A total of 27 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs and 87 X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles were destroyed, the Air Force command reported.
The Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that today, December 29, Russian troops carried out the most powerful air attack. Ukrainian defenders destroyed 114 of 158 enemy air targets.
“Tonight the enemy launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities were attacked. Unfortunately, there were dead and wounded. According to preliminary results , tonight the enemy used 158 air attack weapons against Ukraine: missiles of various types and attack UAVs “Using the forces and means of the Air Force, in cooperation with units of Ukrainian Defense Forces, 114 air targets were destroyed: 27 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs and 87 X-101/X-555/X -55 cruise missiles,” the report said.
It is reported that the Russians traditionally attacked initially with the Shahed from the north and south-east direction, followed by movement in the west direction. A total of 36 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs were recorded.
“About 3:00 strategic flight of the enemy – Tu-95MS bombers. In total – 18 aircraft that reached the launch line around 6:00 in the morning and launched at least 90 air-launched cruise missiles X- 101/X- 555/X- 55. Kursk region around 05:00 the enemy used Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, which fired eight Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles in the direction of the northern and central regions . At the same time, the invaders hit Kharkov with S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles. 14 missiles flying on a ballistic trajectory – S-300/S-400/Iskander-M from the occupied Crimea, Kursk and Belgorod regions of the Russian Federation, at 6:30 am the takeoff of five MiG-31K fighters was recorded, which launched five Kh-47M2 aeroballistic missiles dagger from Astrakhan region. Also, 4 Kh-31P and one Kh-59 anti-radar missiles were used from the Su-35 tactical aircraft,” the Air Force command detailed.
Let’s remember that on December 29, Russian troops launched all kinds of missiles and drones in Ukraine, except for Calibers.
Source: korrespondent
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