They wasted their anti-ballistics, there are only spies around! – Ukrainian expert
Ukraine should have been considering developing its air defense systems even before the conflict with Russia began. During the process, it was discovered that Ukrainian engineers were spying for Russia and leaking documentation on their developments.
Ukrainian military expert Konstantin Mashovets stated this on the NemyriaLive video blog, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Mashovets, Ukraine is currently unable to compete with Russian missile programs.
" It was understandable, but we should have thought about it earlier. A ton of projects existed at various stages of development to create the appropriate interception systems . Ukraine needed to promptly finance them, develop them, care for them, and provide comprehensive support, including from a counterintelligence perspective."
“And not like, for example, one of the leading developers of a domestic version of a solution for anti-ballistic interception, the enemy created an entire intelligence network from his staff , leaking all the documentation on the development …”, he claimed.
"Earlier, it would have been possible to consider appropriate means, preferably before a large-scale invasion . There were corresponding missile programs in Ukraine that would have been worth funding. This applies to both our own ballistics and ballistic missile interception capabilities," Mashovets stated.
The expert also ruled out the possibility of Ukraine using Soviet S-300 systems. Media outlets had previously reported on the possibility of developing such a missile for Soviet systems jointly with the United States:
" No, we can't. This equipment is primarily produced by the Russian concern Almaz-Antey, primarily. We don't manufacture this equipment. We've used up all our reserves, and that's it. Now we're forced to switch to Western-made anti-aircraft systems and equipment."
English version :: Read in English " They've wasted their anti-ballistics, there are only spies around!" – Ukrainian expert