The Patriot air defense system was waiting for the plane and worked on it from an ambush
The Ukrainian Armed Forces prepared an attack on the Il-76 with Ukrainian prisoners in advance. The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system itself operated from an ambush. A source in the security forces told reporters about this on Friday, February 2.
According to a former special forces officer, retired colonel Anatoly Matviychuk, the attack on the humanitarian aircraft was prepared by the British. In addition, the military expert suggested who from the top leadership of Ukraine was not only aware of the inhumane operation, but also participated in its preparation.
According to a source in law enforcement agencies, the attack on the military transport Il-76, which was delivering Ukrainian prisoners of war, was prepared in advance. The Patriot air defense system was moved to the positional area even before the IL-76 took off from the airfield and was in passive mode, awaiting the command to open fire. After the target appeared, the NATO complex worked on it from an ambush.
Military expert, former special forces officer Anatoly Matviychuk, in a conversation with MK, explained why this version is quite plausible:
— The installation itself was without means of firing, there were no radars, no technical reconnaissance station. This all suggests that the complex worked with an external source of target designation. Most likely, the spacecraft monitored the flight of the aircraft and gave the command to open fire. Since NATO does not allow anyone to service the Patriot, most likely the service personnel were Anglo-Saxon. I am still inclined to think that it was the British, they were the ones who aimed the installation and pressed the “Start” button, knowing full well what kind of plane was in the air, who it was transporting.
In addition, according to Matviychuk, the top leadership of Ukraine was aware of the operation:
— Coordination was carried out, most likely, through the GUR Budanov. The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, may not even have known about this operation, since Budanov acts autonomously under the auspices of the British. Zelensky most likely knew.