“Ukraine Defense Admits Powerlessness Against Russian Smart Bomb Attacks”

KIEV – Air Force spokesperson Ukraine Colonel Yury Ignat acknowledged that Kiev had no means of countering smart bombs Russia . He repeated Kiev’s long-standing demand for modern US-made fighter jets.

Speaking at a news briefing, Ignat claimed that Russia is launching up to 20 high-precision guided bombs at the front line every day.

The official pointed out that the munitions can travel about 70 km and hit critical infrastructure facilities and other targets.

“We can’t counter this kind of munitions… and air defenses are not effective,” Ignat said.

He added that to prevent such an attack, Ukraine would have to directly hit the planes that delivered the bombs, usually Su-34s, Su-35s and other tactical aviation aircraft.

To do this, Ignat said that Ukraine needed “long arms” to reach the enemy from a greater distance than current troops can.

He pointed out that one of the long-range air defense weapons that Kiev has is the Soviet-era S-300 missile system, which can hit targets at a distance of up to 100 km.

He added that Ukraine’s air defense capability has been further strengthened by Western-made weapons with a range of 150 km, but supplies are limited.