The air defense already copes with "Iskander": what nuclear missiles can be knocked down by Ukraine - expert

Oleksandr Kochetkov stated that Ukraine can knock down tactical nuclear missiles, but not strategic. She does not have the necessary weapon. Ukrainian air defense is already beating Russian missiles X-101, Isanders, Calibers. Theoretically, if these rockets are equipped with a nuclear warhead, they can also be knocked down. Oleksandr Kochetkov expert "Channel 24" said this on Channel 24 air. According to him, a nuclear warhead rocket is no different in flight characteristics from other rockets.

However, the expert noted that the opposite situation with strategic nuclear weapons. The fact is that Ukraine does not have systems that can knock down such missiles. They are in the US, Israel, the United Kingdom, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea and the Russian Federation. "These countries have stratospheric anti -rates that work at an altitude of about 30 - 40 kilometers.

They intercept nuclear warheads in the stratosphere, there is a collision, then the explosion and they simply do not fly," the expert said. He noted that 90% of Russian nuclear missiles are likely not to reach the goal if you run them. However, the remaining 10% can still fly. We will remind, the military expert Petro Chernik told the conditions under what conditions a nuclear blow to Ukraine may occur.