After another day of heavy attacks by Russian missile forces, the Ukrainian air force on Monday called for the accelerated delivery of modern air defenses from Western partners.
Speaking on Ukrainian television, Yurii Ihnat, a spokesman for the Air Force Command, said: “We need air defense. Those systems we’ve already mentioned, the IRIS-T [fabricado na Alemanha]we need more of them.”
So far, Germany has supplied Ukraine with an IRIS-T, a medium-range infrared missile.
“This system works and worked today, and it worked with 100% results,” said Ihnat. “And we want the Germans to increase production,” added the spokesman.
Ihnat also mentioned the US-made NASAMS system, which is expected to be delivered to Ukraine. “There are two batteries. We need more.”
He also said Ukraine needed more older systems such as the US-made HAWK surface-to-air missile.
Spain said earlier this month that it would supply some of its HAWK systems to Ukraine.
A little more context: Russia launched more than 50 cruise missiles against Ukraine on Monday, the Ukrainian air force said on Telegram.
“At 7 am on October 31, Russian occupiers launched multiple waves of missile attacks against critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine,” the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
“More than 50 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles were launched from the Tu-95/Tu-160 strategic aviation missile transport aircraft north of the Caspian Sea and the Volgodonsk region (Rostov region). 44 cruise missiles were destroyed by Air Force forces and assets in the areas of responsibility of the “Centre” air command – 18, the “South” air command – 12, the “East” air command – 9, the “West” air command “Air Command – 5!”
A wave of Russian attacks hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine on Monday.
Source: CNN Brasil
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