Kyiv needs close-in air defense systems like the Navy’s SeaRAM to better defend critical infrastructure and cities against Russian-launched swarming drone attacks and low-flying cruise missiles, a former Ukrainian defense minister and top Army commander in Europe said Tuesday. The equipment needed to resist Russian attacks, such as from drones, many of which are now coming from Iran, is not pricy, said former minister of defense of Ukraine Andriy Zagorodnyuk. Much of the needed weapons are stockpiled in partners’ military warehouses. “We’ve been talking about this for a long time, but [short-range air defense systems] are still not here,” Zagorodnyuk … Continue reading Ukraine Needs Better Defense Against Russian Drone, Cruise Missile Attacks