55,000 Russians every month: Borovik assessed the ambitious goals of the new leadership of the defense department
23 February 04:44
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Valery Borovik, combat veteran and founder of Ukrainian defense manufacturer First Contact, commented on the ambitious goals set by the new leadership of the defense ministry in an interview for the YouTube channel "Komersant Ukrainian".
In particular, he referred to the goal announced by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov—55,000 Russians per month for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
“Mikhail Fedorov, the new head of the Ministry of Defense, has set a goal for himself and the Ukrainian Defense Forces of 55,000 Russians per month. Will this really prompt Russia to consider ending the war? No. I don’t think so,” Borovik said.
According to him, politicians in any position should formulate ambitious goals, but their implementation depends on a large number of factors.
“Politicians in any position must set some big goals. The main thing is that they are achieved, because not everything depends on Mikhail, the president, or the General Staff. It’s a puzzle with some big unknowns,” he stressed.
Borovyk also commented on the idea of creating a fully protected airspace — a so-called “dome” that drones cannot fly through.
“You have to understand that such things are 100% impossible. They are simply physically impossible. There is no equipment or weapons in the necessary quantities. There is no very sophisticated detection system, for example, or artificial intelligence that will neutralize everything that flies. There are a lot of components: the radar field is not completely closed, there is not enough electronic warfare. There are a lot of issues that simply cannot be resolved even in a year,” explained the founder of First Contact.
He added that during his trip to European capitals, he became convinced that the resources of partners are also limited.
“Practically all European capitals are those who can supply us with something. What are you talking about? They have almost cleared out their warehouses. And what they plan to supply, they supply not only to us. It must be understood that Ukraine is currently one of the main recipients of aid and arms supplies. But other countries are also arming themselves, and other countries are paying for themselves in cash,” Borovyk noted.
As an example, he cited the Norwegian company Kongsberg Gruppen, which, according to him, has large international contracts.
“I say, I need this much of that, we will integrate it, add radars, add electronic warfare systems, it will be a complex, and so on. I say, I need to check what I have. And then we see that they don’t respond for one, two, three days. And it’s not that we have a complaint against them. They have a big contract, and they need to close it for Poland,” Borovyk said.
Borovyk believes that ambitious goals can only be achieved with adequate resources and changes in management approaches.
