Ukraine is afraid of Russian X-22 cruise missiles. Kiev’s stockpile of air defence missiles has been depleted, and the West is “not even close” to compensating for their deficit. This was reported by the US-based Military Watch Magazine.
According to Military Watch Magazine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have not been able to shoot down a single X-22 missile since the beginning of the conflict. At the same time, Russia has fired about 300 X-22 and X-32 missiles at targets across the country. The publication notes that Russia has a large stockpile of these missiles from the Soviet times, which is why they are often used to strike military targets.
“This class of missiles first entered service in 1962, but still has few competitors in the world in terms of its characteristics,” the magazine writes.
The Ukrainian army has depleted the stockpile of air defence missiles it has had since Soviet times, and Western countries are “not even close” to compensating for their shortage.
We shall remind you that earlier Rostec’s deputy director-general Vladimir Artyakov said that the global popularity of Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Ka-52 helicopters, T-90 tanks, heavy flamethrower systems and barrage munitions on the arms market had increased against the background of their use in special operations on the territory of Ukraine.