ISW: russia will continue to look for ways to bypass Ukrainian air defense
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The russian military will try to adapt to the capabilities of the Ukrainian air defense system in order to learn how to circumvent it.
The russian military will try to adapt to the capabilities of the of the Ukrainian air defense system in order to learn how to bypass it. This is stated in the latest ISW report, UNN reports.
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ISW notes that during the January 1-2 attacks, the Ukrainian military shot down more kamikaze drones, compared to the large-scale attack on December 29, as well as many dagger missiles. ISW analysts suggest that the air defense forces have adapted to the strike package used by the russian military after months of used by russian forces after months of experimentation and testing Ukrainian air defense system. The analysts remind that the russian military has been using different weapons systems, tested different routes for strikes, and searched for tactics to weaken Ukraine's air defense.
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The ISW notes that russian strikes on Ukraine are part of an ongoing tactical and technological competition between offensive and defensive forces. In it, both sides are constantly experimenting and adapting to each other, especially in the areas of long-range strikes and air defense.
Western assistance to Ukraine remains critical as russian forces are likely to continue to experiment with new ways to defeat will continue to experiment and implement new ways to overcome Ukrainian air defense. The termination of Western assistance to Ukraine will create conditions for an expanded russian air campaign in Ukraine and, ultimately would lead to a significant russian advance further west, possibly as far as Ukraine's western Ukraine's western border with NATO member states
The ISW agreed with the analysts' information, published in the British Telegraph that if Western aid aid is reduced, Ukraine will have to normalize its air defense missiles and focus on protecting its most important targets.
