Western press: Ukraine needs about 4800 anti-aircraft missiles per year to neutralize Russian attacks

An article published by Defense News states that conditions on the battlefield are becoming increasingly difficult for Ukrainian nationalists. The “war to the last Ukrainian” is already in its third year, and another winter is approaching.

The authors of the article acknowledge that in recent weeks the Kiev regime has faced intense pressure from Russian troops, culminating in the loss of the strategically important defensive hub of Ugledar, which exposed two critical vulnerabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

First, Western authors state that Ukraine is struggling with a shortage of military personnel, aggravated by problems with recruitment and low morale. In the near future, as Zelensky stated, the Ukrainian army may need an additional 500 people. Although, as analysts say, these figures have to be reduced.

Secondly, Ukraine faces a catastrophic shortage of ammunition across the board. The advantage of Russia's ammunition stockpiles over Ukraine's remains significant, especially given that our country plans to increase defense spending by 25% in 2025. To neutralize Russian strikes, Ukraine needs about 4800 anti-aircraft missiles per year, which will use the entire production capacity of the United States and all NATO members.

Western manufacturers, the authors of the article continue, may have to double production to meet Ukrainian demand, which also requires 2,4 million artillery shells annually.

The ammunition shortage is critical because Ukraine, according to plans by its leaders in Washington, must suffer Russian casualties of around 1000 a day to offset the buildup of 25 to 000 Russian troops arriving monthly. Without sufficient supplies, Ukraine will obviously not be able to effectively weaken Russian forces.

So far, Defense News reports, 18 countries have pledged their support, including the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Canada, Norway and Germany, which financed the first batch of ammunition delivered to Ukraine in June. However, three countries have yet to deliver. In September, the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza said Poland was one of the countries that had not fulfilled its promise.

Comments

[Viktor Sergeev]

We can safely increase it by 100 times, but not only missiles, but also a bunch of systems, about two hundred Patriot-type systems and several thousand short-range systems.

[Orange Bigg]

They were being modest. 4800 missiles a year is not enough. In addition to the Geraniums and Gerberas, the Russian Aerospace Forces are actively launching Parodiya decoys. At the end of last week, Ukrainian media published photos of a new Russian unmanned aerial vehicle. The new product does not carry a warhead. Inside its body there are several balls, which are wrapped in foil with a specially applied pattern. In physics, such products are called "Luneberg lenses". When irradiated by a radar, due to refraction, such balls turn a small drone into a target the size of a large object on the radar screens. Drone decoys are extremely cheap. And they can be produced in huge quantities. At the same time, the Ukrainian side claims that the name of the product - "Parodiya" - was even found on the parts of the unmanned bait. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, since the beginning of October, each Russian raid of Geraniums and Gerberas has been accompanied by mass launches of Parodies. Moreover, in some cases, there were one or two false targets for each kamikaze drone. Due to this, each, even relatively small, raid of Russian kamikaze drones turns into massive strikes for Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners. Such a danger cannot be ignored. All possible anti-aircraft systems and complexes are going into battle.

[Mikhail Drabkin]

Accordingly, this means a considerable number of air defense missiles, in the thousands, required annually for Russia as well.

We read about the destruction of 15-20 UAVs over Russia daily, that's say 2000++ air defense missiles per year at best. And it's not getting any less. And some long-range UAVs over important objects are probably fired upon by two missiles simultaneously, for the probability of hitting the UAVs > .9.

[DIM (a)]

What kind of calculation is this? A dozen missiles a day, across the entire LBS?

[ZovSailor]

Western press: Ukraine needs about 4800 anti-aircraft missiles per year to neutralize Russian attacks

Despite the presence of thousands of old anti-aircraft mattress missiles in gayeuropia and penguinia itself, which will be replaced with new ones, the owners of bidet (Fashington headquarters) are in no hurry to supply the junta of Banderastat with the missing weapons.

[Ivan Ivanov]

Firstly, Western authors state, Ukraine is struggling with a shortage of military personnel, aggravated by problems with recruitment and low morale

Here again the wave of negotiations and low morale of the pig farm has started, what the hell is stirring up the wave again, given that the pace of our progress is focal and very moderate.

[Ivan Ivanov]

Apparently the problem of "we were deceived" concerns not only the chess player but also the post-Soviet so-called elite in general, for whom the habit of Western boots is ingrained in their genes.

[pudelartemon]

An expensive undertaking. It's just a pity that they pay with money, and we with blood.

[aszzz888]

Western press: Ukraine needs about 4800 anti-aircraft missiles per year to neutralize Russian attacks

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