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Ukrainian air forces down 30 Russian missiles out of 38 during massive attack

Russia launched air-, sea- and land-based missiles. 

Ukrainian air forces down 30 Russian missiles out of 38 during massive attack
TU-95MS with X-101 missiles in the foreground.
Photo: Russian Ministry of Defence

Today, during a massive air strike, Russia fired 38 missiles of various types - air-, sea- and ground-launched, according to Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk.

The Air Defence Forces managed to shoot down 30 of them.

The enemy fired:

  • an X-47M2 Kinzhal aerial ballistic missile;
  • 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles;
  • 3M22 Zircon cruise missile;
  • 13 X-101 cruise missiles;
  • 14 Kalibr cruise missiles;
  • two X-22 cruise missiles;
  • three X-59/X-69 guided missiles.

Ukrainian air defence managed to destroy 30 enemy missiles:

  • X-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile
  • 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles;
  • 11 X-101 cruise missiles;
  • 12 Kalibr cruise missiles;
  • 3 X-59/X-69 guided missiles.

Today, as a result of massive missile attacks, Russians damaged more than 50 civilian objects, including residential buildings, a business centre and two medical facilities.

At least 29 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in the attack. 17 deaths were recorded in Kyiv, 10 in Kryvyy Rih, one in Dnipro and three in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region.

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