"Grueling winter": Western allies focus on the supply of air defense Ukraine - the media

Experts say that the main question is who has larger reserves: rockets and drones, or in Ukraine, the anti -rake and generators. Winter can be more exhausting than last year. As winter approaches, the emphasis in Ukraine is again shifting to increased air defense. The Russian Federation can prepare a new campaign of rocket firing and UAVs to undermine Kiev's ability to fight. About it reports the newspaper The Economist. On October 11, the 16th Ramstein session was held in Brussels, with 54 states.

The main issues were the production of ammunition and the intensification of air defense. Last winter, Russian troops harmed Ukrainian infrastructure. The response of the event was the supply of Western air defense systems, Iris-T, Patriot and others. Ukraine has shown a high level of skill in the integration of Western systems and radars. Electricians were also able to quickly restore electricity even despite life.

This year, the situation can be more complicated because the Russian Federation has studied the experience during shelling last year. However, Ukraine also built reinforced concrete fortifications around important infrastructure objects and purchased emergency generators to prevent complete power outage. The air struggle can be no less exhausting as on Earth.

According to the Air Force specialist from the Analytical Center of the International Institute for Strategic Studies of Duglas Berry, in 2023 the question will be that it will end faster: Russian missiles and UAVs or Ukrainian missiles and generators. Some experts fear that the growth of production of Western anti -aircraft missiles is too small to meet the needs of Ukraine. New lines open reluctantly, says expert from Ukraine Nico Lange.

Now Western allies have promised new IRIS-T and Patriots Batteries to Ukraine. Also in Germany's plans to double the production of IRIS-T from 4 systems a year to 8 to 2025. Now the complex is in high demand in the world, because in Ukraine they have proven themselves to be altogether. Ukraine needs any air defense systems because the Russian Federation has retained the production of missiles despite sanctions. "In Russia, the missiles seem to be over.