A MiG-31 fighter jet carrying the Kinzhal hypersonic missile. Photo: Dazhi Image/Associated Press (file photo)
As the Ukrainian-Russian war intensifies, the outside world is very concerned about the current war situation, and the Russian army with advanced weapons has been in the war for more than two months, but it has not been able to win Kyiv, according to the German media “Der Spiegel” on May 7. The report pointed out that the reason is that the advanced weapons of the Russian army cannot play a role in the Ukrainian-Russian war, because many of the manufacturing parts required for the weapons come from the West, and Russia is currently under sanctions from Western countries and cannot replenish the supply, so it must be Use sparingly.
It is understood that in March this year, a Russian missile fell into the mountains of western Ukraine, but its importance is not because the target is particularly important, but because the weapon used by the Russian army is a new type of hypersonic missile. Show to Western countries that Russia is capable of hitting the targets it wants to strike.
In the early days of the war, Western military experts were very worried that Russia might quickly win the Ukrainian-Russian war with these superior weapons. However, it has been more than a few months so far, and the Russian army has not been able to take Kyiv.
Christian Merlin, director of research at the German Foreign Policy Association, also said a few days ago that Western companies in parts for advanced weapons generally do better, in part because there is more competition on the cost of new developments.
Gustav Gressel, a military expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations, also said that the problem is also evident on Russia’s most modern T-14 main battle tank, where the cost of the project has exploded and Russia is mass-producing it. The T-14 encountered major problems because it used many special materials and parts that were no longer available in the West, and advanced weapons were often expensive and difficult to mass-produce.
The Russian army with advanced weapons has been in the war for more than two months, but it has not been able to take Kyiv
The advanced weapons of the Russian army could not play a role in the Ukrainian-Russian war, because many of the manufacturing parts required for the weapons came from the West.
The Russian Victory Day military parade, the Russian army T-14 “Amata” main battle tank is also on the parade.Photo: Xinhua News Agency live broadcast