Ukraine has exhausted its missile reserves for Samp/T – Le Monde.

Shortage of missiles for air defense systems in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are facing a problem with the lack of missiles for Samp/T air defense systems, reports Le Monde magazine. The military lacks missiles for two Samp/T batteries and has not received any missiles for the Crotale system in a year and a half.

In some places, they scatter in the sky and then regroup. They also use many physical and electronic decoys. The idea is to exhaust our ammunition and saturate our capabilities.

It was noted that the Russian army has upgraded the Iskander-M ballistic missiles, which may make Patriot systems less effective.

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