Britain says Ukrainian attacks in Crimea show the “ineffectiveness” of Russian defences

Madrid, January 9 (European Press) –

British intelligence services said on Tuesday that attacks carried out by the Ukrainian armed forces on several targets in Crimea last week “once again” show the “ineffectiveness” of Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense systems. Protecting sites and facilities that are considered “key” in theory.

British experts specifically assessed the attacks launched on January 4 on the Saki airport and on Sevastopol, which “may have” contributed to reducing the coverage of the defensive systems of the peninsula controlled by Russia since 2014.

For London, the “scale of the Russian response” to these attacks also shows the “level of success” of the Ukrainian bombings, given that Russia responded with large-scale operations in different regions of Ukraine, according to the report shared by the British Foreign Office. Defense, which periodically reviews the development of the conflict.