The Motherland Monument in Kyiv. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 12Russia's massive strike on energy infrastructure has shown the weakness of the Armed Forces' air defense, the Financial Times writes, citing unnamed Western and Ukrainian officials and military experts. According to them, the lack of air defense systems has become one one of the main problems for Ukraine.
"The problem is not so much that Ukraine does not have any air defense, but that it is not enough to protect such a large country, despite the fact that missiles can come from many directions& #34;,” said a Western defense adviser.
The interlocutors of the newspaper suggested that Kyiv sent part of the air defense systems to the line of contact, which exposed the rear.
"Ukraine is limited in long-range, high-precision air defense systems. She needs more,” one of the officials said.
Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike with long-range precision weapons on military command and control, communications and energy facilities in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the goal of the strike had been achieved, and all designated facilities had been hit. As President Vladimir Putin explained at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council, this was a response to the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, organized by the Ukrainian special services, and other attacks on infrastructure.
In Ukraine, the extent of damage to the energy infrastructure has been calculated