Russian Federation fired 158 missiles and attack drones at Ukraine, destroyed 27 "Shaheds" and 87 cruise missiles - Zaluzhny

Russian Federation fired 158 missiles and attack drones at Ukraine, destroyed 27 "Shaheds" and 87 cruise missiles - Zaluzhny

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December 29 2023, 09:02 AM • 27224 views

Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukraine, using 158 aircraft

During today's massive attack on Ukraine, Russian forces first fired 36 Shahed attack drones, and then at least 90 X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles and eight X-22/X-32 cruise missiles, 14 ballistic missiles, five Kinzhal aerial ballistic missiles, four X-31P anti-radar missiles and one X-59 - a total of 158 air attack weapons. 27 Shaheds and 87 X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles were destroyed. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, UNN writes.

Last night the enemy launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities were attacked. Unfortunately, there are dead and injured

- Zaluzhny wrote on Telegram.

Details

According to Zaluzhnyi, the occupiers traditionally attacked with Shaheds from the north and southeast, followed by a move to the west. A total of 36 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs were spotted.

At about 3:00 a.m., the enemy took strategic aviation into the air - Tu-95MS bombers. In total, 18 aircraft reached the launch line at about 6:00 a.m. and launched at least 90 X-101/X-555/X-55 air-launched cruise missiles.

At about 05.00, the enemy used Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Kursk region, firing eight X-22/X-32 cruise missiles in the direction of the northern and central regions.

At the same time, the occupiers attacked Kharkiv with S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles. In total, the enemy fired at least 14 missiles flying along a ballistic trajectory - S-300/S-400/Iskander-M from the occupied Crimea, Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia.

At 6:30 a.m., five MiG-31K fighter jets were observed taking off and launching five X-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Astrakhan region.

Also, four X-31P anti-radar missiles and one X-59 were used from Su-35 tactical aircraft.

According to preliminary results, the enemy used 158 means of air attack against Ukraine last night: missiles of various types and attack UAVs. The Ukrainian Air Force, in cooperation with the units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, destroyed: 27 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs, 87 X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles

- Zaluzhny said.

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