The strategy for countering massive raids should include four main areas.
To reliably protect Ukraine from massive air attacks from Russia, it is not enough to just strengthen its own air defense system. It is also necessary to strike at Russian launchers and airfields. The former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (in 2005–2010), Army General Nikolai Malomuzh, spoke about this in an interview with OBOZ.UA.
He noted that Ukraine needs not only additional air defense installations, but also auxiliary systems – in particular, radar equipment that can disorient missiles and kamikaze drones.
“Secondly, of course, it is necessary to strike at specific launch points located in Crimea and the front-line zone, where the S-300 and S-400 are located, as well as at specific military facilities in Russia, where military airfields and aircraft are located,” Malomuzh emphasized .
The general considers the third important element in countering Russian air raids on Ukraine to be the “appropriate reaction” of the world community after each such massive attack.
“Response global actions must be very active. Moreover, it is Ukraine that must be the initiator of such actions. In particular, it is necessary to convene the UN Security Council and the Extraordinary UN General Assembly and raise the issue of terrorist attacks of this scale. This is already a global format of terror. So that countries that are partners of Russia “, in particular China, India, Brazil, Turkey, sharply opposed the regime in Russia. This is one of the factors of political pressure,” Malomuzh emphasized.
In his opinion, the European Union, NATO and other structures must also adequately respond to Russian massive attacks – including with new supplies of weapons, logistics and financial assistance.
Massive missile attacks on Ukraine
As wrote, after a months-long pause, Russia resumed massive air strikes on Ukraine using many dozens of missiles and drones at a time. The first such attack took place on December 29, when the aggressor launched 158 missiles of various types and kamikaze drones in one day.
In the following days, Russia continued its air terror of Ukraine. The second particularly massive attack took place on January 2, when Ukrainian air defense managed to shoot down 72 of 99 cruise missiles and 35 of 35 kamikaze drones launched by the aggressor.
