Ukraine's air defense improved radar field density for detecting enemy missiles - military expert Zgurets

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"The Kalibr and Kh-69 are cruise missiles that fly at speeds that allow them to be destroyed by a significant number of air defense means. There are issues with detecting these missiles. Because these missiles have a lower flight path with a terrain bend. This allows the enemy to plan insidious missile flight paths in areas where they are sometimes difficult to spot. The effectiveness of shooting down these missiles primarily depends on the effectiveness of detection means, that is, on radar systems of one purpose or another," explained Zgurets.

According to the military expert, if the number of Kalibr and Kh-69 missiles destroyed is increasing, it means that the density of the radar field has improved.

"That is, the detection of these missiles, and the rest is a matter of technology. Because these missiles are indeed destroyed by a significant number of air defense systems, unlike Kinzhal missiles, which have hypersonic speeds in certain parts of the trajectory. This allows them to be destroyed only by a limited list of air defense systems, to which the Patriot and SAMP/T systems belong. We can see that the dynamics and quality of Ukraine's air defense remains quite high, which means that the supply of missiles to Patriot and other air defense systems continues," Zgurets said.

• On May 8, the Russian occupation forces launched a combined attack on Ukraine with missiles and attack UAVs. Air defense forces managed to destroy 59 of 76 Russian air targets.