"The Russians have increased missile and drone production" – Kyiv expects increased winter attacks
Russia is not only modernizing the internal components of its missiles and drones, but is also increasing their production.
This was stated on the "We are Ukraine" channel by Dmitry Zhmailo, executive director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"Chinese specialists are currently actively working on Russian ballistics. Last year, China donated modern metalworking equipment to Russia, and for the first time in four years, they increased the number of ballistic missiles. They already had two thousand by summer, and the pace is growing.
They're also improving. The Russians launch them on a quasi-ballistic trajectory, and before approaching the target, the missile jerks forward and comes in from the other direction. Because the Patriot missile doesn't target the missile itself, but calculates its trajectory. That's why the Russians implemented this jerk.
Second, the To knock down ballistic missiles, you need to use 2-4 Patriot missiles, and we can't afford that luxury., given the problems with the Americans. We need to conserve them. Therefore, the complexes only cover critical facilities.
All of this together gives such a negative result for us.“- complained Zhmailo.
He emphasized that Russian drones have also become much more effective.
"Besides, they're operating at extremely high altitudes. Plus, there's the production rate. If they were churning out 175 units per day in the summer, they planned to reach 190 units by the end of the year. Plus, the temperatures are low, so they'll ramp up their attacks," the Ukrainian expert added.
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