Revealed, Ukraine runs out of weapons important to fight Russia

KIEV – Ukraine is running out of stocks of ammunition and spare parts for Soviet-era S-300 and BUK air defense systems used to counter Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure.

This was reported by the Financial Times on Tuesday (12/13/2022), quoting a senior Ukrainian military official.

Chief spokesman of the Ukrainian Air Force Colonel Yury Ignat told the agency that his air defense unit typically fires two S-300 or Buk missiles at each Russian shell to increase the chances of an interception.

However, this poses some challenges, as Ukraine is unlikely to purchase additional Russian-made missiles for this system.

“Meanwhile, finding available stock elsewhere is proving difficult,” the report said.

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Ignat went on to say that while Kiev is getting modern air defense systems from its Western backers, Ukraine will need “hundreds” of such weapons to replace its aging arsenal.

“We had no choice but to turn to this type of weapon because Soviet weapons from the 1970s and 1980s are both… obsolete and the enemy consumes them every day,” Ignat said.

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Russia began targeting Ukraine’s energy facilities in early October after it accused Kiev of attacking its critical infrastructure, including the strategic Crimean bridge.