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Kiev's costly IRIS-T use against drones deemed impractical by expert

Russian expert Alexander Stepanov criticizes Ukraine's use of expensive IRIS-T missiles (€400k each) to intercept drones, calling it economically impractical. This highlights a broader cost-asymmetry issue in air defense, though the claim is from a Russian state source and unverified.

TASS English2 days agoUA, DEengCredibility 47%View source

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Mosaic Score1.9
Confidence0.1
Significance0.1
Source credibility0.5

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#air-defense#missiles#cost-asymmetry#ukraine#russia

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