Russia

still has enough resources to fight in Ukraine's airspace with the current intensity for the next few years.

There is also no reason to be optimistic about Russia's stockpile of air-launched cruise missiles. 

This was stated by the head of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Lieutenant General Mykhailo Zabrodskyi, in an article published by Ukrinform.

According to him, the Russian Federation has the opportunity to support and increase the aviation group due to the number of its combat personnel, "which is impressive."

"Russia continues to transfer aviation equipment from the "rear" districts to replenish losses and still has enough resources to conduct the fight in the air space with the current intensity

for the next several years. The

fact that the number of the aviation group around Ukraine remains almost unchanged since the beginning of the invasion is indicative .

however, its quality composition has significantly deteriorated, as the Russian side is forced to replace lost modern planes and helicopters with outdated modifications, sometimes even removed from storage," Mykhailo Zabrodskyi notes.

He also adds that the reserves of air-launched cruise missiles in Russia are not unlimited, but there are "no grounds for optimism."

"Simply

waiting and hoping that the air attacks will stop

, given the enemy's lack of means of destruction, is

the worst thing that can be done in the current situation.

The simple question: "when can this happen?" has an equally simple answer - never," he summarizes general.

In addition, he said that the Russian leadership is dealing with the issue of replenishment of missile reserves.

"One of them is based on the relative availability of aircraft and missile weapons for external supply. Monetary costs or obligations to partners

can eliminate for the Russian Federation problems related to the continuation of the design or increase in the production of air attack weapons.

To some extent, this situation is somewhat similar to Ukrainian, when we do not have a particular choice, but we must accept as help what our partners offer or can afford to offer," he concluded.

Missile strikes on Ukraine

According to the spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, Russia

 spends more reserves on missile strikes against Ukraine than it can replenish

, and some missiles actually leave the assembly line.

According to SBU Reserve Major General Viktor Yagun, the situation in Russia today with the provision of military equipment and ammunition is very critical, because they 

were not preparing for a long war

there .

In particular, in the Russian Federation, they did not expect that factories should be started and the possibility of deconserving equipment should be considered.

According to reserve colonel Roman Svitan, Russia currently has three types of missiles, and there are different numbers and forecasts for each position, but if we do not take into account the S-300 type missiles, then Russia has a

reserve of missiles for 5-7 launches.

Mykhailo Podolyak

, adviser to the head of the President's Office, 

 called on the world to speed up the transfer of air defense systems to Ukraine.

He made his statement against the backdrop of a massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 16.

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