Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday that Ukraine will continue to shoot down Russian drones, missiles, planes and helicopters over Ukrainian territory one day after a new massive attack by Russian forces.
“We have shot down, are shooting down and will shoot down Russian drones, missiles, planes and helicopters in our skies”, for which Ukraine will use everything from old man-portable air defense systems MANPADS to modern “Patriot” systems, he wrote on Twitter, adding: “We protect our own land.”
He added that “the terrorist state is being demilitarized ‘according to plan’”.
The Ukrainian Air Force specified today that in yesterday’s massive attack by Russian troops it managed to shoot down 58 missiles, four reconnaissance drones and a helicopter.
“According to updated information, during the massive missile attack carried out yesterday by the Russian occupation forces, 58 out of 70 cruise missiles were destroyed,” he added.
In addition, three reconnaissance UAVs and an Mi-8 helicopter were shot down by the Air Force’s anti-aircraft defense on the eastern front, while an “Orlan-10” drone was destroyed in the kyiv region during a missile strike. missiles.
“The occupiers planned to use the drones to carry out aerial reconnaissance and detect Ukrainian air defense positions,” the report added. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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