The Armed Forces moved some of the air defense systems closer to the front: civilians were in the risk zone - the media

Western officials say that Russian missile strikes will make Kyiv choose between using air defense systems to protect cities and support a counter -offensive. The situation is complicated by the mass use of Iranian drones-Kamikadze. The Ukrainian military moved some of the air defense systems to the south and east, weakening the protection of infrastructure in other regions. About it writes the British newspaper Financial Time with reference to Ukrainian and Western officials.

Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities will increasingly be forced to choose Kyiv between the deployment of air defense systems to protect civilians or continue a counter -offensive, the interlocutors say. "The fact is that Ukraine is not enough to protect such a large country. Missiles can fly from different directions," one of Western defense advisers said.

One of the Western officials said that within the framework of successful counter -offensives in the east and south of the country, Kyiv has already overturned some of the air defense systems closer to the front to cover the positions of the military. Because of this, the number of air defense areas has declined to protect civilian areas. The publication emphasizes the unbalance of priorities in the protection of civilian areas and the army, which is fighting on the forefront.

The Ambassador of Ukraine in the United Kingdom Vadim Prystayko said Financial Times that Kyiv has instructed diplomats in the western capitals to insist on the supply of air defense. "This is what we all talk about after the October 10 terrorist attacks . . . Moscow is concentrated on rockets and drones in civilian areas," the ambassador said.

The Senior Researcher at the London Royal Institute of Joint Services Justin Bronk believes that there will be not enough air defense systems in the world to ensure the full protection of Ukraine from Russian air strikes. It complicates the situation with the lack of air defense mass use of Russia by Iranian drones-Kamikadze Shahd. You can run a few pieces at a time and create a swarm effect that is difficult to cope with, experts say.