Russia is finding it difficult to replace its lost air defence systems due to its reliance on imported components, - Pletenchuk
Russia is finding it difficult to replace the air defence systems lost as a result of Ukrainian strikes. A significant proportion of the components required to manufacture such systems are still imported.
According to Censor.NET, this was announced on television by Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy.
Commenting on the reduction in Russia’s air defence capabilities as a result of Ukrainian strikes, Pletenchuk noted that Russia periodically loses such assets. At the same time, their replacement is complicated by a reliance on foreign components.
"The trend is that it is not simply a matter of replenishing these supplies, because they do lose them from time to time, and the range of components from which such supplies are made still consists largely of imported items," said Pletenchuk.
The capabilities of Russian air defence must be assessed in conjunction with electronic warfare
A spokesperson for the Navy emphasised that the capabilities of Russia’s air defence should be assessed taking into account electronic warfare capabilities. These also play an important role in countering Ukrainian air strikes.
Russia is employing both active and passive countermeasures. According to the spokesperson, the enemy is attempting to restore and build up its capabilities, although the results of these attempts vary.
"There are some success stories. And, of course, this is an ongoing struggle: in some places they are trying to restore their air defence capabilities, in others to build them up – sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much," added Pletenchuk.
