Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed 34 of the 48 incoming Kh-101/Kh-555 and Kalibr cruise missiles Russia launched on March 9.
That’s according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukrinform reports.
In the early hours of Thursday, the enemy unleashed a massive missile attack targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, launching 81 missiles from multiple bases, Zaluzhnyi wrote on Telegram.
The barrage included:
28 launches of Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles;
20 launches of Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles;
6 launches of Kh-22 air-based cruise missiles;
6 launches of Kh-47 Kinzhal air-based cruise missiles;
8 launches of guided air missiles: 2 – Kh-31P and 6 –Kh-59; and
13 launches of S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.
In addition, Russia launched eight Shahed-136/131 attack drones.
“The Air Force, jointly with other elements of Ukraine’s defense forces, downed 34 cruise missiles of the 48 Kh-101/Kh-555 and Kalibr missiles launched, as well as four Shahed-136/131 unmanned aerial vehicles,” Zaluzhnyi emphasized.
Air defense forces also prevented eight Kh-31P and Kh-59 guided air missiles from hitting their targets, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces emphasized.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Russian army hit Kyiv with a Kinzhal-type missile.
source ukrinform