Increase in the number and intensity of Russian attacks on Ukraine with the use of hypersonic missiles, up to twenty times faster than sound and capable of unpredictable trajectories: this is happening over the New Year weekend in Kiev. Mario Scaramella, special operations consultant at the Ukrainian National Emergency Management Agency, told Adnkronos about the situation. «Polish airspace was also violated on Friday by a missile in a clear sign of defiance and threat, although Moscow has not yet commented on the incident – recalls the expert -. Security has completely changed throughout Ukraine and the entire region, before we traveled by train from Poland to Kiev in relative tranquility, now stations and railways are targeted, our hotels were not targeted but now they are hit, like hospitals , schools, bars and restaurants. When the sirens sound now there is a different perception of risk, since the beginning of the war these are the strongest attacks and are causing many civilian casualties”.
According to the analyst, “it is not only the search for critical targets such as gas pipelines and hospitals that is worrying, but above all the use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, guided by artificial intelligence and launched from fighter-bombers. They reach speeds unimaginable without a ballistic trajectory and hit what the AI identifies, meaning the algorithms accept civilians as targets. The Patriot anti-missile systems deployed by the Americans to defend Kiev can sometimes intercept these monsters, but it’s Russian roulette.”
«It is clear that the use of hypersonic missiles constitutes a direct threat to Western countries that support Ukraine – underlines Scaramella -, Moscow has a few dozen of these aircraft carriers and uses them to challenge and test European defenses. The violation of Polish space is serious, we expect heavy attacks tonight in line with Putin’s rhetoric who will celebrate 24 years of his ‘reign’ on January 1st.” Not even on New Year’s Eve will there be peace for Ukrainian citizens, who have been fighting the war for almost two years.
Source: IL Tempo
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