NEW DELHI: Russia launched a series of cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine early Friday morning, ending an almost 80-day pause in such actions, CNN reported.
The air raid in Kyiv endured for nearly two hours, with all missiles directed toward the Ukrainian capital being successfully intercepted and destroyed by air defenses, as stated by Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported damage to some homes in Kyiv due to falling debris from the “downed enemy targets.”
A missile striking the city of Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region resulted in one fatality and four injuries.
Out of the 19 missiles launched, 14 were successfully intercepted and destroyed in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, according to CNN.
“After a long pause of 79 days, the enemy resumed attacks with cruise missiles launched by Tu-95MS strategic aircraft. Preliminarily, approximately 10 bomber missile carriers fired cruise missiles of the Kh-101/555/55 type from the Engels city area, Saratov region,” Popko wrote on Telegram Friday.
The most recent significant cruise missile strike on Ukraine happened on September 21, where 43 missiles were launched, and 36 were successfully intercepted, according to information from the Air Force Command’s official Telegram account.
On November 25, Ukraine faced the largest drone attack with Russia targeting the country using 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones. This Wednesday, an additional 48 Shahed drones were launched.
According to CNN, Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, warned that Russia was likely use a combination of missiles and drones for attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure during the winter.
Despite increased preparation by Ukraine’s defense and energy authorities this winter, Skibitsky warned that Russia’s strikes “will definitely not be such primitive attacks as last year.”
The air raid in Kyiv endured for nearly two hours, with all missiles directed toward the Ukrainian capital being successfully intercepted and destroyed by air defenses, as stated by Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported damage to some homes in Kyiv due to falling debris from the “downed enemy targets.”
A missile striking the city of Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region resulted in one fatality and four injuries.
Out of the 19 missiles launched, 14 were successfully intercepted and destroyed in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, according to CNN.
“After a long pause of 79 days, the enemy resumed attacks with cruise missiles launched by Tu-95MS strategic aircraft. Preliminarily, approximately 10 bomber missile carriers fired cruise missiles of the Kh-101/555/55 type from the Engels city area, Saratov region,” Popko wrote on Telegram Friday.
The most recent significant cruise missile strike on Ukraine happened on September 21, where 43 missiles were launched, and 36 were successfully intercepted, according to information from the Air Force Command’s official Telegram account.
On November 25, Ukraine faced the largest drone attack with Russia targeting the country using 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones. This Wednesday, an additional 48 Shahed drones were launched.
According to CNN, Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, warned that Russia was likely use a combination of missiles and drones for attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure during the winter.
Despite increased preparation by Ukraine’s defense and energy authorities this winter, Skibitsky warned that Russia’s strikes “will definitely not be such primitive attacks as last year.”
