Official: Ukrainian air defenses intercept 21 Russian missiles
The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Forces, Mykola Oleshchuk, announced today, Saturday, that the Russian army launched a missile attack on Ukraine last night, and that the Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted 21 targets out of 34.
Oleschuk said in a statement – reported by the news agency “Eukrin Forum” Official Ukrainian – In total, the Russian military used 34 air, land and sea missiles, nine Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Saratov region of Russia and nine Kh-101 guided air missiles were launched -59/Kh-69 from the Belgorod and Sea of Azov regions, and two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles were launched from the Russian Belgorod region.
He added that Russia also launched two cruise missiles. Iskander-K from Crimea, four Kh-47M2 Kindzhal ballistic missiles from MiG-31K aircraft from the Ryazan and Tambov regions of Russia, and eight Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea region.
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The Ukrainian official continued that fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile firefighting groups, and electronic warfare assets of the Ukrainian Defense Forces participated in repelling the Russian air attack; Ukrainian air defenses shot down 21 targets, including six Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, eight Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles, an Iskander-K cruise missile, and six Kalibr cruise missiles.< /p>
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