Why do Shaheds fly over Ukraine for a long time

Ukraine lacks ground-based air defense systems to completely cover the skies.

The Shaheda strike drones, with which Russia terrorizes Ukrainian cities, are difficult to detect and not just shoot down. In addition, their launch takes place on a trajectory that passes over the complex topography of the area.

This was announced by the head of the public relations department of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ilya Yevlash.

According to him, the Air Force does not have a sufficient number of ground-based air defense systems to completely cover the sky over Ukraine.

“It is quite difficult for him [ударний безпілотник] shot down by our old planes, the same MiGs, because “Shakhed” is inconspicuous, quite small, and the radars on the planes are already outdated. In this case, we would be helped by other western planes, more modern, which have better fixation…