'Question for Ukraine's partners': expert on countering Russian guided bombs
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Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:12:00 +0200

Hennadii Khazan, president of the Ukrainian Association of Pilots and Aircraft Owners, stated this on Espreso TV."To shoot down Russian guided aerial bombs, Ukraine needs permission from its partners and the capability to attach not just two long-range missiles to its aircraft's hardpoints. For example, Mirage aircraft have nine hardpoints – two are occupied by special equipment, and the rest are free, allowing Ukraine to attach long-range air-to-air missiles to destroy carriers of guided aerial bombs at a distance of 140-160 km," commented the president of the Ukrainian Association of Pilots and Aircraft Owners.According to him, it's necessary to fight not the consequences, where enemy guided aerial bombs come from, but the carriers that carry these aerial bombs. If Russian aviation aircraft carrying guided aerial bombs start being destroyed 120-140 km from the contact line, it will mean that the Russians will be afraid to approach the front line to drop such bombs."Accordingly, there's no need to fight the guided aerial bombs that are flying, but rather the aircraft that carry them. If we hypothetically calculate that one missile equals one guided aerial bomb, it's better if one missile destroys one aircraft carrying four guided aerial bombs. And this, I repeat, is for Ukraine's partners – there needs to be a huge effort by Ukrainian competent authorities who are negotiating with partners so that Ukraine receives both permission and a certain quantity of this type of weaponry," summarized Hennadii Khazan.On October 24, the Russian army for the first time used guided aerial bombs to attack civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region.








