07/28/2026
The Ukrainian authorities are warning citizens about the threat of increased
enemy attacks on our country’s infrastructure in the winter. However, the Russians themselves should understand that the coming winter will be no less difficult for them. Moreover, Ukraine, unlike the Russian Federation, already has a clear understanding of what and how it needs to do both in terms of protection from enemy strikes and in terms of
retaliatory attacks.
This was stated by the director of development of the defense enterprise, a reserve Air Force officer Anatoliy Khrapchinsky, in an exclusive interview with OBOZ.UA. According to him, our main guideline is to increase our own independence and internal defense capabilities.
Active interaction with those partners who, like us, realize the seriousness of the threat and act pragmatically is also important.
What’s next?
As autumn and winter approach, threat assessment is significantly tied to changing weather conditions, which directly affect the effectiveness of detection tools. Low cloud cover, fog, and precipitation significantly complicate the work of visual and optical surveillance channels used, in particular, by mobile fire groups, explains Khrapchynsky.
“That is why we are once again returning to the critical need for various sensors and classic radar stations (RAL). Only a developed network of radars and radio equipment is capable of ensuring round-the-clock detection of low-flying UAVs and missiles, regardless of meteorological factors,” the aviation expert emphasizes.
Strikes on Russia
According to Khrapchinsky, Ukraine has the ability to effectively strike Russian strategic aviation airfields. Moreover, it is systematically being built up at the expense of the Ukrainian defense industry.
In particular, Fire Point has publicly announced plans to reach production capacity of over 100,000 FP-1/2 series drones per year – over 8,000 units per month. And this is without taking into account the FP-5 cruise missiles, which have already demonstrated successful combat use.
“Such a scale is capable of creating a critical and constant load on the Russian military infrastructure and strategic aviation airfields. At the same time, the main restraining factors remain not the technologies themselves, but the ability of the state and partners to financially contract such volumes, the systematic logistics of massive use, and the availability of a sufficient number of experienced operators,” Khrapchinsky noted.
As OBOZ.UA reported, on the night of July 27, a number of Russian regions were attacked by drones. Explosions were heard in Rostov and Taganrog, Rostov region, as well as in Yaroslavl, and UAVs also reached Udmurtia. Among other things, port infrastructure in Rostov was attacked, and there are also reports of strikes on the railway and the Rosrezerv oil depot.