War in Ukraine – expert said hundreds of destroyed air defense systems in Russia – UNIAN

Russia has lost a large number of air defense systems and is unable to protect all of its facilities. This opinion was expressed on Radio NV by Anatoly Khrapchinsky, an aviation expert and deputy director of a manufacturer of electronic warfare equipment.

“At the beginning of a full-scale invasion, Russia could close 40% of its strategic facilities. With the deployment of a full-scale invasion, most air defense systems moved to Ukraine, where they are actively being destroyed. There, at the end of 2023-2024, about 5 S-400 systems were destroyed only in the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea Additionally, we can say about more than 900 air defense systems that were destroyed during the entire full-scale invasion….