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“They have neither the industrial base nor the money”: Ukraine cannot acquire or produce long-range missiles
“They have neither the industrial base nor the money”: Ukraine cannot acquire or produce long-range missiles
Although the deposed defense minister promised these weapons a few days ago, Kiev lacks the capacity to develop its own long-range missiles… September 6, 2023, Sputnik World
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Then-Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said in a recent interview shortly before his departure from office was announced that his country needed to develop missiles with a range far beyond its current capabilities in order to use them for deep attacks on the territory to be able to. Russian.Currently, the Ukrainian army only has an attack capacity of about 305 kilometers thanks to tactical missile systems delivered to Kiev along with Himars rocket artillery launchers. According to reports, Ukrainian forces may have equipped Soviet-era Tu-141 reconnaissance drones with explosives and used them to attack Russian bases in Diágilevo in the Ryazan region and Engels in the Saratov region, 600 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory, i.e. within the range of about 1,000 kilometers the Tu-141. Expert Michael Maloof, a former security policy analyst in the US Defense Secretary’s office, said that there was little chance that Reznikov’s comments were realistic, but if they were, he would call for “a reassessment of all aid,” that Washington and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have made to Kiev. The industries are pretty exhausted and if they show signs of that, “I think Russia would hit them very hard,” Maloof told Sputnik. “I do not think so [Ucrania] have the industrial base. You will not receive missiles from the West. Therefore, it is difficult to know what the former minister was talking about. If they want important missiles, where will they get the money? Who would pay for them?” And he added: “If you were to develop a factory to produce these missiles, who would pay for them?” The United States? The US does not want long- or medium-range missiles for Ukraine because it fears that they will be fired at Russia and lead to further escalation. And I think if they were going to do something like that, it would be funding [de EEUU] They would certainly be cut off, and they should be, because the last thing the world needs is an escalation of this conflict. So I think if that were the case, all American aid to the Ukrainians would have to be reassessed.” On the other hand, the analyst suspects, it could be that Kiev is trying to pressure NATO to send them long-range weapons ballistic missiles or cruise missiles, such as the Tomahawk. The latter is capable of nuclear weapons and has long drawn the ire of Moscow since possible launch sites based on the AEGIS system were built in Romania and Poland. “I have some real doubts about the credibility of the former Ukrainian minister’s statements about where they are in terms of a counteroffensive or what capabilities they are trying to rebuild. They don’t have the industrial base and they don’t have the money. All the money they get now is from the West. And all deliveries also come from the West. And I just don’t understand how they could justify that, especially when more and more people are calling on Ukraine to sit down and negotiate. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen at the moment. That’s why I think Russia needs to launch its own counteroffensive,” predicts the expert. “You also have to take the climate into account.” We are now approaching autumn and it is expected to be quite severe. Kyiv is already losing in this counteroffensive. And what comes will undoubtedly be a disaster for Ukrainians. Once they wake up and realize what is happening on the battlefield, it will mean the political end of (President Volodymyr) Zelensky, he will be a walking dead man. Because Azov* and all these other neo-Nazi groups will rise up and try to take him down if he and his family aren’t already gone. So he will need lifelong protection,” concludes Maloof. *The Azov Battalion is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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Ukraine, 📰 Russian operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, NATO, USA, West, Azov (battalion), missiles, Russia, 💬 Opinion and analysis
Ukraine, 📰 Russian operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, NATO, USA, West, Azov (battalion), missiles, Russia, 💬 Opinion and analysis
04:24 GMT 09/06/2023 (updated: 04:26 GMT 09/06/2023)
Although the deposed defense minister promised these weapons a few days ago, Kiev lacks the capacity to develop its own long-range missiles and the influence to demand them from the West, an expert told Sputnik.
In a recent interview, shortly before his resignation was announced, then-Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said his country needed to develop missiles with a range far beyond its current capabilities in order to use them for deep attacks on the territory . Russian.
“Of course it has to be done,” Reznikov told Ukrainian state media about the development of long-range missiles, “but there is a nuance: we don’t need a missile that flies 15,000 kilometers that we don’t want to fight with.” A range of 1,500 to 2,000 kilometers is enough for us to cover the Moscow region,” said Réznikov.
Currently, the Ukrainian army only has an attack capacity of about 305 kilometers thanks to tactical missile systems provided to Kiev along with Himars rocket artillery launchers.
However, reports indicate that Ukrainian forces may have equipped Soviet-era Tu-141 reconnaissance drones with explosives and used them to attack Russian bases in Diágilevo in the Ryazan region and Engels in the Saratov region, 600 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory, i.e. within a radius of about 1,000 kilometers of the Tu-141.
Expert Michael Maloof, a former security policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense, said there was little chance that Reznikov’s comments were realistic, but if they were, “a reassessment of all aid provided by Washington to Kiev would be necessary.” and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).Putin: Russophobia and neo-Nazism have become the norm in Ukraine and the Baltic countries
“Their industries are pretty exhausted and if they showed signs of that, I think Russia would hit them very hard,” Maloof told Sputnik. “I do not think so [Ucrania] have the industrial base. You will not receive missiles from the West. Therefore, it is difficult to know what the former minister was talking about. If they want important missiles, where will they get the money? “Who would pay for it?”
He added: “If you built a factory to make these missiles, who would pay for them? The United States? The United States does not want long- or medium-range missiles for Ukraine because it fears that it will come under fire from Russia and create further escalation. And I think if they were to do something like that, the funding would be [de EEUU] They would certainly be cut off, and they should be, because the last thing the world needs is an escalation of this conflict. So I think if that were the case, all American aid to the Ukrainians would have to be reevaluated.”The US candidate believes that lawmakers are ignoring the economic impact of the conflict in Ukraine. On the other hand, the analyst speculates, it could be that Kiev is trying to pressure NATO to send them long-range weapons, which could include ballistic missiles or cruise missiles like the Tomahawk, the latter of which is nuclear capable and has long drawn the ire of Moscow drawn since potential launch sites based on the AEGIS system were built in Romania and Poland.
“They can insist, but they won’t get it,” Maloof said. “This conflict will end as soon as deliveries stop.” [a Ucrania], and I think that will happen very, very soon. This is the only way to end this, because the Ukrainians don’t want to reach an agreement. They don’t want to give in. And Russia will hold on to what it has. And it is clear to me that if they want to continue the escalation, the Ukrainians will now be hit even harder and suffer even more defeats on the battlefield, and this will be reflected very clearly in the press. And that will send signals to the West to pressure them to finally stop the flow of resources to Ukraine.”
“I have serious doubts about the credibility of the former Ukrainian minister’s statements about where they are in terms of a counteroffensive or what capabilities they are trying to rebuild. They lack the industrial base and they lack money.” All the money they receive now comes from the West. And all deliveries come from the West. And I just don’t understand how they could justify that, especially when more and more people are calling on Ukraine to sit down and negotiate. But at the moment it doesn’t look like that will happen. That is why I believe that “Russia will have to launch its own counteroffensive,” the expert predicts.“Frustration” is growing in the US over Ukraine’s “slow counteroffensive.”
“The other thing to consider is the weather. We are already approaching autumn and it is expected to be quite intense. Kyiv is already losing in this counteroffensive. And what comes will undoubtedly be a disaster for Ukrainians. Just once.” They wake up and realize what is happening on the battlefield. This will mean the political end of (President Volodymyr) Zelensky, he will be a walking dead man. Because Azov* and all these other neo-Nazi groups are rising up and they’re saying, “We’re going to try to take him down if he and his family aren’t already gone. So he will need protection for life,” concludes Maloof.
*The Azov Battalion is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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