hinting at effective weapons Against apparently Russian planes and attacks, Ukraine’s ambassador to Japan, Sergei Korsunsky, announced Friday that his country will soon be able to better protect its airspace and cities from Russian attacks because it expects “ultra-modern” military equipment from the United States and Britain.
He added in a press conference, “Russia still has the upper hand in air power, aircraft and missiles, but we expect Ukraine to start receiving ultra-modern equipment from the United States and Britain to protect its skies and cities.”
modern equipment
“When they launch cruise missiles from a distance, we can’t reach the launch site. We have to intercept them. That’s why we need these modern equipment,” he said, according to Archyde.com.
It is noteworthy that cruise missiles can be launched from land, air or sea platforms, due to their continuous motives, and their greater maneuverability than ballistic missiles, although the latter is faster.
From Kherson, southern Ukraine (archive – The Associated Press)
These missiles can also remain in the atmosphere for the duration of their flight, as they are propelled by jet engines.
However, many anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense systems can be repelled, as well as other Russian missiles.
Russia’s air superiority
Kyiv has been since its inception Russian military operation On February 24, the NATO countries appealed to impose an air embargo in their skies, or to provide them with lethal weapons and aircraft in order to balance the Russian air superiority, but the Western countries in general, explicitly announced the exclusion of providing them with combat aircraft or even a ban on flying, but rather sent several weapons, including missiles and defense systems and others, for fear of expanding the scope of the conflict.
Especially that Russia has repeatedly warned the West once morest sending lethal offensive weapons to Ukraine, especially from its neighboring countries, stressing that it will consider them as hostile countries and are involved successively in the military operation launched by Moscow in the lands of the western neighbor.