Ukrainian paratroopers allegedly shot down Russian cruise missile with Igla over Mykolaiv region

VALENTINA ROMANENKO - TUESDAY, 22 MARCH, 2022, 17:58

According to Ukrainian paratroopers, they have shot down a Russian cruise missile over the Mykolaiv region.

Source: 80th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine) on Facebook.

Quote: "During combat duty, the air defenсe unit spotted a Russian cruise missile flying over a village in the Mykolaiv region in the direction of Kropyvnytskyi. They used an Igla, a man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile system, to shoot accurately at it and destroy it."