Private air defense units in Ukraine have already shot down more than 50 aerial targets
More than 50 companies have already joined Ukraine’s private air defense program. Their fire teams have gone on combat duty nearly 400 times and destroyed more than 50 aerial targets.
“Today, companies representing private air defense are already on combat duty and shooting down enemy targets, and as of now, more than fifty companies have joined this program. Private air defense fire teams have been deployed nearly 400 times and have shot down more than fifty aerial targets,” Voloshin said.
According to the Armed Forces representative, involving private companies in the system for defending Ukraine’s airspace has made it possible to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure without compromising the state’s defense capabilities.
In particular, this makes it possible to avoid diverting Air Force units to protect individual enterprises.
To coordinate the work of private air defense units, a special information support system and a coordination council have been established. Fire teams receive the necessary information and operate as part of Ukraine’s state air defense system.
Voloshin emphasized that the private air defense system has significant potential amid intensifying Russian attacks on critical infrastructure and large storage facilities.
“The development of the private air defense system is a promising direction, as it allows for an asymmetric response to the threat of enemy airstrikes. In addition, such a system allows interested companies to independently ensure the protection of their production facilities,” noted the representative of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He added that the need for such units is growing, as Russian troops are increasingly attacking critical infrastructure and large warehouses, particularly in the Kyiv area.
“Given the current situation, in which the enemy is increasingly attacking critical infrastructure and large warehouses near Kyiv, the private air defense system has significant potential. That is why we will continue to develop it,” Voloshin concluded.
Vladislav Voloshin, head of one of the departments of the Central Directorate for Innovation Activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported this in a comment to Ukrinform.
