Ukrainian Air Force conducts successful launches of 16 missiles, today's exercise ends

15:59, 01.12.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko have reported to President Petro Poroshenko that the Air Force's anti-aircraft missile units have carried out successful launches of 16 medium-range anti-aircraft guided missiles as part of an exercise in Kherson region.

"Jointly with the Chief of the General Staff, Viktor Muzhenko, we reported to the president of Ukraine - the supreme commander-in-chief that we launched 16 missiles. The plan of assignments has been accomplished, the firing was a success: all targets were hit. Today's exercise is over," Poltorak told Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.