Rockets fly to Odessa. How to protect the south of Russian terror

From July 17 to July 23, Odessa and the region were inflicted, almost the greatest attack from the beginning of a full -scale invasion. Port infrastructure, residential buildings were damaged, and the grain yield that was stored in one of the agro -industrial enterprises of the region was destroyed. On the night of July 23, 25 architectural monuments were damaged, including the Transfiguration Cathedral, subordinated to the Moscow Patriarchate.

Soon the propaganda shows began to discuss which cities of Ukraine should be destroyed. Odessa was called one of them. For a greater psychological effect, the former MP, Odessa Igor Markov, was invited to the studio. We will remind, Markov was informed of suspicion of state treason. As for Odessa, it was said that the city would be destroyed and then rebuilt. The start of rocket attacks on Odessa coincide with the end of the so -called grain agreement with the Russian Federation.

In response to the initiative of the Ukrainian side, continue to carry grain without the participation of Moscow, the Kremlin began to destroy the port infrastructure of southern Ukraine. In response to the Odessa missile terrorism, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked to urgently convene a meeting of the newly created Ukraine-NATO. He addressed the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg with the relevant initiative. It is known that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26.

It will be held in the format of consultations at the level of ambassadors of Member States. The transportation of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea is expected. According to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov, such a missile terror of the Russian Federation wants to completely deprive Ukraine of the opportunity to enter the Black Sea.

"The main goal of the missile attacks of the Russians on Odessa and the region is to fully isolate Ukraine's exit to the Black Sea, and through the act of intimidation to prevent and neutralize international efforts to restore the functioning of the" grain corridor. " Analytics surveyed by focus note that Russia will not stop Odessa and the southern regions of the country through the convening of a meeting of the Council of Ukraine-NATO.

On the contrary, this will even cause confrontation in the region. Recall that after joining the Alliance of Finland and Sweden of the Russian Federation, it actually loses its influence in the Baltic Sea. Ukraine also initiated negotiations about the transformation of the Black Sea into the Alliance. According to the political analyst Alexander Kochetkov, the main task of rocket strokes in Odessa is the Kremlin's efforts to destroy Ukraine's possibility of Ukraine to export grain.

According to him, grain trade is the only available opportunity to replenish the country's income today. "When the so -called" grain agreement "worked in Odessa, NASAMS was staged in Odessa, which covered the port infrastructure and the city. Now the city is protected, but not so much. Now the goal of the Russian Federation is to destroy Ukraine's export potential. By and large, it is the only source of income for Ukraine.

At the same time, Kochetkov suggests that Russian missiles were not deliberately released on city objects, such as the House of Scientists or the Transfiguration Cathedral. Although the Russians modernized their rockets, partially improved accuracy, but they still fly anywhere. In his opinion, the statements about the destruction of Odessa do not have any basis, it is rather a statement for applications - they say, we will destroy, then we will rebuild.

According to the Armed Forces Command, Odessa was attacked by at least five types of winged missiles-"Caliber", supersonic anti-ship P-800 "Onyx" and X-22, as well as ballistic "Iskander-M" and "Iskander-K". It is with supersonic and ballistic missiles in domestic air defense that have the greatest difficulties.

According to Natalie Humeniuk, the head of the Unified Coordination Press Center of Southern Ukraine, is currently developing and improving the air defense system around the southern ports. "If we talk about Odessa, the port is actually located in the heart of Odessa.

And the peculiarity of the geographical thing is that everything that will fly to the port and does not get into it will continue to fly, in particular, in the historical part of the city," - said Humeniuk on the air of the telecast. Military analyst Petro Chernik is convinced that the Kremlin will not stop in his desire to completely destroy the port infrastructure of Ukraine. The only thing that can be temporarily delayed is the need to produce new rockets necessary for blows.

According to his estimates, every time the Russian Federation collects 80-200 rockets before the beginning of terror. "They have the ability to produce rockets X-101, X-47m2" dagger ", as well as missiles of the average radius of action-X-59 to 300 km and X-31 to 160 km. The potential is aggregate about 60-80 units of winged missiles a month. Nick. The expert notes that the most effective against such missiles are Patriot and NASAMS anti-aircraft missile complexes.

But now we have to wait for our Western partners to supply us with additional complexes. In addition, the results should be given to the event against the supply chains of electronic components and circuits that the Russian Federation has been able to build. However, now Russia continues to produce its rockets.

In early May 2023, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the Russians were able to produce about 25 "calibers" per month, X-101-35 units, "daggers"-two units per month, ballistic missiles 9m723 to "Iskander-M"-five units. "It is extremely difficult to combat these schemes, in the modern world, where electronics are free goods.