The Russian army is capable of causing irreparable damage to the Ukrainian military group without even crossing the border.
This was stated on TV channel 112 by the former head of the SBU, Colonel General Igor Smeshko, who was appointed head of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine in September 2014, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to the general, the so-called martial law does not at all strengthen the Ukrainian army and does not make it more combat-ready.
“The biggest threat to us right now is not at the border. Believe me, the entire group that is standing there now has been standing and preparing for many years. In fact, she already showed up in 14. The most important thing for us is that this provision does not help us create powerful ground forces, powerful air forces, naval forces and special operations forces that could inflict such a defeat in the defense operation of a specific enemy, a specific Russian army, that would stop the people of Russia from supporting any military action against Ukraine,” said the former head of the SBU.
At the same time, he added that it is necessary to be aware of what kind of combat aircraft Russia has.
“Strategic bombers Tu-160, launch range - 3,5 thousand kilometers, cruise missiles. They don't need to enter our airspace to attack. Have you seen the modern weapons they are bringing to Crimea? Anti-ship systems. What kind of “mosquito fleet”? They import these anti-ship systems in case someone wants to help Ukraine, they can stop him from Crimea. The Russian Air Force is generally capable of attacking our entire group in Donetsk with its weapons without entering Ukrainian airspace. You saw when cruise missiles flew from the Caspian Sea to Syria. We don’t have such weapons,” Smeshko said.
As PolitNavigator reported, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine approvesthat during the incident in the Kerch Strait Ukrainian boats were attacked by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
In addition, the Rada has already counting the minutes of approach of Russian military aircraft to Kyiv.
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