Lithuania after the incident in Poland with the fall of the rocket decided to strengthen its air defense.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas noted that his country will not yet transfer NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine, but will provide ammunition for the PzH 2000 howitzer, Delfi reports.
Lithuania after the incident in Poland with the fall of the rocket decided to strengthen its air defense. Therefore, Vilnius has accelerated the purchase of air defense systems, and will not transfer the NASAMS complex to Ukraine.
“I must say about air defense, because it is a very topical issue for the region as a whole, it was decided that we should accelerate the acquisition of an additional medium-range air defense system. It is in our plans, it is only later,” said Anusauskas.
According to the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, his country will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine and financial support. However, he did not reveal the details of future deliveries. According to Anushauskas, the Ukrainian military will receive shells for the German Panzerhaubitze 2000 from Lithuania.
Meanwhile, according to Yury Ignat, spokesman of the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian army will use the S-300 missiles removed from the territory of Belarus to shell the front-line territories.
“We know what Russia is doing with the S-300 missiles. These are anti-aircraft missiles designed to destroy air targets … The Russians have a whole range of such weapons – it is the Buk M1, M2, M3, Tor, Pantsir, S-300, S-400 and others. Using these complexes, they were able to protect the occupied territories and threaten our air forces,” said Ignat.
The spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the Russian S-300 missiles are considered obsolete. First, they used them in Ukraine in single volleys, and then massively in front-line cities. He added that these missiles are terrorist because they are equipped with metal elements that scatter during the explosion and injure people. To effectively shoot down missiles of this type, they need to be launched from a distance of at least 100 kilometers, but the occupied territories are closer.
“If these missiles are fired at 100-150 kilometers, it is possible to calculate the trajectory of destruction, but if it is at 40 kilometers, then there is no accuracy. Therefore, these missiles fly over peaceful infrastructure. Therefore , Belarus Transfer these missiles to Russia, because they want more shells the front-line cities,” Ignat emphasized.
Earlier, Ukraine received another batch of M113 armored personnel carriers from Lithuania. Of these, 10 were equipped with mortars.
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