Frank Gardner

So, on air defense, Ukraine has advanced a long way since the dark days of 2022, when literally policemen were firing Kalashnikovs at Shahid drones that Iran was shipping to Russia. But this is a numbers game. And... Ukraine is slowly running out of effective air defense.

So, on air defense, Ukraine has advanced a long way since the dark days of 2022, when literally policemen were firing Kalashnikovs at Shahid drones that Iran was shipping to Russia. But this is a numbers game. And... Ukraine is slowly running out of effective air defense.

So, on air defense, Ukraine has advanced a long way since the dark days of 2022, when literally policemen were firing Kalashnikovs at Shahid drones that Iran was shipping to Russia. But this is a numbers game. And... Ukraine is slowly running out of effective air defense.

It depends what you're, you know, if it's relatively low-grade Shahid-136 drones that Russia has manufactured using an Iranian model, they're fairly easy to hit. But it's much harder to shoot down certain missiles. And the hardest one of all was the one fired at Dnipro, the Oreshnik, which I think, correct me if I'm wrong, is Russian for hazel bush.

It depends what you're, you know, if it's relatively low-grade Shahid-136 drones that Russia has manufactured using an Iranian model, they're fairly easy to hit. But it's much harder to shoot down certain missiles. And the hardest one of all was the one fired at Dnipro, the Oreshnik, which I think, correct me if I'm wrong, is Russian for hazel bush.

It depends what you're, you know, if it's relatively low-grade Shahid-136 drones that Russia has manufactured using an Iranian model, they're fairly easy to hit. But it's much harder to shoot down certain missiles. And the hardest one of all was the one fired at Dnipro, the Oreshnik, which I think, correct me if I'm wrong, is Russian for hazel bush.

This is a hypersonic missile that travels at speeds in excess of five times the speed of sound. It goes right up, high up, above the stratosphere or into the stratosphere and then comes down at such a speed that it's almost impossible to stop it. So they haven't got many of them, Russia, but that is a bit of a sort of, It's not an end of days weapon, but it's pretty scary.

This is a hypersonic missile that travels at speeds in excess of five times the speed of sound. It goes right up, high up, above the stratosphere or into the stratosphere and then comes down at such a speed that it's almost impossible to stop it. So they haven't got many of them, Russia, but that is a bit of a sort of, It's not an end of days weapon, but it's pretty scary.

This is a hypersonic missile that travels at speeds in excess of five times the speed of sound. It goes right up, high up, above the stratosphere or into the stratosphere and then comes down at such a speed that it's almost impossible to stop it. So they haven't got many of them, Russia, but that is a bit of a sort of, It's not an end of days weapon, but it's pretty scary.

And that's even with the confessional warhead. Now, the thing that Ukraine is crying out for more of and desperately needs is patriots. They are extremely expensive. They cost millions of dollars and they wanted more under the Biden administration. He released a few. They want more under the Trump administration. They're not releasing any.

And that's even with the confessional warhead. Now, the thing that Ukraine is crying out for more of and desperately needs is patriots. They are extremely expensive. They cost millions of dollars and they wanted more under the Biden administration. He released a few. They want more under the Trump administration. They're not releasing any.

And that's even with the confessional warhead. Now, the thing that Ukraine is crying out for more of and desperately needs is patriots. They are extremely expensive. They cost millions of dollars and they wanted more under the Biden administration. He released a few. They want more under the Trump administration. They're not releasing any.

Some countries in Europe have got them, but some of them have been sent to Israel, for example. Und in Bezug auf das Verteidigen von Kherson?

Some countries in Europe have got them, but some of them have been sent to Israel, for example. Und in Bezug auf das Verteidigen von Kherson?

Some countries in Europe have got them, but some of them have been sent to Israel, for example. Und in Bezug auf das Verteidigen von Kherson?

Thank you. Well, thank you for that, Maurizio. I'm not sure that they still call it the Red Army, but I presume by that you mean Russia's Army.

Thank you. Well, thank you for that, Maurizio. I'm not sure that they still call it the Red Army, but I presume by that you mean Russia's Army.

Thank you. Well, thank you for that, Maurizio. I'm not sure that they still call it the Red Army, but I presume by that you mean Russia's Army.

Europe has had a bit of a cold shower after the Munich Security Conference, where they have woken up to the fact that this administration in Washington, the Trump presidency, is no longer going to provide the automatic security blanket that Europe has enjoyed. oder manche würden sagen, für die letzten 80 Jahre, seit der Zweiten Weltkrieg. Es wird mehr für seine eigene Verteidigung geben.

Europe has had a bit of a cold shower after the Munich Security Conference, where they have woken up to the fact that this administration in Washington, the Trump presidency, is no longer going to provide the automatic security blanket that Europe has enjoyed. oder manche würden sagen, für die letzten 80 Jahre, seit der Zweiten Weltkrieg. Es wird mehr für seine eigene Verteidigung geben.