The first deployment of Israel’s missile and UAV warning system is expected to be a pilot, covering a city the size of Kyiv at best.
Israel will help install a system in Ukraine to warn civilians of approaching Russian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles for four months. This was stated by Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen during a visit to Kyiv, writes The Times of Israel.
It is reported that Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk called the system installation time too long.
“Look, we have a brutal war right now. We have been talking about this publicly for six months. This is not something we are talking about in secret,” the diplomat said.
The authors of the publication note that the initial deployment of the Israeli warning system will be a pilot and, at best, will cover a city the size of the Ukrainian capital.
Korniychuk also said that Ukraine still considers Israel a friendly state. He called on the Israeli authorities to reconsider their position regarding the supply of defensive weapons to Ukraine.
“We understand that Israel doesn’t have much stock now, but the war will not end, unfortunately, tomorrow. This is a long-term perspective, and if we finally agree and start receiving some Israeli defense equipment in three months, six months, nine months, that’s normal,” the Ukrainian ambassador was quoted as saying.
Recall that on February 21, Yevgeny Korneichuk announced the upcoming test in Ukraine of a more advanced air threat warning system developed in Israel.
Earlier, on February 16, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Politicians discussed the issue of Iranian drones. In addition, Cohen promised that Israel will increase aid and help with the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
On February 14, the director of the Defense Research and Development Directorate of the Israeli Defense Ministry, Danny Gold, announced the development of a next-generation air defense system “using lasers” that could shoot down Iranian drones.
On February 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he was considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with the Iron Dome air defense system.
