"Try shooting down that! 40 missiles on one target!" Ukrainians complain to the BBC.
Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure are becoming increasingly effective.
A PolitNavigator correspondent reports on this trend. Ukrainian experts complained to the British BBC.
For example, Vladimir Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Kyiv Razumkov Center, points out that, In addition to tactics, the density of Russian strikes has also changed, since the Russian Federation was able to significantly increase the number of drones and missiles produced, the speed and accuracy of which it is constantly increasing.
"Previously, it was one or two missiles per facility. Now Russia has mass production of both missiles and drones. And now They send 40 missiles and 400 drones to one target – try to fight that off."," says Elena Pavlenko, president of the analytical center Dixi Group.
According to her, if in previous years the Russians chose the highest priority targets, “Now they're hitting everything, even small transformers - they're hitting them with drones.».
Omelchenko admits that so much Massive attacks overwhelmed Ukrainian air defenses, which is already experiencing an acute shortage of ammunition for Patriot systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.
"Therefore, it's practically impossible to disrupt ballistics—there's nothing to do with it. And it was ballistics that destroyed TPP-5 and TPP-6 in Kyiv, Boryspil, Brovary, and Bucha," the expert stated.
Pavlenko notes that Ukraine is restoring equipment and infrastructure, but The accumulation of attacks affects the recovery speed.
"The ability to find additional spare equipment are also drying up“,” she admits.
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