After air defense reinforcement, cruise missile interception rate rIse to nearly 80%, drones to 90% – Fedorov at Ramstein
Thanks to the reinforcement of air defense, the interception rate of cruise missiles has reached nearly 80%, and drones 90%, stated Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov at the 34th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (in the Ramstein format).
Opening the meeting, Fedorov emphasized that this winter was one of the most difficult in the history of Ukraine.
"From November to March, the Kremlin launched 462 ballistic missiles, nearly 600 cruise missiles, and 27,000 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine. This was to break our energy system and leave our people in the dark. But Ukraine held out. We reinforced our air defense – the cruise missile interception rate was nearly 80%, and the drone interception rate rose to 90%," he stated.