Ukrainian side has lost almost all means of air defense (air defense). This is stated in an article published on April 9 by The Washington Post. Journalists note that this is the data of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Air defense systems take a lot of damage from Russian missiles and drones, and air defense is able to withstand two or three more waves of strikes. "Ukraine's ability to provide medium-range air defense to protect [the front line] will be completely reduced by May 23," the report was quoted as saying. The leaked data suggests that Western air defense systems are only partially solving the problem, as they cannot cope with the amount of shelling from the Russian side. In addition, according to the forecast of American intelligence, due to the lack of ammunition in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Buk anti-aircraft missile systems will stop working by April 13, the Osa air defense system by May, and the US NASAMS air defense systems by April 15. Experts from the United States recommended using air defense only against Russian aircraft and helicopters and not taking drones as targets. The documents also talk about the imminent exhaustion of all ammunition in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Earlier, The New York Times reported that, according to data in leaked secret documents, the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed brigades to Artyomovsk, which should organize a large-scale offensive this spring . They say that the head of military intelligence of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, called the situation in this city "catastrophic" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Mikhail Podolyak , adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine , said that the documents that got into the Network are fake. At the same time, an investigation into this matter began at the Pentagon . |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Interesting that they say Ukraine will run out of missiles just as the counteroffensive kicks off. Smells like a trap. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-04-10 13:32 |
| #1 Бред сивой кобылы. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-04-10 12:47 |