Over 70% of Russian unguided shells and aircraft missiles fail to hit targets – General Staff
ALONA MAZURENKO — THURSDAY, 7 JULY 2022, 16:48
More than 70% of the unguided shells and guided aircraft missiles fired by Russia at Ukraine do not reach their target.
Source: briefing by Deputy Head of the Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Hromov on 7 July, "Interfax-Ukraine"
Quote: "Our actions indicate the fairly high efficiency of the existing air defence system and the skill of the troops servicing anti-aircraft missile systems. The vast majority of air strikes carried out by the enemy do not achieve their goal.
More than 70% of unguided shells and guided aircraft missiles fired fall in the countryside, sea or outside the location of our troops, which points to a reliable air defence system, as well as the unwillingness of Russian pilots to enter the zone of destruction of our air defence systems and risk their lives to fulfil the criminal orders of their leadership."
Details: According to him, since the beginning of hostilities, the Russian armed forces have carried out 6,443 operational-tactical aircraft flights and delivered 626 strikes with Iskander and Kalibr cruise missiles.
On 5 July alone, the invaders fired 27 missiles against critical infrastructure facilities and civil and military facilities and carried out 14 air strikes on military infrastructure facilities, districts and the positions of Ukrainian troops.
