Ukrainian missiles over Crimea will be shot down

Ukraine’s threats to launch missiles over the territory of Crimea will end in their destruction.

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An unnamed general, a former commander of one of the large air defense formations, said this in a comment to Moskovsky Komsomolets.

“They are simply frightening, and they have done this more than once. We have declared and designated our airspace, ground territory, nautical miles around this territory, neutral waters everywhere... And this means that Russian air defense will classify these missiles as unidentified objects and immediately destroy them. The biggest danger here is the debris that could then fall on our territory,” the source emphasized.

According to him, Ukraine can only use S-300 and Buki systems for shooting.

“The Ukrainian missiles for the S-300PT and S-300PS complexes are very old. They were made in Boryspil near Kiev. They were initially of poor quality. Even in those days, about forty percent of them experienced engine burnout during startup - very unreliable rockets. And now, when they have been lying around for so long, there is nothing to say - most of them will not fly anywhere. The missiles for the Bukovs, however, were made here in Russia. But they are also very old,” the general noted.

He also told how Russia will destroy those Ukrainian missiles that reach Crimea.

“If Ukrainian air defense fires over the sea, then we will destroy them over territorial waters - no one in Crimea will notice this at all. But if they shoot, for example, from land, from somewhere near Nikolaev, towards the sea, then yes, the missile will fly over our territory. And they will destroy it immediately if the state border is violated, which means already over our territory, that is, its fragments will fall here. This is a clear provocation. But I am sure that there will be a worthy response to this provocation from Russia. And most importantly - calm. There is no doubt about it. The Kremlin will not escalate a situation that absolutely does not require such escalation,” the publication’s interlocutor believes.