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2026-11-06 · Ukrinform

Russia faces shortage of air defense systems to protect military airfields – Ukrainian Navy

According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said this on television. Commenting on November 5 strikes against drone launch sites near the Hvardiiske airfield in Crimea, as well as several Pantsir air defense systems, he said the attacks pointed to a gradual depletion of Russia's air defense capabilities. As a result, Russian airspace is becoming increasingly less protected, while the Russians maintain reliable air defense coverage mainly around the residences of their dictator. "Information of this kind periodically surfaces in the Russian information space – some facilities, even military airfields, have no air defense cover at all on the territory of the so-called Russian Federation.

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