Need more long -range Harpoon: Shepapa told how to fight the ships of the Navy of the Russian Federation

Russian warships are not approaching the Ukrainian shores, but according to the Commander of the Navy of Ukraine, they can still strike "caliber" in cities outside the reach of the means of damage. The Naval Forces Commander, Viecadmiral Alexei Shepap, said that a long-range Harpoon long-range anti-ship missiles were needed to fight against Russian warships at greater distance. He said this in an interview with the British edition of The Times, published on March 26.

In order to protect the Ukrainian civilian population, it is necessary to neutralize the Russian forces that launch the winged "caliber" missiles. Nowadays, the Navy's warships in the Black Sea are not approaching the coastline of Ukraine, but the enemy can launch missiles beyond the reach of Ukrainian means of damage. "The Russians use annexed Crimea and move along the entire coast, choosing positions to strike" caliber "in Ukrainian cities outside the area of ​​our systems.

That is why we need larger rockets, for example, Harpoon Block II to destroy these ships," She explained her. He also added that the most important thing is that Russian troops have an advantage in the air over the Black Sea. The enemy aircraft are carrying combat duty around the clock, so the Armed Forces need new planes to win domination not only in the air above the ground, but also above the sea.