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“Slightly overlooked”: Rahmanin stated a new problem for Ukraine's air defense due to Russia's propelled drones
MP Serhiy Rahmanin (Holos) stated that Ukraine “slightly overlooked” the appearance in Russia of propelled drones with such speed and altitude of flight. The Ukrainian side was preparing for drones that fly slower and lower.
“Geran-4” and “Geran-5” enter the zone of action of Ukrainian air defense at an altitude above 7 km, while light air defense means were effectively working against targets up to 5 km. In addition, the new drones develop a speed of 450–600 km/h, and Ukrainian interceptors do not keep up with them. As a result, destroying such targets becomes either too expensive, or there is a lack of missiles.
According to Rahmanin, the main difficulty is not in creating an effective propelled interceptor, but in setting up its mass production and making it economically viable — so that the cost of the interceptor is lower than the cost of the target.
Certified models of such interceptors cost from 45 to 100 thousand dollars, which makes their use a “very expensive story.”
“All objects in Ukraine will not be destroyed. Unfortunately, a significant part will be hit. How large it will be depends on how much our partners will help us,” Rahmanin noted.
He added that Russia has at least two large engine production facilities, which allows scaling their output. Ukraine also has capabilities to manufacture such engines, but capacities are significantly smaller, so quickly increasing volumes is difficult.
Another advantage for the Russian Federation, Rahmanin said, is the existence of a large channel supplying large batches of drones from China. “We don’t have such unlimited supply,” the MP stressed.
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