Oreshnik missile – will Ukrainian air defense be able to shoot down the new weapon of the Russian Federation – UNIAN
According to the expert, the Russians may begin to regularly use such missiles if they have them.
The new Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile could create serious problems for Ukraine and its air defense. To shoot down such weapons you will need expensive systems.
Military expert, former SBU employee Ivan Stupak spoke about this in an interview with UNIAN, answering the question of whether the Patriot system can cope with Oreshnik.
“As far as I understand, only these THAAD systems are needed, because they can shoot down targets at altitude, see when they are approaching. But they are very expensive, cost 3 billion dollars, we do not have the funds to purchase them. Patriot, it seems, can shoot down separate warheads. But if there are 30 of them, then nothing…
