<p>Ukraine’s deputy head of military intelligence, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, relayed these fears in August. He <a href="https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/rf-vikonue-plan-raketah-pauza-obstrilah-navryad-1786309469.html">announced</a> that Ukraine now needed new interceptor missiles “with the appropriate speed” to intercept the latest jet-powered Gerans.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/292190/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/marina-miron-1475538">Marina Miron</a>, Postdoctoral Researcher, War Studies Department, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/kings-college-london-1196">King's College London</a></em> and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/rod-thornton-1385236">Rod Thornton</a>, Senior Lecturer in International Studies, Defence and Security., <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/kings-college-london-1196">King's College London</a></em></span></p>
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