During the nighttime missile attack by the Russians, air defence shot down 16 missiles. In total, according to updated data, the enemy fired 36 air- and sea-launched cruise missiles at critical infrastructure, the Air Force Command reported on Facebook and the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyy on Telegram.
"A total of 36 missiles were used in the strike (12 X-101/555 air-launched cruise missiles, 8 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles, 12 X-22 air-launched anti-ship cruise missiles, 3 X-59/31 guided missiles, 1 Oniks anti-ship missile). Strategic aircraft Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS from the Kursk Region and the Caspian Sea, respectively, tactical aircraft Su-35 from the temporarily occupied Melitopol Region and cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea were used for the launches," Zaluzhnyy explained.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 14 cruise missiles and 2 guided missiles.
Some of the X-22 cruise missiles have reached their targets, hitting critical infrastructure. Currently, there are no firearms in the arsenal capable of destroying this type of missile.
Pavlohrad came under enemy fire again last night. The regional military administration has not yet named the type of weapons used in the attack. An enterprise and more than 30 houses were damaged. A woman was killed, and at least one other person was wounded.
Overall, the nighttime attack took place in the north and west of the country, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.