{"id":5702,"date":"2026-04-30T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:39:28","slug":"ukrainian-commander-reveals-drone-defense-hit-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/ukrainian-commander-reveals-drone-defense-hit-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian commander reveals drone defense hit-rate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of Kiev\u2019s 300 anti-drone units have not registered a single kill, according to the man responsible for their deployment<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than half of Ukraine\u2019s drone-interceptor crews haven\u2019t been able to take down a single Russian UAV over an entire year, a senior Ukrainian air force commander has revealed. The disclosure comes amid Kiev\u2019s push to market its anti-drone expertise to Gulf nations and the US in its war against Iran.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda published on Wednesday, Colonel Pavel Elizarov, deputy commander of Ukraine\u2019s Air Force, stated that of the 300 interceptor crews under his command, 66 shot down more than 10 Russian Geran drones while 170 failed to hit a single one. In one region, 24 out of 28 crews recorded zero eliminations over the same period, he said.<\/p>\n

Elizarov, a former television producer, also described systemic mismanagement in Ukraine\u2019s low-altitude air defenses that has persisted for years. Radar stations were regularly placed wherever operators felt like standing, he stated, while regional commands treated drones that passed through their territory without striking as a success.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The colonel also admitted that Ukraine\u2019s drone logistics still follow an outdated delivery model, creating chronic mismatches where some units possess drones but no control stations while others have stations and warehouses full of unused aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, we have lost our drone advantage. With what we had in 2022-2023, we could have done key things,\u201d<\/em> Elizarov told the outlet.<\/p>\n

The admissions come as Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky has been offering to provide the US and Gulf states with Ukraine\u2019s supposed expertise in defending against Iranian drones. He is also engulfed in an expanding graft expose involving his closest associates and the Firepoint company. Once a casting agency it now boasts a billion dollar drone-production capacity Zelensky is also promoting internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Last month, he stated that some 200 Ukrainian specialists had been deployed across five countries, with Kiev later claiming its forces had shot down Iranian Shaheds in several Gulf states.<\/p>\n

Kiev has reportedly signed defense agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, which are estimated to be worth billions of dollars, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tehran claimed last month to have destroyed a depot of Ukrainian anti-drone systems in Dubai. Farhad Ibragimov, a Middle East expert at Russia\u2019s Financial University, told RT the strikes were likely meant as a warning that Ukrainian assets would become \u201clegitimate targets\u201d<\/em> if Kiev continued its involvement in the US-Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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