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Ukraine is vigorously enhancing its anti-aircraft warfare capabilities in response to evolving threats from Russian forces. Recent adjustments include the strengthening of counter-drone systems to tackle low-altitude strikes from upgraded enemy UAVs. Ukrainian air defense, notably the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, showcased remarkable success in Sumy by neutralizing numerous Russian drones using "Wild Hornets" drones. The administrative focus rests on high-level discussions led by President Zelenskyy to optimize the distribution of drone countermeasures, particularly in response to Shahed drones. Technological collaborations with nations like France ensure Ukraine receives cutting-edge systems, bolstering its defensive perimeter. This concerted effort underscores a significant milestone in Ukraine's anti-aircraft warfare strategy, emphasizing resilience and tactical innovation.

What advancements has Ukraine made in anti-aircraft warfare?

Ukraine is increasingly developing its anti-aircraft warfare by employing interceptor UAVs, enhancing counter-drone systems, and collaborating with international partners to receive advanced defense equipment. These efforts are crucial in countering low-altitude drone attacks by employing innovative military tactics.

How effective was the recent operation by the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade?

The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade successfully repelled a massive Russian drone attack in the Sumy region, neutralizing 22 targets in just six hours demonstrating the efficiency and capability of Ukraine's air defense forces in dealing with intense drone incursions.

What is the significance of international assistance in Ukraine's air defense improvements?

International assistance plays a vital role in Ukraine's air defense enhancements. Nations like the UK and France provide critical resources and equipment such as the SAMP-T air defense systems, aiding Ukraine in building a robust defense against aerial threats, especially from UAVs and ballistic missiles.

How has the counter-drone system been improved to deal with current threats?

Ukraine's counter-drone system has been fortified to address the current threat landscape by adapting to intercept low-altitude attacks. This includes deploying interception UAVs and improving radar and tracking technologies to detect and neutralize new-generation enemy drones effectively.

What role does President Zelenskyy play in Ukraine's military defense strategy?

President Zelenskyy actively oversees and directs military defense strategies, convening high-level meetings with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff. Discussions at these meetings focus on responding to evolving threats, optimizing air defense capabilities, and bolstering frontline security through strategic planning and resource allocation.

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ппо Air defense works in Kyiv. Air Force reported use of ballistics (updated) Air defense is working in the capital! 10 530 20 War in Ukraine

ппо Ukraine has built and is developing a reliable air defense system, - Reznikov Ukraine, with the help of its NATO partners, has already managed to build a reliable air defense system and considers its further development to be its number one priority. 2 118 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

ппо USA, Great Britain, Denmark and Netherlands will provide Ukraine with hundreds of missiles for air defense The Ministries of Defense of the USA, Denmark, Great Britain and the Netherlands announced in a joint statement that they will jointly supply missiles for air defense systems to Ukraine. 3 286 9 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

ппо Since beginning of June, air defense forces have destroyed 74% of cruise missiles used by the Russians, - General Staff of Armed Forces Air defense forces since the beginning of this month have been able to destroy 74% of cruise missiles and 60% of UAVs launched by the Russian Federation. 700 10 Previously in trend: War

резніков,рамштайн Pentagon names priorities for next "Ramstein" - strengthening Ukraine’s air defense and capabilities The main topics of the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defense scheduled for Thursday will be the strengthening of air defense and other capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the short term and in the future. 1 501 3 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

рлс,vera-ng Netherlands will purchase four VERA-EG radars worth 150 million euros for Ukraine The Netherlands will send VERA-EG radars to Ukraine to strengthen the air defense system 5 508 33 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

ракети Air defense destroyed all air targets around Kyiv, - KCMA On the night of 13 June, the Russians tried to attack Kyiv with missiles. Air defence destroyed them all. 5 614 48 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

patriot Ukraine will receive 5 more Patriot batteries by the end of 2024, - Head of Raytheon Technologies, Heys Raytheon Technologies, which is the manufacturer of Patriot air defense systems, plans to significantly increase production volumes. 7 521 38 Previously in trend: War

samp Ihnat about SAMP-T: "We hope that in practice it will be no worse than Patriot" Ukraine needs to replace all Soviet SAMs with modern Western-style ones. 8 110 19 Previously in trend: War

ппо During June 4, Russians carried out 7 missile and 25 air strikes, carried out about 20 attacks from anti-aircraft missiles, - General Staff The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published information on the shelling that the Russian occupiers inflicted on the territory of Ukraine during June 4, 2023. 858 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

зеленський Ukrainian air defense is capable of shooting down all types of Russian missiles, - Zelensky Ukrainian air defense, thanks to the help of its partners, is able to shoot down all types of Russian missiles, but Kyiv needs more modern air defense systems, as it does not have F-16s. 4 059 28 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

зеленський Next Ramstein to discuss creation of "sky shield" for Ukraine - Zelensky At the next meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defense in the Ramstein format, the creation of a "sky shield for Ukraine" will be discussed. 3 727 24 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

зрк,patriot Several countries have promised to provide Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, - Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki Several European prime ministers discussed training Ukrainian pilots in the operation of F-16 fighter jets and strengthening air defense with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 4 975 9 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

гепард,gepard Pentagon will buy Gepard systems for Ukraine for almost 120 million dollars The American company Global Military Products Inc. received from the US Ministry of Defense a contract for the amount of 118.3 million dollars for the purchase and delivery of Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft systems for Ukraine. 7 420 48 World

орлан Air Defense Forces Destroy 5 Russian Drones in Mykolaiv Region, - AC "Pivden" Air defense forces destroyed 5 enemy drones in Mykolaiv region. 1 795 16 Previously in trend: War

костенко According to practical application of air defense systems, Ukrainian specialists are among most effective in world, - People’s Deputy of "Voice", soldier Kostenko Judging by the number of downed enemy targets, Ukrainian air defense can be considered the best in the world. Both from the point of view of means and specialists. 1 895 13 Previously in trend: War

samp Italy prepares a new military aid package for Ukraine Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto announces preparations for another package of military aid to Ukraine. 5 244 8 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

зеленський,шольц Zelensky and Scholz discussed strengthening of Ukrainian air defense President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz. 2 159 23 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

дрони Russian drones are now trying to bypass Ukrainian air defense, - OC "South" In the south of Ukraine, Russian military drones are trying to bypass the damage zone of the Ukrainian air defense system. 8 759 88 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ппо Air defense destroyed more than 40 air targets over Kyiv, - KCMA On the night of 29 May, the occupiers attacked the capital using drones and missiles from different directions. Over Kyiv, the Defence Forces destroyed more than 40 aerial targets. 11 665 36 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

ппо At night, air defense forces destroyed 52 "Shaheds", - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 28 May 2023, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Iranian Shahed-136/131 attack drones from the northern direction - Bryansk region - and the southern direction - Krasnodar region. In total, a record number of 54 kamikaze drones were launched! 14 839 64 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

дрони Air defense shot down more than 40 enemy UAVs over Kyiv, one person died, - KСMA. PHOTOS On the night of 28 May, more than 40 drones were shot down in the skies over Kyiv. Preliminarily, this was the most massive drone attack on the capital since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, namely, with Shahed barrage munitions. 30 411 48 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

iris,макеєв Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Makeev showed IRIS-T systems that will be sent to Ukraine. PHOTOS Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeyev, showed the IRIS-T air defense systems that Berlin will hand over to Kyiv. 12 885 37 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

київ,ппо Falling debris was recorded in Obolon and Shevchenko districts of Kyiv: roof of mall, cars, and private house were damaged - KCMA As a result of a nighttime air attack on Kyiv, debris was seen falling in the Obolon and Shevchenko districts. 12 632 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

ппо Air attack on Kyiv: air defense destroyed all enemy targets over capital, - KCMA On the night of May 26, the occupiers launched an attack on Kyiv from Tu-95MS strategic bombers, probably with Kh-101/555 cruise missiles. Air defense forces shot down all enemy targets that were recorded in the airspace over Kyiv. 9 037 43 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

остін,ллойд Plans for training Ukrainian pilots and strengthening air defense agreed at Ramstein - Austin During a meeting of Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine, participating countries agreed on plans to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and other aircraft. 2 997 7 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

patriot Russia failed to dominate sky, "Ramstein-12" will focus on strengthening Ukrainian air defense system, - Austin The meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format, which will take place on Thursday in virtual mode, will focus on how to help Ukrainians to protect the skies even more from Russian missiles and aircraft. 2 633 10 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

ппо Massive attack on Kyiv: destroyed all enemy air targets moving in direction of capital, - KСMA On the night of May 25, the invaders attacked Kyiv from the air. Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed all enemy "Shahed" launched in the direction of Kyiv. 10 680 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

дніпропетровщина At night, 15 UAVs and 4 cruise missiles were shot down over Dnipropetrovsk region, but there are "arrivals" and victims, - RMA. PHOTOS Last night, 15 UAVs and 4 cruise missiles were shot down over the Dnipropetrovsk region. 11 456 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

ппо AFU shooted down two drones near Dnipro, - AC "East" At 21:40 on May 19, air defense destroyed two enemy UAVs south of Dnipro. 2 242 0 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

київ,ппо At night, enemy attacked from different directions. Work of air defense can be considered successful, - Ihnat Russian troops attacked Ukraine that night from different directions: from the north and south-west, as well as from the Black Sea. 4 341 6 Previously in trend: War

ппо Air defense forces destroyed 29 cruise missiles, Ruscists launched total of 30, - Zaluzhny. INFOGRAPHICS Air defense forces of Ukraine shot down 29 cruise missiles during missile attacks by Russians. 17 111 68 Previously in trend: War

ракети In morning, enemy struck Khmelnytsky region, infrastructure object was hit, - RMA On May 18, during an air alert, the enemy struck the Khmelnytskyi region. 7 468 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ракета In evening of May 17, occupiers attacked south of country - explosions in Odesa, rockets over Mykolaiv region were recorded In the evening of May 17, Russian occupants attacked the southern region of Ukraine from the air. 11 117 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

сша,патриот,patriot Patriot air defense system in Kyiv is in working condition, damage is minor, - CNN According to CNN, the Patriot air defense system has minimal damage after the Russian missile attack on Kyiv. 15 978 132 Previously in trend: War

кинжал,кинджал Vulnerability of "Kinzhal" was surprise for Russia, - British intelligence British intelligence has confirmed Russia’s loss of several Kinzhal missiles in Ukraine, noting that these events came as a surprise to the Russian Federation, which presented the missiles as "invincible". 19 061 112 War in Ukraine

україна,ппо AFU General Staff clarified number of Russian missiles shot down during night attack: 25 out of 25 According to updated information, the enemy used 25 missiles of various types during a nighttime missile attack on Ukraine. 16 276 94 Previously in trend: War

орлан Two Russian UAVs destroyed in Mykolaiv region, - AC "South" In Mykolaiv region, air defense forces destroyed two Russian drones. 431 0 Previously in trend: War

ппо RMA should solve problem of operation of video surveillance cameras during missile attacks, - Air Force Local administrations should solve the problem of the operation of video surveillance cameras during missile attacks, so that the enemy cannot observe live the work of Ukrainian air defense. 14 579 54 War in Ukraine

київ Night attack on Kyiv: most aerial targets were destroyed, fragments of rockets fell in several districts of capital On the night of May 16, a series of loud explosions rang out in Kyiv. fragments of rockets fell in the Shevchenko, Solomyansky, Darnytsky, and Obolon districts. 25 286 79 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

рф,ппо AFU successfully destroy Russian anti-aircraft defense before counteroffensive, - Forbes The Ukrainian military has been able to systematically destroy Russian air defense systems that protect Russian ground forces from missiles and air strikes. This could play a major role in a future counter-offensive, allowing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to control the airspace over Ukraine. 24 162 45 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ігнат 90% of air defense effectiveness applies only to certain cruise missiles and Iranian drones, not to S-300, guided bombs, Iskanders - Air Force We can only talk about Ukrainian air defense effectiveness in terms of percentage in relation to enemy air targets that it can shoot down. 3 618 26 Previously in trend: War

ппо Effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense approaches 90%, Kyiv’s - up to 100%, - Washington Post If in the first months of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s air defense intercepted about 50% of Russian missiles, today this figure is approaching 90%. 5 791 27 Previously in trend: War

про,купол,железный U.S. Army has Iron Dome air defense system, request needed to transfer it to Ukraine, - Congressional hearing The U.S. Army has the Iron Dome air defense system and could provide it to Ukraine to protect it from Russian missile strikes if the government requests it. 8 002 50 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

ппо In first wave of launch, 100% of Russian missiles were destroyed, - Ihnat In the first wave of the launch, 100% of the enemy missiles were destroyed, in the second - 15 out of 17. 7 573 12 Previously in trend: War

ппо Air defense is operating in Dnipro, - RMA Explosions heard by residents of Dnipro are work of air defense. 5 359 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

patriot US has no doubts about veracity of Ukraine’s claims about shooting down a Russian hypersonic missile with Patriot system - CNN The US is confident in the accuracy of Ukraine’s claims that it used the US Patriot air defense system to intercept a Russian hypersonic missile 6 229 22 War in Ukraine

ердоган,путін Turkey refused USA to send Russian S-400 air defense systems to Ukraine, - Cavusoglu The US asked Turkey to hand over the "S-400" SAM to Ukraine, but Ankara refused. 13 762 91 World