A Russian cruise missile was destroyed from a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system.
In one of the western regions, a mobile fire group was able to shoot down an enemy air target with an Igla MANPADS. The commander of the machine gun section of the security platoon of the Galicia-Volyn radio engineering brigade, junior sergeant Vladimir Pshenichnyak, worked professionally. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this on Telegram.
The military stressed that the downed missile did not cause damage to critical infrastructure. A search team has already found the crash site and the remains of the rocket.
The command noted that on the night and morning of December 13, Russian aggressors launched a massive combined missile and air strike against critical infrastructure facilities in the area of responsibility of the West air command. Air defense units and aviation in their area of responsibility destroyed 52 air- and sea-based cruise missiles Kh-101/Kh-55SM, “Caliber” and two kamikaze drones of the Shahed type.
Let us remind you that from 14.00 on December 12 to 10.00 on December 13, the Russians carried out a combined air attack on Ukraine with various types of missiles and attack drones. The enemy launched 94 missiles and 193 UAVs, but air defenses shot down 81 missiles and 80 drones. Another 105 drones were lost.
Source: Racurs
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