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Air defence forces destroy 61 cruise missiles out of 71 launched by Russia today - Air Force

The enemy launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure.

Air defence forces destroy 61 cruise missiles out of 71 launched by Russia today - Air Force
Photo: Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces

Today, the Russians attacked from the air with eight Tu-95ms strategic bombers firing X-101 and X-555 missiles from the Caspian Sea and Volgodonsk, the Ukrainian Air Force reports on Telegram.

The enemy attacked with Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea.

"As of 11:30 a.m., the enemy launched 71 X-101, X-555, and Kalibr cruise missiles (including night launches)," the statement said.

Air defence forces and means of the Air Force and other components of the Ukrainian Defence Forces destroyed 61 enemy cruise missiles and 5 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones.

Overnight, Russia began attacking Ukraine with missiles and drones. As a result of the missile attack, energy infrastructure facilities were hit. In particular, hits were recorded in Zaporizhzhya, Khmelnytskyy, Kyiv and the region, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.

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