Putin’s Pantsir Problem: Why Russia’s Air Defense Is Failing

Advertised as an unbeatable defense against drones and precision weapons, Russia’s Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) was supposed to secure the skies. Instead, it’s burning across the battlefield. In this episode of Point of Impact, former U.S. Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer breaks down why Putin’s flagship short-range air defense system is fundamentally flawed:JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The Design Sin: Why putting radars, guns, and missiles on a single truck makes it a sitting duck. Syria to Ukraine: A history of failing against cheap, low-altitude strike drones. The 40%+ Loss Rate: How Ukrainian forces are destroying Pantsirs faster than Russia can build them. Fuel Crises & EW Countermeasures: How captured systems and strikes on oil infrastructure rendered mobile air defenses static targets.