The Russians hit Ukraine from all calibers on the night of March 9th. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny spoke about the consequences of the Muscovites’ night attack and the weapons used by the enemy.
That night, the enemy launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
Rashists in general carried out 81 launches of missiles of various bases:
- 28 launches of Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles;
- 20 launches of Caliber sea-launched cruise missiles;
- 6 launches of X-22 air-launched cruise missiles;
- six launches of Kh-47 Kinzhal air-launched cruise missiles;
- eight launches of guided aircraft missiles: 2 – Kh-31P; 6 – X-59;
- 13 launches of S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles.
In addition, eight launches of Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs were made.
The 3SU Air Force, in cooperation with units of other components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, destroyed 34 cruise missiles, as well as four Shahed-136/131 UAVs, out of 48 cruise missiles X-101/X-555, Caliber.
As a result of organized resistance, eight Kh-31P and Kh-59 guided air missiles did not reach their targets.
Source: Racurs
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