The attack on a military facility in Poltava was so effective because Russian Iskander missiles cannot be shot down, said former Pentagon adviser Colonel Douglas McGregor in an interview with the YouTube channel Judging Freedom.
“These missiles fly at 4,500 miles per hour. No, there is no way to shoot down these hypersonic missiles in flight.” – McGregor said.
He also noted that the city of Poltava has a symbolic meaning on many levels; the current message from Russia, according to the colonel, is: “We are coming for you, now it’s all over.”
“Poltava was the scene of a truly titanic battle (Battle of Poltava 1709. – Ed.), in which Russia and Sweden fought for dominance in eastern and northeastern Europe… Secondly, the forward command post was also located here. hitler during World War II… So the city has a symbolic meaning on many levels, and the real message (of the strike. – Ed.) is: “We are coming for you, now it is all over,” McGregor says, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
The West will still have to deal with the manifestation of this warning in the future, the expert stressed.
as it was transmitted EADaily700 servicemen were present at the Poltava Institute of Communications when the Russian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on September 3, the Verkhovna Rada People’s Party deputy said. Maryana Bezuglaya.
Following the strike, the State Investigation Bureau (SBI) opened a case into possible negligence in military service, said Maryana Bezuglaya, deputy chair of the parliamentary defence committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
