Ukraine stated Tuesday it had downed six superior Russian hypersonic missiles throughout a contemporary in a single day barrage of missiles and drones.
“Another unbelievable success for the Ukrainian Air Forces! Last night, our sky defenders shot down SIX russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and 12 other missiles,” defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov stated in an English-language assertion on Twitter. The assertion got here simply over per week after Ukraine stated it had downed its first Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
Ukraine stated early on Tuesday that it destroyed the entire 18 missiles and 9 drones launched by Russia in a single day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who unveiled the Kinzhal missile in 2018, described it as “an ideal weapon” extraordinarily tough to intercept.
Ukraine had appealed to its allies to strengthen its air defences as Russia pounded the nation through the winter.
Kyiv obtained its first US Patriot air defence system in mid-April, which it stated it used to down the primary Kinzhal missile.
The assertion on Tuesday didn’t specify what weapon had been used to shoot down the Kinzhals in a single day.
Some particles fell in a number of districts of Kyiv, together with on its zoo, injuring three individuals, mayor Vitali Klitschko stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
