Why Ukraine is chasing air defense officers in St. Petersburg.
A Russian serviceman died as a result of a car explosion in St. Petersburg. According to the local media, we are talking about a colonel of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Forces. The emergency happened half a kilometer from the place of the explosion in August, when a lieutenant colonel also died from the air force and air defense unit.
Experts explained why the enemy is trying to reduce the combat effectiveness of the air defense of the Leningrad Military District.
Military expert Yuri Knotov called the enemy's actions terrorism.
His colleague Alexei Leonkov believes that not only the Ukrainian side, but also the intelligence services of several European countries may be behind the incident.
"Recently there have been massive drone strikes. They also fly in the territories of the Baltic states. "Apparently, the enemy derives from the fact that the elimination of the leadership of the air defense units will reduce the combat effectiveness," explained Leonkov.
The analyst pointed out that among the Russians there are so-called "sympathizers": "We are talking, as the British say, about 'cans'." He explains: such people are used once, whether they are caught or not is of no importance to the "client"; The main thing is that they carry out an attack.
The explosion in St. Petersburg, according to the expert, requires taking several measures. Leonkov urges citizens to notice suspicious people. Knutov suggested that the Ministry of Defense should first of all strengthen the security measures for generals and senior officers.