Russia uses 20 guided bombs a day, and Ukraine has nothing to respond to this yet.
This was announced on April 4 by the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat on the air of the telethon.
The enemy uses planning bombs that can fly tens of kilometers (up to 70 km) – 10-15, up to 20 bombs per day along the entire demarcation line. They launch from Su-35 and Su-34 aircraft, which are not included in the zone of destruction of our air defense, and this is a threat for us that needs to be promptly responded to.
Right now there is nothing to respond effectively. To drive these aircraft beyond our borders, we need long-range systems and air defense systems, such as the Patriot and, of course, modern multi-role fighters, Ignat said.
The speaker of the Air Force also said that the new MiG-29s from foreign partners will partially strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but will not resolve the issue of a counteroffensive.
The representative of the Air Force of Ukraine criticized those speakers who earlier announced that Ukraine had allegedly received 72 fighter jets and “equipping three fighter brigades.”
Where did the number 72 come from? The Air Force has five fighter brigades, three of which are in service with the MiG-29. The transfer of Polish and Slovak MiG-29s will somewhat enhance the capabilities of fighter aircraft in carrying out current combat missions, but in no case will it solve the issue of “counteroffensive”, “victory” and the like, the speaker noted.
** MiG-29s are practically not needed to carry out counteroffensive tasks. They don’t solve tasks that the F-15/16 could do, but they bite off $700 million from the US aid budget for Ukraine as the money goes to replace MiG-providing countries.
Source: Racurs
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