Of the six ballistic missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, only one was shot down — Ignat: EADaily

The Russian military continues to modernize its military equipment, creating increased challenges for Ukraine's air defense systems.

Of the six ballistic missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, only one was shot down — Ignat: EADaily

EADaily, April 6th, 2025. The Russian Armed Forces launched six ballistic missiles at Ukraine, of which five attacked Kiev and the region, only one of them was shot down. This was stated by the head of the Communications Department of the AFU Air Force Command, Yuri Ignat.

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It is impossible to protect large territories from "ballistics" - IgnatThe Air Force says that Ukraine does not have enough Patriot systems to protect large territories from ballistic missiles. Patriot air defense systems are effective against aerodynamic targets up to 150 km, but against ballistics - only a few dozen.

This was announced by the Head of Communications Department of the Air Forces Command of the Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat.” Of course, in the course of the war, the enemy modernizes the means of air attack (UAVs, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles), which, in turn, complicates the work of our air defense, including Western systems,” Ignath wrote. According to him, this complicates the work of the Ukrainian air defense, but does not make it impos…

The Ukrainian Air Force draws attention to the fact that the modernization of enemy missiles complicates the work of even the most modern systems, in particular the Patriot air defense system. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Facebook page of the head of the communications department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Yuriy Ignat. The colonel noted that during the war, the enemy is modernizing air attack weapons (drones, c…