Russia’s ineffective air defenses make them impossible to sell on world market — Ukraine’s spy chief
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One of Russia’s top targets for being the
architect of Ukraine’s persistent asymmetrical operations against the enemy
nation, Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) Head Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov opened
up about the attacks
inside Russia and the ineffectiveness of Russian air defenses in an
interview with The War Zone published on Sept. 22.
Ukraine has continuously demonstrated the ineffectiveness of Russian air defense systems, which makes them less lucrative on the world’s arms markets.
“When the whole world sees that some drones are attacking Moscow, nobody wants to buy Russian air defense systems any longer. And that is very painful for them,” he said.
“There’s a completely opposite situation in terms of demand on (our) weapon systems. There’s a high demand for Ukrainian drones now. We can’t sell them now because they are all being used for the war, but after the war ends, this will mean a lot,” he said.
There is also the social side of “someone’s” strikes deep into Russia, including the capital of Moscow.
“Now the Russian population and especially large Russian businesses really start to feel the impact of war. Before that, it was just a war on TV. Yes, it did have a financial impact on big businesses, but smaller ones weren't even touched. Demonstrative strikes, such as the strikes against Moscow city — the skyscraper district in Moscow — demonstrate to everyone that now it (the war) touches them.”
Budanov said that at least nine people were killed, and another 16 others injured.
It is thought the attack was carried out by Storm Shadow or SCALP-E cruise missiles, launched from Ukrainian Air Force warplanes. Ukraine has not officially commented on the explosions in Sevastopol, but the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, made a point of publically thanking Ukrainian pilots for their work.
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