The “experts” really inflated the capabilities of the older Soviet era fighter, so I’m not really going to panic yet. Iraq had a pretty extensive integrated air defense system too. Right up until about a week after the start of Desert Storm.
Remember when ‘the experts’ convinced themselves the Soviets had a ‘brand new tank’ which they classified as the ‘T-80’.
It was only later they realized it was just another version of the T-72.