Air defense forces destroyed 30 of the 38 missiles fired by the Russians at Ukraine.
In a joint Russian missile attack on Ukraine on July 8, air defenses shot down 30 of the 38 missiles launched. This was announced by the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Nikolai Oleshchuk on Telegram.
Around 10 a.m., the Russians launched a combined missile attack on Ukraine using air-, sea-, and land-based missiles.
In total, according to preliminary data, Russian troops fired 38 missiles of various types:
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a Kh-47M2 aeroballistic missile dagger;
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four ballistic missiles Iskander-M;
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a 3M22 cruise missile Zircon;
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13 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
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14 cruise missiles Caliber;
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two Kh-22 cruise missiles;
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three guided aircraft missiles Kh-59/Kh-69.
The air defense managed to destroy 30 enemy missiles:
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a Kh-47M2 aeroballistic missile dagger;
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three ballistic missiles Iskander-M;
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11 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
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12 cruise missiles Caliber;
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three guided aircraft missiles Kh-59/Kh-69.
We remind you that on the morning of July 8, Russian troops carried out a massive missile attack on Ukraine. The Russians attacked Kyiv, Dnieper, Krivoy Rog and the Donetsk region.
The total number of dead in Kyiv rose to 15. 37 victims are known. In Krivoy Rog, 11 people died and 42 were injured.
Source: korrespondent
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