Stocks of anti-aircraft missiles in Ukraine for S-300 systems, left over from the Soviet Union, at the end of, soon the remaining anti-aircraft systems will not be able to perform their intended tasks. Therefore, Kyiv began to look for missiles on the side. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov.
According to the Ukrainian minister, S-300 showed their best side, but stocks of missiles are running out. Ukraine itself does not produce such missiles, complexes went to Kyiv from the stocks of the Soviet army. To date, the only manufacturer of missiles for the S-300 is Russia., but there are still countries, which are also armed with similar systems. It is to them that Ukraine intends to turn.
C-300, they work very well. The thing is, that they were not made in Ukraine, that is, we do not have S-300 missiles, so we use stock. Therefore, with fellow defense ministers of countries, which are also armed with S-300, we are negotiating the possibility of replenishing this stock of missiles from their warehouses and arsenals- Reznikov said at a briefing with Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles in Odessa.
Ukraine also expects the receipt of S-300 anti-aircraft systems and Tor-M1 air defense systems from Greece, which the United States is now negotiating, promising the Greeks for this Patriot anti-aircraft systems.
Earlier, the Pentagon said, that they signed a contract for the supply of six NASAMS SAM batteries to Ukraine, True, Kyiv will receive them only in two years, after, how new complexes will be produced.
