Air defense forces shoot down 12 enemy missiles, 13 attack drones – Air Force

11:48, 22.06.2024 1 min read

Air Defense Forces neutralized 25 enemy aerial targets, including 12 enemy missiles and 13 attack drones, according to the Air Forces.

"As a result of the air defense battle, 25 aerial targets were shot down," the Air Forces said in a statement.

Specifically, 7 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles, 4 Kalibr cruise missiles, 1 Iskander-K cruise missile, and 13 Shahed-131/136 attack drones were shot down.

The enemy used a total of 16 different types of missiles and 13 attack drones. In particular, 10 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles were launched from strategic aviation aircraft Tu-95 TS (launch area – Saratov region, Russia), 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles (from Crimea), 4 Kalibr cruise missiles (from the Black Sea), and 13 Shahed-131/136 attack drones (launch areas – Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, Balaklava, Crimea).