The Russian Federation will be able to shoot down "Tomahawks": Ukraine needs hundreds of missiles to achieve its goals - "Flash"

In his opinion, these munitions have no fundamental differences from other long-range cruise missiles. "I am not an expert on cruise missiles, but to understand the general situation, it is enough to be an engineer. The Tomahawk is an ordinary cruise missile with all its pros and cons. Our enemy has a dozen of them. And they have been attacking us with these missiles for 4 years by the hundreds, and we shoot them down by the hundreds as well," said "Flash".

According to him, the speed and weight of the Tomahawk warhead compared to other cruise missiles are not the greatest, and just as Ukrainian air defenses shoot down the occupying KR, they will be able to shoot down American ammunition. "Tomahawk missiles can fly low. The enemy can too. Accurate navigation of Tomahawks on the TERCOM terrain is a good thing against electronic warfare devices, but the Russians also have such missiles with such navigation.

All kinds of additional chips, such as course correction via satellite, help to achieve goals better, but are not magic," Serhiy Beskrestnov wrote. "Flash" summarizes that, taking into account the percentage of shooting down, "Tomahawks" will benefit Ukraine only if the USA transfers them in large numbers, not one hundred units. In his opinion, the USA can transfer some Tomahawks to Ukraine to test them in real combat conditions against Russian air defense systems.

"This is a logical decision, and you would do the same. The very fact of the US taking such a decision is also important for us, as a sign of our political support. But I will repeat again, neither ten nor a hundred Tomahawks will affect the course of the war," said the EW specialist. On October 16, US President Donald Trump, after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, made a statement about new weapons for Ukraine.

He said that long-range missiles are needed by the American army itself, and Putin "didn't like" the idea of ​​transferring several thousand Tomahawks to Kyiv. On October 17, following the negotiations with Trump, Zelensky said that he and the US president agreed not to publicly discuss the potential supply of Tomahawks to Ukraine, as the White House does not want an escalation.