Kyiv, from the perspective of aerial attacks, has effectively become a front-line city — it is within reach of missiles from S-400 air defense systems launched from the territory of Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions. This was stated by a Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman and military expert Oleksandr Musienko in an interview with Radio NV, according to UNN.
According to him, Ukrainian forces currently do not have sufficient capabilities to systematically destroy S-400 launch systems on the territory from which the enemy is firing.
We do not yet have effective full-scale capabilities to more actively and efficiently destroy launch systems on the territory of Kursk and Bryansk regions. And in fact, the enemy can bring up their S-400s and launch 3-5-8 missiles 3-4 times a week. And the enemy can conduct 3-4 combined, large-scale attacks per month. That is, use 70-80 missiles during one attack and hundreds of UAVs
— Musienko
Combined Tactics
The expert noted that the distinctive feature of recent attacks has been an expansion in the range of missiles used by the enemy, particularly S-400s. Russia combines such strikes with massive drone launches, complicating the work of air defense.
"These S-400s are typically equipped with a large number of small elements, shrapnel or fragmentation warheads to cause as many casualties and losses as possible. That is, Russia is using these missiles primarily as an outright weapon of terror, genocide against Ukrainians with the aim of demoralizing and creating panic," added Musienko.
Consequences of the Attack on Kyiv
The number of people injured as a result of the Russian strike on the capital has risen to 33, including four minors. Nine people were killed. Kyiv has completed work on eliminating the consequences of the attack.
The key question is whether available air defense resources and means to strike launch systems on Russian territory will be sufficient to reduce the frequency of such combined attacks before they become a regular practice of terror against the capital's civilian population.
