In the 31 days of May, Russia fired 16% of all the missiles it has used in 15 months of war, nearly three times the average rate. Most were aimed at Ukraine’s capital
manuals said it was possible. But it was only after the launch order was made—and a successful interception confirmed—that Vyacheslav convinced himself of it.air-defence
Ukraine owes its high-end missile-defence strength to new Western hardware. But that its air defence—and the country—survived at all is down to the Ukrainians’ agile use of vintage Soviet systems such as the Buk,. In the early days of the war, many of Ukraine’s air defences were damaged and destroyed.
Kyiv’s missile-defence system is organised in layers to ensure overlapping coverage. Powerful systems like the Patriot, NASAMS andsit at the top of the tree. They can communicate with each other straight out of the box, pooling radar visibility and range. But Ukraine has also just completed a process of integrating other kit, including Soviet-era Buks ands, into a new centralised command system.
In one of the sectors alongside the Dnieper river, approximately 20km south of Kyiv, a sleep-deprived gunner with the callsign “Speckled” describes the protocol for intercepting drones. Usually the targets first appear as a moving dot on, Ukraine’s proprietary defence mapping system. The characteristic moped-like hum of the motor comes a few minutes later. The challenge lies in latching sensors onto the sound signal, Speckled says.
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