“Complete emptiness, the situation is much worse than in 1987”: Piontkovsky – about Russian air defense

Artem Budrin15:10, 12/17/22

The political scientist noted that Ukraine, even without ATACMS, delivers powerful blows to the territory of the Russian Federation.

The S-300 air defense system is used both in the Ukrainian army and in the Russian one / photo from UNIAN

Russian political scientist Andrei Piontkovsky believes that the Russian Federation has a shortage of air defense systems.

“The panic in Russia is even reflected in their talk show propaganda. The same enigmatic Russian expert who is constantly quoted, Colonel Khodarenok, simply explained that the situation is worse. If you think there is an air defense line between Moscow and Rostov, then its No. All effective anti-aircraft defenses have been thrown into Ukraine at the front. This is complete emptiness, the situation is much worse than in 1987,” Piontkovsky told Espresso.

The expert noted that Ukraine, even without ATACMS, delivers powerful strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation.

“Therefore, by striking at military airfields on the territory of the Russian Federation, Ukraine sent a signal not only to its enemy, but also to its ally – the United States of America. What the hell are you pulling with your ATACMS if we demonstrate the ability to hit on the territory of the Russian Federation!? “We will still carry out this mission. In the end, we also have the means that are able to reach any point, at least in the European part of the Russian Federation,” the publicist added.

Explosions at Russian air bases – what you should know

On December 5, it became known that in Russia there were explosions at the Engels air base in the Saratov region and at the Dyagilevo air base, which is located near Ryazan. First, information appeared that two Tu-95 bombers were damaged at the Engels base, and three people died as a result of an explosion of a fuel tanker at the Dyagilevo base .

On the same day, the Russian Federation carried out the eighth massive strike against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure since the beginning of autumn.

The Russian Federation launched more than 70 missiles, our defenders managed to eliminate 61 of them. Enemy missiles hit energy facilities located in the Odessa, Kiev and Vinnitsa regions .

(C)UNIAN 2022