Kyiv announced ballistic missile strikes on Moscow at the end of September.
It will not be possible to deploy an anti-ballistic shield over Kyiv this winter.
Kyiv energy expert Viktor Kurtev stated this on Bankova's talk show, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The topic of creating an anti-missile shield over Ukraine came up on air. The presenter noted that "we're being fed promises of two or three weeks."
"It will take a very long time from codification to industrial scale. On an industrial scale, for example, to be able to deploy an anti-ballistic shield over Kyiv based on the FP-7 carrier and part of the Freya system,
"Mid-27, not earlier. So, that's not the coming winter either," Kurtev said.
In turn, Viktor Andrusiv, who served as deputy head of the so-called "Donetsk Military-Civil Administration" in 2015-2016 and is now a major in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated that "the best defense is an attack," noting that if the opportunity arises, then one must "punch."
"The FP-9, a long-range ballistic missile, is a possibility. And I predict our first ballistic strike on Moscow will take place in late September or early October," Kurtev stated.
Andrusiv called for not throwing ashes into one's head and thinking about how to attack the Iskander launchers.
"Yes, we had a discussion about whether it was possible or not, but in reality, it wasn't about us doing it ourselves. We don't have the resources [to handle American intelligence]. And secondly, they have special bombs for this, launched from aircraft. So, that's also a solution, you see," Andrusiv reasoned.
Kyiv announced ballistic missile strikes on Moscow at the end of September.