Ukrainian forces shoot down four Russian Calibre cruise missiles
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – MONDAY, 8 AUGUST 2022, 14:00
On the morning of 8 August, Ukrainian air defence shot down four Russian Calibre cruise missiles that had been fired from the Black Sea.
Source: Command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook and Air Force Command Pivden (South) on Facebook
Quote: "Around 10:00 in the sky over the Odesa region, the forces and air defence of the Pivden (South) Air Command shot down a Caliber sea-based cruise missile launched from a submarine in the Black Sea. One missile has been destroyed in the Odesa region by the missile unit of the Air Force Command "Pivden" ("South"), and three more missiles have been destroyed in central Ukraine by the anti-aircraft missile units of the "Centre" Air Force Command."
Background:
- On 23 July, Russian forces fired at the Odesa Sea Trade Port with Caliber cruise missiles.
- Prior to that, the air defence of Ukraine shot down three Russian Caliber missiles launched from the Black Sea in the Khmelnytskyi region.
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